Florida Launch Schedule
Upcoming launches out of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral AFB
Falcon Heavy | Psyche, EscaPADE and Janus
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 1, 2022, midnight
Status: TBD
Mission: Planetary Science
Psyche is a NASA interplanetary mission to visit the main belt asteroid of the same name, 16 Psyche. Spacecraft will take 4 years and one Mars flyby to reach the asteroid, which is of particular interest due to being comprised mostly of iron and nickel. Psyche is theorized to be a remnant of an early planet's core, and may offer insights into how solar system formed and evolved. The mission is led by Arizona State University, with NASA JPL being responsible for mission management and operations. This launch also includes two secondary payloads: Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE), which will study the Martian atmosphere, and Janus, which will study binary asteroids.
SLS Block 1 | Artemis-2
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 1, 2022, midnight
Falcon Heavy | USSF-67
SpaceX | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 1, 2022, midnight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Dec. 1, 2022, midnight
Status: TBD
Mission: Earth Science
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) is a NASA Earth observation satellite mission. It will make global ocean color measurements to provide extended data records on ocean ecology and global biogeochemistry (e.g., carbon cycle) along with polarimetry measurements to provide extended data records on clouds and aerosols.
Delta IV Heavy | NROL-68
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Jan. 1, 2023, midnight
SLS Block 1 | Artemis-3
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 1, 2024, midnight
Delta IV Heavy | NROL-70
United Launch Alliance | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Jan. 1, 2024, midnight
SLS Block 1 | Europa Clipper
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 1, 2025, midnight
Status: TBD
Mission: Planetary Science
Europa Clipper is the first dedicated mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. Mission is developed by NASA and comprises of an orbiter spacecraft, which, while in orbit around Jupiter, will perform numerous flybys over Europa. Europa Clipper payload suit included high-resolution cameras and spectrometers for imaging Europa's surface and thin atmosphere, an ice-penetrating radar to search for subsurface water, and a magnetometer and gravity measurements to measure the moon's magnetic field and unlock clues about its ocean and deep interior.
Heliocentric N/A
SLS Block 1B | Artemis-4
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 1, 2025, midnight
SLS Block 1B | Artemis-5
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 1, 2026, midnight
Long March 4
Haiyang 2C
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaHaiyang (Chinese: "Ocean"), abbreviated HY, is a marine remote sensing satellite series planned by China.
Long March 11
Gaofen-03-1
Mobile launch platform - Sea LaunchGaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), ...
Kuaizhou
Jilin-1-02C
Unknown Pad - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaJilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites.
Astra Rocket 3.0
Maiden Flight
Launch Pad B - Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USAThis is the first orbital attempt of Astra Space small satellite launch vehicle. Rocket carries no payload for this flight.
Long March 4
Gaofen-11-02
Unknown Pad - Taiyuan, 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), ...
Long March 2F
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle
Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921) - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaThe payload is an experimental reusable spacecraft. It is rumored to be a prototype of a reusable spaceplane (similar to Boeing X-37B vehicle). Th...
Starship Prototype
150m Hop
SpaceX South Texas Launch Site - SpaceX Space Launch Facility, TX, USAThe Starship SN6 prototype will attempt to perform a 150m hop similar to the one successfully performed by its predecessor SN5.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink 11
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Vega
SSMS POC
Ariane Launch Area 1 - Kourou, French GuianaThe Vega POC (Proof Of Concept) flight will be the first mission of the SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service), a modular carbon fiber dispenser, ...
Electron
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandThis return to flight mission is dedicated for Capella Space, an information services company providing Earth observation data on demand. Capella’...
