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Is there a launch today? SpaceX-heavy rocket launch schedule in Florida

By Rick Neale and Brooke Edwards, Florida Today USA Today Network via Reuters Connect
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, mostly assembled, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in January 2025.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, mostly assembled, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in January 2025. NASA USA TODAY Network, Reuters

Florida's Space Coast hosted a record-shattering 109 orbital rocket launches during 2025, soaring beyond all previous annual records.

Though this year's pace has not matched that cadence from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center, 37 rockets took flight from the Sunshine State by the end of May.

Looking ahead, the Cape's June launch schedule will feature the usual heavy diet of SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets on Starlink satellite missions. Of note: Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket explosion knocked that company's launches off the Eastern Range calendar for the foreseeable future.

Following are the latest missions coming up from the Cape. All launches are listed in Eastern Daylight Time. But be aware: Dates and times routinely change for a wide variety of reasons.

FLORIDA TODAY's Space Team provides live blog coverage of each launch at floridatoday.com/space, starting at least 90 minutes before liftoff. For questions or comments, email Space Reporter Rick Neale at Rneale@floridatoday.com.

Thursday, July 2: United Launch Alliance Amazon Leo 8

  • Mission: A ULA Atlas V rocket will launch a batch of 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.
  • Launch: 12:24 a.m., with a 29-minute window lasting until 12:53 a.m.
  • Trajectory: Northeast.
  • Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • Sonic booms: No.
  • Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Friday, July 3: SpaceX Starlink 10-50

  • Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
  • Launch window: 7:20 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
  • Trajectory: Northeast.
  • Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • Sonic booms: No.
  • Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Thursday, July 9: SpaceX Starlink 10-42

  • Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
  • Launch window: TBA.
  • Trajectory: Northeast.
  • Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • Sonic booms: No.
  • Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

TBA: SpaceX Globalstar 2-R Launch 1

  • Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Globalstar communications satellites into low-Earth orbit.
  • Launch window: TBA.
  • Trajectory: TBA.
  • Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • Sonic booms: No.
  • Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Sunday, Aug. 30: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  • Mission: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will have a field of view at least 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • Launch window: TBA.
  • Trajectory: TBA.
  • Location: Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
  • Sonic booms: Yes.
  • Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

TBA: Blue Origin Blue Moon Pathfinder

  • Mission: A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket will launch a Blue Moon lunar lander carrying NASA payloads on a demonstration mission.
  • Launch window: TBA.
  • Trajectory: TBA.
  • Location: Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • Sonic booms: No.
  • Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

TBA: NASA's Boeing Starliner-1

  • Mission: An uncrewed Boeing Starliner will deliver cargo to the International Space Station and undergo in-flight validation of a series of system upgrades.
  • Launch window: TBA.
  • Trajectory: TBA.
  • Location: TBA.
  • Sonic booms: TBA.
  • Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Fourth quarter 2026: ULA Sierra Space Dream Chaser

  • Mission: Sierra Space will launch its uncrewed Dream Chaser space plane atop a ULA Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • Launch window: TBA.
  • Location: Launch Complex 41.
  • Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station May 29, 2026. The rocket is carrying 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station May 29, 2026. The rocket is carrying 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY USA TODAY Network, Reuters

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This story was originally published June 28, 2026 at 10:31 PM.