2021 in spaceflight

This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2021.

2021 in spaceflight
The James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket in 2021.

Overview

Exploration of the Solar System

Spacecrafts from three Mars exploration programs (Mars 2020, Tianwen-1, and Hope) are expected to arrive at Mars for orbit insertion in February. The Perseverance rover will attempt landing on 18 February while the Chinese lander will do so on 23 April.

Lunar exploration

Multiple spaceflights to the Moon are planned to take place in 2021. As part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the launches of commercial landers developed by Astrobotic Technology and Intuitive Machines are scheduled. Russia plans to resume its Luna-Glob exploration programme with the Luna 25 lander, and India will attempt once more to deliver a robotic lander to the lunar surface with Chandrayaan-3. Artemis 1 is planned to fly in November, the maiden flight of the Space Launch System and the first lunar mission for Orion. NASA is planning a crewed return to the Moon in 2024, and following that a human mission to Mars in the mid 2030s.

Human spaceflight

China plans to start the construction of the Chinese Space Station (CSS), phase 3 of its Tiangong program, with the planned launches of the Tianhe core module and Wentian lab module. It will follow the launches with crewed visits of Shenzhou 12 and Shenzhou 13, interspersed with Tianzhou cargo deliveries.

Space Telescope

The long-delayed James Webb Space Telescope, the largest space telescope ever built, is planned to be launched to the Sun–Earth L2 point by a European Ariane 5 rocket in October.[1]

Rocket innovation

The trend towards cost reduction in access to orbit is expected to continue. Arianespace's Ariane 6 will make its maiden flight,[2] targeting a per-satellite launch cost similar to a Falcon 9.[3] United Launch Alliance plans to debut their Vulcan rocket, which was designed to gradually replace Atlas V at lower costs.[4] Blue Origin plans to launch its first orbital-class New Glenn rocket with a reusable first stage.[5] Northrop Grumman plans to carry out the maiden launch of the Omega launch vehicle.[6] SpaceX plans the first commercial flight of the fully reusable Starship.[7] Multiple other companies plan to introduce smaller rockets.

Orbital launches
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)		 Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January

January (TBD)[8] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
GPS IIIA-05 U.S. Space Force Medium Earth Navigation 
January (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
January (TBD)[10] Rocket 3 Kodiak Astra
⚀ TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 

February

1 February[11][12] Antares 230+ MARS LP-0A Northrop Grumman
Cygnus NG-15 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 
⚀ IT-SPINS (SpaceBuoy)[14] MSU Low Earth Ionospheric research 
The ELaNa 33 mission will launch on this resupply flight.[15]
February (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
February (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Vigoride Momentus Space Low Earth (SSO) Space tug 
⚀ Dodona (La Jument 2)[17] Lockheed Martin / USC Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
⚀ NuX-1[19] Aliena / NuSpace Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
⚀ OrbAstro Demo[22][23] OrbAstro Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
⚀ QMR-KWT[24] Orbital Space Low Earth (SSO) Education 
⚀ REVELA[26] ARCA Dynamics Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
⚀ SPARTAN[24] EnduroSat Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
SmallSat Rideshare mission. QMR-KWT will be Kuwait's first satellite.[24]
February (TBD)[27][28] Nuri (KSLV-II) Naro LC-2 KARI
Dummy payload KARI Low Earth Flight test 
Maiden flight of Nuri (also known as KSLV-II), South Korea's first indigenously developed orbital launch vehicle.
February (TBD)[29] PSLV Satish Dhawan ISRO
Amazônia-1 INPE Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
First Brazilian earth observation satellite.

