Wallops Launch Schedule
Below is a list of upcoming missions supported by NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. All dates are subject to change.
Mission: Integral Field far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Experiment-2 (INFUSE-2)
Rocket Type: Black Brant IX sounding rocket
Launch Date: Day. NET Oct. 2026
Launch Location: Poker Flat Research Range, Alaska
Mission: Determining Unknown yet Significant Traits III (DUST III)
Rocket Type: Black Brant IX sounding rocket
Launch Date: Day. NET Oct. 2026
Launch Location: Poker Flat Research Range, Alaska
Mission: Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer (MaGIXS-3)
Rocket Type: Black Brant IX sounding rocket
Launch Date: Day. NET Dec. 2026
Launch Location: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
What about Non-NASA Launches from Wallops?
Launch Range operation announcements for non-NASA missions can be found on the Launch Range Blog.
Where do our sounding rocket and range teams launch rockets from other than Wallops?
Alaska, Norway, Marshall Islands and Australia.
Our Wallops team go to where the science is, which means traveling around the world to launch sounding rockets.
Want to see a launch in person?
The Launch Viewing Area at the Wallops Visitor Center is located a few miles from the launch range and is one of the only public sites with a clear view of the launch pads!
For Wallops Scientific Balloon Launches
The balloon launch schedule can be found on the scientific balloons page.
Launch Range operation announcements for non-NASA missions can be found on the Launch Range Blog.
Launch Updates
Stay up-to-date with the latest launch information at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
UPDATE (Feb. 10, 2026): NASA’s Black and Diffuse Auroral Science Surveyor and Geophysical Non-Equilibrium Ionospheric System Science (GNEISS) sounding rocket…
The TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission is targeting Tuesday, Aug. 26, for the next launch attempt. The window will open 10:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m. EDT.…
The TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission is targeting Monday, Aug. 25, for the first launch attempt. The window will open 10 p.m.-3…
