# 2028 in spaceflight

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This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2028.
NASA plans to launch Dragonfly, a robotic rotorcraft probe which will explore Saturn's moon Titan.
NASA plans to launch Artemis 4. The first to use SLS Block 1B.
Russia expects to launch the Luna 27 lunar lander in 2028.
Chang'e 8, the last mission before China’s moon base begins construction, is planned to launch.
The first uncrewed flight of Orel, Russia's replacement for the crewed Soyuz spacecraft, is scheduled for 2028.
India plans to launch the first module for the Bharatiya Antariksha Station in 2028. India also plans to launch the Chandrayaan-4 and LUPEX lunar missions.
ESA expects to launch the Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars on an American commercial launch vehicle.

## Orbital launches

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| 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 → March ||||||||
| 29 March | LVM3 | LVM3 | | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 29 March | | Venus Orbiter Mission (Shukrayaan) | ISRO | Cytherocentric | Venus orbiter | | |
| Q1 (TBD) | H3 | H3 | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | MHI |
| Q1 (TBD) | | MBR Explorer | UAESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid flyby and landing | | |
| Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA). ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → April ||||||||
| April (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| April (TBD) | | Ramses | ESA | Heliocentric | Asteroid flyby | | |
| Flyby of 99942 Apophis. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → June ||||||||
| Q2 (TBD) | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| Q2 (TBD) | | TBA | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | | |
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to GTO orbit by SEOPS (SEOPS GTO Rideshare 1). ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → July ||||||||
| 5–25 July | Falcon Heavy | Falcon Heavy | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 5–25 July | | Dragonfly | NASA | Heliocentric (to Saturn) | Exploration of Titan | | |
| Rotorcraft probe to fly in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan. ||||||
| July (TBD) | Epsilon S | Epsilon S | | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| July (TBD) | | Solar-C EUVST | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | | |
| Extreme Ultraviolet High-Throughput Spectroscopic Telescope Epsilon Mission. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → August ||||||||
| August (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| August (TBD) | | SAOCOM-2A | CONAE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → September ||||||||
| September (TBD) | SLS Block 1B | SLS Block 1B | | Kennedy LC-39B | Kennedy LC-39B | NASA | NASA |
| September (TBD) | | Artemis 4 | NASA | Selenocentric (NRHO) | Crewed Gateway expedition Crewed lunar landing | | |
| September (TBD) | | International Habitation Module (I-HAB) | ESA | Selenocentric (NRHO) | Lunar Gateway component | | |
| Third crewed Orion flight, second Artemis lunar landing, and first lunar landing with 4 crew members. First launch of the SLS Block 1B variant with the Exploration Upper Stage. Delivery of I-HAB to the Lunar Gateway. ||||||
| Q3 (TBD) | Ariane 64 | Ariane 64 | | Kourou ELA-4 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| Q3 (TBD) | | TBA | TBA | Geosynchronous | TBA | | |
| Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #3 rideshare mission. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → October ||||||||
| October (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | Kennedy | Kennedy | TBA | TBA |
| October (TBD) | | TBA | ESA | TMI to Martian surface | Mars lander | | |
| October (TBD) | | Rosalind Franklin | ESA | TMI to Martian surface | Mars rover | | |
| ExoMars mission. Delayed and retooled due to the suspension of ESA–Russia cooperation on ExoMars. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → December ||||||||
| December (TBD) | Amur / Fregat-M | Amur / Fregat-M | | Vostochny Site 2A | Vostochny Site 2A | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| December (TBD) | | GVM-M | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Mass simulator | | |
| December (TBD) | | Sfera × ? | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Communications | | |
| Maiden flight of Amur (Soyuz-7), a partially reusable methane-powered launch vehicle. ||||||
| Q4 (TBD) | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | TBA | TBA | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| Q4 (TBD) | | GRACE-C1 | NASA / DLR | Low Earth (Polar) | Gravimetry | | |
| Q4 (TBD) | | GRACE-C2 | NASA / DLR | Low Earth (Polar) | Gravimetry | | |
| Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment-Continuity (GRACE-C). ||||||
| Q4 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| Q4 (TBD) | | CRISTAL (Sentinel-9) | ESA | Low Earth (Polar) | Earth observation | | |
| Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. ||||||
| ← Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec → To be determined ||||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Angara A5 | Angara A5 | | Vostochny Site 1A | Vostochny Site 1A | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Luna 27 | Roscosmos | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | | |
