The Launch Window

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

The Launch Window · the week ahead — July 29, 2026

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

Thu, Jul 30 · 01:00 UTC — 🚀 Long March 6A | Unknown Payload China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 9A · 📍 on the map

Thu, Jul 30 · 07:09 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-95 National Reconnaissance Office · launched by SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▼ -4.8% (7d) — see the chart →

Sat, Aug 1 · 02:00 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-52 SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▼ -4.8% (7d) — see the chart →

Tue, Aug 4 · time TBD — 🚀 Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload China Rocket Co. Ltd. · Haiyang offshore launch location · 📍 on the map Date to be confirmed.

Tue, Aug 4 · 08:50 UTC — 🚀 Long March 8A | Unknown Payload China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Commercial LC-1 · 📍 on the map

Tue, Aug 4 · 14:00 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-53 SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▼ -4.8% (7d) — see the chart →

Wed, Aug 5 · 07:42 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 2 #11-13 SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▼ -4.8% (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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