This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2025.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight. For launches in the second half of 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2025.
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
Remarks | ||||||||
January | ||||||||
Early January [1] | GSLV Mk II | F15 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
NVS-02 (IRNSS-1K) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | |||||
Next generation NaVic satellite. | ||||||||
11 January [2] | Starship | Flight 7 | Starbase OLP-A | SpaceX | ||||
No payload | SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | |||||
Seventh Starship orbital test flight. Flight 7 will feature the first flight of a Starship Block 2 Ship. | ||||||||
January (TBD) [3] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter-12 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | ||||
Acadia-6 (Capella-16) [5] | Capella Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Bluebon | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
FFLY 1, 2, 3 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
FOSSASat | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Garay | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
HiVE | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Impulse 2 (LEO Express-2) [6] | Impulse Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Lyra-1 [7] | EchoStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Lyra-2 [7] | EchoStar | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
MBZ-SAT | MBRSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Pelican-2 [8] | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Ray [10] | Inversion Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Reentry capsule | |||||
SIGI | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
TAT-O | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
UzmaSAT-1 [12] | UZMA BERHAD | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Vigoride [13] | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | |||||
Winnebago-2 [15] | Varda Space Industries | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
YAC-1 × 9 [16] | Loft Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ ALainSat-1 [18] | NSSTC-UAEU | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | |||||
⚀ Balkan 1 (Absolut Sensing 16U) | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ Centauri × 3 [19] | Fleet Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
⚀ Connecta IoT × 4 [21] | Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | |||||
⚀ DISCO-2 [23] | Aarhus University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ Dove × 36 [8] | Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ Elevation 1 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ FINCH [25] | University of Toronto | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ FOREST 3 | Orora Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth Observation | |||||
⚀ HCT-SAT 1 [27] | MBRSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Education | |||||
⚀ HORIS 1 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ Kestrel-0A [29] | HawkEye 360 | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ LIME [31] | NOVI LLC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ MOXY-1 [32] | XiProtocol.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ NOCLIP-1 [32] | Pointblank LLC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ PARUS-T1 [34] | TASA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ Phobos [36] | Aethero Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ SAMWISE | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ SAMWISE | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ SatGus [38] | CrunchLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | Space selfie | |||||
⚀ TechEdSat 22 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ TROLL | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ Veery-0F Fledgling [40] | Care Weather Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
⚀ TBA × 2 [41] | Tomorrow.io | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-12. | ||||||||
January (TBD) [42] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
Blue Ghost M1 | NASA / Firefly | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
RESILIENCE | ispace | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
Tenacious | ispace Europe | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | |||||
First flight of Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander. Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering ten payloads to Mare Crisium. Hakuto-R Mission 2, carrying ispace's RESILIENCE lander and Tenacious micro rover. | ||||||||
January (TBD) [43] [44] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
SpainSat NG I | Hisdesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
January (TBD) [45] | Long March 8A | 8A-Y1 | Wenchang Hainan LC-1 | CASC | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Maiden flight of the Long March 8A variant. | ||||||||
January (TBD) [46] [47] [48] | Long March 6A | 6A-Y? | Taiyuan LA-9A | CASC | ||||
Qianfan × 18 (G60 Polar Group 04) | SSST | Low Earth (Polar) | Communications | |||||
January (TBD) [49] | Eris Block 1 | TestFlight 1 [50] | Bowen | Gilmour Space | ||||
No payload | Gilmour Space | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First flight of Eris, and first orbital launch from Bowen. First launch of an Australian developed launch vehicle. | ||||||||
January (TBD) [51] [52] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Tanager | Carbon Mapper / Planet Labs / JPL | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
February | ||||||||
1 February 08:30-10:30 [53] | H3-22S | F5 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA | ||||
QZS-6 (Michibiki-6) | CAO / USSF | Geosynchronous | Navigation | |||||
25 February [54] | Ariane 62 | VA263 | Kourou ELA-4 | Arianespace | ||||
