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Wallops Flight Facility

Rocket Lab's Electron and HASTE launch from Launch Complex 2 here, beside Northrop Grumman rockets and NASA sounding rockets.

Operators Rocket Lab · Astra Space · Firefly Aerospace

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Upcoming launches

Times: local launch-site time. Launch dates move often; NET means no earlier than.

  • NET
    2026
    Leidos-3 - HASTE - Rocket Lab TBD
    time to be confirmed · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
  • NET
    2026
    Leidos-4 - HASTE - Rocket Lab TBD
    time to be confirmed · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
  • NET
    2026
    Leidos-5 - HASTE - Rocket Lab TBD
    time to be confirmed · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
  • NET
    Q1
    2027
    Maiden Flight - Astra Rocket 4 - Astra Space TBD
    time to be confirmed
    Date changed 2 times — latest: “NET early Q1.”
  • NET
    2027
    INCUS - Firefly Alpha Block 2 - Firefly Aerospace TBD
    time to be confirmed · Launch Area 0 A
    Date changed 2 times — latest: “NET 2027”
  • NET
    2027
    Maiden Flight - Neutron - Rocket Lab TBD
    time to be confirmed · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D)
    Date changed 4 times — latest: “NET 2027.”
  • NET
    2027
    NZSA Venus Mission - Neutron - Rocket Lab TBD
    time to be confirmed · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D)
    Date changed 1 time — latest: “Switch in launch vehicle planned.”
  • NET
    2028
    Kepler Communications Constellation - Neutron - Rocket Lab TBD
    time to be confirmed · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D)

Where to watch a launch

  • The Launch Viewing Area at the NASA Wallops Visitor Center, a few miles from the range, is one of the few public sites with a clear view of the pads. nasa.gov
  • The Visitor Center, 175 Chincoteague Road, is free; regular hours are Thursday to Saturday, 10 am–3 pm, and they can change for launches. nasa.gov
  • For large Antares launches the Visitor Center car park usually fills within an hour of opening. nasa.gov
  • In Chincoteague: Robert Reed Waterfront Park on Main Street, South Main Street to Curtis Merritt Harbor, and the bike trail near the Museum of Chincoteague Island. nasa.gov
  • Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague Island National Seashore (Virginia) may close for Antares launches; check Virginia State Police and VDOT for roads. nasa.gov

Getting there

  • The Visitor Center is a 60-minute drive south of Salisbury and Ocean City, Maryland, and 90 minutes north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. nasa.gov

On the day

  • NASA Wallops posts live updates and holds on Facebook and on X, @NASA_Wallops; the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce is on 757-336-6161. nasa.gov

Hotels near Wallops Flight Facility

  • Chincoteague Island has hotels, B&Bs, holiday rentals and campgrounds, about five miles from the Visitor Center. chincoteague.com

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