2026 Kennedy Space Center & Cape Canaveral Launch Schedule
This page tracks rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in 2026 and beyond. Launch schedules change regularly, so think of it as a live planning guide rather than a fixed calendar. Where dates and times are still moving, missions stay marked NET, TBA, or TBC instead of being given more certainty than they deserve.
To keep it useful, the page is split into three layers: upcoming launches in date order, recent launched missions in reverse chronological order, and longer-range planned launches for future Florida missions that still matter if you are planning well ahead.
Only Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station launches belong on this page. Missions from other U.S. ranges or global launch sites should stay out, even if they appear in wider launch calendars. For the broader visitor planning side, also read our rocket launch viewing guide, Kennedy Space Center tickets guide, and main Kennedy Space Center guide.
Upcoming Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Launches in 2026
The table below focuses on upcoming launches from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station that still belong in the active 2026 planning window. It has been tightened to named Florida missions that can be supported from current NASA, ULA, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and specialist launch-schedule sources.
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Launch Site | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Earlier Than May 12, 2026 | NASA’s SpaceX CRS-34 | Falcon 9 / Dragon | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET | NASA and Spaceflight Now list CRS-34 for May 12; Spaceflight Now gives a 7:16 p.m. EDT launch time and SLC-40 pad. |
| NET May 22, 2026 | Amazon Leo 7 | Atlas V 551 | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET | Spaceflight Now lists this as the penultimate Amazon Leo Atlas V mission, with launch time still TBD. |
| No Earlier Than July 2026 | CLPS Flight: Astrobotic Griffin-1 | Launch vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | NET | NASA still lists Griffin-1 in the active 2026 Florida pipeline. |
| No Earlier Than Mid-September 2026 | NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 | Falcon 9 / Crew Dragon | Florida launch site to be announced | NET | NASA now names the Crew-13 mission and crew instead of leaving this as a generic late-2026 commercial crew slot. |
| No Earlier Than September 2026 | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope | Falcon Heavy | Kennedy Space Center | NET | NASA lists Roman as NET September 2026, which is stronger than the older no-later-than-May-2027 framing. |
| No Earlier Than Fall 2026 | NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 | Falcon 9 / Dragon | Florida launch site to be announced | NET | NASA has shifted CRS-35 from a narrower August placeholder to a fall 2026 public window. |
| 2026 | CLPS Flight: Intuitive Machines IM-3 | Launch vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | TBA | NASA still lists IM-3 in 2026, but not with a narrower public date window yet. |
| 2026 | CLPS Flight: Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 2 | Launch vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | TBA | NASA keeps Blue Ghost Mission 2 in the 2026 launch schedule. |
| No Earlier Than Fall 2026 | NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-25 | Vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | NET | Late-year NASA cargo mission. |
| NET Q4 2026 | Dream Chaser 1 | Vulcan Centaur | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET | Sierra Space’s first Dream Chaser cargo launch remains tracked for the fourth quarter. |
| Under Review | NASA’s Boeing Starliner-1 | Atlas V | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Under Review | NASA now labels Starliner-1 under review, while Spaceflight Now still lists the Florida Atlas V mission as TBD and describes it as an uncrewed cargo test flight. |
Longer-Range Planned Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Launches
Not every Florida mission has an exact date yet. This section keeps track of longer-range planned KSC and Cape Canaveral launches that still matter for future planning, including missions that currently sit in broad 2026 to 2028 windows.
| Timing | Mission | Vehicle | Launch Site | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLPS Flight: Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark 1 | Vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | Planned | NASA still lists Blue Moon Mark 1 as a Florida mission in 2026, but the public launch detail remains broad. |
| 2026 | SunRISE | Vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | Planned | NASA still lists the SunRISE heliophysics mission in the Florida pipeline for 2026. |
| 2027 | CLPS Flight: Intuitive Machines IM-4 | Vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | Planned | NASA lists IM-4 in 2027. |
| 2027 | Artemis III | Space Launch System / Orion | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center | Planned | NASA lists Artemis III in 2027; exact timing remains broader than the near-term rows. |
| NET July 5, 2028 | Dragonfly | Falcon Heavy | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center | NET | Spaceflight Now still tracks the 20-day launch window opening July 5, 2028. |
Detailed Launch Notes and Mission Updates
The tables above are there for quick scanning, but some launches deserve a little more context. Every mission still listed in the active and longer-range tables has a matching note below so the page reads as a real Florida manifest rather than a loose collection of rows.
