Upcoming SpaceX SLC-4E Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

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SpaceX Transporter-8 Smallsat Rideshare

 

Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • TransporterUnited States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) XVI Link-16Earth Observant (EOI) Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)Exolaunch | Turion Space DROID.001Launcher Orbiter SN3 | Starfish Space Otter Pup PrototypeMaverick Space Systems | Orbital Sidekick (OSK) Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite (GHOSt) 3 & 4Varda Space Industries | Rocket Lab PhotonSun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@VardaSpace Our first W-Series spacecraft is fully integrated. Thanks to our partner Rocket Lab for getting us closer to realizing our vision of in-space manufacturing. The spacecraft is now en route to Vandenberg Space Force Base for integration onto Transporter 8 L-30 days!

Varda Space Industries

SpaceX Transporter-9 Smallsat Rideshare

October

Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • TransporterCelestis Harmony Memorial SpaceflightExolaunch EXOpod | Nova 16U Observer-1 | Nara Space Observer-1 | Exolaunch CarboNIX | Exolaunch LizzieSat | Sidus Space LizzieSat-1Exotrail SpaceVan 001Impulse Space LEO Express-1Maverick Space Systems | Orbital Sidekick (OSK) Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite (GHOSt) 5 & 6Momentus Vigoride-7 (VR-7) | CONTEC JINJUSat-1 | ARC Cuava-2 | FOSSASat-2 | Hello Space • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@exotrail Our first mission SpaceVan™ - 001 flies onboard Transporter 9 mission from SpaceX in October 2023, and we are moving full speed on the manufacturing of our first vehicle!

Exotrail SpaceVan

NASA SpaceX SPHEREx & PUNCH

NET April 2025

Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC Reuseable • Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS)NASA JPL Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx)California Institute of Technology (Caltech) SPHERExNASA Goddard Small Explorers (SMEX)NASA Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) PUNCHLow Earth Orbit (LEO)

@NASASun NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission will share a ride to space with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Re-ionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission!

NASA Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx)

Recent Videos of SpaceX SLC-4E Rocket Launches to Space & Events

SpaceX Transporter-7 Smallsat Rideshare

 

Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 B1063.10 Flight 10 • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • TransporterAAC Clyde EPICHyper-1 (Wyvern-1) | Wyvern Dragonette-001Alba Orbital Cluster 7 | Hello Space Istanbul • AstroForge Brokkr-1 | OrbAstro ORB-6CACI DemoSatD-Orbit Guardian ION SCV010 Masterful Matthaeus | GEN1 Kepler-20 & Kepler-21 • Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Sat-2 • Exolaunch EXOpod Nova | FACSAT-2 | INSPIRE-Sat7 | Norweigian Space Agency (NOSA) NorSat-TD | PLAN-S Connecta T2.1 | Kenya Space Agency (KSA) SayariLabs Taifa-1 & Sateliot_0 Groundbreaker EnduroSat Platform 3 | Spire Global (3 LEMUR-2) | Unseenlabs Bro-9GHGSAT-C6 (Mey-Lin) | C7 (Gaspard) | C8 (Océane)HawkEye 360 Cluster 7 (7A, 7B, 7C)Maverick Space Systems | Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) 47 Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment (CIRBE) | Orbital Sidekick (OSK) Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite (GHOSt) 1 & 2 | Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK) KILICSAT | Tomorrow-R1Momentus Vigoride-6 (VR-6) | Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) 40 Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density (LLITED-A & LLITED-B) / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) / University of New Hampshire (UNH) / The Aerospace CorporationSatellogic Aleph-1 (4 ÑuSat)Spaceflight | Celestis Excelsior Memorial SpaceflightTurkish Space Agency (TUA) İMECEUmbra-06 • 51 Spacecraft • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

SpaceX SDA Tranche 0 Launch 1 (SDA-0A)

 

Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1075.2 Flight 2 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • Department of Defense (DoD) | Space Development Agency (SDA) Warfighter Immersion Tranche 0 • 10 Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Transport & Tracking Satellites • Near Polar OrbitFCC

NASA SpaceX DART

 

Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)NASA Launch Services Program (LSP)NASA Planetary DefenseFalcon 9 Block 5 B1063.3 Flight 3 Reuseable • Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS)Johns Hopkins Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging Asteroids (LICIACube) • Heliocentric Orbit • 65803 Didymos & Dimorphos Binary Asteroid

Schedule of Upcoming SpaceX SLC-4E Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

