As of 2021 January 17
A Taurus rocket carrying Taiwan's ROCSAT-2 satellite lifts-off from Space Launch Complex 576E at Vandenberg AFB. To access launch photos, videos, and audio reports, visit the Vandenberg Rocket and Missile Launch Multimedia library. Image courtesy U.S. Air Force.
This schedule lists rocket and missile launches from Vandenberg AFB for the next several months. It is a composite of unclassified information approved for public release from government, industry, and other sources. This schedule is essentially accurate at the time of publication, but may disagree with other sources. Details on military launches are withheld until they are approved for public release. For detailed information about this schedule, refer to the Notes section below.
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All launch dates and times are subject to change and are listed in 24-hour format.
Date | Launch Time/Window PST/PDT |
Vehicle | Pad/Silo | Comments |
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FEB 28? | Unknown | Firefly Alpha | SLC-2W | Firefly Alpha first flight. Vehicle will carry multiple payloads into orbit |
APR-JUN? | Unknown | Delta IV Heavy | SLC-6 | Vehicle will launch the NROL-82 classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Delayed from 2020 DEC |
JUL 22 | Unknown | Falcon 9 | SLC-4E | Vehicle will launch the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft |
SEP | Unknown | Falcon 9 | SLC-4E | Vehicle will launch the WorldView Legion 1 and Legion 2 satellites into orbit |
SEP 1 | Unknown | Atlas V | SLC-3 | Vehicle will launch the LANDSAT 9 satellite into orbit |
Notes
2020 NOV 1 - 2021 MAR 14: Pacific Time = UTC -8 hours
2020 MAR 14 - 2020 NOV 7: Pacific Time = UTC -7 hours
Abbreviations
PDT | Pacific Daylight Time |
PST | Pacific Standard Time |
SLC | Space Launch Complex |
UTC | Coordinated Universal Time |
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