SpaceX launch schedule: upcoming Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship flights

This schedule lists upcoming SpaceX missions by date and pad, across Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship. The table comes from Launch Library 2. Times are shown in US Central (America/Chicago) and UTC. T-ZERO is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with SpaceX.

The SpaceX provider page has the company record. Regional lists are on the Florida launch schedule, the Vandenberg launch schedule, and the Starship launch schedule. Every launch is on rocket launches today, and you can add flights to a calendar.

Upcoming SpaceX launches (38)

Times are shown in America/Chicago (US Central) and UTC. NET means no earlier than: it is the earliest the launch may occur, not a guarantee. Status values such as Go, TBC, and TBD come from Launch Library 2. The landing column appears when LL2 lists a landing location or type; some missions have no recovery planned or no landing data yet.

Which SpaceX rockets launch, and from where

SpaceX currently flies three orbital launch vehicles.

Falcon 9 is a reusable two-stage rocket that flies most of the missions, including Starlink, national security payloads, and crew and cargo to the International Space Station. It uses three active pads: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, and Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, used for high-inclination and polar orbits. More: Falcon 9 Block 5 page.

Falcon Heavy uses three Falcon 9 first-stage cores. The FAA lists LC-39A as its Kennedy Space Center pad. More: Falcon Heavy page.

Starship, with its Super Heavy booster, is SpaceX's fully reusable system and currently launches from Starbase in Texas. SpaceX is expanding Starship operations to Florida, with an orbital pad at LC-39A and two pads at Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37). More: Starship V3 page and where to watch Starbase launches.

How often SpaceX launches

In 2025 SpaceX flew 165 orbital missions, all on Falcon 9, a new company record. That total does not include five Starship test flights the same year. Of those 165 flights, 123 carried Starlink satellites.

T-ZERO's 2026 launch stats, drawn from Launch Library 2, counted 125 SpaceX orbital launch attempts through Nov 9, 2026, all successful. The table and the stats page stay current as new flights occur.

What NET means, and why dates slip

NET means "no earlier than." It is the earliest a launch may lift off, not a promise that it will happen then. NASA posts crew and cargo missions this way when weather or other issues push an attempt later.

Dates slip for weather at the pad or in the recovery area, a technical issue, or a problem on the range. Missions that must meet the space station often have a short launch window, so a late hold usually means a scrub for the day. Many satellite flights have longer windows and can still launch later the same day. More: what a launch window means, launch scrubbed? Scrub vs hold vs abort, and the rocket launch glossary. Crewed and station cargo flights are on the crewed and ISS launches page.

How to watch a SpaceX launch

SpaceX streams launches on spacex.com/launches and its official channels. The watch a launch live page, and each launch page here, links the official webcast when it is posted.

To watch in person, start with the first-timer viewing checklist, then the guides for Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center, Vandenberg, and Starbase.

Booster landings and sonic booms

After liftoff, a Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy booster often returns to a landing zone on land or to a droneship at sea, the two recovery options the FAA describes. Super Heavy is designed to fly back to the Starbase tower and be caught there. Landing locations are on the landing sites page, and in the table's landing column when Launch Library 2 has the data.

A sonic boom is the thunder-like sound heard when a returning vehicle is still faster than sound. SpaceX says people near Starbase may hear one or more booms when a vehicle returns, depending on weather. Vandenberg Space Force Base describes the same effect for Falcon boosters in California. A boom is more likely on shore for a land landing or a tower catch than for a droneship landing far offshore. See the sonic boom page, and the SpaceX or range advisory for that mission.