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2029 in spaceflight

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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.

ESA plans to launch the ARIEL space telescope and the Comet Interceptor mission in 2029.

Orbital launches

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= {{Dark mode invert|January}} =

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|date = January (TBD) {{cite web |last=Shulgin |first=Dmitry |url=https://www.rscc.ru/press/rossijskij-ekspress-nabiraet-oboroty/ |title=Российский "Экспресс" набирает обороты |trans-title=Russian "Ekspress" gaining momentum |page=5 |work=RSCC |date=21 January 2021 |access-date=23 July 2021 |language=ru}}{{cite web |last=Holmes |first=Mark |url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2020/10/15/russian-space-leaders-split-on-geo-vs-leo-at-satcomrus/ |title=Russian Space Leaders Split on GEO vs LEO at SatComRus |work=Via Satellite |date=15 October 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} TBA

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|KAZ}} Baikonur or {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Vostochny

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Roscosmos

|remarks = Ekspress-AMU5-1 will replace Ekspress AM5. Ekspress-AMU6 will replace Ekspress-AM6.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Ekspress-AMU5-1

|user = RSCC

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome =

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Ekspress-AMU6

|user = RSCC

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome =

}}

}}

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= {{Dark mode invert|June}} =

|-

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|date = Q2 (TBD){{cite web |url=https://www.eumetsat.int/planned-launches |title=Planned launches |work=EUMETSAT |date=4 July 2024 |access-date=29 July 2024}} |time =

|rocket = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|site = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|LSP = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|remarks = Third satellite (option) of the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission.{{cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Carbon_dioxide_monitoring_satellite_given_the_shakes |title=Carbon dioxide monitoring satellite given the shakes |work=ESA |date=10 November 2021 |access-date=28 November 2022}} Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px CO2M-C (Sentinel-7C)

|user = ESA

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Earth observation

|outcome =

}}

}}

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= {{Dark mode invert|July}} =

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|date = July (TBD) {{cite web |last=Shulgin |first=Dmitry |url=https://www.rscc.ru/press/rossijskij-ekspress-nabiraet-oboroty/ |title=Российский "Экспресс" набирает обороты |trans-title=Russian "Ekspress" gaining momentum |page=5 |work=RSCC |date=21 January 2021 |access-date=23 July 2021 |language=ru}}{{cite web |last=Holmes |first=Mark |url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2020/10/15/russian-space-leaders-split-on-geo-vs-leo-at-satcomrus/ |title=Russian Space Leaders Split on GEO vs LEO at SatComRus |work=Via Satellite |date=15 October 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} TBA

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|KAZ}} Baikonur or {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Vostochny

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Roscosmos

|remarks =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Ekspress-AMU5-2

|user = RSCC

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome =

}}

}}

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= {{Dark mode invert|September}} =

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|date = September (TBD){{cite tweet |author=CNSA Watcher |user=CNSAWatcher |number=1738469749179171088 |title=Tianwen-4, launching Sept 2029, will journey to Jupiter using Venus & Earth gravity assists. Targeting Jupiter capture by Dec 2035 & a Uranus flyby in March 2045, the mission includes 2 probes, one exploring Jupiter's system and another flying by Uranus. |date=23 December 2023}}{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |url=https://www.space.com/china-probes-jupiter-uranus-same-launch |title=China wants to probe Uranus and Jupiter with 2 spacecraft on one rocket |work=Space.com |date=22 September 2022 |access-date=18 November 2022}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} Long March 5

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} Wenchang LC-1

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} CASC

|remarks = Dual-launch of a Chinese Jupiter orbiter and Uranus flyby spacecraft.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} Tianwen-4 Jupiter orbiter

|user = CNSA

|orbit = Jovicentric

|function = Jupiter orbiter

|outcome =

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} Tianwen-4 Uranus flyby spacecraft

|user = CNSA

|orbit = Heliocentric to escape velocity

|function = Uranus flyby

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = Q3 (TBD) |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Ariane 64

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Kourou ELA-4

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Arianespace

|remarks = Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #4 rideshare mission.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|user = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = Q3 (TBD){{cite web |last=Parsonson |first=Andrew |url=https://spacenews.com/esa-copernicus-trio/ |title=ESA signs a trio of Copernicus contracts worth 1.3 billion euros |work=SpaceNews |date=13 November 2020 |access-date=14 November 2020}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|ITA}} Vega-C

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Kourou ELV

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Arianespace

|remarks = First of two satellites for the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) mission. Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px CIMR A (Sentinel-11A)

|user = ESA

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Oceanography

|outcome =

}}

}}

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= {{Dark mode invert|To Be Determined}} =

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|date = 2029 (TBD) |time ={{cite web |url=https://russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_military.html |title=Russian military spacecraft |work=RussianSpaceWeb |access-date=1 February 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?topic=16308.600 |title=Russian space launch plan for the long term (after 2025) |work=Novosti Kosmonavtiki |access-date=1 February 2025}}

