2029 in spaceflight

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2029 in spaceflight
The European Space Agency's Comet Interceptor is scheduled to be launched in 2029.
2029 in spaceflight

This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2029.

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) plans to launch Tianwen-4, a Jupiter orbiter and Uranus flyby mission, in 2029.[1]

ESA plans to launch the Comet Interceptor mission in 2029.[2]

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

January

January (TBD) [3][4] Russia TBA Kazakhstan Baikonur or Russia Vostochny Russia Roscosmos
Russia Ekspress-AMU5-1 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications 
Russia Ekspress-AMU6 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications 
Ekspress-AMU5-1 will replace Ekspress AM5. Ekspress-AMU6 will replace Ekspress-AM6.




July

July (TBD)[3][4] Russia TBA Kazakhstan Baikonur or Russia Vostochny Russia Roscosmos
Russia Ekspress-AMU5-2 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications 


September

September (TBD)[5][6] China Long March 5 China Wenchang LC-1 China CASC
China Tianwen-4 Jupiter orbiter CNSA Jovicentric Jupiter orbiter 
China Tianwen-4 Callisto orbiter CNSA Jovicentric Callisto orbiter 
China Tianwen-4 Uranus flyby spacecraft CNSA Heliocentric to escape velocity Uranus flyby 
Dual-launch of a Chinese Jupiter orbiter and Uranus flyby spacecraft.
Q3 (TBD)[7] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
South Korea KPS-1 Korea AeroSpace Administration Geosynchronous Navigation 
Q3 (TBD)[8][9] Italy Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
CIMR A (Sentinel-11A) ESA Low Earth (SSO) Oceanography 
First of two satellites for the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) mission. Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.


December

December (TBD)[10] United States Falcon 9 Block 5 United States Vandenberg SLC-4E United States SpaceX
United States Germany GRACE-C1 NASA / DLR Low Earth (Polar) Gravimetry 
United States Germany GRACE-C2 NASA / DLR Low Earth (Polar) Gravimetry 
Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment-Continuity (GRACE-C).

