CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist is seen as he can his crew mates NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander (not pictured); Victor Glover, pilot; and Christina Koch, mission specialist depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to board their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building as part of the Artemis II countdown demonstration test, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist is seen as he can his crew mates NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander (not pictured); Victor Glover, pilot; and Christina Koch, mission specialist depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to board their Orion spacecraft atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building as part of the Artemis II countdown demonstration test, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

NASA has issued the following availability of launch windows for the Artemis 2 mission. There are five launch windows in February and March, and six in April as listed here.

Launch Window OpeningLaunch Window
Local Date Local Time UTC Date/Time Lighting (Rise/Set)Duration (Mins)
02/06/2026 09:41:00 PM EST 02/07/2026 02:41:00 3.58 Hours After Sunset 120
02/07/2026 10:46:00 PM EST 02/08/2026 03:46:00 4.65 Hours After Sunset 120
02/08/2026 11:20:00 PM EST 02/09/2026 04:20:00 5.20 Hours After Sunset 120
02/10/2026 12:06:00 AM EST 02/10/2026 05:06:00 5.96 Hours After Sunset 120
02/11/2026 01:05:00 AM EST 02/11/2026 06:05:00 5.99 Hours Before Sunrise 120
03/06/2026 08:29:00 PM EST 03/07/2026 01:29:00 2.05 Hours After Sunset 120
03/07/2026 08:57:00 PM EST 03/08/2026 01:57:00 2.51 Hours After Sunset 120
03/08/2026 10:56:00 PM EDT 03/09/2026 02:56:00 3.48 Hours After Sunset 120
03/09/2026 11:52:00 PM EDT 03/10/2026 03:52:00 4.40 Hours After Sunset 120
03/11/2026 12:48:00 AM EDT 03/11/2026 04:48:00 5.36 Hours After Sunset 115
04/01/2026 06:24:00 PM EDT 04/01/2026 22:24:00 1.28 Hours Before Sunset 120
04/03/2026 08:00:00 PM EDT 04/04/2026 00:00:00 0.30 Hours After Sunset 120
04/04/2026 08:53:00 PM EDT 04/05/2026 00:53:00 1.17 Hours After Sunset 120
04/05/2026 09:40:00 PM EDT 04/06/2026 01:40:00 1.95 Hours After Sunset 120
04/06/2026 10:36:00 PM EDT 04/07/2026 02:36:00 2.87 Hours After Sunset 120
04/30/2026 06:06:00 PM EDT 04/30/2026 22:06:00 1.86 Hours Before Sunset 120

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