Rocket Launches in Florida

An up-to-date list of all 141 scheduled rocket launches in Florida, and a map of active launch sites.

Rocket Launch Sites in Florida

Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center launch site

NASA's primary launch site for human spaceflight, housing iconic facilities and a rich space history.

πŸ“ FL, United States
πŸš€ 243 Launches

Upcoming Launches

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station launch site

Historic U.S. military rocket launch site, pivotal in space exploration and national security.

πŸ“ FL, United States
πŸš€ 985 Launches

Upcoming Launches

Upcoming Florida Launches

13 Oct, 4:12pm

Europa Clipper is the first dedicated mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. Mission is developed by NASA and comprises of an orbiter spacecraft, which, while in orbit around Jupiter, will perform numerous flybys over Europa. Europa Clipper payload suit included high-resolution cameras and spectrometers for imaging Europa's surface and thin atmosphere, an ice-penetrating radar to search for subsurface water, and a magnetometer and gravity measurements to measure the moon's magnetic field and unlock clues about its ocean and deep interior.

Last Update: Weather is 70% favorable for launch.

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

Last Update: Targeting NET October 14 per NOTAMs F3723/24.

16 Oct, 8:18pm

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

Last Update: Targeting NET October 16 per NOTAMs F3769/24.

30 Oct, 4:49am

31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

Last Update: Changed launch pad.

The Koreasat 6A spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, will have 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and six for TV broadcasting to replace the Koreasat 6 launched in 2010. Koreasat 6A will be based on the manufacturer’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform and is expected to weigh about 3.5 metric tons at launch. It will be designed to operate for at least 15 years.

Last Update: NET October 2024.

SXM-9 is the 10th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar (SSL) for SiriusXM. The SXM-9 satellite will be based on Maxar’s proven 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. It is expected that SXM-9 will launch in 2024. SXM-9 has a large, mesh, unfurlable reflector almost 10 meters in diameter that allows SiriusXM programming to reach its radios, including those in moving vehicles.

Last Update: NET October.

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

Last Update: Postponed back to October TBD with cancellation of marine navigation warnings.

Four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellite inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots.

Last Update: NET November.

WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites in both polar and mid-inclination orbits, providing 30 cm-class resolution.

Last Update: NET Mid-November.

TBD

Nov 2024

GSAT-20 is an Indian geostationary Ka-band high-throughput communications satellite. GSAT 20 is reportedly built on the I-6K unified modular bus and features a Ka-band high-throughput communications payload with 70 Gbps throughput utilizing multiple spot beams providing broadband services across the Indian region. It will be the first fully Electric Propulsion/EP enabled satellite which can be five to six times more efficient than chemical-based propulsion. It will be the first ISRO made satellite to move from Geostationary transfer orbit to Geosynchronous orbit using Electric Propulsion.

Last Update: NET November.

Thuraya 4-NGS is a communication satellite being built by Airbus Defense and Space for the UAE based Yahsat. Based on the all-electric Airbus Eurostar-Neo Platform, Thuraya 4-NGS will incorporate a large 12-meter L-band antenna and a payload with on-board processing providing advanced routing flexibility of up to 3200 channels with dynamic power allocation over a large number of spot beams.

Last Update: NET November.

Note: Name of payload is provisional. Third launch of an ultimately 5 reconnaissance satellites for the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), with 1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite on this launch. They will be launched to low Earth orbit between 600 and 700 km by 2025, enabling South Korea’s military to observe the nuclear-armed neighbor’s key military facilities every two hours with 30-50 centimeters resolution imagery, according to a 2019 report produced by the Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. The project is lead by the Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), with input from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Hanwha Systems and Thales Alenia Space.

Updated: Oct 11, 4:30pm UTC

Maiden flight of the New Glenn launch vehicle. Will carry the prototype Blue Ring payload tug and payload hoisting platform, in addition to serving as New Glenn's first National Security Space Launch certification flight.

Updated: Oct 11, 4:30pm UTC

Nusantara Lima is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite with a capacity of more than 160 Gbps.

Last Update: NET mid-2024.

USSF-106 is a mission for the United States Space Force.

Last Update: NET late 2024.

First of two new-generation satellites built by Airbus to provide secure communications to the Spanish government, its allies, and various international organizations.

Last Update: NET December 2024.

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

Updated: Oct 11, 4:30pm UTC

Lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace. Blue Ghost will be carrying 10 payloads for NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) as well as several additional commercial payloads.

Last Update: NET Fall 2024.

Second mission of the Hakuto-R commercial lunar lander developed by private Japanese company ispace. The lander will carry a small rover developed by ispace to perform studies on the moon's surface. The rover is also expected to collect lunar regolith as part of a contract with NASA signed in 2020, in which companies will collect materials on the moon and then transfer ownership "in situ" to the agency.

Last Update: NET December 2024.

Seventh and eighth of a constellation of eleven high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

Last Update: NET 2H 2024.

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

OSAM-2 is a mission to demonstrate the ability of small spacecraft to manufacture and assemble spacecraft components in low-Earth orbit. Once itÒ€ℒs positioned in low-Earth orbit, the spacecraft will 3D-print two beams that extend 32 feet (10 meters) out from each side of the spacecraft. As manufacturing progresses, each beam will unfurl two solar arrays that generate as much as five times more power than traditional solar panels on spacecraft of similar size.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

Classified payload for the US Space Force.

Updated: Apr 12, 11:33pm UTC

Payload consists of a single 30 kg NASA payload to be delivered to a 500 km orbit with a 41 degrees inclination.

Updated: Jan 3, 8:05pm UTC

TBD

2024

Classified payload for the US Space Force

Last Update: NET late 2024.