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This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2028.
NASA plans to launch Dragonfly, a robotic rotorcraft probe which will explore Saturn's moon Titan.[1]
NASA plans to launch Artemis 4. The first to use SLS Block 1B.
Russia expects to launch the Luna 27 lunar lander in 2028.
Chang'e 8, the last mission before China’s moon base begins construction, is planned to launch.
The first uncrewed flight of Orel, Russia's replacement for the crewed Soyuz spacecraft, is scheduled for 2028.
India plans to launch the first module for the Bharatiya Antariksha Station in 2028.[2] India also plans to launch the Chandrayaan-4 lunar mission.
The Rosalind Franklin (rover) aims to launch to Mars.[3]
Orbital launches
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March[edit] | ||||||||
March (TBD)[4] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
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UAESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid flyby and landing | |||||
Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA). | ||||||||
April[edit] | ||||||||
April (TBD)[5] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
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ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid flyby | |||||
Flyby of 99942 Apophis. | ||||||||
June[edit] | ||||||||
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TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #18 rideshare mission. | ||||||||
July[edit] | ||||||||
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NASA | Heliocentric (to Saturn) | Exploration of Titan | |||||
Rotorcraft probe to fly in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan. | ||||||||
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JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | |||||
Extreme Ultraviolet High-Throughput Spectroscopic Telescope Epsilon Mission.[7][8] | ||||||||
August[edit] | ||||||||
August (TBD)[10] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
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CONAE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
September[edit] | ||||||||
September (TBD)[13] | ![]() |
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NASA | Selenocentric (NRHO) | Crewed Gateway expedition Crewed lunar landing |
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ESA | Selenocentric (NRHO) | Lunar Gateway component | |||||
Third crewed Orion flight, second Artemis lunar landing, and first lunar landing with 4 crew members.[11] First launch of the SLS Block 1B variant with the Exploration Upper Stage. Delivery of I-HAB to the Lunar Gateway.[12] | ||||||||
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TBA | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #3 rideshare mission. | ||||||||
October[edit] | ||||||||
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ESA | TMI to Martian surface | Mars lander | |||||
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ESA | TMI to Martian surface | Mars rover | |||||
ExoMars mission. Delayed and retooled due to the suspension of ESA–Russia cooperation on ExoMars.[14] | ||||||||
December[edit] | ||||||||
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NASA / DLR | Low Earth (Polar) | Gravimetry | |||||
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NASA / DLR | Low Earth (Polar) | Gravimetry | |||||
Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment-Continuity (GRACE-C). | ||||||||
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ESA | Low Earth (Polar) | Earth observation | |||||
Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. | ||||||||
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TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
SSMS #19 rideshare mission. | ||||||||
To be determined[edit] | ||||||||
2028 (TBD)[20][21] | ![]() |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth | Mass simulator | |||||
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Roscosmos | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Maiden flight of Amur, a partially reusable methane-powered launch vehicle. | ||||||||
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Roscosmos | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
Third mission of Luna-Glob Programme. | ||||||||
2028 (TBD)[24][25] | ![]() |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First uncrewed test flight of Russia's new crewed spacecraft, Orel. First launch of Angara A5 from Vostochny. | ||||||||
2028 (TBD)[24][27] | ![]() |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Flight test | |||||
First flight of the Angara A5P, a crew-rated variant of the Angara A5.[26] An uncrewed Orel capsule will be sent to the International Space Station to test docking procedures. | ||||||||
2028 (TBD)[24][28][26] | ![]() |
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Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Crewed flight test | |||||
Crewed flight test of the Orel capsule to the International Space Station. | ||||||||
2028 (TBD)[29][30] | ![]() |
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ESA | Low Earth (Polar) | Earth observation | |||||
Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. | ||||||||
2028 (TBD)[32][33] | ![]() |
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JAXA / NAOJ | Low Earth (SSO) | Astrometric observatory | |||||
2028 (TBD)[35] | ![]() |
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Yahsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Replacement for Yahsat 1B (Al Yah 2).[34] | ||||||||
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SpaceX / NASA | Selenocentric (NRHO) | Gateway logistics | |||||
First Lunar Gateway resupply mission, using the Dragon XL logistics module. | ||||||||
2028 (TBD)[37] | ![]() |
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JMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | |||||
2028 (TBD)[38] | ![]() |
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CNSA | Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander ISRU demonstration |
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2028 (TBD)[2] | ![]() |
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ISRO | Low Earth | Space station module | |||||
First module for ISRO's Bharatiya Antariksha space station. | ||||||||
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ISRO | Low Earth (BAS) | Resupply Spacecraft | |||||
India's first resupply mission to BAS. | ||||||||
2028 (TBD)[40] | ![]() |
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CASC / INPE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
2028 (TBD)[41] | ![]() |
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ISRO | TLI to lunar surface | Space rendezvous | |||||
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ISRO | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
Chandrayaan-4 ascender and lander. | ||||||||
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ISRO | Cytherocentric | Venus orbiter | |||||
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ISRO | Selenocentric | Lunar sample-return | |||||
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ISRO | Selenocentric | Space rendezvous | |||||
Chandrayaan-4 reentry and transfer modules. | ||||||||
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Roscosmos / Belarus | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
RBKA will follow in the footsteps of BKA (Belarusian Satellite) launched along with Kanopus-V 1 and several other satellites in July 2012. | ||||||||
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Starlab Space | Low Earth | Space station | |||||
Starlab Space is a joint venture between Voyager Space (Nanoracks) and Airbus. | ||||||||
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CNES / DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation of atmospheric methane | |||||
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ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Fourth Sentinel-3 satellite. | ||||||||
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RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Replacement for Ekspress-AM7 at 40° East. | ||||||||
2028 (TBD)[50] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
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ESA | Low Earth | Satellite geodesy | |||||
Aims to greatly improve the International Terrestrial Reference Frame. | ||||||||
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NASA / ESA | TMI to Martian surface | Mars sample-return | |||||
First lander component of the NASA–ESA Mars sample-return mission. It will carry NASA's Mars Ascent Vehicle and two sample recovery Ingenuity class helicopters. | ||||||||
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U.S. Space Force | Low Earth (SSO) | Space weather |
Suborbital flights
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
March (TBD)[54] | ![]() |
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DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | ||||
March (TBD)[54] | ![]() |
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DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | ||||
October (TBD)[54] | ![]() |
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DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
November (TBD)[54] | ![]() |
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DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
November (TBD)[54] | ![]() |
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DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research |
Deep-space rendezvous
[edit]Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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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 |
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