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  • April 2026

  • Tue 21

    Launch HASTE / Bubbles

    Apr 21
    SLC-2, ~38°N, Wallops Flight Facility VA, USA
    Launch window 20:00 Apr 21 - 01:00 Apr 22 EDT | 14:00-19:00 HST for sub-orbital Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron...
  • Thu 23

    Launch Electron / Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)

    Apr 23
    Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
    Launch set for 15:09 New Zealand Standard Time | 03:00 UTC | 17:09 Apr 22 HST, for sending 8 separate...
  • Fri 24

    Launch Cheng Zheng 2D / Unknown Payload

    Apr 24
    Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
    Launch window 14:30-14:51 China Time | 06:30-06:51 UTC | HST is 20:30-20:51 on April 23. Chang Zhen 2D (CZ-2D) is...
  • Sat 25

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-16

    Apr 25
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window 07:00-11:00 PDT | 04:00-08:00 HST for 25 internet satellites to LEO. First stage B1088 planned to land on...
  • Sat 25

    NET Late April – Vulcan Rocket Static Fire Testing

    Apr 25
    SLC-41 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    First test after ULA Vulcan rocket launching from Florida on February 12, 2026, took a spacecraft to GSO but suffered...
  • Sun 26

    Launch Soyuz 2.1a / Progress MS-34 (95P)

    Apr 26
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Resupply mission to ISS set for 03:21 Baikonur Time UTC+5 | 22:21 UTC Apr 25| 12:21 HST Apr 25; with...
  • Mon 27

    Launch Atlas V 551 / Amazon Leo (LA-06)

    Apr 27
    SLC-41 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch window 20:52-21:21 EDT | 14:52-15:21 HST | UTC April 28 00:52-01:21, for 29 satellites to Low Earth Orbit for...
  • Mon 27

    Launch Falcon Heavy / ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific)

    Apr 27
    SLC-39A, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA
    Launch window 10:21-11:46 EDT | 04:21-05:46 HST | 14:21-15:46 UTC for first Falcon Heavy launch since 2024, sending to Geostationary...
  • Tue 28

    Launch Ariane 64 / Amazon Leo (LE-02)

    Apr 28
    Launch Area 4, ~5°N, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
    Launch window 05:51-06:39 French Guiana Time | 08:51-09:39 UTC | HST April 17 22:51-23:39, to carry 32 satellites to Low...
  • Tue 28

    NET April 28 – Launch Long March 10B / Unknown Payload

    Apr 28
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
    Flight hazard notices were filed for a launch between April 28 and 30. This first Long March 10B vehicle has...
  • Wed 29

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-36

    Apr 29
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window 19:00-23:00 PDT | 16:00-20:00 HST for 25 internet satellites to LEO. First stage booster B1071 expected to land...
  • May 2026

  • Fri 1

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 10-38

    May 1
    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch window 13:33-17:33 PDT | 07:33-11:33 HST for 29 internet satellites to LEO. First stage B1069 expected to land on...
  • Sat 2

    Launch Falcon 9 / CAS500-2 & Others

    May 2 - May 3
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window 23:59 May 2 - 00:39 May 3 PDT | 01:59-02:39 CDT | 20:59-21:39 HST for ride-share of multiple...
  • Tue 5

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-29

    May 5
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window 19:00-23:00 PDT | 16:00-20:00 HST for 24 internet satellites. Core booster B1081 expected to land on ASDS OCISLY...
  • Sat 9

    Rocketry Organization of California (ROC) High Power Launch

    May 9
    Lucerne Valley CA, USA
    Sport Launch, with FAA waiver to 7,000' AGL, 07:00-14:00 PDT, Lucerne Dry Lake Launch Site (34.496343, -116.958720), Cambria Road https://rocstock.org/lucerne-dry-lake-launch-site/....
  • Sat 9

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-37

    May 9
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window 07:00-11:00 PDT | 04:00-08:00 HST for 24 internet satellites. Booster B1103 expected to land on ASDS OCISLY after...
  • Mon 11

    Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-172

    May 11
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window 15:28-19:28 PDT | 12:28-16:28 HST for 13th batch of satellites built by Northrop Grumman and SpaceX for the...
  • Tue 12

    Launch Falcon 9 / Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34

    May 12
    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch time set for 19:16 EDT | 13:16 HST | 23:16 UTC for 34th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the...
  • Tue 12

    Launch Long March 6A / Unknown Payload

    May 12
    Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), ~39°N, Shanxi, China
    Launch window 19:55-20:09 China Time | 01:55-02:09 HST for the 24th launch from Launch Complex 9A, and 154th launch from...
  • Wed 13