April 29, 2026 - Viasat-3 F3
Viasat-3 F3 has moved from the upcoming list into the 2026 launch record. Spaceflight Now records the Falcon Heavy launch from LC-39A at 10:13 a.m. EDT on April 29, 2026, after the earlier April 27 attempt was scrubbed for weather. The mission sent the third Viasat-3 communications satellite toward geosynchronous transfer orbit.
The two Falcon Heavy side boosters landed back at Cape Canaveral landing zones, while the center core was expended. The completed launch now belongs in the past table, not the active planning table.
April 27/28, 2026 - Amazon Leo 6
Amazon Leo 6 launched successfully on April 27 at 8:53:30 p.m. EDT, which converts to April 28 in UTC. ULA’s mission page says the Atlas V delivered another batch of satellites for Amazon’s low Earth orbit broadband constellation, so this mission has been moved into the past-launch record.
The mission used an Atlas V 551 from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. ULA says the Amazon agreement includes Atlas V and Vulcan missions, and Spaceflight Now now lists Amazon Leo 7 as the next Cape Canaveral Atlas V entry.
NET May 22, 2026 - Amazon Leo 7
Amazon Leo 7 is now the next named ULA launch in the active Florida table. Spaceflight Now lists it no earlier than May 22 from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, using an Atlas V to launch 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.
The launch time is still TBD, so the page should not invent a clock time yet. It is included because it is a named Cape Canaveral mission with a current specialist schedule listing and a clear connection to Amazon’s remaining Atlas V campaign.
May 1, 2026 - Starlink 10-38
Starlink 10-38 launched from SLC-40 at 2:06:10 p.m. EDT on May 1, 2026, according to Spaceflight Now’s launch log. The Falcon 9 carried 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites, and the first stage landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic.
Under Review - NASA’s Boeing Starliner-1
Starliner-1 remains on the page because it is still a Florida Atlas V / SLC-41 mission in the active NASA and specialist launch ecosystem. The timing has been softened again because NASA’s public events index now marks the mission under review, while Spaceflight Now lists it as TBD and describes it as an uncrewed cargo test flight rather than the older post-certification crew rotation mission.
That distinction matters for readers. Until NASA, Boeing, or ULA publish firmer timing, this page should keep Starliner-1 visible but conservative.
No Earlier Than May 12, 2026 - NASA’s SpaceX CRS-34
NASA’s CRS-34 listing is now dated May 12, 2026, and Spaceflight Now lists a no-earlier-than May 12 launch at 7:16 p.m. EDT from SLC-40. This is a Commercial Resupply Services mission to deliver supplies and science to the International Space Station, using SpaceX’s Dragon cargo system.
The pad line has been tightened from a generic Florida placeholder to SLC-40 because Spaceflight Now now gives that Cape Canaveral site for the mission. If NASA or SpaceX later changes the pad or time, this row should be updated quickly because CRS launch timing can move close to flight.
No Earlier Than July 2026 - CLPS Flight: Astrobotic Griffin-1
NASA still lists Astrobotic Griffin-1 for no earlier than July 2026. The row remains broad because the public listing does not yet support a tighter date, confirmed pad, or detailed launch-vehicle line. It is included because it is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services pipeline and remains a named Florida-tracked lunar mission.
No Earlier Than Fall 2026 - NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35
CRS-35 remains the follow-on SpaceX cargo Dragon mission in NASA’s 2026 schedule, but the public timing has moved from the older August placeholder to no earlier than fall 2026. The table keeps the pad broad until NASA, SpaceX, or a high-confidence schedule source confirms the Florida launch site.