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M

|flight =

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Plesetsk Site 43

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} RVSN RF

|remarks =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{nobr|{{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Kosmos
(GLONASS-K2 31L (K2 №10)}})

|user = VKS

|orbit = Medium Earth

|function = Navigation

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD) |time ={{cite web |url=https://russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_military.html |title=Russian military spacecraft |work=RussianSpaceWeb |access-date=1 February 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?topic=16308.600 |title=Russian space launch plan for the long term (after 2025) |work=Novosti Kosmonavtiki |access-date=1 February 2025}}

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M

|flight =

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Plesetsk Site 43

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} RVSN RF

|remarks =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{nobr|{{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Kosmos
(GLONASS-K2 32L (K2 №11)}})

|user = VKS

|orbit = Medium Earth

|function = Navigation

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD) |time ={{cite web |url=https://russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_military.html |title=Russian military spacecraft |work=RussianSpaceWeb |access-date=1 February 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?topic=16308.600 |title=Russian space launch plan for the long term (after 2025) |work=Novosti Kosmonavtiki |access-date=1 February 2025}}

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M

|flight =

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Plesetsk Site 43

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} RVSN RF

|remarks =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{nobr|{{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Kosmos
(GLONASS-K2 33L (K2 №12)}})

|user = VKS

|orbit = Medium Earth

|function = Navigation

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD){{cite tweet |author=Katya Pavlushchenko |user=katlinengrey |number=1691378590745534464 |title=Both the first uncrewed test flight and the first crewed test flight of the planned #Oryol spacecraft are scheduled for 2028, said the chief designer of ROS (it's not a misprint, now they call it ROS instead of ROSS), deputy director of RSC Energia Vladimir Kozhevnikov. |date=15 August 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://ria.ru/20200213/1564630880.html |title=Определен срок полета российского корабля "Орел" с экипажем на МКС |trans-title=The scheduled time for the first crewed flight of the Russian spacecraft Orel to the ISS has been determined |work=RIA Novosti |date=13 February 2020 |access-date=29 June 2020 |language=ru}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Angara A5P

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Vostochny Site 1A

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Roscosmos

|remarks =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Orel

|user = Roscosmos

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Crewed flight test

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD){{cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Ariel_moves_from_blueprint_to_reality |title=Ariel moves from blueprint to reality |work=ESA |date=12 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020}}{{cite web |last=Lakdawalla |first=Emily |url=http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2019/esa-to-launch-comet-interceptor.html |title=ESA to Launch Comet Interceptor Mission in 2028 |work=The Planetary Society |date=21 June 2019 |access-date=9 August 2019}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Ariane 62

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Kourou ELA-4

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Arianespace

|remarks =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px ARIEL

|user = ESA

|orbit = Sun–Earth {{L2}}

|function = Exoplanetary science

|outcome =

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} Comet Interceptor

|user = ESA / JAXA

|orbit = Sun–Earth {{L2}}

|function = Comet flyby

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = JFY2029 (TBD) |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} Epsilon S

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} Uchinoura

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} JAXA

|remarks = Part of JAXA's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-6

|user = JAXA

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Technology demonstration

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = JFY2029 (TBD){{cite web |url=https://www8.cao.go.jp/space/plan/plan2/kaitei_fy05/kaitei_fy0512.pdf |title=宇宙基本計画⼯程表 (令和５年度改訂) |trans-title=Basic Plan on Space Policy (2023 Revision) |page=45 |publisher=Cabinet Office |date=22 December 2023 |access-date=26 December 2023 |language=ja |archive-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225105156/https://www8.cao.go.jp/space/plan/plan2/kaitei_fy05/kaitei_fy0512.pdf |url-status=live}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} H3

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} Tanegashima LA-Y2

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} MHI

|remarks = First of a new generation of IGS-Radar satellites.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} IGS-Radar Diversification 1

|user = CSICE

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Reconnaissance

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = JFY2029 (TBD) |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} H3

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} Tanegashima LA-Y2

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} MHI

|remarks =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} IGS-Optical 10

|user = CSICE

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Reconnaissance

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD){{cite web |url=https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?topic=9565.1780 |title=Planned Chinese Space Launches |work=Novosti Kosmonavtiki |access-date=1 February 2025}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} Long March 3B/E

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} Xichang

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} CASC

|remarks =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} BeiDou-4 M1

|user = CNSA

|orbit = Medium Earth

|function = Navigation

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD){{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |date=2025-02-25 |title=China to send a spacecraft out of the ecliptic to study the Sun’s poles |url=https://spacenews.com/china-to-send-a-spacecraft-out-of-the-ecliptic-to-study-the-suns-poles/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}

|time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|remarks =

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} Solar Polar Orbit Observatory

|user = CNSA

|orbit = Heliocentric

|function = High-inclination solar orbiter

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD){{cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |url=https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-blue-origin-to-develop-second-artemis-lunar-lander/ |title=NASA selects Blue Origin to develop second Artemis lunar lander |work=SpaceNews |date=19 May 2023 |access-date=29 September 2023}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} New Glenn

