# Slip Watch, Nov 2 to Nov 8, 2026: 4 real slips

> 4 launch dates slipped a day or more in Nov 2 to Nov 8, 2026, across 4 launches, for 11.1 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-W45
- This Markdown version: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/week/2026-W45.md
- Data as of: frozen 2026-11-09 06:35 UTC
- How the numbers are made: https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method

## Counts

- 24 date changes: 4 slips (11.1 days), 0 pulled in, 12 same-day changes, 2 firmed, 2 lost a firm date, 4 placeholder rolls
- Median slip: 2.6 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rocket Lab | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Galactic Energy | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| SpaceX | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Agency for Defense Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Origin | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| CAS Space | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| United Launch Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |

## Biggest slips

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Electron \| The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmouox0b6v2tg10zhquxr4ptm) | Rocket Lab | Nov 10, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 | 4 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Long March 12 \| SatNet LEO Group 29](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvpw37cf0o8hnlnw5xqf6dm1) | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Nov 5, 2026 | Nov 8, 2026 | 3 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Ceres-2 \| 4 satellites](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvsixgkb06tzsnejwz6hj531) | Galactic Energy | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 | 2.1 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| USSF-432](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvpkcuh205swtwzr5b4w1d8u) | SpaceX | Nov 5, 2026 | Nov 7, 2026 | 2 | 2026-11-03 |

## Lost a firm date

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mir \| Demo Flight](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmnuhr9w3zeb814h6smnc2qqi) | Agency for Defense Development | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 2026 | 25.8 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Starlink Group 15-21](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvfj5b7d06ptkt8swn5xie6g) | SpaceX | Nov 6, 2026 | Nov 2026 | 23.9 | 2026-11-02 |

## Firmed

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Starship \| Starlink Group 31-2 (Starship Flight 15)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmtzg925p0fm2127m5k1bwu0v) | SpaceX | Nov 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 | -17 | 2026-11-05 |
| [Mir \| Demo Flight](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmnuhr9w3zeb814h6smnc2qqi) | Agency for Defense Development | Nov 2026 | Nov 10, 2026 | -19.7 | 2026-11-05 |

## Placeholder rolls (not slips)

| Launch | Provider | From | To | Shift (days) | Observed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [New Glenn \| Blue Ring-1](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmv2kfbcs1n6sz12qtl6bhq5z) | Blue Origin | Dec 2026 | Jan 2027 | 31 | 2026-11-06 |
| [Electron \| BlackSky Gen-3 8](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmoonw68wfqn010zhbug7mrwv) | Rocket Lab | 2026 | 2027 | 365 | 2026-11-06 |
| [Electron \| BlackSky Gen-3 9](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmouox0ayv2tf10zhmx1manh9) | Rocket Lab | 2026 | 2027 | 365 | 2026-11-06 |
| [Falcon 9 Block 5 \| Inmarsat-7 F1 (GX-7)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmlzag5uh1zywf5o4dq89v5jn) | SpaceX | Q4 2026 | 2027 | 365 | 2026-11-06 |

## On-time record in the period

- All providers: 7 flown, 7 scored; within 1 day 57%, within 7 days 100%

| 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 |
| CAS Space | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Russian Space Forces | 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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