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Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time? Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
The pace of rocket launches has ballooned in recent years, making it a
challenge to know what mission is launching and when. In this launch
guide, the Space.com news team aims to keep you up to date on the latest
rocket launches.
If there is a rocket launch today, you'll details below on what vehicle it is (odds are high it would be SpaceX,
if we're being honest), as well as its mission and where to watch live
if a webcast is available. If there is NOT a rocket launch today, you'll
find an update on when the next mission is scheduled to fly.
Check out our Space Calendar for more details on future rocket launches, night sky events and more.
Tuesday
could break the record for most rocket launches in a 24-hour period.
Prepare to set your alarms early, because our day begins at a brisk 3:37 a.m. ET (0837 GMT). Well before the sun rises on Launch Complex-40 at Cap Canaveral Space Force Station, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Starlink batch 12-3 into low-Earth orbit, adding to the ever-growing constellation of internet satellites. SpaceX will stream that launch live through their profile on X, beginning at 3:30 a.m. ET (0830 GMT).
There
are plenty of hours until the next launch in the line-up, so feel free
to catch up on the sleep you missed watching Starlink. Next, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket is expected to launch the NS-29 suborbital mission from its Launch Site-1, in West Texas. The NS-29 launch window opens at 10:30 a.m. ET (1530 GMT), and will be streamed on the Space.com homepage, as well as on the company's YouTube page.
Rocket Lab will launch an Electron rocket from New Zealand for the IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20) mission,
adding the final five IoT (Internet of Things) satellites to a
25-satellite constellation for tracking and real-time alerts across the
globe. That mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch
Complex 1, at 3:43 p.m. ET (2043 GMT, 11:43 a.m. local New Zealand time). The Rocket Lab launch will also be streamed on Space.com.
That
will be followed by another SpaceX launch, this time out of Launch
Complex-39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. A Falcon 9 will
launch a pair of Maxar Technology's WorldView Legion satellites, the final two in a 6-constellation Earth-observation group. Liftoff for the WorldView Legion launch is slated for 6:07 p.m. ET (2307 GMT). SpaceX will stream that launch live through their profile on X, beginning around 5:50 p.m. ET (2250 GMT).
Finally, capping off the potentially record-breaking day (barring any scrubs), a Russian Soyuz 2.1V/Volga rocket
will launch an unknown payload from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, in the
northwestern region of the country. The classified mission is scheduled
to launch at 10 p.m. ET (0300 GMT, Feb. 5).
SpaceX WorldView Legion launch delayed to Feb. 4
(Image credit: Lockheed Martin)
The SpaceX launch of Maxar Technology's WorldView Legion satellites was delayed one day, from its initial Feb. 3 window. The mission will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex-39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, now scheduled for Feb. 4, at 6:07 p.m. ET (2307 GMT).
Four other launches are also scheduled for tomorrow, beginning at 3:37 a.m. ET (0837 GMT) with a Starlink launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Blue Origin is expected to launch its New Shepard rocket on the NS-29 mission during a window that opens at 10:30 a.m. ET (1530 GMT), from New Mexico. Rocket Lab will launch an Electron rocket from New Zealand for the IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20) mission, and a Russian Soyuz launch of an unknown payload is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (0300 GMT, Feb. 5), to end the extremely busy day in rocket launches.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches a pair of Maxar WorldView Legion satellites, Aug. 15, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX)
February
is starting off hot, with three rocket launches in as many days, so far
this month, with another poised to liftoff before the day is through.
SpaceX will launch a pair of WorldView Legion
satellites built by Maxar Space Systems. The launch completes the
company's 6-satellite WorldVIew Legion group, part of a larger
10-satellite constellation of electro-optical satellites capable of
imaging rapidly changing areas on Earth up to every 20 to 30 minutes. The mission will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex-39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, during a launch window that opens at 6:41 p.m. ET (2341 GMT).
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