# 2029 in spaceflight

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This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2029.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) plans to launch Tianwen-4, a Jupiter orbiter and Uranus flyby mission, in 2029.
ESA plans to launch the ARIEL space telescope and the Comet Interceptor mission in 2029.

## Orbital launches

* ← Jan
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* Jun
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* Aug
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* Oct
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* Dec →
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | Launch site | LSP | LSP |
| Date and time (UTC) | | Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome |
| Remarks ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → January ||||||||
| January (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | Baikonur or Vostochny | Baikonur or Vostochny | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| January (TBD) | | Ekspress-AMU5-1 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| January (TBD) | | Ekspress-AMU6 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| Ekspress-AMU5-1 will replace Ekspress AM5. Ekspress-AMU6 will replace Ekspress-AM6. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Q2 (TBD) | | CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| Third satellite (option) of the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission. Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → July ||||||||
| July (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | Baikonur or Vostochny | Baikonur or Vostochny | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| July (TBD) | | Ekspress-AMU5-2 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September ||||||||
| September (TBD) | Long March 5 | Long March 5 | | Wenchang LC-1 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | CASC |
| September (TBD) | | Tianwen-4 Jupiter orbiter | CNSA | Jovicentric | Jupiter orbiter | | |
| September (TBD) | | Tianwen-4 Uranus flyby spacecraft | CNSA | Heliocentric to escape velocity | Uranus flyby | | |
| Dual-launch of a Chinese Jupiter orbiter and Uranus flyby spacecraft. ||||||
| Q3 (TBD) | Ariane 64 | Ariane 64 | | Kourou ELA-4 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| Q3 (TBD) | | TBA | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | | |
| Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #4 rideshare mission. ||||||
| Q3 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| Q3 (TBD) | | CIMR A (Sentinel-11A) | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Oceanography | | |
| First of two satellites for the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) mission. Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → To Be Determined ||||||||
| 2029 (TBD) | Angara A5P | Angara A5P | | Vostochny Site 1A | Vostochny Site 1A | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2029 (TBD) | | Orel | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Crewed flight test | | |
| 2029 (TBD) | Ariane 62 | Ariane 62 | | Kourou ELA-4 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2029 (TBD) | | ARIEL | ESA | Sun–Earth L$_2$ | Exoplanetary science | | |
| 2029 (TBD) | | Comet Interceptor | ESA / JAXA | Sun–Earth L$_2$ | Comet flyby | | |
| JFY2029 (TBD) | Epsilon S | Epsilon S | | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| JFY2029 (TBD) | | Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-6 | JAXA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | | |
| Part of JAXA's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program. ||||||
| JFY2029 (TBD) | H3 | H3 | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | MHI |
| JFY2029 (TBD) | | IGS-Radar Diversification 1 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | | |
| First of a new generation of IGS-Radar satellites. ||||||
| JFY2029 (TBD) | H3 | H3 | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | MHI |
| JFY2029 (TBD) | | IGS-Optical 10 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | | |
| 2029 (TBD) | Long March 3B/E | Long March 3B/E | | Xichang | Xichang | CASC | CASC |
| 2029 (TBD) | | BeiDou-4 M1 | CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | | |
| 2029 (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2029 (TBD) | | Solar Polar Orbit Observatory | CNSA | Heliocentric | High-inclination solar orbiter | | |
| 2029 (TBD) | New Glenn | New Glenn | | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 2029 (TBD) | | Blue Moon MK2 | Blue Origin / NASA | Selenocentric (NRHO) | Crewed lunar lander | | |
| Sustaining HLS Crewed Lunar Demo for Artemis 5. ||||||
| 2029 (TBD) | Tronador II-250 | Tronador II-250 | | Manuel Belgrano Space Center | Manuel Belgrano Space Center | CONAE | CONAE |
| 2029 (TBD) | | | CONAE | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| Maiden flight of Tronador II-250. ||||||
| 2029 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2029 (TBD) | | CHIME (Sentinel-10) | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. ||||||
| 2029 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2029 (TBD) | | LSTM (Sentinel-8) | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. ||||||
| 2029 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2029 (TBD) | | TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #20 rideshare mission. ||||||
| 2029 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2029 (TBD) | | TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| SSMS #21 rideshare mission. ||||||
| 2029 (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | Baikonur or Vostochny | Baikonur or Vostochny | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2029 (TBD) | | Ekspress-36 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| Replacement for Ekspress-AMU1 at 36° East. ||||||
| 2029 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2029 (TBD) | | Harmony A (Concordia) | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2029 (TBD) | | Harmony B (Discordia) | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| Tenth Earth Explorers mission. ||||||
| 2029 (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2029 (TBD) | | Venus Atmosphere Sample Return Mission | MIT | Heliocentric to Venus | Venus sample return | | |
| Third of three MIT missions to Venus to study its atmosphere. ||||||
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* Jul
* Aug
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## Suborbital flights

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

## Deep-space rendezvous

| Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 18 January 2029 | JUICE | Third and final gravity assist at Earth | |
| 21 April 2029 | OSIRIS-APEX | Rendezvous with asteroid 99942 Apophis | Observation operations begin 8 April |
| August 2029 | Psyche | Arrival at asteroid 16 Psyche | |

## 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.