2027 in spaceflight

This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2027.

2027 in spaceflight

This is an artist’s illustration of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope spacecraft against a starry background. The Roman Space Telescope is a Hubble-sized telescope planned for launch in 2027

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2027 in spaceflight

Timeline of spaceflight ← 2026 2028 →

In 2027, NASA is expected to launch the Artemis III mission, which will land astronauts near the south pole of the Moon. It is expected to be the first mission to land humans on the Moon since 1972.

NASA also plans to launch the first two components of the Lunar Gateway,^[1] a key part of its efforts to return to the Moon and a stepping stone for crewed missions to Mars in the 2030s.^[2]

The first Indian crewed spaceflight, Gaganyaan-4, is planned for 2027.^[3]

China plans to launch the eXTP X-ray observatory.^[4]

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aims to launch.^[5]

Orbital launches

← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec →

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → March
March (TBD)[6]	VLM-1			Alcântara Space Center		IAE/ DLR
		TBA	TBA	Low Earth	TBA
		Maiden VLM flight.
Q1 (TBD)[7]	HLVM 3			Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
		Gaganyaan-4 / H1	ISRO	Low Earth	Crewed spaceflight
		India's First crewed spaceflight.
Q1 (TBD)[8]	LVM3 SC			Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
		TBA	ISRO	Geosynchronous	TBA
		Maiden flight of LVM3 SC.
Q1 (TBD)[9]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg		SpaceX
		StriX × 2	Synspective	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation
		TBA	TBA	Low Earth (SSO)	TBA
		Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-19.
Q1 (TBD)[10]	Long March 2C			Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		Macau Sciences-2A	MUST	Low Earth	Space weather
		Macau Sciences-2B	MUST	Low Earth	Space weather
Q1 (TBD)[11][12]	Vega-C			Kourou ELV		Arianespace
		CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B)	ESA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation
		Second satellite of the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission.[13] Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → May
May (TBD)[14]	Falcon Heavy			Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope	NASA	Sun–Earth L2	Infrared astronomy
		Formerly known as the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).[15]
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June
Q2 (TBD)[9]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg		SpaceX
		TBA	TBA	Low Earth (SSO)	TBA
		Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-20.
Mid-2027 (TBD)[16]	SLS Block 1			Kennedy LC-39B		NASA
		Artemis III	NASA	Selenocentric	Crewed lunar landing
		TBA[17]	Australian Space Agency	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar rover
		Second crewed Orion flight and first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August
August (TBD)[18]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		COSI	NASA	Low Earth	Gamma-ray astronomy
		Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI). Part of NASA's Small Explorers program.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September
September (TBD)[19]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M			Vostochny Site 1S		Roscosmos
		Luna 26	Roscosmos	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter
September (TBD)[20][21]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral SLC-40 or Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		NEO Surveyor	NASA	Sun–Earth L1	Infrared astronomy Near-Earth object detection
		Near-Earth Object Surveyor.
Q3 (TBD)[22]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		WSF-M 2	U.S. Space Force	Low Earth (SSO)	Space weather
		BLAZE 2	U.S. Space Force	Low Earth (SSO)	TBA
		USSF-178 Mission.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → December
Q4 (TBD)[23]	Ariane 64			Kourou ELA-4		Arianespace
		TBA	TBA	Geosynchronous	TBA
		Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #2 rideshare mission.
Q4 (TBD)[9]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg		SpaceX
		TBA	TBA	Low Earth (SSO)	TBA
		Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-21.
Q4 (TBD)[24][25]	TBA			TBA		TBA
		ZeusX service module	Qosmosys	Selenocentric	Lunar orbiter
		ZeusX lunar lander	Qosmosys	Selenocentric to lunar surface	Lunar lander
		LIBER	Qosmosys	Selenocentric to lunar surface	Lunar rover
		Lunar Integrated Bulk Extraction Rover (LIBER) will attempt to mine on the lunar surface.
← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → To be determined
2027 (TBD)[26]	New Glenn			Cape Canaveral LC-36		Blue Origin
		Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 2	Blue Origin	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar lander Technology demonstration
		VIPER	NASA	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar Rover
		Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 2 (MK1-SN002), expected to launch in 2027.
