List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026

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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

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

April

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8 April [1] Italy Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
China SMILE CAS / ESA Highly elliptical Earth observation  

May

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May (TBD)[2] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Haven-1 Vast Low Earth Space habitat  
Single-module commercial space station.
May (TBD)[3][4] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Ax-5 SpaceX / Axiom Space / ESA Low Earth (ISS) Private spaceflight  
Axiom Mission 5, launching on Crew Dragon. 14-day commercial flight of four astronauts to the International Space Station. Possibly all crew from UK to launch to ISS.

June

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June (TBD)[2] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Vast-1 Vast Low Earth (Haven-1) Private spaceflight  
First crewed mission to Vast's Haven-1 commercial space station.
June (TBD)[5] 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)
[6] 		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)[7] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 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

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Q2 (TBD)[9][10] India LVM3 India Satish Dhawan India ISRO
India GSAT-32 (GSAT-N3) ISRO Geosynchronous Communications  
GSAT-32 is also Known as GSAT-N3. Planned replacement for GSAT-6A.[8]
Q2 (TBD)[12] France Ariane 62 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
MetOp-SG B1[13] EUMETSAT Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology  
Second of six MetOp-SG launches.[11]
Q2 (TBD)[15] 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[16] 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.[14]
Q2 (TBD)[17][18] 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)[19][20] 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)
[23] 		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).[21][22]
H1 2026 (TBD)[24] France Ariane 64 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
United States Intelsat 45 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications  
Mid 2026 (TBD)[25] United States Starship United States TBA United States SpaceX
United States Starship HLS SpaceX TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander  
United States FLEX Astrolab TLI to lunar surface Lunar rover
Technology demonstration		  
Uncrewed Starship HLS rideshare mission to the lunar south pole. Astrolab's Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover will compete in NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle competition.
Mid 2026 (TBD)[26][27] TBA France Kourou France Arianespace
⚀ CubeSpec ESA Low Earth Hyperspectral astronomy  
Q2 (TBD)[28][29] 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)[28][29] 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)[30] 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)[31] 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)[32][33] 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)[34] United States Vulcan Centaur VC2S United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States GPS III-10 Hedy Lamarr U.S. Space Force Medium Earth Navigation  
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.
Q2 (TBD)[35][33] 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)[36] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral or Kennedy United States SpaceX
United States Globalstar M104–120[37] Globalstar Low Earth Communications  
Launch of 17 satellites for Globalstar's third-generation constellation.
Q2 (TBD)[38][39] 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[40] United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States Firefly Aerospace
United States Jackal AOV[40] Space Systems Command/True Anomaly Low Earth Space domain awareness  
Tactically Responsive Space-4 (TacRS-4) Mission.
Q2 (TBD)[41] 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)[42] United States Vulcan Centaur VC6L KV-03 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States ULA
United States KuiperSat × 45 Kuiper Systems Low Earth Communications  
Second of 38 Vulcan Centaur launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper. Mission Designated "Vulcan Kuiper Mission #2 (KV-02)"
H1 (TBD)
[43] 		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.
For flights after 30 June, see List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026

Suborbital flights

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Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
April (TBD)[44] Brazil VSB-30 Sweden Esrange Germany MORABA
Germany TEXUS-62 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity research  
May (TBD)[44] Brazil VSB-30 S1X-6/M18 Sweden Esrange Sweden SSC
Sweden MASER-18 SSC Suborbital Microgravity research  
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 6.
May (TBD)[44] Germany Red Kite/Impr. Malemute Sweden Esrange Germany MORABA
Germany MAPHEUS-17 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research  
1 June[45] Canada Black Brant IX United States White Sands Missile Range NASA
United States LXT University of Miami Suborbital Astrophysics  
1 June[45] Canada Black Brant IX United States Wallops Flight Facility NASA
United States Dynamo-3 Goddard Space Flight Center Suborbital Geospace science  
First of two launches
1 June[45] Canada Black Brant IX United States Wallops Flight Facility NASA
United States Dynamo-3 Goddard Space Flight Center Suborbital Geospace science  
Second of two launches
H1 2026 (TBD)[46] Argentina Tronador II-70 Argentina Manuel Belgrano Space Center Argentina CONAE
Argentina CONAE Low Earth Flight test  
Maiden flight of Tronador II-70. Expected apogee: 150 km (93 mi).
H1 2026 (TBD)[47] Poland Perun Portugal Santa Maria Portugal Space ESA
? Suborbital  

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