No Earlier Than September 2026 - Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Roman has moved out of the longer-range table and into the active 2026 table because NASA now lists the mission as no earlier than September 2026. That is not enough for an exact date, but it is strong enough to make Roman a near-term Florida planning item rather than a vague 2027 entry.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a flagship NASA observatory for dark energy, exoplanet, and infrared astrophysics work. It is expected to launch on Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center.
No Earlier Than Mid-September 2026 - NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13
The late-2026 generic commercial crew row has been upgraded to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13. NASA now lists the mission as no earlier than mid-September and names the crew as NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
The launch remains conservatively listed with the Florida pad to be announced. As with other Crew Dragon missions, the pad will usually be confirmed closer to launch operations.
2026 - CLPS Flight: Intuitive Machines IM-3
NASA still lists Intuitive Machines IM-3 in 2026, but the public schedule does not yet justify a narrower date window. The mission stays in the table as a named CLPS lunar flight, with timing and launch-site language kept deliberately cautious.
2026 - CLPS Flight: Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 2
Blue Ghost Mission 2 remains listed because NASA still carries it in the 2026 schedule. The detail line is intentionally broad until the current public sources support a firmer month, vehicle, or pad.
No Earlier Than Fall 2026 - NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-25
NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-25 remains a fall 2026 cargo entry. Because the public listing does not yet support a tighter vehicle or pad line, the table keeps the vehicle and Florida launch site cautious rather than guessing.
NET Q4 2026 - Dream Chaser 1
Dream Chaser 1 remains one of the most interesting late-2026 Cape Canaveral rows. Spaceflight Now continues to list it for NET Q4 2026 on Vulcan Centaur from SLC-41. The mission is Sierra Space’s first Dream Chaser cargo flight to the International Space Station, using a lifting-body spacecraft designed to return to a runway.
2026 - CLPS Flight: Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark 1
Blue Moon Mark 1 remains in the longer-range table because NASA still lists it as a 2026 CLPS flight, but the public launch details are not strong enough for a near-term exact row. Until stronger pad, vehicle, and timing support appears, this should stay broad.
2026 - SunRISE
SunRISE remains a planned 2026 heliophysics mission in NASA’s schedule. The page keeps it as a longer-range planning row because the public launch support remains broad and should not be made more precise than the sources allow.
2027 - CLPS Flight: Intuitive Machines IM-4
NASA lists Intuitive Machines IM-4 in 2027. It stays in the longer-range table as a named future lunar mission, with vehicle and pad details left open until better public support appears.
2027 - Artemis III
NASA’s events index now includes Artemis III in 2027. The mission belongs in the longer-range table because it is a Kennedy Space Center SLS / Orion launch from LC-39B, but the exact schedule remains too fluid for more precise wording on a visitor planning page.
NET July 5, 2028 - Dragonfly
Dragonfly remains one of the standout far-future Florida missions. Spaceflight Now tracks a Falcon Heavy launch window opening July 5, 2028 from LC-39A, and the mission’s Titan rotorcraft concept makes it far more notable than a generic far-future placeholder.
Why the near-term Florida launch list changed this week
This update moves Amazon Leo 6, Viasat-3 F3, and Starlink 10-38 out of the upcoming table after launch; adds Amazon Leo 7 as the next named Atlas V Florida mission; tightens CRS-34 to SLC-40 with a 7:16 p.m. EDT no-earlier-than launch time; and softens Starliner-1 to under review.
It also updates CRS-35 from the older August language to NASA’s current fall 2026 window. The general rule remains the same: exact dates appear only where current sources support them, and broad NASA rows stay broad until the pad, vehicle, and window are firmer.