March

12 March[11] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-22 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 
⚀ Alpha Cornell University Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ ARKSat-1 University of Arkansas Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ BeaverCube MIT Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ CaNOP Carthage College Low Earth Earth observation 
⚀ CAPSat UIUC Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ EagleSat-2 ERAU Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ PR-CuNaR 2 UIPR Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ RamSat Oak Ridge Public Schools Low Earth Education 
⚀ Stratus Michigan Tech Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ SPACE-HAUC UMass Lowell Low Earth Technology demonstration 
The ELaNa 36 mission will launch on this resupply flight.[15]
19 March[11][30] Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Progress MS-17 / 78P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 
30 March[11] Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
SpaceX Crew-2 SpaceX / NASA Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 65/66 
Second operational Crew Dragon mission, as part of the Commercial Crew Program.[31]
March (TBD)[32] Atlas V 421 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
SBIRS-GEO 5[34] U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Early warning 
March (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
March (TBD)[35][36] GSLV Mk III Satish Dhawan ISRO
Chandrayaan-3 ISRO Selenocentric Lunar lander / rover 
March (TBD)[15][37] LauncherOne F3[38] Cosmic Girl, Andersen VOX Space
⚀ PAN[40] Cornell University Low Earth Technology demonstration 
ELaNa 29 mission.
March (TBD)[10] Rocket 3 TBA Astra
⚀ TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
March (TBD)[41] TBA TBA TBA
CSES-02 / Zhangheng 2[43] CNSA / ASI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation
Ionospheric research		 
Q1 (TBD)[44][45] Blue Whale 1 Whalers Way Perigee Aerospace
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
First commercial flight of Blue Whale 1.[46]
Q1 (TBD)[47] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
SXM 8[49] Sirius XM Geosynchronous Communications 
Q1 (TBD)[50] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Türksat 5B[52] Türksat Geosynchronous Communications 
Q1 (TBD)[53][54] Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
WorldView Legion 1[55] DigitalGlobe Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
WorldView Legion 2[55] DigitalGlobe Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Q1 (TBD)[56] Firefly Alpha F2 Vandenberg SLC-2W Firefly
Carbonite 4[58] SSTL Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
Q1 (TBD)[59][60] Long March 5B Wenchang LC-1 CASC
Tianhe CNSA Low Earth Space station assembly 
Tianhe is the foundation element of the Chinese Space Station, providing life support and living quarters for three crew members, and guidance, navigation and attitude control for the station.
Q1 (TBD)[61] RS1 TBA ABL Space Systems
TBA TBA Low Earth Flight test 
First flight of RS1.
Q1 (TBD)[62] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
GLONASS-K 19 (K1 №7) VKS Medium Earth Navigation 
Q1 (TBD)[63][64] Zhuque-2 Jiuquan LandSpace
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Maiden flight of Zhuque-2, LandSpace's first liquid-propellant rocket.[65]
Q1 (TBD)[66] TBA TBA TBA
⚀ TROPICS[68] NASA Low Earth Earth observation 

April

8 April[15] Atlas V 401 Vandenberg SLC-3E ULA
Landsat 9[70] NASA / USGS Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology 
⚀ CUTE CU Boulder Low Earth Ultraviolet astronomy 
⚀ CuPID Boston University Low Earth Space weather 
The ELaNa 34 mission will launch on this flight.
10 April[11][71] Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-18 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 65/66 
20 April[72][73] Proton-M P4[74] Baikonur Site 200/39 Khrunichev
Nauka[76] Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 
Nauka will be launched along with the European Robotic Arm.[77]
April (TBD)[78][79] Atlas V N22 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
Boe-CFT Boeing / NASA Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 65 / Crewed flight test 
Boeing Crewed Flight Test of Starliner, as part of the Commercial Crew Development program.
April (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
PredaSAR 1 PredaSAR Low Earth Earth observation 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission. The first PredaSAR satellite is scheduled to launch in the spring of 2021 on a yet-to-be-determined SmallSat Rideshare mission.[80]
April (TBD)[81][82] Long March 2C TBA CASC
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
April (TBD)[10] Rocket 3 Kodiak Astra
⚀ TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 

May

10 May[11][12] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-23 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 
May (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.

