Vandenberg Launch Schedule

Upcoming launches out of Vandenberg AFB, California

Vulcan | NROL-100

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Unknown
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer E

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Polar Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.

Polar Orbit
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Vulcan | NROL-73

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Unknown
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer F

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD January, 2027
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Polar Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer G

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD February, 2027
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Polar Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer H

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD March, 2027
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Polar Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | JPSS 4 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 4)

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2027
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

The JPSS constellation of satellites collects global multi-spectral radiometry and other specialized meteorologic, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical data via remote sensing of land, sea, and atmospheric properties. These data support NOAA’s mission for continuous observation of Earth’s environment to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans, and coasts to support the nation’s economy and protect lives and property. NASA uses the instruments aboard the JPSS satellites to continue decades of Earth science research for the betterment of humanity. JPSS-4 carries the NASA Earth Venture mission Libera, an instrument to improve our understanding of trends in Earth’s energy imbalance and our changing climate.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-157

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2029
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Unknown
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-96

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TBD December, 2029
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office

Unknown
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Recent Launches
New Shepard
Success
20 hours, 26 minutes ago
NS-31
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch - Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

NS-31 is the 11th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 31st in its history.

Falcon 9
Success
1 day, 5 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-73
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 9 hours ago
Starlink Group 12-17
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 21 hours ago
NROL-192
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Ninth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to…

Long March 3
Success
4 days, 17 hours ago
TJSW-17
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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

Soyuz 2.1a
Success
1 week ago
Soyuz MS-27
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz MS-27 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome i…

Falcon 9
Success
1 week ago
Starlink Group 11-11
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
Starlink Group 6-72
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 4 days ago
Starlink Group 11-13
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Long March 6
Success
1 week, 5 days ago
Tianping-3A-02
Launch Complex 16 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Satellite be used as calibration target for ground based orbital objects surveillance services such as atmospheric space environment study and orbita…

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