2026 in spaceflight
This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2026.
In 2026, 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.
The first Indian crewed spaceflight, Gaganyaan-4, is planned for 2026.[1]
China plans to launch Chang'e 7 to explore the lunar south pole in late 2026.[2] The mission will include an orbiter, a relay satellite, a lander, a rover, and a mini-flying probe.[3]
China also plans to launch Xuntian, a large space telescope that will co-orbit with the Tiangong space station, in 2026.
Orbital launches
[edit]Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
January[edit] | ||||||||
January (TBD)[4] | Antares 330 | MARS LP-0A | Northrop Grumman | |||||
Cygnus NG-24 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
January (TBD)[5][6] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang 7) | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
February[edit] | ||||||||
February (TBD)[7] | Firefly Alpha | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly | |||||
QuickSounder | NOAA | Low Earth | Meteorology | |||||
First satellite in NOAA's Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) Program. | ||||||||
March[edit] | ||||||||
March (TBD)[8] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-33 / 94P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
Q1 (TBD)[9][10] | Daytona I | TBA | Phantom Space | |||||
⚀ Hurricane Hunter × 2 | Phantom Space / TWA | Low Earth | Meteorology | |||||
First pair of satellites for Tropical Weather Analytics' (TWA) Hurricane Hunter Satellite Constellation. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[11][12] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg | SpaceX | |||||
MULA | PhilSA / UP Diliman / DOST-ASTI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-16. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[13] | Miura 5 | Kourou | PLD Space | |||||
PLD Space | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||||
First flight of Miura 5. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [14] |
Start-1M | Plesetsk | TBA | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Q1 (TBD)[15] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
ULTRASAT | ISA / Weizmann Institute of Science | Geosynchronous | Ultraviolet astronomy | |||||
June[edit] | ||||||||
June (TBD)[16] | PSLV | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | |||||
Resourcesat-3S[17] | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Q2 (TBD)[11] | 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-17. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[18] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #14 rideshare mission. | ||||||||
H1 2026 (TBD)[19] | Ariane 64 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | |||||
Intelsat 45 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
H1 2026 (TBD)[20] | 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. | ||||||||
H1 2026 (TBD)[20] | 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. | ||||||||
H1 2026 (TBD)[20] | 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. | ||||||||
H1 2026 (TBD)[20] | 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. | ||||||||
Mid 2026 (TBD)[21] | Starship | TBA | SpaceX | |||||
Starship HLS | SpaceX | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
FLEX | Astrolab | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover Technology demonstration |
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Uncrewed Starship HLS rideshare mission to the lunar south pole. Astrolab's Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover will compete in NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle competition. | ||||||||
July[edit] | ||||||||
July (TBD)[22] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Soyuz MS-29 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 74/75 | |||||
July (TBD)[23] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-34 / 95P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
September[edit] | ||||||||
September (TBD)[24] | SLS Block 1 | Kennedy LC-39B | NASA | |||||
Artemis III | NASA | Selenocentric | Crewed lunar landing | |||||
TBA[25] | Australian Space Agency | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | |||||
Second crewed Orion flight and first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. | ||||||||
September (TBD)[22] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Soyuz MS-30 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 75/76 | |||||
Q3 (TBD)[27] | Ariane 62 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | |||||
Metop-SG B1[28] | EUMETSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
Second of six MetOp-SG launches.[26] | ||||||||
Q3 (TBD)[27] | Ariane 64[29] | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | |||||
MTG-I2[30] | EUMETSAT | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | |||||
Q3 (TBD)[32] | New Glenn | NG-4 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin | ||||
Axiom Hab One (AxH1)[33] | Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly / Space habitat | |||||
First Axiom Orbital Segment module to be launched, nominally on New Glenn (with Falcon Heavy as backup).[31] | ||||||||
Q3 (TBD)[18] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
SSMS #15 rideshare mission. | ||||||||
Q3 (TBD)[18] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
SSMS #16 rideshare mission. | ||||||||
October[edit] | ||||||||
October (TBD)[35] | 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).[34] | ||||||||
November[edit] | ||||||||
November (TBD)[36] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-35 / 96P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
December[edit] | ||||||||
December (TBD) [37][38] | Irtysh / DM-SLB | Baikonur Site 45/1 | Roscosmos | |||||
Dummy satellite | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First launch of Irtysh, also known as Soyuz-5. A dummy payload matching a future satellite in weight and size will be launched. | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[41] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | Plesetsk Site 43 | Roscosmos | |||||
Ekspress-RV1 | RSCC | Highly elliptical | Communications | |||||
First satellite of the Ekspress-RV constellation. Ekspress-RV will cover Russia's Far North, which is inaccessible to the main Ekspress constellation in geosynchronous orbit.[39][40] | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[42][43] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | |||||
First of third launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer A Mission). | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[42][43] | Vulcan Centaur | Vandenberg SLC-3E | ULA | |||||
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | |||||
Second of three launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer B Mission). | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[18] | Ariane 64 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | |||||