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} Cape Canaveral LC-36

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} Blue Origin

|remarks = Sustaining HLS Crewed Lunar Demo for Artemis 5.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} Blue Moon MK2

|user = Blue Origin / NASA

|orbit = Selenocentric (NRHO)

|function = Crewed lunar lander

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD){{cite web |last=Mazzini Puga |first=Luciana |url=https://agencia.unq.edu.ar/?p=12795 |title=Hacia la soberanía espacial: el lanzador de satélites Tronador II estará listo en 2029 |trans-title=Towards space sovereignty: the Tronador II satellite launcher will be ready in 2029 |date=9 June 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023 |language=es |work=Agencia de Noticias Cientificas}}{{cite web |url=https://www.natescrest.com/argentinas-ambitious-plan-to-launch-satellites-with-its-own-rocket/|title=Argentina's ambitious plan to launch satellites with its own rocket |work=natescrest |date=6 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023 |language=english}}

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|ARG}} Tronador II-250

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|ARG}} Manuel Belgrano Space Center

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|ARG}} CONAE

|remarks = Maiden flight of Tronador II-250.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|ARG}}

|user = CONAE

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = Flight test

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD) |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|ITA}} Vega-C

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Kourou ELV

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Arianespace

|remarks = Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px CHIME (Sentinel-10)

|user = ESA

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Earth observation

|outcome =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 2029 (TBD) |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|ITA}} Vega-C

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Kourou ELV

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Arianespace

|remarks = Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px LSTM (Sentinel-8)

|user = ESA

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Earth observation

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD){{cite web |url=https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities |title=All flights opportunities |work=Arianespace |access-date=17 August 2023}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|ITA}} Vega-C

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Kourou ELV

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Arianespace

|remarks = Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #20 rideshare mission.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|user = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD) |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|ITA}} Vega-C

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Kourou ELV

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Arianespace

|remarks = SSMS #21 rideshare mission.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|user = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|orbit = Low Earth

|function = {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|outcome =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 2029 (TBD){{cite web |last=Shulgin |first=Dmitry |url=https://www.rscc.ru/press/rossijskij-ekspress-nabiraet-oboroty/ |title=Российский "Экспресс" набирает обороты |trans-title=Russian "Ekspress" gaining momentum |page=5 |work=RSCC |date=21 January 2021 |access-date=23 July 2021 |language=ru}}{{cite web |last=Holmes |first=Mark |url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2020/10/15/russian-space-leaders-split-on-geo-vs-leo-at-satcomrus/ |title=Russian Space Leaders Split on GEO vs LEO at SatComRus |work=Via Satellite |date=15 October 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|KAZ}} Baikonur or {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Vostochny

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Roscosmos

|remarks = Replacement for Ekspress-AMU1 at 36° East.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|RUS}} Ekspress-36

|user = RSCC

|orbit = Geosynchronous

|function = Communications

|outcome =

}}

}}

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|date = 2029 (TBD){{cite web |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7659 |title=Harmony Mission |work=Next Spaceflight |access-date=8 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/ESA_selects_Harmony_as_tenth_Earth_Explorer_mission |title=ESA selects Harmony as tenth Earth Explorer mission |work=ESA |date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|ITA}} Vega-C

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Kourou ELV

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} Arianespace

|remarks = Tenth Earth Explorers mission.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px Harmony A (Concordia)

|user = ESA

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Earth observation

|outcome =

}} {{TLS-PL

|name = 23px Harmony B (Discordia)

|user = ESA

|orbit = Low Earth (SSO)

|function = Earth observation

|outcome =

}}

}}

{{TLS-RL|NoPL=1

|date = 2029 (TBD){{cite web |url=https://venuscloudlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/VLFReport_12092021.pdf |title=Venus Life Finder Mission Study |pages=42–52 |work=Venus Cloud Life |publisher=MIT |date=10 December 2021 |access-date=4 April 2022}} |time =

|rocket = {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|site = {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|LSP = {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} {{abbr|TBA|To Be Announced}}

|remarks = Third of three MIT missions to Venus to study its atmosphere.

|payload = {{TLS-PL

|name = {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} Venus Atmosphere Sample Return Mission

|user = MIT

|orbit = Heliocentric to Venus

|function = Venus sample return

|outcome =

}}

}}

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Suborbital flights

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Deep-space rendezvous

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Date (UTC)

!Spacecraft

!Event

!Remarks

18 January 2029

| JUICE

| Third and final gravity assist at Earth

|

21 April 2029

| OSIRIS-APEX

| Rendezvous with asteroid 99942 Apophis{{cite conference |title=OSIRIS-REx at Apophis: Opportunity for an Extended Mission |url=https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/apophis2020/pdf/2008.pdf |date=6 November 2020 |first1=D. S. |last1=Lauretta |author-link1=Dante Lauretta |first2=E. B. |last2=Bierhaus |first3=R. P. |last3=Binzel |first4=B. J. |last4=Bos |conference=Apophis T–9 Years: Knowledge Opportunities for the Science of Planetary Defense |conference-url=https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/apophis2020/}}

|Observation operations begin 8 April

| August 2029

| Psyche

| Arrival at asteroid 16 Psyche

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Extravehicular activities (EVAs)

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Orbital launch statistics

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= 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.

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References

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External links

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