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. Launches are listed from earliest upcoming to latest upcoming.
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Launch Site | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Earlier Than April 2026 | NASA’s Boeing Starliner-1 | Atlas V | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET |
| No Earlier Than May 2026 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 | Falcon 9 / Dragon | Florida launch site to be announced | NET |
| April 2026 | GPS III SV10 | Falcon 9 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET |
| NET April 23, 2026 | Starlink Group 17-14 | Falcon 9 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET |
| NET April 27, 2026 | Starlink Group 17-16 | Falcon 9 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET |
| April 2026 | Starlink Group 17-36 | Falcon 9 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET |
| June 2026 | Starlink Group 17-22 | Falcon 9 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET |
| NET H2 2026 | Griffin Mission One | Launch vehicle to be announced | Kennedy Space Center / Cape area mission tracking | NET |
| NET August 2026 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 | Falcon 9 / Dragon | Florida launch site to be announced | NET |
| NET 2H 2026 | Nova-C IM-3 | Likely Falcon 9 | Florida launch site to be announced | NET |
| NET late 2026 | Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2 | Launch vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | NET |
| NET mid-2026 | USSF-16 | Vehicle to be announced | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET |
| No Earlier Than Fall 2026 | Northrop Grumman CRS-25 | Vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | NET |
| No Earlier Than November 2026 | NASA’s Commercial Crew Mission | Vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | NET |
| NET Q4 2026 | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1 | Vulcan Centaur | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET |
| NET Q4 2026 | USSF-112 | Vehicle to be announced | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | NET |
Longer-Range Planned Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Launches
Not every Florida mission has an exact 2026 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 2027 to 2030 windows.
| Timing | Mission | Vehicle | Launch Site | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Intuitive Machines IM-3 | Likely Falcon 9 | Florida launch site to be announced | Planned |
| 2026 | Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark 1 | Vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | Planned |
| 2026 | SunRISE | Vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | Planned |
| No later than May 2027 | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope | Falcon Heavy | Kennedy Space Center | Planned |
| 2027 | Intuitive Machines IM-4 | Vehicle to be announced | Florida launch site to be announced | Planned |
| NET July 5, 2028 | Dragonfly | Falcon Heavy | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center | Planned |
| 2027 TBC | GLS-1 | Falcon Heavy | Florida launch site to be announced | TBC |
Detailed Launch Notes and Mission Updates
The tables above are there for quick scanning, but some launches deserve a little more context. The notes below give a clearer summary of what each mission is for and why it matters in the current Florida launch calendar.
NET April 2026 - Boeing Starliner-1
Boeing Starliner-1 is currently tracked as a NET April 2026 mission using an Atlas V from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. As a crewed-flight programme entry, it is one of the more important Cape launches in the current 2026 pipeline, even though it still sits in the broader planning category rather than as a fixed day-and-time listing.
NET May 2026 - NASA’s SpaceX CRS-34
CRS-34 is currently tracked as a NET May 2026 cargo mission using a Falcon 9 / Dragon combination. As part of the ISS cargo rotation, it is one of the more recognisable NASA-linked Florida launches in the current planning window, but the timing still sits at the broader month level rather than as a fixed day entry.
NET July 2026 - Astrobotic Griffin-1 / VIPER
Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One remains one of the standout future Florida lunar launches, but it now needs to be described more carefully than older launch lists suggested. The mission is now better understood as a demonstration flight of the Griffin lander and its engines after the original VIPER-linked path changed, with the vacated payload slot now expected to host the FLIP platform rather than the cancelled NASA rover mission. That makes it an important Florida lunar mission without overcommitting to outdated payload assumptions.
NET late 2026 - Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 2 currently sits in the late-2026 planning bucket rather than the exact-date bucket. That makes it useful for long-range Florida launch planning, especially for readers tracking lunar missions, but not yet something to treat as a fixed-date trip-planning row.
NET Q4 2026 - Dream Chaser 1
Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1 currently appears as a NET Q4 2026 mission on a Vulcan VC4L from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It stands out because this is tied to the first free-flying cargo mission of Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane in low Earth orbit, which gives it a very different mission profile from the more routine Florida satellite launches around it.
Later 2026 and 2027 Florida Launches to Watch
The most useful thing about the upcoming and longer-range sections is that they show how much Florida launch activity sits beyond the next few headline missions. Intuitive Machines IM-3, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2, Blue Moon Mark 1, SunRISE, CRS-35, later commercial crew and cargo flights, Roman, Dragonfly, GPS III SV10, future Starlink groups, USSF missions, Dream Chaser, and later cargo flights all matter because they show how crowded and varied the pipeline already looks even before many of the exact dates settle into place.
That future pipeline is also why this page should be maintained aggressively rather than treated as a one-time annual update. Some missions will tighten into exact months or dates, some will slip, and some will move into the following year. The value of the page is in keeping that wider Florida launch picture current rather than only tracking the next one or two launches.
April 2026 - GPS III SV10
GPS III SV10 is one of the more useful additions to the future Florida list because it is a named national-security style mission rather than a generic placeholder. Missions like this matter because they show how the Florida manifest mixes public NASA launches, commercial missions, and military-linked payloads.
April and June 2026 - Future Starlink Florida Launches
Named Starlink groups such as 17-14, 17-16, 17-22, and 17-36 help make the page more realistic because Florida’s launch calendar is heavily shaped by repeat Starlink activity. Even when some of those dates are still moving, listing the actual groups is much more useful than collapsing them into one vague future Starlink row.
