List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2026

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

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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

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

January

Upcoming launches
4 January
05:00:00 [1]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-88 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Starlink × 29 SpaceX Low Earth Communications  
5 January
[2]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-4E Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Pandora NASA Low Earth (SSO) Visible Astronomy  
Flag of the United States.svg HyMS Spire Global Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg Kepler Tranche 1 × 10 Kepler Communications Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg MINAS × 8 (Lemur-2) Spire Global Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Mission Designated:"Twilight".
8 January
06:55:00 [3]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-96 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Starlink × 29 SpaceX Low Earth Communications  
10 January
04:15:00 [4] [5] [6]
Flag of India.svg PSLV-DL C62 Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan FLP Flag of India.svg NSIL
Flag of India.svg EOS-N1 (ANVESHA) DRDO Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of Spain.svg KID Orbital Paradigm Low Earth (SSO) Re-entry Capsule  
Flag of India.svg MIRA EON Space Labs Low Earth (SSO) Visible Astronomy  
Return to flight of PSLV after a launch failure on 18 May 2025.
10 January
[7]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 6-97 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Starlink × 29 SpaceX Low Earth Communications  
17 January
[8]
Flag of Germany.svg Spectrum Flag of Norway.svg Andøya Flag of Germany.svg Isar Aerospace
Flag of Europe.svg TBATBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Second flight of the Isar Aerospace Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry several cubesats as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s "Boost!" program.
January (TBD) [9] Flag of the United States.svg Vulcan Centaur VC4S [10] V-005 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg GSSAP-7 (Hornet-7) [11] USSF Geosynchronous Space surveillance  
Flag of the United States.svg GSSAP-8 (Hornet-8) [11] USSF Geosynchronous Space surveillance  
Flag of the United States.svg TBA USSF Geosynchronous TBA 
USSF-87 Mission. It will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness satellites, GSSAP-7 and 8, directly to a geosynchronous orbit.
January (TBD)
[12]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Starlink Group 10-36 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Starlink × 28 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.
January (TBD) [13] Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg BlueBird 7 AST SpaceMobile Low Earth Communications  
BlueBird Block 2 Mission 2.
January (TBD) [14] [15] Flag of India.svg HLVM 3 G1 Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan SLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg Gaganyaan-1 ISRO Low Earth Flight test  
Maiden Flight of HLVM 3, Human rated Version of LVM3. First Gaganyaan flight test. First orbital flight of the Gaganyaan spacecraft and First flight of the LVM3 with an escape tower.
January (TBD)
[16]
Flag of the United States.svg Electron "Bridging The Swarm" Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1A Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of South Korea.svg Neonsat-1A KASA Low Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
January (TBD) [17] [18] Flag of the United States.svg New Glenn NG-3 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral LC-36 Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin
Flag of the United States.svg Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 1 Blue Origin TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander
Technology demonstration
 
Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 1 (MK1-SN001), expected to launch between January and December 2026.
January (TBD)
[19] [20]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-4E Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of Italy.svg CSG-3 ASI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Third COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite.
January (TBD)
[21]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jielong 3 Y? Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Special Launch Platform, Yellow Sea Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Rocket
Flag of Pakistan.svg TBASUPARCO Low Earth TBA 

