Week in Space Data, every Friday.
Pick the dates you are in California. You get every launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in them, in local time, whether it is day or night at the pad, how firm each date is, and where to watch. A launch date is a "no earlier than" (NET) target, not a promise: dates move, and a launch can scrub on the day.
2 launches with a date in these days. 28 further launches have only a quarter, half or year announced that includes your dates, so nobody can place them yet.
Follow every launch from Vandenberg
We tell you about new launches added to its schedule, date changes and outcomes: one email a day, only when something changes. No account needed.
No email? Put every Vandenberg launch in your calendar: Apple / OutlookGoogleonly Sep 26 to Oct 2, 2026: Apple / OutlookGoogleCalendar entries move when launch times move. A launch known only to the month appears once it has a day.
Sat, Sep 26, 7:00 AM PDT (Sat, Sep 26, 14:00 UTC)
Thu, Oct 1, 11:18 AM PDT (Thu, Oct 1, 18:18 UTC)
We cannot promise a launch, and we do not publish odds we cannot back. What we can tell you is what we recorded.
Weather is a common reason for a scrub. Each launch page shows a forecast from the US National Weather Service in the last 7 days before launch. Every date change we have recorded.
Distances are straight-line, from each place to the representative pad for Vandenberg; what you can see comes from the distance alone. For the public viewing spots and road closures, read the Vandenberg viewing guide.
The whole ascent, low on the horizon.
A rising light on the horizon: night launches only.
A rising light on the horizon: night launches only.