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Space exploration in 2026
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A Proton-M rocket, equipped with the Block DM-03 upper stage for the last time, lifts off from Baikonur with the Elektro-L5 satellite on Feb. 12, 2026. Orbital launch attempts in 2026 (as of February 21, 2026 ):
The 2026 space launch score card (as of February 21, 2026 ):
Planned Russian orbital launches: February 20-28: A Soyuz-2/Fregat rocket to launch the first 16 satellites for the Buro-1440 Internet constellation (INSIDER CONTENT) from Plesetsk. (As of end of January 2026. As of May 2025, the launch was expected in December 2025). End of March: A Soyuz-5 rocket to fly its first test mission from Site 45 in Baikonur. (As of end of January 2026). In November 2025, the launch was postponed from Dec. 24, 2025, until around March 2026, due to delays with the ground equipment. March 22, 14:59 Moscow Time: A Soyuz-2-1a rocket to launch the Progress MS-33 cargo ship (ISS mission 94P) from Site 31 at Baikonur. The mission was initially planned in March 2026, but by 2024, it was advanced to Nov. 20, 2025. Before the end of 2024, the launch was delayed to Dec. 19, 2025. In early November 2025, the launch was postponed from Dec. 19 to Dec. 21, 2025. The spacecraft departed RKK Energia's ZEM plant in Podlipki for Baikonur at the end of September 2025 and arrived at Baikonur by October 7. The active preparations of the vehicle for launch started on November 10, with the testing of its radio system in the anechoic chamber of the spacecraft processing facility at Site 254. The spacecraft then underwent pneumatic and vacuum tests in the vacuum chamber, which started on November 15, 2025. On November 20, it was returned to its processing rig at Site 254. On Nov. 27, 2025, the launch of the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft resulted in the collapse of the mobile service platform below the launch pad at Site 31, forcing the postponement of the Progress MS-31 mission, then scheduled to lift off on Dec. 21, 2025, at 03:55 Moscow Time. Soon after the incident, the launch was expected as early as March 11, but by Dec. 19, 2025, it was scheduled for March 22, 2026. On Feb. 15, 2026, Roskosmos announced that its specialists at Baikonur had unpacked the mothballed Progress MS-33 vehicle in preparation for equipment checks and pre-launch irreversible operations, including fueling, integration with the launch vehicle adapter and encapsulation under payload fairing. April 26, 01:21 Moscow Time: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch Progress MS-34 (No. 464, ISS mission 95P) from Baikonur toward the International Space Station, ISS. The mission was initially planned for July 2026, but by 2025, it was advanced to Feb. 11, 2026. By October 2025, the launch slipped to March 25, 2026, at 13:48 Moscow Time. After the launch pad damage at Site 31 during the launch of Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on Nov. 27, 2025, the mission was postponed until April 26, 2026, at 01:21 Moscow Time. First quarter: Russia to introduce the Start-1M launcher (INSIDER CONTENT) converted from the Topol-M ICBM. (As of 2024) July 14, 17:43 Moscow Time: A Soyuz-2-1a rocket to launch Soyuz MS-29 crew vehicle from Baikonur carrying three members of Expedition 75 to the International Space Station, ISS. On Aug. 21, 2024, Roskosmos announced that Russian cosmonauts Petr Dubrov, Sergei Korsakov and Anna Kikina had been appointed to the Soyuz MS-29 crew. With the reduction of Soyuz launches to the ISS to 1.5 per year and respective extension of Russian ISS expeditions, the launch of Soyuz MS-29 was delayed from July 2026 to Aug. 27, 2026, but by the middle of 2025, the launch date was advanced to June 15. By October 2025, the launch slipped to July 14, 2026. The spacecraft for the mission (Production No. 759) was reported delivered to Baikonur on Nov. 7, 2025. September 9: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch Progress MS-35 (No. 465) from Baikonur toward the International Space Station, ISS. The mission was initially planned for November 2026, but by 2025, it was advanced to April 28, 2026. By October 2025, the launch slipped to June 17, 2026. Following the service platform collapse at Site 31 in November 2025, and the resulting domino effect of delays, the Progress MS-36 mission was re-scheduled for for Sept. 9, 2026. November 24: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch Progress MS-36 from Baikonur toward the International Space Station, ISS. The launch was originally expected on Aug. 17, 2026, but by October 2025, the mission slipped to Sept. 9, 2026. Following the service platform collapse at Site 31 in November 2025, and the resulting domino effect of delays, the Progress MS-36 mission was re-scheduled for Nov. 24, 2026. December 2, 10:03 Moscow Time: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch Progress MS-37 from Baikonur toward the International Space Station, ISS. The launch was originally expected on Nov. 20, 2026, but by October 2025, the mission slipped to Dec. 2, 2026. December: Russia to launch the Ekspress-AMU4 communications satellite (INSIDER CONTENT) for a Russian federal operator. (As of 2022-2024) End of 2026: A Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat rocket to launch the first Ekspress-RV communications satellite (INSIDER CONTENT) from Plesetsk. (As of mid-2026) 2026: A Proton-M rocket to launch the Luch-5VM data-relay satellite and the Yamal-501 communications satellite (INSIDER CONTENT) from Baikonur. (As of 2024) 2026: A Soyuz-2/Fregat rocket to launch the first pair of operational Skif Internet satellites (INSIDER CONTENT) into a 8,070-kilometer polar orbit from Vostochny. (As of 2023 and 2024) 2026: A Soyuz-2/Fregat rocket to launch the first pair of experimental Piksel-VR satellites (INSIDER CONTENT). (As of 2023 and 2024) 2026: The first launch of the Soyuz-5 rocket from the Baiterek facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. (As of 2024. As of 2023, the launch was promised on Dec. 24, 2025) 2026: A Soyuz-2-1b rocket to launch Resurs-PM No. 1 satellite (INSIDER CONTENT) from Baikonur. (In 2024, the launch was postponed from 2025 to 2026.) Delayed from 2025: Russia to launch Smotr-V and -R remote sensing satellites for Gazprom-SPKA. (As of 2023) Delayed from 2025: Russia to launch the first satellite in the Berkut remote-sensing series (INSIDER CONTENT). (As of 2024)
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