SpaceFlight Now

• Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s next ‘great observatory,’ poised for Sunday launch

  Using a donated Hubble-class mirror originally built for a spy satellite, NASA's Roman Space Telescope is poised for launch Sunday on a $4.3 billion mission to open a new window on the universe. Liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy is scheduled for 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 UTC).

• SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg

  The Falcon 9 rocket flew on a south-easterly trajectory upon launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff happened at 2:35 a.m. PDT (5:35 a.m. EDT / 0935 UTC).

• SpaceX launches Starlink mission on a Falcon booster’s record-breaking 37th flight

  The Starlink 10-49 mission is set to be the 100th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 UTC).

• SpaceX launches 100th orbital mission of 2026

  The Starlink 15-20 mission represented the 99th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4 East happened at 12:25 a.m. PDT (3:25 a.m. EDT / 0725 UTC).

• SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral following last-minute scrub

  The Starlink 10-39 mission includes the 2,000th Starlink satellite to fly this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 11:14 a.m. EDT (1514 UTC).