2026 - USSF-16 and USSF-112
USSF-16 and USSF-112 help broaden the page beyond NASA, cargo, and lunar missions. They are important because they show that the future Cape Canaveral manifest also includes national-security launches, which are a real part of why the Florida launch calendar remains so busy year after year.
April 2026 - GPS III SV10
GPS III SV10 is one of the stronger named future Florida rows because it gives the page a clearly identifiable national-security mission in the near-term launch pipeline. As the tenth of the original GPS III missions, it is more than just another placeholder in the calendar and helps show how military navigation launches remain part of the Space Coast mix. That matters because the Space Coast calendar is not just built around NASA and commercial broadband launches.
NET April 23, 2026 - Starlink Group 17-14
Starlink Group 17-14 helps move the upcoming section away from generic Starlink placeholders and toward a more realistic Florida manifest. Even if dates like this can still slip, listing the specific group is far more useful than treating the whole Starlink cadence as one broad row.
NET April 27, 2026 - Starlink Group 17-16
Starlink Group 17-16 serves the same purpose. It shows that Florida’s near-term launch pipeline is often made up of multiple closely spaced Falcon 9 flights, not just one or two isolated missions per month.
April 2026 - Starlink Group 17-36
Starlink Group 17-36 strengthens the near-term launch picture again by giving the page another named Florida mission instead of a generic future bucket. That kind of specificity is important if this page is going to become a real go-to source for the Florida launch calendar.
June 2026 - Starlink Group 17-22
Starlink Group 17-22 helps push the future side beyond the immediate next few launches and shows that the page is trying to capture the actual 2026 cadence rather than just the nearest visible missions. Rows like this are exactly where a Florida-specific manifest becomes more useful than a generic launch article.
2026 - USSF-16
USSF-16 matters because it reminds readers that military and national-security missions are an important part of the Cape Canaveral launch picture. Current schedule sources point to a mid-2026 window, which makes it one of the more useful future Cape rows to keep tracking. These flights may not always have the same public visibility as crew or science launches, but they are still central to the real Florida manifest.
2026 - USSF-112
USSF-112 belongs in the same category: a mission that broadens the page beyond NASA, lunar, cargo, and Starlink coverage. With a NET Q4 2026 window in current schedule sources, it also helps add more real late-year depth to the Cape Canaveral side of the page and reinforces how much of the Florida manifest is driven by national-security work as well as civil and commercial launches. Keeping rows like this in the future notes makes the page feel more complete and more representative of what actually launches from Florida.
2026 - Intuitive Machines IM-3
Intuitive Machines Nova-C IM-3 belongs in the future Florida launch picture because it is currently tracked as the third Nova-C lunar lander mission and is expected to deliver a substantial payload package to the Moon, with additional rideshare potential because of excess capacity on the launch vehicle. That makes it a useful example of how Florida’s future lunar launch pipeline is still broadening rather than narrowing. Even where the exact launch date is still broader than a day-by-day planning row, it deserves its own place in the mission notes because it is a genuine mission with a defined role, not just a placeholder in the long-range table.
NET August 2026 - NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35
CRS-35 is part of the continuing Florida cargo-launch rhythm to the International Space Station. Missions like this matter on the page not just because they are NASA-linked launches, but because they show how often the Florida manifest is shaped by repeat cargo and crew cycles rather than only by one-off headline missions.
NET September 2026 - NASA’s Crew-13
Crew-13 belongs in the future notes because commercial crew flights are always among the most recognisable Florida launches for general readers. Even when the exact date is still moving, a crewed Florida mission has a different level of public interest from a more routine satellite launch, so it should not be buried as just another table row.
NET Fall 2026 - NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-25
CRS-25 extends the cargo side of the late-2026 Florida manifest and helps show that the pipeline is not just SpaceX-driven. A good launch authority page needs to reflect that wider mix of operators and mission types, especially once exact dates start tightening later in the year.
NET November 2026 - NASA’s Commercial Crew Mission
A later 2026 commercial crew mission is currently part of the broader Florida launch outlook even though the exact mission naming and timing still need more tightening than the page currently has. It still deserves its own note because crew missions are central to how many readers think about the Florida launch calendar.
NET December 2026 - NASA’s SpaceX CRS-36
CRS-36 pushes the cargo cadence deeper into the year and helps make clear that the Florida manifest does not thin out after the summer missions. As with CRS-34 and CRS-35, the mission is important partly because it adds realistic depth to the launch calendar rather than leaving the page overly dependent on a short list of headline launches.
No later than May 2027 - Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope deserves a stronger note than a normal far-future mission row because it is one of the most scientifically important future Florida launches in the current pipeline and is currently tracked no later than May 2027. Its wide-field infrared observatory role and huge survey capability give it real weight in the long-range schedule, and it is exactly the kind of mission readers expect a serious Florida launch page to keep tracking properly.
2027 - Intuitive Machines IM-4
CLPS Flight: Intuitive Machines IM-4 extends the Intuitive Machines line beyond the nearer 2026 lunar missions and shows why the page needs to look beyond the next handful of launches. Even without a fully locked date, this kind of mission helps readers see the shape of the future Florida launch pipeline.
NET July 5, 2028 - Dragonfly
Dragonfly is one of the standout long-range Florida missions because it is more than just another launch, it is a major deep-space science mission. That alone makes it worth keeping on the page even though it sits further out than the near-term 2026 planning rows.
2026 - SunRISE
SunRISE belongs in the future section because it broadens the page beyond crew, cargo, and lunar missions. It is the kind of scientifically interesting but less widely known mission that helps separate a true launch reference page from a page that only lists the most obvious public-facing missions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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.
