compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 7 July 2009
Objects in distant Earth orbits (includes objects with semimajor axes greater than half that of the Moon) INT-ID/Name country name launch date in orbit inclin. orbit (km) notes 1964-041B USA ATLAS AGENA B R/B 7/28/64 7/28/64 1965-010B USA ATLAS AGENA B R/B 2/17/65 2/17/65 1965-064A USA SURVEYOR MODEL 1 8/11/65 8/11/65 1966-006D USSR SL-6 R/B(2) 1/31/66 1/31/66 1966-027E USSR SL-6 DEBRIS 3/31/66 3/31/66 1966-027F USSR SL-6 DEBRIS 3/31/66 3/31/66 1966-045B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 5/30/66 5/30/66 1966-058A USA EXPLORER 33 (IMP-D) 7/ 1/66 7/ 1/66 24.1 265680 x 480763 data to 9/21/71 1966-058C USA DELTA 1 R/B(2) 7/ 1/66 7/ 1/66 1966-084B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 9/20/66 9/20/66 1966-095B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 10/26/66 10/26/66 1967-035B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 4/17/67 4/17/67 1967-084B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 9/ 8/67 9/ 8/67 1967-112B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 11/ 7/67 11/ 7/67 1968-001B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 1/ 7/68 1/ 7/68 1969-099 USA SATURN V R/B (J002E3) 11/14/69 3/ /02 25 280000 x 840000 1973-078A USA EXPLORER 50 (IMP-8) 10/26/73 10/26/73 31.6 190749 x 244361 data to 10/28/01 1992-044A JAPAN GEOTAIL 7/24/92 7/24/92 37.4 53100 x 187800 data past 6/11/02 1992-044C USA DELTA 2 R/B(2) 7/24/92 7/24/92 28.7 184 x 360210 1994-071C USA DELTA 2 R/B(2) 11/ 1/94 11/ 1/94 28.8 187 x 470309 1998-041C JAPAN M-5 R/B(2) 7/ 3/98 7/ 3/98 23.9 1917 x 592196 2008-051A USA IBEX 10/19/08 10/19/08 11.0 12000 x 320000 data past 7/7/09 2008-051A USA STAR 27H R/B 10/19/08 10/19/08 11.0 219 x 250281 2009-032B USA LCROSS 6/18/09 6/23/09 45 374503 x 576003 data past 7/7/09 Objects orbiting the Moon INT-ID/Name country name launch date in orbit inclin. orbit (km) notes 1966-027A USSR LUNA 10 3/31/66 4/ 3/66 72.03 378 x 985 data to 5/30/66 1966-078A USSR LUNA 11 8/24/66 8/27/66 27 163.5 x 1193.6 data to 10/1/66 1966-094A USSR LUNA 12 10/22/66 10/25/66 10 133 x 1200 data to 1/19/67 1967-070A USA EXPLORER 35 (AIMP-E) 7/19/67 7/21/67 147 800 x 7692 1967-070A USA EXPLORER 35 RETROMOTOR 7/19/67 7/21/67 147 800 x 7692 1971-073B USSR SL-12 R/B(2) 9/ 2/71 1971-082C USSR SL-12 R/B(2) 9/28/71 1972-007B USSR SL-12 R/B(2) 2/14/72 1973-039A USA EXPLORER 49 (RAE-2) 6/10/73 6/15/73 38.7 1053 x 1063 data to 8/77 1973-039F USA EXPLORER 49 DEBRIS 6/10/73 6/15/73 38.7 1053 x 1063 1973-039G USA EXPLORER 49 DEBRIS 6/10/73 6/15/73 1974-037A USSR LUNA 22 5/29/74 6/ 2/74 21 100 x 1286 data to 11/75 1990-007B JAPAN HAGOROMO 1/24/90 3/19/90 39 2300 x 49000 data to 3/19/90 2007-038A JAPAN OUNA VRAD 9/14/07 10/12/07 95 127 x 795 data to 6/11/09 2008-052A INDIA CHANDRAYAAN-1 10/22/08 11/ 8/08 90.0 100 x 100 data past 5/20/09 2009-031A USA LRO 6/18/09 6/23/09 90.5 31 x 209 data past 7/7/09 Objects orbiting the Sun INT-ID/Name country name launch date in orbit inclin. orbit (AU) notes 1959-012A USSR LUNA 1 1/ 2/59 1/ 2/59 0.01 0.9876 x 1.318 data to 1/5/59 1959-012 USSR BLOK-E R/B 1/ 2/59 1/ 2/59 0.01 0.98 x 1.32 1959-013A USA PIONEER 4 3/ 3/59 3/ 3/59 0.13 0.9871 x 1.142 1959-013 USA BABY SERGEANT R/B 3/ 3/59 3/ 3/59 1.3 0.99 x 1.44 1960-001A USA PIONEER 5 3/11/60 3/11/60 3.35 0.8061 x 0.9951 data to 6/26/60 1960-001 USA ALTAIR I R/B 3/11/60 3/11/60 3.3 0.81 x 0.99 1961-003A USSR VENERA 1 2/12/61 2/12/61 0.58 0.718 x 1.019 data to 2/27/61 1961-003 USSR BLOK-L R/B 2/12/61 2/12/61 0.6 0.72 x 1.00 1962-001A USA RANGER 3 1/26/62 1/26/62 0.4 0.9839 x 1.163 1962-001B USA ATLAS AGENA B R/B 6003 1/26/62 1/26/62 0.4 0.99 x 1.16 1962-012B USA ATLAS AGENA B R/B 6004 4/23/62 4/23/62 1962-041A USA MARINER 2 (VENUS) 8/27/62 8/27/62 1.4 0.705 x 1.227 data to 1/3/63 1962-041B USA ATLAS AGENA B R/B 6902 8/27/62 8/27/62 1962-055A USA RANGER 5 10/18/62 10/18/62 0.43 0.965 x 1.084 data to 10/20/62? 