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2026 in spaceflight
Rendering of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to be launched no earlier than October 2026.

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.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will have a field of view 100 times larger than that of the Hubble Space Telescope, is scheduled to be launched in October 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]

Orbital launches[edit]

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

January[edit]

January (TBD)[4] United States Antares 330 United States MARS LP-0A United States Northrop Grumman
United States Cygnus NG-24 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
January (TBD)[5][6] Europe Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
South Korea KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang 7) KARI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  


March[edit]

Q1 (TBD)[8] Europe Ariane 62 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe Metop-SG B1[9] EUMETSAT Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology  
Second of six MetOp-SG launches.[7]
Q1 (TBD)[10] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg United States SpaceX
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA  
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-16.
Q1 (TBD)[11] Spain Miura 5 France Kourou Spain PLD Space
Spain PLD Space Low Earth Flight test  
First flight of Miura 5.
Q1 (TBD)[12][13] United States Daytona I United States TBA United States Phantom Space
⚀ United States Hurricane Hunter × 2 Phantom Space / TWA Low Earth Meteorology  
First pair of satellites for Tropical Weather Analytics' (TWA) Hurricane Hunter Satellite Constellation.
Q1 (TBD)[8][15] Europe Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Europe CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A)[16] ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
First satellite of the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission.[14] Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.
Q1 (TBD)[17] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
Israel ULTRASAT ISA / Weizmann Institute of Science Geosynchronous Ultraviolet astronomy  


June[edit]

June (TBD)[18] India PSLV India Satish Dhawan India ISRO
India Resourcesat-3S[19] ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Q2 (TBD)[20] Europe Ariane 64[21] France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe MTG-I2[22] EUMETSAT Geosynchronous Meteorology  
Q2 (TBD)[10] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg United States SpaceX
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA  
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-17.
Q2 (TBD)[8][15] Europe Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Europe CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B)[16] ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Second satellite of the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission.[14] Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.
Q2 (TBD)[23] Europe Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA  
Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #14 rideshare mission.
H1 2026 (TBD)[24] Europe Ariane 64 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
United States Intelsat 45 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications  
H1 2026 (TBD)[25] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
Germany Rivada × 24 Rivada Space Networks Low Earth (SSO) Communications  
Ninth of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
H1 2026 (TBD)[25] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
Germany Rivada × 24 Rivada Space Networks Low Earth (SSO) Communications  
Tenth of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
H1 2026 (TBD)[25] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
Germany Rivada × 24 Rivada Space Networks Low Earth (SSO) Communications  
Eleventh of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
H1 2026 (TBD)[25] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
Germany Rivada × 24 Rivada Space Networks Low Earth (SSO) Communications  
Twelfth and final launch for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation.
Mid 2026 (TBD)[26] United States Starship United States TBA United States SpaceX
United States Starship HLS SpaceX TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander  
United States FLEX Astrolab TLI to lunar surface Lunar rover
Technology demonstration		  
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.


September[edit]

September (TBD)[27] United States SLS Block 1 United States Kennedy LC-39B United States NASA
United States Artemis 3 NASA Selenocentric Crewed lunar landing  
Australia TBA[28] Australian Space Agency TLI to lunar surface Lunar rover  
Second crewed Orion flight and first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Q3 (TBD)[30] United States New Glenn United States Cape Canaveral LC-36 United States Blue Origin
United States Axiom Hab Two (AxH2)[31] 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).[29]
Q3 (TBD)[23] Europe Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA  
SSMS #15 rideshare mission.
Q3 (TBD)[23] Europe Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA  
SSMS #16 rideshare mission.

