2025 is a busy year for spaceflight and exploration enthusiasts with countless launches, mission milestones and skywatching events to look forward to.
With so much going on, it's hard to keep track of everything. Never fear — keep up with the latest events in our 2025 space calendar. You can also Find out what's up in the night sky this month with our visible planets guide and skywatching forecast.
Please note: Launch dates are subject to change and will be updated throughout the year as firmer dates arise. Please DO NOT schedule travel based on a date you see here. Launch dates are collected from NASA events, ESA news, Roscosmos space launch schedule, Spaceflight Now launch schedule, Everyday Astronaut, Supercluster and others.
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January 2025
January 23, 12:14 a.m. ET (0514 GMT): The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is expected to launch an unknown payload on a Long March 6A rocket. The mission will liftoff from LC-9, at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, in China.
January 23: The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is expected to launch an unknown payload on a Long March 3B heavy-lift rocket. The mission will liftoff from LC-2, at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in China. The Long March 3B rocket is capable of lifting large payloads to geostationary transfer orbit.
January 24, 8:54 a.m. ET (1354 GMT): A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO), from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California. SpaceX's megaconstellation of LEO Starlink satellites provide low-cost internet to locations around the globe, with nearly seven thousand currently in the orbital network.
January 25, 5:00 p.m. ET (2200 GMT): The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is expected to launch an unknown payload on the demo flight of the upgraded Long March 8A rocket. The mission will liftoff from LC-2, at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in China. The Long March 3B rocket is capable of lifting large payloads to geostationary transfer orbit.
January 27, 2:21 p.m. ET (1921 GMT): A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO), from SLC-40, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, in Florida. SpaceX's megaconstellation of LEO Starlink satellites provide low-cost internet to locations around the globe, with nearly seven thousand currently in the orbital network.
January 28, 5:45 p.m. ET (2245 GMT): The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch a GPS satellite, known as the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark II (GSLV Mk II) rocket. The mission will liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
January 28, 11:00 p.m. ET (0400 GMT, Jan. 29): A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a a Spanish communications satellite, SpainSat NG-1, into a geostationary transfer orbit, as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Pacis 3 project. The mission will liftoff from Launch Complex-39A (LC-39A), at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Florida.
January 30, 2:21 p.m. ET (1921 GMT): A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO), from SLC-40, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, in Florida. SpaceX's megaconstellation of LEO Starlink satellites provide low-cost internet to locations around the globe, with nearly seven thousand currently in the orbital network.
February 2025
February 1, 3:30 a.m. ET (0830 GMT): Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch the MICHIBIKI 6 mission, carrying the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-6) aboard the 5th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F5: Flight No.5). Liftoff will take place from Yoshinobu Launch Complex, during a two-hour launch window beginning at 3:30 a.m. ET (0830 GMT). QZS-6 is part of a Japanese navigation satellite constellation, operating in elliptical geosynchronous orbits. The satellite is designed to augment GPS signals to otherwise unreachable locations; using its orbit to relay signals to canyons and mountainous terrain.
February 3, 3:43 p.m. ET (2043 GMT): Rocket Lab will launch an Electron rocket the company's Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The mission, IoT 4 You and Me, will be the fourth for French satellite operator Kinéis, and will place the final five satellites of the compnay's 25-satellite nano-constellation to enable "tracking, monitoring and real-time alerts anywhere on Earth."
February 12: February's full moon, the Snow Moon, will rise bright in the daytime, peaking above the horizon on the U.S. eastern coast beginning at 8:53 a.m. ET (1353 GMT).
NET February 25: Ariane 6 is expected to make its next flight sometime mid-February. The launch will carry the CSO-3 spy satellite into orbit for France's military. The Ariane 6 launched for the first time from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in July 2024 after lengthy delays. Read more: Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket set for 2nd launch in February
February 26, 9:00 p.m. ET (0200 GMT, Feb. 27): Intuitive Machines is scheduled to launch its next moon lander NET Feb. 26, at 9:00 p.m. ET (0200 GMT, Feb. 27). IM-2 is headed to the moon's Mons Mouton region located about 100 miles (160 km) from the south pole. IM-2 will carry a number of Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) payloads for NASA, including an instrument that will help confirm the abundance of water ice in the area.
February 28: The Russian space agency (Roscosmos) will launch the 91st Progress cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Progress 91 (91P) will carry fresh food and supplies for the ISS crew, and is expected to remain docked for several months.
