Launch | Name | Mission | Coverage |
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1997-08-25 | ACE | Space weather observatory at L1 | |
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1997-10-15 | Cassini | Saturn orbiter, Titan lander | Realtime | Timeline |
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1994-01-25 | Clementine | Moon orbiter. Failed Asteroid Geographos flyby | |
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2002-07-03 | Contour | Attempted comet flybys | Timeline |
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1967-06-17 | Cosmos 167 | Planned entry into Venus athmosphere. Failed to leaver Earth orbit. | |
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1963-11-11 | Cosmos 21 | Planned Venus flyby. Failed to leave Earth orbit. | |
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1964-03-27 | Cosmos 27 | Planned Venus flyby. Failed to leave Earth orbit. | |
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1970-08-22 | Cosmos 359 | Failed Venus probe. | |
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1971-05-10 | Cosmos 419 | Failed Mars Orbiter/Lander. | |
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1972-03-31 | Cosmos 482 | Venus Probe. | |
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1965-11-23 | Cosmos 96 | Planned Venus lander. Exploded in Earth orbit. | |
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2011 | Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory) | Next-generation Mars Rover | Realtime | Timeline |
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2007-09-27 | Dawn | Vesta and Ceres orbiter | Realtime | Timeline | Info |
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1998-10-24 | Deep Space 1 | Comet Borrelly flyby | |
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2005-01-12 | Epoxi (Deep Impact) | Comet Tempel 1 impact, Comet Hartley 2 flyby | Realtime | Timeline |
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1989-10-18 | Galileo | Jupiter orbiter and atmospheric probe | Timeline |
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2001-08-08 | Genesis | Solar wind sample collector and return | Timeline |
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1985-07-02 | Giotto | Close Halley flyby | Timeline |
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2011-09-11 | GRAIL A | Twin lunar gravity observers | Realtime | Timeline |
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2011-09-11 | GRAIL B | Twin lunar gravity observers | Realtime | Timeline |
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2003-05-09 | Hayabusa | Itokawa orbiter, lander and sample return | Timeline |
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1974-12-10 | Helios 1 | Solar probe (to 47 million km from Sun) | |
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1976-01-16 | Helios 2 | Solar probe (to 43 million km from Sun) | |
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2009-05-14 | Herschel Space Observatory | Space observatory at L2 | Realtime | Timeline |
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1978-08-12 | ISEE-3/ICE | Comet encounter | |
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2011 | Juno | Jupiter orbiter | Realtime | Timeline |
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2009-03-07 | Kepler | Search for Exoplanets | Realtime | Timeline |
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2009-06-18 | LCROSS | Lunar impact | Timeline |
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1959-01-02 | Luna 1 | Missed Moon, accidentially becoming the first interplanetary spacecraft. | |
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1989-05-04 | Magellan | Venus orbiter | wikipedia |
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1961-07-22 | Mariner 1 | Planned Venus flyby. Launch failure. | |
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1973-11-04 | Mariner 10 | Venus and 3 Mercury flybys | Timeline |
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1962-08-27 | Mariner 2 | Venus flyby at 34,773km. | |
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1964-11-05 | Mariner 3 | Planned Mars flyby. Launch error caused spacecraft to miss Mars. | |
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1964-11-28 | Mariner 4 | Mars flyby | |
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1967-06-14 | Mariner 5 | Venus flyby | |
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1969-02-25 | Mariner 6 | Mars flyby | |
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1969-03-25 | Mariner 7 | Mars flyby | |
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1971-05-30 | Mariner 9 | Mars orbiter | |
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1962-11-01 | Mars 1 | Contact lost prior to planned Mars flyby at 193,000km. | |
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1969-03-27 | Mars 1969A | Planned Mars orbiter. Launch failure. | |
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1969-04-02 | Mars 1969B | Planned Mars orbiter. Launch failure. | |
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1971-05-19 | Mars 2 | Mars orbit. Landing failed | |
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1971-05-28 | Mars 3 | Mars orbiter. Landing failed | |
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1973-07-21 | Mars 4 | Mars flyby. Orbit insertion failed | |
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1973-07-25 | Mars 5 | Mars orbiter | |
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1973-08-05 | Mars 6 | Attempted Mars lander. Contact lost before touchdown | |
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1973-08-09 | Mars 7 | Attempted Mars lander. Missed Mars | |
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1996-11-16 | Mars 96 | Failed to leave Earth for planned Mars orbit | |
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1998-12-11 | Mars Climate Orbiter | Failed Mars orbiter | wikipedia |
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2003-07-23 | Mars Express | Mars orbiter | Realtime | Timeline |
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1996-11-07 | Mars Global Surveyor | Mars orbiter | Timeline |
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1992-09-25 | Mars Observer | Failed Mars orbiter | wikipedia |
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2001-04-07 | Mars Odyssey | Mars orbiter | Realtime | Timeline |
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1996-12-04 | Mars Pathfinder | Mars rover | wikipedia |
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1999-01-03 | Mars Polar Lander | Failed Mars lander | wikipedia |
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2005-08-12 | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | Mars orbiter | Realtime | Timeline |
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1960-10-10 | Marsnik 1 | Planned Mars flyby. Launch failure. | |
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2004-08-03 | MESSENGER | Mercury orbiter | Realtime | Timeline |
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1996-02-17 | NEAR Shoemaker | Eros orbiter and lander | |
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2006-01-19 | New Horizons | Pluto and KBO flyby | Realtime | Timeline |