June

June (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
June (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Mars Demo-1[83] NanoRacks Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
Vigoride[84] Momentus Space Low Earth (SSO) Space tug 
⚀ EarthTV 1[86] Sen Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation
UHD streaming		 
⚀ IRIS-A[88] National Cheng Kung University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
⚀ PVM × 4[90] Kleos Space Low Earth (SSO) Navigation 
⚀ STORK[91][93] SatRevolution Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.[9] The NanoRacks Outpost technology demonstration mission, named Mars Demo-1,[83] will cut metal samples representative of C4M upper stages in order to test technologies for converting spent upper stages into NanoRacks Space Outposts.[94][95][96]
June (TBD)[10] Rocket 3 TBA Astra
⚀ TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Q2 (TBD)[97] Electron Mahia LC-1A Rocket Lab
RASR-3 NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance 
Q2 (TBD)[97][98] Electron Mahia LC-1B Rocket Lab
RASR-4 NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance 
Q2 (TBD)[99][100] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
NationSat Saturn Satellite Networks Geosynchronous Communications 
TBA TBA Geosynchronous Communications 
Q2 (TBD)[101][102] Falcon Heavy Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
USSF-52 U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Communications 
Q2 (TBD)[56] Firefly Alpha F3 Vandenberg SLC-2W Firefly
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
Q2 (TBD)[81][82] Long March 2D or 4B/4C TBA CASC
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
Q2 (TBD)[98][103] Minotaur I MARS LP-0B Northrop Grumman
NROL-111 NRO TBA Reconnaissance 
Q2 (TBD)[104] OmegA Kennedy LC-39B Northrop Grumman
NationSat Saturn Satellite Networks Geosynchronous Communications 
Maiden flight of OmegA.[105]
Q2 (TBD)[106][107] PSLV Satish Dhawan ISRO
Resourcesat-3A ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Q2 (TBD)[62] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
GLONASS-K 20 (K1 №8) VKS Medium Earth Navigation 
H1 2021 (TBD)[108] Falcon 9 Block 5[109] Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
GPS IIIA-06 U.S. Space Force Medium Earth Navigation 
H1 2021 (TBD)[110] GSLV Mk III Satish Dhawan SLP ISRO
Gaganyaan 1 ISRO Low Earth Flight test 
First Gaganyaan flight test.
H1 2021 (TBD)[63][111] Hyperbola-2 TBA i-Space
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Maiden flight of Hyperbola-2.
H1 2021 (TBD)[81][82] Long March 3B Xichang CASC
TBA TBA Geosynchronous TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
H1 2021 (TBD)[112] Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Progress MS-18 / 79P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 
H1 2021 (TBD)[113][114] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Resurs-P №4[115] Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
H1 2021 (TBD)[116] TBA TBA TBA
Inmarsat-6 F2 (GX 6B)[118] Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications 
Mid 2021 (TBD)[119][120] Electron MARS LC-2 Rocket Lab
⚀ CAPSTONE NASA Selenocentric (NRHO) Technology demonstration 
Mid 2021 (TBD)[121] Firefly Alpha Vandenberg SLC-2W Firefly
Dedicated rideshare mission Spaceflight Industries Low Earth Satellite dispenser 
Rideshare mission for smallsats.

July

22 July[122] Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
DART NASA Heliocentric Asteroid redirect test 
⚀ LICIA Cube ASI Heliocentric Asteroid flyby 
Launch of the DART mission.[123]
July (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
July (TBD)[10] Rocket 3 Kodiak Astra
⚀ TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
July (TBD)[112] Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Progress MS-19 / 80P Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 
July (TBD)[124] Vulcan Centaur 522[125] Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
Peregrine[127] Astrobotic Technology Selenocentric Lunar lander 
Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur.

