Launch Falcon Heavy / Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Roman will be >12.7 meters long – about the length of a semi-truck trailer – and >4.4 meters wide when...
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SLC-39A, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA
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Launch Vega-C / Sentinel-3C & Fluorescence Explorer
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, ~5°N, French GuianaLaunch to SSO for 3rd satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation for optical, radar and altimetry data and for Fluorescence Explorer... -
Launch Soyuz 2.1a / Progress MS-35 (96P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, KazakhstanResupply mission to ISS set for 21:10 UTC+5 | 16:10 UTC | 06:10 HST is 15:40. -
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NET Oct — Launch Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 & Elytra Dark orbital transfer vehicle
TBDNET Oct — Launch Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 & Elytra Dark orbital transfer vehicle, TBD: Firefly Aerospace second lunar lander mission under... -
NET Oct 15 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, JapanMars launch window runs Late Oct through Dec 2026 for first Mars mission of JAXA, consisting of sample return probe;... -
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NET Dec — Launch Atlas V / Starliner-1
SLC-41 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USAFirst launch of the Starliner crew vehicle to the International Space Station carrying only cargo for the orbital laboratory; will... -
NET Dec — Launch Starship / Venturi Astrolab FLEX C
Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USASpaceX to launch Starship with Venturi Astrolab FLEX C rover from Starbase, Boca Chica TX. Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX-C)... -
NET Dec — Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G3
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaThird uncrewed test flight for Gaganyaan orbital mission hoped to be launched before end of 2026. -
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NET 2027 — Launch Neutron / NZSA Venus Mission
Rocket Lab LC-3, ~38°N, Wallops Island VA, USAIndependent mission to Venus developed by Rocket Lab and MIT, NZSA Venus Mission is a small direct Venus entry probe with... -
NET 2027 — Launch Falcon Heavy / Astrobotic Griffin Lander Mission 2
TBDNET 2027 — Launch Falcon Heavy / Astrobotic Griffin Lander Mission 2: Astrobotic Griffin planned to carry satellites to cislunar... -
NET Q1 — Launch Falcon 9 Block 5 / Haven-1
Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USANET Q1 2027 — First commercial space station, built by Vast Space, planned for insertion into LEO. -
NET Jan — Launch Ariane 6-2 / PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO)
Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French GuianaESA plans to launch Ariane 6-2 with PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) spacecraft with array of 26 cameras to... -
NET 2027 — Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) / Chandrayaan-4
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaNET 2027 — ISRO to launch its Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) with Chandrayaan-4 lunar lander from Satish Dhawan Space Center,... -
NET 2027 — Launch Long March 5 / Xuntian Telescope
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, ChinaNET 2027 — CNSA to launch Long March 5 with Xuntian space telescope from Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island,... -
NET 2027 — Launch Falcon 9 / APEX 1.0 Lunar Lander Mission 1,
SLC-39A, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USASpaceX to launch Falcon 9 with APEX 1.0 Lunar Lander Mission 1. Lunar lander built by ispace, Draper (mission lead) and... -
NET 2027 — Launch Luna-26
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaNET 2027 — Roscosmos State Corporation, Launch Luna-26, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia: Roscosmos hopes to launch the Luna-Resurs O (Luna-Resurs Orbiter) to... -
NET Q1 2027 – Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G4
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaFirst crewed test flight to an orbit of 400 km of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for NET Q1... -
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NET March 2027 / NLT June 2027 — Launch SLS / Orion for Artemis 3 – Human Moon Landing Precursor
SLC-39B, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USACrew of 4 to Low Earth Orbit to test docking of Orion craft with separately launched prototype lunar landing systems... -
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NET Sep — Launch Falcon 9 / Near-Earth Object Surveyor
TBDNET Sep — NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope (NEO Surveyor), to help advance planetary defense efforts to discover and... -
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NET Oct — Launch Falcon 9 / Intuitive Machines IM-4 Nova-C Lander
SLC-39A, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USANET Oct — Under US$116.9M NASA CLPS award, Intuitive Machines 4th mission to deliver 6 NASA payloads totaling ~79 kg, including carry ESA Lunar... -
NET 2027 — Launch New Glenn / Blue Moon Pathfinder (MK1-SN002) – VIPER
Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USANET Oct 2027 — Second lunar lander from Blue Origin to launch to Moon South Pole region with payloads including... -
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NET Late 2027 – Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G5
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaSecond crewed test flight to LEO of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for NET late 2027. -
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NET 2028 — Launch Angara A5 / Luna-27
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaNET 2028 — Roscosmos planning to launch Angara A5 with Luna-27 (Luna-Resurs 1) lander to Moon South Pole to target... -
NET 2028 — Launch LVM3 / Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station Module 1
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaNET 2028 — Planned launch of first module for India's space station Bharatiya Antariksh Station, BAS-1, using LVM3 (Launch Vehicle... -
NET 2028 — Launch Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, ChinaNET 2028 — China expects to launch Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission to Mars by this date, to deliver samples... -
NET 2028 — Launch Long March 10 / Human Moon Flyby
