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Space Missions

This website is dedicated to interplanetary spaceflight, which means to those spacecraft that leave the Earth-Moon system. The list below outlines the missions currently on this site. To view details of the respective mission, just click on the mission name. Those that will join soon are highlighted in gray. This list is currently being updated and some missions may be missing!


MissionLaunchMajor Events
Juno2013 2016 Insertion into polar orbit around Jupiter
Bepi-Colombo2013  EVVMM trajectory
 2019 Mercury orbit insertion
Mars Science Lab2009 Jul-2010 Mars landing
DawnSep-2007 Feb-2009 Mars flyby
 Oct-2011 Vesta until Apr-2012
 Feb-2015 Ceres
 Jul-2015 End of primary mission
Phoenix04-Aug-2007 25-May-2008 Mars landing
New Horizons19-Jan-2006 28-Feb-2007 Jupiter flyby
 14-Jul-2015 Pluto flyby
 2016-2022 KBO flyby(s)
Venus Express09-Nov-2005 11-Apr-2006 Venus orbit insertion
Mars Reconnaissance12-Aug-2005 10-Mar-2006 Mars orbit insertion
Deep Impact12-Jan-2005 04-Jul-2005 Probe impact on Comet Tempel 1
Messenger03-Aug-2004 24-Oct-2006 Venus flyby
 05-Jun-2007 Venus flyby
 14-Jan-2008 Mercury flyby
 06-Oct-2008 Mercury flyby
 29-Sep-2009 Mercury flyby
 18-Mar-2011 Mercuriy orbit insertion
Rosetta02-Mar-2004 05-Sep-2008 Asteroid Steins flyby
 10-Jul-2010 Asteroid Lutetia flyby
 Aug-2014 Orbit insertion around Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
 Nov-2014 Landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Mars Express23-Jul-2003 25-Dec-2003 Beagle 2 lost during Mars landing
 25-Dec-2003 Mars orbit insertion
Opportunity07-Jul-2003 24-Jan-2004 Mars landing
Spirit10-Jun-2003 03-Jan-2004 Landing on Mars
Hayabusa09-May-2003 01-Jun-2005 Start of Asteroid 25143 Itokawa rendezvous
 01-Jan-2007 Departs Itokawa on journey home
 Jun-2010 Planned return to Earth
Contour03-Jul-2002 15-Aug-2002 Contact with spacecraft lost during heliocentric trajectory insertion burn
  failed flybys at Enke, Schwassman-Wachmann-3 and dArrest
Genesis08-Aug-2001 21-Oct-2001 Start of sample collection
 08-Sep-2004 Crash landing in Utah
Mars Odyssey07-Apr-2001 24-Oct-2001 Mars orbit insertion
Stardust07-Feb-1999  Interstellar dust collection
 02-Nov-2002 Asteroid Annefrank flyby
 02-Jan-2004 Comet Wild-2 flyby
 15-Jan-2006 Lander touchdown in Utah
Mars Polar Lander03-Jan-1999 03-Dec-1999 Contact to lander and all Deep Space 2 probes lost on Mars landing
Mars Climate Orbiter11-Dec-1998 23-Sep-1999 Destroyed during Mars orbit insertion due to navigation error
Deep Space 124-Oct-1998 22-Sep-2001 Comet Borrelly Flyby
 18-Dec-2001 End of mission
Nozomi03-Jul-1998 14-Dec-2003 Mars orbit insertion failed. Conducted flyby at 1,000km
Cassini15-Oct-1997  VVE trajectory
 04-Jan-2001 Jupiter flyby
 01-Jul-2004 Saturn orbit insertion
 14-Jan-2005 Huygens landing on Titan
Huygens15-Oct-1997 14-Jan-2005 Landing on Titan
ACE25-Aug-1997  Space weather observatory at L1
Mars Pathfinder04-Dec-1996 04-Jul-1997 Mars landing and beginning of rover mission
 27-Sep-1997 Loss of communication
Mars 9616-Nov-1996  Failed to leave Earth for planned Mars orbit
Mars Global Surveyor07-Nov-1996 12-Sep-1997 Mars orbit insertion
 02-Nov-2006 Contact lost
NEAR Shoemaker17-Feb-1996 27-Jun-1997 Mathilde flyby (1,200km)
 23-Dec-1998 Asteroid Eros flyby (3,827km)
 14-Feb-2000 Eros orbit insertion
 12-Feb-2001 Eros landing
 28-Feb-2001 Contact lost
Soho02-Dec-1995  Solar observatory
Clementine25-Jan-1994 21-Feb-1994 Moon orbit insertion
 05-May-1994 Leaves Moon orbit
  Malfunction prevents Asteroid Geographos flyby
Mars Observer25-Sep-1992 21-Aug-1993 Contact lost before Mars orbit insertion
Ulysses06-Oct-1990 08-Feb-1991 Jupiter flyby
  Polar orbit around Sun
Galileo18-Oct-1989  VEE trajectory
 29-Oct-1991 Atseroid Gaspra flyby
 28-Aug-1993 Asteroid Ida flyby
 07-Dec-1995 Jupiter orbit insertion
 07-Dec-1995 Probe enters Jupiter atmosphere
 21-Sep-2003 Deliberate impact into Jupiter
Magellan04-May-1989 10-Aug-1990 Venus orbit insertion
 12-Oct-1994 Loss of signal and presumed loss of spacecraft
Phobos 212-Jul-1988  Mars orbit insertion
 27-Mar-1989 Contact lost prior to Phobos landing
Phobos 107-Jul-1988 02-Sep-1988 Contact lost prior to Mars orbit insertion and Phobos landing
Suisei (Planet-A)18 Aug 1985  08 Mar 1986  Comet Halley Flyby (151,000km).
