Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 02/13/2026 03:45 pmhttps://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-6-108QuoteSpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the X TV app.This will be the 30th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13-F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 25 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.Launch 26 February 09:59 to 13:59 UTC = 4:59 to 8:59 am EST (time deduced from launch video scheduling)B1069-30
https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-6-108QuoteSpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the X TV app.This will be the 30th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13-F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 25 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the X TV app.This will be the 30th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13-F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 25 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Rocket Lab/That's Not A KnifeLiftoff Time (UTC)08:00:00 PMMonday February 23, 2026Planned Liftoff08:00 PMWindow Open00:45 AMWindow CloseMission DetailsLaunch NotesPart of Rocket Lab's HASTE Program.DART AEWikiDART AE, produced by Hypersonix, is a three-metre-long, single-use, high-temperature alloy, hydrogen-fuelled, scramjet technology demonstrator. DART AE (Additive Engineering) makes significant use of 3D printing and is powered by a single patented 3D printed SPARTAN scramjet engine.The HASTE rocket will safely bring DART AE to its initial operating speed, allowing DART AE to demonstrate its non-ballistic flight patterns, acceleration, flexible engine burns, and up to 1000 km range, and collect valuable flight data from its journey at hypersonic speed.Suborbital1 Payload300 kilograms...Electron...Rocket Lab LC-2 (LP-0C)
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 16 at 12:00-4:00 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 18 at 5:00-9:00 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 21 at 9:04 p.m. - 1:04 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 24. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.
ArsTechnica reports this launch is now NET March:QuoteWhen Amazon badly needed a ride, Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket delivered13 feb 2026[...]Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is gearing up for the third flight of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket from Florida as soon as next month. Amazon and Blue Origin have not announced when the first group of Amazon Leo satellites will launch on New Glenn.[...]
When Amazon badly needed a ride, Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket delivered13 feb 2026[...]Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is gearing up for the third flight of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket from Florida as soon as next month. Amazon and Blue Origin have not announced when the first group of Amazon Leo satellites will launch on New Glenn.[...]
February 14, 2026Starlink MissionOn Saturday, February 14 at 5:59 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.This was the 22nd flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, EarthCARE, NROL-186, Transporter-13, TRACERS, NROL-48, COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM3, and now 12 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Starlink G17-13 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G17-13 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite. Launch: 2026-02-15 01:59:59 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-15 03:02:47.620 UTC.
Starlink G6-103 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-103 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2026-02-16 05:34:20 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-16 06:39:27.320 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-16 05:34:20 UTC to 2026-02-16 05:35:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1Launch: 2026-02-16 06:47:30 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-16 07:52:37.320 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-16 06:47:30 UTC to 2026-02-16 06:49:09 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2Launch: 2026-02-16 06:54:40 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-16 07:59:47.320 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-16 06:54:40 UTC to 2026-02-16 07:01:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #3Launch: 2026-02-16 07:51:20 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-16 08:56:27.320 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-16 07:51:20 UTC to 2026-02-16 07:51:39 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #4Launch: 2026-02-16 07:59:30 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-16 09:04:37.320 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-16 07:59:30 UTC to 2026-02-16 07:59:49 UTC.
Thread for the launch of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus NG-24 mission on Falcon 9.Launch is targeted for 3 April 2026 at --:--:-- UTC (--:-- EDT) from Florida. The first stage B10xx-x expected to land at LZ-40This is an additional fourth launch ordered after an initial 3 launches as a result of the Antares 230 retirement and gap before Antares 330 comes online.Quote from: StraumliBlight on 09/12/2025 04:29 pmQuote from: Prelaunch Media Teleconference highlights [...] • "Great progress" on Antares 330 for 2026 launch. • NG-24 will launch on Falcon 9. • Damaged NG-22 capsule will be manifested on a future NASA mission, TBD. Extent of damage at sea is still under investigation.[...]
Quote from: Prelaunch Media Teleconference highlights [...] • "Great progress" on Antares 330 for 2026 launch. • NG-24 will launch on Falcon 9. • Damaged NG-22 capsule will be manifested on a future NASA mission, TBD. Extent of damage at sea is still under investigation.[...]
[...] • "Great progress" on Antares 330 for 2026 launch. • NG-24 will launch on Falcon 9. • Damaged NG-22 capsule will be manifested on a future NASA mission, TBD. Extent of damage at sea is still under investigation.[...]
February 16, 2026Starlink MissionOn Monday, February 16 at 2:59 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.This was the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SES O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, mPOWER-D, CRS-33, and now five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Starlink G6-103 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-103 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite. Launch: 2026-02-16 07:59:40 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-16 09:04:47.320 UTC.
Starlink G17-25 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G17-25 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2026-02-18 09:55:30 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-18 10:57:36.540 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-18 09:55:30 UTC to 2026-02-18 09:56:09 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1Launch: 2026-02-18 10:01:20 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-18 11:03:26.540 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-18 10:01:20 UTC to 2026-02-18 10:02:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2Launch: 2026-02-18 11:12:00 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-18 12:14:06.540 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-18 11:12:00 UTC to 2026-02-18 11:15:19 UTC.
