Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA, ULA rocket launch schedule in Florida

Florida's Space Coast hosted a whopping 48 orbital rocket launches during the first six months of this year. The question: Will the home of NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station shatter the 100-launch barrier by Dec. 31?

For comparison's sake, a record-breaking 72 orbital launches took flight last year, setting a new annual record — which looks destined to be short-lived.

This year, SpaceX accounted for 45 of the Space Coast's first 48 launches through the end of June. United Launch Alliance sent up the other three rockets: the first Vulcan on its Jan. 8 certification mission, the final Delta IV Heavy on April 9 on the NROL-70 mission, and the maiden mission of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 5.

Following are the latest missions coming up from Cape Canaveral. All launches are listed in Eastern Daylight Time. Be aware: Dates and times are routinely subject to change for a variety of reasons.

Cape Canaveral:Rocket launches in Florida: Here's an updating list of all 2024 Space Coast missions

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Saturday, July 27: SpaceX Starlink 10-9

• Mission: A Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 23 Starlink internet satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
• Launch: 12:21 a.m., with backup opportunities available until 4:21 a.m.
• Location: pad 39A.
• Trajectory: Northeast.
• Local sonic boom: No.
• Booster landing: Drone ship out in the Atlantic Ocean.
• Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Sunday, July 28: SpaceX Starlink 10-4

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket fleet was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration after a July 11 launch from California produced an upper-stage failure that deployed a batch of Starlink satellites into an eccentric orbit. The FAA has approved return to flight, and this mission has not been officially announced — but a FAA operations plan advisory shows this launch window opens early Sunday morning.

• Mission: A Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• Launch window: 12:13 a.m. to 4:43 a.m.
• Location: Launch Complex 40
• Trajectory: Northeast.
• Local sonic boom: No.
• Booster landing: Drone ship out in the Atlantic Ocean.
• Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Tuesday, July 30: United Launch Alliance USSF-51

• Mission: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the secretive USSF-51 mission for the Space Force’s Space Systems Command.
• Launch window: 6:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
• Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

No earlier than July 31: SpaceX Polaris Dawn

• Mission: A Falcon 9 will lift Shift4 founder and entrepreneur Jared Isaacman's four-civilian crew on a SpaceX Dragon orbital mission. This mission will bring the debut of the SpaceX EVA (extravehicular activity) suit, as well as the first spacewalk by a private company.
• Launch window: TBA.
• Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• Live coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Early August: SpaceX NG-21 resupply mission

• Mission: NASA, Northrop Grumman and SpaceX are targeting early August to launch the Cygnus spacecraft on a Falcon 9 on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
• Launch window: TBA
• Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

No earlier than mid-August: NASA Crew-9

The launch will carry NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, commander; Nick Hague, pilot; and Stephanie Wilson, mission specialist; along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, mission specialist; aboard a Falcon 9 to the International Space Station for a science expedition.

• Launch target: TBA
• Location: pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
• Live coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Thursday, Oct. 10: SpaceX Falcon Heavy Europa Clipper

• Mission: NASA's Europa Clipper is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to conduct the first detailed investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
• Launch: TBA.
• Location: Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
• Live coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

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