 22 Feb 1991  Fuel exhaustion, preventing flybys of comets P/Giacobini-Zinner and P/Tempel-Tuttle.
Giotto02-Jul-1985 14-Mar-1986 Close flyby at Comet Halley
 02-Jul-1990 Earth flyby
 10-Jul-1992 Close flyby at Grigg-Skjellerup
 23-Jul-1992 End of mission
Sakigake07-Jan-1985 11-Mar-1986 Comet Halley clyby
 15-Nov-1995 Contact lost
 failed flyby of Comet P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova was not achieved
 failed flyby of Comet P/Giacobini-Zinner was not achieved
Vega 221 Dec 1984  01 Jun 1985  Venus Probes.
 09 Mar 1986  Comet Halley Flyby (3,000km).
Vega 115 Dec 1984  01 Jun 1985  Venus Probes.
 06 Mar 1986  Comet Halley Flyby (10,000km).
Venera 1607 Jun 1983  tba  Venus Orbit.
Venera 1502 Jun 1983  tba  Venus Orbit.
Venera 1404 Nov 1981  05 Mar 1982  Venus Landing.
Venera 1330 Oct 1981  01 Mar 1982  Venus Landing.
Venera 1214 Sep 1978  19 Dec 1978  Venus Orbit Insertion.
 21 Dec 1978  Venus Landing.
Venera 1109 Sep 1978  23 Dec 1978  Venus Orbit Insertion.
 25 Dec 1978  Venus Landing.
ISEE-3/ICE12 Aug 1978  1978-1982  Halo Orbit at L1.
 11 Sep 1985  Comet Giacobini-Zinner Fly-By.
 01 Mar 1986  Comet Halley Flyby.
 1991-1997  Solar Observations.
 05 May 1997  Mission Terminated.
Pioneer Venus 208 Aug 1978  20 Nov 1978  Venus Landing.
Pioneer Venus20-May-1978 04-Dec-1978 Venus orbit insertion
 Aug-1993 Probe burns up in Venus atmosphere
Voyager 105-Sep-1977 05-Mar-1979 Jupiter flyby
 12-Nov-1980 Saturn flyby
Voyager 220-Aug-1977 09-Jul-1979 Jupiter flyby
 26-Aug-1981 Saturn flyby
 24-Jan-1986 Uranus flyby
 25-Aug-1989 Neptune flyby
Helios 215 Jan 1976   Solar Orbit.
Viking 209-Sep-1975 07-Aug-1976 Mars orbit insertion
 03-Sep-1976 Mars landing
 Oct-1977 Deimos close approaches
 25-Jul-1978 Orbiter operations terminated
 11-Apr-1980 Lander operations terminated
Viking 120-Aug-1975 19-Jun-1976 Mars orbit insertion
 20-Jul-1976 Mars landing
 Feb-1977 Phobos close approaches
 17-Aug-1980 Orbiter operations terminated
 13-Nov-1982 Contact to Lander lost
Venera 1014 Jun 1975  23 Oct 1975  Venus Orbit Insertion.
 25 Oct 1975  Venus Landing.
Venera 908 Jun 1975  20 Oct 1975  Venus Orbit Insertion.
 22 Oct 1975  Venus Landing.
Helios 110 Dec 1974   Solar Orbit.
Mariner 1004-Nov-1973 05-Feb-1974 Venus flyby. First gravity assist ever
 29-Mar-1974 Mercury flyby
 21-Sep-1974 Mercury flyby
 16-Mar-1975 Mercury flyby
Mars 709 Aug 1973  09 Mar 1974  Mars landing failed, conducted flyby at 1,300km.
Mars 605 Aug 1973  12 Mar 1974  Landed on Mars but contact lost upon touch-down.
Mars 525 Jul 1973  12 Feb 1974  Mars Orbit Insertion.
 01 Mar 1974  End of Mission.
Mars 421 Jul 1973  10 Feb 1974  Mars landing failed, conducted flyby at 2,200km.
Pioneer 1106-Apr-1973 02-Dec-1974 Jupiter flyby
 01-Sep-1979 Saturn flyby
 30-Nov-1995 Last signal received
Cosmos 48231 Mar 1972  failed  Venus Probe.
