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California rocket launch schedule

44 launches are scheduled from California. The next is Starlink Group 15-15 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Vandenberg SFB (Oct 20, 2026).

Next launch

Starlink Group 15-15

Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB

Oct 20, 2026

Upcoming launches

October 2026

  1. Oct 20, 2026Starlink Group 15-15Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Go for Launch
  2. Oct 24, 2026Starlink Group 15-16Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Go for Launch

December 2026

  1. NET Dec 2026SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer EFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined

January 2027

  1. NET Jan 2027SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer FFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined

February 2027

  1. Feb 15, 2027QuickSounderFirefly Alpha Block 2 · Firefly Aerospace · Space Launch Complex 2W · To Be Determined
  2. NET Feb 2027Transporter 19 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  3. NET Feb 2027SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer GFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined

March 2027

  1. NET Mar 2027SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer HFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined

June 2027

  1. NET Jun 2027Transporter 20 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined

October 2027

  1. NET Oct 2027Transporter 21 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined

December 2027

  1. NET Dec 2027JPSS 4 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 4)Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined

Date not yet fixed

  1. NET 2026USSF-114Vulcan · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 3E · To Be Determined
  2. NET 2026SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer BVulcan · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 3E · To Be Determined
  3. NET 2026Rivada 7Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  4. NET 2026Rivada 2Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  5. NET Q4 2026SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer AFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  6. NET 2026Rivada 4Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  7. NET 2026SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer BVulcan · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 3E · To Be Determined
  8. NET Q4 2026SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer DFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  9. NET 2026Rivada 6Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  10. NET 2026Rivada 10Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  11. NET 2026NROL-73Vulcan · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 3E · To Be Determined
  12. NET 2026Rivada 9Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  13. NET 2026NROL-100Vulcan · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 3E · To Be Determined
  14. NET 2026Rivada 8Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  15. NET Q4 2026ConnectedCosmos Launch 1Firefly Alpha Block 2 · Firefly Aerospace · Space Launch Complex 2W · To Be Determined
  16. NET 2026SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer DVulcan · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 3E · To Be Determined
  17. NET 2026Rivada 3Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  18. NET 2026TacSatFirefly Alpha Block 2 · Firefly Aerospace · Space Launch Complex 2W · To Be Determined
  19. NET 2026NROL-83Vulcan · United Launch Alliance · Space Launch Complex 3E · To Be Determined
  20. NET 2026Rivada 12Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  21. NET Q4 2026SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer FFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  22. NET 2026SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer AFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  23. NET 2026Rivada 11Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  24. NET Q4 2026ConnectedCosmos Launch 2Firefly Alpha Block 2 · Firefly Aerospace · Space Launch Complex 2W · To Be Determined
  25. NET Q4 2026SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer CFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  26. NET 2026Rivada 1Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  27. NET 2026Rivada 5Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  28. NET Q4 2026SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer EFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  29. NET Q1 2027ConnectedCosmos Launch 3Firefly Alpha Block 2 · Firefly Aerospace · Space Launch Complex 2W · To Be Determined
  30. NET Q1 2027WSF-M2 & BLAZE-2 (USSF-178)Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined
  31. NET Q2 2027ConnectedCosmos Launch 4Firefly Alpha Block 2 · Firefly Aerospace · Space Launch Complex 2W · To Be Determined
  32. NET H1 2027EWS OD-1Minotaur IV · Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Space Launch Complex 8 · To Be Determined
  33. NET Q4 2027Exolaunch Exo-1Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · To Be Determined

Recent launches

  1. Oct 16, 2026USSF-481Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  2. Oct 13, 2026Starlink Group 15-25Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  3. Oct 10, 2026SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer AFalcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  4. Oct 1, 2026Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  5. Sep 26, 2026USSF-385Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  6. Sep 20, 2026Starlink Group 15-27Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  7. Sep 17, 2026USSF-259Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  8. Sep 10, 2026USSF-153Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  9. Sep 6, 2026Starlink Group 15-24Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  10. Sep 2, 2026Starlink Group 15-23Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  11. Aug 26, 2026Starlink Group 15-22Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  12. Aug 22, 2026Starlink Group 15-20Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  13. Aug 19, 2026Starlink Group 17-50Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  14. Aug 16, 2026USSF-366Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  15. Aug 12, 2026Starlink Group 17-49Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  16. Aug 8, 2026Starlink Group 17-38Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  17. Aug 4, 2026Starlink Group 17-53Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  18. Aug 1, 2026Starlink Group 17-52Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  19. Jul 25, 2026Starlink Group 17-51Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful
  20. Jul 21, 2026Starlink Group 17-39Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · Launch Successful

Full history

By the numbers

919launches flownsince 1959
92.3%success rate848 of 919
44scheduled
67in 202666 in 2025
2026busiest year67 launches

Launch sites

  1. Vandenberg SFB963 launches

Questions

When is the next launch from California?

Starlink Group 15-15 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Vandenberg SFB (Oct 20, 2026). Launch details

Which rockets launch from California?

Most often Falcon 9 (265), Thor SLV-2A Agena D (61) and Delta II (45).

How many launches have flown from California?

919 launches since 1959, 92.3% of them successful. 67 in 2026 so far.