Vandenberg Launch Schedule
Upcoming launches out of Vandenberg AFB, California
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-87
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 2, 2022, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 1-3
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 31, 2022, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 4-7
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 31, 2022, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | WorldView Legion 1 & 2
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 15, 2022, midnight
Delta IV Heavy | NROL-91
United Launch Alliance | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 1, 2022, midnight
Atlas V 401 | JPSS 2 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 2)
United Launch Alliance | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 30, 2022, midnight
Status: To Be Determined
Mission: Earth Science
JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and NASA. JPSS-2 is one of five satellites that will comprise the JPSS constellation. These spacecraft gather global measurements of atmospheric, terrestrial and oceanic conditions, including sea and land surface temperatures, vegetation, clouds, rainfall, snow and ice cover, fire locations and smoke plumes, atmospheric temperature, water vapor and ozone.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitFalcon 9 Block 5 | Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 1, 2022, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SWOT - Surface Water and Ocean Topography
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 18, 2022, 8:45 a.m.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SPHEREx
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 30, 2024, midnight
Status: To Be Determined
Mission: Astrophysics
SPHEREx is a planned two-year astrophysics mission to survey the sky in the near-infrared light, which, though not visible to the human eye, serves as a powerful tool for answering cosmic questions involving the birth of the universe, and the subsequent development of galaxies. It also will search for water and organic molecules – essentials for life as we know it – in regions where stars are born from gas and dust, known as stellar nurseries, as well as disks around stars where new planets could be forming. Astronomers will use the mission to gather data on more than 300 million galaxies, as well as more than 100 million stars in our own Milky Way galaxy.
Polar OrbitLong March 2D
Shiyan 13
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan, People's Republic of ChinaChinese satellite declared for technological demonstration purposes, details TBD.
LauncherOne
Above the Clouds
Mojave Air and Space Port - Air launch to orbitMission to a 500 km circular orbit inclined at 45 degrees carrying eight R&D satellites from US government agencies with communications and navigatio…
Falcon 9
Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USATransporter 3 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commerci…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 4-5
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 49 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Simorgh
3 unknown payloads
Imam Khomeini Spaceport - Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of IranThree unknown research payloads are reported to have been sent into space, according to the Iranian Ministry of Defense. However, no new objects are …
Long March 3
TJSW-9
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Long March 2D
Tianhui 4
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaChinese cartography satellite, details TBD.
Angara A5/Persey
Dummy payload
35/1 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationThis is the third test flight of Angara A5 launch vehicle and its first flight with Persey upper stage. Since it's a test flight, the rocket carries …
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
OneWeb 12
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanA batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consum…
Long March 4C
Zhiyuan 1-02E
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan, People's Republic of ChinaZY-1 02E is a Chinese Earth observation satellite. The primary objective is to acquire high-resolution (5 meter) panchromatic and multispectral image…
