Launch schedule
Rocket launches in California
Vandenberg Space Force Base, on the coast north-west of Santa Barbara. Everything that needs a polar orbit leaves from here rather than Florida, because the range south over the Pacific is empty.
- Scheduled now
- 9
- Where
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.63°N, 120.61°W
- Operators
- 1
Next launches from California
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer ASat, 10 Oct 2026, 07:39 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25Mon, 12 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC- Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-481Thu, 15 Oct 2026, 23:44 UTC
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer E31 December 2026date known, time not yet set
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A31 December 2026date known, time not yet set
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C31 December 2026date known, time not yet set
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E31 December 2026date known, time not yet set
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D31 December 2026date known, time not yet set
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer F31 December 2026date known, time not yet set
Launch sites in California
- VandenbergVandenberg Space Force Base on the California coast. It launches south over the Pacific, which is the geometry a polar or sun-synchronous orbit needs and Florida cannot offer.
Who launches from here
Recently flown from California
- SuccessFalcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)Thu, 1 Oct 2026, 18:32 UTC
- SuccessFalcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-385Sat, 26 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC
- SuccessFalcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-27Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 01:47 UTC
- SuccessFalcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259Thu, 17 Sept 2026, 01:07 UTC
Schedule from Launch Library 2. Dates slip: a time given to the minute is a target, not a promise. See every upcoming launch or what is launching today.