Rocket launch news & recaps
Previews, live coverage and recaps of every orbital rocket launch — SpaceX, NASA, Rocket Lab and more. Updated automatically around the clock.
SpaceX · 15 April 2026, 04:29 UTCFalcon 9 Starlink Group 17-27: Launch Success (April 15, 2026)SpaceX launched Starlink Group 17-27 on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg on April 15, 2026, at 04:29 UTC. Full launch recap, booster landing, and mission details.Falcon 9StarlinkSpaceXVandenberg✓ recap- SpaceX · 14 April 2026, 09:33 UTCStarlink Group 10-24: Falcon 9 Launch Recap (14 Apr 2026)SpaceX successfully launched Starlink Group 10-24 on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral on 14 April 2026 at 09:33 UTC. Full mission recap and details.StarlinkSpaceXFalcon 9Cape Canaveral✓ recap
CAS Space · 14 April 2026, 04:03 UTCKinetica 1 Launches 8 Jilin-1 Satellites — 14 April 2026 RecapCAS Space's Kinetica 1 successfully launched 8 Jilin-1 satellites from Jiuquan on 14 April 2026 at 04:03 UTC. Full mission recap and details.Kinetica 1CAS SpaceJilin-1Jiuquan✓ recap
SpaceX · 11 April 2026, 11:41 UTCFalcon 9 Launches Cygnus NG-24 to ISS — 11 April 2026 RecapSpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully launched the Cygnus NG-24 cargo freighter to the ISS on 11 April 2026 from Cape Canaveral. Full mission recap and details.Falcon 9SpaceXCygnusNG-24✓ recap
China Rocket Co. Ltd. · 11 April 2026, 11:32 UTCSmart Dragon 3 Launches SatNet Test Satellite — 11 April 2026 RecapChina's Smart Dragon 3 successfully launched a SatNet test satellite from the South China Sea on 11 April 2026 at 11:32 UTC. Full mission recap and details.Smart Dragon 3SatNetGuowangChina Rocket Co.✓ recap- SpaceX · 11 April 2026, 05:04 UTCFalcon 9 Starlink Group 17-21 Launch Recap: Success on 11 April 2026SpaceX successfully launched Starlink Group 17-21 aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Vandenberg on 11 April 2026 at 05:04 UTC. Full mission recap here.SpaceXFalcon 9StarlinkStarlink Group 17-21✓ recap
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 8 April 2026, 19:38 UTCLong March 6A Launches SatNet LEO Group 21 — 8 April 2026 RecapChina's Long March 6A successfully launched the SatNet LEO Group 21 satellites from Taiyuan on 8 April 2026 at 19:38 UTC. Full mission recap and details.Long March 6ASatNetGuowangChina✓ recap
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 7 April 2026, 13:32 UTCLong March 8 Launches SpaceSail Polar Group #7 — 7 April 2026China's Long March 8 successfully launched the SpaceSail Polar Group #7 batch on 7 April 2026 at 13:32 UTC from Wenchang. Full mission recap and details.Long March 8SpaceSailQianfanCASC✓ recap
Northrop Grumman Space Systems · 7 April 2026, 11:33 UTCMinotaur IV STP-S29A Launch Recap: Success on 7 April 2026Northrop Grumman's Minotaur IV successfully launched the STP-S29A mission from Vandenberg SFB on 7 April 2026 at 11:33 UTC. Full recap and details.Minotaur IVSTP-S29ANorthrop GrummanVandenberg✓ recap- SpaceX · 7 April 2026, 02:50 UTCStarlink Group 17-35 Launches on Falcon 9 — 7 April 2026 RecapSpaceX successfully launched Starlink Group 17-35 on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg on 7 April 2026 at 02:50 UTC. Full mission recap, orbit and booster details.Falcon 9SpaceXStarlinkStarlink Group 17-35✓ recap
United Launch Alliance · 4 April 2026, 05:46 UTCAtlas V 551 Launches Amazon Leo (LA-05): 4 April 2026 RecapUnited Launch Alliance's Atlas V 551 launched Amazon Leo satellites from Cape Canaveral on 4 April 2026 at 05:46 UTC. Mission succeeded — full recap here.Atlas VAmazon LeoUnited Launch AllianceULA✓ recap
Russian Space Forces · 3 April 2026, 06:28 UTCSoyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M Launches Meridian-M No.21L — 3 April 2026 RecapRussia's Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M successfully launched the Meridian-M No.21L communications satellite from Plesetsk on 3 April 2026 at 06:28 UTC.Soyuz 2.1aFregat-MMeridian-MPlesetsk✓ recap
