• Monday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    Uncrewed 1st test flight for Gaganyaan orbital mission scheduled to occur before end of year, will carry fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster); Re-entering capsule will slow to 8m...

    Tuesday

    Friday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Scheduled for 13:59-17:59 to send 29 satellites to LEO for Internet system.

    Sunday

    — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),
    Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
    Navigation system satellite intended to assist in urban canyons and mountainous areas because of inclined, elliptical geosynchronous orbit. "22" designation on H3 rocket indicates 2 engines on...

    Tuesday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Scheduled for 14:16 UTC-5. First stage B1096 will attempt to land back at the launch site at Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) after its 4th flight.
    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
    Scheduled for 23:10-23:57 UTC+8, this is 3rd of 3 launches today in China, each from a different launch center. The 3B/E transports heavy communications satellites into geostationary...
    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Scheduled for 11:40-11:56 UTC+8 from ~41°N via 2-stage orbital carrier rocket used mainly for LEO and SSO insertion, this will be launch 97 and will be either...

    Wednesday

    — CAS Space subsidiary of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Scheduled for Noon-12:15 UTC+8 on Kinetica 1 solid-propellant 4-stage light launch vehicle, 30m tall with fairing diameter 3.35m, able to send 4,000kg to LEO or 3,000kg to...
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    Scheduled for 00:54-04:54 Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8), sending 27 satellites for internet service,

    Thursday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Plesetsk Cosmodrome, ~63°N, Mirny, Russia
    Scheduled for 17:00-18:00 UTC+3, Obzor-R is BRLK X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar for Earth observation and is designed by TsSKB-Progress for ground resolution of 500m. Since Kazakhstan charges...

    Friday

    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    Scheduled for 07:00-07:21 UTC+8, the launch from "China's Hawai`i" is of a medium-lift rocket using kerosene and liquid oxygen propellant; the Long March 12 is capable of...
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    Scheduled for 21:34 (with window open until 01:34), 27 satellites are headed to LEO for internet system. Booster Core B1093 will attempt its 9th landing, on barge...

    Monday

    — United Launch Alliance (ULA),
    SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Scheduled for 03:35 UTC-5, United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket will take next batch of Amazon Leo (new name) satellites for internet system managed by Amazon subsidiary Kuiper...
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Scheduled for 17:20 Kazakhstan Time. Meteorological satellites developed by NPO Lavochkin. Launch cost estimated at US$65M. Built at Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow, with...

    Tuesday

    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), ~39°N, Shanxi, China
    Scheduled for 11:15 China Time. 3-stage, non-reusable orbital carrier rocket, also designated Chang Zheng 4C. This will be 60th launch attempt with 57 successful previously.

    Wednesday

    — Innospace,
    Alcântara Space Center, ~2°S, Brazil
    Innospace of Korea to use 1st launch of HANBIT-Nano to send to SSO 5 satellites from Brazil space agency AEB / Brazil university / Grahaa Space of...
    — Arianespace,
    Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French Guiana
    1st launch of Galileo on Ariane 6, 5th launch of Ariane 6, scheduled for 05:01 UTC (French Guiana Time 02:01). These 2 satellites will join 27 others...
    — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC),
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Launch window 10:00-12:14 China Time. 1st stage will attempt vertical landing using engines at location 300km from launch site, Minqin County, Gansu Province.
    — Rocket Lab,
    SLC-2, Wallops Flight Facility WA, ~38°N, USA
    STP-S30 mission for USA DoD includes research experiments and technology demonstrations includes primary payload, DISKSat.

    Thursday

    — Blue Origin,
    West Texas Suborbital Launch Site / Corn Ranch, Van Horn TX, USA Launch Site One (LSO), Van Horn, TX, United States
    08:30-16:30 CST; 16th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and 37th in New Shepard program; crew is: aerospace engineer Michaela (Michi) Benthaus, physicist/investor Joey Hyde, former...

    Friday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Resupply mission to the International Space Station from spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan.

    Tuesday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Plesetsk Cosmodrome, ~63°N, Mirny, Russia
    NET Dec 23, launch of Earth science satellite to Sun-Synchronous Orbit for Russia.

    Wednesday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    India Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3), also called Bahubali, to launch 6,500-kg Bluebird 6 for AST SpaceMobile; launch was coordinated by New Space India Limited (NSIL), commercial arm...

    Friday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
    Earth science satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit for China's meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4).

    Saturday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    CSG-3 Earth observation satellite to Sun-Synchronous Orbit for Italian Space Agency (ASI), part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band.

    Sunday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    NET Dec 28 launch of dual optical Earth observation satellites with 20 small ride-share payloads to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.

