Upcoming Rocket Launch List
**Launch dates are tentative and subject to change**
Date: May 27, 2020
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: Crew Dragon Demo 2: Will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its first test flight with astronauts on-board to the International Space Station under the auspices of NASA's commercial crew program. Click here to view important information about this launch
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - LC-39A
Launch Window: 4:33 pm
Date: June, 2020
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium
Mission: NROL-44: A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 37B
Launch Window: TBD
Date: June, 2020
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: Starlink 7: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the eighth batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 7.
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 40
Launch Window: TBD
Date: June, 2020
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: Starlink 8: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the ninth batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 8. Delayed from late May in ripple effect from Starlink 7 delays.
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 40
Launch Window: TBD
Date: June, 2020
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: Starlink 9: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the tenth batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 9.
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - LC-39A
Launch Window: TBD
Date: June, 2020
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: GPS 3 SV03: Will launch the U.S. Air Force's third third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System.
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 40
Launch Window: TBD
Date: July 17, 2020
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V 500 Series
Mission: Atlas 5 Mars 2020: Will launch NASA’s Mars 2020 rover to the Red Planet. After landing in February 2021, the Mars 2020 rover will study Martian geology, search for organic compounds, demonstrate the ability to generate oxygen from atmospheric carbon dioxide, and collect rock samples for return to Earth by a future mission.
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 41
Launch Window: 9:00 am - 10:40 am ET
Date: August 1, 2020
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: SXM 7: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SXM 7 satellite for SiriusXM. The satellite will replace the XM 3 satellite in SiriusXM’s fleet providing satellite radio programming to consumers across North America. SXM 7 was built by Maxar Technologies, and features a large unfurlable S-band reflector to broadcast radio signals to users on the ground.
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 40
Launch Window: 12:27 am
Date: August, 2020
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: GPS 3 SV04: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Air Force’s fourth third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System.
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - LC-39A
Launch Window: TBD
Date: September, 2020
Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V 500 Series
Mission: NROL-101: A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch a classified spacecraft payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 41
Launch Window: TBD
Date: October 30, 2020
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: CRS 21: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its first cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - SLC 40
Launch Window: TBD