# Slip Watch, Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026: 5 real slips

> 5 launch dates slipped a day or more in Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026, across 4 launches, for 14.8 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-W43
- This Markdown version: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/week/2026-W43.md
- Data as of: frozen 2026-10-26 06:35 UTC
- How the numbers are made: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method

## Counts

- 40 date changes: 5 slips (14.8 days), 2 pulled in, 16 same-day changes, 3 firmed, 1 lost a firm date, 13 placeholder rolls
- Median slip: 1 days
- 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SpaceX | 2 | 2 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 1 | 8 |
| Rocket Lab | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Agency for Defense Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Avio S.p.A | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Galactic Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Indian Space Research Organization | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Payload Aerospace S.L. | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| United Launch Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |

## Biggest slips

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Starlink Group 15-21](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvfj5b7d06ptkt8swn5xie6g) | SpaceX | Nov 1, 2026 | Nov 10, 2026 | 8.8 | 2026-10-20 |
| [Long March 8A \| SatNet LEO Group 28](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmva1ffa2018h13oj6g5kpxee) | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | 3 | 2026-10-20 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmt21aooc05z01173u9gga61m) | SpaceX | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 | 1 | 2026-10-19 |
| [Electron \| We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmogcfc9cu4ad10zhnz3ogzuu) | Rocket Lab | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | 1 | 2026-10-21 |
| [Electron \| We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmogcfc9cu4ad10zhnz3ogzuu) | Rocket Lab | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 | 1 | 2026-10-22 |

## Pulled in

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Starlink Group 15-21](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvfj5b7d06ptkt8swn5xie6g) | SpaceX | Nov 10, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | -4.8 | 2026-10-22 |
| [Electron \| The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmplcla1vl1n93x6amwazvcr1) | Rocket Lab | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 | -1 | 2026-10-23 |

## Lost a firm date

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vulcan VC6L \| Amazon Leo (LV-01)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cml5wstzf005bdx9f5m1398a7) | United Launch Alliance | Oct 29, 2026 | Nov 2026 | 32 | 2026-10-24 |

## Firmed

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Long March 2F/G \| Shenzhou 24](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmmuoiyuwaocit3e03qvfsw1l) | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | 2026 | Nov 25, 2026 | -36 | 2026-10-24 |
| [GSLV Mk II \| IRNSS-1L (NVS-03)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmsu7zf7603fnlrurjx43veih) | Indian Space Research Organization | Oct 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | -1 | 2026-10-22 |
| [H3 \| MBR Explorer](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmuf8scex06ff93pncf74j0cl) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Q1 2028 | Mar 3, 2028 | -28 | 2026-10-21 |

## Placeholder rolls (not slips)

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Falcon Heavy \| USSF-63](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmuf4i8ut06vmqxt1ixugfi2m) | SpaceX | 2027 | Dec 31, 2029 (decade precision) | 915 | 2026-10-25 |
| [Miura 5 \| Maiden Flight](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmuallvid00hqmial1md7yvr9) | Payload Aerospace S.L. | 2026 | 2027 | 181 | 2026-10-23 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Cygnus CRS-2 NG-22](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmqiwdi6p1rfo3x6arcdbp4d0) | SpaceX | 2026 | 2027 | 365 | 2026-10-23 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Telesat Lightspeed 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmreqj74xc8j53x6a33e5lhr2) | SpaceX | 2026 | 2027 | 365 | 2026-10-23 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Telesat Lightspeed 3](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmrwxbhdonbr63x6apt3nujcx) | SpaceX | 2026 | 2027 | 365 | 2026-10-23 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Telesat Lightspeed 4](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cms1zi3260cub3x6al0i9ymjo) | SpaceX | 2026 | 2027 | 365 | 2026-10-23 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Telesat Lightspeed 5](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmsgwy9o92bov3x6a9qh6yoha) | SpaceX | 2026 | 2027 | 365 | 2026-10-23 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Telesat Lightspeed 6](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmsh878zb33jg3x6arb293wcf) | SpaceX | 2026 | 2027 | 365 | 2026-10-23 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Telesat Lightspeed 7](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmsp225xpm8db3x6adog9cy4q) | SpaceX | 2026 | 2027 | 365 | 2026-10-23 |
| [H3-24 \| Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmtm32cp20ta09psxu2xslr2c) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 2026 | 2028 | 731 | 2026-10-23 |
| [SSLV \| AayulSAT-1A & others](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmuihl22x0v3crxb68ggr3dyh) | Indian Space Research Organization | Oct 2026 | 2026 | 61 | 2026-10-22 |
| [Mir \| Demo Flight](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmnuhr9w3zeb814h6smnc2qqi) | Agency for Defense Development | 2026 | Nov 2026 | -31 | 2026-10-21 |
| [Vega-C Block 2 \| Space Rider](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmuf091nu022tbrjxzxx5nbhh) | Avio S.p.A | 2028 | Q2 2028 | -184 | 2026-10-21 |

## On-time record in the period

- All providers: 7 flown, 7 scored; within 1 day 43%, within 7 days 100%

| Provider | Flown | Scored | Within 1 day | Within 7 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | 3 | 3 | 67% | 100% |
| SpaceX | 2 | 2 | too few to rate | too few to rate |
| Galactic Energy | 1 | 1 | too few to rate | too few to rate |
| Rocket Lab | 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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