Spaceflight in 2025 promises to follow the 2020s trend of record breaking orbital launches and increased developments in lunar, Mars and low-earth orbit exploration.
 Illustration of NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), scheduled to be launched in 2025. | |
ESA plans to conduct an orbital test flight of the Space Rider uncrewed spaceplane in the third quarter of the year.[1]
China plans to launch the Tianwen-2 (ZhengHe) asteroid sample-return and comet probe.[2]
As of 2021, the mission of the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter is targeted to end no later than September 2025. NASA has stated that the mission could end sooner depending on potential damage from the system's radiation belts during fly-bys of Europa in 2022, and Io in 2023 and 2024.[3][4]
SpaceX expects to perform an in-space propellant transfer demonstration using two docked Starships in 2025—a critical milestone that will allow SpaceX to refuel their Starship HLS vehicle for an uncrewed lunar landing demonstration in the following year.[5]
Kuiper Systems, Amazon’s satellite internet subsidiary, ramp up launches for its constellation of over 3,000 satellites. The launches will occur on Ariane 6, Vulcan Centaur and New Glenn launch vehicles.[6]
Vast plans to launch the first ever commercial space station in 2025.[7]
Blue Origin plans to launch their MK1 Lunar Lander as a "pathfinder" mission in 2025.[8]
Orbital launches
edit| Month | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| February | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| March | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| April | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| May | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| June | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| July | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| August | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| September | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| October | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| November | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| December | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Deep-space rendezvous
edit| Date (UTC) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January | BepiColombo | Sixth gravity assist at Mercury | |
| 1 March | Europa Clipper | Gravity assist at Mars | |
| March | Hera | Gravity assist at Mars | Will conduct observations of the Martian moon Deimos |
| 20 April | Lucy | Flyby of asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson | Target altitude 922 km |
| 31 August | JUICE | Gravity assist at Venus |
Extravehicular activities (EVAs)
edit| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
|---|
Orbital launch statistics
editBy country
editFor 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, Electron rockets launched from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand are counted under the United States because Electron is an American rocket. Launches from the Moon are not included in the statistics.
| Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Remarks |
|---|
By rocket
editBy family
edit| Family | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|
By type
edit| Rocket | Country | Family | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|
By configuration
edit| Rocket | Country | Type | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|
By spaceport
edit| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
|---|
By orbit
edit| 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
edit- Cyclone-4M – Yuzhnoye – Ukraine[9]
- Gravity-2 – Orienspace – China[10]
- Hera-II – Astraius – UK
- Hyperbola-3 – i-Space – China[11]
- Irtysh – TsSKB Progress – Russia – December 2025[12]
- Kinetica 2 – CAS Space – China - August 2025[13]
- Maia – MaiaSpace – Europe[14]
- Neutron – Rocket Lab – USA[15]
- Nova – Stoke Space – USA[16]
- Prime – Orbex – UK[17]
- RFA One – Rocket Factory Augsburg – Germany[18]
- Skyrora XL – Skyrora – UK[19]
- SL1 – HyImpulse – Germany[20]
- Zhuque-3 – LandSpace – China[21]
- Daytona I – Phantom Space Corporation – USA[22]
- Tianlong-3 - Space Pioneer - China[23]
- Pallas-1 - Galactic Energy - China[24]
- Long March 8A - China[25]
- Eris Block 1 - Gilmour Space Technologies - Australia[26]
Notes
editReferences
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- ^ Jones, Andrew (26 June 2023). "China conducts parachute tests for asteroid sample return mission". SpaceNews. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Talbert, Tricia (8 January 2021). "NASA Extends Exploration for Two Planetary Science Missions". NASA. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "NASA's Juno Mission Expands Into the Future". NASA.gov. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Berger, Eric (11 June 2024). "As NASA watches Starship closely, here's what the agency wants to see next". Ars Technica. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Rivera, Mikayla (17 January 2024). "Project Kuiper: Amazon's Satellite Internet Provider". SatelliteInternet.com. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Vast Space Station To Use SpaceX Starlink Laser Comms | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (8 March 2024). "Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025". SpaceNews. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Precious Payload Partners With Maritime Launch, Adding Canada's First Commercial Spaceport, Spaceport Nova Scotia, to Launch.ctrl Marketplace". Business Wire (Press release). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Jones, Andrew (11 January 2024). "Orienspace breaks Chinese commercial launch records with Gravity-1 solid rocket". SpaceNews. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
Orienspace is looking to launch its first liquid propellant rocket in 2025. The 60-meter-tall Gravity-2 will have a core stage and solid boosters. The rocket will use nine 100-ton-thrust Yuanli-85 gas generator kerosene engines for the first stage.
- ^ Jones, Andrew (2 November 2023). "China's iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage". SpaceNews. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "First launch of Soyuz-5 rocket due Dec 24, 2025". TASS. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ CAS Space [@cas_space] (12 January 2024). "There had been discussions on concept art regarding Kinetica-2. The answer is YES; we will develop reusability into Kinetica-2 in steady steps. Kinetica-2 will see its inauguration launch in Aug 2025. Milestones are planned for 1st stage reusability before 2028. Details below" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Parsonson, Andrew (8 September 2023). "MaiaSpace Complete First Cryogenic Test of Second Stage Prototype". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Rocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build, Begins Engine Test Campaign". Rocket Lab (Press release). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024 – via Business Wire.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (6 October 2023). "Stoke Space raises $100 million for reusable rocket development". SpaceNews. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Dorsey, Kristy (1 May 2024). "New Orbex chief hints at Sutherland launch next year". The Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Rainbow, Jason (23 August 2024). "RFA pushes maiden flight to 2025 after launchpad explosion". SpaceNews. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Alan (13–14 May 2024). Skyrora - ICAO (PDF). Workshop on New Entrants Integration in the NAT Region (2024). Paris: ICAO. p. 5. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Andrew Parsonson; Maria Jahnke; Nina Stary (2 February 2023). "Road to the launchpad - A comparative analysis of Germany's microlaunchers". Capitol Momentum. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Jones, Andrew (9 December 2023). "Landspace launches third methane Zhuque-2, targets 2025 launch of new stainless steel rocket". spacenews.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Daytona I – Phantom Space". Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "The maiden launch of SpacePioneer's "Tianlong-3" has been postponed to 2025. Source:https://m.weibo.cn/status/OCKrREUkH". X. CNSAWatcher. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "The first Pallas-1 / Galactic Energy has made of production line. And maiden flight has postponed to first season 2025". X. Ace of Razgriz. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Lei, Zhao. "Space contractor plans maiden flight for carrier rockets". China Daily. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "UPDATE: #Testflight1 is now NET mid-Jan Our team is finalising test & verification, and coordinating with CASA. A Jan launch will also give our team a well-deserved break... and an extended window for our 1st launch". X. Gilmour Space. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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edit- Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
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- McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
- Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
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- Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
- Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
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- "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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