The latest rocket launch schedule for Florida’s Space Coast, which includes Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. All times Eastern.
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>October 4: ULA SES 20+21
- Company / Agency: United Launch Alliance for SES
- Rocket: Atlas V
- Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Launch Time: 5:36 p.m. EDT
- Trajectory: East / Northeast
- Weather: 70% “go”
- Live coverage: Available at floridspantodspany.com/spspance 90 minutes before liftoff
About: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the SES-20 and SES-21 commercial communications satellites for Luxembourg-based operator SES.
- Postponed from Friday, Sept. 30, due to Hurricane Ian
>October 5: SpaceX Crew-5
- Company / Agency: SpaceX for NASA
- Rocket: Falcon 9
- Location: Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center
- Launch Time: 12 p.m. EDT
- Trajectory: Northeast
- Weather: 90% “go”
- Live coverage: Available at floridspantodspany.com/spspance 90 minutes before liftoff
About: SpaceX will launch the fifth operational mission under contract by NASA to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station known as Crew-5. Astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan’s Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina will travel to the ISS for a six-month science mission.
- Postponed from Monday, Oct. 3, due to Hurricane Ian
- Postponed from Tuesday, Oct. 4, due to Hurricane Ian
>October 6: SpaceX Galaxy
- Company / Agency: SpaceX for Intelsat
- Rocket: Falcon 9
- Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Launch Time: 7:07 p.m. EDT
- Trajectory: Northeast
- Weather: 90% “go”
- Live coverage: Available at floridspantodspany.com/spspance 60 minutes before liftoff
About: SpaceX will launch two commercial communications satellites for Luxembourg-based Intelsat known as Galaxy 33 and 34.
>November 12 to 27: NASA Artemis I
- Company / Agency: NASA
- Rocket: Space Launch System
- Location: Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center
- Launch Time: TBD
- Trajectory: Northeast
- Weather: TBD
- Live coverage: Starts three hours before liftoff at floridspantodspany.com/spspance
About: NASA’s highly anticipated Space Launch System will make its premiere for this mission known as Artemis I. It does not include astronauts, but the uncrewed Orion capsule will fly around the moon before returning to Earth for splashdown. If successful, it will pave the way for astronauts to do the same on Artemis II and, eventually, land on the lunar surface for Artemis III.
- Scrubbed Monday, Aug. 29, due to engine hydrogen bleed issue. Re-targeting no earlier than Saturday, Sept. 2. Respand more here.
- Scrubbed Saturday, Sept. 3, due to a hydrogen leak issue. Re-targeting no earlier than Monday. Sept. 19. Respand more here.
- Delayed from Sept. 27 due to Hurricane Ian.