Launches

What: Rocket Launch- Falcon 9 on February 8 When: 1:55 p.m., February 8, 2017 Where: Kennedy Space Center, Florida Details: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 12th Dragon spacecraft on a cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station, conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

What: Rocket Launch- Falcon 9 on January 26 When: Between 12:00-2:30 a.m., January 26, 2017 Where: Kennedy Space Center Details: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a communications satellite for to provide a direct-to-home television broadcast services over Brazil.

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the GOES-R weather satellite. When: November 4, 2016 5:43 pm ET Where: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Space Launch Complex 41

LAUNCH DATE: DECEMBER 15, 2016 LAUNCH VEHICLE: DELTA IV PAYLOAD: WGS-8 LAUNCH WINDOW: TO BE ANNOUNCED LAUNCH SITE: LAUNCH PAD 37B MISSION: WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM AIR FORCE SATELLITE

LAUNCH DATE: DECEMBER 8, 2016 LAUNCH VEHICLE: ATLAS V PAYLOAD: ECHOSTAR-19 LAUNCH WINDOW: TO BE ANNOUNCED LAUNCH SITE: LAUNCH PAD 41 MISSION: COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE

Launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a Pegasus XL rocket, the CYGNSS mission will probe the inner core of hurricanes to learn about their rapid intensification. Date: November 21, 2016 Time: TBA

Get a close-up view of the ULA Atlas V rocket launch as it lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the SBIRS GEO-3 satellite. Set date: October TBD.