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Wallops Launch Schedule

Below is a list of upcoming missions supported by NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. All dates are subject to change.

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with the company’s Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches at 6:01 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, from the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

There are currently no public launches scheduled.

December

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is supporting a Rocket Lab Electron rocket launch during a window extending from Dec. 18-23, 12-4 a.m. EST each night. See the Launch Range Blog for more information.

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.

NASA Rocket to Conduct ‘CT Scan’ of Auroral Electricity
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UPDATE (Feb. 10, 2026): NASA’s Black and Diffuse Auroral Science Surveyor and Geophysical Non-Equilibrium Ionospheric System Science (GNEISS) sounding rocket…

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NASA Sounding Rocket Mission Targeting Aug. 26 Launch Attempt
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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.…

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NASA Sounding Rocket Mission Targeting Aug. 25 Launch Attempt
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The TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission is targeting Monday, Aug. 25, for the first launch attempt. The window will open 10 p.m.-3…

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Infographic map of Delmarva listing six locations along the Atlantic coast to see a rocket that launches from Wallops Island, Virginia.
Infographic map of Delmarva listing six locations along the Atlantic coast to see a rocket that launches from Wallops Island, Virginia.
NASA/Jamie Adkins