ROCKET LAUNCHES

Rocket Launches

Every rocket launch we track around the world: the rocket, the launch site, the mission and the result, from The Space Devs’ Launch Library 2.

Coming up

Rocket launchCOMING UPFalcon 9 Block 5 launch: Starlink Group 15-16SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 is set to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 04:45 UTC, carrying Starlink Group 15-16 to low Earth orbit.
Oct 27
Rocket launchCOMING UPFalcon 9 Block 5 launch: Starlink Group 15-18SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 is set to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Friday, October 30, 2026 at 04:02 UTC, carrying Starlink Group 15-18 to low Earth orbit.
Oct 30
Rocket launchCOMING UPGSLV Mk. II launch: IRNSS-1LIndian Space Research Organization’s GSLV Mk. II is set to lift off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India, on Friday, October 30, 2026 at 18:21 UTC, carrying IRNSS-1L to a geostationary transfer orbit.
Oct 30
Rocket launchCOMING UPFalcon 9 Block 5 launch: USSF-432SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 is set to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Monday, November 2, 2026 at 01:56 UTC, carrying USSF-432 to low Earth orbit.
Nov 2
Rocket launchCOMING UPFalcon 9 Block 5 launch: Starlink Group 15-21SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 is set to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 05:14 UTC, carrying Starlink Group 15-21 to low Earth orbit.
Nov 5
Rocket launchCOMING UPFalcon 9 Block 5 launch: NROL-195SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 is set to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 22:34 UTC, carrying NROL-195 to low Earth orbit.
Nov 5
Rocket launchCOMING UPSoyuz 2.1b launch: Progress MS-36Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)’s Soyuz 2.1b is set to lift off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 05:03 UTC, carrying Progress MS-36 to low Earth orbit.
Nov 24

Yesterday

Rocket launchLAUNCHEDLong March 8A launched SatNet LEO Group 28China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation’s Long March 8A lifted off from Wenchang Space Launch Site, China, on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:03 UTC, carrying SatNet LEO Group 28 to low Earth orbit. The launch was a success.
Oct 25

Friday, October 23

Wednesday, October 21

Rocket launchLAUNCHEDCeres-1S launched Xiguang-4 01Galactic Energy’s Ceres-1S lifted off from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 03:39 UTC, carrying Xiguang-4 01 to low Earth orbit. The launch was a success.
Oct 21

Tuesday, October 20

Rocket launchLAUNCHEDFalcon 9 Block 5 launched Bandwagon 5SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 11:04 UTC, carrying Bandwagon 5 to low Earth orbit. The launch was a success.
Oct 20

Monday, October 19

Rocket launchLAUNCHEDH3-24 launched Martian Moons eXplorationMitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H3-24 lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on Monday, October 19, 2026 at 19:41 UTC, carrying Martian Moons eXploration to orbit around Mars. The launch was a success.
Oct 19

Friday, October 16

Rocket launchLAUNCHEDFalcon 9 Block 5 launched USSF-481SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 00:01 UTC, carrying USSF-481 to a polar orbit. The launch was a success.
Oct 16

Wednesday, October 14

Rocket launchLAUNCHEDZhuque-2E Block 2 launched 10 satellitesLandSpace’s Zhuque-2E Block 2 lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 11:40 UTC, carrying 10 satellites to a sun-synchronous orbit. The launch was a success.
Oct 14