1962-055B USA ATLAS AGENA B R/B 6005 10/18/62 10/18/62 1962-061C USSR MARS 1 11/ 1/62 11/ 1/62 2.68 0.924 x 1.604 data to 3/21/63 1962-061 USSR BLOK-L R/B 11/ 1/62 11/ 1/62 1963-008B USSR LUNA 4 4/ 2/63 4/ 2/63 1964-016D USSR ZOND 1 4/ 2/64 4/ 2/64 3.7 0.652 x 1.001 data to 5/64 1964-016 USSR BLOK-L R/B 4/ 2/64 4/ 2/64 1964-073A USA MARINER 3 (MARS) 11/ 5/64 11/ 5/64 0.52 0.983 x 1.311 data to 11/6/64 1964-073 USA ATLAS AGENA D R/B 6931 11/ 5/64 11/ 5/64 0.52 0.983 x 1.311 1964-077A USA MARINER 4 (MARS) 11/28/64 11/28/64 2.5 1.107 x 1.561 data to 12/21/67 1964-077B USA ATLAS AGENA D R/B 6932 11/28/64 11/28/64 0.15 0.990 x 1.429 1964-078C USSR ZOND 2 11/30/64 11/30/64 6.4 0.98 x 1.52 data to 4/65 1964-078 USSR BLOK-L R/B 11/30/64 11/30/64 1965-023B USA ATLAS AGENA B R/B 6007 3/21/65 3/21/65 1965-044A USSR LUNA 6 6/ 8/65 6/ 8/65 1965-044 USSR BLOK-L R/B 6/ 8/65 6/ 8/65 1965-056A USSR ZOND 3 7/18/65 7/18/65 0.25 0.90 x 1.56 data to 3/66 1965-056 USSR BLOK-L R/B 7/18/65 7/18/65 1965-091A USSR VENERA 2 11/12/65 11/12/65 4.29 0.716 x 1.197 data to 2/66 1965-091 USSR BLOK-L R/B 11/12/65 11/12/65 1965-092D USSR SL-6 R/B(2) 11/16/65 11/16/65 1965-105A USA PIONEER 6 12/16/65 12/16/65 0.17 0.814 x 0.985 data to 12/8/00 1965-105 USA ALTAIR II R/B 12/16/65 12/16/65 1966-027D USSR SL-6 R/B(2) 3/31/66 3/31/66 1966-075A USA PIONEER 7 8/17/66 8/17/66 0.10 1.012 x 1.125 data to 3/95 1966-075C USA DELTA 1 R/B(2) 8/17/66 8/17/66 1967-058 USSR BLOK-L R/B 6/12/67 6/12/67 1967-060A USA MARINER 5 (VENUS) 6/14/67 6/14/67 1.37 0.579 x 0.735 data to 10/14/68 1967-060B USA ATLAS AGENA D R/B 6933 6/14/67 6/14/67 1967-070C USA FW-4D R/B 7/19/67 7/19/67 0.5 0.99 x 1.02 1967-123A USA PIONEER 8 12/13/67 12/13/67 0.1 0.990 x 1.087 data to 8/22/96 1967-123 USA FW-4D R/B 12/13/67 12/13/67 1968-100A USA PIONEER 9 11/ 8/68 11/ 8/68 0.09 0.756 x 0.990 data to 5/18/83 1968-100 USA FW-4D R/B 11/ 8/68 11/ 8/68 1968-118B USA SATURN V R/B 503N 12/21/68 12/21/68 0.5 0.923 x 0.988 1969-001 USSR BLOK-L R/B 1/ 5/69 1/ 5/69 1969-002 USSR BLOK-L R/B 1/10/69 1/10/69 1969-014A USA MARINER 6 (MARS) 2/25/69 2/25/69 1.8 1.142 x 1.754 data to 7/31/69? 1969-014B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B AC-20 2/25/69 2/25/69 2.1 0.970 x 1.593 1969-018B USA SATURN V R/B 504N 3/ 3/69 3/ 3/69 0.5 0.546 x 0.991 1969-030A USA MARINER 7 (MARS) 3/27/69 3/27/69 1.8 1.118 x 1.670 data to 8/5/69? 1969-030B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B AC-19 3/27/69 3/27/69 1.7 0.991 x 1.637 1969-043B USA SATURN V R/B 505N 5/18/69 5/18/69 0.5 0.908 x 1.017 1969-043D USA APOLLO 10 LM (APS) (SPIDER) 5/18/69 5/23/69 data to 5/24/69 1969-059B USA SATURN V R/B 506 7/16/69 7/16/69 0.5 0.891 x 1.016 1970-029A USA APOLLO 13 CM BAY 4 PANEL 4/11/70 4/13/70 1970-029A USA APOLLO 13 CM DEBRIS 4/11/70 4/13/70 1970-060 USSR BLOK-L R/B 8/17/70 8/17/70 2 0.7 x 1.0 1971-045 USSR BLOK-D R/B 5/19/71 5/19/71 2 1.0 x 1.5 1971-049 USSR BLOK-D R/B 5/28/71 5/28/71 2 1.0 x 1.5 1971-051B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B AC-23 5/30/71 5/30/71 2 0.99 x 1.57 1972-012B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B(2) 3/ 3/72 3/ 3/72 1.3 0.99 x 5.86 1972-021 USSR BLOK-L R/B 3/27/72 3/27/72 2 0.7 x 1.0 1973-019B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B(2) 