| Third mission of Luna-Glob Programme. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Angara A5 | Angara A5 | | Vostochny Site 1A | Vostochny Site 1A | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Orel | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Flight test | | |
| First uncrewed test flight of Russia's new crewed spacecraft, Orel. First launch of Angara A5 from Vostochny. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Angara A5P | Angara A5P | | Vostochny Site 1A | Vostochny Site 1A | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Orel | 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. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Angara A5P | Angara A5P | | Vostochny Site 1A | Vostochny Site 1A | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Orel | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Crewed flight test | | |
| Crewed flight test of the Orel capsule to the International Space Station. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat | | Vostochny Site 1S | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Progress | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ROS) | TBA | | |
| Cargo flight to ROS. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Angara A5M | Angara A5M | | Vostochny Site 1A | Vostochny Site 1A | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Orel | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ROS) | TBA | | |
| Crewed flight to ROS. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Ariane 62 or Vega-C | Ariane 62 or Vega-C | | Kourou ELA-4 or ELV | Kourou ELA-4 or ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2028 (TBD) | | ROSE-L (Sentinel-12) | ESA | Low Earth (Polar) | Earth observation | | |
| Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Epsilon S | Epsilon S | | Uchinoura | Uchinoura | JAXA | JAXA |
| 2028 (TBD) | | JASMINE | JAXA / NAOJ | Low Earth (SSO) | Astrometric observatory | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Al Yah 5 | Yahsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| Replacement for Yahsat 1B (Al Yah 2). ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Falcon Heavy | Falcon Heavy | | Kennedy LC-39A | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 2028 (TBD) | | SpaceX GLS-1 | SpaceX / NASA | Selenocentric (NRHO) | Gateway logistics | | |
| First Lunar Gateway resupply mission, using the Dragon XL logistics module. ||||||
| JFY 2028 (TBD) | H3 | H3 | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA | JAXA |
| JFY 2028 (TBD) | | DESTINY+ | JAXA | Heliocentric | Asteroid flyby | | |
| Aims to conduct a flyby of 3200 Phaethon in 2030. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | H3 | H3 | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | MHI |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Himawari 10 | JMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | H3 | H3 | | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | MHI |
| 2028 (TBD) | | LUPEX | JAXA / ISRO | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | | |
| Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission. Known as Chandrayaan-5 in India. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Long March 5 | Long March 5 | | Wenchang LC-1 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | CASC |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Chang'e 8 | CNSA | Selenocentric to lunar surface | Lunar lander ISRU demonstration | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | Satish Dhawan | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | ISRO |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Exoworlds | ISRO | Low Earth | Visible Astronomy | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | LVM3 | LVM3 | | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Bharatiya Antariksha Station-B1 | ISRO | Low Earth | Space station module | | |
| First module for ISRO's Bharatiya Antariksha space station. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | HLVM 3 | HLVM 3 | | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Gaganyaan-7 / G5 | ISRO | Low Earth (BAS) | Resupply Spacecraft | | |
| India's first resupply mission to BAS. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 2028 (TBD) | | CBERS 6 | CASC / INPE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | | Taiyuan LC-9 | Taiyuan LC-9 | CASC | CASC |
| 2028 (TBD) | | HaiYang 2N | Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | Long March 4B | Long March 4B | | TBA | TBA | CASC | CASC |
| 2028 (TBD) | | HaiYang 3C | Ministry of Natural Resources | Geosynchronous | Earth observation | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | Long March TBA | Long March TBA | | TBA | TBA | CASC | CASC |
| 2028 (TBD) | | HaiYang 3D | Ministry of Natural Resources | Geosynchronous | Earth observation | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | Long March TBD | Long March TBD | | TBA | TBA | CASC | CASC |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Fengyun 4E | CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | Long March TBD | Long March TBD | | Wenchang | Wenchang | CASC | CASC |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Fengyun 5C | CMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | LVM3 SC | LVM3 SC | | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Chandrayaan-4 ascent module | ISRO | TLI to lunar surface | Space rendezvous | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Chandrayaan-4 descend module | ISRO | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | | |
