This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first quarter of the year 2025.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches during the rest of 2025, see List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026, List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026, and List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2026.
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
January | ||||||||
January (TBD) [1] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Eta Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Propellant depot Technology demonstration | |||||
February | ||||||||
5 February [2] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | NASA | Lunar free-return | Crewed lunar flyby | |||||
⚀ ![]() | DLR | Heliocentric | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | KARI | Heliocentric | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | SSA | Heliocentric | Space Weather | |||||
⚀ ![]() | CONAE | TBA | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
First crewed test flight of SLS and Orion. | ||||||||
February (TBD) [3] [ citation needed ] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
![]() | Texas A&M University | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
![]() | Auburn University | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | SOCOM | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | University of Georgia,Athens | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | NMSU | Low Earth | Ionospheric Research | |||||
STP-S29A mission. | ||||||||
February (TBD) [4] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | NOAA | Low Earth | Meteorology | |||||
First satellite in NOAA's Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) Program. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [5] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
Last of four Cygnus spacecraft to be launched via Falcon 9. | ||||||||
February (TBD) [6] [7] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Tug | |||||
![]() | Argo Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Tug | |||||
![]() | PhilSA / UP Diliman / DOST-ASTI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | K2 Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space Tug | |||||
![]() | Lumir1 | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Care Weather | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | University of Colorado Boulder | Low Earth | Magnetospheric research | |||||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Kuva Space | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | HANCOM | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-16. | ||||||||
February (TBD) [8] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
![]() | ISA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
![]() | IUST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ ![]() ![]() | MTUCI/Orbital Space/Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | Educational/Amateur Radio | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Samara University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | IKI RAN | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | SPbPU | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Sitronics Group | Low Earth (SSO) | AIS ship tracking | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Sitronics Group | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | UNN, Lobachevsky University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | BMSTU | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | MIET | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | STC | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | KNRTU-KAI | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | ||||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Sakha Science Academy/Sputnix | Low Earth (SSO) | Educational/Amateur Radio | |||||
⚀ ![]() | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
GK Launch Services Rideshare Mission. Marafon-D are demonstrator satellite for the Sfera constellation. | ||||||||
March | ||||||||
31 March [13] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 74 / 75 | |||||
Twelfth operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. | ||||||||
March (TBD) [14] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
March (TBD) [15] [16] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | U.S. Space Force | Geosynchronous | Early warning | |||||
USSF-57 mission. [17] First satellite of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent InfraRed (NG-OPIR) constellation, follow-up of SBIRS. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [18] | ![]() | "Kakushin Rising" | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
⚀ ![]() | Nagoya University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | National Institute of Technology, Yonago College | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Future Science Institute | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Aoyama Gakuin University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Waseda University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Di-Nikko Engineering Co., Ltd. | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Nihon University | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-4 mission. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [19] [20] | ![]() | NG-5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | Blue Origin | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander Technology demonstration | |||||
Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 1 (MK1-SN001), expected to launch between March and December 2026. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [21] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | Intuitive Machines | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
![]() | Intuitive Machines | Earth–Moon L2 | Lunar communications | |||||
![]() | NASA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | |||||
![]() | NASA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rovers | |||||
Third Nova-C lunar lander. Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering payloads to Reiner Gamma. [22] ESA will provide the MoonLIGHT lunar laser retroreflector payload and the Package for Resource Observation and in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Commercial exploitation, and Transportation (PROSPECT). [23] | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [24] | ![]() | N1 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | |||||
First fully privately built PSLV. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [25] | ![]() | C63 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Oceanography | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [27] | ![]() | F18 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Earth observation | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [28] [29] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | USSF/Northrop Grumman | Geosynchronous | Communications/Technology demonstration | |||||
First WGS launch on Vulcan. On-orbit demonstration mission for the U.S. Space Force's Protected Tactical Satcom (PTS) program. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [28] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | |||||
![]() | USSF | TBA | TBA | |||||
USSF-43 Mission. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [31] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() | CAS / ESA | Highly elliptical | Earth observation | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [32] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | NASA | Low Earth | Astronomy | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [33] [34] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
⚀ ![]() | Phantom Space / TWA | Low Earth | Meteorology | |||||
First pair of satellites for Tropical Weather Analytics' (TWA) Hurricane Hunter Satellite Constellation. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [35] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | PLD Space | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First flight of Miura 5. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [36] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [37] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
![]() | ISA / Weizmann Institute of Science | Geosynchronous | Ultraviolet astronomy | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [38] | ![]() | F9 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
![]() | CAO | Tundra | Navigation | |||||
Quasi-geostationary (slight incline and eccentricity) orbit. | ||||||||