Past Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Launches in 2026
The table below tracks launches from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station that have already taken place in 2026. Entries are listed from most recent to oldest so the page works both as a planning guide and as a current-year launch record.
| Launch Date | Mission | Vehicle | Launch Site | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Starlink 10-38 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| April 29, 2026 | Viasat-3 F3 | Falcon Heavy | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center | Launched successfully |
| April 27/28, 2026 | Amazon Leo 6 | Atlas V 551 | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| April 21, 2026 | GPS III-8 / GPS III SV10 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| April 19, 2026 | BlueBird 7 | New Glenn | LC-36, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched with deployment issue |
| April 14, 2026 | Starlink 10-24 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| April 11, 2026 | NG-24 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| April 4, 2026 | Atlas V Leo 5 | Atlas V | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| April 2, 2026 | Starlink 10-58 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| April 1, 2026 | Artemis 2 | Space Launch System | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center | Launched successfully |
| March 30, 2026 | Starlink 10-44 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| March 22, 2026 | Starlink 10-62 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| March 19, 2026 | Starlink 10-33 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| March 17, 2026 | Starlink 10-46 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| March 14, 2026 | Starlink 10-48 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| February 27, 2026 | Starlink 6-108 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| February 24, 2026 | Starlink 6-110 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| February 21/22, 2026 | Starlink 6-104 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| February 19/20, 2026 | Starlink 10-36 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| February 16, 2026 | Starlink 6-103 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| February 13, 2026 | Crew-12 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| February 12, 2026 | USSF-87 | Vulcan | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched, booster anomaly noted |
| February 8, 2026 | Starlink 12-9 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| February 8, 2026 | PACE | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| February 4, 2026 | WorldView Legion 5 & 6 | Falcon 9 | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center | Launched successfully |
| February 4, 2026 | Starlink 12-3 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 30, 2026 | Starlink 6-101 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 27/28, 2026 | GPS III-9 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 18, 2026 | Starlink 6-100 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 14, 2026 | Starlink 6-98 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 12, 2026 | Starlink 6-97 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 9, 2026 | Starlink 6-96 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 8, 2026 | Starlink 12-11 | Falcon 9 | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center | Launched successfully |
| January 7, 2026 | Starlink 6-35 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 6, 2026 | Starlink 6-71 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 4, 2026 | Starlink 6-88 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 3, 2026 | Ovzon3 | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
| January 3/4, 2026 | Thuraya 4-NGS | Falcon 9 | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Launched successfully |
April 21, 2026 - GPS III-8 / GPS III SV10
Spaceflight Now’s launch log records GPS III-8 lifting off from SLC-40 at 2:53:25 a.m. EDT on April 21, 2026. The U.S. Space Force satellite is GPS III Space Vehicle 10, named Hedy Lamarr, and the Falcon 9 booster landed on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions after launch.
April 19, 2026 - BlueBird 7
Blue Origin’s New Glenn launched AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite from LC-36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 19. Spaceflight Now records the mission as reaching flight, but with the satellite deployed into an incorrect orbit, so this page describes the outcome carefully rather than marking it as a clean success.
April 14, 2026 - Starlink 10-24
Starlink 10-24 is one of the many Falcon 9 launches that shows how heavily the Florida launch calendar is shaped by repeat Starlink activity. Even when the mission itself is more routine than a crew or science launch, it still belongs in the detailed record because Starlink flights make up such a large share of the annual Cape Canaveral manifest.
April 11, 2026 - NG-24
NG-24 stands out because it is a cargo mission rather than a simple commercial satellite launch. Missions like this help show the variety of Florida’s launch activity, mixing logistics, science, national security, and commercial deployment work across the same yearly manifest.
April 4, 2026 - Atlas V Leo 5
Atlas V Leo 5 matters because it adds ULA activity into a year that might otherwise look overly dominated by Falcon 9 launches. It is exactly the kind of mission that helps make the past-launch record more representative of the real Florida mix.
April 1, 2026 - Artemis 2
Artemis 2 is one of the most important launches in the 2026 Florida record because it is far bigger in public significance than a routine satellite launch. It belongs near the top of any serious yearly launch record for Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral because it ties directly into NASA’s wider Artemis programme and future deep-space ambitions.
