List of spaceflight launches in January–March 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 April–June 2026, List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026, and List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2026.
Orbital launches
January
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 3 January 02:09:16[1][2] |
F9-583 | ||||||
| ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Third COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite. | |||||||
| 4 January 06:48:10[3] |
Starlink Group 6-88 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 9 January 21:41:00[4] |
Starlink Group 6-96 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 January 13:44:50[5] |
Twilight | ||||||
| NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Space telescope | In orbit | Operational | |||
| HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kepler Communications | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ |
Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Space telescope | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Space telescope | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ |
Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | ||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | ||
| Mission Designated:"Twilight". | |||||||
| 12 January 04:48:30[7][8] |
C62 | ||||||
| DRDO | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | |||
| Orbital Paradigm | Low Earth (SSO) | Re-entry Capsule | 12 January | Mostly Successful | |||
| GISTDA/SSTL | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 12 January | Launch Failure | |||
| TakeMe2Space/EON Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | |||
| ⚀ |
OrbitAID | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
Dhruva Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
CV Raman Global University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
Dayanand Sagar University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
Assam Don Bosco University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
NAST/APN | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| ⚀ |
Federal University of Maranhão | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 12 January | Launch Failure | ||
| Return to flight of PSLV after a launch failure on 18 May 2025. Rocket failed during third stage flight. Orbital Paradigm's KID reentry capsule managed to separate and perform it's mission, all other spacecraft were lost.Rocket Presumed to have crashed around 75°E, 18°S over the Southern Indian Ocean.[6] | |||||||
| 12 January 21:08:20[10] |
Starlink Group 6-97 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 13 January 14:16:00[11] |
6A-Y27 | ||||||
| TBA | Low Earth (Retrograde) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 13 January 15:25:00[12] |
8A-Y7/SatNet LEO Group 18 | ||||||
| CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 14 January 18:08:20[13] |
Starlink Group 6-98 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 January 04:01:00[14] |
2C-Y? | ||||||
| Algerian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 January 20:10:00[15] |
Y7 | ||||||
| Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 January 16:55:00[16] |
3B-Y? | ||||||
| TBD | Geosynchronous | TBD | 16 January | Launch Failure | |||
| 17 January 04:05[17] |
Y1 | ||||||
| TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | 17 January | Launch failure | |||
| Maiden flight of Ceres-2. | |||||||
| 17 January 04:18:00[18] |
F9-589 | ||||||
| NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-105 (NRO Proliferated Architecture Mission). Twelfth batch of SpaceX/Northrop built 2 Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. | |||||||
| 18 January 23:31:40[19] |
Starlink Group 6-100 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 January 07:48:00[20] |
Y5 | ||||||
| CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 22 January 05:47:29[21] |
Starlink Group 17-30 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 22 January 10:52:00[22] |
"The Cosmos Will See You Now" | ||||||
| Open Cosmos | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 January 17:30:39[23] |
Starlink Group 17-20 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 28 January 04:53:16[24][25] |
F9-593 | ||||||
| U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Named after NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka. It was originally scheduled to launch on a ULA's Vulcan rocket, was reassigned to Falcon 9. As a result, GPS IIIF-3, originally planned to launch on a Falcon Heavy will now launch on Vulcan. | |||||||
| 29 January 15:17:00[26] |
Starlink Group 17-19 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 January 00:55:39[27] |
"Bridging The Swarm" | ||||||
| KASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 January 07:22:00[28] |
Starlink Group 6-101 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 31 January 04:01:00[29] |
2C-Y? | ||||||
| Algerian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
February
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 2 February 15:47:11[31] |
Starlink Group 17-32 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| The upper stage engine on this launch failed to ignite for a planned re-entry burn after payload deployment.[30] | |||||||
| 5 February 18:59:00[32] |
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| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 February 03:55:00[33] |
2F-T6 | ||||||
| CASC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Fourth flight of the reusable experimental spacecraft. | |||||||
| 7 February 20:58:09[34] |
