2028 in spaceflight explained

Programme:	Timeline of spaceflight
Previous Mission:	2027
Next Mission:	2029

This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2028.

NASA plans to launch Dragonfly, a robotic rotorcraft probe which will explore Saturn's moon Titan.

NASA plans to launch Artemis 4. The first to use SLS Block 1B.

Russia expects to launch the Luna 27 lunar lander in 2028.

Chang'e 8, the last mission before China’s moon base begins construction, is planned to launch.

The first uncrewed flight of Orel, Russia's replacement for the crewed Soyuz spacecraft, is scheduled for 2028.

India plans to launch the first module for the Bharatiya Antariksha Station in 2028. India also plans to launch the Chandrayaan-4 and LUPEX lunar missions.

The Rosalind Franklin (rover) aims to launch to Mars.^[1]

Orbital launches

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April

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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December

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Suborbital flights

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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	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
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
		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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kuhr . Jack . 2024-04-10 . Thales Alenia Space Signs $567M ExoMars 2028 Contract . 2024-04-13 . Payload . en-US.