2027 (TBD)[27][28]	Falcon 9 Block 5/Helios			Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Andesat-1	Andesat	Low Earth to Geosynchronous	Communications
		Orbith-1	Orbith	Low Earth to Geosynchronous	Communications
		TBA	Astranis	Low Earth to Geosynchronous	Communications
		TBA	Astranis	Low Earth to Geosynchronous	Communications
		TBA	Astranis	Low Earth to Geosynchronous	Communications
		TBA	Astranis	Low Earth to Geosynchronous	Communications
		Astranis Block 4 mission.
2027 (TBD)[29][30]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M			Plesetsk Site 43		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (GLONASS-K 21L (K1 №9))	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation
2027 (TBD)[29][30]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M			Plesetsk Site 43		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (GLONASS-K 22L (K1 №10))	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation
2027 (TBD)[29][30]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M			Plesetsk Site 43		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (GLONASS-K 23L (K1 №11))	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation
2027 (TBD)[29][30]	Soyuz-2.1b			Plesetsk Site 43		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (Razdan №3)	VKS	Low Earth	TBA
2027 (TBD)[29][30]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat			Plesetsk Site 43		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (EKS-8/Tundra 18L)	VKS	Molniya	Early warning
2027 (TBD)[29][30]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat			Plesetsk Site 43		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (EKS-9/Tundra 19L)	VKS	Molniya	Early warning
2027 (TBD) [29][31]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M			Plesetsk Site 43		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (GLONASS-K2 26L (K2 №5))	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation
2027 (TBD) [29][31]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M			Plesetsk Site 43		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (GLONASS-K2 27L (K2 №6))	VKS	Medium Earth	Navigation
2027 (TBD) [29][31]	Angara A5 / DM-03			Plesetsk or Vostochny		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (GLONASS-V 13L (V №3))	VKS	Highly elliptical	Navigation
		Kosmos (GLONASS-V 14L (V №4))	VKS	Highly elliptical	Navigation
2027 (TBD) [29][31]	Angara A5 / DM-03			Plesetsk or Vostochny		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (GLONASS-V 15L (V №5))	VKS	Highly elliptical	Navigation
		Kosmos (GLONASS-V 16L (V №6))	VKS	Highly elliptical	Navigation
2027 (TBD) [29][30]	Angara A5 / Persei			Plesetsk Site 35/1		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (Sfera-S №11L)	VKS	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD) [32][29][31]	Angara A5 / Briz-M			Plesetsk Site 35/1		RVSN RF
		Kosmos (Sfera-V №11L)	VKS	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[33][34]	Angara A5			Vostochny Site 1A		Roscosmos
		NEM-1 (SPM-1)	Roscosmos	Low Earth (SSO)	Space station assembly
		NEM-1, also known as Science Power Module 1 (SPM-1), will be the core module of the proposed Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). It was initially intended to be launched to the International Space Station.[35]
2027 (TBD)[36]	Angara A5V			Vostochny Site 1A		Roscosmos
		Dummy payload	Roscosmos	Low Earth	Flight test
		First flight of the Angara-A5V variant.
2027 (TBD)[37]	Ariane 6			Kourou ELA-4		Arianespace
		Galileo G2G-3	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation
		Galileo G2G-4	ESA	Medium Earth	Navigation
2027 (TBD)[38][39]	Ariane 64			Kourou ELA-4		Arianespace
		Optus-11	Optus	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[40]	Ariane 6			Kourou ELA-4		Arianespace
		Hellas Sat 5	Hellas Sat	Geosynchronous	Communications
JFY2027 (TBD)[41]	Epsilon S			Uchinoura		JAXA
		Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-5	JAXA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration
		Part of JAXA's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program.
2027 (TBD) [42]	PSLV			Satish Dhawan		NSIL
		NS2	ST Engineering	Low Earth	TBA
2027 (TBD) [43]	PSLV			Satish Dhawan		NSIL
		ISSA-J1	Astroscale	Low Earth	Technology demonstration
2027 (TBD)[44]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		Al Yah 4	Yahsat	Geosynchronous	Communications
		Replacement for Yahsat 1A (Al Yah 1).[45]
2027 (TBD)[46]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral or Kennedy		SpaceX
		SXM-12	Sirius XM	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[47]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		GEO-KOMPSAT-3 (Chollian-3)	KASA	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[48]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		JPSS-4	NOAA	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology
2027 (TBD)[49][50]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral or Kennedy		SpaceX