TBA | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #1 rideshare mission. | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[11] | 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-18. | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[2] | Long March 5 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | |||||
Chang'e 7 orbiter | CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | |||||
Chang'e 7 relay satellite | CNSA | Selenocentric | Communications | |||||
Chang'e 7 lander | CNSA | Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
The Rashid 2 rover was removed from this mission due to ITAR concerns.[44] | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[46] | Long March 5B | 5B-Y? | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | ||||
Xuntian | CNSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Space astronomy | |||||
Xuntian ("Heavenly Cruiser"), also known as the Chinese Survey Space Telescope or Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), will co-orbit with the Tiangong space station.[45] | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[48] | New Glenn | NG-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin | ||||
Axiom Hab Two (AxH2) | Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly / Space habitat | |||||
Second Axiom Orbital Segment module to be launched, nominally on New Glenn (with Falcon Heavy as backup).[47] | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[27][50] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A)[51] | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
First satellite of the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission.[49] Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. | ||||||||
To be determined[edit] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[52][53] | Proton-M / Briz-M[54] | Baikonur | Roscosmos | |||||
Luch-5VM [55] | Gonets Satellite System | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[56][57] | Rokot-M / Briz-KM[58] | Plesetsk Site 133/3 | Khrunichev | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First flight of Rokot-M, a Rokot variant built in Russia without Ukrainian cooperation. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD) [59] |
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Plesetsk or Vostochny | TBA | |||||
Rassvet-2 × 15 | Bureau 1440 LLC | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD) [60] |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Vostochny Site 1S | TBA | |||||
Skif × ? | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
2026 (TBD)[42][43] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
Transport Layer Tranche 2 × 7 | SDA | Low Earth | Missile tracking | |||||
Last of third launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 2 (Tranche 2 Transport Layer C Mission). | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[61] | Antares 330 | MARS LP-0A | Northrop Grumman | |||||
Cygnus NG-25 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
2026 (TBD)[62] | Ariane 62[63] | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | |||||
PLATO | ESA | Sun–Earth L2 | Exoplanetary science | |||||
2026 (TBD)[64][65] | Ariane 64 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | |||||
Intelsat 41 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Intelsat 44 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[67] | Ariane 64 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | |||||
Uhura-1 (Node-1)[68] | Skyloom | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Rideshare mission.[66] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[69] | Ariane 6 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | |||||
Galileo G2 1 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
Galileo G2 2 | ESA | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
First Galileo Second Generation (G2) launch. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[70] | Electron | MARS LC-2 | Rocket Lab | |||||
DiskSat × 4 | U.S. Space Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
STP-S30 Mission. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[72] | Falcon 9 Block 5[73] | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
APEX 1.0 | ispace U.S. / Draper / NASA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
TBA | TBA | Selenocentric | Lunar communications | |||||
First flight of ispace's APEX 1.0 lunar lander, as part of ispace Mission 3. Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering payloads to Schrödinger Basin. The Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment (LuSEE), a flight spare of the FIELDS instrument on the Parker Solar Probe, will fly on this mission.[71] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[74][75] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
Arabsat-7A | Arabsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[76] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpaceX | ||||||
Lightspeed × 18 | Telesat | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
First of 14 Falcon 9 launches for Telesat's Lightspeed LEO constellation. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[79] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
MRV | Northrop Grumman / DARPA | Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing | |||||
MEP × 3 | Northrop Grumman | Geosynchronous | Satellite servicing | |||||
The Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) will carry DARPA's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Spacecraft (RSGS) Robotic Payload.[77] It will install three propulsion jet packs, referred to as Mission Extension Pods (MEP), on satellites that are nearing the end of their operational lifespans. Two of the three MEPs will be installed on Optus D3 and an Intelsat satellite.[78] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[80] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
O3b mPOWER 12 (O3b FM32) | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
O3b mPOWER 13 (O3b FM33) | SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[81] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
WorldView Legion 7 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
WorldView Legion 8 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
2026 (TBD)[83] | Falcon Heavy | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
Griffin | Astrobotic | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
⚀ CubeRover | Astrobotic | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | |||||
Third Astrobotic lunar lander mission, targeting a site near the lunar south pole. Astrobotic's LunaGrid-Lite aims to demonstrate high voltage power transmission from the lander to a tethered CubeRover.[82] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[84] | Firefly Alpha | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly | |||||
TBA | L3Harris | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
First of three dedicated launches for L3Harris. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[84] | Firefly Alpha | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly | |||||
TBA | L3Harris | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Second of three dedicated launches for L3Harris. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[84] | Firefly Alpha | Vandenberg SLC-2W | Firefly | |||||
