2027 in spaceflight

This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2027.

2027 in spaceflight
Rendering of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO), a nuclear thermal rocket developed by DARPA for a demonstration mission in 2027.

China plans to launch the eXTP X-ray observatory.[1]

A DARPA program aims to launch the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) nuclear thermal rocket.[2]

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aims to launch.[3]

NASA plans to launch the first two components of the Lunar Gateway,[4] a key part of its efforts to return to the Moon and a stepping stone for crewed missions to Mars in the 2030s.[5]

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


March

Q1 (TBD)[6] 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)[7] VLM-1 Alcântara Space Center IAE/ DLR
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Maiden VLM flight.


June

Q2 (TBD)[6] 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)[8] Vega-C Kourou ELV Arianespace
TBA TBA Low Earth TBA 
Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #17 rideshare mission.


December

Q4 (TBD)[8] Ariane 64 Kourou ELA-4 Arianespace
TBA TBA Geosynchronous TBA 
Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #2 rideshare mission.
Q4 (TBD)[6] 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)[9][10] 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

2027 (TBD)[11][12] 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.[13]
2027 (TBD)[14] Angara A5V Vostochny Site 1A Roscosmos
Dummy payload Roscosmos Low Earth Flight test 
First flight of the Angara-A5V variant.
2027 (TBD)[15] 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.[16]
JFY2027 (TBD)[17] 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)[18][19] 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.[20]
JFY2027 (TBD)[17] H3 Tanegashima LA-Y2 MHI
IGS-Optical 9 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance 
JFY2027 (TBD)[17] H3 Tanegashima LA-Y2 MHI
IGS-Optical Diversification 2 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance 
2027 (TBD)[1][21] 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.[21]
2027 (TBD)[22] 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.[23]
2027 (TBD)[24] 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)[25] PSLV Satish Dhawan ISRO
Resourcesat-3SA ISRO Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
2027 (TBD)[26] Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Baikonur Roscosmos
Rezonans-MKA Roscosmos Tundra Magnetospheric research 
2027 (TBD)[27] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Baikonur Roscosmos
Arktika-M №5[29] Roscosmos Molniya Meteorology 
2027 (TBD)[30] Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Vostochny Site 1S Roscosmos
Luna 26 Roscosmos Selenocentric Lunar orbiter 
2027 (TBD)[31][32] Starship TBA SpaceX
Superbird-9 SKY Perfect JSAT Geosynchronous Communications 
2027 (TBD)[33] Vega Kourou ELV Arianespace
MERLIN CNES / DLR Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation of atmospheric methane 
2027 (TBD)[34][35] 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.[36]
2027 (TBD)[37] Vega-E Kourou ELV Arianespace
TBA ESA Low Earth Flight test 
First flight of Vega-E.
2027 (TBD)[38] Vulcan Centaur Cape Canaveral SLC-41 ULA
DRACO Demo DARPA Low Earth Technology demonstration 
USSF-25 mission.[39] Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) is a DARPA program to demonstrate a working nuclear thermal rocket in space.
2027 (TBD)[40] ŞİMŞEK-1 İğneada Space Centre Roketsan
Turkish Space Agency Low Earth Flight test 
Maiden flight of ŞİMŞEK-1.
2027 (TBD)[41] TBA TBA TBA
Al Yah 4 Yahsat Geosynchronous Communications 
Replacement for Yahsat 1A (Al Yah 1).
2027 (TBD)[42] TBA TBA TBA
Axiom Power Thermal Module (AxPT)[43] 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)[44] TBA TBA Roscosmos
Bion-M No.3 Roscosmos Low Earth Biological science 
2027 (TBD)[45][46] 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)[47] TBA TBA TBA
CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Third satellite (option) of the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission.[48] Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.
2027 (TBD)[49][50] TBA Baikonur or Vostochny Roscosmos
Ekspress-AT3 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications 
Ekspress-AT4 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications 
2027 (TBD)[51] TBA TBA TBA
GSSAP 8 U.S. Space Force Geosynchronous Space surveillance 
2027 (TBD)[52] TBA TBA TBA
INCUS × 3 NASA Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology 
NASA Earth Venture Mission-3 (EVM-3).
2027 (TBD)[53] TBA TBA TBA
JPSS-3 NOAA Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology 
2027 (TBD)[54] TBA TBA TBA
Nyx The Exploration Company Low Earth (Axiom Station) Reentry capsule 
Uncrewed commercial mission to the Axiom Station.
2027 (TBD)[55][56] TBA TBA TBA
Oracle AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate Earth–Moon L1 Space domain awareness 
Cislunar Highway Patrol System (CHPS).
2027 (TBD)[57] TBA TBA TBA
JSAT-31 SKY Perfect JSAT Geosynchronous Communications 
2027 (TBD)[58] TBA TBA TBA
Thaicom 10 Thaicom Geosynchronous Communications 

Suborbital flights
Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)		 Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
March (TBD)[59] Improved Orion Esrange MORABA / SNSA
REXUS-37 DLR / SNSA Suborbital Education 
March (TBD)[59] Improved Orion Esrange MORABA / SNSA
REXUS-38 DLR / SNSA Suborbital Education 
24 June[60] 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)[59] VSB-30 S1X-7/M19 Esrange SSC
MASER-19 SSC Suborbital Microgravity research 
SubOrbital Express Microgravity flight opportunity 7.
October (TBD)[59] Red Kite/Impr. Malemute Esrange MORABA
MAPHEUS-18 DLR Suborbital Microgravity research 
November (TBD)[59] VSB-30 Esrange MORABA
TEXUS-64 DLR / ESA Suborbital Microgravity research 

Deep-space rendezvous
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[61] Gravity assist

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
Transatmospheric0000
Low Earth0000
Geosynchronous / transfer0000
Medium Earth0000
High Earth0000
Heliocentric orbit0000Including planetary transfer orbits

Expected maiden flights

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