Vandenberg Launch Schedule

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Firefly Alpha | QuickSounder

Firefly Aerospace | United States of America
Vandenberg 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 Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 10

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD June, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Polar Orbit Unknown F9 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 11

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD June, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Polar Orbit Unknown F9 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 9

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD June, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Polar Orbit Unknown F9 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 8

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD June, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Polar Orbit Unknown F9 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 7

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD June, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Polar Orbit Unknown F9 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 12

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD June, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

24 satellites for Rivada's internet constellation.

Polar Orbit Unknown F9 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
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Vulcan | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer B

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Polar Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

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

Polar Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

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

Polar Orbit
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Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 16 hours ago
Starlink Group 12-18
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 8A
Success
3 days, 2 hours ago
SatNet LEO Group 02 (Demo Flight)
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Demonstration flight of the Long March 8A rocket with upgraded first stage and boosters engines, and a new larger liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen secon…


Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 9 hours ago
Starlink Group 11-10
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Electron
Success
5 days, 14 hours ago
IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Fourth batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.


Falcon 9
Success
5 days, 16 hours ago
Starlink Group 12-9
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Soyuz 2.1v
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
Kosmos 2581/2582/2583
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Unidentified classified satellites for the Russian military.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
WorldView Legion 5 & 6
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites …


New Shepard
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
NS-29
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch - Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

NS-29 will simulate the Moon’s gravity and fly 30 payloads, all but one of which is focused on testing lunar-related technologies. The payloads wi…


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 3 days ago
Starlink Group 12-3
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


H3-22
Success
1 week, 5 days ago
Michibiki 6 (QZS-6)
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 - Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System) is a Japanese satellite navigation system operating from inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbits to achieve o…