| Chandrayaan-4 ascender and lander. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | LVM3 SC | LVM3 SC | | Satish Dhawan SLP | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ISRO |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Chandrayaan-4 propulsion module | ISRO | Selenocentric | Lunar sample-return | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Chandrayaan-4 transfer module | ISRO | Selenocentric | Space rendezvous | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Chandrayaan-4 reentry module | ISRO | Selenocentric | Lunar sample-return | | |
| Chandrayaan-4 reentry and transfer modules. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | New Glenn | New Glenn | | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin | Blue Origin |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Habitat One (Hab-1) | Axiom Space | Low Earth | Space habitat | | |
| Second Axiom Station module to be launched, nominally on New Glenn (with Falcon Heavy as backup). ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | | Vostochny Site 1S | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2028 (TBD) | | RBKA №1 | Roscosmos / Belarus | Low Earth | Earth observation | | |
| RBKA will follow in the footsteps of BKA (Belarusian Satellite) launched along with Kanopus-V 1 and several other satellites in July 2012. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Starship | Starship | | TBA | TBA | SpaceX | SpaceX |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Starlab | Starlab Space | Low Earth | Space station | | |
| Starlab Space is a joint venture between Voyager Space (Nanoracks) and Airbus. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2028 (TBD) | | MERLIN | CNES / DLR | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation of atmospheric methane | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Sentinel-2D | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| Fourth Sentinel-2 satellite. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Sentinel-3D | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | | |
| Fourth Sentinel-3 satellite. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2028 (TBD) | | TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| SSMS #19 rideshare mission. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | Vega-C | Vega-C | | Kourou ELV | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | Arianespace |
| 2028 (TBD) | | TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | | |
| Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #18 rideshare mission. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Blue Ghost M3 | NASA / Firefly | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Elytra Dark | Firefly | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | | |
| Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering payloads to the Gruithuisen Domes. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | Baikonur or Vostochny | Baikonur or Vostochny | Roscosmos | Roscosmos |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Ekspress-40 | RSCC | Geosynchronous | Communications | | |
| Replacement for Ekspress-AM7 at 40° East. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | Cape Canaveral | Cape Canaveral | TBA | TBA |
| 2028 (TBD) | | HelioSwarm Hub | NASA | Low Earth | Research | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | | HelioSwarm Node × 8 | NASA | Low Earth | Research | | |
| 2028 (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Genesis | ESA | Low Earth | Satellite geodesy | | |
| Aims to greatly improve the International Terrestrial Reference Frame. ||||||
| 2028 (TBD) | TBA | TBA | | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2028 (TBD) | | Nyx | The Exploration Company | Low Earth | Reusable spacecraft | | |
| Demonstration mission for The Exploration Company's reusable cargo spacecraft, Nyx. ||||||
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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 ||||||
| March (TBD) | Improved Orion | Improved Orion | | Esrange | Esrange | MORABA / SNSA | MORABA / SNSA |
| March (TBD) | | REXUS-39 | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | | |
| March (TBD) | Improved Orion | Improved Orion | | Esrange | Esrange | MORABA / SNSA | MORABA / SNSA |
| March (TBD) | | REXUS-40 | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | | |
| October (TBD) | Red Kite/Red Kite | Red Kite/Red Kite | | Esrange | Esrange | MORABA | MORABA |
| October (TBD) | | MAPHEUS-19 | DLR | Suborbital | Microgravity research | | |
| November (TBD) | VSB-30 | VSB-30 | | Esrange | Esrange | MORABA | MORABA |
| November (TBD) | | TEXUS-65 | DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | | |
| November (TBD) | VSB-30 | VSB-30 | | Esrange | Esrange | MORABA | MORABA |
| November (TBD) | | TEXUS-66 | DLR / ESA | Suborbital | Microgravity research | | |

## Deep-space rendezvous

| Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
| 18 April 2028 | Lucy | Flyby of asteroid 11351 Leucus | Target altitude 1000 km |
| June 2028 | Hayabusa2 | Flyby of Earth | Gravity assist |
| 11 November 2028 | Lucy | Flyby of asteroid 21900 Orus | Target altitude 1000 km |

## 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.
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |

### By rocket
#### By family

| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |

#### By type

| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |

#### By configuration

| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |

### By spaceport

| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |

### By orbit

| 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 |