CSO-3 | CNES / DGA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
27 February [55] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
IM-2 Athena | Intuitive Machines | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
Lunar Trailblazer | NASA / Caltech | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | |||||
Micro-Nova (μNova) [58] [57] | Intuitive Machines | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar hopper | |||||
M1 MAPP [60] | Lunar Outpost / Nokia | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover Technology demonstration | |||||
Odin (Brokkr-2) [62] | AstroForge | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | |||||
AstroAnt [64] | MIT | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | |||||
Yaoki [66] | Dymon | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | |||||
⚀ DOGE-1 [68] | GEC | TLI | Remote sensing | |||||
IM-2 South Pole Mission, flying the second Nova-C lunar lander. [69] The Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1 (PRIME-1) payload will be delivered to the lunar south pole near Shackleton Crater for the CLPS program. [70] Spaceflight's "GEO Pathfinder" rideshare mission will be conducted via the Sherpa-ES transfer vehicle. [71] DOGE-1 is the first commercial lunar payload to be funded through Dogecoin. [72] | ||||||||
28 February [73] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-30 / 91P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
Late February [74] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
SPHEREx | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Near-infrared astronomy | |||||
PUNCH-NFI [76] | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | |||||
PUNCH-WFI × 3 [78] | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Heliophysics | |||||
February (TBD) [79] | Electron | Mahia LC-1 | Rocket Lab | |||||
⚀ Kinéis × 5 | Kinéis | Low Earth | IoT | |||||
Fifth of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. | ||||||||
February (TBD) [80] [81] | Long March 5 | Y9 | Wenchang LC-1 | CASC | ||||
Yaogan 44 | TBA | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | |||||
February (TBD) [82] | Long March 8 | Y6 | Wenchang Hainan LC-1 | CASC | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
February (TBD) [3] | 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-13. | ||||||||
February (TBD) [83] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg | SpaceX | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-3. | ||||||||
March | ||||||||
1 March [84] [85] | HLVM 3 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | |||||
Gaganyaan-1 / G1 | ISRO | Low Earth | Flight test | |||||
First Gaganyaan flight test. | ||||||||
16 March [86] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Soyuz MS-27 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 72/73 | |||||
17 March [87] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Aist-2T №1 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Aist-2T №2 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
March (TBD) [88] | Atlas V 551 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
KuiperSat × ? | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
Second of nine Project Kuiper launches on Atlas V. [89] Mission Designated "Atlas Kuiper Mission #1 (KA-01)" | ||||||||
March (TBD) [90] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
SpaceX Crew-10 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 72 / 73 | |||||
March (TBD) [91] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
SpaceX CRS-32 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
March (TBD) [92] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
Fram2 | SpaceX | Low Earth (Polar) | Private spaceflight Human spaceflight research | |||||
Crew Dragon orbital flight carrying four civilian passengers for 3 to 5 days, led by Chun Wang. First crewed spaceflight to a polar orbit. | ||||||||
March (TBD) [93] | GSLV Mk II | F16 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
NISAR | NASA / ISRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
March (TBD) [94] [95] | Hanbit-Nano | Alcântara Space Center | Innospace | |||||
⚀ TBA | UFMA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
⚀ TBA | Castro Leite Consultoria LTDA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
First private orbital launch from Alcântara. Maiden flight of Hanbit-Nano. [96] | ||||||||
March (TBD) [97] [98] | New Glenn | NG-2 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin | ||||
Blue Moon (Mk1) | Blue Origin | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander Technology demonstration | |||||
Blue Moon MK1 Pathfinder Mission (MK1-SN001), expected to launch between March and December 2025. Second National Security Space Launch demonstration flight for New Glenn. | ||||||||
March (TBD) [99] | Soyuz-2.1b | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Bion-M №2 | Roscosmos | Low Earth | Biological science | |||||
30-day mission to observe the effects of the Van Allen radiation belts on mice. [100] | ||||||||
March (TBD)[ citation needed ] | Kuaizhou 11 | Y7 | Jiuquan LS-95A | ExPace | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [101] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
Starshield × ? | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
NROL-153 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). The Seventh of eight dedicated launches of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [102] | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [103] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
Starshield × ? | NRO | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | |||||
NROL-192 Mission (NRO's Proliferated Architecture Mission). The Final of eight dedicated launches of SpaceX/Northrop built Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. [102] | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [104] [105] | Qaem 100 | Chabahar Space Base | IRGC | |||||
