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List of spaceflight launches in April–June 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 January–March 2026, List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026, and List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2026.

Orbital launches

April

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks
1 April
21:24:00 [1] 		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. First time humans will go beyond Low Earth Orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.
7 April [2] Flag of the United States.svg Minotaur IV Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-8 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.
8 April [3] Flag of Italy.svg Vega-C Flag of France.svg Kourou ELV Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg European Space Agency logo.svg SMILE CAS / ESA Highly elliptical Earth observation  
25 April
21:21:00 [4] 		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-34 / 94P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
April (TBD) [5] Flag of the United States.svg Falcon Heavy Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy LC-39A Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
Flag of the United States.svg ViaSat-3 APAC [6] ViaSat Geosynchronous Communications  
Originally intended to launch on the first flight of the Ariane 64 configuration. [7]

May

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks
May (TBD) [8] 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 CRS-34 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
May (TBD)
[9] 		Flag of France.svg Ariane 64 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  
Third of 18 Ariane 6 launches for Amazon's Amazon Leo.

June

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks
16 June
00:40:00 [4] 		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-35 / 96P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
June (TBD) [10] Flag of the United States.svg Pegasus XL Flag of the United States.svg Stargazer Flag of the United States.svg Northrop Grumman
Flag of the United States.svg Swift Rescue Mission Katalyst Space Technologies Low Earth TBA 
Swift Rescue Mission will rescue NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory by raising it to a higher altitude.
June (TBD)
[11] 		Flag of the United States.svg Falcon Heavy/Vulcan Centaur Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral or Kennedy Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX/ULA
Flag of the United States.svg Tetra-5 USSF Geosynchronous Technology demonstration  
Flag of the United States.svg TBAOrbit Fab Geosynchronous TBA 
Flag of the United States.svg ASP-R USSF/Astroscale Geosynchronous TBA 
June (TBD) [12] Flag of the United States.svg Falcon 9 Block 5 Transporter-17 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg Flag of the United States.svg SpaceX
TBATBALow Earth (SSO)TBA 
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-17.

To be determined Q2 / H1

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks
Q2 (TBD) [13] Flag of France.svg Ariane 62 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-4 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
EUMETSAT logo 2020.svg MetOp-SG B1 [14] EUMETSAT Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology  
Second of six MetOp-SG launches. [15]
Q2 (TBD) [16] 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 Elytra Dark Firefly Low Earth to TLI Space Tug  
Flag of the United States.svg Blue Ghost M2 NASA / Firefly TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander  
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Rashid-2 MBRSC TLI to lunar surface Lunar Rover  
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg European Space Agency logo.svg Lunar Pathfinder [17] SSTL / ESA Selenocentric (ELFO) Communications  
Second Blue Ghost mission. Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering two payloads to the far side of the Moon. [18]
Q2 (TBD) [19] [20] 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 CHORUS C MDA Low Earth Earth observation  
Flag of the United States.svg CHORUS X MDA Low Earth Earth observation  
Q2 (TBD) [21] [22] 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 VICTUS SURGO (Helios 1)Impulse Space Low Earth to Geosynchronous Space domain awareness  
Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) Mission.
Q2 (TBD) [23] 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 Globalstar M104–120 [24] Globalstar Low Earth Communications  
Launch of 17 satellites for Globalstar's third-generation constellation.
Q2 (TBD)
[25] 		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 Tracking Layer Tranche 1 × 7 SDA Low Earth Missile tracking  
First of five launches for the Space Development Agency's Tracking Layer Tranche 1 (Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A Mission). [26] [27]
Q2 (TBD) [28] [29] 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 the United States.svg VICTUS HAZE Space Systems Command Low Earth Space domain awareness  
Tactically Responsive Space-4 (TacRS-4) Mission.
Q2 (TBD) Flag of the United States.svg Alpha [30] Flag of the United States.svg Vandenberg SLC-2W Flag of the United States.svg Firefly Aerospace
Flag of the United States.svg Jackal AOV [30] Space Systems Command/True Anomaly Low Earth Space domain awareness  
Tactically Responsive Space-4 (TacRS-4) Mission.
Q2 (TBD) [31] Flag of the United States.svg Antares 330 Flag of the United States.svg MARS LP-0A Flag of the United States.svg Northrop Grumman
Flag of the United States.svg Cygnus NG-22 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
First flight of the Antares 330 variant.
Q2 (TBD) [32] 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. [33] 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. [34]
Q2 (TBD)
[35] [36] 		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.
H1 2026 (TBD) [37] Flag of France.svg Ariane 64 Flag of France.svg Kourou ELA-4 Flag of France.svg Arianespace
Flag of the United States.svg Intelsat 45 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications  
H1 (TBD)
[38] 		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 Cygnus NG-24 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
Last of four Cygnus spacecraft to be launched via Falcon 9.
Mid 2026 (TBD) [39] [40] TBA Flag of France.svg Kourou Flag of France.svg Arianespace
⚀ European Space Agency logo.svg CubeSpec ESA Low Earth Hyperspectral astronomy  
TBD [41] 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-19 UnseenLabs Low Earth SIGINT  
Maiden flight of H3-30S Variant. PETREL and STARS-X are part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3 mission.
TBD [42] 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.
H1 (TBD)
[43] 		Flag of India.svg GSLV Mk II 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.

Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC)Outcome
Remarks
20 April - 30 April [44] Flag of Germany.svg AQUASONIC³ [45] Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Germany.svg DLR
Flag of Germany.svg TBA HSB Suborbital Flight test  
19 May - 7 June [46] Flag of Brazil.svg VSB-30 S1X-5/M17 Flag of Sweden.svg Esrange Flag of Sweden.svg SSC Space
Flag of Sweden.svg MASER-17 SSC Space Suborbital Microgravity research  
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 5.
H1 2026 (TBD) [47] Flag of Poland.svg Perun Flag of Portugal (official).svg Santa Maria Portugal Space ESA
?Suborbital 

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