The Updated 2024 Launch Schedule

This year, officials anticipate that the Space Coast in Florida, which is home to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, will surpass the newly set record of 72 orbital rocket launches in 2023. Most of the missions will be carried out by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Here is the list of 2024 launches from Cape Canaveral so far:1. Ovzon-3A communications satellite named Ovzon-3 was deployed into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 at 6:04 p.m. on Jan. 3 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40.Ovzon-3:SpaceX Ovzon-3 satellite mission marks first launch from Space Coast during 20242. SpaceX Starlink 6-35A batch of Starlink internet-beaming satellites was launched by SpaceX aboard a Falcon 9 at 5:35 p.m. on Jan. 7 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Note: The liftoff occurred just eight hours and 43 minutes before the historic United Launch Alliance Vulcan launch.Starlink 6-35:ULA Vulcan rocket launches without delay on history-making maiden flight from Cape Canaveral3. ULA Vulcan Cert-1 maiden flightThe next-generation Vulcan rocket by United Launch Alliance flew its first certification mission at 2:18 a.m. on Jan. 8 from KSC pad 39A.Cert-1:ULA Vulcan rocket launches without delay on history-making maiden flight from Cape Canaveral4. SpaceX Starlink 6-37SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink internet-beaming satellites aboard a Falcon 9 at 8:52 p.m. on Jan. 14 from CCSFS Launch Complex 40.Starlink 6-37:SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket Sunday; Axiom Space crewed mission is up next on Wednesday5. Ax-3 crewed missionAxiom Space successfully sent its third crew of private astronauts to the International Space Station using a SpaceX Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 at 4:49 p.m. on Jan. 18 from KSC pad 39A.Ax-3:Ax-3 mission lifts 4 European private astronauts for International Space Station rendezvousFor the latest launch updates and news from the Cape, follow FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team at visit floridatoday.com/space.Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY (for more of his stories, click here.) Contact Neale at 321-242-3638 or rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1Space is important to us and that’s why we’re working to bring you top coverage of the industry and Florida launches. Journalism like this takes time and resources. Please support it with a subscription here.

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