4/ 6/73 4/ 6/73 1.3 1.00 x 6.01 1973-047A USSR MARS 4 7/21/73 7/21/73 2.2 1.02 x 1.63 data past 2/74 1973-047 USSR BLOK-D R/B 7/21/73 7/21/73 2.2 1.0 x 1.6 1973-049 USSR BLOK-D R/B 7/25/73 7/25/73 2.2 1.0 x 1.6 1973-052A USSR MARS 6 8/ 5/73 8/ 5/73 2.2 1.01 x 1.67 1973-052 USSR BLOK-D R/B 8/ 5/73 8/ 5/73 2.2 1.0 x 1.6 1973-053A USSR MARS 7 8/ 9/73 8/ 9/73 2.2 1.01 x 1.69 1973-053 USSR BLOK-D R/B 8/ 9/73 8/ 9/73 2.2 1.0 x 1.6 1973-053D USSR MARS 7 DESCENT CRAFT 8/ 9/73 3/ 9/74 2.2 1.01 x 1.69 1973-085A USA MARINER 10 (MVM-73) 11/ 3/73 11/ 3/73 0.47 x 0.76 data to 3/24/75 1973-085B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B AC-34 11/ 3/73 11/ 3/73 2.6 0.70 x 1.11 1974-097A FRG HELIOS 1 12/10/74 12/10/74 0.0 0.309 x 0.985 1974-097C USA* ATLAS CENTAUR R/B TC-2 12/10/74 12/10/74 0.02 0.981 x 1.590 1974-097D FRG HELIOS 1 DEBRIS 12/10/74 12/10/74 0.0 0.307 x 0.985 1975-050 USSR BLOK-DM R/B 6/ 8/74 6/ 8/74 2 0.7 x 1.0 1975-054 USSR BLOK-DM R/B 6/14/74 6/14/74 2 0.7 x 1.0 1975-075B USA TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B TC-4 8/20/75 8/20/75 4 1.0 x 1.6 1975-083B USA TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B TC-3 9/ 9/75 9/ 9/75 3 1.0 x 1.6 1976-003A FRG HELIOS 2 1/15/76 1/15/76 0.0 0.280 x 0.995 1976-003B USA TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B TC-5 1/15/76 1/15/76 1.5 0.888 x 1.086 1976-003C USA TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B(2) 1/15/76 1/15/76 0.0 0.280 x 0.995 1977-076B USA TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B TC-7 8/20/77 8/20/77 1977-076C USA TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B(2) 8/20/77 8/20/77 4.8 1.00 x 6.26 1977-084B USA TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B TC-6 9/ 5/77 9/ 5/77 1977-084C USA TITAN 3E CENTAUR R/B(2) 9/ 5/77 9/ 5/77 1.0 1.00 x 8.9 1978-051B USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B AC-50 5/20/78 5/20/78 2 0.7 x 1.3 1978-078C USA ATLAS CENTAUR R/B AC-51 8/ 8/78 8/ 8/78 2 0.7 x 1.1 1978-079A USA ICE (ISEE 3) 8/12/78 8/12/78 0.1 0.926 x 1.033 data past 9/18/08 1978-079D USA STAR 37E R/B 8/12/78 8/12/78 0.99 x 1.00 1978-084A USSR VENERA 11 BUS 9/ 9/78 9/ 9/78 2 0.712 x 1.078 data to 2/80 1978-084 USSR BLOK-DM R/B 9/ 9/78 9/ 9/78 2 0.7 x 1.1 1978-086A USSR VENERA 12 BUS 9/14/78 9/14/78 0.725 x 1.192 data to 4/80 1978-086 USSR BLOK-DM R/B 9/14/78 9/14/78 2 0.7 x 1.0 1981-106A USSR VENERA 13 BUS 10/30/81 10/30/81 5 0.715 x 1.123 data to 11/82 1981-106 USSR BLOK-DM R/B 10/30/81 10/30/81 2 0.7 x 1.0 1981-110A USSR VENERA 14 BUS 11/ 4/81 11/ 4/81 2.3 0.71 x 0.99 data to 11/82 1981-110 USSR BLOK-DM R/B 11/ 4/81 11/ 4/81 2 0.7 x 1.0 1983-53 USSR BLOK-DM R/B 6/ 2/83 6/ 2/83 2 0.7 x 1.0 1983-54 USSR BLOK-DM R/B 6/ 7/83 6/ 7/83 2 0.7 x 1.0 1984-125A USSR VEGA 1 BUS 12/15/84 12/15/84 1984-125D USSR SL-12 R/B(2) 12/15/84 12/15/84 2 0.7 x 1.0 1984-128A USSR VEGA 2 BUS 12/21/84 12/21/84 1984-128B USSR SL-12 R/B(2) 12/21/84 12/21/84 2 0.7 x 1.0 1985-001A JAPAN SAKIGAKE 1/ 7/85 1/ 7/85 0.07 0.916 x 1.154 data to 1/7/99 1985-001B JAPAN M-3S2 R/B(1) 1/ 7/85 1/ 7/85 1.44 0.817 x 1.014 1985-056A ESA GIOTTO 7/ 2/85 1/ 7/85 23.91 0.994 x 1.165 data to 7/23/92 1985-073A JAPAN SUISEI (PLANET-A) 8/18/85 1/ 7/85 0.89 0.6718 x 1.0122 data to 2/22/91 1985-073C JAPAN M-3S2 R/B(2) 8/18/85 1/ 7/85 0.89 0.679 x 1.013 1988-058A USSR PHOBOS 1 7/ 7/88 7/ 7/88 2.97 0.90 x 1.77 data to 9/2/88 1988-058B USSR SL-12 R/B 7/ 7/88 7/ 7/88 1988-059B USSR SL-12 R/B(2) 7/12/88 7/12/88 1989-033D USA IUS-18 SRM-2 R/B 5/ 4/89 5/ 4/89 0.65 0.70 x 1.01 1989-084D USA IUS-19 SRM-2 R/B 10/18/89 10/18/89 4.3 