February

1 February
07:30:00 [22]
Flag of Japan.svg H3-22SF9 Flag of Japan.svg Tanegashima LA-Y2 Flag of Japan.svg MHI
Flag of Japan.svg 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.
5 February
01:09:00 [23]
Flag of the United States.svg SLS Block 1 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39B Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg Artemis II ( Integrity ) NASA Lunar free-return Crewed lunar flyby  
Flag of Germany.svg TACHELES DLR Heliocentric TBA 
Flag of South Korea.svg K-Rad Cube KARI Heliocentric TBA 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg TBA SSA Heliocentric Space Weather  
Flag of Argentina.svg ATENEA CONAE TBATBA 
First crewed test flight of SLS and Orion.
15 February
[24]
Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX Crew-12 NASA Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 74 / 75  
Twelfth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS.
12 February
[25] [26] [27]
Flag of Russia.svg Proton-M / DM-03 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 81/24 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Elektro-L №5 [28] Roscosmos Geosynchronous Meteorology  
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.
25 February
02:00:00 [29] [30]
Flag of Japan.svg KAIROS F3 Flag of Japan.svg Spaceport Kii Flag of Japan.svg Space One
Flag of Japan.svg TATARA-1RTerra Space Low Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
Flag of Japan.svg SC-Sat1aSpace Cubics Low Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration 
Flag of Japan.svg HErO Hiroo Gakuen  [ ja ] Low Earth (SSO)Technology demonstration / Educational 
Flag of Japan.svg AETS-1 ArkEdge Space Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the Republic of China.svg NutSat-3 TASA Low Earth (SSO)Amateur radio 
February (TBD) [31] Flag of the United States.svg Minotaur IV Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg Flag of the United States.svg Northrop Grumman
Flag of the United States.svg STPSat-7 United States Space Force Low Earth TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg RawhideTBALow EarthTBA 
Flag of the United States.svg MAMBOTBALow EarthTBA 
Flag of the United States.svg AggieSat-6Texas A&M University Low Earth TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg AurisTBALow EarthTBA 
Flag of the United States.svg ASTRA-HyRAXAuburn University Low Earth TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg UNSA 16TBALow EarthTBA 
Flag of the United States.svg MISR-C1 SOCOM Low Earth Technology demonstration  
Flag of the United States.svg MOCI University of Georgia,Athens Low Earth Technology demonstration  
Flag of the United States.svg INCA-2 NMSU Low Earth Ionospheric Research  
STP-S29A mission.
February (TBD) [32] Flag of India.svg Vikram 1 Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan FLP Flag of India.svg Skyroot Aerospace
Flag of India.svg CX-6 [33] Catalyx Space Low Earth Technology demonstration  
Maiden flight of Vikram 1.
February (TBD) [34] Flag of the United States.svg Firefly Alpha Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-2W Flag of the United States.svg Firefly
Flag of the United States.svg QuickSounder NOAA Low Earth Meteorology  
First satellite in NOAA's Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) Program.

March

22 March
22:59:00 [35]
Flag of Russia.svg Soyuz-2.1a Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 31/6 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg Progress MS-33 / 94P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
March (TBD) [36] Flag of the United States.svg Electron Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1A Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of the United States.svg LOXSAT1Eta SpaceLow Earth (SSO) Propellant depot
Technology demonstration
 
March (TBD) [37] [38] Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Transporter-16 Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-4E Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Vigoride 7 [39] Momentus Space Low Earth (SSO)Space Tug 
Flag of the United States.svg NavigatorArgo SpaceLow Earth (SSO)Space Tug 
Flag of India.svg DRISHTI Galaxeye Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the Philippines.svg MULA PhilSA / UP Diliman / DOST-ASTI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Flag of the United States.svg GravitasK2 SpaceLow Earth (SSO)Space Tug 
Flag of South Korea.svg LumirX-1Lumir1Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg Tanager-2 [40] [41] Carbon Mapper / Planet Labs / JPL Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Flag of the United States.svg Verry-1ACare WeatherLow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg ACEMSNASALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg AEPEX University of Colorado Boulder Low Earth Magnetospheric research 
Flag of the United States.svg GRITSSNASALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg ExoTerraNASALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg Decimal-Sat 1TBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of Finland.svg Hyperfield-2Kuva SpaceLow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of South Korea.svg Sejong-3HANCOMLow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg COSMOTBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg ICARUS 2.0TBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg SAL-ETBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg PERL-1A,1BTBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg MARS-1A,1BTBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of Germany.svg ERMINAZ 2U, 2V, 2XTBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg PhobosTBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-16.
March (TBD)
[42] [43] [ citation needed ]
Flag of Russia.svg Irtysh / DM-SLB Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baikonur Site 45/1 Flag of Russia.svg Roscosmos
Flag of Russia.svg TBA 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) [44] [45]
[ citation needed ]
Flag of the United States.svg Vulcan Centaur Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg NG-OPIR-GEO 1 (NGG-1) U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Early warning  
USSF-57 mission. [46] First satellite of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent InfraRed (NG-OPIR) constellation, follow-up of SBIRS.