All SpaceX SLC-4E dates are estimates based on the latest available information and may change
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  • TBD (To Be Determined)
DateMissionLivestreamNotes
NET 2023-06-08 TBC UTCSpaceX Transporter-8 Smallsat RideshareSpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • TransporterUnited States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) XVI Link-16Earth Observant (EOI) Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)Exolaunch | Turion Space DROID.001Launcher Orbiter SN3 | Starfish Space Otter Pup PrototypeMaverick Space Systems | Orbital Sidekick (OSK) Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite (GHOSt) 3 & 4Varda Space Industries | Rocket Lab PhotonSun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
Late JuneSpaceX SDA Tranche 0 Launch 2 (SDA-0B)Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • Department of Defense (DoD) | Space Development Agency (SDA) Warfighter Immersion Tranche 0Polar Orbit
JuneClassified SpaceX SARah-2 & SARah-3Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • German BundeswehrOHB SystemSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous OrbitFCC
Mid 2023SpaceX Iridium-9 TBC OneWeb RideshareSpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC Reuseable • Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS)Iridium NEXT • 5 Satellites • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
OctoberSpaceX Transporter-9 Smallsat RideshareSpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • TransporterCelestis Harmony Memorial SpaceflightExolaunch EXOpod | Nova 16U Observer-1 | Nara Space Observer-1 | Exolaunch CarboNIX | Exolaunch LizzieSat | Sidus Space LizzieSat-1Exotrail SpaceVan 001Impulse Space LEO Express-1Maverick Space Systems | Orbital Sidekick (OSK) Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite (GHOSt) 5 & 6Momentus Vigoride-7 (VR-7) | CONTEC JINJUSat-1 | ARC Cuava-2 | FOSSASat-2 | Hello Space • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
September 2024SpaceX SDA Tranche 1 Launch 1Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC • TBC Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS)Department of Defense (DoD) | Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 • Polar OrbitPress Kit
2024SpaceX USSF-62 WSF-M-1Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC • TBC Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS)Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M)Polar OrbitPress Kit
NET April 2025NASA SpaceX SPHEREx & PUNCHSpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC Reuseable • Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS)NASA JPL Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx)California Institute of Technology (Caltech) SPHERExNASA Goddard Small Explorers (SMEX)NASA Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) PUNCHLow Earth Orbit (LEO)
November 2025NASA SpaceX Sentinel-6BSpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 TBC Reuseable • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • Sentinel-6BLow Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Recent SpaceX SLC-4E Rocket Launches to Space & Events

DateMissionNotes
2023-05-20 13:16 UTCSpaceX Iridium-9 & OneWeb Launch 19Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 B1063.11 Flight 11 • Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS)OneWeb Launch 19 • 15 OneWeb Gen 1 Spares | JoeySat OneWeb GEN2 Prototype • Thales Alenia Space Iridium-9 • 5 Iridium NEXTLow Earth Orbit (LEO)
2023-04-15 06:48 UTCSpaceX Transporter-7 Smallsat RideshareSpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 B1063.10 Flight 10 • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • TransporterAAC Clyde EPICHyper-1 (Wyvern-1) | Wyvern Dragonette-001Alba Orbital Cluster 7 | Hello Space Istanbul • AstroForge Brokkr-1 | OrbAstro ORB-6CACI DemoSatD-Orbit Guardian ION SCV010 Masterful Matthaeus | GEN1 Kepler-20 & Kepler-21 • Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Sat-2 • Exolaunch EXOpod Nova | FACSAT-2 | INSPIRE-Sat7 | Norweigian Space Agency (NOSA) NorSat-TD | PLAN-S Connecta T2.1 | Kenya Space Agency (KSA) SayariLabs Taifa-1 & Sateliot_0 Groundbreaker EnduroSat Platform 3 | Spire Global (3 LEMUR-2) | Unseenlabs Bro-9GHGSAT-C6 (Mey-Lin) | C7 (Gaspard) | C8 (Océane)HawkEye 360 Cluster 7 (7A, 7B, 7C)Maverick Space Systems | Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) 47 Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment (CIRBE) | Orbital Sidekick (OSK) Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite (GHOSt) 1 & 2 | Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK) KILICSAT | Tomorrow-R1Momentus Vigoride-6 (VR-6) | Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) 40 Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density (LLITED-A & LLITED-B) / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) / University of New Hampshire (UNH) / The Aerospace CorporationSatellogic Aleph-1 (4 ÑuSat)Spaceflight | Celestis Excelsior Memorial SpaceflightTurkish Space Agency (TUA) İMECEUmbra-06 • 51 Spacecraft • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2023-04-02 14:29 UTCSpaceX SDA Tranche 0 Launch 1 (SDA-0A)Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)United States Space Force (USSF) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1075.2 Flight 2 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • Department of Defense (DoD) | Space Development Agency (SDA) Warfighter Immersion Tranche 0 • 10 Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Transport & Tracking Satellites • Near Polar OrbitFCC
2022-12-30 07:38 UTCSpaceX EROS C-3Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 B1061.11 Flight 11 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • Israel Aerospace Industries (IAL) OptSat-3000 Optical Observation Satellite (OptSat)ImageSat International (ISI) EROS CSun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2022-12-16 16:46 UTCNASA SpaceX SWOTSpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)French space agency Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Falcon 9 Block 5 B1071.6 Flight 6 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT)Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2022-06-18 14:19 UTCClassified SpaceX SARah-1Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)Falcon 9 Block 5 B1071.3 Flight 3 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • German BundeswehrOHB SystemAirbus SARah-1Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous OrbitFCC
2022-04-17 13:13 UTCClassified SpaceX NROL-85 Intruder 13A & 13B TBCSpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1071.2 Flight 2 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • Naval Ocean Surveillance System (NOSS) TBC • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)FCC
2022-02-02 20:27 UTCClassified SpaceX NROL-87Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) • National Security Space Launch (NSSL) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1071.1 First Flight Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous OrbitFCC
2021-11-24 06:21 UTCNASA SpaceX DARTSpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)NASA Launch Services Program (LSP)NASA Planetary DefenseFalcon 9 Block 5 B1063.3 Flight 3 Reuseable • Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS)Johns Hopkins Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging Asteroids (LICIACube) • Heliocentric Orbit • 65803 Didymos & Dimorphos Binary Asteroid

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