The Launch Window

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

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

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

Thu, Sep 17 · 00:30 UTC — 🚀 Long March 12 | Unknown Payload China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Commercial LC-2 · 📍 on the map

Thu, Sep 17 · 01:07 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259 United States Space Force · launched by SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▲ +1.4% (7d) — see the chart →

Thu, Sep 17 · 02:35 UTC — 🚀 Kuaizhou 11 | Unknown Payload ExPace · Launch Area 95A · 📍 on the map

Sat, Sep 19 · 03:15 UTC — 🚀 Electron | Owl By The Dozen (StriX Launch 12) Synspective · launched by Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 · 📍 on the map 📈 RKLB · Nasdaq ▲ +1.3% (7d) — see the chart →

Sat, Sep 19 · 10:50 UTC — 🚀 Long March 2D | Unknown Payload China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 9 · 📍 on the map

Sun, Sep 20 · 01:47 UTC — 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-27 SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 4E · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▲ +1.4% (7d) — see the chart →

Sun, Sep 20 · 04:00 UTC — 🚀 Kinetica 1 | Unknown Payload CAS Space · Launch Area 130 · 📍 on the map

Tue, Sep 22 · 12:15 UTC — 🚀 Starship | Flight 14 SpaceX · Orbital Launch Pad 2 · 📍 on the map 📈 SPCX · Nasdaq ▲ +1.4% (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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