0.668 x 1.000 1990-090B USA ULYSSES 10/ 6/90 10/ 6/90 78.66 1.394 x 5.410 data to 6/29/09 1990-090D USA IUS-17 SRM-2 R/B 10/ 6/90 10/ 6/90 2.0 0.994 x 15.99 1990-090E USA PAM-S R/B 10/ 6/90 10/ 6/90 2.0 0.994 x 15.99 1992-063A USA MARS OBSERVER 9/25/92 9/25/92 6.7 1.131 x 1.609 data to 8/22/93 1992-063C USA TOS R/B 9/25/92 9/25/92 1994-004A USA CLEMENTINE 1 (DSPSE) 1/25/94 5/ 3/94 1994-071A USA WIND 11/ 1/94 0.047 0.992 x 1.028 data past 1/28/05 1995-065A ESA SOHO 12/ 2/95 12/ 2/95 0 0.99 x 1.0 data past 7/7/09 1995-065B USA ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B 12/ 2/95 12/ 2/95 1996-008C USA DELTA 2 R/B(2) 2/17/96 1996-062C USA DELTA 2 R/B(2) 11/ 7/96 1996-068C USA DELTA 2 R/B(2) 12/ 4/96 1997-061B USA TITAN 4B CENTAUR R/B 10/15/97 1998-041A JAPAN NOZOMI (PLANET-B) 7/ 3/98 7/ 3/98 3 0.976 x 1.444 1998-061A USA DEEP SPACE 1 10/24/98 10/24/98 0.07 1.225 x 1.462 data to 12/18/01 1998-061D USA DELTA 2 R/B(2) 10/24/98 10/24/98 1998-073C USA DELTA R/B(2) 12/11/98 12/11/98 1998-073 USA R/B DESPIN WT (1) 12/11/98 12/11/98 1998-073 USA R/B DESPIN WT (2) 12/11/98 12/11/98 1999-001B USA DELTA 2 R/B(2) 1/ 3/99 1/ 3/99 1999-001 USA R/B DESPIN WT (1) 1/ 3/99 1/ 3/99 1999-001 USA R/B DESPIN WT (2) 1/ 3/99 1/ 3/99 1999-003A USA STARDUST BUS 2/ 7/99 2/ 7/99 1.94 0.922 x 1.698 data past 8/29/07 1999-003C USA DELTA R/B(2) 2/ 7/99 2/ 7/99 1999-003 USA R/B DESPIN WT 2/ 7/99 2/ 7/99 2001-014 USA DELTA R/B(3) 7925 4/ 7/01 4/ 7/01 2001-014 USA R/B DESPIN WT (1) 4/ 7/01 4/ 7/01 2001-014 USA R/B DESPIN WT (2) 4/ 7/01 4/ 7/01 2001-027A USA WMAP 6/30/01 10/ 1/01 0.13 1.006 x 1.081 data past 5/20/08 2001-034A USA GENESIS BUS 8/ 8/01 8/ 8/01 0.27 0.896 x 0.990 data past 9/04 2001-034 USA R/B DESPIN WT (1) 8/ 8/01 8/ 8/01 0 0.99 x 1.0 2001-034 USA R/B DESPIN WT (2) 8/ 8/01 8/ 8/01 0 0.99 x 1.0 2002-034A USA CONTOUR (A) 7/ 3/02 8/15/02 8.7 0.876 x 1.131 data to 8/15/02 2002-034B USA CONTOUR (B) 7/ 3/02 8/15/02 8.7 0.876 x 1.131 2002-034C USA CONTOUR (C) 7/ 3/02 8/15/02 8.7 0.876 x 1.131 2003-019A JAPAN HAYABUSA 5/ 9/03 5/ /03 7.5 0.953 x 1.696 data past 5/20/08 2003-019 JAPAN MINERVA 5/ 9/03 5/ /03 2003-019 JAPAN HAYABUSA MARKER (1) 5/ 9/03 5/ /03 2003-019B JAPAN KM-V2 5/ 9/03 5/ /03 1.0 x 1.2 2003-019 JAPAN M-34 5/ 9/03 5/ /03 1.0 x 1.2 2003-022 RUSSIA* FREGAT 6/ 2/03 6/ /03 0.2 1.014 x 1.531 2003-027 USA STAR 48 6/10/03 6/ /03 0.26 1.042 x 1.550 2003-027 USA R/B DESPIN WT (1) 6/10/03 6/ /03 0.26 1.042 x 1.550 2003-027 USA R/B DESPIN WT (2) 6/10/03 6/ /03 0.26 1.042 x 1.550 2003-032 USA R/B 7/ 8/03 7/ /03 1.04 1.01 x 1.53 2003-032 USA R/B DESPIN WT (1) 7/ 8/03 7/ /03 1.04 1.01 x 1.53 2003-032 USA R/B DESPIN WT (2) 7/ 8/03 7/ /03 1.04 1.01 x 1.53 2003-038A USA SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE 8/25/03 8/25/03 1.14 1.003 x 1.026 data past 7/7/09 2003-038 USA SIRTF DUST COVER 8/25/03 8/25/03 1.14 1.003 x 1.026 2003-038 USA DELTA 300 R/B 8/25/03 8/25/03 9 0.86 x 1.01 2004-006A ESA ROSETTA 3/ 2/04 3/ 2/04 7.70 0.911 x 2.263 data past 4/18/08 2004-006 ESA EPS R/B 3/ 2/04 3/ 2/04 1.9 0.8 x 1.6 2004-030A USA MESSENGER 8/ 3/04 8/ 3/04 6.99 0.310 x 0.630 data past 7/7/09 2004-030A USA PAM-D R/B 8/ 3/04 8/ 3/04 6.4 0.92 x 1.08 2005-001A USA DEEP IMPACT FS 1/12/05 1/12/05 0.6 0.91 x 1.628 data past 2/9/07 2005-001A USA PAM-D R/B 1/12/05 1/12/05 0.6 0.91 x 1.628 2005-001A USA PAM-D R/B DESPIN WT (1) 1/12/05 1/12/05 0.6 0.91 x 1.628 2005-001A USA PAM-D R/B DESPIN WT (2) 1/12/05 1/12/05 0.6 0.91 x 1.628 2005-029 USA CENTAUR R/B 8/12/05 8/12/05 3.06 1.013 x 1.659 2005-045 RUSSIA* FREGAT R/B 11/ 9/05 11/ 9/05 0.26 0.702 x 0.993 2006-001 USA CENTAUR