Vandenberg Launch Schedule
Upcoming launches out of Vandenberg AFB, California
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 6
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2025
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer E
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2025
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer C
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2025
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer B
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2025
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 1
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2025
Falcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2025
Firefly Alpha | QuickSounder
Firefly Aerospace | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD February, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
QuickSounder is the first satellite mission of the Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which aims to replace the current Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) series of polar orbit weather satellites. This pathfinder mission will demonstrate NOAA's ability to launch a small satellite within 3 years, flying a refurbished Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) instrument to polar orbit.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitFalcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 9
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD June, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 8
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD June, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 10
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD June, 2026
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-10
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon Heavy
Europa Clipper
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAEuropa Clipper is the first dedicated mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. Mission is developed by NASA and comprises of an orbiter spacecraft, wh…
Starship
Integrated Flight Test 5
Orbital Launch Mount A - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USAFifth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
Long March 3
WHG-03
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese communication satellite with name meaning "Satellite Internet - High Orbit Satellite 03" in Chinese. Details TBD.
Falcon 9
Hera
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAHera is a space mission in development at the European Space Agency in its Space Safety program. Its primary objective is to study the Didymos binary…
Vulcan VC2S
Certification Flight 2
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAReplacement Vulcan test launch with inert payload, experiments, and demonstrations for certification with the USSF after delays caused by payload tes…
Falcon 9
Crew-9
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASpaceX Crew-9 is the ninth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew…
Long March 2D
Shijian 19
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaShijian 19 is a Chinese recoverable satellite for hoisting various scientific experiments in microgravity. Unlike previous similar Chinese satelli…
H-IIA
IGS Radar 8
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 - Tanegashima Space Center, JapanThe IGS Radar 8 is a Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite se…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 9-8
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