February 13, 2026 - Crew-12
Crew-12 is one of the most recognisable launched missions in the 2026 Cape Canaveral record because crewed flights always carry more public visibility than a standard satellite launch. That alone makes it worth keeping as an individual section below the past-launch table.
February 12, 2026 - USSF-87
USSF-87 is a useful reminder that the Florida launch year is not just NASA plus Starlink. National-security launches are a real part of the Cape Canaveral manifest, and this mission is especially worth noting because of the booster anomaly referenced in the table above.
February 8, 2026 - PACE
PACE is one of the scientifically interesting launches in the 2026 Florida record and gives the page some needed range beyond satellite deployment and logistics flights. It helps show why a proper launch page should keep mission-level notes instead of relying only on a date table.
February 4, 2026 - WorldView Legion 5 & 6
WorldView Legion 5 and 6 is another mission that strengthens the historical record by broadening the page beyond the biggest public NASA names. It also adds a useful Kennedy Space Center row into the launched section, which helps balance the heavy Cape Canaveral bias that naturally appears in a busy Florida launch year.
January 27/28, 2026 - GPS III-9
GPS III-9 is one of the better examples of why the historical section matters. It is the sort of mission that can easily disappear from public memory beside bigger flagship launches, but it still forms part of the real Florida launch picture and deserves proper documentation on the page.
January 3/4, 2026 - Thuraya 4-NGS
Thuraya 4-NGS helps show that the early 2026 Florida manifest was already varied before the year’s headline launches arrived. Keeping these launched missions in section form below the table makes the page more than a list, it turns it into a usable annual Florida launch record.
April 2, 2026 - Starlink 10-58
Starlink 10-58 is another reminder that the Florida launch record is built as much from repeat operational missions as it is from the big headline flights. Listing these individually helps the page reflect what the Cape manifest really looks like across the year rather than only highlighting the most famous launches.
March 30, 2026 - Starlink 10-44
Starlink 10-44 fits the same pattern: a routine Florida launch in one sense, but still part of the real cadence that defines the modern Cape Canaveral schedule. These missions matter because frequency is part of the story on a serious Florida launch page.
March 22, 2026 - Starlink 10-62
Starlink 10-62 adds to that March run of Florida Falcon 9 activity and helps show why the page needs both table coverage and individual notes. Readers looking back at the year should be able to see not just that launches happened, but how dense the launch rhythm really was.
March 19, 2026 - Starlink 10-33
Starlink 10-33 is another operational launch that would be easy to drop on a thinner page, but keeping it in section form helps turn the past-launch area into a real annual record instead of a partial highlight reel.
March 17, 2026 - Starlink 10-46
Starlink 10-46 reinforces how clustered some parts of the Florida launch calendar become once the year is under way. That kind of concentration is exactly why a Florida-specific launch page needs to stay actively maintained rather than relying on occasional broad updates.
March 14, 2026 - Starlink 10-48
Starlink 10-48 rounds out another busy sequence of Cape Canaveral launches and helps underline the point that even the more routine Florida missions deserve proper documentation when the goal is to maintain a serious yearly launch record.
February 27, 2026 - Starlink 6-108
Starlink 6-108 is part of the steady stream of Falcon 9 launches that make the Florida record so busy. It may not carry the same profile as Artemis, Crew, or a major science mission, but leaving it out would make the page less truthful about the real cadence of launches from the Space Coast.
February 24, 2026 - Starlink 6-110
Starlink 6-110 belongs in the same category of routine but still important historical record. These repeated missions help explain why Florida remains such a dominant launch location even when no single flagship launch is happening that week.
February 21/22, 2026 - Starlink 6-104
Starlink 6-104 is another good example of why this page cannot just be a list of famous names. The frequency and density of these launches are part of what readers often want to understand when they are tracking the Florida launch calendar properly.
