ExoMars 2028 Rosalind Franklin Rover

Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 12:02 UTC.

1. Thu 16 Apr 2026, 17:23 UTCLL2 update

   Launch service provider and launch vehicle confirmed.

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2. Tue 9 Apr 2024, 10:09 UTCLL2 update

   NET October 2028 from Florida, launch vehicle unknown

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3. Thu 17 Mar 2022, 13:25 UTCLL2 update

   Pushing to the end of the 2024 Mars transfer window following the temporary suspension of the ExoMars program by the European Space Agency.

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Mission

ExoMars 2028 Rosalind Franklin Rover on Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

ExoMars 2028 is a second mission of two-part European Space Agency astrobiology project to search for evidence of life on Mars. The primary objective is to land the rover at a site with high potential for finding well-preserved organic material, particularly from the very early history of the planet. The rover is expected to travel several kilometers during its mission. The European rover will be the first mission to combine the capability to move across the surface and to study Mars at depth. It will collect samples with a drill down to a depth of 2 m and analyze them with next-generation instruments in an onboard laboratory. Underground samples are more likely to include biomarkers, since the tenuous martian atmosphere offers little protection from radiation and photochemistry at the surface.

Mission type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Heliocentric N/A

Rocket file imagery

Launch timeline

No timeline has been provided by the source.

Launch pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA (US)

Coordinates: 28.60822681, -80.60428186