As of 2023 December 3
A Taurus rocket carrying Taiwan's ROCSAT-2 satellite lifts-off from Space Launch Complex 576E at Vandenberg SFB. 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 SFB for the next several months. It is a composite of unclassified information from open sources. This schedule is believed to be generally accurate at the time of publication, but may disagree with other sources. Details on U.S. military launches are withheld until they are publicly released or reported in the news media. For detailed information about this schedule, refer to the Notes section below.
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This schedule does not list launches that have not been publicly announced. 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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DEC 7 | To be announced | Falcon 9 | SLC-4E | Vehicle will launch several Starlink Internet satellites into orbit |
DEC | To be announced | Alpha | SLC-2W | Vehicle will launch the Fly the Lightning mission. |
DEC 30 | To be announced | Falcon 9 | SLC-4E | Vehicle will launch the WorldView Legion 1 and 2 Earth imaging satellites into orbit |
DEC 30 | To be announced | Falcon 9 | SLC-4E | Vehicle will launch the German SARah 2 and 3 radar Earth imaging satellites into orbit |
DEC 30 | To be announced | Falcon 9 | SLC-4E | Vehicle will launch several Starlink Internet satellites into orbit |
MAR 30 | To be announced | Alpha | SLC-2W | Vehicle will launch the VCLS Earth Science and ELaNa 43 missions |
MAR 30 | To be announced | Falcon 9 | SLC-4E | Vehicle will launch the Weather System Follow-on - Microwave (WSF-M) satellite into orbit |
JUN 29 | To be announced | Falcon 9 | SLC-4E | Vehicle will launch the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission into orbit |
Notes
2023 NOV 5 - 2024 MAR 10: Pacific Time = UTC -8 hours
2024 MAR 10 - 2024 NOV 3: Pacific Time = UTC -7 hours
Abbreviations
NET | No Earlier Than |
PDT | Pacific Daylight Time |
PST | Pacific Standard Time |
SLC | Space Launch Complex |
UTC | Coordinated Universal Time |
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