R/B AV-010 1/19/06 1/19/06 0.87 1 x 3 2006-047A USA STEREO-A 10/26/06 12/24/06 0.13 0.956 x 0.967 data past 7/7/09 2006-048B USA STEREO-B 10/26/06 1/21/07 0.29 1.000 x 1.086 data past 7/7/09 2007-034A USA PAM-D R/B 8/ 4/07 8/ 4/07 3.4 0.975 x 1.668 2007-034A USA PAM-D R/B DESPIN WT (1) 8/ 4/07 8/ 4/07 3.4 0.975 x 1.668 2007-034A USA PAM-D R/B DESPIN WT (2) 8/ 4/07 8/ 4/07 3.4 0.975 x 1.668 2007-043A USA DAWN 9/27/07 9/27/07 6.14 1.377 x 1.834 data past 7/7/09 2007-043A USA PAM-D R/B 9/27/07 9/27/07 0.5 1.00 x 1.62 2007-043A USA PAM-D R/B DESPIN WT (1) 9/27/07 9/27/07 0.5 1.00 x 1.62 2007-043A USA PAM-D R/B DESPIN WT (2) 9/27/07 9/27/07 0.5 1.00 x 1.62 2009-11A USA KEPLER 3/7/09 3/7/09 0.45 0.972 x 1.044 data past 7/7/09 2009-11 USA PAM-D R/B 3/7/09 3/7/09 0.45 0.972 x 1.044 2009-11 USA PAM-D R/B DESPIN WT (1) 3/7/09 3/7/09 0.45 0.972 x 1.044 2009-11 USA PAM-D R/B DESPIN WT (2) 3/7/09 3/7/09 0.45 0.972 x 1.044 2009-11 USA KEPLER DUST COVER 3/7/09 4/8/09 0.45 0.972 x 1.044 2009-026A ESA HERSCHEL 5/15/09 5/14/09 0.25 1.025 x 1.030 data past 7/7/09 2009-026B ESA PLANCK 5/14/09 5/14/09 0.22 1.026 x 1.043 data past 7/7/09 2009-026 ESA ESC-A R/B 5/14/09 5/14/09 0.2 1.025 x 1.03 2009-026 ESA SYLDA 5/14/09 5/14/09 0.2 1.025 x 1.03 2009-026 ESA DEBRIS 5/14/09 5/14/09 0.2 1.025 x 1.03 2009-026 ESA DEBRIS 5/14/09 5/14/09 0.2 1.025 x 1.03 Objects orbiting Venus INT-ID/Name country name launch date in orbit inclin. orbit (km) notes 1975-050A USSR VENERA 9 BUS 6/ 8/75 10/22/75 34.2 1510 x 111700 data to 3/22/76 1975-054A USSR VENERA 10 BUS 6/14/75 10/25/75 29.5 1620 x 113900 data to 3/76 1983-053A USSR VENERA 15 6/ 2/83 10/10/83 87 1000 x 65000 1983-054A USSR VENERA 16 6/ 7/83 10/14/83 87 1600 x 65200 1989-033D USA IUS R/B(2) 5/ 4/89 8/10/90 85.5 294 x 8472 2005-045A ESA VENUS EXPRESS 11/ 9/05 4/11/06 91.21 190 x 66586 data past 6/13/09 Objects orbiting Mars INT-ID/Name country name launch date in orbit inclin. orbit (km) notes 1971-045A USSR MARS 2 5/19/71 11/27/71 48.9 1380 x 24940 data to 3/72? 1971-049A USSR MARS 3 5/28/71 12/ 2/71 60 1530 x 214500 data to 3/72? 1971-051A USA MARINER 9 (MARS) 5/30/71 11/14/71 64.34 1394 x 17144 data to 10/27/72 1973-049A USSR MARS 5 7/25/73 2/12/74 35.33 1760 x 32560 1975-075A USA VIKING 1 ORBITER 8/20/75 6/19/76 38 411 x 56275 data to 8/7/80 1975-075 USA VIKING 1 BIOSHIELD BASE 8/20/75 7/20/76 38 1500 x 32800 1975-083A USA VIKING 2 ORBITER 9/ 9/75 8/ 7/76 80.3 302 x 33176 data to 7/25/78 1975-083 USA VIKING 2 BIOSHIELD BASE 9/ 9/75 9/ 3/76 80 302 x 33240 1988-059A USSR PHOBOS 2 7/12/88 3/25/89 1.3 6145 x 6409 data to 3/27/89 1988-059A USSR PHOBOS 2 RETROMOTOR 7/12/88 3/25/89 1.3 6145 x 6409 1996-062A USA MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR 11/ 7/96 9/11/97 92.91 334 x 421 data to 11/2/06 2001-014A USA MARS ODYSSEY 4/ 7/01 10/23/01 93 99 x 2951 data past 6/22/09 2003-022A ESA MARS EXPRESS 6/ 2/03 12/25/03 86.59 260 x 11607 data past 6/5/09 2005-029A USA MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER 8/12/05 3/10/06 92.5 289 x 440 data past 7/7/09 Objects orbiting Saturn INT-ID/Name country name launch date in orbit inclin. orbit (km) notes 1997-061A USA CASSINI 10/15/97 7/ 1/04 29.06 375500 x 1948400 data past 7/7/09 Objects escaping the solar system INT-ID/Name country name launch date inclin. location notes 1972-012A USA PIONEER 10 3/ 3/72 3.0 98.625 AU from Sun; V = 12.093 km/s data to 2/25/03 1973-019A USA PIONEER 11 4/ 6/73 14.4 78.859 AU from Sun; V = 11.462 km/s data to 2001 1977-076A USA VOYAGER 2 8/20/77 -32.7 89.480 AU from Sun; V = 15.500 km/s data past 7/7/09 1977-084A USA VOYAGER 