Florida Launch Schedule

Upcoming launches out of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral AFB

Falcon 9 Block 5 | EchoStar 26

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

EchoStar 26 is a direct broadcast satellite, built on the proven Maxar 1300 series platform, which will deliver content across DISH TV customers across all 50 U.S. states & Puerto Rico. It will be equipped with a high-power, multi-spot beam payload, allowing DISH to provide high-quality content to its customers.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Terran R | Mars Orbiter

Relativity Space | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Mars science and telecommunications orbiter, with a NASA-developed atmospheric instrument suite called Aeolus. It includes a Doppler wind and temperature sensor, thermal limb sounder, surface radiometric sensors and a wide-field camera.

Mars Orbit
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Terran R | Lazuli Space Telescope

Relativity Space | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

3-meter diameter optical space telescope privately developed by Schmidt Sciences

Elliptical Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SEOPS Darkstar-1

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Dedicated ride-share mission to be offered by the small satellite launch integrator SEOPS to geostationary transfer orbit. Payload is TBD.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Al Yah 5

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space for Emirati satellite operator Yahsat.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Atlas V N22 | Starliner-6

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Starliner-6 is the sixth crewed operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas V N22 | Starliner-5

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Starliner-5 is the fifth crewed operational flight of a Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Low Earth Orbit
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SLS Block 1B | Artemis V

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Artemis V is planned to be the second human lunar landing mission since the Apollo Program.

Lunar Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | KPS-1

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD September, 2029
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

KPS-1 is South Korea's first navigation satellite, the 1st of 8 satellites planned for the Korean Positioning System (KPS). This will be one of 5 satellites to be deployed into an Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO), with the other 3 in geostationary orbits. The KPS is scheduled to be completed by 2035.

Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Amazon Leo (LF-11)

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TBD December, 2029
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit designed to offer broadband internet access managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.

Low Earth Orbit
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Falcon 9
Success
1 day, 17 hours ago
Sirius SXM-11
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

SXM-11 is the 12th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Lanteris Space (ex-Maxar, Space System/Loral) for SiriusXM. The SXM-11 satel…


Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 4 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-40
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Electron
Success
4 days, 2 hours ago
Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.


Falcon 9
Success
5 days, 16 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-45
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week ago
Project Starfall Demonstration Mission
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Note: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsule…


Long March 7A
Success
1 week ago
TJSW-26A
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
Starlink Group 17-28
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Electron
Success
1 week, 4 days ago
VICTUS HAZE Puma
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

VICTUS HAZE will see Rocket Lab design, build, launch, and operate a rendezvous proximity operation (RPO) capable spacecraft. U.S. Space Force Space …


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 4 days ago
NROL-179
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Fourteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Offi…


Ariane 64
Success
1 week, 6 days ago
Amazon Leo (LE-03)
Ariane Launch Area 4 - Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…