| Launch Date |
Launch Time |
Vehicle |
Mission |
| October 10, 2008 |
T.B.A. |
Atlas 5 • LRO |
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch NASA's
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to the moon and a lunar impactor
secondary payload called the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing
Satellite. The rocket will fly in the 401 vehicle configuration
with a four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters and a
single-engine Centaur upper stage. Launch time: 8:22 p.m. |
| October 31, 2008 |
T.B.A. |
Delta 4-H • NROL-26 |
The United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a
classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance
Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version
features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a
triple-body rocket. Launch time: 12:00 p.m. |
| November 07, 2008 |
noon |
Delta 2 • GPS 2R-20 (M7) |
The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket will launch the seventh
modernized NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Block 2R military
navigation satellite. The launch will be run by the U.S. Air Force.
The rocket will fly in the 7925 vehicle configuration. Launch time
12:00 p.m. |
| November 14, 2008 |
07:45 pm |
Shuttle Endeavour • ISS ULF2 |
STS-126 will be the 27th U.S. mission to the
International Space Station. The flight will deliver equipment and
supplies with a reusable Multi-Purpose Logistics Module. Launch
time 7:55 p.m. |
| January 23, 2009 |
noon |
Delta II - United Launch Alliance |
STSS Demonstrators Program is a midcourse tracking technology
demonstrator and is part of an evolving ballistic missile defense
system. STSS is capable of tracking objects after boost phase and
provides trajectory information to other sensors and interceptors.
To be launched by NASA for the Missile Defense Agency. Launch time:
12:00 p.m. |
| February 12, 2009 |
11:00 pm |
Shuttle Discovery • ISS 15A |
Shuttle Discovery • ISS 15A time is 11:00
p.m. The STS-119 will be the 28th U.S. mission to the International
Space Station. The flight will deliver the Starboard 6 truss
segment, giving the station its fourth and final set of
power-generating solar wings. Location: LC-39A, Kennedy Space
Center, Florida |
| February 12, 2009 |
11:00 pm |
Shuttle Discovery • ISS 15A |
STS-119 will be the 28th U.S. mission to the International Space
Station. The flight will deliver the Starboard 6 truss segment,
giving the station its fourth and final set of power-generating
solar wings. Launch time 11:00 p.m. |
| March 02, 2009 |
noon |
Atlas 5 • LRO |
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch NASA's
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to the moon and a lunar impactor
secondary payload called the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing
Satellite. The rocket will fly in the 401 vehicle configuration
with a four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters and a
single-engine Centaur upper stage. Launch time 12:00 p.m. |
| April 10, 2009 |
noon |
Delta 2 • Kepler |
The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket will launch NASA's
Kepler spacecraft to discover and characterize hundreds of
planets.
Launch time: 12:00 P.M. |
| May 21, 2009 |
noon |
Shuttle Endeavour • ISS 2J/A |
STS-127 will be the 29th U.S. mission to the International Space
Station. The flight will deliver the external experiment platform
for the Japanese science laboratory facilities. Launch time 12:00
p.m. |
| June 30, 2009 |
noon |
Atlas 5 • AEHF 1 |
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the first
Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite. Built by
Lockheed Martin, this U.S. military spacecraft will provide
highly-secure communications. The rocket will fly in the 531
vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, three solid rocket
boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Launch 12:00
p.m. |
| July 30, 2009 |
noon |
Shuttle Atlantis • ISS 17A |
-128 will be the 30th U.S. mission to the International Space
Station. The flight will deliver equipment and supplies with a
reusable Multi-Purpose Logistics Module. Launch time 12:00 p.m. |
