2025 in spaceflight explained

Programme:	Timeline of spaceflight
Previous Mission:	2024
Next Mission:	2026

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.

NASA plans to launch the Artemis 2 mission on the Space Launch System, sending astronauts around the Moon on a ten-day lunar flyby.

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]}

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.^[5]

Vast plans to launch the first ever commercial space station in 2025.^[6]

Blue Origin plans to launch their MK1 Lunar Lander as a "pathfinder" mission in 2025.^[7]

Orbital launches

See main article: List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2025 and List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2025.

Numbers of orbital launches!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

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, 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
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0	Includes Soyuz launches from Kourou
		0	0	0	0
World	0	0	0	0	-->

By rocket

By family

Family	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
Atlas		0	0	0	0
Delta		0	0	0	0
	/	0	0	0	0	Includes Zenit
		0	0	0	0
H-II		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
Kuaizhou		0	0	0	0
		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
		ILV	0	0	0	0
Kuaizhou		Kuaizhou	0	0	0	0
		ILV	0	0	0	0
H-IIA		H-II	0	0	0	0
		Long March	0	0	0	0
		Long March	0	0	0	0
		Long March	0	0	0	0
Proton		Universal Rocket	0	0	0	0
RFA One		RFA	0	0	0	0	Maiden flight
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	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
		R-36	0	0	0	0
		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	0	0	0	0
		PSLV	0	0	0	0
		RFA One	0	0	0	0	Maiden flight
		UR-100	0	0	0	0
		Safir	0	0	0	0
		Soyuz	0	0	0	0
		Soyuz	0	0	0	0
		Soyuz	0	0	0	0
		Soyuz	0	0	0	0
		Vega	0	0	0	0	-->

By spaceport

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures	Partial failures	Remarks
Baikonur		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
Dombarovsky		0	0	0	0
		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
		0	0	0	0
Semnan		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
Tanegashima		0	0	0	0
Uchinoura		0	0	0	0
Vandenberg		0	0	0	0
Vostochny		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		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
	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

• Cyclone-4M – Yuzhnoye – Ukraine^[8]
• Gravity-2 – Orienspace – China^[9]
• Hera-II – Astraius – UK
• Hyperbola-3 – i-Space – China^[10]
• Irtysh – TsSKB Progress – Russia – December 2025^[11]
• Kinetica 2 – CAS Space – China - August 2025^[12]
• Maia – MaiaSpace – Europe^[13]
• Neutron – Rocket Lab – USA^[14]
• Nova – Stoke Space – USA^[15]
• Prime – Orbex – UK^[16]
• RFA One – Rocket Factory Augsburg – Germany^[17]
• Skyrora XL – Skyrora – UK^[18]
• SL1 – HyImpulse – Germany^[19]
• Zhuque-3 – LandSpace – China^[20]
• Daytona I – Phantom Space Corporation – USA^[21]
• Tianlong-3 - Space Pioneer - China^[22]
• Pallas-1 - Galactic Energy - China^[23]
• Long March 8A - China^[24]
• Eris Block 1 - Gilmour Space Technologies - Australia^[25]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richards . Bella . ESA's Space Rider likely to launch third quarter of 2025, program manager says . 26 August 2023 . 27 August 2023 . NASASpaceFlight.
2. Web site: Jones . Andrew . China conducts parachute tests for asteroid sample return mission . . 26 June 2023 . 19 September 2023.
3. Web site: Talbert. Tricia. 2021-01-08. NASA Extends Exploration for Two Planetary Science Missions. 2021-01-08. NASA.
4. Web site: NASA's Juno Mission Expands Into the Future. NASA.gov. January 13, 2021. January 14, 2021.
5. Web site: Rivera . Mikayla . 2024-01-17 . Project Kuiper: Amazon's Satellite Internet Provider . 2024-05-15 . SatelliteInternet.com . en-US.
6. Web site: Vast Space Station To Use SpaceX Starlink Laser Comms Aviation Week Network . 2024-05-13 . aviationweek.com.
7. Web site: Foust . Jeff . 2024-03-08 . Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025 . 2024-05-13 . SpaceNews . en-US.
8. Precious Payload Partners With Maritime Launch, Adding Canada's First Commercial Spaceport, Spaceport Nova Scotia, to Launch.ctrl Marketplace . . 8 December 2022 . 10 December 2022.
9. Web site: Jones . Andrew . Orienspace breaks Chinese commercial launch records with Gravity-1 solid rocket . . 11 January 2024 . 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..
10. Web site: Jones . Andrew . China's iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage . . 2 November 2023 . 3 December 2023.
11. Web site: First launch of Soyuz-5 rocket due Dec 24, 2025 . 17 August 2023 . 18 August 2023 . TASS.
12. CAS Space . cas_space . 1745625964107710862 . 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 . 12 January 2024.
13. Web site: Parsonson . Andrew . MaiaSpace Complete First Cryogenic Test of Second Stage Prototype . 8 September 2023 . 10 September 2023 . European Spaceflight.
14. Rocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build, Begins Engine Test Campaign . . 6 May 2024 . 6 May 2024 . Business Wire.
15. Web site: Foust . Jeff . Stoke Space raises $100 million for reusable rocket development . . 6 October 2023 . 3 December 2023.
16. Web site: Dorsey . Kristy . New Orbex chief hints at Sutherland launch next year . . 1 May 2024 . 1 July 2024.
17. Web site: Rainbow . Jason . RFA pushes maiden flight to 2025 after launchpad explosion . . 23 August 2024 . 24 August 2024.
18. Thompson . Alan . Skyrora - ICAO . 5 . Workshop on New Entrants Integration in the NAT Region (2024) . . . 13–14 May 2024 . 24 August 2024.
19. Web site: Andrew Parsonson . Maria Jahnke . Nina Stary . Road to the launchpad - A comparative analysis of Germany's microlaunchers . 2 February 2023 . 7 March 2023 . Capitol Momentum.
20. Web site: Jones. Andrew. Landspace launches third methane Zhuque-2, targets 2025 launch of new stainless steel rocket . 2023-12-09. spacenews.com . 9 December 2023 . en.
21. Web site: Daytona I – Phantom Space . 2024-07-26 . en-US.
22. Web site: The maiden launch of SpacePioneer's "Tianlong-3" has been postponed to 2025. Source:https://m.weibo.cn/status/OCKrREUkH . X . CNSAWatcher . 29 October 2024.
23. Web site: The first Pallas-1 / Galactic Energy has made of production line. And maiden flight has postponed to first season 2025 . X . Ace of Razgriz . 8 November 2024.
24. Web site: Lei . Zhao . Space contractor plans maiden flight for carrier rockets . China Daily . 22 November 2024.
25. Web site: 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 . 29 November 2024.