August

12 August[11] Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
SpaceX Crew-3 SpaceX / NASA Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 66/67 
Third operational Crew Dragon mission, as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
August (TBD)[128] Atlas V 551 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
USSF-12 / WFOV[130] U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Early warning 
August (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
August (TBD)[81][82] Long March 2C TBA CASC
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
August (TBD)[62] Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Vostochny Site 1S Roscosmos
Kondor-FKA No.1 Roscosmos Low Earth Reconnaissance 
August (TBD)[131][132] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M[62] Vostochny Site 1S Roscosmos
Meteor-M №2-3 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology 

September

15 September[11] Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
IXPE NASA / ASI Low Earth X-ray astronomy 
Launch of the IXPE X-ray astronomy satellite under NASA's Small Explorer program.[133]
September (TBD)[134] Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
SARah 2[135] Bundeswehr Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance 
SARah 3[135] Bundeswehr Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance 
September (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
September (TBD)[10] Rocket 3 TBA Astra
⚀ TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
September (TBD)[71] Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-19 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 67/68 
September (TBD)[136] Vulcan Centaur 542[137] Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
Dream Chaser Demo-1 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 
First Dream Chaser cargo mission for CRS-2.[137] Second flight of Vulcan Centaur.[136]
Q3 (TBD)[138][139] Ariane 5 ECA Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
SES-17[141][lower-alpha 1] SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications 
Q3 (TBD)[138][142] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
O3b mPower × 3 (FM21–FM23) SES S.A. Medium Earth Communications 
Q3 (TBD)[143] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
TBA[144] TBA Geosynchronous Communications 
Astranis MicroGEO Astranis / Pacific Dataport Geosynchronous Communications 
Q3 (TBD)[81][82] Long March 2D or 4B/4C TBA CASC
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
Q3 (TBD)[145] Ravn X Cecil Spaceport Aevum
ASLON-45 U.S. Space Force Low Earth Technology demonstration 
Multiple experimental CubeSats will be launched using the Agile Small Launch Operational Normalizer (ASLON) vehicle under the Small Rocket Program-Orbital (SRP-O) program for the Space and Missile Systems Center.[146]
Q3 (TBD)[147][148] Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Baikonur Site 31/6 GK Launch Services
CAS500-2 KAI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
⚀ SNIPE × 4[150] KASI Low Earth (Polar) Ionospheric research
Space physics		 
Q3 (TBD)[62] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
GLONASS-K 21 (K1 №9) VKS Medium Earth Navigation 
Q3 (TBD)[151] Soyuz-2.1b Baikonur Roscosmos
Prichal (Progress M-UM) Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly 
Q3 (TBD)[152][153] Soyuz-2.1b Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Resurs-P №5[115] Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Q3 (TBD)[15] TBA TBA TBA
⚀ CapSat-1[155] The Weiss School Low Earth Education 
⚀ D3[157] University of Florida Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ GW-Sat[159] GWU Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ JAGSAT[161] University of South Alabama Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ LEOPARDSat-1[163] University of Cincinnati Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ MARIO[165] UMich Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ NACHOS[167] LANL Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ OreSat[169] Portland State University Low Earth Technology demonstration
Education		 
⚀ PATCOOL[171] University of Florida / NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ petitSat[173] NASA Low Earth Ionospheric research 
⚀ REALOP[175] UC Davis Low Earth Technology demonstration
Education		 
⚀ SPORT[177] ITA / NASA Low Earth Technology demonstration 
ELaNa 37 mission.

October

1 October[178][179] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Luna 25[181] Roscosmos Selenocentric Lunar lander 
First mission of the Luna-Glob Moon exploration programme.
2 October (TBD)[11] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
SpaceX CRS-24 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics 
11 October[182] Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
IM-1 Intuitive Machines Selenocentric Lunar lander 
Moon Mark Mission 1[184] Moon Mark Selenocentric Lunar rovers
Education		 
First Nova-C mission, which will land commercial payloads and five NASA-sponsored instruments at the Oceanus Procellarum for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
16 October[11][185] Atlas V 401 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
Lucy NASA Heliocentric Exploration of Jupiter trojans 
31 October[1] Ariane 5 ECA Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
James Webb Space Telescope NASA / ESA / CSA Sun–Earth L2,
Halo orbit		 Astronomy 
International space observatory mission utilizing a long-wavelength visible and infrared telescope. Launching to L2.
October (TBD)[186] Ariane 62 Kourou ELA-4 Arianespace
CSO 3[188] French Armed Forces Low Earth Reconnaissance 
October (TBD)[189][190] Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Crew Dragon SpaceX / Axiom Space Low Earth (ISS) Space tourism 
Axiom Space Crew Dragon mission. 10-day commercial flight of four (one professional and three private) astronauts to the International Space Station.
October (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
October (TBD)[191] LauncherOne Cosmic Girl, Mojave VOX Space
STP-S28 U.S. Space Force Low Earth Technology demonstration 
⚀ Slingshot-1[193] The Aerospace Corporation Low Earth Technology demonstration 
October (TBD)[62] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Vostochny Site 1S Roscosmos
Meteor-M №2-4 Roscosmos Low Earth Meteorology 
Ionosfera-M 1&2[195] Roskosmos Low Earth Earth observation 

