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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.
This is a list of proposed space probes that are planned to focus on the exploration of the Solar System, ordered by date of spacecraft launch. Launched probes are in the List of Solar System probes and the List of active Solar System probes .
First Falcon 9 launch to use a return to launch site (RTLS) booster recovery profile on a launch to GTO. First commercial satellite with Roll Out Solar Array that were deployed on 10 January 2024. [3] [4] 5 January 11:20 [6] Kuaizhou 1A: Y28 Jiuquan LS-95A ExPace: Tianmu-1 15–18 Xiyong Microelectronics Low Earth Meteorology: In orbit ...
The weather satellite lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:26 p.m. ET. The launch streamed live on NASA’s website. Weather conditions in ...
Solar System space probes operational as of November 2024. This is a list of active space probes which have escaped Earth orbit. It includes lunar space probes, but does not include space probes orbiting at the Sun–Earth Lagrangian points (for these, see List of objects at Lagrangian points). A craft is deemed "active" if it is still able to ...
Watch as time-lapse video captures solar arrays reflecting auroras, city lights from space. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY. September 6, 2024 at 6:40 PM.
Second and last Galileo launch on a Falcon 9 and overall thirteenth launch of Galileo satellites, carrying two satellites. Originally planned to launch on Soyuz ST-B, but scrapped due to geopolitical factors. Then moved to Ariane 6, which was also scrapped due to delays. Europe contracted SpaceX to launch the two pairs aboard Falcon 9. 19 September
Parker Solar Probe: Venus 12 August 2018 11 July 2020 700 days (1 yr, 11 mo) Obtain direct solar observations. Not making observations during the Venus flybys. BepiColombo: Venus 20 October 2018 10 August 2021 1028 days (2 yr, 9 mo, 24 d) Second of two Venus gravity assist en route to Mercury. [113] Mercury 1 October 2021 1078 days (2 yr, 11 mo ...