⚀ Noor-4 | IRGC | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Maiden flight from Chabahar Space Base. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [106] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
WorldView Legion 5 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
WorldView Legion 6 | Maxar Technologies | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [107] | Long March 3B/E | 3B-Y? | Xichang LC-2 | CASC | ||||
ChinaSat 9C | China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
The satellite will replace ChinaSat 9. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [108] [109] | PSLV-XL | N1 | Satish Dhawan FLP | ISRO | ||||
TDS-01 | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | |||||
First fully privately built PSLV. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) | Vulcan Centaur VC4S [110] [111] | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
NTS-3 [113] | AFRL | Geosynchronous | Navigation technology demonstration | |||||
TBA | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | |||||
⚀ SunRISE × 6 [115] | NASA | Geosynchronous | Space weather | |||||
USSF-106 Mission. Maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur VC4S Configuration. First NSSL mission for Vulcan Centaur. [116] SunRISE is a NASA Explorers Program Mission of Opportunity. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [117] | Vulcan Centaur VC4S [118] | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
GSSAP-7 [119] | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | |||||
GSSAP-8 [119] | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Space surveillance | |||||
TBA | United States Space Force | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | |||||
USSF-87 Mission. It will launch two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness satellites, GSSAP-7 and 8, directly to a geosynchronous orbit. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [120] [121] | Vulcan Centaur | V-005 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
GPS III-08 Katherine Johnson | U.S. Space Force | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||||
First GPS mission on Vulcan Centaur. Named after NASA mathematician and human computer Katherine Johnson. [122] | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [123] [124] | Vulcan Centaur VC4S | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
TBA | U.S. Space Force | TBA | Reconnaissance | |||||
USSF-112 Mission. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [125] | LVM3 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | |||||
BlueBird | AST SpaceMobile | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
BlueBird Block 2 Mission 1. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [126] | Vega-C | VV26 | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | ||||
Biomass | ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Earth Explorer 7 of the Living Planet Programme. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [127] [128] | Pallas-1 | Y1 | Wenchang Hainan LC-2 | Galactic Energy | ||||
Low Earth | ||||||||
Maiden flight of the Pallas-1 launch vehicle. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [129] | LVM3 | Satish Dhawan | ISRO | |||||
GSAT-32 (GSAT-N3) | ISRO | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
GSAT-32 is also Known as GSAT-N3. Planned replacement for GSAT-6A. [130] | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [1] | LVM3 | M5 | Satish Dhawan SLP | ISRO | ||||
TBA | NSIL | TBA | TBA | |||||
NSIL Payload | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [131] [132] | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Kanopus-VO №2 | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [133] | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M | Plesetsk Site 43 | Roscosmos | |||||
Obzor-R №1 [135] | Roscosmos | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [136] [137] | Vega-C | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | |||||
Sentinel-3C | EUMETSAT | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Third Sentinel-3 satellite. | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [138] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
⚀ SPARCS | JPL | Low Earth | Ultraviolet radiation | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [139] | Zhuque-2E | Y3 | Jiuquan LS-96 | LandSpace | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Q1 (TBD) [140] [139] [141] | Ceres-1 | Y14 | Jiuquan LS-95A | Galactic Energy | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Mission designated "On Your Shoulders". | ||||||||
Q1 (TBD) [142] [143] | Gravity-1 | Y2 | Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, South China Sea | Orienspace | ||||
Xingshidai-24 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Second launch since its successful maiden launch in January. Scheduled rideshare opportunity. | ||||||||
April | ||||||||
29 April [74] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | |||||
IMAP | NASA | Sun–Earth L1 | Heliophysics | |||||
GLIDE (Carruthers Geocorona Observatory) | NASA | Sun–Earth L1 | Exosphere research | |||||
SWFO-L1 | NOAA | Sun–Earth L1 | Space weather | |||||
Part of the Solar Terrestrial Probes program. Under NASA's SMD Rideshare Initiative, two secondary spacecraft will be launched along with IMAP to the Sun–Earth L1 point. | ||||||||
April (TBD) [144] [145] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
Cygnus NG-22 | NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
Last of three Cygnus spacecraft to be launched via Falcon 9. | ||||||||
April (TBD) [146] [147] | Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | Vostochny Site 1S | Roscosmos | |||||
Ionosfera-M №3 | RAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
Ionosfera-M №4 | RAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Ionospheric research | |||||
⚀ TBA | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission. | ||||||||
