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Launch updates from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility supported missions.

    NASA Wallops to Support June Rocket Launch

    Aerial view of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility's launch range structures along the coastline of Wallops Island, Virginia. Ocean, bay and marsh lands surround the range.

    A suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from June 10 – 16, 2026. No real-time launch status updates or livestream will be available.   NASA Wallops provides services such as vehicle tracking, data telemetry, and range safety from NASA’s only owned and operated launch range to ensure successful missions […]

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    NASA Wallops to Support April Rocket Launch

    Aerial view of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility's launch range structures along the coastline of Wallops Island, Virginia. Ocean, bay and marsh lands surround the range.

    A suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from April 20-28, 2026. No real-time launch status updates or livestream will be available.   NASA Wallops provides services such as vehicle tracking, data telemetry, and range safety from NASA’s only owned and operated launch range to ensure successful missions operations for […]

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    NASA Wallops to Support March Sounding Rocket Launches 

    Aerial view of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility's launch range structures along the coastline of Wallops Island, Virginia. Ocean, bay and marsh lands surround the range.

    Two sounding rockets are scheduled for liftoff between March 17 and March 23 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility launch range in Virginia. The launch window each day is from 8 p.m. to midnight EDT. No real-time launch status updates or livestream will be available.   NASA Wallops provides services such as vehicle tracking, data telemetry, and range safety from NASA’s only owned and operated launch […]

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    NASA Wallops to Support Rocket Lab Launch

    Rocket Lab suborbital rocket launches from Pad-0C (Launch Complex 2) on Wallops Island, Virginia, at 8 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2025. The mission was Rocket Lab's sixth launch of its HASTE rocket for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Led by MDA, the mission deployed a government-provided primary payload developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and multiple secondary payloads by federal and industry partners, which tested key technologies for missle defense applications.

    Update Feb. 27: The Rocket Lab suborbital rocket successfully launched Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. EST. Update Feb. 26: The next launch attempt for Rocket Lab is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, 4-7 p.m. EST. Update Feb. 25: Rocket Lab is standing down from a launch attempt Wednesday, Feb. 25. The next launch attempt will […]

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    NASA Wallops Launch Range to Support Electron Launch 

    Rocket Lab's 59-foot Electron rocket at the company's Launch Complex-2 on NASA's Wallops Island.

    Update: This mission carrying NASA’s DiskSat technology demonstration was successfully launched at 12:03 a.m. EST on Thursday Dec. 18, 2025. A Rocket Lab Electron rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from Dec. 18-23, 12-4 a.m. EST each night. This launch supports the United States Space Force.   The […]

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