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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.

I repeat: All launch dates and times are tentative!

  • Date: June 12
  • Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
  • Mission: 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit
  • Launch Time: 8:27 a.m.- 12:27 a.m.
  • Location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
  • Date: First half of 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: TBD
  • 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: July 2026
  • Vehicle: ULA Atlas V
  • Mission: Amazon Project Kuiper
  • Launch Time: 12:27-12:56 p.m.
  • Location: Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

  • 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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