# Slip Watch, Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026: 1 real slip

> 1 launch date slipped a day or more in Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026, across 1 launch, for 9.3 days in total. A slip here means both dates were known to the day; placeholder rolls are listed and not counted.

- Canonical page: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/week/2026-W39
- This Markdown version: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/week/2026-W39.md
- Data as of: frozen 2026-09-28 06:35 UTC; corrected 2026-09-29 23:22 UTC
- How the numbers are made: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method

## Counts

- 20 date changes: 1 slip (9.3 days), 0 pulled in, 6 same-day changes, 4 firmed, 1 lost a firm date, 8 placeholder rolls
- Median slip: 9.3 days
- 28 changes our sync saw late are listed below and counted nowhere.
- Method version 1.0; recording since 2026-08-29.

## Correction

- 2026-09-29: what was wrong: The edition counted 28 date changes that our sync only caught up with during this week as if they had happened in it. Our sync had not been refreshing those launches when their dates changed (until 2026-09-24 it refreshed only the next 100 upcoming launches), so it recorded each backlog change on the day it next saw the launch, and the day each change was made is not known from our records. Launch Library 2's own records date 25 of them before this week, 19 of those before our recording began on 2026-08-29. As frozen, the edition read: 48 date changes: 1 slip (9.3 days), 0 pulled in, 6 same-day changes, 6 firmed, 3 lost a firm date, 32 placeholder rolls. What the edition says now: Counting only changes our sync saw when they happened (method 1.1): 20 date changes: 1 slip (9.3 days), 0 pulled in, 6 same-day changes, 4 firmed, 1 lost a firm date, 8 placeholder rolls. The slip and pull-in figures are unchanged. The 28 caught-up changes are listed on the edition page, labelled, and not counted.

## By provider

| Provider | Real slips | Launches slipped | Slip days | Median slip (days) | Pull-ins | Placeholder rolls |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SpaceX | 1 | 1 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Arianespace | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Indian Space Research Organization | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 7 |
| Rocket Lab | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |

## Biggest slips

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Starlink Group 15-25](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmu8vyryz2k9z13fecvtepdqv) | SpaceX | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 10, 2026 | 9.3 | 2026-09-21 |

## Lost a firm date

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ariane 64 Block 2 \| Amazon Leo (LE-04)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmmuoiyucaocgt3e06esvcrkz) | Arianespace | Oct 7, 2026 | Oct 2026 | 24 | 2026-09-25 |
| [Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M \| MKA Kinosputnik, KOEN and others](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmrxzwcbnq2j23x6ap0yy71sq) | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Nov 19, 2026 | 2027 | 407 | 2026-09-24 |
| [New Glenn \| Amazon Leo (LN-01)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmpmyzw26p9ob3x6anzyu6iou) | Blue Origin | Jun 4, 2026 | 2026 | 209.3 | 2026-09-24 |

## Firmed

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wstw5004hdx9f67fesx15) | SpaceX | Oct 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Oct 5, 2026 | -25.7 | 2026-09-25 |
| [Falcon Heavy \| NROL-97](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmtsveqpj1r6cdt04ghz8b5p7) | SpaceX | Oct 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Oct 2, 2026 | -28.8 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Firefly Alpha Block 2 \| QuickSounder](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu4d006mdx9f2iim6d2e) | Firefly Aerospace | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Feb 15, 2027 | 46 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Electron \| Aspera](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu38006bdx9f45u78z62) | Rocket Lab | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Jan 29, 2027 | 29 | 2026-09-24 |
| [GSLV Mk II \| IRNSS-1L (NVS-03)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmsu7zf7603fnlrurjx43veih) | Indian Space Research Organization | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Oct 15, 2026 | -77 | 2026-09-22 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu4s006qdx9fu1zgq222) | SpaceX | Oct 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Oct 1, 2026 | -29.2 | 2026-09-21 |

