2027 in spaceflight

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

Overview

Astronomy and astrophysics In January, NASA plans to launch the small UV telescope Aspera designed to map hot gas in the circumgalactic and intergalactic medium of nearby galaxies.

In early 2027, ESA plans to launch the PLATO space telescope for discovery and characterization of exoplanets together with Europe's first stand-alone deep space CubeSat, the space weather mission HENON.

In early 2027, China plans to launch Xuntian, a large space telescope that will co-orbit with the Tiangong space station.

In mid-2027, ESA plans to launch the CubeSpec satellite for testing a low-cost small satellite platform for long-term spectroscopic monitoring of stars from space on the specific case of asteroseismology of massive stars.

China plans to launch the eXTP X-ray observatory.

Lunar exploration In early 2027, NASA and Blue Origin plan to launch Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 1, the first uncrewed mission of the Blue Moon Mark 1 intended to test various technologies needed for future crewed Lunar landers.

In early 2027, NASA and Intuitive Machines plan to launch IM-3 aiming to land at Reiner Gamma.

In early 2027, China plans to launch Chang'e 7 to explore the lunar south pole. The mission will include an orbiter, a relay satellite, a lander, a rover, and a mini-flying probe. It will attempt to land on the rim of Shackleton crater at the Lunar south pole.

In 2027, Turkish Space Agency plans to launch AYAP-1, the country's first lunar mission.

In 2027, NASA and Firefly Aerospace plan to launch Blue Ghost Mission 2 aiming to land on the far side of the Moon. The mission also aims to deliver the ESA's communication satellite Lunar Pathfinder to Lunar orbit.

Human spaceflight In 2027, NASA is expected to launch the Artemis III mission, which will send astronauts to low Earth orbit and conduct docking tests with an HLS lander.

The American company Vast plans to launch the first ever commercial space station (Haven-1) in 2027.

The first Indian crewed spaceflight, Gaganyaan-4, is planned for 2027.

Satellite technology In 2027, ESA plans to launch the short-lived Draco mission that will use a small space capsule to monitor the breakup process of a satellite reentering Earth atmosphere. This is part of the agency's space sustainability-related plans to build more "demisable" satellites.

Orbital launches

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Suborbital flights

Deep-space rendezvous Date (UTC)SpacecraftEventRemarks 17 March OSIRIS-APEX Gravity assist at Earth Target altitude 4146 km24 April Tianwen-2 Departure from 469219 Kamoʻoalewa 25 April Juno 94th perijove On the day of this perijove, Juno will make a close fly of Amalthea 12 August Lucy Flyby of asteroid 3548 Eurybates Target altitude 1000 km 15 September Lucy Flyby of asteroid 15094 Polymele Target altitude 415 km 7 November Juno 100th perijove On the day of this perijove, Juno will fly by Thebe at a distance of 21,155 km.29 November Tianwen-2 sample return capsule Asteroid (469219 Kamoʻoalewa) sample return Will continue mission to visit 311P/PanSTARRS via gravity assist after dropping off sample capsule . December Hayabusa2 Flyby of Earth Gravity assist

Extravehicular activities (EVAs) Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks

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 World 0 0

By rocket

By family Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Angara 0 0 0 0 Ariane 0 0 0 0 Atlas 0 0 0 0 Delta 0 0 0 0 Energia / 0 0 0 0 Includes Zenit Falcon 0 0 0 0 H-II 0 0 0 0 ILV 0 0 0 0 Kuaizhou 0 0 0 0 Long March 0 0 0 0 R-7 0 0 0 0 R-36 0 0 0 0 Safir 0 0 0 0 Shavit 0 0 0 0 Universal Rocket 0 0 0 0 Vega 0 0 0 0 -->

By type Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Angara A5 Angara 0 0 0 0 Ariane 5 Ariane 0 0 0 0 Atlas V Atlas 0 0 0 0 Delta II Delta 0 0 0 0 Delta IV Delta 0 0 0 0 Dnepr R-36 0 0 0 0 Falcon 9 Falcon 0 0 0 0 GSLV ILV 0 0 0 0 Kuaizhou Kuaizhou 0 0 0 0 PSLV ILV 0 0 0 0 H-IIA H-II 0 0 0 0 Long March 2 Long March 0 0 0 0 Long March 3 Long March 0 0 0 0 Long March 4 Long March 0 0 0 0 Proton Universal Rocket 0 0 0 0 Safir Safir 0 0 0 0 Shavit Shavit 0 0 0 0 Soyuz R-7 0 0 0 0 UR-100 Universal Rocket 0 0 0 0 Vega Vega 0 0 0 0 -->

By configuration Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Ariane 5 ECA Ariane 5 0 0 0 0 Atlas V 421 Atlas V 0 0 0 0 Atlas V 551 Atlas V 0 0 0 0 Delta II 7320 Delta II 0 0 0 0 Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) Delta IV 0 0 0 0 Dnepr-1 R-36 0 0 0 0 Falcon 9 v1.1 Falcon 9 0 0 0 0 H-IIA 202 H-II 0 0 0 0 Long March 3C/YZ-1 Long March 3 0 0 0 0 Proton-M/Briz-M Proton 0 0 0 0 PSLV XL PSLV 0 0 0 0 Rokot/Briz-KM UR-100 0 0 0 0 Safir-1B Safir 0 0 0 0 Soyuz-2.1a Soyuz 0 0 0 0 Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat Soyuz 0 0 0 0 Soyuz-FG Soyuz 0 0 0 0 Soyuz-U Soyuz 0 0 0 0 Vega Vega 0 0 0 0 -->

By spaceport Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks Baikonur 0 0 0 0 Cape Canaveral 0 0 0 0 Dombarovsky 0 0 0 0 Jiuquan 0 0 0 0 Kennedy 0 0 0 0 Kourou 0 0 0 0 Mahia 0 0 0 0 MARS 0 0 0 0 Palmachim 0 0 0 0 Plesetsk 0 0 0 0 Satish Dhawan 0 0 0 0 Semnan 0 0 0 0 Sohae 0 0 0 0 Taiyuan 0 0 0 0 Tanegashima 0 0 0 0 Uchinoura 0 0 0 0 Vandenberg 0 0 0 0 Vostochny 0 0 0 0 Wenchang 0 0 0 0 Xichang 0 0 0 0 -->

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

Expected maiden flights RocketOriginOrganizationReusableLaunchOutcomeRef. Agnibaan AgniKul CosmosFirst stage Q1 TBDPallas-2Galactic EnergyFirst stageEarly 2027TBDDaytona IPhantom Space H2TBD Antares 330 Northrop Grumman 2027 TBDSkyrora XLSkyrora2027TBD Maia MaiaSpace (ArianeGroup)First stage 2027 TBD Eclipse Firefly AerospaceFirst stage 2027 TBD Long March 10 CALT 2027 TBD Vega-E Avio 2027 TBD Daytona II Phantom Space 2027 TBD Angara A5M Khrunichev 2027 TBD ŞİMŞEK-1 Roketsan 2027 TBD SL1 HyImpulse 2027 TBD Zero Interstellar Technologies 2027 TBD Zephyr Latitude 2027 TBD Neutron Rocket LabFirst stage 2027 TBD Brazilian Space Agency 2027 TBD

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