The Launch Window

From The Decisional Pass · your midweek look-ahead at the week's launches

The Launch Window · the week ahead — August 12, 2026

5 launches are on the calendar for the next seven days. Here's what to watch.

Sat, Aug 15 · 21:52 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-366 United States Space Force · launched by SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▲ +29.1% (7d) — see the chart →

Sun, Aug 16 · 01:12 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (x 9) Globalstar · launched by SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▲ +29.1% (7d) — see the chart →

Sun, Aug 16 · 04:10 UTC — 🚀 Long March 12 | Unknown Payload China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Commercial LC-2 · 📍 on the map

Mon, Aug 17 · 03:00 UTC — 🚀 Long March 2C | Unknown Payload China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 9 · 📍 on the map

Wed, Aug 19 · 02:00 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-50 SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▲ +29.1% (7d) — see the chart →

Track every one of these live — countdowns, who's in orbit right now, and the lunar race — on the Orbital Roster dashboard.

All times UTC. Launch dates slip; check before you set an alarm.

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