1 9/ 5/77 34.9 110.418 AU from Sun; V = 17.087 km/s data past 7/7/09 2006-001A USA NEW HORIZONS 1/19/06 1.6 13.860 AU from Sun; V = 16.986 km/s data past 7/7/09 2006-001A USA STAR 48B R/B 1/19/06 1.6 13.9 AU from Sun; V = 17 km/s 2006-001A USA STAR 48B DESPIN WT (1) 1/19/06 1.6 13.9 AU from Sun; V = 17 km/s 2006-001A USA STAR 48B DESPIN WT (2) 1/19/06 1.6 13.9 AU from Sun; V = 17 km/s Objects on the Moon INT-ID/Name country name launch date type date location notes 1959-014A USSR LUNA 2 9/12/59 impact 9/13/59 29.1 N 0.0 E 1959-014A USSR LUNA 2 R/B 9/12/59 impact 9/13/59 30 N 1 W 1962-012A USA RANGER 4 4/23/62 impact 4/26/62 15.5 S 130.5 W 1964-007A USA RANGER 6 1/30/64 impact 2/ 2/64 9.39 N 21.51 E 1964-041A USA RANGER 7 7/28/64 impact 7/31/64 10.7 S 20.7 W 1965-010A USA RANGER 8 2/17/65 impact 2/20/65 2.59 N 24.77 E 1965-023A USA RANGER 9 4/10/65 impact 3/24/65 13.3 S 3.0 W 1965-036A USSR LUNA 5 5/ 9/65 crashed 5/12/65 31 S 8 W 1965-077A USSR LUNA 7 10/ 4/65 crashed 10/ 8/65 9 N 49 W 1965-099A USSR LUNA 8 12/ 3/65 crashed 12/ 7/65 9.13 N 63.30 W 1966-006A USSR LUNA 9 1/31/66 landing 2/ 3/66 7.13 N 64.37 W 1966-045A USA SURVEYOR 1 5/30/66 landing 6/ 2/66 2.45 S 43.22 W data to 1/7/67 1966-073A USA LUNAR ORBITER 1 8/10/66 impact 10/29/66 6.7 N 162 E 1966-073B USA ATLAS AGENA D R/B 8/10/66 impact 1966-084A USA SURVEYOR 2 9/20/66 crashed 9/22/66 5.5 N 12 W 1966-100A USA LUNAR ORBITER 2 10/ 6/66 impact 10/11/67 4 S 98 E 1966-116A USSR LUNA 13 12/21/66 landing 12/24/66 18.87 N 62.005W data to 12/30/66 1967-008A USA LUNAR ORBITER 3 2/ 5/67 impact 10/ 9/67 14.6 N 91.7 W 1967-035A USA SURVEYOR 3 4/17/67 landing 4/20/67 2.97 N 23.34 W data to 5/4/67 1967-041A USA LUNAR ORBITER 4 5/ 4/67 crashed 10/ 6/67 data to 7/17/67 1967-068A USA SURVEYOR 4 7/14/67 crashed 7/17/67 0.4 N 1.33 W 1967-075A USA LUNAR ORBITER 5 8/ 1/67 impact 1/31/68 2.79 S 83 W 1967-075B USA ATLAS AGENA D R/B 8/ 1/67 impact 1967-084A USA SURVEYOR 5 9/ 8/67 landing 9/11/67 1.5 N 23.19 E data to 12/17/67 1967-112A USA SURVEYOR 6 11/ 7/67 landing 11/10/67 0.53 N 1.4 W data to 12/14/67 1968-001A USA SURVEYOR 7 1/ 7/68 landing 1/10/68 40.86 S 11.47 W data to 2/21/68 1968-027A USSR LUNA 14 4/ 7/68 crashed data to 4/68 1969-043C USA APOLLO 10 LM (DPS) (SNOOPY) 5/18/69 crashed 5/23/69 1969-058A USSR LUNA 15 7/13/69 crashed 7/21/69 17 N 60 E 1969-059C USA APOLLO 11 LM (DPS) (EAGLE) 7/16/69 landing 7/20/69 0.674N 23.473E 1969-059C USA APOLLO 11 LRRR 7/16/69 landing 7/20/69 0.673N 23.473E 1969-059C USA APOLLO 11 LM (APS) (EAGLE) 7/16/69 crashed 1969-099C USA APOLLO 12 LM (DPS) (INTREPID) 11/14/69 landing 11/19/69 3.014S 23.419W 1969-099C USA APOLLO 12 ALSEP 11/14/69 landing 11/19/69 3.011S 23.425W data to 9/30/77 1969-099C USA APOLLO 12 LM (APS) (INTREPID) 11/14/69 impact 11/20/69 3.94 S 21.21 W 1970-029B USA SATURN V R/B(3) 508 APOLLO 13 4/11/70 impact 4/15/70 2.75 S 27.86 W 1970-072A USSR LUNA 16 9/12/70 landing 9/20/70 0.68 S 56.30 E data to 9/21/70 1970-095A USSR LUNA 17 11/10/70 landing 11/15/70 38.213N 35.197W 1970-095A USSR LUNOKHOD 1 11/10/70 landing 11/15/70 38.287N 35.190W data to 10/4/71 1971-008B USA SATURN V R/B(3) 509 APOLLO 14 1/31/71 impact 2/ 4/71 8.09 S 26.02 W 1971-008C USA APOLLO 14 LM (DPS) (ANTARES) 1/31/71 landing 2/ 5/71 3.645S 17.471W 1971-008C USA APOLLO 14 ALSEP 1/31/71 landing 2/ 5/71 3.644S 17.478W data to 9/30/77 1971-008C USA APOLLO 14 LRRR 1/31/71 landing 2/ 5/71 3.644S 17.479W 1971-008C USA APOLLO 14 LM (APS) (ANTARES) 1/31/71 impact 2/ 7/71 3.42 S 19.67 W 1971-063B USA SATURN V R/B(3) 510 APOLLO 15 7/26/71 impact 7/29/71 1.51 S 11.81 W 1971-063C USA APOLLO 15 LM (DPS) (FALCON) 7/26/71 landing 7/30/71 26.132N 3.634E 1971-063C USA APOLLO 15 ALSEP 7/26/71 landing 7/30/71 26.134N 3.630E data to 9/30/77 1971-063C USA APOLLO 14 LRRR 7/26/71 landing 7/30/71 26.133N 3.628E 1971-063C USA APOLLO 15 LM (APS) (FALCON) 7/26/71 impact 8/ 3/71 26.36 N 0.25 E 1971-063D USA APOLLO 15 (IRW PL) 7/26/71 crashed data to 2/3/72 1971-073A USSR LUNA 18 9/ 2/71 crashed 9/11/71 3.57 N 56.50 E 1971-082A USSR LUNA 19 9/28/71 crashed data to 10/72 1972-007A USSR LUNA 20 2/14/72 landing 2/21/72 3.53 N 56.55 E data to 2/22/72 1972-007E USSR LUNA 20 DEBRIS 2/14/72 crashed 2/21/72 1972-031B USA SATURN V R/B(3) 511 APOLLO 16 4/16/72 impact 4/19/72 1.3 N 23.8 W 1972-031C USA APOLLO 16 LM (DPS) (ORION) 4/16/72 landing 4/21/72 8.973S 15.499E 1972-031C USA APOLLO 16 ALSEP 4/16/72 landing 4/21/72 8.976S 15.496E data to 9/30/77 1972-031C USA APOLLO 16 LM (APS) (ORION) 4/16/72 crashed 3/ /72 1972-031D USA APOLLO 16 (IRW PL) 4/16/72 crashed 5/29/72 10.16 N 111.9 E 1972-096C USA APOLLO 17 LM (DPS) (CHALLENGER) 12/ 7/72 landing 12/11/72 20.188N 30.775E 1972-096C USA APOLLO 17 ALSEP 12/ 7/72 landing 12/11/72 20.189N 30.768E data to 9/30/77 1972-096C USA APOLLO 17 LM (APS) (CHALLENGER) 12/ 7/72 impact 12/15/72 19.96 N 30.50 E 1972-096B USA SATURN V R/B(3) 512 APOLLO 17 12/ 7/72 impact 12/10/72 4.21 S 12.31 W 1973-001A USSR LUNA 21 1/ 8/73 landing 1/16/73 25.85 N 30.45 E 1973-001A USSR LUNOKHOD 2 1/ 8/73 landing 1/16/73 25.832N 30.922E data to 6/3/73 1974-084A USSR LUNA 23 10/28/74 landing 11/ 9/74 13.5 N 56.5 E data to 11/12/74 1976-081A USSR LUNA 24 8/ 9/76 landing 8/18/76 12.75 N 62.2 E data to 8/19/76 1990-007A JAPAN HITEN (MUSES A) 1/24/90 crashed 4/12/93 34.3 S 55.3 E 1998-001A USA LUNAR PROSPECTOR 1/ 7/98 impact 7/31/99 87.7 S 42.35 E 2004-043C ESA SMART-1 9/27/03 impact 9/03/06 34.4 S 46.2 W data to 9/3/06 2007-038A JAPAN OKINA R-STAR 9/14/07 impact 2/12/09 28.213N 159.033W data to 2/12/09 2007-038A JAPAN KAGUYA (SELENE) 9/14/07 impact 6/10/09 65.5 S 80.4 E data to 6/10/09 2007-051A PRC CHANG'E-1 10/24/07 impact 3/01/09 1.50 S 52.36 E data to 3/1/09 2008-052 INDIA MOON IMPACT PROBE 10/22/08 impact 11/14/08 89.9 S 0 E data to 11/14/08 Objects on Venus INT-ID/Name country name launch date type date location notes 1965-092A USSR VENERA 3 11/16/65 crashed 3/ 1/66 0 N 160 data to 2/66 1967-058A USSR VENERA 4 6/12/67 crashed 10/18/67 19 N 38 data to 27 km 1967-058 USSR VENERA 4 R/B 6/12/67 impact 10/18/67 19 N 38 1969-001A USSR VENERA 5 1/ 5/69 crashed 3/16/69 3 S 18 data to 25 km 1969-001 USSR VENERA 5 R/B 1/ 5/69 impact 3/16/69 3 S 18 1969-002A USSR VENERA 6 1/10/69 crashed 5/17/69 5 S 23 data to 11 km 1969-002 USSR VENERA 6 R/B 1/10/69 impact 5/17/69 5 S 23 1970-060A USSR VENERA 7 8/17/70 landing 12/15/70 5 S 351 data for 23 min 1970-060 USSR VENERA 7 R/B 8/17/70 impact 12/15/70 5 S 351 1972-021A USSR VENERA 8 3/27/72 landing 7/22/72 10 S 335 data for 50 min 1972-021 USSR VENERA 8 R/B 3/27/72 impact 7/22/72 10 S 335 1975-050D USSR VENERA 9 DESCENT CRAFT 6/ 8/75 landing 10/22/75 31.70N 290.83 data for 53 min 1975-054D USSR VENERA 10 DESCENT CRAFT 6/14/75 landing 10/25/75 16.03N 291 data for 65 min 1978-051A USA PIONEER VENUS 1 ORBITER 5/20/78 burned up 10/ 9/92 1978-078A USA PIONEER VENUS 2 PROBE BUS 8/ 8/78 burned up 12/ 9/78 37.9 N 290.9 data to 120 km 1978-078D USA PIONEER VENUS 2 SMALL PROBE 1 8/ 8/78 impact 12/ 9/78 59.3 N 4.8 data to surface 1978-078E USA PIONEER VENUS 2 SMALL PROBE 2 8/ 8/78 crashed 12/ 9/78 31.3 N 317.0 data to surface 1978-078F USA PIONEER VENUS 2 SMALL PROBE 3 8/ 8/78 landing 12/ 9/78 28.7 S 56.7 data for 68 min 1978-078G