United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

United Launch Alliance

The Vulcan launch system is a replacement under development by ULA to replace the Atlas-5 and Delta-4 families.

Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

GEM 63XL

Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.

Blue Origin

BE-4

An American Propulsion and Rocket manufacturer founded in 1942 that worked on major projects for NASA such as the Apollo CM main engine, the Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System, and engines for the Titan Rockets the launched the likes of Voyager. They merged with Rocketdyne in 2013.

Aerojet

RL10(vac)

Vulcan VC2S

Maiden flight of ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle carrying the Peregrine lunar lander developed by Astrobotic Technology.

The first two satellites of Amazon's Project Kuiper constellation are onboard this launch as rideshare payloads.

Peregrine lunar lander, Kuipersat-1 & 2 (Maiden flight)

Lunar Orbit

Vulcan VC2S | Peregrine lunar lander, Kuipersat-1 & 2 (Maiden flight)

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Space Launch Complex 41

Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

To Be Determined

The Atlas V N22 is a crew rated variant of the Atlas V 422 - it sports two solid motor strap on boosters with two liquid fueled stages. It will be primarly used to support NASA's Commercial Crew program by taking the CST-100 to orbit.

Atlas V N22

This is the first crewed test flight of Starliner spacecraft. It will carry NASA astronauts Christopher Ferguson, Michael Fincke and Nicole Mann to the International Space Station.

CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test

Low Earth Orbit

Boeing

CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test Patch

Atlas V N22 | CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Barry E. Wilmore

Government

Sunita Williams

Active

CST-100 Starliner

Starliner Spacecraft 3 (Calypso)

The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) is an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest type of the Delta IV family, and is the world's second highest-capacity rocket in operation. It is manufactured by United Launch Alliance and was first launched in 2004.

RS-68A

RL10B-2

Delta IV Heavy

Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

NROL-68

Unknown

Delta IV Heavy | NROL-68

Space Launch Complex 37B

Gulf of Mexico

Ocean

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better known as SpaceX is an American aerospace company providing cheap and reliable launch services as well as ferrying crew and cargo to and from the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew and Commercial Resupply Services program.

SpaceX

Starship is a fully reusable two-stage super heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by SpaceX.

Raptor 2 Vacuum 

Raptor 2

Starship

Maiden flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. The booster will separate 170 seconds into flight and return to land approximately 32 km off the shore in the Gulf of Mexico. The second stage will achieve orbit until performing a powered, targeted splashdown approximately 100 km off the northwest coast of Kauai (Hawaii).

Orbital Flight Test

Starship | Orbital Flight Test

SpaceX Space Launch Facility, TX, USA

Orbital Launch Mount A

Ship 24

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-4

The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.

Merlin 1D

Merlin 1D Vacuum

Falcon Heavy

Psyche is a NASA interplanetary mission to visit the main belt asteroid of the same name, 16 Psyche. Spacecraft will take 4 years and one Mars flyby to reach the asteroid, which is of particular interest due to being comprised mostly of iron and nickel. Psyche is theorized to be a remnant of an early planet's core, and may offer insights into how solar system formed and evolved. The mission is led by Arizona State University, with NASA JPL being responsible for mission management and operations. This launch also includes a secondary payload: Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE), which will study the Martian atmosphere.

Psyche & EscaPADE

Heliocentric N/A

Falcon Heavy | Psyche

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Launch Complex 39A

Rocket Factory Augsburg

Helix

Helix(vac)

RFA One

First flight of the RFA One launch vehicle.

Maiden Flight

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

RFA One | Maiden Flight

SaxaVord Spaceport

Launch Pad Fredo

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American Space Shuttle-derived heavy expendable launch vehicle. It is part of NASA's deep space exploration plans including as the main launch vehicle of the Artemis program. SLS follows the cancellation of the Constellation program, and is to replace the retired Space Shuttle.

Upcoming Launches

FEATURED LAUNCHES

TBD

ORBITAL FLIGHT TEST

SPACEX

STARSHIP

Orbital Launch Mount A, SpaceX Space Launch Facility, TX, USA

TBD

PSYCHE

SPACEX

FALCON HEAVY

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

TBD

MAIDEN FLIGHT

RFA

RFA ONE

Launch Pad Fredo, SaxaVord Spaceport

TBD

ARTEMIS II

NASA

SLS BLOCK 1

Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

March 2023

March

April

TBD

NROL-68

ULA

DELTA IV HEAVY

Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

May

TBD

PEREGRINE LUNAR LANDER, KUIPERSAT-1 & 2

ULA

VULCAN VC2S

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

TBD

CST-100 STARLINER CREWED FLIGHT TEST

ULA

ATLAS V N22

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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