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Pick a rocket, provider or launch site to see its next launch with a live countdown, the upcoming schedule and recent results.
Rocket launches tonight (next 24 hours, UK time)Artemis III launch date (Artemis programme)
By rocket
- Next Falcon 9 launchFalcon 9 is SpaceX's reusable two-stage workhorse and the most frequently launched rocket in the world, flying Starlink batches, commercial satellites, cargo and crew from Florida and California. Its first stage usually lands on a drone ship or back at the launch site.
- Next Falcon Heavy launchFalcon Heavy straps three Falcon 9 cores together to lift heavy national-security payloads and deep-space missions. Launches are rare, and the twin side-booster landings back at Cape Canaveral are one of the best sights in spaceflight.
- Next Starship launchStarship is SpaceX's fully reusable super heavy-lift rocket, launched from Starbase in South Texas. Each flight test pushes the programme closer to orbital refuelling, Starlink deployment at scale and NASA's Artemis crewed Moon landings.
- Next Electron launchElectron is Rocket Lab's small-satellite launcher, flying mostly from Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand with some missions from Wallops Island in Virginia. Its frequent, dedicated rides make it the go-to rocket for small spacecraft that need a precise orbit.
- Next Ariane 6 launchAriane 6 is Europe's heavy launcher, flown by Arianespace from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou. It comes in two versions: Ariane 62 with two solid boosters and Ariane 64 with four, for Galileo navigation, Earth observation and commercial satellites.
- Next Vulcan launchVulcan Centaur is United Launch Alliance's next-generation rocket, replacing Atlas V and Delta IV. It flies from Cape Canaveral with Blue Origin BE-4 engines and carries US national-security payloads, Amazon Kuiper satellites and deep-space missions.
- Next Atlas V launchAtlas V is one of the most reliable rockets ever flown, launching from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg since 2002. ULA is flying out its remaining vehicles on Amazon Kuiper, Boeing Starliner and other missions before retiring it for Vulcan.
- Next New Glenn launchNew Glenn is Blue Origin's heavy-lift orbital rocket, launching from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 36. Its reusable first stage lands on a ship in the Atlantic, and the rocket is lined up for Amazon Kuiper, NASA science and Blue Moon lunar missions.
- Next Long March launchThe Long March family is China's main line of launch vehicles, from the small Long March 6A to the heavy Long March 5 that launches space-station modules and lunar missions. They fly from Jiuquan, Taiyuan, Xichang, Wenchang and sea platforms off Haiyang.
- Next Soyuz launchSoyuz has flown more times than any other rocket family, carrying cosmonauts, Progress cargo ships and satellites from Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny. Soyuz 2 variants with the Fregat upper stage handle navigation and science missions.
- Next H3 launchH3 is Japan's flagship rocket, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for JAXA and launched from Tanegashima Space Center. It replaces the long-serving H-IIA and flies Japanese navigation, Earth observation and cargo missions to the ISS.
- Next Firefly Alpha launchAlpha is Firefly Aerospace's small-lift rocket, launching from Vandenberg in California with a one-tonne class payload. It fills the gap between rideshares and dedicated medium rockets for commercial, NASA and US Space Force customers.
- Next Spectrum launchSpectrum is Isar Aerospace's two-stage small launcher, flying from Andøya Spaceport in Norway. It is one of the first privately developed orbital rockets launching from continental Europe, aimed at European satellite constellations.
- Next LVM3 launchLVM3 is India's heaviest rocket, launched by ISRO from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. It flew the Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing and OneWeb constellation batches, and is being human-rated for the Gaganyaan crew programme.
By launch provider
- Next SpaceX launchSpaceX launches more often than every other provider combined, flying Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship from Florida, California and Texas. Most launches are Starlink batches, alongside crew and cargo flights to the ISS and commercial satellites.
- Next Rocket Lab launchRocket Lab flies the Electron small launcher from New Zealand and Virginia and is developing the reusable medium-lift Neutron. It is the most frequent small-satellite launch provider outside SpaceX.
- Next United Launch Alliance launchUnited Launch Alliance, the Boeing and Lockheed Martin joint venture, flies Vulcan Centaur and the last Atlas V rockets from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg, mainly for US national security, NASA and Amazon Kuiper.
- Next ISRO launchISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation, launches PSLV, GSLV and LVM3 rockets from Sriharikota on India's east coast, from Earth observation and navigation satellites to Moon and Sun missions and the Gaganyaan crew programme.
By launch site
- Next UK rocket launchThe UK has two licensed launch sites. SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst in Shetland was licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority in January 2024 for vertical launches. Spaceport Cornwall hosted the first orbital launch attempt from the UK in January 2023: Virgin Orbit's air-launched LauncherOne, which did not reach orbit. This page lists UK launches in Orbit's records, next launch first.
- Next launch from EuropeEurope launches from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, and increasingly from new spaceports in Norway (Andøya), Sweden (Esrange) and the UK (SaxaVord). This page gathers every launch from a European spaceport, from Ariane 6 to new small launchers.
- Next launch from Cape CanaveralFlorida's Space Coast, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center, is the busiest launch site on Earth. Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Vulcan, Atlas V and New Glenn all fly from here, often several times a week.
- Next launch from VandenbergVandenberg Space Force Base on the California coast launches rockets south over the Pacific into polar and sun-synchronous orbits. It is home to frequent Falcon 9 Starlink missions as well as Firefly Alpha and national-security launches.