    Wednesday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    05:00-07:50 CST launch window [11:00-13:50 HST]
  • Thursday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    Launch Long March 10A / First Test Flight: First flight of China Long March 10A rocket, precursor to Long March 10 intended to support crewed / cargo missions...
    — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),
    Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
    NET Q1 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX): Japan planning to launch its first Mars mission consisting of sample return probe; to conduct observations of Mars, Phobos...

    Friday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Another batch of 29 satellites for Starlink space-based Internet communication mega-constellation.

    Monday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    NET Jan 5 - early morning launch of PSLV with small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and 18 additional ride-share payloads.
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    NET Jan 5 - Astrophysics satellite Pandora for NASA to Sun-Synchronous Orbit, and 'Twilight' satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.

    Monday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    12:42-16:42 EST launch window [07:42-11:42 HST] for 29 satellites of Internet system. 1st stage B1078 to land on ASDS JRTI after this 25th flight.

    Tuesday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    23:45 Jan 13 - 01:03 Jan 14 Launch Window [05:45 - 06:03 Jan 13 HST]

    Friday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
    Midnight - 03:00 CST launch window [06:00 - 09:00 Jan 15 HST]
    — SpaceX,
    SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB CA, ~35°N, USA
    20:18 - 20:53 PST launch window [18:18 - 18:53 HST]. Satellites built by Northrop Grumman / SpaceX for constellation of NRO.

    Saturday

    Monday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    15:00 - 19:00 CST launch window [21:00 Jan 18 - 01:00 Jan 19 HST]

    Tuesday

    — Isar Aerospace,
    Andøya Spaceport, ~63°N, Norway
    Launch window NET 21:00-21:50 UTC+1 (10:00-10:50 HT) for second flight of Isar Aerospace Spectrum Rocket.

    Wednesday

    — Blue Origin,
    West Texas Suborbital Launch Site / Corn Ranch, Van Horn TX, USA Launch Site One (LSO), Van Horn, TX, United States
    Launch window 07:30-15:30 CST (03:30-11:30 HT).

    Sunday

    — SpaceX,
    Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USA
    12th flight of the two-stage Starship vehicle projected to launch late this month on suborbital test flight.
    — China Rocket Co. Ltd.,
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Launch window 14:30-18:00 UTC+8 (08:30-12:00 HT January 24) for ocean-observing ("Haiyang") satellite.

    Monday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    Launch window open 23:42-23:57 EST (18:42-18:57 HT); 9th of 10 navigation satellites to MEO; 1st stage B1096 planned to make 5th landing on ASDA ASOG.

    Tuesday

    — Rocket Lab,
    Launch Complex 1 (~39°S), Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
    Launch window 11:45-15:00 New Zealand Daylight Time (12:45-16:00 January 26 Hawai'i Time); high-resolution optical camera for South Korea. The NeonSat constellation is the first satellite system developed...

    Thursday

  • Sunday

    Monday

    — United Launch Alliance (ULA),
    SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    2 identical satellites, GSSAP-7 and GSSAP-8 (Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program) to near-geosynchronous orbit ~36,000km above Earth equator, contributing to timely and accurate orbital predictions, further enabling...

    Friday

    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
    SLC-39B, Kennedy Space Center FL, ~29°N, USA
    Launch window open 21:41-23:41 EST (16:41-18:41 HT); crew of 4 in Orion spacecraft on Moon flight to last 10-14 days; 3 USA and 1 Canada Astronaut: Commander...

    Sunday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    SpaceX Crew-12 is the 12th crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA Commercial Crew Program; includes NASA...
  • Wednesday

    — United Launch Alliance (ULA),
    SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS FL, ~28°N, USA
    NET Apr — Launch Atlas V / Starliner: Next launch of Starliner crew vehicle set to occur "early 2026", unknown whether craft will carry crew on this...
  • Friday

  • Monday

    — Rocket Lab,
    Launch Complex 1 (~39°S), Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
    Launch Electron / Venus probe: Independent mission to Venus developed by Rocket Lab and MIT to send tiny probe flying in atmosphere for 5 minutes at altitude 48-60...
  • Wednesday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center FL, ~29°N, USA
    NET Q3 — Under US$77.5M NASA CLPS contract, IM 3rd mission using Nova-C, to Reiner Gamma ‘lunar swirl’ 7.5°N, 59.0°W with 4 NASA payloads: Lunar Vertex, CADRE, MoonLIGHT retroreflector, LUSEM; various private payloads.
  • Saturday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    NET Aug — CNSA to launch CE-7 mission which is planned to land at Moon South Pole to survey environment and resources with Relay Satellite, Orbiter, Lander...
  • Tuesday

