Florida Launch Schedule
Upcoming launches out of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral AFB
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 9
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 7, 2020, 5:12 a.m.
Status: Go
Mission: Communications
A batch of 57 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. This launch will also carry two BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites as a rideshare.
Low Earth Orbit B1051 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
Delta IV Heavy | NROL-44
Boeing | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Aug. 26, 2020, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1B
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Aug. 31, 2020, midnight
Status: TBD
Mission: Communications
The SAOCOM 1B spacecraft is the second of the two SAOCOM constellation satellites. It is tasked with hydrology and land observaion, and will also operate jointly with the Italian COSMO-SkyMed constellation in X-band to provide frequent information relevant for emergency management.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sirius SXM-7
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Aug. 31, 2020, midnight
Status: TBD
Mission: Communications
SXM-7 is a large high power broadcasting satellite for SiriusXM's digital audio radio service (DARS). Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) got in July 2016 the contract to build the two satellites based on their SSL-1300 bus - SXM-7 and SXM-8. Both operate in the S-band spectrum. Each satellite will generate more than 20-kW of power and will have a large unfurlable antenna reflector, which enables broadcast to radios without the need for large dish-type antennas on the ground. SXM-7 is meant to replace the XM-3 satellite.
Atlas V 531 | NROL-101
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Sept. 1, 2020, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV04
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Sept. 30, 2020, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpX USCV-1 (NASA Crew Flight 1)
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 30, 2020, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5A
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Oct. 1, 2020, midnight
Atlas V 551 | STP-3
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Oct. 1, 2020, midnight
Falcon Heavy | USSF-44
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Oct. 1, 2020, midnight
Long March 2D
Gaofen-9-04
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaGaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), ...
Starship SN5
Starship SN5 150m Hop
SpaceX South Texas Launch Site - SpaceX Space Launch Facility, TX, USAThe Starship SN5 first flight was a 150m 'hop' from SpaceX's South Texas Launch Site in Boca Chica Village.
Proton-M Briz-M
Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103
200/39 (200L) - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanEkspress-80 and Ekspress 103 are communications satellites for Russian domestic communication services owned by RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz). Expres...
Atlas V 541
Mars 2020 (Perseverance rover & Ingenuity helicopter)
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAAtop this ULA Atlas V rocket will be Perseverance, a car-sized rover which will explore an ancient river delta on Mars. Armed with a suite of six s...
Long March 4
Ziyuan-3-03
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan, People's Republic of ChinaZiyuan is a series of remote sensing satellites in Sun-synchronous orbit around Earth. Ziyuan 3-02 is a Chinese Earth observation satellite, a high...
Soyuz 2.1A
Progress MS-15 (76P)
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanThe Progress resupply vehicle is an automated, unpiloted version of the Soyuz spacecraft that is used to bring supplies and fuel to the Internation...
Long March 5
Tianwen-1 (Mars Global Remote Sensing Orbiter and Small Rover)
Wenchang - Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaTianwen-1 ("questions to heaven") Mars mission includes a Martian orbiter and a lander/rover duo. This will be China's first mission to Mars. The...
Falcon 9 Block 5
ANASIS-II
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAANASIS-II is South Korea's first dedicated military satellite.
H-IIA 202
Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)
Osaki Y LP1 - Tanegashima, JapanHope Mars Mission, also known as Al-Amal, is UAE's first interplanetary space probe. It's an orbiter which will study Martian atmosphere and climat...
Minotaur IV
NROL-129
Launch Area 0 B - Wallops Island, Virginia, USAClassified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