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) [47] [48] Flag of India.svg PSLV-XL N1 Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg EOS-10 (Oceansat-3A) [49] ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Oceanography  
Flag of India.svg Flag of Mauritius.svg IMJS ISRO/Mauritius Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Flag of India.svg LEAP-2 Dhruva Space Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Q1 (TBD)
[50]
Flag of India.svg GSLV Mk II F17 Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan SLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg NVS-03 (IRNSS-1L) ISRO Geosynchronous Navigation  
Next generation NaVic satellite.
Q1 (TBD) [51] Flag of the United States.svg Electron "Kakushin Rising" Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1 Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of Japan.svg MAGNARO-II Nagoya University Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of Japan.svg KOSEN-2R National Institute of Technology, Yonago College Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of Japan.svg FSI-SATFuture Science InstituteLow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of Japan.svg ARICA-2 Aoyama Gakuin University Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of Japan.svg WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II Waseda University Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of Japan.svg Mono-NikkoDi-Nikko Engineering Co., Ltd.Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of Japan.svg OrigamiSat-2 Tokyo Institute of Technology Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Flag of Japan.svg Prelude Nihon University Low Earth (SSO)TBA 
Part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-4 mission.
Q1 (TBD) [52] Flag of India.svg PSLV-XL Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan FLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg TDS-01 ISRO Geosynchronous Technology demonstration  
Q1 (TBD) [53] Flag of India.svg GSLV Mk II F18 Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan SLP Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg EOS-05 (GISAT-1A) ISRO Geosynchronous Earth observation  
Q1 (TBD) [54] Flag of the United States.svg Neutron Flag of the United States.svg MARS LC-3 Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab Low Earth Flight test  
Maiden flight of Neutron, lifting off from Launch Complex 3 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. [55]
Q1 (TBD) [56] Flag of Italy.svg Vega-C Flag of France.svg Kourou ELV Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of South Korea.svg KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang 6) [57] KARI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
The launch of this mission was originally planned with Roscosmos' Angara 1.2 rocket, but the South Korean Ministry of Science cancelled this contract due to sanctions against Russia and signed a launch contract with Arianespace.
Q1 (TBD) [58] Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral or Kennedy Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg MRV Northrop Grumman / DARPA Geosynchronous Satellite servicing  
Flag of the United States.svg MEP × 3 Northrop Grumman Geosynchronous Satellite servicing  
The Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) will carry DARPA's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Spacecraft (RSGS) Robotic Payload. [59] 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. [60]
Q1 (TBD) [61] [45] Flag of the United States.svg Vulcan Centaur VC2SV-004 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg GPS III-09 Onizuka U.S. Space Force Medium Earth Navigation  
First GPS mission on Vulcan Centaur. Named after NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka.
Q1 (TBD) [62] [63] Flag of the United States.svg Vulcan Centaur V-006 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg WGS-11+ (PTS-P1) [64] USSF/Northrop Grumman Geosynchronous Communications/Technology demonstration  
First WGS launch on Vulcan. On-orbit demonstration mission for the U.S. Space Force's Protected Tactical Satcom (PTS) program.
Q1 (TBD)
[62]
Flag of the United States.svg Vulcan Centaur V-007 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg LDPE-4 (ROOSTER-4) United States Space Force Geosynchronous Technology demonstration  
Flag of the United States.svg TBA USSF TBATBA 
USSF-43 Mission.
Q1 (TBD)
[65] [ citation needed ]
Flag of the United States.svg Vulcan Centaur VC6L V-008/Cert-3/LV-01/Leo-4 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg KuiperSat × 45 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. Mission Designated "Vulcan Leo Mission #1 (LV-01)"
Q1 (TBD) [66] Flag of the United States.svg Vulcan Centaur VC6LLV-02 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral SLC-41 Flag of the United States.svg ULA
Flag of the United States.svg KuiperSat × 45 Amazon Leo Low Earth Communications  
Second of 38 Vulcan Centaur launches for Amazon's Amazon Leo. Mission Designated "Vulcan Leo Mission #2 (LV-02)"