October[edit]

October (TBD)[1] United States Falcon Heavy United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope NASA Sun–Earth L2 Infrared astronomy  
Formerly known as the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).[32]


December[edit]

Q4 (TBD)[23] Europe Ariane 64 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
TBA TBA Geosynchronous TBA  
Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #1 rideshare mission.
Q4 (TBD)[10] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg United States SpaceX
TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA  
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-18.
Q4 (TBD)[2] China Long March 5 China Wenchang LC-1 China CASC
China Chang'e 7 orbiter CNSA Selenocentric Lunar orbiter  
China Chang'e 7 relay satellite CNSA Selenocentric Communications  
China Chang'e 7 lander CNSA Selenocentric to lunar surface Lunar lander  
The Rashid 2 rover was removed from this mission due to ITAR concerns.[33]
Q4 (TBD)[35] United States New Glenn United States Cape Canaveral LC-36 United States Blue Origin
United States Axiom Hab One (AxH1) 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).[34]

To be determined[edit]

2026 (TBD)[36] United States Antares 330 United States MARS LP-0A United States Northrop Grumman
United States Cygnus NG-25 NASA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
2026 (TBD)[37] Europe Ariane 62[38] France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe PLATO ESA Sun–Earth L2 Exoplanetary science  
2026 (TBD)[39] United States Electron United States MARS LC-2 United States Rocket Lab
United States DiskSat U.S. Space Force Low Earth Technology demonstration  
STP-S30 Mission.
2026 (TBD)[40][41] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral or Kennedy United States SpaceX
Saudi Arabia Arabsat-7A Arabsat Geosynchronous Communications  
2026 (TBD)[42][43] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral or Kennedy United States SpaceX
United States GPS III-10 Hedy Lamarr U.S. Space Force Medium Earth Navigation  
Named after American actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
2026 (TBD)[44] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States United States SpaceX
Canada Lightspeed × 18 Telesat Low Earth (SSO) Communications  
First of 14 Falcon 9 launches for Telesat's Lightspeed LEO constellation.
2026 (TBD)[46] United States Falcon Heavy United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States Griffin Astrobotic TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander  
⚀ United States 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.[45]
2026 (TBD)[47] United States Firefly Alpha United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States Firefly
United States TBA L3Harris Low Earth TBA  
First of three dedicated launches for L3Harris.
2026 (TBD)[47] United States Firefly Alpha United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States Firefly
United States TBA L3Harris Low Earth TBA  
Second of three dedicated launches for L3Harris.
2026 (TBD)[47] United States Firefly Alpha United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States Firefly
United States TBA L3Harris Low Earth TBA  
Third of three dedicated launches for L3Harris.
JFY2026 (TBD)[48] Japan H3-24 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan HTV-X2 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
JFY2026 (TBD)[48] Japan H3-24 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan HTV-X3 JAXA Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
JFY2026 (TBD)[48] Japan H3 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Optical Diversification 1 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance  
First of a new generation of IGS-Optical satellites.
2026 (TBD)[49] Japan H3 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan India LUPEX JAXA / ISRO TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander  
Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission.
2026 (TBD)[50] Japan H3-24L Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) JAXA Areocentric Mars orbiter
Phobos sample return		  
Germany France IDEFIX[51] DLR / CNES Areocentric Mars rover  
Sample return mission from Phobos.
2026 (TBD)[52] India LVM 3 India Satish Dhawan SLP India ISRO
India Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (Mangalyaan 2) ISRO Areocentric Mars orbiter  
2026 (TBD)[53] South Korea Nuri (KSLV-II) South Korea Naro LC-2 South Korea KARI
South Korea TBA TBA Low Earth (SSO) TBA  
Fifth planned launch of Nuri, and the first with solely commercial payloads.
2026 (TBD)[54][55] Russia Proton-M / Briz-M P4 Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roscosmos
Russia Ekspress-AMU4 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications  
2026 (TBD)[18] India PSLV India Satish Dhawan India ISRO
India Resourcesat-3A ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
2026 (TBD)[57] India PSLV India Satish Dhawan India ISRO
France India TRISHNA CNES / ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Third collaborative satellite mission between France and India.[56]
2026 (TBD)[58] Russia Soyuz-2.1a Russia Vostochny Site 1S Russia Roscosmos
Russia Obzor-R №2[59] Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
2026 (TBD)[60] Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roscosmos
