This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2027.
China plans to launch the eXTP X-ray observatory.[1]
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
March edit | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD)[2] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg | SpaceX | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-19. | ||||||||
March (TBD)[3] | VLM-1 | Alcântara Space Center | IAE/ DLR | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Maiden VLM flight. | ||||||||
June edit | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[2] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg | SpaceX | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-20. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD)[4] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #17 rideshare mission. | ||||||||
December edit | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[4] | Ariane 64 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | |||||
TBA | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | |||||
Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #2 rideshare mission. | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[2] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg | SpaceX | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-21. | ||||||||
Q4 (TBD)[5][6] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
ZeusX service module | Qosmosys | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | |||||
ZeusX lunar lander | Qosmosys | Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
LIBER | Qosmosys | Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar rover | |||||
Lunar Integrated Bulk Extraction Rover (LIBER) will attempt to mine on the lunar surface. | ||||||||
To be determined edit | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[8][9] | Angara A5 | Vostochny Site 1A | Roscosmos | |||||
NEM-1 (SPM-1) | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Space station assembly | |||||
NEM-1, also known as Science Power Module 1 (SPM-1), will be the core module of the proposed Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). It was initially intended to be launched to the International Space Station.[7] | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[10] | Angara A5V | Vostochny Site 1A | Roscosmos | |||||
Dummy payload | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First flight of the Angara-A5V variant. | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[12] | Ariane 64 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | |||||
Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) | ESA | Areocentric | Mars sample-return | |||||
Orbiter component of the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return. It will collect the sample return canister delivered into orbit by the Mars Ascent Vehicle and carry it back to Earth.[11] | ||||||||
JFY2027 (TBD)[13] | Epsilon S | Uchinoura | JAXA | |||||
Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-5 | JAXA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
Part of JAXA's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program. | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[15][16] | Falcon Heavy | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
GPS IIIF-01 | U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
First GPS IIIF satellite. A total of 22 GPS IIIF satellites are planned to be launched by 2034.[14] | ||||||||
JFY2027 (TBD)[13] | H3 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | |||||
IGS-Optical 9 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
JFY2027 (TBD)[13] | H3 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | |||||
IGS-Optical Diversification 2 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
2027 (TBD)[1][17] | Long March 7 | Wenchang LC-2 | CASC | |||||
eXTP | CAS | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | |||||
Chinese-led X-ray astronomy collaboration between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and multiple European institutions.[17] | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[19] | Long March 10 | Wenchang | CASC | |||||
CNSA | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||||
First flight of China's triple-core crew launch vehicle for Moon missions. Previously known as the 921 rocket or the Long March 5 Dengyue.[18] | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[20] | Nuri (KSLV-II) | Naro LC-2 | KARI | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Sixth planned launch of Nuri, and the final launch in the extended testing and verification phase for the launch vehicle. | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[21] | PSLV | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | |||||
Resourcesat-3SA | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
2027 (TBD)[22] | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Baikonur | Roscosmos | |||||
Rezonans-MKA | Roscosmos | Tundra | Magnetospheric research | |||||
2027 (TBD)[23] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Baikonur | Roscosmos | |||||
Arktika-M №5[24] | Roscosmos | Molniya | Meteorology | |||||
2027 (TBD)[25] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Luna 26 | Roscosmos | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | |||||
2027 (TBD)[26][27] | Starship | TBA | SpaceX | |||||
Superbird-9 | SKY Perfect JSAT | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2027 (TBD)[28] | Vega | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
MERLIN | CNES / DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation of atmospheric methane | |||||
2027 (TBD)[30][31] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
FORUM | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Ninth Earth Explorer mission for ESA's Living Planet Programme. FORUM is baselined for launch on the Vega-C, and will fly in a loose Sun-synchronous formation with MetOp-SG A1.[29] | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[32] | Vega-E | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
TBA | ESA | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First flight of Vega-E. | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[34] | Vulcan Centaur | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
DRACO Demo | DARPA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
USSF-25 mission.[33] Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) is a DARPA program to demonstrate a working nuclear thermal rocket in space. | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[35] | ŞİMŞEK-1 | İğneada Space Centre | Roketsan | |||||
Turkish Space Agency | Low Earth | Flight test | ||||||
Maiden flight of ŞİMŞEK-1. | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[36] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Al Yah 4 | Yahsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Replacement for Yahsat 1A (Al Yah 1). | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[37] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Axiom Power Thermal Module (AxPT)[38] | Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS assembly / Space habitat | |||||
Fourth Axiom Orbital Segment module. The addition of this module will enable the Axiom Orbital Segment to separate from the ISS and operate as an independent space station. | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[39] | TBA | TBA | Roscosmos | |||||
Bion-M No.3 | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Biological science | |||||
2027 (TBD)[40][41] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
COSI | NASA | Low Earth | Gamma-ray astronomy | |||||
Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI). Part of NASA's Small Explorers program. | ||||||||
H2 2027 (TBD)[43] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Third satellite (option) of the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission.[42] Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[44][45] | TBA | Baikonur or Vostochny | Roscosmos | |||||
Ekspress-AT3 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Ekspress-AT4 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
2027 (TBD)[46] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
GSSAP 8 | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | |||||
2027 (TBD)[47] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
INCUS × 3 | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
NASA Earth Venture Mission-3 (EVM-3). | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[48] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
JPSS-3 | NOAA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
2027 (TBD)[49] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Nyx | The Exploration Company | Low Earth (Axiom Station) | Reentry capsule | |||||
Uncrewed commercial mission to the Axiom Station. | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[50][51] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Oracle | AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate | Earth–Moon L1 | Space domain awareness | |||||
Cislunar Highway Patrol System (CHPS). | ||||||||
2027 (TBD)[52] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Thaicom 10 | Thaicom | Geosynchronous | Communications |
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
February (TBD)[54] | VSB-30 | Esrange | MORABA | ||||
MAIUS-5 | ZARM | Suborbital | Matter wave interferometry | ||||
Fifth payload launch for the QUANTUS IV - MAIUS project.[53] | |||||||
March (TBD)[54] | Improved Orion | Esrange | MORABA / SNSA | ||||
REXUS-37 | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | ||||
March (TBD)[54] | Improved Orion | Esrange | MORABA / SNSA | ||||
REXUS-38 | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | ||||
24 June[55] | Black Brant IX | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
REDSoX | MIT | Suborbital | X-ray astronomy | ||||
Rocket Experiment Demonstration of a Soft X-ray Polarimeter (REDSoX) mission. | |||||||
October (TBD)[54] | VSB-30 | Esrange | MORABA | ||||
MAPHEUS-18 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | ||||
November (TBD)[54] | VSB-30 | Esrange | MORABA | ||||
TEXUS-66 | DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research |
Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
12 August | Lucy | Flyby of asteroid 3548 Eurybates | Target altitude 1000 km |
15 September | Lucy | Flyby of asteroid 15094 Polymele | Target altitude 415 km |
December | Hayabusa2 | Flyby of Earth[56] | Gravity assist |
Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
---|
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 |
---|
Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|
Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|
Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|
Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
---|
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 |