Q1 (TBD)
[67]
Flag of France.svg Ariane 64 VA267 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-4 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of the United States.svg KuiperSat × 35 Amazon Leo Low Earth Communications  
Maiden flight of Ariane 6 in A64 Configuration and First of 18 Ariane 6 launches for Amazon's Amazon Leo.
Q1 (TBD)
[68] [69]
Flag of the United States.svg Starship Flight 13 Flag of the United States.svg Starbase OLP-B Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg 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.
Q1 (TBD) [70] Flag of Spain.svg Miura 5 Flag of France.svg Kourou Flag of Spain.svg PLD Space
Flag of Spain.svg PLD Space Low Earth Flight test  
First flight of Miura 5.
Q1 (TBD)
[71]
Flag of Russia.svg Start-1M Flag of Russia.svg Plesetsk Flag of Russia.svg TBA
Flag of Russia.svg TBATBA Low Earth TBA 
Q1 (TBD) [72] Flag of Japan.svg H3-30SF6 Flag of Japan.svg Tanegashima LA-Y2 Flag of Japan.svg JAXA
Flag of Japan.svg VEP-5 JAXA Low Earth to SuborbitalLaunch vehicle evaluation 
Flag of Japan.svg PETREL Tokyo Institute of Technology Low Earth Earth observation Astronomy  
Flag of Japan.svg STARS-X Shizuoka University Low Earth Technology demonstration  
Flag of Japan.svg VERTECS Kyushu Institute of Technology Low Earth Astronomy  
Flag of Japan.svg HORN L, RBULL Low Earth Technology demonstration  
Flag of France.svg BRO-19UnseenLabs Low Earth SIGINT  
Maiden flight of H3-30S Variant. PETREL and STARS-X are part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3 mission.
Q1 (TBD)
[73]
Flag of the United States.svg Electron Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1 Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of Europe.svg LEO-PNT Pathfinder A1 ESA Low Earth Technology demonstration  
Flag of Europe.svg LEO-PNT Pathfinder A2 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. [74]
Q1 (TBD) [75]
[ citation needed ]
Flag of the United States.svg Electron Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahia LC-1 Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Lab
Flag of Japan.svg StriX-6 Synspective Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Eighth of 16 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation.
Q1 (TBD) [76] [77] Flag of India.svg SSLV L1 Flag of India.svg Satish Dhawan Flag of India.svg ISRO
Flag of India.svg TBA ISRO Low Earth TBA 
Flag of India.svg PARIKSHIT [78] Manipal Institute of Technology Low Earth Earth observation  
First operational SSLV mission following three developmental flights.
Q1 (TBD) [79] [80] Flag of the United States.svg Daytona I Flag of the United States.svg TBA Flag of the United States.svg Phantom Space
Flag of the United States.svg Hurricane Hunter × 2 Phantom Space / TWA Low Earth Meteorology  
First pair of satellites for Tropical Weather Analytics' (TWA) Hurricane Hunter Satellite Constellation.
Q1 (TBD) [81] Flag of the United States.svg TBA Flag of the United States.svg TBA Flag of the United States.svg TBA
Flag of Israel.svg ULTRASAT ISA / Weizmann Institute of Science Geosynchronous Ultraviolet astronomy  
Q1 (TBD)
[82]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ceres-2 Y1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Galactic Energy
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zidingxiang 3TBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Maiden flight of Ceres-2.
Q1 (TBD)
[83]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianlong-3 Y1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiuquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Space Pioneer
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg TBA Space Pioneer Low Earth (SSO) Flight test  
Maiden flight of the Tianlong-3 launch vehicle. [84] [85]
Q1 (TBD)
[86]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kinetica 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg TBA Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CAS Space
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qingzhou-1 CAS Low Earth Flight test  
Maiden launch of Kinetica 2. First launch of the Qingzhou spacecraft.
For flights after 31 March, see List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks
25 January [87] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg Poker Flat Research Range Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg PolarNOx Virginia Tech SuborbitalGeospace science 
25 January [87] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg Poker Flat Research Range Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg AURORA (BADASS) Goddard Space Flight Center Suborbital 
Black and Diffuse Aurora Science Surveyor (BADASS).
January (TBD)
[88] [89] [90]
Flag of the United States.svg Starship Flight 12 Flag of the United States.svg Starbase OLP-B Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg Starlink Simulators × ? SpaceX SuborbitalVehicle 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.