## Placeholder rolls (not slips)

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [PSLV-XL \| EOS-10 (Oceansat-3A)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wstz90059dx9fgdpikilo) | Indian Space Research Organization | Mar 2027 | Jan 2027 | -59 | 2026-09-26 |
| [PSLV \| RISAT-2A](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmuf4i8my06shqxt1xzjwqyx4) | Indian Space Research Organization | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | 2027 | 365 | 2026-09-26 |
| [PSLV \| ConnectedCosmos](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmuf4i8mw06sgqxt11gkad2ba) | Indian Space Research Organization | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | 2027 | 365 | 2026-09-26 |
| [GSLV Mk II \| IDRSS-2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmt9wr3bf5tijy6h8lvfl0h2e) | Indian Space Research Organization | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | 2027 | 365 | 2026-09-26 |
| [GSLV Mk II \| IDRSS-1](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmt9jcxoh4muky6h8k6aiyuzb) | Indian Space Research Organization | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | 2027 | 365 | 2026-09-26 |
| [PSLV-XL \| TDS-01](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wstz50058dx9f1o2c76rm) | Indian Space Research Organization | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Nov 2026 | -31 | 2026-09-26 |
| [LVM-3 \| Gaganyaan-1](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmmuoiyv6aocjt3e02j16zcns) | Indian Space Research Organization | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Nov 2026 | -31 | 2026-09-26 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Crew-14](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmuf8sc8o06dr93pnt34ytwlf) | SpaceX | Dec 31, 2027 (placeholder) | Mar 2027 | -275 | 2026-09-25 |
| [SSLV \| Space MAITRI](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmma0sxwv08zc4fb2zi8aduxy) | Indian Space Research Organization | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | 2027 | 365 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Neutron \| Maiden Flight](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wstz20057dx9fxfaf64nb) | Rocket Lab | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | 2027 | 365 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Long March 5 \| Chang'e 7](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmoqauaybjwl510zhs8himvhg) | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Sep 30, 2026 (placeholder) | 2027 | 457 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Firefly Alpha Block 2 \| INCUS](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu4x006rdx9f51t7xsy1) | Firefly Aerospace | Oct 31, 2026 (placeholder) | 2027 | 426 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu55006tdx9f1ndfgfyy) | SpaceX | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | 2027 | 365 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Atlas V N22 \| Starliner-2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu1t005xdx9fhjrwralt) | United Launch Alliance | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | 2027 | 365 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| KOMPSAT-7A](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu5a006udx9fzv65e7bf) | SpaceX | Nov 30, 2026 (placeholder) | Jun 2027 | 212 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Vega-C \| KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu5f006vdx9fp4b15hfw) | Avio S.p.A | Nov 30, 2026 (placeholder) | Apr 2027 | 151 | 2026-09-24 |
| [New Glenn \| Blue Moon Pathfinder](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmo5o5yme1wre10zhs6lox5ga) | Blue Origin | Sep 30, 2026 (placeholder) | Q1 2027 | 182 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Nova-C IM-3](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmmuoiyumaocht3e0fr37gvbr) | SpaceX | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Q1 2027 | 90 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| 5x Astranis MicroGEO](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu41006jdx9fvamugx0o) | SpaceX | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Q1 2027 | 90 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Eris-1 \| Flight Two](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmqhvxgsfyzg93x6aqt8wy1q1) | Gilmour Space Technologies | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Q1 2027 | 90 | 2026-09-24 |
| [PSLV-XL \| EOS-10 (Oceansat-3A)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wstz90059dx9fgdpikilo) | Indian Space Research Organization | Mar 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Mar 2027 | 365 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Astra Rocket 4 \| Maiden Flight](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmmuoiyvvaocmt3e06t04mmlb) | Astra Space | Dec 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Q1 2027 | 31 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer C](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu4l006odx9f206o1dhi) | SpaceX | Oct 31, 2026 (placeholder) | Jan 2027 | 92 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Vulcan \| USSF-57](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu0a005idx9fry1wxo4f) | United Launch Alliance | May 31, 2026 (placeholder) | 2026 | 214 | 2026-09-24 |
| [Vulcan \| SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer B](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu3q006gdx9f9qy1l754) | United Launch Alliance | Sep 30, 2026 (placeholder) | 2026 | 92 | 2026-09-24 |

## On-time record in the period

- All providers: 4 flown, 4 scored; within 1 day 75%, within 7 days 75%

| Provider | Flown | Scored | Within 1 day | Within 7 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | 2 | 2 | too few to rate | too few to rate |
| Rocket Lab | 1 | 1 | too few to rate | too few to rate |
| SpaceX | 1 | 1 | too few to rate | too few to rate |

## Sources

- [Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com): launch names, providers, rockets, pads, dates and status
- [SpaceNexus Launch Ledger (our own record of every date change)](https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method)
- [The slip ledger as CSV](https://spacenexus.us/api/datasets/launch-slips/csv)

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