Florida Launch Schedule

Upcoming launches out of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral AFB

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SEOPS Rideshare Mission

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 | 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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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 | 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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Falcon 9 Block 5 | JSAT-31

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

JSAT-31 is a geostationary communication satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT. Operating both in Ka and Ku frequency bands, the JSAT-31 High Throughput Satellite will offer high speed broadband services over Japan, South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific islands. JSAT-31 will have the largest capacity in the history of SKY Perfect JSAT satellites. It will rely on Space INSPIRE, a highly flexible and fully software-defined solution that offers instant in-orbit adjustment to broadband connectivity demand, while maximizing the effective use of the satellite resources. SKY Perfect JSAT will leverage the satellite’s extreme flexibility to offer enhanced communications services all along JSAT-31’s lifespan in orbit.

Geostationary Transfer 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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Vulcan | GPS IIIF SV02 (USSF-49)

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

Second Block IIIF GPS satellite

Medium Earth Orbit
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Vulcan | NGG-2 (USSF-50)

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

Second Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared GEO (NGG) satellite for the US Space Force. It is designed to deliver survivable, resilient missile warning, tracking, and defense.

Unknown
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Falcon 9
Success
1 day, 19 hours ago
Starlink Group 10-46
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 3 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-24
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Kuaizhou 11
Success
3 days, 4 hours ago
8 satellites
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Ride-share launch of 8 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Juntian-1-04A * Dongpo-11 * Dongpo-12 * Dongpo-16 * Weitong-1-01 * Xiguang-1-06…


Long March 6A
Success
3 days, 19 hours ago
Yaogan 50-02
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The Yaogan 50-02 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.


Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 20 hours ago
Starlink Group 10-48
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
5 days, 17 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-31
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 2D
Success
6 days, 10 hours ago
Shiyan 30 03-04
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

A pair of Chinese satellites reported to be for "Earth observation technological testing and validation" purposes. Actual usage not known.


Long March 8A
Success
6 days, 13 hours ago
SatNet LEO Group 20
Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…


Firefly Alpha
Success
1 week ago
Stairway to Seven
Space Launch Complex 2W - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Firefly Alpha's Flight 7 is a test flight and return-To-Flight for the launch vehicle after its April 2025 launch failure. It will test and validate …


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
EchoStar 25
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

EchoStar 25 is a direct broadcast satellite, built on the proven Maxar 1300 series platform, which will deliver content across North America. It will…