April (TBD) [148] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
Rivada × 24 | Rivada Space Networks | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
First of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation. | ||||||||
April (TBD) [149] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | TBA | SpaceX | |||||
TRACERS A | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetospheric research | |||||
TRACERS B | NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Magnetospheric research | |||||
⚀ SPRITE | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
TRACERS is part of NASA's Small Explorers program, with a launch readiness date of 13 April 2025. [150] | ||||||||
April (TBD) [151] | Long March 2F/G | 2F-Y20 | Jiuquan SLS-1 | CASC | ||||
Shenzhou 20 | CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | TBA | |||||
May | ||||||||
28 May [73] | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur Site 31/6 | Roscosmos | |||||
Progress MS-31 / 92P | Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | |||||
May (TBD) [152] [153] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg | SpaceX | |||||
TSIS-2 | NASA / LASP | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
⚀ RAPSat-1 | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ SunCET | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
⚀ CubIXSS | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | |||||
Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2. Hosted on a General Atomics Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite platform. [154] | ||||||||
May (TBD) [155] | Vulcan Centaur VC4L [156] | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | |||||
SSC Demo-1 | NASA / Sierra Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Flight test | |||||
First Dream Chaser demonstration mission for CRS-2. First flight of the Vulcan Centaur VC4L configuration. | ||||||||
May (TBD) [83] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg | SpaceX | |||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to a 45-degree mid-inclination orbit, designated Bandwagon-4. | ||||||||
May (TBD) [157] | Long March 3B | Xichang | CASC | |||||
Tianwen-2 | CNSA | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample-return Comet orbiter | |||||
Formerly known as ZhengHe. | ||||||||
May (TBD) [158] | Minotaur IV | TBA | Northrop Grumman | |||||
EWS OD-1 | U.S. Space Force | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
USSF-261S-A mission. | ||||||||
June | ||||||||
June (TBD)[ citation needed ] | Electron | Mahia or MARS | Rocket Lab | |||||
Acadia-10 | Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
Fourth of four dedicated launches for Capella Space. | ||||||||
June (TBD) [159] [160] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
SpainSat NG II | Hisdesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
June (TBD) [3] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Vandenberg | SpaceX | |||||
Mission Possible [162] | The Exploration Company | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | |||||
Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-14. | ||||||||
June (TBD) [163] | Zhuque-3 | Y1 | TBA | LandSpace | ||||
TBA | TBA | Low Earth | TBA | |||||
Maiden flight of the Zhuque-3 orbital launch vehicle. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [164] [165] | Vega-C | VV27 | Kourou ELV | Arianespace | ||||
CO3D × 4 [167] | CNES | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Q2 (TBD) [168] [169] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Kennedy LC-39A | SpaceX | |||||
Ax-4 | SpaceX / Axiom Space | Low Earth (ISS) | Private spaceflight | |||||
Axiom Mission 4, launching on Crew Dragon. 14-day commercial flight of four astronauts to the International Space Station. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [170] [171] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
Vigoride [172] | Momentus Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | |||||
Transport Layer Tranche 1 × 21 | SDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Military communications | |||||
First of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1(Tranche 1A Mission). | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [148] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
Rivada × 24 | Rivada Space Networks | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Second of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [148] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E | SpaceX | |||||
Rivada × 24 | Rivada Space Networks | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | |||||
Third of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [173] | New Glenn | NG-3 | Cape Canaveral LC-36 | Blue Origin | ||||
ESCAPADE Blue | Space Sciences Laboratory | Areocentric | Magnetospheric science | |||||
ESCAPADE Gold | Space Sciences Laboratory | Areocentric | Magnetospheric science | |||||
Two Photon spacecraft compose the ESCAPADE mission to study Mars' magnetosphere. Part of NASA's Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [174] [ failed verification ] | H3-30S | F6 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA | ||||
VEP-5 | JAXA | Low Earth to Suborbital | Launch vehicle evaluation | |||||
PETREL | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Earth observation Astronomy | |||||
STARS-X | Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ VERTECS | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Astronomy | |||||
⚀ HORN L | BULL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ HORN R | BULL | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | |||||
⚀ BRO (satellite TBD) | UnseenLabs | Low Earth | SIGINT | |||||
Maiden flight of H3-30S Variant. | ||||||||
Q2 (TBD) [175] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
ViaSat-3 APAC [176] | ViaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
Originally intended to launch on the first flight of the Ariane 64 configuration. [177] | ||||||||