To Be Determined

2029 (TBD)[11] Russia Angara A5 Russia Vostochny Site 1A Russia Roscosmos
Russia Luna 27A Roscosmos TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander 
Third Luna-Glob mission, landing near the lunar south pole.
2029 (TBD)[12][13] Russia Angara A5P Russia Vostochny Site 1A Russia Roscosmos
Russia Orel Roscosmos Low Earth Crewed flight test 
2029 (TBD)[14] France Ariane 62 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Japan Comet Interceptor ESA / JAXA Sun–Earth L2 Comet flyby 
JFY2029 (TBD)[15] Japan Epsilon S Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-6 JAXA Low Earth Technology demonstration 
Part of JAXA's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program.
JFY2029 (TBD)[15] Japan H3 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Radar Diversification 1 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance 
First of a new generation of IGS-Radar satellites.
JFY2029 (TBD)[15] Japan H3 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Optical 10 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance 
2029 (TBD)[16] China Long March 3B/E China Xichang China CASC
China BeiDou-4 M1 CNSA Medium Earth Navigation 
2029 (TBD)[17] China TBA China TBA China TBA
China Solar Polar Orbit Observatory CNSA Heliocentric High-inclination solar orbiter 
2029 (TBD)[18] United States New Glenn United States Cape Canaveral LC-36 United States Blue Origin
United States Blue Moon MK2 Blue Origin / NASA Selenocentric (NRHO) Crewed lunar lander 
Sustaining HLS Crewed Lunar Demo for Artemis 5.
2029 (TBD)[19] Russia Proton-M / Briz-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roscosmos
Russia NEM Roscosmos Low Earth (ISS) Space station module 
NEM, also known as the Science Power Module, will be a core module of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS).
2029 (TBD)[20] Russia Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Russia Vostochny Site 1S Russia Roscosmos
Russia Kanopus-VO №1 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
First satellite of the Kanopus-VO system, a next-generation successor to Kanopus-V.[21]
2029 (TBD)[22] Russia Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Russia Vostochny Site 1S Russia Roscosmos
Russia Kanopus-VO №2 Roscosmos Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
2029 (TBD)[23] Russia Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Russia Vostochny Site 1S Russia Roscosmos
Russia Kondor-FKA №3 Ministry of Defence Low Earth Reconnaissance 
2029 (TBD)
[24][25]		 Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Russia Plesetsk Site 43 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Kosmos
(GLONASS-K2 31L (K2 №10))		 VKS Medium Earth Navigation 
2029 (TBD)
[26][27]		 Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Russia Plesetsk Site 43 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Kosmos
(GLONASS-K2 32L (K2 №11))		 VKS Medium Earth Navigation 
2029 (TBD)
[28][29]		 Russia Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Russia Plesetsk Site 43 Russia RVSN RF
Russia Kosmos
(GLONASS-K2 33L (K2 №12))		 VKS Medium Earth Navigation 
2029 (TBD)[30][31] Argentina Tronador II-250 Argentina Manuel Belgrano Space Center Argentina CONAE
Argentina CONAE Low Earth Flight test 
Maiden flight of Tronador II-250.
2029 (TBD)[32] Italy Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Switzerland ClearSpace-1 ClearSpace SA (EPFL) Low Earth Space debris removal 
ClearSpace-1 will capture and de-orbit the PROBA-1 satellite.[33]
2029 (TBD)[34] Italy Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C) ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Third satellite of the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission. Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.
2029 (TBD)[35][36] Italy Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Harmony A (Concordia) ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Harmony B (Discordia) ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Tenth Earth Explorers mission.
2029 (TBD)[9] Italy Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
LSTM (Sentinel-8) ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation 
Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.
2029 (TBD)[37] Italy Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
France Germany MERLIN CNES / DLR Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation of atmospheric methane 
2029 (TBD)[38] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States Blue Ghost M4 NASA / Firefly TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander 
United States Elytra Dark Firefly Selenocentric Lunar orbiter 
United States Moon Ranger NASA/Carnegie Mellon University/Astrobotic Selenocentric Lunar rover 
Canada TBA Canadian Space Agency Selenocentric Lunar rover 
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission delivering payloads to the rim of Haworth Crater near the lunar south pole.
2029 (TBD)[39][40] Russia TBA Kazakhstan Baikonur or Russia Vostochny Russia Roscosmos
Russia Ekspress-36 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications 
Replacement for Ekspress-AMU1 at 36° East.
2029 (TBD)[41] TBA TBA TBA
Genesis ESA Low Earth Satellite geodesy 
Aims to greatly improve the International Terrestrial Reference Frame.
2029 (TBD)[42] United States TBA United States Cape Canaveral United States TBA
United States HelioSwarm Hub NASA Highly elliptical Heliophysics 
United States HelioSwarm Node × 8 NASA Highly elliptical Heliophysics 
2029 (TBD)[43] TBA TBA TBA
Japan ULTRA ESA / ispace TLI to lunar surface Lunar lander 
MAGPIE ESA TLI to lunar surface Lunar rover 
United States Lunar Orbiting Satellite 3 ispace-U.S. Selenocentric (Polar) Lunar communications 
United States Lunar Orbiting Satellite 4 ispace-U.S. Selenocentric (Polar) Lunar communications 
ispace Mission 4.


Suborbital flights

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

Deep-space rendezvous

Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
18 January 2029 JUICE Third and final gravity assist at Earth
13 April 2029 OSIRIS-APEX Gravity assist at Earth Target altitude 1153 km
21 April 2029 OSIRIS-APEX Rendezvous with asteroid 99942 Apophis[44] Observation operations begin 8 April
August 2029 Psyche Arrival at asteroid 16 Psyche

Extravehicular activities (EVAs)

Start date/time Duration End time Spacecraft Crew Remarks

Orbital launch statistics

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