Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) / Shukrayaan-1 Mission March 29, 2028 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...
NET Q3 2028 — Launch Long March 5 / Chang’E-8 July 1, 2028 Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China NET Q3 2028 — Chang'E-8 planned to land at Moon South Pole with 10 international projects to conduct in-situ resource...
NET Late 2028 – Launch Orion for Artemis 5 September 1, 2028 NASA Artemis 5th flight (4th crewed mission) lasting 30 days, planned to send 4 Astronauts to the Lunar Gateway to...
NET Dec — Launch GSLV MK3 / Chandrayaan-5 Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) December 1, 2028 Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India NET 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 December 1, 2028 Kennedy Space Center FL, USA Mars launch window is open December 2028 into early 2029. Rosalind Franklin Rover will launch to search for life on...
NET 2029 — Launch Long March 10 / Human Moon Landing January 1, 2029 Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China NET 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 January 1, 2029 Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, Japan NET 2029 — Japan plans to launch JAXA Astronauts to space this year on indigenous HTV Return Vehicle.
NET 2029 — Launch Tianwen-3 to Jupiter January 1, 2029 Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China NET 2029 — China planning to launch its first probe to Jupiter this year with the Tianwen-3.
NET 2029 — Launch Solar Polar Orbit Observatory January 1, 2029 TBD NET 2029 — Expected launch of CNSA Solar Polar Orbit Observatory spacecraft to enter a high-inclination orbit around the Sun...
NET 2029 — Launch Luna-28 January 1, 2029 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...
NET 2030 — NASA Launch First Human Mars Missions January 1, 2030 Mars Orbit NET 2030 — Projected date / decade for NASA to send Humans to Mars.
NET 2030 — Launch Angara A5 / Luna-29 January 1, 2030 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...
NET 2030 — Launch Millimetron (Spektr-M) January 1, 2030 TBD NET 2030 — Russia hopes to launch Millimetron (Spektr-M) space observatory with a diameter of 10 meters to Sun-Earth L2...
NET 2031 — Launch Luna-30 Lander January 1, 2031 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...
NET 2031 — Launch Ariane 6-4 / Argonaut January 1, 2031 Launch Area 4, ~5°N, 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...
Launch Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 / Moon Lander & Rover January 1, 2032 Naro Space Center, South Jeolla, South Korea South Korea planning to launch Moon lander & rover to look for signs of rare minerals on Moon surface.
NET 2033 — Launch Long March 9 Test Flight January 1, 2033 Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China Tentative date for China to test launch its next-gen rocket intended to carry people and cargo to the Moon.
NET 2033 — Launch Luna-31 January 1, 2033 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 /...
NET 2033 — Türkiye Hopes to Have Space Launch Capabilities January 1, 2033 Ankara, Türkiye Türkiye hopes to have space-launch capabilities and more than 20 operational satellites by this date.
NET 2035 — Launch Luna-32 January 1, 2035 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...
NET 2035 — Launch Luna-33 January 1, 2035 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.
NET 2035 — Launch of International Lunar Research Station (ILRS-5) Mission January 1, 2035 Moon South Pole International 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 January 1, 2035 Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India India 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 January 1, 2035 Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India NET 2035 — Potential date for India 1st crewed mission to cislunar space with using Soorya rocket.