    Launch Zhuque-2E / Unknown Payload

    May 13
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Launch window 11:00-13:08 China Time | HST 17:00-19:08 May 12, expected to be the 4th for the Zhuque-2E medium-sized LOX...
  • Fri 15

    Launch Starship 12 – V3 / Ship 39

    May 15
    Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USA
    Launch window 17:30-19:43 CDT | 12:30-14:43 HST | UTC 22:30 May 15 - 00:43 May 16 for 12th flight overall...
  • Fri 15

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-37

    May 15
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window 07:00-11:00 PDT | 04:00-08:00 HST for 24 internet satellites. Booster B1097 expected to land on ASDS OCISLY after...
  • Sun 17

    Launch Falcon 9 / 9 x Globalstar 2-R

    May 17
    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch window 08:50-09:04 EDT | 02:50-03:04 HST for mobile communications network satellites to LEO, replacing MDA existing ones with new...
  • Mon 18

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-42

    May 18
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window 19:11-23:11 PDT | 16:11-20:11 HST for 24 internet satellites. First stage Booster B1100 expected to land on ASDS...
  • Tue 19

    Launch Vega-C / Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

    May 19
    Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, ~5°N, French Guiana
    Set for 00:52 French Guiana Time UTC-3 | 17:52 HST May 18 to send astrophysics satellite to elliptical orbit. Joint...
  • Tue 19

    Launch Solid-Fuel SLV (Space Launch Vehicle) / Test Flight

    May 19
    Offshore Launch Platform near Jeju Island, South Korea
    South Korea's solid‑fuel space launch vehicle, commonly abbreviated GYŪB (Korean: Goche Yeonlyo Uju Balsache or 고체연료 우주발사체), is an orbital...
  • Thu 21

    NET May 21 — Launch GSLV Mk II / GISAT-1A (EOS-05)

    May 21
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    Launch window 08:45-12:45 India Time | HST 17:15-21:15 May 20 for Earth-observing satellite to geostationary orbit above India. Expected to...
  • Fri 22

    Launch Atlas V551 / Amazon Leo (LA-07)

    May 22
    SLC-41 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    29 satellites for broadband internet going to LEO on this launch, part of planned 7,000+ to be in 98 orbital...
  • Fri 22

    Launch Electron / Viva La Strix (StriX Launch 9)

    May 22
    Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
    Launch set for 21:30 New Zealand Daylight Time | HST 23:30 May 21 for Earth-imaging synthetic aperture radar satellite built...
  • Fri 22

    Launch Starship 12 — V3 / Ship 39

    May 22
    Starbase, 25.9°N, Boca Chica TX, USA
    Launch window open 17:30-19:00 CDT | 12:30-14:00 HST | 22:30 UTC for 12th flight overall of 2-stage Starship vehicle and...
  • Sat 23

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-37

    May 23
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Another batch of 24 satellites to launch as part of the Starlink space-based Internet communication mega-constellation.
  • Sun 24

    NET May 24 – Launch Long March 2F / Shenzhou 23 Crew

    May 24
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Launch scheduled for 23:08 Beijing Time | 15:08 UTC | 05:08 HST of 3 Taikonauts to Tiangong Space Station -...
  • Mon 25

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 10-47

    May 25
    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch window open 07:41-11:41 EDT | 11:41-15:41 UTC | 01:41-05:41 HST for 29 internet satellites; 1st-stage booster B1078 expected to...
  • Wed 27

    Launch Long March 7A / Unknown Payload

    May 27
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
    Launch window open 00:15-01:08 Beijing Time May 27 | 16:15-17:08 UTC May 26 | 06:15-07:08 HST May 26 for undisclosed...
  • Thu 28

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-41

    May 28
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window open 07:00-11:00 PDT | 14:00-18:00 UTC | 04:00-08:00 HST for 24 internet satellites; 1st-stage booster B1082 expected to...
  • Fri 29

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 10-53

    May 29
    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch window open 07:52-11:52 EDT | 11:52-15:52 UTC | 01:52-05:52 HST for 29 internet satellites; 1st-stage booster B1085 expected to...
  • Fri 29

    Launch Atlas V 551 / Amazon Leo (LA-07)

    May 29
    SLC-41 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch window open 19:33-20:02 EDT | 13:33-14:02 HST | 23:33 May 29 - 00:02 May 30 UTC for 29 communications...
  • Sun 31