Russia Arktika-M №4[61] Roscosmos Molniya Meteorology  
2026 (TBD)[62] Germany Spectrum Norway Andøya Germany Isar Aerospace
United States Sherpa OTV Spaceflight, Inc. Low Earth (SSO) Space tug  
Dedicated rideshare mission.
2026 (TBD)[65] United States Terran R United States Cape Canaveral LC-16 United States Relativity Space
United States Mars Lander Impulse Space TMI to Martian surface Mars lander  
Maiden flight of Terran R.[63] Impulse Mars mission.[64]
2026 (TBD)[63][68] United States Terran R United States Vandenberg B-330 United States Relativity Space
United States Iridium NEXT 182[69] Iridium Low Earth Communications  
A spare Iridium NEXT satellite to be launched on-demand.[66] Relativity was previously contracted to launch up to six spare satellites for Iridium.[67]
2026 (TBD)[63][70] United States Terran R United States Cape Canaveral LC-16 United States Relativity Space
United Kingdom OneWeb × ? OneWeb Low Earth Communications  
First of multiple Terran R launches for OneWeb's Gen 2 constellation.
2026 (TBD)[63][71] United States Terran R United States Cape Canaveral LC-16 United States Relativity Space
United States STP-TBA U.S. Space Force Low Earth Military  
2026 (TBD)[63][72] United States Terran R United States Cape Canaveral LC-16 United States Relativity Space
United States Vigoride Momentus Space Geosynchronous Space tug  
2026 (TBD)[74][75] United States Terran R United States Cape Canaveral LC-16 United States Relativity Space
⚀ United States 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.[73]
2026 (TBD)[63][76] United States Terran R United States Cape Canaveral LC-16 United States Relativity Space
Thailand TBA mu Space Low Earth IoT  
2026 (TBD)[63][77] United States Terran R United States Cape Canaveral LC-16 United States Relativity Space
United States Dedicated rideshare mission Spaceflight, Inc. Low Earth Satellite dispenser  
Rideshare mission for smallsats.
2026 (TBD)[63][78] United States Terran R United States Cape Canaveral LC-16 United States Relativity Space
United States Dedicated rideshare mission TriSept Low Earth Satellite dispenser  
H2 2026 (TBD)[80] Europe Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Switzerland ClearSpace-1 ClearSpace SA (EPFL) Low Earth Space debris removal  
ClearSpace-1 will capture and de-orbit the PROBA-1 satellite.[79]
2026 (TBD)[81] Europe Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Italy CSG-4 ASI Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Fourth COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite.
2026 (TBD)[83] Singapore Volans TBA Singapore Equatorial Space
Singapore Equatorial Space Low Earth Flight test  
Maiden flight of Volans, and the first orbital flight of a launch vehicle developed in Singapore.[82]
2026 (TBD)[85] United States Falcon 9 Block 5[86] United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States 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.[84]
2026 (TBD)[87] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States Axiom Research & Manufacturing Facility (AxRMF)[31] Axiom Space Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly / Space habitat  
Third Axiom Orbital Segment module.
2026 (TBD)[89] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States Blue Ghost M2 NASA / Firefly TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander  
United Kingdom Europe Lunar Pathfinder[90] 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.[88]
2026 (TBD)[91] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
Canada 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)[92][93] Russia TBA Kazakhstan Baikonur or Russia Vostochny Russia Roscosmos
Russia Ekspress-AMU6 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications  
2026 (TBD)[94] TBA TBA TBA
Europe Flexsat Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications  
2026 (TBD)[96] TBA TBA TBA
United Kingdom Inmarsat-7 F1 (GX 7)[97] Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications  
United Kingdom Inmarsat-7 F2 (GX 8) Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications  
United Kingdom 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.[95]
2026 (TBD)[98] TBA TBA TBA
United Kingdom Inmarsat-8 F1 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications  
United Kingdom Inmarsat-8 F2 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications  
United Kingdom Inmarsat-8 F3 Inmarsat Geosynchronous Communications  
2026 (TBD)[99] TBA TBA TBA
France Germany Nyx The Exploration Company Low Earth Reusable spacecraft  
First operational mission of the Nyx reusable spacecraft.
2026 (TBD)[100] TBA TBA TBA
Luxembourg O3b mPOWER 12 (O3b FM32) SES S.A. Medium Earth Communications  
Luxembourg O3b mPOWER 13 (O3b FM33) SES S.A. Medium Earth Communications  
2026–2027 (TBD)[101] TBA TBA TBA
United States SXM-11 Sirius XM Geosynchronous Communications  
2026–2027 (TBD)[101] TBA TBA TBA
United States SXM-12 Sirius XM Geosynchronous Communications  
2026 (TBD)[102] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States Venus Habitability Mission MIT Heliocentric to Venus Venus atmospheric balloon  
Second of three MIT missions to Venus to study its atmosphere.
2026 (TBD)[103][104] China TBA China TBA China CASC
China Xihe-2 Nanjing University / SAST Sun–Earth L5 Solar observation  

