The Launch Window

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The Launch Window · the week ahead — July 16, 2026

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

Thu, Jul 16 · 20:32 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer E Space Development Agency · launched by SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▼ -9.8% (7d) — see the chart →

Thu, Jul 16 · 22:45 UTC — 🚀 Starship | Flight 13 SpaceX · Orbital Launch Pad 2 · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▼ -9.8% (7d) — see the chart →

Sat, Jul 18 · 06:00 UTC — 🚀 Vikram-I | Demo Flight Skyroot Aerospace · Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad · 📍 on the map

Mon, Jul 20 · 14:00 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-39 SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▼ -9.8% (7d) — see the chart →

Tue, Jul 21 · 21:15 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | MRV-1 Northrop Grumman Space Systems · launched by SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · 📍 on the map 📈 NOC · NYSE ▼ -3.9% (7d) — see the chart → 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▼ -9.8% (7d) — see the chart →

Wed, Jul 22 · 02:50 UTC — 🚀 Gravity-1 | Unknown Payload Orienspace Technology · Yellow Sea (launch location 5) · 📍 on the map

Thu, Jul 23 · 11:00 UTC — 🚀 Long March 3B/E | Unknown Payload China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · 📍 on the map Date to be confirmed.

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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