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, ChinaNET 2028 — Tentative date for China's first crewed lunar flyby using super-heavy lift Long March 10 rocket and crew... -
NET 2028 — Launch Vehicle TBD / Blue Ghost Mission 3
TBDNET 2028 — Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 3 to launch (on vehicle TBD), under $179.6M NASA CLPS award, to take... -
NET 2028 — Launch Starship / Venturi Astrolab FLEX LTV
Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USASpaceX to launch Starship with Venturi Astrolab FLEX LTV from Starbase, Boca Chica TX. Under NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV)... -
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NET Early 2028 — Launch Orion for Artemis 4
SLC-39B, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA1st crewed lunar landing since 1972, landing 1st Woman & 1st Person of Color on the Moon, and 1st crew... -
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) / Shukrayaan-1 Mission
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaIndia planning to launch its first mission, Shukrayaan-1, to Venus to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus; planned to... -
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NET Q3 2028 — Launch Long March 5 / Chang’E-8
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, ChinaNET Q3 2028 — Chang'E-8 planned to land at Moon South Pole with 10 international projects to conduct in-situ resource... -
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NET Late 2028 – Launch Orion for Artemis 5
NASA Artemis 5th flight (4th crewed mission) lasting 30 days, planned to send 4 Astronauts to the Lunar Gateway to... -
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NET Dec — Launch GSLV MK3 / Chandrayaan-5 Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX)
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaNET Dec — Planned launch of Chandrayaan-5 joint ISRO and JAXA mission to explore permanently shadowed regions near Moon South Pole,... -
NET Dec 2028 — Launch Falcon Heavy / Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover
Kennedy Space Center FL, USAMars launch window is open December 2028 into early 2029. Rosalind Franklin Rover will launch to search for life on... -
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NET 2029 — Launch Long March 10 / Human Moon Landing
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, ChinaNET 2029 — Tentative date for China's crewed spaceflight program to have first of its multiple human Moon missions to... -
NET 2029 — Launch HRV (HTV Return Vehicle) / Human Mission
Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, JapanNET 2029 — Japan plans to launch JAXA Astronauts to space this year on indigenous HTV Return Vehicle. -
NET 2029 — Launch Tianwen-3 to Jupiter
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, ChinaNET 2029 — China planning to launch its first probe to Jupiter this year with the Tianwen-3. -
NET 2029 — Launch Solar Polar Orbit Observatory
TBDNET 2029 — Expected launch of CNSA Solar Polar Orbit Observatory spacecraft to enter a high-inclination orbit around the Sun... -
NET 2029 — Launch Luna-28
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaNET 2029 — Roscosmos hoping to launch Launch Luna-28 (Luna-Resurs 2) to the Moon South Pole region for sample return... -
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NET 2030 — NASA Launch First Human Mars Missions
Mars OrbitNET 2030 — Projected date / decade for NASA to send Humans to Mars. -
NET 2030 — Launch Angara A5 / Luna-29
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaNET 2030 — Roscosmos hoping to launch Angara A5 with Luna-29 (Luna-Resurs 3) Moon South Pole lander and rover; mission... -
NET 2030 — Launch Millimetron (Spektr-M)
TBDNET 2030 — Russia hopes to launch Millimetron (Spektr-M) space observatory with a diameter of 10 meters to Sun-Earth L2... -
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NET 2031 — Launch Luna-30 Lander
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaRoscosmos State Corporation planning to launch Launch Luna-30 lander to deliver a reusable cargo delivery spacecraft with supplies for human... -
NET 2031 — Launch Ariane 6-4 / Argonaut
Launch Area 4, ~5°N, Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaEuropean Space Agency planning to launch the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element -- lunar lander built by Thales Alenia Space to the... -
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Launch Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 / Moon Lander & Rover
Naro Space Center, South Jeolla, South KoreaSouth Korea planning to launch Moon lander & rover to look for signs of rare minerals on Moon surface. -
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NET 2033 — Türkiye Hopes to Have Space Launch Capabilities
Ankara, TürkiyeTürkiye hopes to have space-launch capabilities and more than 20 operational satellites by this date. -
NET 2033 — Launch Long March 9 Test Flight
Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, ChinaTentative date for China to test launch its next-gen rocket intended to carry people and cargo to the Moon. -
NET 2033 — Launch Luna-31
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaRoscosmos hoping to launch lander to deliver a heavy lunar rover weighing up to 5,000 kg, capable of mining /... -
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NET 2035 — Launch Luna-32
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaRoscosmos hopes to launch Luna-32 to deliver heavy modules weighing up to 5,000 kg for the construction of the International Lunar... -
NET 2035 — Launch Luna-33
Vostochny Cosmodrome, ~52°N, RussiaRoscosmos hopes to launch Luna-33 orbiter to be used for communication and navigation for Human Moon Missions and lunar base. -
NET 2035 — Launch of International Lunar Research Station (ILRS-5) Mission
Moon South PoleInternational Lunar Research Station ILRS-5 mission to occur by this date; final mission before human occupation of ILRS will include... -
NET 2035 — Launch Soorya / Final Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station Module
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaIndia planning to launch Soorya for final module completing space station Bharatiya Antariksh in LEO. -
NET 2035 — Launch Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) “Soorya” / Human Moon Mission
Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, IndiaNET 2035 — Potential date for India 1st crewed mission to cislunar space with using Soorya rocket.