Rocket Launches in California

An up-to-date list of all 50 scheduled rocket launches in California, and a map of active launch sites.

Rocket Launch Sites in California

Mojave Air and Space Port

Mojave Air and Space Port launch site

A leading air launch facility for private spaceflight and aerospace research in Mojave, California.

πŸ“ CA, United States
πŸš€ 58 Launches

Upcoming Launches

Vandenberg SFB

Vandenberg SFB launch site

U.S. Space Force facility in California for spacecraft launches and missile testing.

πŸ“ CA, United States
πŸš€ 830 Launches

Upcoming Launches

Upcoming California Launches

Success

23 May, 10:32pm

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

27 May, 4:14pm

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: GO for launch.

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Updated: May 24, 1:30pm UTC

🎯 Sun-Synchronous Orbit

The Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) Operational Demonstration-1 (OD-1) is a weather satellite for the United States Space Force. It is a prototype satellite made by General Atomics that will be place in LEO for a three-year demonstration mission of new EO/IR sensor technologies to various US military branches, and to act as a stop-gap for Defense Department needs for weather data.

Updated: May 24, 1:30pm UTC

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Last Update: NET June 21.

TBD

Jun 2025

NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations such as NATO. The 800 kg satellite is built by OHB Italia and is equipped with a very high-resolution optical camera with a ground reolution of 50 cm in an around 450 km high sun-synchronous orbit. It will have a operational life time of 7 years.

Last Update: NET 1H 2025.

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Last Update: NET late summer. (order of launches per https://sam.gov/opp/7111789df59149cd81596402c35e33d3/view P.12)

TBD

Sep 2025

NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, consisting of two identical satellites that will orbit Earth in tandem (one following the other), will help understand magnetic re-connection and its effects in Earth’s atmosphere. Magnetic re-connection occurs when activity from the Sun interacts with Earth’s magnetic field. By understanding this process, scientists will be able to better understand and prepare for impacts of solar activity on Earth.

Last Update: NET summer.

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Last Update: Changed launch site.

First of six missions launched by the Space Development Agency for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Last Update: NET March 2025.

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (launched November 2020) and Sentinel-6B make up the Sentinel-6 mission, also known as Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS), which is a partnership between NASA, NOAA, ESA, and EUMETSAT. This mission continues the long-term global sea surface height data record begun by first Jason satellites in 1992.

Last Update: NET late 2025.

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

CAS500-2 is the second of two similar South Korean Earth observation satellites. These spacecraft feature the AEISS-C imaging system with a ground resolution of 0.5 m in panchromatic mode and 2 m in color mode. CAS500-4 is a wide area Earth-observation satellite with a wide-area electro-optical camera (swath width of 120 km and resolution of 5 m) to be mainly used by the Rural Development Administration and the Korea Forest Service for observing crops, agricultural water resources and forest resources.

Last Update: New launch contract with SpaceX confirmed following previous contract voided due to Ukraine-Russia war.

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.

Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.

Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC