Future planetary missions (original) (raw)

Future missions beyond Earth orbit, including space telescopes to Lagrange points. For past missions see Active and completed planetary missions list.

Because of uncertainty surrounding Google Lunar X Prize missions to the Moon, I removed them from the list. I will add them to the active missions list after they will be launched.

Mission - Country - Target - Mission type (Confirmed missions in bold)

2016

• OSIRIS-REx - USA - 101955 Bennu asteroid - sample return

2017

• Mercury Planetary Orbiter (BepiColombo) - Europe - Mercury - orbiter
• Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (BepiColombo) - Japan - Mercury - orbiter
• Selena - Ukraine - Moon - orbiter (source)
• Chang’e-5 - China - Moon - sample return (source)
• ISRO Venus Mission - India - Venus - orbiter

2018

• Luna-26 (Luna Glob-2) - Russia - Moon - orbiter (updated 10/17/2013, source)
• InSight - USA - Mars - lander
• MarCO cubesats - USA - Mars - orbiters (updated 06/12/2015, source)
• Chang’e-4 - China - Moon - lander (source)
• Chandrayaan-2 - India - Moon - orbiter, lander, rover
• Solar Probe Plus - USA - Sun - orbiter
• ExoMars Rover - Europe / Russia - Mars - rover
• Solar Orbiter - Europe - Sun - orbiter
• Lunar Lander - Europe - Moon - lander
• International Lunar Network Node 1 - international - Moon - lander
• James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) - USA / Europe - Earth–Sun L2 - astronomy
• Inspiration Mars - USA - Mars - manned flyby
• RESOLVE - USA / Canada - Moon - rover (updated 11/30/2013, source)
• Mars One Lander - Netherlands - Mars - lander (updated 12/10/2013, source)
• Orion EM-1 - USA / Europe - Moon - flyby (updated 09/02/2014, source)
• LunaH-Map cubesat - USA - Moon - orbiter (source)
• Lunar Flashlight cubesat - USA - Moon - orbiter (updated 04/05/2015, source)
• NEA Scout cubesat - USA - asteroid TBA - flyby (updated 09/02/2014, source)
• ISRO’s second Mars Mission - India - Mars - orbiter, lander, rover (updated 10/30/2014, source)
• Smart Lander for Investigating Moon - Japan - Moon - lander (updated 04/05/2015, source)

2019

• Luna-27 (Luna Resurs) - Russia - Moon - lander (updated 10/17/2013, source)
• Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission (AIDA) - Europe / USA - Didymos asteroid - orbiter, impactor
• PTK NP No.2 Mission 1 - Russia - Moon - flyby (source)
• SELENE-2 - Japan - Moon - orbiter, lander, rover
• Asteroid Retrieval Spacecraft (ARS) - USA - asteroid, TBA - asteroid capture
• Mars Exploration with a Lander-Orbiter Synergy (MELOS) - Japan - Mars - lander, rover
• ALCEK - Bulgaria - Moon - orbiter (updated 10/28/2013, source)

Asteroid Retrieval Spacecraft

2020

• Euclid - Europe - Earth–Sun L2 - astronomy
• 2020 Mars Rover - USA - Mars - rover
• Chinese Mars Rover - China - Mars - rover (updated 06/29/2014, source)
• PTK NP No.2 Mission 2 - Russia - Moon - flyby (source)
• Korean Lunar Mission - South Korea - Moon - orbiter, lander, rover (updated 11/25/2013, source)
• Chang’e 4 - China - Moon - lander, rover (updated 04/02/2015, source)
• Chinese Mars Mission - China - Mars - orbiter, lander, rover (source)

Early 2020’s

• Chang’e 6 - China - Moon - sample return (updated 10/26/2013, source)
• Europa Multiple-Flyby Mission - USA - Jupiter - orbiter

2021

• Orion EM-2 - USA / Europe - Moon - manned flyby
• Luna-28 (Polar Sample Return) - Russia - Moon - sample return (updated 10/19/2013)
• U.A.E. Mars probe - U.A.E. - Mars - orbiter (updated 07/20/2014, source)
• 13th Discovery mission - USA

2022

• Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) - Europe - Ganymede - orbiter, possible Russian lander
• Orion EM-3 - USA / Europe - TBA - TBA
• Mars Telecommunication Orbiter - USA - Mars - orbiter (updated 02/25/2015, source)
• Fobos-Grunt 2 (Boomerang) - Russia - Mars / Phobos - sample return (updated 10/16/2013, source)
• Interheliozond - Russia - Sun - orbiter (updated 10/17/2013, source)
• SPICA - Japan / Europe - Earth–Sun L2 - astronomy (updated 11/04/2013, source)

JUpiter ICy moons Explorer

2023

• Luna-29 - Russia - Moon - Lunokhod rover (updated 10/19/2013)

2024

• Luna-25 (Luna Glob-1) - Russia - Moon - lander
• Venera-D - Russia - Venus - orbiter, lander (source)
• PLATO - Europe - Earth-Sun L2 - astronomy (updated 02/19/2014, source)

Mid-2020’s

• Mars-Grunt - Russia - Mars - sample return
• Solar Probe Orbit Telescope - China - Sun - orbiter (updated 04/02/2015, source)

2028

• Athena+ - Europe - Earth-Sun L2 - astronomy (updated 11/29/2013, source)

End of 2020’s

• Mercury-P - Russia - Mercury - orbiter, lander (source)
• PTK NP mission - Russia - Moon - manned orbiter (source)

2030

• Chinese Mars Sample Return Mission - China - Mars - sample return (updated 06/29/2014, source)

2034

• eLISA - Europe - Sun orbit - gravitational waves (updated 11/29/2013, source)

Late 2030’s

• US Manned Mars Mission - USA - Mars - manned mission

After 2040

• Chinese Manned Mars Mission - China - Mars - manned mission