BREVARD COUNTY, 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.
This year, the spaceport is more crowded than ever as SpaceX, ULA and Astra deliver satellites and astronauts into low-Earth orbit.
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We’ve compiled a non-exhaustive list of upcoming Space Coast launches to keep you in the know.
Keep checking back 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: Nov. 21
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: Though SpaceX has yet to announce this mission, a Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory shows a 4½-hour window for a Falcon 9 rocket to launch the next batch of Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Launch Time: 10:53 a.m. to 3:24 p.m.
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Date: TBD
Vehicle: ULA Vulcan
Mission: Equipped with four solid rocket boosters, ULA’s third Vulcan rocket will take flight on the Space Force’s USSF-106 national security mission into geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles above Earth.
Launch Time: TBD
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Date: TBD
Vehicle: New Glenn
Mission: Blue Origin will launch its powerhouse New Glenn rocket on its maiden flight from Cape Canaveral, sending NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars.
Launch Time: TBD
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Date: February
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 crew members will launch for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Launch Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Date: Spring 2025
Vehicle: New Glenn
Mission: Blue Origin will launch its powerhouse New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This first launch will send NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars.
Launch Time: TBD
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station