		Thaicom 10	Thaicom	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Second of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Third of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Fourth of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Fifth of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Sixth of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Seventh of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Eighth of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Ninth of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Tenth of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Eleventh of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[51]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		Rivada × 24	Rivada Space Networks	Low Earth (SSO)	Communications
		Twelfth and final launch for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
2027 (TBD)[52][53]	Vulcan Centaur			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		GPS IIIF-01 (GPS III-11)	U.S. Space Force	Medium Earth	Navigation
		First GPS IIIF satellite. A total of 22 GPS IIIF satellites are planned to be launched by 2034.[54] Originally planned to launch on a Falcon Heavy, GPS IIIF-01 was shifted to Vulcan when GPS III-08, intended to launch on Vulcan, was moved to the Falcon 9 in 2025.
2027 (TBD)[55]	Vulcan Centaur			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		GPS IIIF-02 (GPS III-12)	U.S. Space Force	Medium Earth	Navigation
		USSF-49 Mission.
2027 (TBD)[55]	Vulcan Centaur			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		NG-OPIR-GEO 2 (NGG-2)	U.S. Space Force	Geosynchronous	Early warning
		USSF-50 Mission.
2027 (TBD)[55]	Falcon Heavy			Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		TBA	U.S. Space Force	TBA	TBA
		USSF-186 Mission.
2027 (TBD)[56][57]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg		SpaceX
		TSIS-2	NASA / LASP	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation
		Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2. Hosted on a General Atomics Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite platform.[58]
2027 (TBD)[55]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Cape Canaveral SLC-40		SpaceX
		TBA	U.S. Space Force	TBA	TBA
		USSF-234 Mission.
2027 (TBD)[59]	Falcon Heavy			Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		LDPE-5 (ROOSTER-5/GAS-T)	USSF	Geosynchronous	Technology demonstration
		Tetra-6	USSF	Geosynchronous	Technology demonstration
		USSF-70 Mission.
2027 (TBD)[55]	Falcon Heavy			Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		TBA	U.S. Space Force	TBA	TBA
		USSF-174 Mission.
2027 (TBD)[55]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		TBA	NRO	TBA	TBA
		NROL-96 Mission.
2027 (TBD)[55]	Falcon Heavy			Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		TBA	NRO	TBA	TBA
		NROL-97 Mission. First NRO launch on a Falcon Heavy.
2027 (TBD)[55]	Falcon 9 Block 5			Vandenberg SLC-4E		SpaceX
		TBA	NRO	TBA	TBA
		NROL-157 Mission.
2027 (TBD)[1]	Falcon Heavy			Kennedy LC-39A		SpaceX
		Power and Propulsion Element (PPE)	NASA	Selenocentric (NRHO)	Lunar Gateway component
		Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO)	NASA	Selenocentric (NRHO)	Lunar Gateway component
		First launch of Falcon Heavy with an extended payload fairing. First two Lunar Gateway modules.[60]
JFY2027 (TBD)[41]	H3			Tanegashima LA-Y2		MHI
		IGS-Optical 9	CSICE	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance
JFY2027 (TBD)[41]	H3			Tanegashima LA-Y2		MHI
		IGS-Optical Diversification 2	CSICE	Low Earth (SSO)	Reconnaissance
2027 (TBD)[61]	Long March 2C			Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		HaiYang 1F[62][63]	Ministry of Natural Resources	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation
2027 (TBD)[61]	Long March 4B			Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		HaiYang 2G[64][65]	Ministry of Natural Resources	Low Earth	Earth observation
2027 (TBD)[61]	Long March 4B			Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		HaiYang 2H[66]	Ministry of Natural Resources	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation
2027 (TBD)[61]	Long March 4B			Jiuquan SLS-2		CASC
		HaiYang 2L[65]	Ministry of Natural Resources	Low Earth	Earth observation
		Ocean Wind and Wave Observation Satellite.
2027 (TBD)[10]	Long March 3B/E			Xichang		CASC
		BeiDou-4 M1 Prototype	CNSA	Medium Earth	Navigation
2027 (TBD)[10]	Long March 3B/E			Xichang		CASC
		BeiDou-4 G1 Prototype	CNSA	Geosynchronous	Navigation
2027 (TBD)[10]	Long March 3B/E			Xichang		CASC
		BeiDou-4 IGSO1 Prototype	CNSA	IGSO	Navigation
2027 (TBD)[10]	Long March 3B/E			Xichang		CASC
		ChinaSat 27	China Satcom	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[67]	Long March 3B			Xichang		CASC
		Asteroid impactor	CNSA	Heliocentric	Asteroid redirect test
		Asteroid orbiter	CNSA	Heliocentric	Asteroid flyby
		Planetary defense mission, targeting 2015 XF261 (previously targeting 2019 VL5).
2027 (TBD)[10]	Long March 3B/E			Xichang		CASC
		Fengyun 4D	CMA	Geosynchronous	Meteorology
2027 (TBD)[10]	Long March 4C			Taiyuan LC-9		CASC
		Fengyun 3J	CMA	Low Earth	Meteorology
2027 (TBD)[10]	Long March 5			Wenchang LC-1		CASC
		Fengyun 5B	CMA	Geosynchronous	Meteorology
2027 (TBD)[10]	Long March 5			Wenchang LC-1		CASC
