List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026

This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first quarter of the year 2026.

For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches during the rest of 2026, see List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2026, List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026, and List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2026.

Orbital launches

April

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
7 April[1] United States Minotaur IV United States Vandenberg SLC-8 United States Northrop Grumman
United States STPSat-7 United States Space Force Low Earth TBA  
United States Rawhide TBA Low Earth TBA  
United States MAMBO TBA Low Earth TBA  
United States AggieSat-6 Texas A&M University Low Earth TBA  
United States Auris TBA Low Earth TBA  
United States ASTRA-HyRAX Auburn University Low Earth TBA  
United States UNSA 16 TBA Low Earth TBA  
⚀ United States MISR-C1 SOCOM Low Earth Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States MOCI University of Georgia, Athens Low Earth Technology demonstration  
⚀ United States INCA-2 NMSU Low Earth Ionospheric Research  
STP-S29A mission.
8 April [2] Italy Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
China SMILE CAS / ESA Highly elliptical Earth observation  
25 April
21:21:00[3] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress MS-34 / 94P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
April (TBD)[4] United States Atlas V N22 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States Boeing Starliner-1 (PCM-1) Boeing / NASA Low Earth (ISS) TBA  
First operational Starliner mission, as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
April (TBD)[6] United States Falcon Heavy United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States ViaSat-3 APAC[7] ViaSat Geosynchronous Communications  
Originally intended to launch on the first flight of the Ariane 64 configuration.[5]

May

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
May (TBD)[8] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-34 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
May (TBD)[10][11] United States Vulcan Centaur V-005 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States NG-OPIR-GEO 1 (NGG-1) U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Early warning  
USSF-57 mission.[9] First satellite of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent InfraRed (NG-OPIR) constellation, follow-up of SBIRS.
May (TBD)
[12] 		France Ariane 64 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
United States KuiperSat × 35 Amazon Leo Low Earth Communications  
Third of 18 Ariane 6 launches for Amazon's Amazon Leo.

June

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
16 June
00:40:00[3] 		Russia Soyuz-2.1a Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress MS-35 / 96P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
June (TBD)[13] United States Pegasus XL United States Stargazer United States Northrop Grumman
United States Swift Rescue Mission Katalyst Space Technologies Low Earth TBA  
Swift Rescue Mission will rescue NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory by raising it to a higher altitude.
June (TBD)
[14] 		United States Falcon Heavy/Vulcan Centaur United States Cape Canaveral or Kennedy United States SpaceX/ULA
United States Tetra-5 USSF Geosynchronous Technology demonstration  
United States TBA Orbit Fab Geosynchronous TBA  
United States ASP-R USSF/Astroscale Geosynchronous TBA  
June (TBD)[15] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 Transporter-17 United States Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg United States SpaceX
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA  
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-17.

