CosmosRocket
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Edition of 13 May 2026

The sky,
in real time.

Every orbital lift-off on the planet, tracked minute by minute. Countdowns, launch windows, missions, agencies, pads — the full machinery of global spaceflight in one place.

59 Scheduled lift-offs 27 Last 30 days 22 Agencies tracked 12 Active countries
Manifest · Upcoming

The orbital
calendar.

T-0 (UTC) Mission Site Vehicle Status
13 May UTC22:50 UTC Falcon 9Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
USA
Falcon 9
SpaceX
Go
14 May UTC03:00 UTC Zhuque-2EUnknown Payload Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
CHN
Zhuque-2E
LandSpace
Go
15 May UTC04:30 UTC Kinetica 1Unknown Payload Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
CHN
Kinetica 1
CAS Space
Go
15 May UTC14:00 UTC Falcon 9Starlink Group 17-37 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
USA
Falcon 9
SpaceX
Go
17 May UTC14:40 UTC Long March 8Unknown Payload Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
CHN
Long March 8
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Go
18 May UTC12:35 UTC Falcon 99 x Globalstar-3 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
USA
Falcon 9
SpaceX
Go
19 May UTC02:11 UTC Falcon 9Starlink Group 17-42 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
USA
Falcon 9
SpaceX
Go
Dispatch

The international
wire.

NASA13 May at 15:33 UTC

NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans

NASA is moving quickly to define next year’s Artemis III mission in Earth orbit, a crewed flight that will test rendezvous and docking capabilities between the agency’s Orion spacecraft and commercial landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX. Since a February announcement adding an Artemis mission ahead of crewed landing missions to the Moon’s South Pole region, […]

NASA13 May at 14:45 UTC

Studying Pneumonia in Space for Heart Health on Earth

Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uncovering how bacteria that causes pneumonia can lead to long-term damage in the heart. Researchers are leveraging the space environment to observe how stem cell derived heart tissues respond to bacterial infections, to discover new methods to manage cardiovascular health and infectious diseases. In space, bacteria […]

ESA13 May at 09:05 UTC

The young minds space-proofing ESA’s missions

Assembling a spacecraft is a complicated process, and one that requires materials that are far from ordinary. To ensure the success of the European Space Agency’s missions, researchers in the Materials, Environments and Contamination Control Section investigate and test materials to ensure they will survive the harsh environment of space. The section is supported by many young researchers, who bring fresh and innovative ideas.

ESA13 May at 09:00 UTC

Waterworn chaos on Mars

This month, ESA’s Mars Express takes us to Shalbatana Vallis: a fascinating martian valley surrounded by signs of water, lava, craters and chaos.

59Upcoming launches
currently scheduled
27Successful lift-offs
in the last 30 days
22Agencies and operators
currently tracked
12Countries hosting
at least one active pad