November

November (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
November (TBD)[27] Nuri (KSLV-II) Naro LC-2 KARI
NEXTSat 2[197] KAIST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
⚀ ASTRIS-II KAIST Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
⚀ CubesatYonsei Yonsei University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
⚀ SNUGLITE Seoul National University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
⚀ STEP CubeLab-II Chosun University Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
Second flight of Nuri, and first with customer payloads.[198][199]
November (TBD)[35][200][201] PSLV Satish Dhawan ISRO
XPoSat ISRO / RRI Low Earth X-ray astronomy 
November (TBD)[202] SLS Block 1 Kennedy LC-39B NASA
Artemis 1 NASA Selenocentric Technology demonstration 
⚀ Near-Earth Asteroid Scout NASA Heliocentric Technology demonstration 
⚀ Lunar Flashlight NASA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter 
⚀ BioSentinel NASA Heliocentric Astrobiology 
⚀ SkyFire Lockheed Martin Heliocentric Technology demonstration 
⚀ Lunar IceCube NASA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter 
⚀ CuSP NASA Heliocentric Space weather 
⚀ Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper NASA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter 
⚀ EQUULEUS University of Tokyo Earth–Moon L2 Earth observation 
⚀ OMOTENASHI JAXA Selenocentric Lunar lander 
⚀ ArgoMoon ASI Heliocentric Technology demonstration 
⚀ Cislunar Explorers Cornell University Selenocentric Technology demonstration 
⚀ Earth Escape Explorer CU Boulder Heliocentric Technology demonstration 
⚀ Team Miles Fluid & Reason Heliocentric Technology demonstration 
Maiden flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS).

December

7 December[11][203] Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral LC-41 ULA
GOES-T[205] NASA / NOAA Geosynchronous Meteorology 
December (TBD)[206] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Intruder 13 / NROL-85[208] NRO Low Earth ELINT 
December (TBD)[206] Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
NROL-87[209] NRO Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
December (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
Starlink × 60 SpaceX Low Earth Communications 
Scheduled Starlink SmallSat Rideshare mission.
December (TBD)[9] Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg SLC-4E SpaceX
Vigoride[84] Momentus Space Low Earth (SSO) Space tug 
⚀ Astrogate cubesat[211] Astrogate Labs Low Earth (SSO) Technology demonstration 
⚀ SOWA[91] SatRevolution Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit.[9]
December (TBD)[81][82] Long March 2C TBA CASC
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
December (TBD)[81][82] Long March 2C/2D or 4B/4C TBA CASC
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
December (TBD)[71][212] Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-20 Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Space tourism 
December (TBD)[213] Vega-C Kourou ELV Arianespace
KOMPSat 7 (Arirang 7) KARI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Q4 (TBD)[214] Angara 1.2 Plesetsk Site 35/1 ILS
KOMPSat 6 (Arirang 6) KARI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Q4 (TBD)[215][216] Ariane 5 ECA Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)[218][lower-alpha 1] DLR Geosynchronous Communications 
Q4 (TBD)[219][220] Atlas V 551 or Falcon Heavy Cape Canaveral or Kennedy ULA or SpaceX
ViaSat-3 Americas[223][224] ViaSat Geosynchronous Communications 
Q4 (TBD)[225] Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX
Crew Dragon SpaceX / Space Adventures Low Earth Space tourism 
Space Adventures Crew Dragon mission. 5-day orbital flight of up to four passengers to an altitude exceeding 1,000 kilometres (620 mi).
Q4 (TBD)[226][227] Long March 2C Xichang CASC
SVOM CNSA / CNES Low Earth Gamma-ray astronomy 
Q4 (TBD)[228] Minotaur IV MARS LP-0B Northrop Grumman
NROL-174 NRO Low Earth Reconnaissance 
Q4 (TBD)[62][229] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M[230][231] Plesetsk Site 43/4 Roscosmos
Gonets-M 23 Gonets Satellite System Low Earth Communications 
Gonets-M 24 Gonets Satellite System Low Earth Communications 
Gonets-M 25 Gonets Satellite System Low Earth Communications 
Q4 (TBD)[232] Terran 1 Cape Canaveral LC-16 Relativity Space
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Maiden flight of Terran 1.

