Rocket Launches in California
An up-to-date list of all 53 scheduled rocket launches in California, and a map of active launch sites.
Rocket Launch Sites in California
Mojave Air and Space Port
A leading air launch facility for private spaceflight and aerospace research in Mojave, California.
Vandenberg SFB
U.S. Space Force facility in California for spacecraft launches and missile testing.
Upcoming California Launches
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
Last Update: Now targeting Nov 12 at 02:35 UTC
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
Last Update: Now targeting Nov 15 at 03:55 UTC
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of ascent rocket stage drop zones being fits with previous SDA Transport Layer launches.
Last Update: Now targeting Nov 18 at 16:49 UTC
A batch of 32 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Last Update: NET November from Vandenberg.
TBD
Nov 2026
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Last Update: Delayed to November TBD.
Fifteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
Updated: Nov 11, 3:31pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Last Update: NET 2026 (as of March 2025).
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: Nov 16, 3:00pm UTC
Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
Last Update: NET 2026.
Tranche 1 Transport Layer D is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.
Updated: Nov 11, 3:31pm UTC
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office
Updated: Sep 3, 6:00pm UTC
Tranche 1 Tracking Layer B is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
Last Update: NET June.
Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
Last Update: Launch vehicle swap with SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E.
Classified payload for the US Space Force.
Updated: Sep 8, 2:00pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: May 15, 1:00pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: May 15, 3:30pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: May 15, 7:00pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: May 14, 2:01pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: May 14, 3:30pm UTC
24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.
Updated: May 14, 6:30pm UTC
Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
Last Update: NET May-Q2 (unclear which of the lettered groups will fly first).