January (TBD) [91] Flag of Brazil.svg VSB-30 Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of France.svg CNES
Flag of France.svg CRYOFENIX II CNES Suborbital Technology demonstration  
2 February [87] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg Poker Flat Research Range Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg OGRE Penn State University Suborbital X-ray astronomy  
Off-Plane Grating Rocket Experiment (OGRE).
10 February [87] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg Poker Flat Research Range Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg GNEISS Dartmouth College Suborbital Auroral science  
First of two launches. [92]
10 February [87] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg Poker Flat Research Range Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg GNEISS Dartmouth College Suborbital Auroral science  
Second of two launches. [92]
February (TBD) [93] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant V Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Sweden.svg SSC
Flag of Sweden.svg SYSTER [94] / Flag of the United States.svg COUSIN [95] KTH Suborbital Thermospheric research  
1 March [87] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Missile Range Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg VERIS-2 United States Naval Research Laboratory Suborbital Solar observation  
23 March [87] Flag of the United States.svg Terrier-Improved Malemute? Flag of the United States.svg Wallops Flight Facility Flag of the United States.svg NASA
Flag of the United States.svg Subtec-10 Wallops Flight Facility Suborbital Technology demonstration  
March (TBD) [91] Flag of the United States.svg Improved Orion Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Germany.svg MORABA / Flag of Sweden.svg SNSA
Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Sweden.svg REXUS-35 DLR / SNSA SuborbitalEducation 
March (TBD) [91] Flag of the United States.svg Improved Orion Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Germany.svg MORABA / Flag of Sweden.svg SNSA
Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Sweden.svg REXUS-36 DLR / SNSA SuborbitalEducation 
March (TBD) [96] Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Germany.svg VS-50 V02 Flag of Brazil.svg Alcântara Flag of Brazil.svg IAE/ Flag of Germany.svg DLR
European Space Agency logo.svg HEXAFLY ESA SuborbitalHipersonic glider 
TBD [97] [98] Flag of Brazil.svg VS-30 Flag of Brazil.svg Barreira do Inferno Launch Center Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian Space Agency
Flag of Brazil.svg Plataforma Suborbital de Microgravidade (PSM) Department of Aerospace Science and Technology Suborbital Technology demonstration  
TBD [99] Flag of France.svg Mesange Flag of France.svg Kourou Flag of France.svg OPUS Aerospace
Flag of France.svg OPUS AerospaceSuborbital Technology demonstration  
TBD [100] Flag of the Netherlands.svg T-Minus DART Flag of Ireland.svg location on the West coast of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg SUAS Aerospace
Flag of Ireland.svg PATHFINDER SUAS Aerospace Suborbital 
Pathfinder is Ireland's first commercial rocket launch.
TBD [101] [102] Flag of South Korea.svg Blue Whale 1 Flag of South Korea.svg Setesia 1 offshore platform, Jeju Island Flag of South Korea.svg Perigee Aerospace
Flag of South Korea.svg Perigee Aerospace Low Earth Flight Test  
Suborbital test flight of the Blue Whale 1 orbital launch vehicle.
TBD [103] [104] Flag of Singapore.svg Dorado Flag of the United States.svg TBA Flag of Singapore.svg Equatorial Space
TBA Equatorial Space Suborbital Microgravity research 
Maiden flight of Dorado.
TBD [105] [106] Flag of the Netherlands.svg T-Minus DART Flag of Germany.svg North Sea launch platform Flag of Germany.svg GOSA
Flag of the Netherlands.svg T-Minus EngineeringSuborbital Test flight  
First launch from the North Sea spaceport. Part of the EOS Demo #1 launch campaign.
TBD [107] [108] Flag of New Zealand.svg KEA-1Duqm-2 Flag of Oman.svg Etlaq Spaceport Flag of Oman.svg NASCOM
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jovian-O [109] JUPITERSuborbital Earth observation / Education 
Flag of the Republic of China.svg PocketQube II [110] SIGHT SpaceSuborbitalRecord data during flight 
TBD [87] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Black Brant IX Flag of the United States.svg White Sands Missile Range NASA
Flag of the United States.svg INFUSE-2 University of Colorado Suborbital Astronomy  
TBD [91] Flag of Brazil.svg VSB-30 S1X-5/M17 Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Sweden.svg SSC
Flag of Sweden.svg MASER-17 SSC Suborbital Microgravity research  
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 17.
TBD [91] Flag of Brazil.svg VSB-30 Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Germany.svg MORABA
Flag of Germany.svg European Space Agency logo.svg TEXUS-61 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity research  

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