To be determined

2021 (TBD)[233][234] Ariane 5 ECA Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
MEASAT-3d[lower-alpha 1] MEASAT Geosynchronous Communications 
H2 2021 (TBD)[235][236] Ariane 5 ECA Kourou ELA-3 Arianespace
Ovzon 3[lower-alpha 1] Ovzon Geosynchronous Communications 
H2 2021 (TBD)[237] Ariane 62 Kourou ELA-4 Arianespace
TBA TBA Low Earth Flight test 
Maiden flight of Ariane 6.
H2 2021 (TBD)[238] Ariane 62 Kourou ELA-4[239] Arianespace
Galileo FOC 25, 26 ESA Medium Earth Navigation 
First Galileo launch with Ariane 6.
H2 2021 (TBD)[240] Ariane 64 Kourou ELA-4 Arianespace
Hotbird 13F[241] Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications 
Hotbird 13G[241] Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications 
H2 2021 (TBD)[134][242] Ariane 64 Kourou ELA-4 Arianespace
ALINA[243] PTScientists Moon transfer Lunar lander 
The Autonomous Landing and Navigation Module (ALINA) will land near the Apollo 17 landing site and deploy two Audi lunar rovers. They will try to locate NASA's Lunar Roving Vehicle and stream images back to Earth using a small 4G base station on ALINA developed by Nokia and Vodafone Germany.[244][245]
2021 (TBD)[246] Atlas V 551 Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
STP-3 (STPSat-6)[248] U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Technology demonstration 
The first GEM 63 solid rocket motors will fly on this mission.[249][250]
2021 (TBD)[251] Blue Whale 1 Whalers Way Perigee Aerospace
Dummy payload Perigee Aerospace Low Earth (SSO) Flight test 
First flight of Blue Whale 1.[252][253]
H2 2021 (TBD)[53][254] Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX
WorldView Legion 3[55] DigitalGlobe Low Earth Earth observation 
WorldView Legion 4[55] DigitalGlobe Low Earth Earth observation 
WorldView Legion 5[55] DigitalGlobe Low Earth Earth observation 
WorldView Legion 6[55] DigitalGlobe Low Earth Earth observation 
2021 (TBD)[255] GSLV Mk III Satish Dhawan SLP ISRO
DRSS-2 ISRO Geosynchronous Communications 
Second of two Indian Data Relay Satellites.[256]
H2 2021 (TBD)[110][257] GSLV Mk III Satish Dhawan ISRO
Gaganyaan 2 ISRO Low Earth Flight test 
Second Gaganyaan flight test.
2021 (TBD)[258] H-IIA 204 Tanegashima LA-Y1 MHI
Inmarsat-6 F1[260] Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications 
2021 (TBD)[261] H3 Tanegashima LA-Y2 MHI
ALOS-4[263] JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
2021 (TBD)[81][82] Jielong 1 Jiuquan LA-4 China Rocket
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
2021 (TBD)[64] Jielong 3 Jiuquan LA-4 China Rocket
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
Maiden flight of Jielong 3, also known as Smart Dragon 3 (SD-3).
2021 (TBD)[81][82] Long March 2C TBA CASC
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
2021 (TBD)[59][264] Long March 2F Jiuquan SLS-1 CASC
Shenzhou 12 CNSA Low Earth (CSS) Crewed spaceflight 
First crewed flight to the Chinese space station, which will dock to the Tianhe core module.
2021 (TBD)[264] Long March 2F Jiuquan SLS-1 CASC
Shenzhou 13 CNSA Low Earth (CSS) Crewed spaceflight 
Second crewed flight to the Chinese space station.
2021 (TBD)[265][266] Long March 3B/E Xichang CASC
Fengyun 4B[268] CMA Geosynchronous Meteorology 
2021 (TBD)[265][269] Long March 4C Taiyuan LC-9 CASC
Fengyun 3E[271] CMA Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology 
2021 (TBD)[272] Long March 5B Wenchang LC-1 CASC
Wentian CNSA Low Earth Space station assembly 
Wentian is the first laboratory module of the Chinese Space Station, to be docked and linked with the Tianhe core module.
2021 (TBD)[81][82] Long March 6 Taiyuan LC-16 CASC
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
2021 (TBD)[59] Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 CASC
Tianzhou 2 CNSA Low Earth (CSS) Space logistics 
First cargo flight to the Chinese Space Station.
2021 (TBD)[272] Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 CASC
Tianzhou 3 CNSA Low Earth (CSS) Space logistics 
Second cargo flight to the Chinese Space Station
2021 (TBD)[81][82] Long March 11 Jiuquan LA-4 CASC
