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When is the next Florida rocket launch? Check our updated calendar

Space Coast gears up for busy 2026 schedule

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: Jan. 8, 2026

Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9

Mission: SpaceX will launch Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.

Launch Time: 1:29 p.m. to 5:29 p.m.

Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40


Date: Jan. 10, 2026

Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9

Mission: SpaceX will launch Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.

Launch Time: 1:34 p.m. to 5:34 p.m.

Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40


Date: Jan. 14, 2026

Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9

Mission: SpaceX will launch Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.

Launch Time: 1:01 p.m. to 5:01 p.m.

Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40


Date: No earlier than Feb. 6

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: No earlier than Feb. 15

Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9

Mission: Four crew members (Crew-12) from three space agencies will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Launch Time: TBD

Location: TBD


Date: Early 2026

Vehicle: ULA Vulcan

Mission: United Launch Alliance will launch a national security mission into geosynchronous orbit.

Launch Time: TBD

Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 41


Date: Early 2026

Vehicle: Blue Origin New Glenn

Mission: Blue Origin will launch a Blue Moon lunar lander carrying NASA payloads on a demonstration mission.

Launch Time: TBD

Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 36


Date: NET April

Vehicle: Boeing Starliner

Mission: An uncrewed Boeing Starliner will deliver cargo to the International 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



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