Space Coast Launch Schedule — Record Pace, New Glenn Debut and 2025 Outlook

Space Coast launch schedule and recent manifest

The Space Coast set a new annual record in 2024 with 93 orbital launches across all providers, up from 72 orbital missions in 2023. With SpaceX continuing a high flight cadence, additional launches from United Launch Alliance (ULA) and the anticipated commercial debut of Blue Origin's New Glenn, the U.S. Space Force has estimated the region could support as many as 156 launches in 2025.

Check this page frequently for updates — windows slip, pads change and new missions are added or delayed.

Yearly totals and provider breakdowns

• 2025 (projection — updated Nov. 9): 93 Space Coast orbital launches and 1 hypersonic missile test. Sites: 72 from Cape Canaveral, 21 from Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Providers: SpaceX 88 (Falcon 9), ULA 4 (3 Atlas V, 1 Vulcan), Blue Origin 1 (New Glenn NG-1). Planned human flights: 4 (Crew-10, Fram2, Ax-4, Crew-11).
• 2024: 93 Space Coast launches — 67 from Cape Canaveral, 26 from KSC. Providers: SpaceX 88 (86 Falcon 9, 2 Falcon Heavy), ULA 5 (2 Vulcan, 1 Delta IV Heavy, 2 Atlas V). Human flights: 5 (Axiom Ax-3, SpaceX Crew-8, Boeing Crew Flight Test, Polaris Dawn, Crew-9).
• 2023: 72 Space Coast launches — 59 from Cape Canaveral, 13 from KSC. Providers: SpaceX 68 (63 Falcon 9, 5 Falcon Heavy), ULA 3 (1 Delta IV Heavy, 2 Atlas V), Relativity Space 1. Human flights: 3 (Crew-6, Ax-2, Crew-7).

Near-term launches (selected)

• Nov. 9 (delayed from Nov. 8) — SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink 10-51 (29 satellites) from KSC LC-39A at 3:10 a.m.; the booster flew its 28th mission and returned to a downrange recovery on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. A prior attempt scrubbed under a minute because of weather in the recovery area.
• Nov. 9 (rescheduled from Oct. 13, 2024) — Blue Origin New Glenn maiden activity carrying one of the ESCAPADE twin spacecraft for NASA/UC Berkeley. FAA approved a launch window Nov. 9 (2:45–4:13 p.m.) with a Nov. 10 backup.
• Nov. 10 — SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink 6-87 (29 satellites) from CCSFS SLC-40; booster on its third flight will aim for recovery on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.
• Nov. 13 — SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink 6-89 (29 satellites) from KSC LC-39A; booster recovery planned on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
• Nov. 14 — SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink 6-85 (28 satellites) from CCSFS SLC-40; booster recovery planned on Just Read the Instructions.
• Nov. 18 — SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink 6-94 (28 satellites) from SLC-40; window TBD.
• TBD (delayed from Nov. 5–6) — ULA Atlas V, ViaSat-3 F2 from CCSFS SLC-41 (opening of 44-minute window at 10:16 p.m.). After this Atlas V, ULA plans to preserve remaining Atlas V inventory largely for Amazon Project Kuiper and Boeing Starliner missions.

Medium- and long-term notable missions (selected TBDs)

• ULA Vulcan Centaur — USSF-87 (DoD tasking), delayed into 2025 from 2024.
• SpaceX Falcon 9 — Intuitive Machines IM-3 (PRISM) to Reiner Gamma to study mini-magnetosphere phenomena; late 2025 (TBD).
• Blue Origin New Glenn — Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1) lunar cargo lander carrying a NASA CLPS instrument; planned 2025 (TBD).
• Boeing Starliner-1 — launch on ULA Atlas V no earlier than early 2026 (crew seat rearrangements with Crew-11 noted).
• NASA Artemis II — crewed 10-day lunar orbital mission from KSC LC-39B (as early as Feb. 5, no later than Apr. 2026 window).
• Multiple CLPS lunar missions (Astrobotic Griffin, Draper Lunar Lander, Intuitive Machines IM-4, Firefly/Blue Ghost variants) and commercial station plans (Vast Haven) listed through 2026–2027.
• First operational Sierra Space Dream Chaser ISS flight on ULA Vulcan moved into 2026+ as Vulcan hardware and higher-priority USSF missions took schedule precedence.

Recent highlights and operational notes

• SpaceX dominated flight activity: frequent Falcon 9 launches from both CCSFS SLC-40 and KSC LC-39A, many boosters logging double-digit flights and routine droneship recoveries on A Shortfall of Gravitas and Just Read the Instructions.
• Major milestones this cycle included SpaceX’s 500th Falcon 9 launch and 500th booster recovery, record pad turnarounds (multiple launches from the same pad in days), and boosters reaching 20+ flights.
• Human spaceflight remained active: Crew-10, Crew-11 (NASA/partners), Fram2 private polar mission, and Ax-4 commercial ISS mission among others.
• High-profile science and national-security missions launched from the Space Coast: Europa Clipper (Falcon Heavy), GOES-U (Falcon Heavy), Hera (interplanetary), and multiple classified NRO/USSF missions.
• ULA is transitioning from Atlas V to Vulcan Centaur; remaining Atlas Vs are being conserved for Project Kuiper and Starliner flights.
• Blue Origin’s New Glenn maiden activities encountered schedule slips and regulatory/engineering reviews; its early flights are expected to carry ESCAPADE, Blue Ring, and Blue Moon-class payloads for NASA and commercial customers.

How to use this schedule

This page lists projected and historic launches. Launch dates, windows and recovery plans change frequently due to range coordination, weather, payload readiness and technical checks. For live updates, prelaunch coverage and official notices, check the launch provider and range (FAA, Space Force, NASA) advisories on the day of launch.

Source and notes: This content compiles the Space Coast manifest and a condensed launch chronology. For mission-by-mission technical details (booster flight counts, exact windows, payload specifics and recovery outcomes), consult provider press kits and official launch notices; this summary aims to be accurate to the latest update (Nov. 9) but may be revised as agencies and companies post new information.