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-47

    May 31
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window open 19:00-23:00 PDT | 16:00-20:00 HST | 02:00-06:00 June 1 UTC for 24 internet satellites; 1st-stage booster B1088...
  • June 2026

  • Mon 1

    NET June 1 – Launch Pegasus XL / Swift Rescue Mission

    Jun 1
    Omelek Island (~9 ° N), Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
    The mission aims for the LINK spacecraft to rendezvous with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory craft and boost its orbit,...
  • Wed 3

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-47

    Jun 3
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window 07:00-11:00 PDT | 14:00-18:00 UTC | 04:00-08:00 HST for 24 internet satellites; 1st stage booster B1088 is expected...
  • Wed 3

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 10-43

    Jun 3
    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch window 04:02-08:02 EDT | 08:02-12:02 UTC | HST 22:02 June 2 - 02:02 June 3 for 29 internet satellites;...
  • Thu 4

    Launch Long March 6A / Unknown Payload

    Jun 4
    Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), ~39°N, Shanxi, China
    Launch scheduled for 19:41-19:51 Beijing Time | 11:41-11:51 UTC | 01:41-01:51 HST
  • Fri 5

    Launch Long March 8 / Unknown Payload

    Jun 5
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
    Launch window 13:00-17:00 Beijing Time | 05:00-09:00 UTC | HST June 4 19:00-23:00, possibly for SpaceSail Polar Orbit LEO communication...
  • Mon 8

    Launch South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV / Demo Flight

    Jun 8
    Sea Launch
    Launch window open 14:00-18:00 Korea Time | 05:00-09:00 UTC | HST is 19:00-23:00 on June 7; to LEO for first...
  • Mon 8

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 10-35

    Jun 8
    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch window 06:07-10:07 EDT | 10:07-14:07 UTC | 00:07-04:07 HST for 29 internet satellites; 1st stage booster B1067 expected to...
  • Tue 9

    Launch Zhuque-2E / Unknown Payload

    Jun 9
    Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China
    Launch set for 16:20 Beijing Time | 23:20 UTC | HST 16:20 June 8.
  • Wed 10

    Launch H3-30 / Test Flight

    Jun 10
    Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, Japan
    Launch window 09:53-11:52 Japan Standard Time | 00:53-02:52 UTC | HST 14:53-16:52 June 9, although Launch Reserve Period goes through...
  • Wed 10

    Launch Long March 5 / Unknown Payload

    Jun 10
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
    Launch window 14:00-18:00 Beijing Time | 06:00-10:00 UTC | HST 20:00 June 9 - 00:00 June 10 for liquid-fueled rocket...
  • Wed 10

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-44

    Jun 10
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window open 07:00-11:00 PDT | 14:00-18:00 UTC | 04:00-08:00 HST for 24 internet satellites; 1st stage booster B1071 expected...
  • Wed 10

    Launch Smart Dragon 3 / Unknown Payload

    Jun 10
    Haiyang Offshore, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport ~36°N, China
    Launch window 08:30-14:30 Beijing Time | HST 14:30-20:30 June 9. Smart Dragon-3 is a solid-fuel orbital rocket designed by a...
  • Thu 11

    Launch Electron / Curveball

    Jun 11
    SLC-2, ~38°N, Wallops Flight Facility VA, USA
    Launch set for 00:00 EDT | 04:00 UTC | HST 18:00 June 10 for Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE)...
  • Fri 12

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 10-54

    Jun 12
    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch window 08:27-12:27 EDT | 12:27-16:27 UTC | 02:27-06:27 HST for 29 internet satellites; 1st stage booster B1080 expected to...
  • Sun 14

    Launch Falcon 9 / Starlink Group 17-54

    Jun 14
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch window 07:00-11:00 PDT | 14:00-18:00 UTC | 04:00-08:00 HST|for 24 internet satellites; 1st stage booster B1093 expected to land...
  • Tue 16

    Launch Long March 3B/E / Unknown Payload

    Jun 16
    Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ~28°N, Sichuan, China
    Launch window 16:00-20:00 Beijing Time | 08:00-12:00 UTC | HST 22:00 Jun 15 - 02:00 June 16.
  • Tue 16

    Launch Falcon 9 / BlueBird Block 2 #3-5

    Jun 16
    SLC-40 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    Launch set for 14:39-16:15 EDT to deliver AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites to LEO.
  • Wed 17

    Launch Ariane 64 / Amazon Leo (LE-03)

    Jun 17
    Launch Area 4, ~5°N, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
    08:53 local time; launch of broadband internet Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, satellites to Low Earth Orbit.
  • Wed 17

    Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-179

    Jun 17
    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Launch 19:54-20:29 PDT of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance...
  • Thu 18

    Launch Electron / Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)

    Jun 18
    Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
    08:40 local time; launch of Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
  • July 2026

  • Wed 1

    NET Jul — Launch Falcon Heavy / Astrobotic Griffin Lander / Astrolab FLIP Rover

    Jul 1
    SLC-39A, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA
    Astrobotic Griffin to attempt Nobile Crater / Moon South Pole landing with Astrolab FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) rover; originally slated...
  • Wed 1

    NET Q3 — Launch Falcon 9 / Intuitive Machines IM-3 Nova-C Lander

    Jul 1
    SLC-39A, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, 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...
  • Tue 14

    Launch Soyuz MS-29 / Crew

    Jul 14
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Launch set 19:43 Baikonur Time UTC+5 | 14:43 UTC | 04:43 HST for crewed mission to International Space Station: Roscosmos...
  • Fri 17

    Launch Electron / LOXSAT 1

    Jul 17
    Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
    Planned demonstration of in-space cryogenic storage and transferal by Eta Space and funded by NASA Tipping Point. Expected to be...
  • August 2026

  • Sat 1

    NET Aug — Launch Long March 5 / Chang’E-7

    Aug 1
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
    NET Aug — CNSA to launch CE-7 mission which is planned to land at Moon South Pole to survey environment...
  • Sat 15

    Launch Electron / Aspera

    Aug 15
    Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
    NASA astrophysics 9-month mission to gather ultraviolet light information for understanding origins of stars / planets / life.
  • Sun 30

    Launch Falcon Heavy / Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

    Aug 30
    SLC-39A, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA
    Roman will be >12.7 meters long – about the length of a semi-truck trailer – and >4.4 meters wide when...
  • September 2026

  • Tue 1

    Launch Vega-C / Sentinel-3C & Fluorescence Explorer

    Sep 1
    Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, ~5°N, French Guiana
    Launch to SSO for 3rd satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation for optical, radar and altimetry data and for Fluorescence Explorer...
  • Wed 9

    Launch Soyuz 2.1a / Progress MS-35 (96P)

    Sep 9
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, ~46°N, Kazakhstan
    Resupply mission to ISS set for 21:10 UTC+5 | 16:10 UTC | 06:10 HST is 15:40.
  • October 2026

  • Thu 1

    NET Oct — Launch Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 & Elytra Dark orbital transfer vehicle

    Oct 1
    TBD
    NET Oct — Launch Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 2 & Elytra Dark orbital transfer vehicle, TBD: Firefly Aerospace second lunar lander mission under...
  • Thu 15

    NET Oct 15 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

    Oct 15
    Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, Japan
    Mars launch window runs Late Oct through Dec 2026 for first Mars mission of JAXA, consisting of sample return probe;...
  • December 2026

  • Tue 1

    NET Dec — Launch Atlas V / Starliner-1

    Dec 1
    SLC-41 (~28°N), Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    First launch of the Starliner crew vehicle to the International Space Station carrying only cargo for the orbital laboratory; will...
  • Tue 1

    NET Dec — Launch Starship / Venturi Astrolab FLEX C

    Dec 1
    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)...
  • Tue 1

    NET Dec — Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G3

    Dec 1
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    Third uncrewed test flight for Gaganyaan orbital mission hoped to be launched before end of 2026.
  • January 2027

  • Fri 1

    NET 2027 — Launch Neutron / NZSA Venus Mission 

    January 1, 2027
    Rocket Lab LC-3, ~38°N, Wallops Island VA, USA
    Independent mission to Venus developed by Rocket Lab and MIT, NZSA Venus Mission is a small direct Venus entry probe with...
  • Fri 1

    NET 2027 — Launch Falcon Heavy / Astrobotic Griffin Lander Mission 2

    January 1, 2027
    TBD
    NET 2027 — Launch Falcon Heavy / Astrobotic Griffin Lander Mission 2: Astrobotic Griffin planned to carry satellites to cislunar...
  • Fri 1

    NET Q1 — Launch Falcon 9 Block 5 / Haven-1

    January 1, 2027
    Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    NET Q1 2027 — First commercial space station, built by Vast Space, planned for insertion into LEO.
  • Fri 1

    NET Jan — Launch Ariane 6-2 / PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO)

    January 1, 2027
    Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French Guiana
    ESA plans to launch Ariane 6-2 with PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) spacecraft with array of 26 cameras to...
  • Fri 1

    NET 2027 — Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) / Chandrayaan-4

    January 1, 2027
    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,...
  • Fri 1