February: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a double-mission for NASA, carrying a total of five payloads to orbit. The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) is a car-sized observatory that will map the entire sky in 3D by cataloguing the millions of stars and galaxies visible from our planet in every direction. The second payload is a constellation of four small satellites flying NASA's PUNCH mission (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere). The satellites are headed to low-Earth orbit (LEO), where they'll observe the sun's corona, to study how mass and energy transform into solar wind. Read more: SpaceX launch of NASA's new 3D-sky-mapping satellite set for February 2025
February: SpaceX will launch its eighth integrated flight test (IFT-8) for its Starship megarocket no earlier than (NET) February. The mission will liftoff from SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas. The launch will be the second flight of SpaceX's newer version Starship, which broke up in orbit during its last mission. The launch is expected following an investigation into IFT-7 by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
March 2025
March 14: March's full moon is known as the Worm Moon, and this year is paired with a total lunar eclipse. The total lunar eclipse will be visible from start to finish across the United States. Parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, Pacific and Africa will experience at least some part of the eclipse. The full portion of the eclipse will start at 2:36 a.m. EDT (0636 GMT). Maximum eclipse will occur at 2:58 a.m. EDT (0658 GMT). The full eclipse portion of the lunar eclipse will end at 3:31 EDT (0731 GMT).
March 20: The equinoxes mark the astronomical beginning of spring or autumn, depending on the hemisphere. However, the meteorological beginning of these seasons is March 1 and Sept. 1. In the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox heralds the beginning of spring and is referred to as the spring or vernal equinox (vernal comes from the Latin term "ver" for spring). At the same time, the Southern Hemisphere shifts into autumn. The converse is true in September when the northern half of the planet descends into the colder months of autumn and the southern half enters spring.
NET March: SpaceX plans to make spaceflight history by launching a Dragon spacecraft on the first crewed mission into polar orbit. Fram2 will be commanded by Maltese entrepreneur Chun Wang, SpaceX announced. Wang is joined by vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen, from Norway, Eric Philips of Australia, as pilot, and mission specialist Rabea Rogge, from Germany. Read more: SpaceX to launch 4 people on historic Fram2 mission over Earth's poles
NET late March: SpaceX's tenth crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, will launch no earlier than late March. Crew-10 was originally slated to fly in February, but was been pushed back to allow time for SpaceX to complete work on a brand-new Crew Dragon spacecraft, being used for the mission. Read more: Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay
April 2025
April 12: Look to the east shortly after sunset to see the full moon rise above the horizon. The moon will be in the Virgo constellation, and will have most of the night to enjoy the night sky by itself while the planets are situated on the other side of Earth. The name of April's Full Pink Moon is believed to come a pink flower known as the ground phlox, which commonly blooms in North America around this time. Other names for the celestial event include the Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon and Fish Moon. The moon will begin peaking above the horizon on the U.S. eastern coast beginning at 8:22 p.m. EDT (2322 GMT).
NET April 8: Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Alexei Zubritsky and NASA astronaut Jonathan Kim will launch aboard Soyuz MS-27 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, to join fellow Expedition 73 crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
April 2025: United Launch Alliance (ULA)'s Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly its first of more than two dozen U.S. Space Force missions allocated under a national security space launch contract. USSF-106 is expected to launch sometime in the second quarter of 2025. Read more: Powerful new Vulcan Centaur rocket gearing up for 1st Space Force mission
May 2025
May 12: The Full Flower Moon rises on May 12. The official moment when the full moon reaches 100% fullness will occur on May 23 at 12:56 p.m. EDT (1656 GMT), according to the U.S. Naval Observatory.
May 2025: United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch Sierra Space's Dream Chaser space plane aboard a Vulcan Centaur rocket. The mission will launch from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41), at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida. the first-ever winged commercial spaceplane, to the International Space Station. Read more: ULA delays Dream Chaser space plane launch to certify Vulcan Centaur rocket for US military missions
Spring 2025: SpaceX will launch the fourth crewed mission for Houston-based company Axiom Space. Former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson will be joined by Shubhanshu Shukla of India, the of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Sławosz Uznański, from Poland, and Tibor Kapu of Hungary. The quartet will launch to the ISS on a mission to conduct scientific research, demonstrate technology and the continued commercialization of space. Read more: Meet the crew for Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission to the ISS
June 2025
June 11: The Full Flower Moon rises at 3:44 a.m. EDT (0844 GMT). In the Old Farmer's Almanac, the full moon of June is called a Strawberry moon, from the berries that appear in the summer months in the northeastern parts of North America.
July 2025
July 10: The July full moon is also known as the Buck Moon or the Thunder Moon, the former because it coincides with the time of year when male deer antlers are in full growth and the latter because it is also when thunderstorms are common in many parts of the world. The moon will officially reach full illumination at 4:37 p.m. EDT (2137 GMT) on July 10, but still appears relatively full for a few days around the peak.
August 2025
August 2025: California-based startup Vast Space plans to loft its Haven-1 outpost aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than August 2025. Haven-1 — which will eventually be incorporated as a module into a larger space station, and will be followed in quick succession by Vast-1, a four-person jaunt to the new station that could last up to 30 days. Vast-1 will also launch atop a Falcon 9, and its astronauts will ride on a SpaceX Dragon capsule. Read more: Vast Space unveils Haven-2, a private space station to follow the ISS after its fiery end (video)
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