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Dated milestones, grouped by who is flying the rocket. SpaceX first, then soonest launch. Soft dates stay soft. Slips get stamped.

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SpaceX

4 launches

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    Time TBC

    SpaceX SDA Tranche 1

    Oct 8, 2026 · 3:54 a.m. ET

    Falcon 9 · SLC-4E, Vandenberg · 12:54 a.m. PT

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    Falcon 9 from Vandenberg with the Space Development Agency's fourth Tranche 1 data-transport mission, 21 satellites. Monday's try scrubbed with a hold at T-58 seconds. SpaceX then waived the Tuesday, Oct. 6 backup slot, so the next opportunity is no earlier than Thursday, Oct. 8. Launch Library lists 12:54 a.m. PT, which is 3:54 a.m. ET. SpaceX has not confirmed a new time yet.

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    SpaceX Starlink Group 15-25

    Oct 10, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET

    Falcon 9 · SLC-4E, Vandenberg · 4:00 p.m. PT

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    Falcon 9 from Vandenberg with 27 Starlink satellites. Launch Library and schedule trackers put T-0 at 4:00 p.m. PT Saturday, Oct. 10, which is 7:00 p.m. ET. Window runs a few hours past that.

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    SpaceX CRS-35

    Oct 13, 2026 · 6:33:44 a.m. ET

    Falcon 9 · Cargo Dragon · SLC-40, Cape Canaveral

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    Cargo Dragon under NASA's CRS-2 contract from Cape Canaveral SLC-40. Launch Library lists a second-precise T-0 of 6:33:44 a.m. ET Tuesday, Oct. 13. Supplies and science gear headed to the ISS.

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    Time TBC

    SpaceX USSF TH-2

    Oct 15, 2026 · 7:44 p.m. ET

    Falcon 9 · SLC-4E, Vandenberg · 4:44 p.m. PT

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    Classified U.S. Space Force mission on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, headed to polar orbit. Launch Library lists T-0 at 4:44 p.m. PT Thursday, Oct. 15, which is 7:44 p.m. ET, with a four hour window. The payload is secret; trackers think it may be Starshield based satellites, based on where the rocket stages are set to fall. Status is still to be confirmed.

KARI / KASA

1 launch

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    KARI Nuri · NeonSat

    Oct 6, 2026 · 11:23 p.m. ET

    Nuri (KSLV-II) · Naro LC-2 · Oct 7 · window opens 12:23 p.m. KST

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    Fifth Nuri (KSLV-II) from Launch Pad 2 at the Naro Space Center. The Korea AeroSpace Administration briefing, reported by Dong-A Science on Sept. 15, sets the window at 12:23 p.m. to 1:23 p.m. KST on Wednesday, Oct. 7, which is 11:23 p.m. ET Oct. 6 to 12:23 a.m. ET Oct. 7. Five NeonSat satellites plus 10 secondary payloads. The exact minute inside that hour is chosen the morning of launch. No backup date published.

CASC (China)

1 launch

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    CASC Long March 12

    Oct 9, 2026 · 3:25 p.m. ET

    Long March 12 · Wenchang CLC-2

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    Long March 12 from the Wenchang Commercial LC-2 pad. Launch Library lists Go with T-0 around 3:25 p.m. ET Friday, Oct. 9 (19:25 UTC), drawn from marine and air NOTAMs. Window runs about 19:20 to 19:49 UTC. Payload not named yet.

JAXA

1 launch

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    JAXA H3 · MMX

    Oct 19, 2026 · 3:41:03 p.m. ET

    H3 (Flight 10) · Yoshinobu LC, Tanegashima · Oct 20 · 4:41:03 a.m. JST

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    H3 Flight 10 with the Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex. JAXA's Aug. 20 release targets 4:41:03 a.m. JST on Oct. 20, which is 3:41:03 p.m. ET on Oct. 19. Reserved period is Oct. 21 through Nov. 7; JAXA says the time may change inside that period. No single backup clock.

Roscosmos

1 launch

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    Roscosmos Progress MS-36

    Nov 24, 2026 · 12:03 a.m. ET

    Soyuz 2.1b · Baikonur Site 31/6

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    Soyuz 2.1b Progress cargo flight (97P) from Baikonur Site 31/6. Launch Library and Next Spaceflight list T-0 at 12:03 a.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 24 (05:03 UTC). ISS resupply. Status is still TBC, so the clock can move.

How this list moves: a launch leaves Upcoming 12 hours after liftoff. A confirmed liftoff shows in Just launched for 72 hours. Scrubs do not count. All times ET.

Footnote only: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Doomsday Clock: 85 seconds to midnight (Jan 2026). Not a ticker. Not a Progress metric.