Vandenberg Launch Schedule
Upcoming launches out of Vandenberg AFB, California
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Rivada 7
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD June, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD November, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (launched November 2020) and Sentinel-6B make up the Sentinel-6 mission, also known as Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS), which is a partnership between NASA, NOAA, ESA, and EUMETSAT. This mission continues the long-term global sea surface height data record begun by first Jason satellites in 1992.
Low Earth Orbit Unknown F9 - Maiden Flight Landing Zone 4
Vulcan | NROL-73
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer A
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer C
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer F
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Vulcan | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer B
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Vulcan | NROL-100
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
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.
Kinetica 1
5 satellites
Launch Area 130 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaCarried 5 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit: * Zhongke-01/02 * Jilin-1 SAR-01A * Yunyao-21/22
Smart Dragon 3
8 satellites
Haiyang Spaceport - Sea LaunchCarried 8 satellites to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit: * Tianyi-41 * Luojia 4-01 * Fudan-1 * Tianyan-15 * Jitianxing A-01 * Xingshidai-15/21…
Electron
Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSecond batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 9-17
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.
Kuaizhou
Tianqi 29-32
Mobile Launcher Pad - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
Long March 2D
Jilin-1 Wideband 02B-01 to 06
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaEarth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.
