2017 in spaceflight

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2017 in spaceflight
SpaceX Dragon v2 Pad Abort Vehicle (16661791299).jpg
The SpaceX Dragon V2 capsule is scheduled to resume human spaceflight from the USA in 2017, along with the Boeing CST-100 Starliner

Notable spaceflight activities in 2017 will include the maiden flights of both Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Dragon V2 capsules, thereby restoring capabilities for human spaceflight from the USA which has been halted since the Space Shuttle retirement in 2011. Thus the goals of NASA's Commercial Crew Development program will have been reached.

After a record-breaking 13-year mission observing Saturn, its rings and moons, the Cassini space probe will be deliberately destroyed by plunging into Saturn's atmosphere, a maneuver currently scheduled for September 15, 2017.

Launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Launch site LSP
Payload Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

January
20 January United States Delta II 7920 United States Vandenberg SLC-2W United States United Launch Alliance
United States JPSS-1 NOAA Planned: Low Earth Meteorology  
26 January United States Atlas V 531 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States AEHF 4 US Air Force Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  
27 January European Union Ariane 5 ECA France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
European Union Japan BepiColombo ESA / JAXA Planned: Mercurian orbit Mercury probes  
Joint ESA / JAXA Mercury mission consisting of two orbiters

February
1 February Russia Soyuz-U Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 31/6 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Progress MS-05 Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
1 February United States Falcon 9 United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-11 SpaceX / NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
United States NICER[1] NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) X-ray astronomy  
2 February United States Delta IV M+(5,4) United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States WGS-9 US Air Force Planned: Geosynchronous Communications  

March
11 March Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-04 Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 51/52  
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
March (TBD)[2] United States Falcon Heavy United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States STP-2 US Air Force Planned: Geosynchronous Technology demonstration  
March (TBD)[3] United States Falcon 9 full thrust United States Cape Canaveral United States SpaceX
United States NROL-76 NRO ? Reconnaissance  
First Quarter (TBD) European Union Vega France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
European Union Sentinel-3B ESA Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  

April
8 April United States Falcon 9 full thrust United States Cape Canaveral SLC-40 United States SpaceX
United States SpaceX CRS-12 SpaceX / NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
April (TBD) Russia Rokot / Briz-KM Russia Plesetsk Site 133/3 European Union / Russia Eurockot
European Union Sentinel-2B ESA Planned: Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  

May
3 May United States Delta IV United States Cape Canaveral SLC-37B United States United Launch Alliance
United States GPS III-1 US Air Force Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
May (TBD) United States Falcon 9 full thrust United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States SpX-DM1 SpaceX / NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Flight test  
Crew Dragon Demo 1: Planned test of Dragon V2 as part of Commercial Crew Development program

June
12 June United States Antares 230 United States MARS LP-0A United States Orbital ATK
United States Cygnus CRS OA-8E Orbital ATK / NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS logistics  
June (TBD) Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-05 Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 52/53  
Manned flight with three cosmonauts

July

August
August (TBD)[4] United States Falcon 9 full thrust United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States SpX-DM2 SpaceX / NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Flight test  
Crew Dragon Demo 2: Crewed flight test of Dragon V2 as part of Commercial Crew Development program

September
September (TBD) Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-06 Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 53/54  
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
Third Quarter (TBD) European Union Ariane 5 ES France Kourou ELA-3 France Arianespace
European Union Galileo FOC 15 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
European Union Galileo FOC 16 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
European Union Galileo FOC 17 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  
European Union Galileo FOC 18 ESA Planned: Medium Earth Navigation  

October

November
November (TBD) Russia Soyuz-FG Kazakhstan Baikonur Site 1/5 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Soyuz MS-07 Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Expedition 54/55  
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
November (TBD)[4] Russia Proton-M Kazakhstan Baikonur Russia Roscosmos
Russia Nauka Roscosmos Planned: Low Earth (ISS) ISS assembly  

December
December (TBD) United States Atlas V United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States Boe-OFT Boeing / NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Flight test  
Boeing Orbital Flight Test of CST-100 Starliner as part of Commercial Crew Development program. 30-day robotic mission.
December (TBD)[5] United States Falcon 9 full thrust United States Cape Canaveral United States SpaceX
United States Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite NASA HEO Space observatory  

Delayed to 2018
February 2018 (TBD) United States Atlas V United States Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United States United Launch Alliance
United States Boe-CFT Boeing / NASA Planned: Low Earth (ISS) Flight test  
Boeing Crewed Flight Test of CST-100 Starliner as part of Commercial Crew Development program. 14-day manned mission.

Deep space rendezvous

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
22 April 2017[6] Cassini 127th flyby of Titan Closest approach: 979 kilometres (608 mi).
15 September 2017 Cassini Atmospheric entry into Saturn


Orbital launch summary

By country

Country Launches Successes Failures Partial
failures		 Remarks

By rocket

By family

Family Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks

By type

Rocket Country Family Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks

By configuration

Rocket Country Type Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks

By launch site

Site Country Launches Successes Failures Partial failures Remarks

By orbit

Orbital regime Launches Achieved Not Achieved Accidentally
Achieved		 Remarks
Transatmospheric 0 0 0 0
Low Earth 0 0 0 0
Geosynchronous/transfer 0 0 0 0
Medium Earth 0 0 0 0
High Earth 0 0 0 0

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