2021_in_spaceflight Knowpia

2021 in spaceflight
	The James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket in 2021.
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This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2021.

Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
2021 (TBD)^[332]	Miura 1			El Arenosillo		PLD Space

		TBA	ZARM	Suborbital	Microgravity research
		Maiden flight of Miura 1. Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi).^[331]

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^[333]
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^[333]	Gravity assist will set up future fly-bys of Venus that will increase its inclination relative to the Sun.

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

Summary

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