NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch date: No earlier than June 13
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site:
Kwajalein Atoll

Monitoring a rocket heading into space takes a careful team of analysts and engineers to plot a course and set up tracking for it.

Meteorologists have to be precise in their forecasts, keeping in mind a successful mission depends on their call.

Why schedule a rocket launch for the middle of the night, or aim for a liftoff time when weather is unlikely to cooperate? The simplicity of the question belies the complexity of the answer.

Learn about NASA's rocket fleet, how to see a launch in person and much more!

The status reports were discontinued in December 2011.

This fact sheet provides an overview of Kennedy's role in the Launch Services Program, the vehicle fleet and some of the program's historic missions.

Here you'll find all the details about the missions that have already launched this year and in years past.