Starlink Group 17-33 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 11 February 17:11:29[35] |
Starlink Group 17-34 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 12 February 06:30:00[36] |
Y? | ||||||
| SUPARCO | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TBA | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 12 February 08:52:15[37][38][39] |
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| Roscosmos | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Last launch of Proton-M in Proton-M/DM-03 Configuration. Future launches using DM-03 upper stage will fly on Angara A5 as Persei/Orion Upper stage from Plesetsk and Vostochny and is the last time the upper stage will fly from Baikonur. Elektro-L №5 carried an Iranian payload to orbit. | |||||||
| 12 February 09:22:00[41][42] |
V-004 | ||||||
| USSF | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USSF | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USSF | Geosynchronous | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| USSF-87 Mission. Approximately 1 minute and 7 seconds into the launch, the nozzle on one of solid rocket boosters (SRB) fell off resulting in a shower of debris in the exhaust plume. Although the SRB continued to function for its full 90-second burn, the anomaly led to reduced, asymmetrical thrust. This caused the rocket to roll before the guidance system and main engines successfully corrected and extended their burn to compensate. Despite the anomaly, the rocket achieved a perfect orbital insertion. | |||||||
| 12 February 16:45:00[44] |
VA267/LE-01 | ||||||
| Amazon Leo | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Maiden flight of Ariane 6 in A64 Configuration and First of 18 Ariane 6 launches for Amazon Leo. | |||||||
| 13 February 10:15:00[45] |
F9-599 | ||||||
| NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 74 / 75 | In orbit | Docked to ISS | |||
| Twelfth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. First landing on LZ-40, a new booster landing zone located at SLC-40. | |||||||
| 15 February 01:59:59[46] |
Starlink Group 17-13 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 February 07:59:40[47] |
Starlink Group 6-103 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
| 18 February 22:00:00[48] |
Starlink Group 10-36 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| Booster will land within The Bahamas, first operational launch to do so after the trajectory was tested during launch of Starlink Group 10-12 in February 2025. | |||||||
| 19 February 08:00:00[49] |
Starlink Group 17-25 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| 21 February 00:20:00[50] |
FLTA007 | ||||||
| TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
| 22 February 02:04:00[51] |
Starlink Group 6-104 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| 22 February 20:00:00[52] |
Starlink Group 17-26 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| 24 February 20:56:00[53] |
Starlink Group 6-110 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| 25 February 02:00:00[54][55] |
F3 | ||||||
| Terra Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
| ⚀ |
Space Cubics | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | ||||
| ⚀ |
Hiroo Gakuen | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration / Educational | ||||
| ⚀ |
ArkEdge Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | ||||
| February (TBD) [56] |
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| SDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Military communications | |||||
| Third of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 (T1TL-A). | |||||||
| February (TBD) [57] |
7A-Y? | ||||||
| TBD | Geosynchronous | TBD | |||||
| February (TBD)[58] | |||||||
| ▫ |
Catalyx Space | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | ||||
| Maiden flight of Vikram 1. | |||||||
March
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 3 March 22:30:00 [60] |
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| NASA | Lunar free-return | Crewed lunar flyby | |||||
| ⚀ |
DLR | Heliocentric | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
KARI | Heliocentric | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
SSA | Heliocentric | Space Weather | ||||
| ⚀ |
CONAE | TBA | TBA | ||||
| First crewed test flight of SLS and Orion. First time humans will go beyond Low Earth Orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. | |||||||
| 6 March 09:45:00[61] |
F17 | ||||||
| ISRO | Geosynchronous | Earth observation | |||||
| 19 March[62] | Onward and Upward | ||||||
| ⚀ |
TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
NTNU | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
TU Wien Space Team | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
University of Maribor | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| Second flight of the Isar Aerospace Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry five cubesats, and the Dcubed's "Let It Go" payload, as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s "Boost!" program. | |||||||
| 22 March 11:59:00[63] |
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| Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
| The first launch after the incident with the collapse of the maintenance cabin at the Baikonur Site 31/6. | |||||||
| 29 March [64][65] | Transporter-16 | ||||||
| Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Tug | |||||
| Argo Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Tug | |||||
| Galaxeye | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| PhilSA / UP Diliman / DOST-ASTI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| K2 Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Tug | |||||
