Vandenberg Space Force Base Rocket Launch Schedule - Launch Dates & Countdowns

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-7

Mission Details

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Firefly Alpha | FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)

Mission Details

Sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher, launching the demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin's new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload. The satellite bus is customizable to support different missions, including remote sensing, communications, imagery and radar Earth observations. It can also support different kinds of orbits and launch configurations.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-13

Mission Details

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Minotaur IV | EWS OD-1

Mission Details

The Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) Operational Demonstration-1 (OD-1) is a weather satellite for the United States Space Force. It is a prototype satellite made by General Atomics that will be place in LEO for a three-year demonstration mission of new EO/IR sensor technologies to various US military branches, and to act as a stop-gap for Defense Department needs for weather data.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NAOS

Mission Details

NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations such as NATO. The 800 kg satellite is built by OHB Italia and is equipped with a very high-resolution optical camera with a ground reolution of 50 cm in an around 450 km high sun-synchronous orbit. It will have a operational life time of 7 years.