Mid 2025 (TBD) [178] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral or Kennedy | SpaceX | |||||
KuiperSat × ? | Kuiper Systems | Low Earth | Communications | |||||
First of three Falcon 9 launches for Project Kuiper. | ||||||||
Mid 2025 (TBD) [179] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Bangabandhu-2 | SPARRSO | Low Earth | Earth observation | |||||
H1 2025 (TBD) [180] [181] | Atlas V 551 | AV-100 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 | ULA | ||||
ViaSat-3 EMEA [176] | ViaSat | Geosynchronous | Communications | |||||
H1 2025 (TBD) [182] | Starship | Starbase | SpaceX | |||||
Starship | SpaceX | Low Earth | In-space refueling technology demonstration | |||||
Starship Target for the Starship HLS Prop Transfer Demo, receiving propellant from Chaser. | ||||||||
H1 2025 (TBD) [182] | Starship | Starbase | SpaceX | |||||
Starship | SpaceX | Low Earth | In-space refueling technology demonstration | |||||
Starship Chaser for the Starship HLS Prop Transfer Demo, transferring propellant to Target. | ||||||||
H1 2025 (TBD) [183] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
TBA | NASA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | |||||
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering payloads to the Gruithuisen Domes. | ||||||||
JFY2025 (TBD) [184] | H-IIA | F50 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
GOSAT-GW | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
Final flight of H-IIA, and H-II family as a whole. | ||||||||
(TBD) [184] | Epsilon S | Uchinoura | JAXA | |||||
LOTUSat-1 [187] [188] | VNSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | |||||
First launch of Epsilon S, an upgraded version of Epsilon that will have commonality with H3 rocket components. [189] | ||||||||
For flights after 30 June, see 2025 in spaceflight (July–December) |
Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) | Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
21 January [190] | Black Brant IX | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
AURORA (BADAS) | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | |||||
Black and Diffuse Aurora Science Surveyor (BADAS). | |||||||
21 January [190] | Black Brant IX | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
GIRAFF | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral electrodynamics | ||||
First of two launches for the Ground Imaging to Rocket investigation of Auroral Fast Features (GIRAFF) mission. | |||||||
21 January [190] | Black Brant IX | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
GIRAFF | Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Auroral electrodynamics | ||||
Second of two launches for the GIRAFF mission. | |||||||
January (TBD) [191] | Improved Malemute | Esrange | TBA | ||||
ORIGIN [192] | KTH | Suborbital | Nightglow observation | ||||
First flight of the ORIGIN launch campaign. | |||||||
January (TBD) [191] | Improved Malemute | Esrange | TBA | ||||
ORIGIN [192] | KTH | Suborbital | Nightglow observation | ||||
Second flight of the ORIGIN launch campaign. | |||||||
9 March | Black Brant IX | White Sands Missile Range | NASA | ||||
HERSCHEL 3 | United States Naval Research Laboratory | Suborbital | Solar obversation | ||||
24 March [190] | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
AWESOME | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | ||||
First of three launches for the Auroral Waves Excited by Substorm Onset Magnetic Events (AWESOME) mission. | |||||||
24 March [190] | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
AWESOME | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | ||||
Second of three launches for the AWESOME mission. | |||||||
24 March [190] | Black Brant XII-A | Poker Flat Research Range | NASA | ||||
AWESOME | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Suborbital | Auroral science | ||||
Third of three launches for the AWESOME mission. | |||||||
March (TBD) [191] | Improved Orion | Esrange | MORABA / SNSA | ||||
REXUS-33 | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | ||||
March (TBD) [191] | Improved Orion | Esrange | MORABA / SNSA | ||||
REXUS-34 | DLR / SNSA | Suborbital | Education | ||||
March (TBD) [193] [194] | VS-50 | V01 | Alcântara | IAE | |||
IAE | Suborbital | Flight test | |||||
Suborbital flight for the qualification of the S50 engine for the VLM-1 orbital launch vehicle. | |||||||
Q1 (TBD) [195] | HASTE | MARS LC-2 | Rocket Lab | ||||
DART AE | Hypersonix | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | ||||
First of four contracted launches for Leidos. | |||||||
18 April [190] | Black Brant IX | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
TOMEX-Plus | The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | ||||
First of three launches for the Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus (TOMEX-Plus). [196] | |||||||
18 April [190] | Terrier-Improved Orion | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
TOMEX-Plus | The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | ||||
Second of three launches for TOMEX-Plus. | |||||||
18 April [190] | Terrier-Improved Orion | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
TOMEX-Plus | The Aerospace Corporation | Suborbital | Aeronomy | ||||
Third of three launches for TOMEX-Plus. | |||||||
13 June [190] | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Reagan Test Site | NASA | ||||
SEED | ERAU | Suborbital | Sporadic E observations | ||||
Sporadic E Electrodynamics (SEED). First of two launches. [197] | |||||||
13 June [190] | Terrier-Improved Malemute | Reagan Test Site | NASA | ||||
SEED | ERAU | Suborbital | Sporadic E observations | ||||
Sporadic E Electrodynamics (SEED). Second of two launches. [197] | |||||||
26 June [190] | Terrier-Improved Orion | Wallops Flight Facility | NASA | ||||
RockOn | Wallops Flight Facility | Suborbital | Education |
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