2024 in spaceflight
This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2024.
The Artemis III mission will carry Astronauts to the Lunar South Pole in 2024 | |
In 2024, NASA's Artemis Program is expected to launch the Artemis III mission which will land Astronauts near the south pole of the Moon.[1] The first mission to land on the Moon since 1972.
China plans to launch the ZhengHe asteroid and comet probe.
Japan aims at a launch of the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft to collect and bring back samples from one of the moons of Mars, Phobos.[2]
The first crewed flight of Orel, Russia's replacement for the crewed Soyuz spacecraft, is scheduled for 2024.
Orbital launches
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
Remarks | ||||||
March | ||||||
Q1 (TBD)[3] | ||||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||
GK Launch Services rideshare mission. | ||||||
Q1 (TBD)[4][5] | ||||||
Gazprom Space Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
First optical satellite of the Smotr earth observation system.[4][6] | ||||||
Q1 (TBD)[7][8] | ||||||
NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Near-infrared astronomy | ||||
June | ||||||
Q2 (TBD)[9] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
Hisdesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
Mid 2024 (TBD)[12][13] | ||||||
CNES / DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation of atmospheric methane | ||||
Mid 2024 (TBD)[16] | ||||||
ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
Eighth mission of the ESA's Living Planet Programme. | ||||||
September | ||||||
September (TBD)[17][18] | ||||||
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Flight test | ||||
First flight of the Angara A5P, a crew-rated variant of the Angara A5. An uncrewed Orel capsule will be sent to the International Space Station to test docking procedures. | ||||||
September (TBD)[19] | ||||||
JAXA | Areocentric | Mars orbiter and Phobos lander | ||||
September (TBD)[22][23] | ||||||
Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly / Commercial habitat | ||||
First Axiom module to be launched, nominally on New Glenn (with Falcon Heavy as backup).[22] | ||||||
October | ||||||
October (TBD)[26] | ||||||
ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid orbiter | ||||
⚀ |
ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid probe | |||
⚀ |
ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid probe | |||
October (TBD)[28] | ||||||
NASA | Selenocentric | Crewed lunar landing | ||||
Second crewed Orion flight and first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. | ||||||
October (TBD)[29] | ||||||
NASA | Sun–Earth L1 | Heliophysics | ||||
NASA | Sun–Earth L1 | Heliophysics or Atmospheric physics | ||||
NASA | Sun–Earth L1 | Technology demonstration | ||||
NOAA | Sun–Earth L1 | Space weather | ||||
Under NASA's SMD Rideshare Initiative, three secondary spacecraft will be launched along with IMAP to the Sun–Earth L1 point: a Heliophysics Science Mission of Opportunity (SIHLA or GLIDE),[29] a Heliophysics Technology Demonstration Mission of Opportunity (SETH or Solar Cruiser),[30] and the Space Weather Follow-On L1 mission (SWFO-L1).[31] | ||||||
November | ||||||
13 November[32] | ||||||
Roscosmos | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | ||||
December | ||||||
Q4 (TBD)[33][34] | ||||||
Roscosmos | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||
First flight of the Angara A5M. | ||||||
Q4 (TBD)[35] | ||||||
NASA / NOAA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | ||||
Q4 (TBD)[38] | ||||||
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly | ||||
Science Power Module (SPM) for the International Space Station. | ||||||
Q4 (TBD)[39] | ||||||
Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
First satellite of the Kanopus-VO system, a next-generation successor to Kanopus-V.[40] | ||||||
To be determined | ||||||
2024 (TBD)[41] | ||||||
NRO | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance (SIGINT) | ||||
2024 (TBD)[44] | ||||||
JAXA / NAOJ | Low Earth (SSO) | Astrometric observatory | ||||
2024 (TBD)[45] | ||||||
ISRO | Areocentric | Mars orbiter | ||||
2024 (TBD)[46] | ||||||
CAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
2024 (TBD)[50] | ||||||
CNSA | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample-return Comet orbiter | ||||
2024 (TBD)[52] | ||||||
CASC / INPE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
2024 (TBD)[52] | ||||||
CASC / INPE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
2024 (TBD)[46] | ||||||
CAST | Low Earth | Earth observation | ||||
2024 (TBD)[56] | ||||||
CMA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | ||||
2024 (TBD)[59] | ||||||
CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | ||||
2024 (TBD)[60][59] | ||||||
CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | ||||
CNSA | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | ||||
2024 (TBD)[61] | ||||||
CNSA | Low Earth | Space telescope | ||||
Xuntian ("Heavenly Cruiser") is a planned space telescope that will orbit close to the Chinese Space Station. | ||||||
2024 (TBD)[62] | ||||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | Flight test | |||
First flight of Miura 5. | ||||||
2024 (TBD)[63] | ||||||
TBA | Low Earth | TBA | ||||
Fourth planned launch of Nuri. | ||||||
2024 (TBD)[4] | ||||||
Gazprom Space Systems | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
2024 (TBD)[65] | ||||||
NASA | Jovicentric | Jupiter orbiter | ||||
Launch may be delayed to 2025 if an increased SLS production rate cannot be achieved.[66] | ||||||
2024 (TBD)[67] | ||||||
EUMETSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | ||||
Second of six MetOp-SG launches.[70] | ||||||
2024 (TBD)[71] | ||||||
Roscosmos | Molniya | Earth observation | ||||
2024 (TBD)[74] | ||||||
Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
H2 2024 (TBD)[77] | ||||||
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | ||||
2024 (TBD)[80] | ||||||
U.S. Air Force | Geosynchronous | Communications | ||||
2024 (TBD)[81][82] | ||||||
U.S. Space Force | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | ||||
2024 (TBD)[83] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
ImageSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | ||||
Third and final satellite for the EROS-NG constellation.[84] | ||||||
Suborbital flights
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |
Remarks |
Deep-space rendezvous
Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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5 September | BepiColombo | Fifth gravity assist at Mercury | |
6 November | Parker Solar Probe | Seventh gravity assist at Venus | |
2 December | BepiColombo | Third gravity assist at Mercury | |
24 December | Parker Solar Probe | 22nd perihelion, closest approach to the Sun |
Extravehicular activities (EVAs)
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
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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 |
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By rocket
By family
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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By type
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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By configuration
Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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By spaceport
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
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By orbit
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 |
Notes
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