TBA | L3Harris | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Third of three dedicated launches for L3Harris. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[85] | GSLV Mk II | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | |||||
RLV | ISRO | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
RLV-ORV Mission. | ||||||||
JFY2026 (TBD)[86] | H3-24 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | |||||
HTV-X2 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
JFY2026 (TBD)[86] | H3-24 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | |||||
HTV-X3 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
JFY2026 (TBD)[86] | H3 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | |||||
IGS-Optical Diversification 1 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
First of a new generation of IGS-Optical satellites. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[87] | H3-24L | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | |||||
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) | JAXA | Areocentric | Mars orbiter Phobos sample return |
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IDEFIX[88] | DLR / CNES | Areocentric | Mars rover | |||||
Sample return mission from Phobos. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[89] | HLVM 3 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | |||||
Gaganyaan-5 / H2 | ISRO | Low Earth | Crewed spaceflight | |||||
India's second crewed spaceflight. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[90] | HLVM 3 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | |||||
Gaganyaan-6 / G4 | ISRO | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
India's first resupply mission to ISS. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[91] | Long March 10A | Wenchang LC-3 | CASC | |||||
CNSA | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||||
First flight of the single-core Long March 10A variant. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[92] | LVM 3 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | |||||
Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (Mangalyaan 2) | ISRO | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | |||||
H2 2026 (TBD)[93] | MLV | MARS LP-0A | Firefly | |||||
Firefly | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||||
Maiden flight of Firefly's Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV), previously known as Firefly Beta. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[94] | Nuri (KSLV-II) | Naro LC-2 | KARI | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Fifth planned launch of Nuri, and the first with solely commercial payloads. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[95][96] | Proton-M / Briz-M P4 | Baikonur | Roscosmos | |||||
Ekspress-AMU4 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[16] | PSLV | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | |||||
Resourcesat-3A | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
2026 (TBD)[98] | PSLV | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | |||||
TRISHNA | CNES / ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Third collaborative satellite mission between France and India.[97] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[99] | Proton-M / Briz-M[100] | Baikonur | Roscosmos | |||||
Yamal-501 | Gazprom Space Systems | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[101] | Soyuz-6 | Baikonur Site 1/5 | Roscosmos | |||||
TBA | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First flight of the Soyuz-6. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[102] | Soyuz-2.1b | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Resurs-PM №1[103] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
2026 (TBD)[102] | Soyuz-2.1b | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Resurs-PM №2[104] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
2026 (TBD)[105] | Soyuz-2.1a | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Obzor-R №2[106] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
2026 (TBD)[107] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Baikonur | Roscosmos | |||||
Arktika-M №4[108] | Roscosmos | Molniya | Meteorology | |||||
2026 (TBD)[109] | Spectrum | Andøya | Isar Aerospace | |||||
⚀ OroraTech × ? | OroraTech | Low Earth (SSO) | Wildfire monitoring | |||||
First of multiple Spectrum launches for OroraTech. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[110] | Spectrum | Andøya | Isar Aerospace | |||||
ION SCV | D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | |||||
2026 (TBD)[111] | Spectrum | Andøya | Isar Aerospace | |||||
TBA | Airbus Defence and Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
2026 (TBD)[112] | Spectrum | Kourou Diamant | Isar Aerospace | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
First Spectrum launch from the Guiana Space Centre. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[113] | Spectrum or Falcon 9 Block 5 | Andøya or Cape Canaveral | Isar Aerospace or SpaceX | |||||
TBA × 3 | KSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Maritime surveillance | |||||
2026 (TBD)[114] | Spectrum | Andøya | Isar Aerospace | |||||
Sherpa OTV | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | |||||
Dedicated rideshare mission. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[115] | SSLV | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | |||||
Optimus | Space Machines Company | Low Earth | Space tug | |||||
Space MAITRI (Mission for Australia-India's Technology, Research and Innovation). First dedicated commercial SSLV launch. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[118] | Terran R | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space | |||||
Mars Lander | Impulse Space | TMI to Martian surface | Mars lander | |||||
Maiden flight of Terran R.[116] Impulse Mars mission.[117] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[116][121] | Terran R | Vandenberg B-330 | Relativity Space | |||||
Iridium NEXT 182[122] | Iridium | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
A spare Iridium NEXT satellite to be launched on-demand.[119] Relativity was previously contracted to launch up to six spare satellites for Iridium.[120] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[116][123] | Terran R | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space | |||||
OneWeb × ? | OneWeb | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
First of multiple Terran R launches for OneWeb's Gen 2 constellation. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[116][124] | Terran R | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space | |||||
STP-TBA | U.S. Space Force | Low Earth | Military | |||||
2026 (TBD)[116][125] | Terran R | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space | |||||
Vigoride | Momentus Space | Geosynchronous | Space tug | |||||
2026 (TBD)[127][128] | Terran R | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space | |||||
⚀ TBA | NASA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
