Rocket Launches in the United States
An up-to-date list of all 198 scheduled rocket launches in the United States, and a map of active launch sites.
Rocket Launch Sites in the United States
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

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

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

SpaceX's facility in Texas for developing and launching Starship rockets.
Corn Ranch

Spaceport in Texas, USA, operated by Blue Origin for New Shepard rocket launches and tests.
Vandenberg SFB

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

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

NASA rocket launch site for science and exploration missions, established in 1945 in Virginia.
Pacific Spaceport Complex - Alaska

Commercial and military spaceport in Alaska, supporting orbital and sub-orbital launches since 1998.
Spaceport America

Purpose-built commercial spaceport in New Mexico, supporting vertical and horizontal launches.
Upcoming the United States Launches
Success
30 Jul, 3:37am
UTC
A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Last Update: Launch success.
30 Jul, 6:50pm
UTC
A batch of 19 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Last Update: Now targeting Jul 30 at 18:50:29 UTC
31 Jul, 1:45am
UTC
Sub-orbital launch under Rocket Labβs Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program, details TBD.
Last Update: Rescheduled for NET July 31 UTC.
SpaceX Crew-11 is the eleventh crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Last Update: Weather is 85% favorable for launch.
3 Aug, 11:30am
UTC
NS-33 is the 14th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 34th in its history.
Last Update: NET August 3, to be confirmed.
4 Aug, 4:11am
UTC
A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Updated: Jul 30, 10:30am UTC
USSF-106 is a mission for the United States Space Force. The launch will deploy various payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit, including the NTS-3 (Navigation Technology Satellite 3), a demonstration navigation satellite testing a new digital signal generator that can be reprogrammed on-orbit to broadcast new signals, improve performance by avoiding and defeating interference, and adding signatures for detecting spoofing attacks.
Last Update: NET August 9 UTC, to be confirmed.
10 Aug, 2:05am
UTC
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Last Update: Delayed to NET August 10 UTC.
TBD
Aug 2025
Eighth flight of the X-37B program. The X-37B is a dynamic and responsive spacecraft responsible for conducting a range of tests and experiments that expedite the development of critical next-generation technologies and operational concepts for reusable space capabilities. The OTV-8 mission in Low Earth Orbit includes operational demonstrations and experiments of next-generation technologies, including laser communications and the highest performing strategic grade quantum inertial sensor ever tested in space. Mission partners include the Air Force Research Lab and the Defense Innovation Unit, respectively.
Last Update: NET August 21.
21 Aug, 8:00am
UTC
33rd 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: Updated launch time.
Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Last Update: Changed launch pad.
TBD
Aug 2025
Nusantara Lima is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite with a capacity of more than 160 Gbps.
Last Update: NET late August.
TBD
Aug 2025
Second of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation.
Last Update: NET August.
TBD
Aug 2025
Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
Last Update: NET July.
10th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
Last Update: NET August.
TBD
Sep 2025
First flight of the Dream Chaser Spaceplane to the ISS.
Last Update: NET late summer.
TBD
Sep 2025
Maiden flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn launch vehicle carrying the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE), a dual-spacecraft mission to study ion and sputtered escape from Mars. The spacecrafts' scientific goals are to understand the processes controlling the structure of Mars' hybrid magnetosphere and how it guides ion flows; understand how energy and momentum are transported from the solar wind through Mars' magnetosphere; and understand the processes controlling the flow of energy and matter into and out of the collisional atmosphere.
Last Update: NET Q3 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.
TBD
Sep 2025
Project Kuiper is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude. 45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.
Last Update: NET late summer.
TBD
Sep 2025
IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) is a NASA mission to study interactions between solar wind and local interstellar medium. Carrying a suite of 10 scientific instruments, IMAP is able to investigate how particles are accelerated, determine their composition, as well as help to advance space weather forecasting models. IMAP launch also includes several secondary payloads from NASA, which are: a small lunar orbiter called Lunar Trailblazer, space weather satellite SWFO-L1, GLIDE mission to study far ultraviolet emission in exosphere and a solar sail mission Solar Cruiser.
Last Update: Changed launch pad.
TBD
Sep 2025
The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.
Last Update: NET late summer.
TBD
Sep 2025
This is the 23rd flight of the Northrop Grumman's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 22nd flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Last Update: NET mid-September.
TBD
Sep 2025
KOMPSAT-7 and 7A are the follow-up satellites of KOMPSAT-3A, whose mission is to provide high-resolution satellite images to satisfy South-Korea's governmental and institutional needs.
Updated: Jul 30, 10:30am UTC
TBD
Oct 2025
Second 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 October 22.
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.