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Rocket launch schedule coming up in April from Cape Canaveral, Florida

by 3Point Auto

Apr 1, 2026

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April 1, 2026, 11:12 a.m. ET

Florida’s Space Coast hosted a record-shattering 109 orbital rocket launches during 2025, soaring beyond all previous annual records.

Will this year’s final total surpass that lofty sum from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center? By the end of March, 22 rockets had taken flight from the Sunshine State.

Looking ahead, the Cape’s April launch schedule will feature the usual heavy diet of SpaceX Starlink satellite missions — with space fans eagerly anticipating NASA’s Artemis II crewed moon mission and Blue Origin’s next New Glenn rocket launch.

Following are the latest missions coming up from the Cape. All launches are listed in Eastern Standard Time. But be aware: Dates and times routinely change for a wide variety of reasons.

FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team provides live blog coverage of each launch at floridatoday.com/space, starting at least 90 minutes before liftoff. For questions or comments, email Space Reporter Rick Neale at Rneale@floridatoday.com.

Wednesday, April 1: NASA Artemis II

Mission: Three NASA astronauts and a Canadian astronaut will venture around the moon and back during a 10-day flight, helping pave the way for future crewed lunar exploration missions.
Launch: 6:24 p.m. with a two-hour window.
Trajectory: East.
Location: Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Sonic booms: No.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Thursday, April 2: SpaceX Starlink 10-58

Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Launch window: 7:52 a.m. to 11:52 p.m.
Trajectory: Northeast.
Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Sonic booms: No.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

TBA: United Launch Alliance Amazon Leo 5

Mission: A ULA Atlas V rocket with five solid rocket boosters will launch the next batch of 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites (previously called Project Kuiper).
Launch: TBA (postponed from Sunday).
Trajectory: Northeast.
Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Sonic booms: No.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Wednesday, April 8: NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24

Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft carrying NASA science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
Launch window: TBA.
Trajectory: TBA.
Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Sonic booms: Yes.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

No earlier than Friday, April 10: Blue Origin New Glenn-3

Mission: A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket will launch AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellite to low-Earth orbit, marking Blue Origin’s third launch from Cape Canaveral.
Launch window: TBA.
Trajectory: TBA.
Location: Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Sonic booms: No.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Friday, April 24: United Launch Alliance Amazon Leo 6

Mission: A ULA Atlas V rocket with five solid rocket boosters will launch the next batch of 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites.
Launch: TBA.
Trajectory: TBA.
Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Sonic booms: No.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Late April: SpaceX GPS III-8

Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a GPS III space vehicle for the Space Force on a national security mission.
Launch window: TBA.
Trajectory: TBA.
Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Sonic booms: TBA
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Late April: SpaceX ViaSat-3 F3

Mission: A SpaceX rocket will launch the next ViaSat-3 satellite.
Launch window: TBA.
Trajectory: TBA.
Location: Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Sonic booms: TBA.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

First half of 2026: Blue Origin Blue Moon Pathfinder

Mission: A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket will launch a Blue Moon lunar lander carrying NASA payloads on a demonstration mission.
Launch window: TBA.
Trajectory: TBA.
Location: Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Sonic booms: No.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

No earlier than April: NASA Boeing Starliner-1

Mission: An uncrewed Boeing Starliner will deliver cargo to the International Space Station and undergo in-flight validation of a series of system upgrades.
Launch window: TBA.
Trajectory: TBA.
Location: TBA.
Sonic booms: TBA.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

Fourth quarter 2026: ULA Sierra Space Dream Chaser

Mission: Sierra Space will launch its uncrewed Dream Chaser space plane atop a ULA Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Launch window: TBA.
Location: Launch Complex 41.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

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