February 19/20, 2026 - Starlink 10-36
Starlink 10-36 is another part of the dense February Florida launch run and helps show why the past-launch side of the page should read like a proper yearly record rather than just a shortlist of the most memorable missions.
February 16, 2026 - Starlink 6-103
Starlink 6-103 adds to the same theme: a routine operational mission on its own, but an important part of the real pace of launches from Cape Canaveral across the year.
February 8, 2026 - Starlink 12-9
Starlink 12-9 is useful to keep in section form because it broadens the page’s historical coverage of the year rather than reducing the Space Coast calendar to only crew, cargo, and science missions.
February 4, 2026 - Starlink 12-3
Starlink 12-3 is another launch that would be easy to drop from a weaker page, but it belongs here because a proper Florida launch record should show the real mix of high-profile launches and everyday operational missions.
January 30, 2026 - Starlink 6-101
Starlink 6-101 forms part of the early-2026 opening stretch of Florida launches. Keeping these January flights visible is important because they show the year did not only become busy later in spring, it was already active from the start.
January 18, 2026 - Starlink 6-100
Starlink 6-100 helps illustrate how quickly the Florida manifest was already moving in the first weeks of 2026. The page needs these rows because pace is part of the story, not just the biggest mission names.
January 14, 2026 - Starlink 6-98
Starlink 6-98 is another launch that strengthens the early-year historical record. Even without the public visibility of a crew or science flight, it still belongs in a serious Florida launch chronology.
January 12, 2026 - Starlink 6-97
Starlink 6-97 is part of the same opening Florida cadence and helps keep the historical section honest about how launch-dense the year already was before the more famous spring missions arrived.
January 9, 2026 - Starlink 6-96
Starlink 6-96 adds to the early January sequence and makes the page a more useful reference for anyone trying to understand the full spread of Florida launches, not just isolated highlights.
January 8, 2026 - Starlink 12-11
Starlink 12-11 is notable in part because it gives the launched record another Kennedy Space Center entry rather than one more Cape-only row. That balance matters on a page that is meant to cover both launch areas properly.
January 7, 2026 - Starlink 6-35
Starlink 6-35 helps show just how quickly the Florida launch year began. Keeping these early January missions visible is important because it stops the annual record from feeling like the year only became busy later on.
January 6, 2026 - Starlink 6-71
Starlink 6-71 is another example of the steady operational cadence that defines much of the Florida launch year. These missions matter because frequency is part of what makes the Space Coast launch record so distinctive.
January 4, 2026 - Starlink 6-88
Starlink 6-88 belongs in the historical section because it adds to the opening sequence of launches that shaped the first week of 2026 in Florida. Without these individual entries, the page would undersell just how active the year already was from the beginning.
January 3, 2026 - Ovzon3
Ovzon3 is a useful launch to keep in section form because it adds another non-Starlink mission to the early-year Florida record. That kind of mix is exactly what stops the page from collapsing into a one-company launch diary.
What readers should remember about Florida launch dates
Launch dates in Florida can move quickly, sometimes by hours and sometimes by weeks or longer. Weather, technical issues, range conflicts, payload readiness, and mission-priority changes can all affect the final schedule. That is why this page works best as a current planning guide rather than a promise that a mission will launch exactly when a long-range listing first suggests.
For most readers, the most useful way to use this page is in layers. Start with the upcoming table to see what is on the horizon, use the longer-range section to understand what may matter later in the year or beyond, and then use the detailed notes and related guides when you are planning an actual launch-viewing trip.
How to use this page with the rest of Florida Review
If your goal is simply to know what is launching next from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral, the tables above should do most of the work. If your goal is to plan a real visit, combine this page with our rocket launch viewing guide, Kennedy Space Center tickets guide, and main Kennedy Space Center guide. Those pages help with the practical side, while this one stays focused on the launch calendar itself.
That split matters because some readers are here for the launch list, while others are trying to work out whether a launch fits into a wider Orlando or Space Coast trip. Florida Review works best when those pieces support each other rather than forcing one page to do everything.
