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Orbits around the L 1 point are used by spacecraft that want a constant view of the Sun, such as the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. Orbits around L 2 are used by missions that always want both Earth and the Sun behind them. This enables a single shield to block radiation from both Earth and the Sun, allowing passive cooling of sensitive ...
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First lunar sample return mission from far side and south pole of Moon by China. Ascent stage was be deorbited on 6 June 2024. Capsule was be returned sample via service module on 25 June 2024. [12] ICUBE-Q: Pakistan 8 May 2024 On a Selenocentric orbit: First Pakistani lunar mission, piggybacking with Chang'e 6. [13] Blue Ghost M1: USA
A geostationary orbit, as viewed from above the North Pole. A satellite whose orbital period is an integer fraction of a day (e.g., 24 hours, 12 hours, 8 hours, etc.) will follow roughly the same ground track every day.
This is a list of space probes that have left Earth orbit (or were launched with that intention but failed), organized by their planned destination. It includes planetary probes, solar probes, and probes to asteroids and comets, but excludes lunar missions, which are listed separately at List of lunar probes and List of Apollo missions.
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ISRO's launch vehicles. Left to right: SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV, LVM3 RLV Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HRLV) Vikram series, the under development orbital class launch family of Skyroot Aerospace in comparison with already flown Vikram S, the sounding rocket