The Space Coast ended 2025 with a record 109 orbital launches from SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and NASA — the highest number in the region's history. The pace shows no sign of slowing in 2026, with 34 orbital launches already scheduled through May 21, including NASA's first Artemis II mission. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 on May 21 carrying 29 Starlink satellites, marking the 29th SpaceX launch of the year.
Of the 34 planned 2026 launches, 32 will occur at Cape Canaveral and two at Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX leads with 29 launches — 28 Falcon 9 rockets and one Falcon Heavy — while United Launch Alliance will conduct three launches (two Atlas V and one Vulcan) and Blue Origin will fly its New Glenn rocket on the NG-3 mission. NASA's Space Launch System rocket will launch Artemis II in 2026, the first crewed mission of the Artemis program.
The 2025 total included 83 launches from Cape Canaveral and 26 from Kennedy Space Center, with SpaceX responsible for 101 of the 109 launches. That year also featured four human spaceflights, including SpaceX Crew-10, Boeing's Crew Flight Test, and Ax-4. In 2024, the region saw 93 launches, including eight Falcon Heavy missions from SpaceX and the first test flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.
This year's launch schedule includes two human spaceflights: SpaceX's Crew-12 mission and Artemis II. The Space Coast's launch activity has grown steadily since 2023, when 72 launches occurred, including the first crewed mission of SpaceX's Crew-6 and the debut of Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket. Launch details are updated regularly on the Space Coast's official tracking page, with new missions added as schedules finalize.