		SPORT	CNSA	Low Earth (SSO)	Solar observatory
2027 (TBD)[4][68]	Long March 7			Wenchang LC-2		CASC
		eXTP	CAS	Low Earth	X-ray astronomy
		Chinese-led X-ray astronomy collaboration between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and multiple European institutions.[68]
2027 (TBD)[69]	Long March 10			Wenchang LC-3		CASC
			CNSA	Low Earth	Flight test
		First flight of China's triple-core crew launch vehicle for Moon missions. Previously known as the 921 rocket or the Long March 5 Dengyue.[70]
2027 (TBD)[71][72]	LVM3 SC			Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
		Chandrayaan-4 Propulsion Module	ISRO	Selenocentric	Lunar sample-return
		Chandrayaan-4 Lander Module	ISRO	TLI to lunar surface	Lunar lander
		Chandrayaan-4 Ascender Module	ISRO	TLI to lunar surface	Space rendezvous
		First of two LVM3 SC for ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Sample-return Mission. Chandrayaan-4 Propulsion, Lander and Ascender Modules.
2027 (TBD)[71][72]	LVM3 SC			Satish Dhawan SLP		ISRO
		Chandrayaan-4 Transfer Module	ISRO	Selenocentric	Space rendezvous
		Chandrayaan-4 Re-entry Module	ISRO	Selenocentric	Lunar sample-return
		Second of two LVM3 SC for ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Sample-return Mission. Chandrayaan-4 Transfer and Re-entry Modules.
2027 (TBD)[73]	Nuri (KSLV-II)			Naro LC-2		KARI
		NEXTSat-3[74]	KAIST	Low Earth (SSO)	Technology demonstration
		TBA	TBA	Low Earth (SSO)	TBA
		Sixth planned launch of Nuri, and the final launch in the extended testing and verification phase for the launch vehicle.
2027 (TBD)[75]	PSLV-XL			Satish Dhawan		ISRO
		HRSAT-1A	ISRO	Low Earth	Earth observation
		HRSAT-1B	ISRO	Low Earth	Earth observation
		HRSAT-1C	ISRO	Low Earth	Earth observation
2027 (TBD)[76][77]	PSLV-XL			Satish Dhawan		ISRO
		Cartosat-3B	ISRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation
2027 (TBD)[78]	PSLV			Satish Dhawan		ISRO
		Resourcesat-3B	ISRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation
2027 (TBD)[78]	PSLV			Satish Dhawan		ISRO
		Resourcesat-3SA	ISRO	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation
2027 (TBD)[79]	Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat			Baikonur		Roscosmos
		Rezonans-MKA	Roscosmos	Tundra	Magnetospheric research
2027 (TBD)[80]	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat			Baikonur		Roscosmos
		Arktika-M №5[81]	Roscosmos	Molniya	Meteorology
2027 (TBD)[82][83]	Starship			TBA		SpaceX
		Superbird-9	SKY Perfect JSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[84]	Vega-C			Kourou ELV		Arianespace
		FORUM	ESA	Low Earth (SSO)	Earth observation
		Ninth Earth Explorer mission for ESA's Living Planet Programme. FORUM will fly in a loose sun-synchronous tandem formation with MetOp-SG A1.[84]
2027 (TBD)[85]	Vega-E			Kourou ELV		Arianespace
		TBA	ESA	Low Earth	Flight test
		First flight of Vega-E.
2027[86] (TBD)	Vega-C			Kourou ELV		Arianespace
		Space Rider	ESA	Low Earth	Flight test
		First test flight of ESA's Space Rider uncrewed spaceplane.
2027 (TBD)[87]	Vulcan Centaur			Cape Canaveral SLC-41		ULA
		DRACO Demo	DARPA	Low Earth	Technology demonstration
		USSF-25 mission.[88] Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) is a DARPA program to demonstrate a working nuclear thermal rocket in space.
2027 (TBD)[89]	ŞİMŞEK-1			İğneada Space Centre		Roketsan
			Turkish Space Agency	Low Earth	Flight test
		Maiden flight of ŞİMŞEK-1.
2027 (TBD)[90]	TBA			TBA		Roscosmos
		Bion-M No.3	Roscosmos	Low Earth	Biological science
2027 (TBD)[91]	Alpha			MARS LP-0A		Firefly Aerospace
		INCUS × 3	NASA	Low Earth (SSO)	Meteorology
		NASA Earth Venture Mission-3 (EVM-3).
2027 (TBD)[92]	TBA			Cape Canaveral		TBA
		MUSE	NASA	Low Earth	Solar observatory
2027 (TBD)[93][94]	TBA			TBA		TBA
		Oracle	AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate	Earth–Moon L1	Space domain awareness
		Cislunar Highway Patrol System (CHPS).
2027 (TBD)[95]	TBA			TBA		TBA
		Payload Power Thermal Module (PPTM)[96]	Axiom Space	Low Earth (ISS)	Axiom Station component
		First Axiom Station module. PPTM will be docked to the ISS until the launch of Habitat One (Hab-1), after which it will separate from the ISS and dock with Hab-1 to operate as an independent space station.
2027 (TBD)[97]	TBA			TBA		TBA
		COMSATBw 3	Bundeswehr	Geosynchronous	Military Communication
2027 (TBD)[97]	TBA			TBA		TBA
		COMSATBw 4	Bundeswehr	Geosynchronous	Military Communication
2027 (TBD)[98]	TBA			TBA		TBA
		Thor 8	Space Norway	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[99]	TBA			TBA		TBA
		JSAT-31	SKY Perfect JSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[100]	TBA			TBA		TBA
		JSAT-32	SKY Perfect JSAT	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[101]	TBA[102]			Cape Canaveral		TBA
		GSSAP-9[103]	United States Space Force	Geosynchronous	Space surveillance
		GSSAP-10[103]	United States Space Force	Geosynchronous	Space surveillance
2027 (TBD)[104][105]	TBA			TBA		TBA
		Astra 1Q / SES-25	SES	Geosynchronous	Communications
2027 (TBD)[104]	TBA			TBA		TBA
		SES-26	SES	Geosynchronous	Communications
		Replacement for NSS-12.[106]