    NET 2027 — Launch Long March 5 / Xuntian Telescope

    January 1, 2027
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
    NET 2027 — CNSA to launch Long March 5 with Xuntian space telescope from Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Island,...
  • Fri 1

    NET 2027 — Launch Falcon 9 / APEX 1.0 Lunar Lander Mission 1,

    January 1, 2027
    SLC-39A, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA
    SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 with APEX 1.0 Lunar Lander Mission 1. Lunar lander built by ispace, Draper (mission lead) and...
  • Fri 1

    NET 2027 — Launch Luna-26

    January 1, 2027
    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...
  • Fri 1

    NET Q1 2027 – Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G4

    January 1, 2027
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    First crewed test flight to an orbit of 400 km of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for NET Q1...
  • March 2027

  • Mon 1

    NET March 2027 / NLT June 2027 — Launch SLS / Orion for Artemis 3 – Human Moon Landing Precursor

    March 1, 2027
    SLC-39B, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA
    Crew of 4 to Low Earth Orbit to test docking of Orion craft with separately launched prototype lunar landing systems...
  • September 2027

  • Wed 1

    NET Sep — Launch Falcon 9 / Near-Earth Object Surveyor

    September 1, 2027
    TBD
    NET Sep — NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope (NEO Surveyor), to help advance planetary defense efforts to discover and...
  • October 2027

  • Fri 1

    NET Oct — Launch Falcon 9 / Intuitive Machines IM-4 Nova-C Lander

    October 1, 2027
    SLC-39A, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, 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...
  • Fri 1

    NET 2027 — Launch New Glenn / Blue Moon Pathfinder (MK1-SN002) – VIPER

    October 1, 2027
    Cape Canaveral SFS FL, USA
    NET Oct 2027 — Second lunar lander from Blue Origin to launch to Moon South Pole region with payloads including...
  • December 2027

  • Wed 1

    NET Late 2027 – Launch LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) / Gaganyaan G5

    December 1, 2027
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    Second crewed test flight to LEO of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for NET late 2027.
  • January 2028

  • Sat 1

    NET 2028 — Launch Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission

    January 1, 2028
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
    NET 2028 — China expects to launch Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission to Mars by this date, to deliver samples...
  • Sat 1

    NET 2028 — Launch Long March 10 / Human Moon Flyby

    January 1, 2028
    Wenchang Space Launch Center, ~19°N, Hainan Island, China
    NET 2028 — Tentative date for China's first crewed lunar flyby using super-heavy lift Long March 10 rocket and crew...
  • Sat 1

    NET 2028 — Launch Vehicle TBD / Blue Ghost Mission 3

    January 1, 2028
    TBD
    NET 2028 — Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 3 to launch (on vehicle TBD), under $179.6M NASA CLPS award, to take...
  • Sat 1

    NET 2028 — Launch Angara A5 / Luna-27

    January 1, 2028
    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...
  • Sat 1

    NET 2028 —  Launch LVM3 / Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station Module 1

    January 1, 2028
    Satish Dhawan Space Center, ~14°N, Sriharikota, India
    NET 2028 — Planned launch of first module for India's space station Bharatiya Antariksh Station, BAS-1, using LVM3 (Launch Vehicle...
  • Sat 1

    NET 2028 — Launch Starship / Venturi Astrolab FLEX LTV

    January 1, 2028
    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)...
  • March 2028

  • Sun 26

    NET Early 2028 — Launch Orion for Artemis 4

    March 26, 2028
    SLC-39B, ~29°N, Kennedy Space Center FL, USA
    1st crewed lunar landing since 1972, landing 1st Woman & 1st Person of Color on the Moon, and 1st crew...
  • Wed 29

    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...
  • July 2028

  • Sat 1

    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...
  • September 2028

  • Fri 1

    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...
  • December 2028

  • Fri 1

    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,...
  • Fri 1

    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...
  • January 2029

  • Mon 1

    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...
  • Mon 1

    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...
  • Mon 1

    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.
  • Mon 1

    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.
  • Mon 1

    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...
  • January 2030

  • Tue 1

    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.
  • Tue 1

    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...
  • Tue 1

    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...
  • January 2031

  • Wed 1

    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...
  • Wed 1

    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...
  • January 2032

  • Thu 1

    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.
  • January 2033

  • Sat 1

    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.
  • Sat 1

    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 /...
  • Sat 1

    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.
  • January 2035

  • Mon 1

    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...
  • Mon 1

    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.
  • Mon 1

    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...
  • Mon 1

    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.
  • Mon 1

    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.
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