  • Thursday

  • Tuesday

    — SpaceX,
    Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USA
    SpaceX to launch Starship with Venturi Astrolab FLEX C rover from Starbase, Boca Chica TX. Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX-C) rover to launch to Moon South Pole...
  • Friday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    NET 2027 — Roscosmos State Corporation, Launch Luna-26, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia: Roscosmos hopes to launch the Luna-Resurs O (Luna-Resurs Orbiter) to Moon polar orbit with 14 instruments for...
    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    NET 2027 — ISRO to launch its Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) with Chandrayaan-4 lunar lander from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India: Planned launch of Chandrayaan-4 mission for Moon...
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    NET 2027 — CNSA to launch Long March 5 with Xuntian space telescope from Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N), China: Launch of Xuntian (Space...
  • Thursday

  • Wednesday

  • Friday

    — SpaceX,
    SLC-39A, Kennedy Space Center FL, ~29°N, USA
    NET Oct  — Under US$116.9M NASA CLPS award, Intuitive Machines 4th mission to deliver 6 NASA payloads totaling ~79 kg, including carry ESA Lunar ice drill ProSEED / PROSPECT sensor array, magnetometer,...
  • Wednesday

  • Saturday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    NET 2028 — China expects to launch Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission to Mars by this date, to deliver samples to Earth by 2031; focus is on...
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    NET 2028 — Tentative date for China's first crewed lunar flyby using super-heavy lift Long March 10 rocket and crew spacecraft Mengzhou, while continuing to develop the...
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    NET 2028 — Roscosmos planning to launch Angara A5 with Luna-27 (Luna-Resurs 1) lander to Moon South Pole to target frozen volatiles in sub surface.
    — SpaceX,
    Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USA
    SpaceX to launch Starship with Venturi Astrolab FLEX LTV from Starbase, Boca Chica TX. Under NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) Services contract, and carrying commercial payloads, Astrolab...
  • Wednesday

    — Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    India planning to launch its first mission, Shukrayaan-1, to Venus to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus; planned to enter Venusian orbit 19 July 2028.
  • Saturday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    NET Q3 2028 — Chang'E-8 planned to land at Moon South Pole with 10 international projects to conduct in-situ resource utilization experiments; mission includes lander, Pakistan SUPARCO...
  • Friday

    — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), SpaceX,
    SLC-39B, Kennedy Space Center FL, ~29°N, USA
    NET Sep — NASA Artemis 4th flight (3rd crewed mission) lasting 30 days, planned to send 4 Astronauts to the Lunar Gateway to install the I-Hab module,...
  • Friday

  • Monday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    NET 2029 — Tentative date for China's crewed spaceflight program to have first of its multiple human Moon missions to the Moon South Pole region using 2 launches,...
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    NET 2029 — Roscosmos hoping to launch Launch Luna-28 (Luna-Resurs 2) to the Moon South Pole region for sample return mission.
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    NET 2029 — China planning to launch its first probe to Jupiter this year with the Tianwen-3.
    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    TBD
    NET 2029 — Expected launch of CNSA Solar Polar Orbit Observatory spacecraft to enter a high-inclination orbit around the Sun to observe its poles, via a gravity-assist...
  • Tuesday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    TBD
    NET 2030 — Russia hopes to launch Millimetron (Spektr-M) space observatory with a diameter of 10 meters to Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point to study black holes, formation...
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    NET 2030 — Roscosmos hoping to launch Angara A5 with Luna-29 (Luna-Resurs 3) Moon South Pole lander and rover; mission goals / landing site TBD, will support...
  • Wednesday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    Roscosmos State Corporation planning to launch Launch Luna-30 lander to deliver a reusable cargo delivery spacecraft with supplies for human missions.
    — European Space Agency (ESA),
    Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
    European Space Agency planning to launch the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element -- lunar lander built by Thales Alenia Space to the Moon.
  • Thursday

  • Saturday

    — China National Space Administration (CNSA),
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island, China (19° N)
    Tentative date for China to test launch its next-gen rocket intended to carry people and cargo to the Moon.
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    Roscosmos hoping to launch lander to deliver a heavy lunar rover weighing up to 5,000 kg, capable of mining / extracting lunar resources.
  • Monday

    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-32 to deliver heavy modules weighing up to 5,000 kg for the construction of the International Lunar Research Station by this date.
    — Roscosmos State Corporation,
    Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, Russia
    Roscosmos hopes to launch Luna-33 orbiter to be used for communication and navigation for Human Moon Missions and lunar base.