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Suborbital flights

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
20 March[107]	Black Brant XIIA			Andøya		NASA
		Resolute	Goddard Space Flight Center	Suborbital	Geospace science
		First of two launches
20 March[107]	Black Brant XIIA			Andøya		NASA
		Resolute	Goddard Space Flight Center	Suborbital	Geospace science
		Second of two launches
March (TBD)[108]	Improved Orion			Esrange		MORABA / SNSA
		REXUS-37	DLR / SNSA	Suborbital	Education
March (TBD)[108]	Improved Orion			Esrange		MORABA / SNSA
		REXUS-38	DLR / SNSA	Suborbital	Education
24 June[107]	Black Brant IX			Wallops Flight Facility		NASA
		REDSoX	MIT	Suborbital	X-ray astronomy
		Rocket Experiment Demonstration of a Soft X-ray Polarimeter (REDSoX) mission.
October (TBD)[108]	VSB-30		S1X-7/M19	Esrange		SSC
		MASER-19	SSC	Suborbital	Microgravity research
		SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 7.
October (TBD)[108]	Red Kite/Impr. Malemute			Esrange		MORABA
		MAPHEUS-18	DLR	Suborbital	Microgravity research
November (TBD)[108]	VSB-30			Esrange		MORABA
		TEXUS-64	DLR / ESA	Suborbital	Microgravity research

Deep-space rendezvous

Date (UTC)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
17 March	OSIRIS-APEX	Gravity assist at Earth	Target altitude 4146 km
24 April	Tianwen-2	Departure from 469219 Kamoʻoalewa[109]
12 August	Lucy	Flyby of asteroid 3548 Eurybates	Target altitude 1000 km
15 September	Lucy	Flyby of asteroid 15094 Polymele	Target altitude 415 km
29 November	Tianwen-2 sample return capsule	Asteroid sample return[109]
December	Hayabusa2	Flyby of Earth[110]	Gravity assist

Extravehicular activities (EVAs)

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Remarks

Orbital launch statistics

By country

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. For example, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.

Country		Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures
World		0	0	0	0

By rocket

By family

Family	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks

By type

Rocket	Country	Family	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks

By configuration

Rocket	Country	Type	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks

By spaceport

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks

By orbit

Orbital regime	Launches	Achieved	Not achieved	Accidentally achieved	Remarks
Transatmospheric	0	0	0	0
Low Earth	0	0	0	0
Geosynchronous / transfer	0	0	0	0
Medium Earth	0	0	0	0
High Earth	0	0	0	0
Heliocentric orbit	0	0	0	0	Including planetary transfer orbits

Expected maiden flights

• Vega-E – Arianespace – Europe^[85]
• VLM-1 – IAE – Brazil^[6]
• Daytona II – Phantom Space Corporation – USA^[111]