Rocket Launches in Europe
An up-to-date list of all 12 scheduled rocket launches in Europe, and a map of active launch sites.
Rocket Launch Sites in Europe
Andøya Spaceport
Norwegian rocket launch site for sounding, sub-orbital rockets, and small satellite orbital missions.
SaxaVord Spaceport
Emerging spaceport in Scotland, supporting multiple rockets for up to 30 annual launches.
Sutherland Spaceport
Spaceport in Scottish Highlands for launching small satellites into polar and sun-synchronous orbits.
Upcoming Europe Launches
19 Mar, 8:00pm
UTC
Second test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry 5 cubesats and 1 non-separable experiment as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s “Boost!” program: * CyBEEsat (TU Berlin) * TriSat-S (University of Maribor) * Platform 6 (EnduroSat) * FramSat-1 (NTNU) * SpaceTeamSat1 (TU Wien Space Team) * Let It Go (Dcubed, non-separable experiment)
Last Update: Added daily launch window.
TBD
Jun 2026
First flight of the RFA One launch vehicle. Will carry 7 satellites for various companies and organizations coordinated by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). * AllBertEinStein * ARTICA * Curium Two * ERMINAZ * PCIOD * Separation Ring Mission * SpaceDREAM
Last Update: NET summer 2026.
TBD
2026
Maiden flight of Orbex's Prime rocket from Sutherland Spaceport. This flights marks the first vertical orbital launch attempt from the United Kingdom, and the first orbital launch attempt from Scotland.
Last Update: NET 2026.
TBD
2026
Two satellites designed to demonstrate rendezvous and capture operations essential for Infinite Orbits's in-orbit servicing capabilities.
Updated: Aug 29, 7:00pm UTC
TBD
2026
Three small satellites hosting payloads for companies across Europe as part of the ESA-European Union IOD (In-Orbit Demonstration) and IOV (In-Orbit Verification) programs.
Updated: Aug 29, 5:30pm UTC
TBD
2026
ΣYNDEO-3 is a satellite built by Redwire Corporation for the European Union/European Space Agency (ESA)’s In-Orbit Demonstration and In-Orbit Validation Programme (IOD/IOV), which will carry 10 different technological demonstration payload from institutions of Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the European Commission. The satellite is built on Redwire's Hammerhead spacecraft platform.
Updated: Dec 4, 4:30pm UTC
TBD
2027
First flight of the Skyrora XL launch vehicle
Last Update: NET early 2027 (as of August 2025).
TBD
2027
First launch of HyImpulse's SL1 launch vehicle.
Updated: Nov 16, 6:30pm UTC
Two satellites for the Norwegian Space Agency’s Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) program. AOS-Demo will be built by thr Norwegian engineering company Eidel to demonstrate maritime monitoring technologies. AOS-Precursor will be built by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace as the first operational satellite of the system to track maritime activities in the Arctic.
Updated: Mar 22, 7:00pm UTC
Dedicated multi-customer payload ride-share launch mission managed by U.S.-based integration and mission services provider SEPOS.
Updated: Nov 21, 4:00pm UTC
TBD
2028
ELSA-M (End of Life Services by Astroscale – Multiple) is Astroscale’s commercial satellite service designed to remove inactive satellites from orbit. It is the world's first End-of-Life (EOL) service for prepared, full-sized commercial end customers, harnessing magnetic capture for multiple satellite removals. The in-orbit demonstration mission is a partnership programme led by Astroscale and supported by the UK Space Agency, ESA, and the commercial satellite operator Eutelsat through the Sunrise Partnership Project, a public–private partnership between ESA and Eutelsat Group. The mission will safely approach and dock with a Eutelsat OneWeb communications satellite at its end of life, then remove it from orbit. This world first commercial ‘de-orbit as a service’ demonstration showcases the technologies and operational capability needed to reduce collision risk in Earth’s increasingly crowded Low Earth Orbit.
Updated: Mar 13, 2:00pm UTC
TBD
2028
ELSA-M (End of Life Services by Astroscale – Multiple) is Astroscale’s commercial satellite service designed to remove inactive satellites from orbit. It is the world's first End-of-Life (EOL) service for prepared, full-sized commercial end customers, harnessing magnetic capture for multiple satellite removals. The in-orbit demonstration mission is a partnership programme led by Astroscale and supported by the UK Space Agency, ESA, and the commercial satellite operator Eutelsat through the Sunrise Partnership Project, a public–private partnership between ESA and Eutelsat Group. The mission will safely approach and dock with a Eutelsat OneWeb communications satellite at its end of life, then remove it from orbit. This world first commercial ‘de-orbit as a service’ demonstration showcases the technologies and operational capability needed to reduce collision risk in Earth’s increasingly crowded Low Earth Orbit.
Updated: Mar 14, 2:30am UTC