Space cargo from Tucson, AZ

Space optics, missile systems and planetary science. Residual launch capacity routed through Vandenberg SLC-4E and Boca Chica Starbase.

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Tucson combines Raytheon's missile and space-optics work with the University of Arizona's planetary science programme, which has led NASA sample-return missions and casts the mirrors for major telescopes.

Cargo leaving Tucson for orbit consolidates at Tucson International (TUS). From there it routes to Vandenberg SLC-4E and Boca Chica Starbase. Charterspace lists the residual capacity on flights that are already leaving, so what is open from these sites changes as providers release it.

Nothing on this page is a guaranteed service. Residual capacity is sporadic by nature — most of the time there is none open from any given site, and a leg listed today may be gone tomorrow. Payloads bound for orbit are subject to export control, hazardous-materials rules and the launch provider's own acceptance criteria, all of which are settled before anything is booked. If nothing here matches what you need to ship, tell us and we will look at the routes that are not listed.

Launch sites serving Tucson, AZ

  • Vandenberg SLC-4EAir freight to Los Angeles (LAX) or Santa Barbara (SBA), then road up the coast.
  • Boca Chica StarbaseAir freight to Brownsville (BRO) or Harlingen (HRL), then road to Boca Chica.

Open capacity from launch sites serving Tucson, AZ

This list is filtered to legs departing from the launch sites Tucson is served by, not everything on the platform.

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Listed capacity is not guaranteed: it can be de-manifested at any time at the launch operator’s sole discretion, and all capacity is subject to export control laws and regulations. Read the full Risk Disclosure, or tell us what you need to ship if your route is not listed.