# Slip Watch, Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026: 0 real slips

> No launch date really slipped in Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026: every move we recorded was a placeholder roll, a firming, a pull-in or a same-day change.

- Canonical page: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/week/2026-W42
- This Markdown version: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/week/2026-W42.md
- Data as of: live preview, computed 2026-10-19 06:34 UTC; the edition freezes 2026-10-19 06:00 UTC
- How the numbers are made: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method

## Counts

- 15 date changes: 0 slips, 0 pulled in, 5 same-day changes, 5 firmed, 0 lost a firm date, 5 placeholder rolls
- Median slip: no slips
- Method version 1.1; recording since 2026-08-29.

## By provider

| Provider | Real slips | Launches slipped | Slip days | Median slip (days) | Pull-ins | Placeholder rolls |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arianespace | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 |
| China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Rocket Lab | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| SpaceX | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |

## Firmed

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ariane 64 Block 2 \| Amazon Leo (LE-04)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmmuoiyucaocgt3e06esvcrkz) | Arianespace | Nov 2026 | Nov 23, 2026 | -7 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmt21aooc05z01173u9gga61m) | SpaceX | Oct 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | -11.6 | 2026-10-13 |
| [Electron \| We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmogcfc9cu4ad10zhnz3ogzuu) | Rocket Lab | 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | -71 | 2026-10-12 |
| [Electron \| The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmplcla1vl1n93x6amwazvcr1) | Rocket Lab | 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 | -57 | 2026-10-12 |
| [Electron \| The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmouox0b6v2tg10zhquxr4ptm) | Rocket Lab | 2026 | Nov 10, 2026 | -51 | 2026-10-12 |

## Placeholder rolls (not slips)

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Falcon Heavy \| Gateway PPE & HALO](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmuf8scac06e493pnj7oiy3n8) | SpaceX | 2027 | Dec 31, 2029 (decade precision) | 731 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Ariane 62 \| Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmlft9ogi002rzll650negdw7) | Arianespace | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | 90 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Ariane 64 \| GO-1](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmmuoiyvpaoclt3e01eocdog0) | Arianespace | 2026 | Dec 31, 2029 (decade precision) | 1096 | 2026-10-13 |
| [Ariane 64 Block 2 \| Amazon Leo (LE-04)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmmuoiyucaocgt3e06esvcrkz) | Arianespace | Oct 2026 | Nov 2026 | 30 | 2026-10-13 |
| [Ariane 62 \| Metop-SG B1](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wsu3u006hdx9fnpyv7y7n) | Arianespace | Nov 2026 | Dec 2026 | 31 | 2026-10-13 |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SpaceX | 3 | 3 | 67% | 67% |
| LandSpace | 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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