Venera 827 Mar 1972  22 Jul 1972  Venus Landing.
Pioneer 1003-Mar-1972 03-Dec-1973 Jupiter flyby
 23-Jan-2003 Last signal received
Mariner 930 May 1971  14 Nov 1971  Mars orbit insertion.
 27 Oct 1972  Mission terminated.
Mars 328 May 1971  02 Dec 1971  Mars Lander lands on Mars.
 02 Dec 1971  Mars Orbiter orbit insertion.
 22 Aug 1972  Mission Completion.
Mars 219 May 1971  27 Nov 1971  Mars Lander crashed on Mars.
 27 Nov 1971  Mars Orbiter orbit insertion.
 22 Aug 1972  Mission Completion.
Cosmos 41910 May 1971   Failed Mars Orbiter/Lander.
Mariner 808 May 1971   Planned Mars flyby. Launch failure.
Cosmos 35922 Aug 1970   Failed Venus probe.
Venera 717 Aug 1970  15 Dec 1970  Venus landing.
Mars 1969B02 Apr 1969   Planned Mars orbiter. Launch failure.
Mariner 727 Mar 1969  05 Aug 1969  Mars Flyby (3,430km).
Mars 1969A27 Mar 1969   Planned Mars orbiter. Launch failure.
Mariner 625 Feb 1969  31 Jul 1969  Mars Flyby (3,431km).
Venera 610 Jan 1969  17 May 1969  Entry into Venus athmosphere.
Venera 505 Jan 1969  16 May 1969  Entry into Venus athmosphere.
Pioneer 908 Nov 1968   Solar Orbit.
Pioneer 813 Dec 1967   Solar Orbit.
Cosmos 16717 Jun 1967   Planned entry into Venus athmosphere. Failed to leaver Earth orbit.
Mariner 514 Jun 1967  19 Oct 1967  Venus Flyby (4,000km).
Venera 412 Jun 1967  18 Oct 1967  Entry into Venus athmosphere.
Pioneer 717 Aug 1966   Solar Orbit.
Pioneer 616 Dec 1965   Solar Orbit.
Cosmos 9623 Nov 1965   Planned Venus lander. Exploded in Earth orbit.
Venera 1965A23 Nov 1965   Planned Venus flyby. Launch failure.
Venera 316 Nov 1965  01 Mar 1966  Successful Venus impact but no data received.
Venera 212 Nov 1965   Operations ceased before planned Venus flyby at 24,000km.
Zond 318 Jul 1965  20 Jul 1965  Missed moon by 9,200km, entered heliocentric orbit.
Zond 230 Nov 1964  01 May 1965  Contact lost 3 month before planner Mars fluby at 1,500km.
Mariner 428 Nov 1964  15 Jul 1965  Mars Flyby (9,846km).
Mariner 305 Nov 1964   Planned Mars flyby. Launch error caused spacecraft to miss Mars.
Zond 102 Apr 1964  14 May 1964  Planned Venus flyby at 100,000km. Contact lost before Venus encounter.
Cosmos 2727 Mar 1964   Planned Venus flyby. Failed to leave Earth orbit.
Venera 1964B01 Mar 1964   Planned Venus flyby. Launch failure.
Venera 1964A19 Feb 1964   Planned Venus flyby. Launch failure.
Cosmos 2111 Nov 1963   Planned Venus flyby. Failed to leave Earth orbit.
Sputnik 2404 Nov 1962   Planned Mars lander. Broke up on leaving Earth orbit.
Mars 101 Nov 1962  21 Mar 1963  Contact lost prior to planned Mars flyby at 193,000km.
Sputnik 2224 Oct 1962   Planned Mars flyby. Exploded in Earth orbit.
Ranger 518 Oct 1962   Missed Moon, entered heliocentric orbit.
Sputnik 2112 Sep 1962   Planned Venus flyby. Exploded in Earth orbit.
Sputnik 2001 Sep 1962   Planned Venus lander. Failed to leave Earth orbit.
Mariner 227 Aug 1962  14 Dec 1962  Venus flyby at 34,773km.
Sputnik 1925 Aug 1962   Planned Venus flyby. Failed to leave Earth orbit.
Mariner 122 Jul 1962   Planned Venus flyby. Launch failure.
Ranger 326 Jan 1962   Missed Moon, entered heliocentric orbit.
Venera 112 Feb 1961  19 Feb 1961  Contact lost 3 month before planned Venus fluby at 100,000km.
Sputnik 704 Feb 1961   Planned Venus impact. Failed to leave Earth orbit.
Marsnik 214 Oct 1960   Planned Mars flyby. Launch failure.
Marsnik 110 Oct 1960   Planned Mars flyby. Launch failure.
Pioneer 511 Mar 1960   Solar Orbit.
Pioneer 403 Mar 1959   Missed Moon, entered heliocentric orbit.
Luna 102 Jan 1959   Missed Moon, accidentially becoming the first interplanetary spacecraft.