| Lumir1 | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| Carbon Mapper / Planet Labs / JPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
| ⚀ |
Care Weather | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
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NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth | Magnetospheric research | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
Kuva Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
HANCOM | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| ⚀ |
TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-16. | |||||||
| March (TBD)[69] | |||||||
| Eta Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Propellant depot Technology demonstration |
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| March (TBD) [70][71][72] |
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| Roscosmos | Low Earth | Dummy payload | |||||
| First launch of Irtysh, also known as Soyuz-5. A dummy payload matching a future satellite in weight and size will be launched. | |||||||
| March (TBD)[73] | |||||||
| U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
| First GPS mission on Vulcan Centaur. Named after American actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. Originally planned to launch on a Falcon 9, GPS III-10 was shifted to Vulcan when GPS III-07, intended to launch on Vulcan, was moved to the Falcon 9 in mid-2024 following Vulcan readiness concerns. | |||||||
| March (TBD)[74] | NG-3 | ||||||
| AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
| BlueBird Block 2 Flight Mission 2. Third National Security Space Launch demonstration flight for New Glenn. It will be first AST SpaceMobile mission on New Glenn. | |||||||
To be determined Q1
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD) [75] |
LE-02 | |||||||
| Amazon Leo | Low Earth | Communications | ||||||
| Second of 18 Ariane 6 launches for Amazon's Amazon Leo. Second Ariane 64 launch of Ariane 6 of all time. | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD) [77] |
"Daughter Of The Stars" | |||||||
| ⚀ |
ESA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| ⚀ |
ESA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
| First Electron launch for European Space Agency (ESA) to deploy the first pair of satellites for a future navigation constellation, Celeste (LEO-PNT) (Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation, and Timing). Rocket Lab will launch two "Pathfinder A" spacecraft, provided by European satellite prime contractors Thales Alenia Space and GMV, to a 510km low Earth orbit.[76] | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD)[78] | "Kakushin Rising" | |||||||
| ⚀ |
Nagoya University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ |
National Institute of Technology, Yonago College | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
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Future Science Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ |
Aoyama Gakuin University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
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Waseda University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ |
Di-Nikko Engineering Co., Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
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Tokyo Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| ⚀ |
Nihon University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
| Part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-4 mission. | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD)[79][80] | ||||||||
| Synspective | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||||
| Eighth of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD)[81] | ||||||||
| SDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Military communications | ||||||
| Fourth of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Transport Layer D Mission). | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD)[82] | ||||||||
| SDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Military communications | ||||||
| Fifth of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Transport Layer E Mission). | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD)[83] | ||||||||
| SDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Military communications | ||||||
| Sixth of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Transport Layer F Mission). | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD) [84] |
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| CAS | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||||
| Maiden launch of Kinetica 2. First launch of the Qingzhou spacecraft. | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD) [85] |
12B-Y1 | |||||||
| TBA | Low Earth | TBA | ||||||
| Maiden flight of Long March 12B. | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD)[87][88] | M7 | |||||||
| ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||||
| GSAT-32 is also Known as GSAT-N3. Planned replacement for GSAT-6A.[86] | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD)[90] | ||||||||
| Rocket Lab | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||||
| Maiden flight of Neutron, lifting off from Launch Complex 3 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.[89] | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD) [93] |
Y1 | |||||||
| Space Pioneer | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | ||||||
| Maiden flight of the Tianlong-3 launch vehicle.[91][92] | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD) [94] |
LV-01/Cert-3 | |||||||
| Amazon Leo | Low Earth | Communications | ||||||
| Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur VC6L Configuration. First launch of the LEO optimized Centaur V upper stage. The launch will also serve as a certification flight for this new configuration for the USSF. First of 38 Vulcan Centaur launches for Amazon's Amazon Leo. | ||||||||
| Q1 (TBD) [95] |
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| TBA | Low Earth | TBA | ||||||
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For flights after 31 March, see List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026
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Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 8 January 21:30[96] |
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| Suborbital | Missile | 8 January | Successful | ||||
| 8 January [97] |
Unknown | ||||||
| Suborbital | Test Flight | 8 January | Successful | ||||
| 12 January 08:00[98] |
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| Suborbital | Research | 12 January | Successful | ||||
| Apogee 120 km (75 mi). | |||||||
| 22 January 14:30[99] |
NS-38 | ||||||
| Blue Origin | Suborbital | Space Tourism | 22 January | Successful | |||
| Last flight of the New Shepard before Blue Origin suspended all New Shepard flights to focus on lunar exploration and moved all employees on the New Shepard program to the lunar exploration department at Blue Origin. The suspension will last no less than two years. Apogee 107 km (66 mi). | |||||||
| 30 January 13:20[100] |
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| Virginia Tech | Suborbital | Geospace science | 30 January | Successful | |||
| 3 February 10:14:45[101][102] |
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| Hypersonica | Suborbital | Hypersonic Test | 3 February | Successful | |||
| First flight of SCOOTER HS-1, a single-stage launch vehicle. It accelerated to speeds exceeding Mach 6, with a range of over 300 km (190 mi). | |||||||
| 9 February 12:30[103] |
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| Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral science | 9 February | Successful | |||
| Black and Diffuse Aurora Science Surveyor (BaDASS). | |||||||
| 10 February 10:30[105] |
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| Dartmouth College | Suborbital | Auroral science | 10 February | Successful | |||
| First of two launches.[104] | |||||||
| 10 February 10:30[106] |
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| Dartmouth College | Suborbital | Auroral science | 10 February | Successful | |||
| Second of two launches.[104] Launched ~30s after the first launch. | |||||||
| 11 February 03:00[107] |
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| CASC | Suborbital | Test flight | 11 February | Successful | |||
| In-flight Abort Test completed successfully: the Mengzhou spacecraft separated, escaped from the launch vehicle and got retrieved. First stage reached an apogee of 105 kilometres (65 mi), performed a controlled reentry and splashdown. | |||||||
| ↓ Upcoming launches ↓ | |||||||
| February (TBD)[108] | |||||||
| KTH | Suborbital | Thermospheric research | |||||
| February (TBD)[111] | That’s Not A Knife | ||||||
| Hypersonix / DIU | Suborbital | Hypersonic Test | |||||
| 2 - 13 March [112] | |||||||
| DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | |||||
| 2 - 13 March [113] | |||||||
| DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | |||||
| March (TBD) [114] |
Flight 12 | ||||||
| SpaceX | Suborbital | Vehicle evaluation | |||||
| Twelfth Starship flight test. Flight 12 will feature the first use of Block 3 vehicles, as well as being the first launch from Starbase's second launch pad. It will repeat the same flight profile as the previous flights, with the ship falling slightly short of reaching orbit. | |||||||
| March (TBD)[115] | V02 | ||||||
| ESA | Suborbital | Hypersonic Test | |||||
| TBD | |||||||
| CNES | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | |||||
| TBD | |||||||
| Penn State University | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | |||||
| Off-Plane Grating Rocket Experiment (OGRE). | |||||||
| TBD | |||||||
| United States Naval Research Laboratory | Suborbital | Solar observation | |||||
| TBD | |||||||
| Wallops Flight Facility | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | |||||
| TBD[116][117] | |||||||
| Department of Aerospace Science and Technology | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | |||||
| TBD[118] | |||||||
| OPUS Aerospace | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | |||||
| TBD[119] | |||||||
| SUAS Aerospace | Suborbital | ||||||
| Pathfinder is Ireland's first commercial rocket launch. | |||||||
| TBD[120][121] | |||||||
| Perigee Aerospace | Low Earth | Flight Test | |||||
| Suborbital test flight of the Blue Whale 1 orbital launch vehicle. | |||||||
| TBD[122][123] | |||||||
| TBA | Equatorial Space | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
| Maiden flight of Dorado. | |||||||
| TBD[124][125] | |||||||
| T-Minus Engineering | Suborbital | Test flight | |||||
| First launch from the North Sea spaceport. Part of the EOS Demo #1 launch campaign. | |||||||
| TBD[126][127] | Duqm-2 | ||||||
| ⚀ |
JUPITER | Suborbital | Earth observation / Education | ||||
| ⚀ |
SIGHT Space | Suborbital | Record data during flight | ||||
| TBD[130] | NASA | ||||||
| University of Colorado | Suborbital | Astronomy | |||||
| TBD[131] | |||||||
| DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | |||||
| TBD[132] | |||||||
| TBA | Suborbital | Flight test | |||||
| Maiden flight of Tronador II-70. Expected apogee: 150 km (93 mi). | |||||||
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