Last update:  2026-02-27
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Orbital launches in 2026


Launches:

Total: 42Success: 39Partial failure: 0Failure: 3

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
 
28
China
 
10
Russia
 
2
India
 
1
Europe
 
1
Rockets:


Falcon 925
Others17
Launch sites:


Cape Canaveral14
Vandenberg12
Jiuquan4
Others12

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
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