February 18, 2026 22:00 - February 19, 2026 02:00 UTCStarlink MissionSpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
February 27, 2026Starlink MissionSpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Thread for the Starlink Group 6-108 launch.Launch 27 February 2026, at 09:52 UTC (4:52 am EST), from CCSFS SLC-40, on booster 1069-30. The first stage will land aboard A Shortfall Of Gravitas.Payload 29 Starlink V2.0 Mini satellites, to a 43 degrees inclination orbit on a southeastern trajectory. Initial orbit nnn x nnn km.Please use the Starlink Discussion Thread for all general discussion on Starlink.Check the Starlink Index Thread for links to more Starlink information.L2 SpaceX: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=60.0
NOAA Agency Summary...Approved MissionstimelineMission LaunchQuickSounder Oct 2026INCUS Nov 2026JPSS-4 Dec 2027SOL-A Jun 2029Geo-I1 Apr 2032SOL-B Sep 2032JPSS-3 Dec 2032Geo-I2 Oct 2034Geo-S1 Oct 2035Geo-I3 May 2039Geo-S2 Nov 2040Geo-I4 Nov 2042Planned MissionstimelineMission Launch Sentinel-6 C 2030
NASA Agency Summary...Approved MissionstimelineMission Launch QuickSounder Oct 2026CLARREO Pathfinder-on-ISS Oct 2026INCUS Nov 2026GLIMR Dec 2026PolSIR Jan 2027TSIS-2 Apr 2027PLT-2 Jun 2027JPSS-4 Dec 2027Sentinel CRISTAL-A Sep 2028GRACE-C Dec 2028SOL-A Jun 2029SOL-B Sep 2032JPSS-3 Dec 2032MAGIC/MCDO Dec 2032Sentinel CRISTAL-B Jun 2034Planned MissionstimelineMission Launch Dione 2026 -SBG-TIR 2029AOS-PMM 2030HAWCSat 2031SBG-VSWIR 2031Landsat Next 2031MAGIC/NGGM 2032Considered MissionstimelineMission Launch AOS-Sky 2032
The Artemis II mission, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed mission around the moon since 1972 and the second launch of the SLS rocket, is scheduled for March 6 at the earliest, at 8:29-10:29 p.m. if that day. (NASA has ruled out moving the launch earlier to the 3rd). An announcement of meeting the March 6-11 window will come following another fueling test in mid-February.The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 18 at 5:00-9:00 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 21 at 9:04 p.m. - 1:04 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 24 at 3:56-7:56 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 26 [since adjusted to February 27]. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.
Starlink G17-25 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G17-25 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2026-02-19 09:01:20 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-19 10:03:26.540 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-19 09:01:20 UTC to 2026-02-19 09:01:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1Launch: 2026-02-19 10:09:10 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-19 11:11:16.540 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-19 10:09:10 UTC to 2026-02-19 10:09:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2Launch: 2026-02-19 10:09:50 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-19 11:11:56.540 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-19 10:09:50 UTC to 2026-02-19 10:13:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #3Launch: 2026-02-19 10:57:30 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-19 11:59:36.540 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-19 10:57:30 UTC to 2026-02-19 10:58:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #4Launch: 2026-02-19 11:10:30 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-19 12:12:36.540 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-19 11:10:30 UTC to 2026-02-19 11:11:49 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #5Launch: 2026-02-19 11:11:50 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-19 12:13:56.540 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-19 11:11:50 UTC to 2026-02-19 11:15:29 UTC.Starlink G10-36 Pre-LaunchDerived from a pre-launch Starlink-G10-36 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.Launch: 2026-02-19 00:17:20 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-19 01:20:01.200 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-19 00:17:20 UTC to 2026-02-19 00:19:09 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #1Launch: 2026-02-19 00:22:30 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-19 01:25:11.200 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-19 00:22:30 UTC to 2026-02-19 00:23:59 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #2Launch: 2026-02-19 01:51:40 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-19 02:54:21.200 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-19 01:51:40 UTC to 2026-02-19 01:54:29 UTC. Backup Launch Opportunity #3Launch: 2026-02-19 01:55:50 UTC.Deploy: 2026-02-19 02:58:31.200 UTC.Launch window: 2026-02-19 01:55:50 UTC to 2026-02-19 01:58:09 UTC.
February 22, 2026 02:04 - 06:04 UTCStarlink MissionSpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
February 22, 2026 20:00 - 24:00 UTCStarlink MissionSpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 25 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California
February 26, 2026 08:00 - 12:00 UTCStarlink MissionSpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 25 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Satellite: GLIMR Satellite detailsAcronym GLIMRFull name Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer ...Launch ≥2027
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/glimrQuoteSatellite: GLIMR Satellite detailsAcronym GLIMRFull name Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer ...Launch ≥2027