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Scheduled rideshare launch opportunity.
2021 (TBD)[273] Long March TBA TBA CASC
Techo 1[275] The Royal Group Geosynchronous Communications 
2021 (TBD)[5] New Glenn Cape Canaveral LC-36 Blue Origin
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Maiden flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.
2021 (TBD)[276] NewLine-1 TBA LinkSpace
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Maiden flight of NewLine-1.
2021 (TBD)[277] Prime Sutherland Orbex
SSTL experimental payload SSTL Low Earth Technology demonstration 
First launch of the Orbex Prime smallsat launch vehicle.
2021 (TBD)[278] Proton-M / Briz-M P4 Baikonur Roscosmos
Ekspress AMU-3[279] RSCC Geosynchronous Communications 
Ekspress AMU-7[279] RSCC Geosynchronous Communications 
2021 (TBD)[278] Proton-M / Briz-M P4 Baikonur Roscosmos
Ekspress AMU-4 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications 
2021 (TBD)[280] PSLV-CA Satish Dhawan ISRO
EnMAP[282] DLR / GFZ Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
2021 (TBD)[107] PSLV[106] Satish Dhawan ISRO
Oceansat-3A ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Oceanography 
2021 (TBD)[107] PSLV[106] Satish Dhawan ISRO
Resourcesat-3 ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
2021 (TBD)[107] PSLV[106] Satish Dhawan ISRO
Resourcesat-3SA ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
2021 (TBD)[114][107] PSLV[106] Satish Dhawan ISRO
RISAT-1B ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
H2 2021 (TBD)[62] Soyuz-2.1a Vostochny Site 1S Roscosmos
Obzor-R №1[284] Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
2021 (TBD)[62] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
GLONASS-K 17 (K1 №4) VKS Medium Earth Navigation 
2021 (TBD)[62] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
GLONASS-K 18 (K1 №6) VKS Medium Earth Navigation 
2021 (TBD)[285] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
GLONASS-K2 13L (K2 №1) VKS Medium Earth Navigation 
2021 (TBD)[62] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 RVSN RF
GLONASS-K2 14L (K2 №2) VKS Medium Earth Navigation 
Second GLONASS-K2 test satellite.[286]
2021 (TBD)[287][288] LauncherOne Cosmic Girl, Mojave Virgin Orbit
⚀ Pearl × 8 Sky and Space Global Low Earth IoT 
2021 (TBD)[134][289] LauncherOne Cosmic Girl, Mojave Virgin Orbit
⚀ HALO-Net Free Flyer U.S. Navy / Iridium Low Earth Technology demonstration / Optical communications 
2021 (TBD)[290] LauncherOne Cosmic Girl, Guam Airport[290] Virgin Orbit
⚀ Ignis[290] Astro Digital Low Earth Technology demonstration 
2021 (TBD)[291][292] Spyder MARS LP-0A UP Aerospace
TBA TBA Low Earth Flight test 
Maiden flight of Spyder.
2021 (TBD)[293] Starship TBA SpaceX
TBA TBA Geosynchronous Communications 
First commercial flight of Starship.
2021 (TBD)[64] Tenglong 1 TBA China Rocket
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Maiden flight of Tenglong 1, also known as Flying Dragon 1.
2021 (TBD)[294] Terran 1 Cape Canaveral LC-16 Relativity Space
Dedicated rideshare mission Spaceflight Industries Low Earth Satellite dispenser 
Rideshare mission for smallsats.
2021 (TBD)[295] Terran 1 Cape Canaveral LC-16 Relativity Space
Vigoride Momentus Space Geosynchronous Space tug 
2021 (TBD)[296] Vega-C[297] Kourou ELV Arianespace
CERES × 3[299] French Armed Forces Low Earth SIGINT 
2021 (TBD)[300] Vega-C Kourou ELV Arianespace
COSMO-SkyMed (CSG) 2 ASI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
2021 (TBD)[301] Vega or Vega-C Kourou ELV Arianespace
THEOS-2 GISTDA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
2021 (TBD)[302] TBA TBA TBA
EROS-C2 ImageSat Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Second of three satellites for the EROS-NG constellation.[303]
H2 2021 (TBD)[108] TBA Cape Canaveral TBA
GPS IIIA-07 U.S. Space Force Medium Earth Navigation 
H2 2021 (TBD)[304] TBA TBA TBA
Jupiter-3 / EchoStar 24[306] EchoStar Geosynchronous Communications 
2021 (TBD)[307] TBA TBA TBA
Sanya-1 Hainan Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
2021 (TBD)[308] TBA TBA TBA
Yang Wang-1 Origin Space Low Earth Space telescope / Asteroid cataloging 

