Upcoming Planetary Events and Missions

All launch dates should be considered "No Earlier Than" dates, as launches can be delayed for many reasons from their planned times.

2023 April 13 - JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) - Launch of ESA mission to the Jupiter system
2023 May - Peregrine Mission 1 (TO 2-AB) - Launch of NASA CLPS lunar lander
2023 June - Intuitive Machines 1 (TO 2-IM) - Launch of NASA CLPS lunar lander
2023 June-July - Chandrayaan 3 - Launch of ISRO (India) Lunar Orbiter, Lander, and Rover to the Moon
2023 June 20 - Bepi-Colombo - ESA mission makes its third Mercury flyby
2023 July 13 - Luna 25 - Launch of Russian lunar lander
2023 August 21 - Parker Solar Probe - NASA solar mission makes sixth Venus flyby
2023 September 24 - OSIRIS-Rex - Returns to Earth with sample of asteroid Bennu
2023 October 10 - Psyche - Launch of orbiter mission to main belt asteroid 16 Psyche
2023 November 1 - Lucy - NASA mission flies by asteroid 1999 VD57
2023 November - Intuitive Machines 2 (PRIME-1) - Launch of NASA CLPS lunar rover
2023 November - Lunar Trailblazer - Launch of NASA SmallSat mission to study lunar water
2023 - Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) - Launch of JAXA lunar lander mission
2023 - Masten Mission 1 (TO 19C) - Launch of NASA CLPS lunar lander
Postponed - Janus - Launch of dual smallsats to binary asteroids

2024 April - Intuitive Machines 3 (TO CP-11 PRISM 11) - Launch of lunar lander and rovers
2024 September 5 - Bepi-Colombo - ESA mission makes its fourth Mercury flyby
2024 September - Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) - Launch of JAXA mission to return sample from Phobos
2024 October - Europa Clipper - Launch of NASA Jupiter Orbiter to study Europa
2024 October - Hera - Launch of ESA mission to asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos
2024 November - Griffin Mission 1 (TO 20A VIPER) - Launch of NASA CLPS lunar lander
2024 December 2 - Bepi-Colombo - ESA mission makes its fifth Mercury flyby
2024 December 13 - Lucy - NASA asteroid mission makes second Earth flyby
2024 - Blue Ghost 1 (TO 19D, Firefly) - Launch of NASA CLPS lunar lander
2024 - EscaPADE - Dual smallsat Mars orbiters
2024 - Chang'e 6 - Launch of Chinese lunar sample return mission

2025 January 9 - Bepi-Colombo - ESA mission makes its sixth Mercury flyby
2025 April 20 - Lucy - NASA asteroid mission makes flyby of asteroid Donaldjohanson
2025 December 5 - Bepi-Colombo - ESA mission goes into orbit around Mercury
2025 - Draper (TO CP-12) - Launch of NASA CLPS lunar lander

2026 - Dragonfly - Launch of NASA quadcopter drone mission to Titan
2026 - Chang'e 7 - Launch of Chinese lunar survey mission

2027 August 12 - Lucy - NASA asteroid mission makes flyby of Trojan asteroid Eurybates
2027 September 15 - Lucy - NASA asteroid mission makes flyby of Trojan asteroid Polymele
TBD (2027?) - Chang'e 8 - Launch of Chinese lunar technology test

2028 - ExoMars Rover - Launch of ESA Mars rover, Rosalind Franklin
2028 April 18 - Lucy - NASA asteroid mission makes flyby of Trojan asteroid Leucus
2028 November 11 - Lucy - NASA asteroid mission makes flyby of Trojan asteroid Orus

2029 April 13 - Asteroid Apophis passes Earth at an altitude of 32,000 km
2029 June - DAVINCI+ - Launch of NASA Venus orbiter and atmospheric probe
2030 December 26 - Lucy - NASA asteroid mission makes third Earth flyby
2031 - VERITAS - Launch of NASA Venus orbiter
2032 - ENVISION - Launch of ESA Venus orbiter
2033 March 2 - Lucy - NASA asteroid mission makes flyby of Trojan asteroid binary pair Patroclus-Menoetius

2231 April 5 - Pluto - is passed by Neptune in distance from the Sun for the next 20 years

4,000,000 - Pioneer 11 - NASA flyby of star Lambda Aquila

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NASA Official: Dave Williams, david.r.williams@nasa.gov
Last Updated: 2 March 2023, DRW