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: Thursday, May 2
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: SpaceX will launch a batch of 23 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from the Space Coast.
Launch Window: 9:17 p.m. Thursday to 1:48 a.m. Friday
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Date: Monday, May 6
Vehicle: ULA Atlas V
Mission: A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts (Crew Test Flight) to the International Space Station.
Launch Time: 10:34 p.m.
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Date: Tuesday, June 25
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon Heavy
Mission: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the fourth and final satellite of the next-generation series of geostationary weather satellites for NASA and NOAA. GOES-U will orbit 22,300 miles above the equator to monitor weather conditions across the United States.
Launch Time: TBD
Location: Kennedy Space Center
Date: July 8
Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Mission: SpaceX will launch a communications satellite for the Turkish operator Türksat.
Launch Time: TBD
Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station