To be determined Q2 / H1

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
Q2 (TBD)[17] France Ariane 62 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
MetOp-SG B1[18] EUMETSAT Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology  
Second of six MetOp-SG launches.[16]
Q2 (TBD)[20] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Elytra Dark Firefly Low Earth to TLI Space Tug  
United States Blue Ghost M2 NASA / Firefly TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander  
United Arab Emirates Rashid-2 MBRSC TLI to lunar surface Lunar Rover  
United Kingdom Lunar Pathfinder[21] SSTL / ESA Selenocentric (ELFO) Communications  
Second Blue Ghost mission. Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering two payloads to the far side of the Moon.[19]
Q2 (TBD)[22][23] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral or Kennedy United States SpaceX
United States CHORUS C MDA Low Earth Earth observation  
United States CHORUS X MDA Low Earth Earth observation  
Q2 (TBD)[24][25] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States VICTUS SURGO (Helios 1) Impulse Space Low Earth to Geosynchronous Space domain awareness  
Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) Mission.
H1 (TBD)
[28] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
United States Tracking Layer Tranche 1 × 7 SDA Low Earth Missile tracking  
First of five launches for the Space Development Agency's Tracking Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A Mission).[26][27]
H1 2026 (TBD)[29] France Ariane 64 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
United States Intelsat 45 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications  
Mid 2026 (TBD)[30][31] TBA France Kourou France Arianespace
⚀ CubeSpec ESA Low Earth Hyperspectral astronomy  
Q2 (TBD)[32][33] United States Vulcan Centaur United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States ULA
United States Tracking Layer Tranche 1 × 7 SDA Low Earth Missile tracking  
Second of five launches for the Space Development Agency's Tracking Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Tracking Layer B Mission).
Q2 (TBD)[32][33] United States Vulcan Centaur United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States ULA
United States Tracking Layer Tranche 1 × 7 SDA Low Earth Missile tracking  
Fourth of five launches for the Space Development Agency's Tracking Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D Mission).
Q2 (TBD)[34] United States Vulcan Centaur United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States TBA NRO TBA TBA  
NROL-64 Mission. First NRO launch on Vulcan.
Q2 (TBD)[35] United States Vulcan Centaur United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States ULA
United States TBA NRO TBA TBA  
NROL-83 Mission. First Vulcan Centaur launch from Vandenberg.
Q2 (TBD)[36][37] United States Vulcan Centaur VC4S United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States TBA U.S. Space Force TBA Reconnaissance  
USSF-112 Mission.
Q2 (TBD)[38][37] United States Vulcan Centaur United States Vandenberg SLC-3E United States ULA
United States TBA U.S. Space Force TBA Reconnaissance  
USSF-114 Mission.
Q2 (TBD)[39] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral or Kennedy United States SpaceX
United States Globalstar M104–120[40] Globalstar Low Earth Communications  
Launch of 17 satellites for Globalstar's third-generation constellation.
Q2 (TBD)[41][42] United States Electron New Zealand Mahia LC-1 United States Rocket Lab
United States VICTUS HAZE Space Systems Command Low Earth Space domain awareness  
Tactically Responsive Space-4 (TacRS-4) Mission.
Q2 (TBD) United States Alpha[43] United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States Firefly Aerospace
United States Jackal AOV[43] Space Systems Command/True Anomaly Low Earth Space domain awareness  
Tactically Responsive Space-4 (TacRS-4) Mission.
Q2 (TBD)[44] United States Antares 330 United States MARS LP-0A United States Northrop Grumman
United States Cygnus NG-22 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
First flight of the Antares 330 variant.
Q2 (TBD)[47] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral or Kennedy United States SpaceX
United States MRV Northrop Grumman / DARPA Geosynchronous Satellite servicing  
United States MEP × 3 Northrop Grumman Geosynchronous Satellite servicing  
The Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) will carry DARPA's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Spacecraft (RSGS) Robotic Payload.[45] It will install three propulsion jet packs, referred to as Mission Extension Pods (MEP), on satellites that are nearing the end of their operational lifespans. Two of the three MEPs will be installed on Optus D3 and an Intelsat satellite.[46]
Q2 (TBD)
[48][49] 		United States Starship Flight 13 United States Starbase OLP-B United States SpaceX
United States Starlink × ? SpaceX Low Earth Communications  
Thirteenth Starship flight test. Flight 13 is expected to be the first orbital flight of Starship, as well as the first to target a tower catch of the upper stage.
H1 (TBD)
[50] 		United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States Cygnus NG-24 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
Last of four Cygnus spacecraft to be launched via Falcon 9.
TBD[51] Japan H3-30S F6 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan JAXA
Japan VEP-5 JAXA Low Earth to Suborbital Launch vehicle evaluation  
Japan PETREL Tokyo Institute of Technology Low Earth Earth observation Astronomy  
Japan STARS-X Shizuoka University Low Earth Technology demonstration  
⚀ Japan VERTECS Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Astronomy  
⚀ Japan HORN L, R BULL Low Earth Technology demonstration  
⚀ France BRO-19 UnseenLabs Low Earth SIGINT  
Maiden flight of H3-30S Variant. PETREL and STARS-X are part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3 mission.
TBD[52] Japan H3-22S F9 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan QZS-7 (Michibiki-7) CAO GTO to Geosynchronous Navigation  
QZS-7 carries a USSF SĀCHI Space Situational Awareness payload. Quasi-geostationary (slight incline and eccentricity) orbit.
H1 (TBD)
[53] 		India GSLV Mk II India Satish Dhawan SLP India ISRO
India NVS-03 (IRNSS-1L) ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation  
Next generation NaVic satellite.
For flights after 30 June, see List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
14 April - 3 May[54] Brazil VSB-30 S1X-5/M17 Sweden Esrange Sweden SSC Space
Sweden MASER-17 SSC Space Suborbital Microgravity research  
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 5.
H1 2026 (TBD)[55] Poland Perun Portugal Santa Maria Portugal Space ESA
? Suborbital  
Spring 2026[56] United States Terrier-Improved Malemute Norway Andøya United States NASA
Norway ICI-5b University of Oslo Suborbital Plasma turbulence  
Investigation of CUSP Irregularities-5b.
TBD Brazil VSB-30 Sweden Esrange Germany MORABA
Germany TEXUS-62 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity research  
TBD Brazil VSB-30 S1X-6/M18 Sweden Esrange Sweden SSC Space
Sweden MASER-18 SSC Space Suborbital Microgravity research  
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 6.
TBD Germany Red Kite/Impr. Malemute Sweden Esrange Germany MORABA
Germany MAPHEUS-17 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research  
TBD Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands Missile Range NASA
United States LXT University of Miami Suborbital Astrophysics  

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