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1998-07-03 | Nozomi | Mars flyby. Orbit insertion failed | |
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2003-07-07 | Opportunity Mars Rover (MER-B) | Mars rover | Realtime | Timeline |
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1988-07-07 | Phobos 1 | Failed Phobos lander | |
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1988-07-12 | Phobos 2 | Failed Phobos lander | |
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2007-08-04 | Phoenix | Mars lander | Timeline | wikipedia |
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1972-03-02 | Pioneer 10 | Jupiter flyby | Realtime | Timeline |
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1973-04-05 | Pioneer 11 | Jupiter and Saturn flybys | Realtime | Timeline |
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1959-03-03 | Pioneer 4 | Missed Moon, entered heliocentric orbit. | |
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1960-03-11 | Pioneer 5 | Solar orbiter (0.81x0.99AU orbit) | |
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1965-12-16 | Pioneer 6 | Solar orbiter (0.81x0.985AU orbit) | |
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1966-08-17 | Pioneer 7 | Solar orbiter (1.012x1.125AU orbit) | |
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1967-12-13 | Pioneer 8 | Solar orbiter (0.99x1.087AU orbit) | |
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1968-11-08 | Pioneer 9 | Solar orbiter (0.756x0.99AU orbit) | |
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1978-05-20 | Pioneer Venus 1 | Venus orbiter | Timeline |
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1978-08-08 | Pioneer Venus 2 | Venus capsules | |
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2009-05-14 | Planck Space Observatory | Space observatory at L2 | Realtime | Timeline |
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1962-01-26 | Ranger 3 | Missed Moon, entered heliocentric orbit. | |
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1962-10-18 | Ranger 5 | Missed Moon, entered heliocentric orbit. | |
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2004-03-02 | Rosetta | Churyumov-Gerasimenko orbiter and lander | Realtime | Timeline |
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1985-01-07 | Sakigake | Halley flyby | Timeline |
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1995-12-02 | SOHO | Solar observatory | Timeline |
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2003-06-10 | Spirit Mars Rover (MER-A) | Mars rover | Realtime | Timeline |
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2003-08-25 | Spitzer Space Telescope | Earth trailing space telescope | Realtime | Timeline | wikipedia |
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1962-08-25 | Sputnik 19 | Planned Venus flyby. Failed to leave Earth orbit. | |
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1962-09-01 | Sputnik 20 | Planned Venus lander. Failed to leave Earth orbit. | |
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1962-09-12 | Sputnik 21 | Planned Venus flyby. Exploded in Earth orbit. | |
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1962-10-24 | Sputnik 22 | Planned Mars flyby. Exploded in Earth orbit. | |
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1962-11-04 | Sputnik 24 | Planned Mars lander. Broke up on leaving Earth orbit. | |
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1999-02-07 | Stardust NExT | Comet flybys and sample return | Realtime | Timeline |
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2006-10-26 | Stereo Ahead | Twin sun observatories | Realtime | Timeline |
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2006-10-26 | Stereo Behind | Twin sun observatories | Realtime | Timeline |
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1985-08-18 | Suisei (Planet-A) | Halley flyby | Timeline |
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1990-10-06 | Ulysses | Polar orbit around Sun | Timeline |
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1984-12-15 | Vega 1 | Venus lander and balloon. Halley flyby | Timeline |
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1984-12-21 | Vega 2 | Venus lander and balloon. Halley flyby | Timeline |
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1961-02-12 | Venera 1 | Contact lost 3 month before planned Venus fluby at 100,000km. | |
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1975-06-14 | Venera 10 | Venus orbiter and lander | |
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1978-09-09 | Venera 11 | Venus lander | |
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1978-09-14 | Venera 12 | Venus lander | |
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1981-10-30 | Venera 13 | Venus lander | |
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1981-11-04 | Venera 14 | Venus lander | |
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1983-06-02 | Venera 15 | Venus orbiter | |
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1983-06-07 | Venera 16 | Venus orbiter | |
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1964-02-19 | Venera 1964A | Planned Venus flyby. Launch failure. | |
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1964-03-01 | Venera 1964B | Planned Venus flyby. Launch failure. | |
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1965-11-23 | Venera 1965A | Planned Venus flyby. Launch failure. | |
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1965-11-12 | Venera 2 | Attempted Venus capsule. Contact lost enroute | |
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1965-11-16 | Venera 3 | Attempted Venus landing. Contact lost enroute | |
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1967-06-12 | Venera 4 | Venus capsule | |
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1969-01-05 | Venera 5 | Venus capsule | |
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1969-01-10 | Venera 6 | Venus capsule | |
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1970-08-17 | Venera 7 | Venus capsule/surface impact | |
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1972-03-27 | Venera 8 | Venus capsule | |
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1975-06-08 | Venera 9 | Venus orbiter and lander | |
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2005-11-09 | Venus Express | Venus orbiter | Realtime | Timeline |
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1975-08-20 | Viking 1 | Mars orbiter and lander | Timeline |
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1975-09-09 | Viking 2 | Mars orbiter and lander | Timeline |
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1977-09-05 | Voyager 1 | Jupiter and Saturn flybys | Realtime | Timeline |
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1977-08-20 | Voyager 2 | Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune flybys | Realtime | Timeline |
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1964-04-02 | Zond 1 | Attempted Venus flyby. Contact lost enroute | |
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1964-11-30 | Zond 2 | Contact lost 3 month before planner Mars flyby at 1,500km. | |
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1965-07-18 | Zond 3 | Missed moon by 9,200km, entered heliocentric orbit. | |
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