USA PIONEER VENUS 2 LARGE PROBE 8/ 8/78 impact 12/ 9/78 4.4 N 304.0 data to surface 1978-084D USSR VENERA 11 DESCENT CRAFT 9/ 9/78 landing 12/23/78 14 S 299 data for 95 min 1978-086C USSR VENERA 12 DESCENT CRAFT 9/14/78 landing 12/21/78 7 S 294 data for 110 min 1981-106D USSR VENERA 13 DESCENT CRAFT 10/30/81 landing 3/ 1/82 7.5 S 303 data for 127 min 1981-110D USSR VENERA 14 DESCENT CRAFT 11/ 4/81 landing 3/ 3/82 13.25S 310.15W data for 57 min 1984-125E USSR VEGA 1 DESCENT CRAFT 12/15/84 landing 6/11/85 7.2 N 177.8 data for 56 min 1984-125F USSR VEGA 1 BALLOON 12/15/84 landing 6/12/85 data for 46.5 hr 1984-128E USSR VEGA 2 DESCENT CRAFT 12/21/84 landing 6/15/85 6.45S 181.08W data for 57 min 1984-128F USSR VEGA 2 BALLOON 12/21/84 landing 6/16/85 data for 46.5 hr 1989-033B USA MAGELLAN 5/ 4/89 burned up 10/13/97 Objects on Mars INT-ID/Name country name launch date type date location notes 1971-045D USSR MARS 2 CAPSULE 5/19/71 crashed 11/27/71 45 S 302 W 1971-049E USSR MARS 3 DESCENT CRAFT 5/28/71 landing 12/ 2/71 45 S 158 W data for 90 sec 1973-052D USSR MARS 6 DESCENT CRAFT 8/ 5/73 crashed 3/12/74 24 S 25 W 1975-075C USA VIKING LANDER 1 8/20/75 landing 7/20/76 22.483N 47.94 W data to 11/13/82 1975-083C USA VIKING LANDER 2 9/ 9/75 landing 9/ 3/76 47.968N 225.71 W data to 4/12/80 1996-068A USA MARS PATHFINDER 12/ 4/96 landing 7/ 4/97 19.33 N 33.55 W data to 10/7/97 1996-068A USA MARS SOJOURNER 12/ 4/96 landing 7/ 4/97 19.33 N 33.55 W data to 8/20/97 1998-073A USA MARS CLIMATE ORBITER 12/11/98 burned up 9/23/99 1999-001A USA MARS POLAR LANDER 1/ 3/99 crashed 12/ 3/99 76.1 S 195.3 W data to 12/3/99 1999-001A USA DEEP SPACE 2 MICROPROBE 1 1/ 3/99 crashed 12/ 3/99 75.0 S 196.5 W data to 12/3/99 1999-001A USA DEEP SPACE 2 MICROPROBE 2 1/ 3/99 crashed 12/ 3/99 75.0 S 196.5 W data to 12/3/99 2003-022A ESA BEAGLE-2 6/ 2/03 crashed 12/25/03 11 N 270 W? 2003-027A USA MER-A COLUMBIA STATION 6/10/03 landing 1/ 3/04 14.569S 184.527W 2003-027A USA MER-A SPIRIT ROVER 6/10/03 landing 1/ 3/04 14.603S 184.476W data past 7/7/09 2003-027A USA MER-A HEATSHIELD 6/10/03 impact 1/ 3/04 14.562S 184.522W 2003-027A USA MER-A BACKSHELL 6/10/03 impact 1/ 3/04 14.561S 184.534W 2003-032A USA MER-B CHALLENGER STATION 7/ 8/03 landing 1/24/04 1.946S 5.527W 2003-032A USA MER-B OPPORTUNITY ROVER 7/ 8/03 landing 1/24/04 2.115S 5.482W data past 7/7/09 2003-032A USA MER-B HEATSHIELD 7/ 8/03 impact 1/24/04 1.953S 5.515W 2003-032A USA MER-B BACKSHELL 7/ 8/03 impact 1/24/04 1.951S 5.533W 2007-034A USA PHOENIX 8/ 4/07 landing 5/25/08 68.22 N 234.3 W data to 11/2/08 2007-034A USA PHOENIX HEATSHIELD 8/ 4/07 impact 5/25/08 68.22 N 234.3 W 2007-034A USA PHOENIX BACKSHELL 8/ 4/07 impact 5/25/08 68.22 N 234.3 W Objects on 433 Eros INT-ID/Name country name launch date type date location notes 1996-008A USA NEAR SHOEMAKER 2/17/96 landing 2/12/01 35 S 279 W data to 2/28/01 Objects on 25143 Itokawa INT-ID/Name country name launch date type date location notes 2003-019 JAPAN HAYABUSA MARKER (1) 5/ 9/03 landing 11/19/05 Objects on 9P/Tempel 1 INT-ID/Name country name launch date type date location notes 2005-001A USA DEEP IMPACT IS 1/12/05 impact 7/ 4/05 data to 7/4/05 Objects in Jupiter INT-ID/Name country name launch date type date location notes 1989-084B USA GALILEO ORBITER 10/18/89 burned up 9/21/03 data to 9300 km 1989-084B USA GALILEO PROBE 10/18/89 burned up 12/ 7/95 data to -160 km Objects on Titan INT-ID/Name country name launch date type date location notes 1997-061A ESA HUYGENS 10/15/97 landing 1/14/05 10.2 S 192.4 W data for 190 min
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