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Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-35 (96P)

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 12:15 PM ET · Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

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Times shown in ET. Status updates live from Launch Library 2.

How to watch a rocket launch live

Every orbital launch has a free official live stream — no account or subscription. Find your launch below, then open the provider’s stream; they go live shortly before the window opens.

SpaceX — Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship

Streams on spacex.com and on X (@SpaceX). Falcon 9 webcasts usually start ~10–15 minutes before liftoff; Starship coverage starts ~30 minutes out.

NASA+ — Crewed missions, science launches, Artemis

NASA’s free streaming service — no account needed. Crewed launch coverage often starts hours before liftoff.

United Launch Alliance — Vulcan and Atlas V

Live on YouTube, typically starting ~20 minutes before the window opens.

Rocket Lab — Electron and Neutron

YouTube streams for launches from New Zealand and Wallops Island, Virginia.

Blue Origin — New Glenn and New Shepard

YouTube and blueorigin.com, usually starting ~20–30 minutes before liftoff.

NASASpaceflight & Everyday Astronaut — Independent 24/7 pad cameras and commentary

Community coverage that often starts earlier and stays live through scrubs — the best fallback when a provider isn’t streaming yet.

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Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-35 (96P)

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

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Wed, Sep 9 · 12:15 PM ET

Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Unknown Payload

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

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Thu, Sep 10 · 5:00 AM ET

Details TBD.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-153

SpaceX · Vandenberg, California

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Thu, Sep 10 · 11:37 AM ET

USSF-153 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

▶ SpaceX launch webcasts (X / spacex.com)

Long March 8A | Unknown Payload

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Wenchang Space Launch Site, China

To Be Confirmed

Fri, Sep 11 · 12:00 PM ET

Details TBD.

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