Suborbital flights[edit]

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
27 January[105] Canada Black Brant IX United States Poker Flat Research Range United States NASA
United States OGRE Penn State University Suborbital X-ray astronomy  
Off-Plane Grating Rocket Experiment (OGRE).
January (TBD)[106] Brazil VSB-30 Sweden Esrange France CNES
France CRYOFENIX II CNES Suborbital Technology demonstration  
10 February[105] Canada Black Brant IX United States Poker Flat Research Range United States NASA
United States GNEISS Dartmouth College Suborbital Auroral science  
First of two launches.[107]
10 February[105] Canada Black Brant IX United States Poker Flat Research Range United States NASA
United States GNEISS Dartmouth College Suborbital Auroral science  
Second of two launches.[107]
March (TBD)[106] United States Improved Orion Sweden Esrange Germany MORABA / Sweden SNSA
Germany Sweden REXUS-35 DLR / SNSA Suborbital Education  
March (TBD)[106] United States Improved Orion Sweden Esrange Germany MORABA / Sweden SNSA
Germany Sweden REXUS-36 DLR / SNSA Suborbital Education  
March (TBD)[108] BrazilGermany VS-50 V02 Brazil Alcântara Brazil IAE/Germany DLR
Europe HEXAFLY ESA Suborbital Hipersonic glider  
April (TBD)[106] Brazil VSB-30 Sweden Esrange Germany MORABA
Germany Europe TEXUS-62 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity research  
May (TBD)[106] Brazil VSB-30 S1X-6/M18 Sweden Esrange Sweden SSC
Sweden MASER-18 SSC Suborbital Microgravity research  
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 6.
May (TBD)[106] Germany Red Kite/Impr. Malemute Sweden Esrange Germany MORABA
Germany MAPHEUS-17 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research  
H1 2026 (TBD)[109] Argentina Tronador II-70 Argentina Manuel Belgrano Space Center Argentina CONAE
Argentina CONAE Low Earth Flight test  
Maiden flight of Tronador II-70. Expected apogee: 150 km (93 mi).
October (TBD)[106] Canada Black Brant IX Sweden Esrange United States NASA
United States LAMP 2 Goddard Space Flight Center Suborbital Auroral science  
Second LAMP mission; the first flew on 5 March 2022.[110]
November (TBD)[106] Brazil VSB-30 Sweden Esrange Germany MORABA
Germany Europe TEXUS-63 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity research  

Deep-space rendezvous[edit]

Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
May Psyche Flyby of Mars[111]
July Hayabusa2 Flyby of (98943) 2001 CC21[112]
29 September JUICE Second gravity assist at Earth

Extravehicular activities (EVAs)[edit]

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Remarks

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

By rocket[edit]

By family[edit]

Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks

By type[edit]

Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks

By configuration[edit]

Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks

By spaceport[edit]

Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks

By orbit[edit]

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[edit]

Notes[edit]

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