CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Florida’s Space Coast is home to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the busiest launch sites in the world.
We’ve compiled a non-exhaustive list of upcoming Space Coast launches so you can know what to expect.
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Keep checking back, though, because as most space enthusiasts know, launch schedules are subject to change due to weather, technical reasons and range restrictions.
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I repeat: All launch dates and times are tentative!
Date: Dec. 7
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: SpaceX will launch Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Launch Time: 4:40 p.m. to 8:40 p.m.
Location: NASA Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A
Date: Dec. 9
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: SpaceX will launch a national security mission for the Space Force’s Space Systems Command and the National Reconnaissance Office.
Launch Time: 2:16 p.m.
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40
Date: Dec. 15
Vehicle: ULA Atlas V
Mission: United Launch Alliance will lift the next batch of Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Launch Time: Window opens at 3:35 a.m.
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 41
Date: No later than April
Vehicle: Space Launch System
Mission: Four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission will venture around the moon during a 10-day flight to help pave the way for future human lunar exploration missions.
Launch Time: TBD
Location: NASA Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39B
Date: NET April
Vehicle: Boeing Starliner
Mission: An uncrewed Boeing Starliner will deliver cargo to the space station and undergo in-flight validation of a series of system upgrades.
Launch Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Date: Q4 2026
Vehicle: ULA Vulcan
Mission: Sierra Space will launch its uncrewed Dream Chaser space plane atop a ULA Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Launch Time: TBD
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 41