Suborbital flights

Deep-space rendezvous
Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
17 January Parker Solar Probe 7th perihelion
11 February Tianwen-1 Mars orbit insertion
18 February Perseverance Mars landing
20 February Parker Solar Probe Fourth gravity assist at Venus
21 February Juno 32nd perijove of Jupiter
February Emirates Mars Mission Mars orbit insertion
March OSIRIS-REx Departure from asteroid Bennu
15 April Juno 33rd perijove
23 April Tianwen-1 Mars landing
29 April Parker Solar Probe 8th perihelion
7 June Juno 34th perijove
30 July Juno End of mission Intentional destructive entry into Jupiter's atmosphere
8 August Solar Orbiter Second gravity assist at Venus[309]
9 August Parker Solar Probe 9th perihelion
11 August BepiColombo Second gravity assist at Venus
2 October BepiColombo First gravity assist at Mercury
16 October Parker Solar Probe Fifth gravity assist at Venus
21 November Parker Solar Probe 10th perihelion
26 November Solar Orbiter Gravity assist at Earth[309] Gravity assist will set up future fly-bys of Venus that will increase its inclination relative to the Sun.

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		 Remarks

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
Transatmospheric0000
Low Earth0000
Geosynchronous / transfer0000
Medium Earth0000
High Earth0000
Heliocentric orbit0000Including planetary transfer orbits

Notes
  1. Ariane 5 carries two satellites per mission; manifested payloads still need to be paired.

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