NASA Venture Class Launch Services 2 (VCLS 2) Mission, officially known as VCLS Demo-2R. The ELaNa 42 mission, consisting of three CubeSats, will launch on this flight.[126] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[116][129] | Terran R | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space | |||||
TBA | mu Space | Low Earth | IoT | |||||
2026 (TBD)[116][130] | Terran R | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space | |||||
Dedicated rideshare mission | Spaceflight, Inc. | Low Earth | Satellite dispenser | |||||
Rideshare mission for smallsats. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[116][131] | Terran R | Cape Canaveral LC-16 | Relativity Space | |||||
Dedicated rideshare mission | TriSept | Low Earth | Satellite dispenser | |||||
2026 (TBD)[132][133] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
ALTIUS | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
FLEX | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
FLEX is the eighth Earth Explorer of the Living Planet Programme. | ||||||||
H2 2026 (TBD)[135] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
ClearSpace-1 | ClearSpace SA (EPFL) | Low Earth | Space debris removal | |||||
ClearSpace-1 will capture and de-orbit the PROBA-1 satellite.[134] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[136] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
CSG-4 | ASI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Fourth COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[137][138] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
EAGLE-1 | SES S.A. | Low Earth | Quantum key distribution | |||||
2026 (TBD)[140] | Volans | TBA | Equatorial Space | |||||
Equatorial Space | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||||
Maiden flight of Volans, and the first orbital flight of a launch vehicle developed in Singapore.[139] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[137][141] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Astra 1Q / SES-25 | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Astra 1Q is also known as SES-25. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[142] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Axiom Research & Manufacturing Facility (AxRMF)[33] | Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly / Space habitat | |||||
Third Axiom Orbital Segment module. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[144] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Blue Ghost M2 | NASA / Firefly | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
Lunar Pathfinder[145] | SSTL / ESA | Selenocentric (ELFO) | Communications | |||||
Second Blue Ghost mission. Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering two payloads to the far side of the Moon.[143] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[146] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Canadensys Lunar Rover | Canadensys / CSA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | |||||
First Canadian lunar rover. Will fly as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[147][148] | TBA | Baikonur or Vostochny | Roscosmos | |||||
Ekspress-AMU6 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[149] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Flexsat | Eutelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[151] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Inmarsat-7 F1 (GX 7)[152] | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Inmarsat-7 F2 (GX 8) | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Inmarsat-7 F3 (GX 9) | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
The satellites may launch on separate rockets, though they are designed to fit together in a single payload fairing.[150] | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[153] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Inmarsat-8 F1 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Inmarsat-8 F2 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Inmarsat-8 F3 | Inmarsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[64][154] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Intelsat 42 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Intelsat 43 | Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[155] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Nyx | The Exploration Company | Low Earth | Reusable spacecraft | |||||
First operational mission of the Nyx reusable spacecraft. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[137] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
SES-26 | SES S.A. | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Replacement for NSS-12.[156] | ||||||||
2026–2027 (TBD)[157] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
SXM-11 | Sirius XM | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026–2027 (TBD)[157] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
SXM-12 | Sirius XM | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2026 (TBD)[158] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Venus Habitability Mission | MIT | Heliocentric to Venus | Venus atmospheric balloon | |||||
Second of three MIT missions to Venus to study its atmosphere. | ||||||||
2026 (TBD)[159][160] | TBA | TBA | CASC | |||||
Xihe-2 | Nanjing University / SAST | Sun–Earth L5 | Solar observation |
Suborbital flights
[edit]Deep-space rendezvous
[edit]Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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12 January | Europa Clipper | Gravity assist at Earth | |
May | Psyche | Flyby of Mars[167] | |
July | Hayabusa2 | Flyby of 98943 Torifune[168] | |
29 September | JUICE | Second gravity assist at Earth | |
November | BepiColombo | Hermocentric orbit insertion at Mercury | |
28 December | Hera | Arrival at binary asteroid 65803 Didymos |
Extravehicular activities (EVAs)
[edit]Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
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Orbital launch statistics
[edit]By country
[edit]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 |
Remarks |
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By rocket
[edit]By family
[edit]Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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By type
[edit]Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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By configuration
[edit]Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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By spaceport
[edit]Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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By orbit
[edit]Orbital regime | Launches | Achieved | Not achieved | Accidentally achieved |
Remarks |
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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
[edit]- Long March 10A – CASC – China
- MLV – Firefly Aerospace – USA[93]
- Razor Crest Mk-1 – EtherealX – India[169]
- Terran R – Relativity Space – USA[116]
- Dauntless – Vaya space – USA[170]
Notes
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