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Last update:  2026-04-30
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Orbital launches in 2026

Launches:

Total: 103Success: 97Partial failure: 0Failure: 6
Launches by month:
Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Launches by countries

Countries:


United States
 
65
China
 
26
Russia
 
8
Europe
 
2
India
 
1
Japan
 
1
Rockets:


Falcon 951
Electron6
Soyuz 26
CZ-6A3
CZ-2C3
Jielong-33
CZ-2D3
Others29
Launch sites:


Cape Canaveral31
Vandenberg28
Jiuquan10
Ahuriri Point6
Taiyuan5
Plesetsk5
Wenchang4
Baikonur4
Yellow Sea3
Xichang3
Others5
Launches:

DateSiteRocketPayloadNotesOutcome
2026-01-03VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5CSG 3success
2026-01-04Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-88success
2026-01-09Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-96success
2026-01-11VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Pandora / secondariessuccess
2026-01-12SriharikotaPSLV DLEOS N1 / secondariesfailure
2026-01-12Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-97success
2026-01-13TaiyuanCZ-6A Yaogan 50-01success
2026-01-13WenchangCZ-8A WHWD 18success
2026-01-14Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-98success
2026-01-15JiuquanCZ-2C Alsat 3Asuccess
2026-01-15Yellow SeaCeres-1 STianqisuccess
2026-01-16XichangCZ-3B G2Shijian 32failure
Third stage failure
2026-01-17JiuquanCeres-2 multiplefailure
Failed during the first stage burn
2026-01-17VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starshield 1-11 (NROL-105 / USA 572 - 573)success
2026-01-18Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-100success
2026-01-19WenchangCZ-12 WHWD 19success
2026-01-22VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-30success
2026-01-22Ahuriri PointElectron Open Cosmos 01 / 02success
2026-01-25VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-20success
2026-01-28Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5GPS-3 9 (USA 581)success
2026-01-29VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-19success
2026-01-30Ahuriri PointElectron NEONSAT-1Asuccess
2026-01-30Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-101success
2026-01-31JiuquanCZ-2C Alsat 3Bsuccess
2026-02-02VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-32success
2026-02-05PlesetskSoyuz 2 1b/Fregat Kosmos-2600 - 2608success
2026-02-07JiuquanCZ-2F TCSSHQ 4success
2026-02-07VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-33success
2026-02-11VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-34success
2026-02-12Yellow SeaJielong-3 multiplesuccess
2026-02-12BaikonurProton M/DM-03Elektro-L 5 / Jam-e-Jam 1success
2026-02-12Cape CanaveralVulcan VC4SGSSAP 7/8success
2026-02-12KourouAriane 6 64Amazon Leo LE-01success
2026-02-13Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Crew Dragon 12 (Dragon C212-F5)Msuccess
2026-02-15VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-13success
2026-02-16Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-103success
2026-02-20Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-36success
2026-02-21VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-25success
2026-02-22Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-104success
2026-02-24Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-110success
2026-02-25VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-26success
2026-02-27Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 6-108success
2026-03-01VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-23success
2026-03-02Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-41success
2026-03-04Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-40success
2026-03-05KiiKAIROS Tarara 1R + secondariesfailure
2026-03-05Ahuriri PointElectron BlackSky 23success
2026-03-08VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-18success
2026-03-10Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Echostar 25success
2026-03-12VandenbergAlpha LM-400 Tech Demosuccess
2026-03-12WenchangCZ-8A WHWD 20success
2026-03-12XichangCZ-2D Shiyan 30 03/04success
2026-03-13VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-31success
2026-03-14Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-48success
2026-03-15TaiyuanCZ-6A Yaogan 50-02success
2026-03-16JiuquanKuaizhou 11 Juntian 1-04A + secondariessuccess
2026-03-17VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-24success
2026-03-17Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-46success
2026-03-19Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-33success
2026-03-20Ahuriri PointElectron StriX-6success
2026-03-20VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-15success
2026-03-22BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aProgress MS-33success
Launch delayed due to damaged launch pad after Soyuz MS-28 in November 2025.
2026-03-22Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-62success
2026-03-22Yellow SeaJielong-3 CentiSpace-2 01 - 10success
2026-03-23PlesetskSoyuz 2 1bRassvet-3 01 - 16success
2026-03-25TaiyuanCZ-2D Siwei Gaojing 2-05 / 06success
2026-03-26VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-17success
2026-03-27JiuquanCZ-2C YZ-1SShiyan 33success
2026-03-28Ahuriri PointElectron Celeste IOD-1 / 2success
2026-03-30JiuquanLijian-2 Xinzhengcheng-02 / 01 / Tianshi-01success
2026-03-30VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Transporter 16success
2026-03-30Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-44success
2026-04-01Cape CanaveralSLS B1Artemis 2BMsuccess
First manned launch of the Orion capsule and first mission around the Moon since the Apollo program in the 1970s.
2026-04-02Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-58success
2026-04-03JiuquanTianlong-3 Tianwei-4failure
2026-04-03PlesetskSoyuz 2 1a/FregatMeridian-Msuccess
2026-04-04Cape CanaveralAtlas V 551Amazon Leo LA-05success
2026-04-07VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-35success
2026-04-07VandenbergMinotaur 4STPSat-7 / secondariessuccess
2026-04-07WenchangCZ-8 Qianfansuccess
2026-04-08TaiyuanCZ-6A Xingwang Digui 21success
2026-04-11VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-21success
2026-04-11South China SeaJielong-3 WHJSW 8success
2026-04-11Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Cygnus NG-24success
2026-04-14JiuquanLijian-1 Jilin-1 GF07success
2026-04-14Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 10-24success
2026-04-15VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-27success
2026-04-16PlesetskSoyuz 2 1v/Volgaunknownsuccess
2026-04-17JiuquanCZ-4C Daqi 2success
2026-04-19Cape CanaveralNew Glenn 7x2BlueBird 2 FM2failure
Second stage malfunction. Payload left in an unusable low earth orbit and reentered soon after launch.
2026-04-19VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-22success
2026-04-21Cape CanaveralFalcon 9 v1.2 B5GPS-3 10 (USA 585)success
2026-04-23Ahuriri PointElectron multiplesuccess
2026-04-23VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-14success
2026-04-23PlesetskAngara 1.2 4 Kosmos satssuccess
2026-04-24XichangCZ-2D WHJSW 9-01 - 9-04 success
2026-04-24TaiyuanCZ-6 PRSC-EO3success
2026-04-24BaikonurSoyuz 2 1aProgress MS-34success
2026-04-26VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-16success
2026-04-28Cape CanaveralAtlas V 551Amazon Leo LA-06success
2026-04-29Cape CanaveralFalcon Heavy Viasat-3F3success
Side boosters recovered.
2026-04-30VandenbergFalcon 9 v1.2 B5Starlink 17-36success
2026-04-30KourouAriane 6 64Amazon Leo LE-02success
2026-04-30BaikonurSoyuz 5 dummy payloadSsuccess
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