Spacecraft in solar orbit Name From Date Orbit (mAU) Arrive at Date Orbit CO AMS Luna Lunar flyby 1959 Jan 4 980x1320x0.01 450d 1959 Mu 1 Blok-E (1-ya Kosmicheskaya Raketa) Lunar flyby 1959 Jan 4 980x1320x0.01 450d 1959 Mu 2 Pioneer IV Lunar flyby 1959 Mar 5 987x1142x1.30 398d 1959 Nu 1 Baby Sergeant (Juno II AM-14 Stage 4) Lunar flyby 1959 Mar 5 990x1140x1.30 398d 1959 Nu 2 Pioneer V Earth 1960 Mar 11 806x992x3.35 312d 1960 Alpha 1 Altair I (Thor Able IV Stage 3) Earth 1960 Mar 11 810x990x3.35 312d 1960 Alpha 2 AMS Venera Earth orbit 1961 Feb 12 718x1019x0.58 300d Venus 1961 May 20 100000xE 1961 Gamma 1 Blok-L Earth orbit 1961 Feb 12 720x1000x0.60 300d 1961 Gamma Ranger III Lunar flyby 1962 Jan 29 985x1164x0.40 406d 1962 Alpha 1 Agena B 6003 Lunar flyby 1962 Jan 29 990?x1160?x0.4? 1962 Alpha 2 Agena B 6004 Lunar flyby 1962 Apr 26 ? 1962 Mu 2 Mariner II Earth 1962 Aug 28 705x1227x1.4 346 Venus 1962 Dec 14 41000xE 1962 A Rho 1 Agena B 6902 Earth 1962 Aug 28 ? 1962 A Rho 2 Ranger V Lunar flyby 1962 Oct 21 951x1064x0.41 369d Earth 1963 Oct 11 1560000xE 1962 B Eta 1 Earth flyby 1963 Oct 11 965x1084x0.43 379d Agena B 6005 Lunar flyby 1962 Oct 21 ? 1962 B Eta 2 AMS Mars Earth orbit 1962 Nov 2 924x1604x2.68 519d Mars 1963 Jun 19 193000xE 1962 B Nu 3 Blok-L Earth orbit 1962 Nov 2 ? 1962 B Nu ?Luna-4 CLO 1963 Apr? ? 1963-08B ?Agena B 6008 Lunar flyby 1964 Feb 2 ? 1964-07B Zond Earth orbit 1964 Apr 2 652x1001x3.7 274d Venus 1964 Jul 19 100000xE 1964-16D Blok-L Earth orbit 1964 Apr 2 ? 1964-16 Mariner III/Agena D 6931 Earth 1964 Nov 6 983x1311x0.52 448d 1964-73A Mariner IV Earth 1964 Nov 29 ? Mars 1965 Jul 15 9850xE 1964-77A Mars flyby 1965 Jul 15 1108x1573x2.5 567d 1965 Oct 1107x1561x2.5 Agena D 6932 Earth 1964 Nov 29 990x1429x0.15 486d 1964-77B Zond-2 Earth orbit 1964 Nov 30 980x1520x6.4 Mars 1965 Aug 6 1500xE 1964-78C Blok-L Earth orbit 1964 Nov 30 ? 1964-78 ?Agena B 6007 Lunar flyby 1965 Mar 24 ? 1965-23B Luna-6 CLO 1965 Jun 11 ? 1965-44A ?Blok-L CLO 1965 Jun 11 ? 1965-44 Zond-3 Lunar flyby 1965 Jul 20 900x1560x0.25 500d 1965-56A Blok-L Lunar flyby 1965 Jul 20 ? 1965-56 Venera-2 Earth orbit 1965 Nov 12 716x1197x4.29 341d Venus 1966 Feb 26 24000xE 1965-91A Blok-L Earth orbit 1965 Nov 12 ? 1965-91 Venera-3 Earth orbit 1965 Nov 16 680x990x4.29 277d Venus 1966 Mar 1 Impact 1965-92A Blok-L Earth orbit 1965 Nov 16 ? 1965-92D Pioneer VI Earth orbit 1965 Dec 16 814x985x0.17 311d 1965-105A Altair II Earth orbit 1965 Dec 16 ? 1965-105 ?Blok-L Lunar flyby 1966 Apr 3 ? 1966-27D Pioneer VII Earth orbit 1966 Aug 17 1012x1125x0.10 403d 1966-75A FW-4D Earth orbit 1966 Aug 17 ? 1966-75C Venera-4 Earth orbit 1967 Jun 12 710x1020x4.3 293d Venus 1967 Oct 18 Impact 1967-58A Blok-L Earth orbit 1967 Jun 12 ? 1967-58 Mariner V Earth 1967 Jun 14 ? Venus 1967 Oct 19 4000xE 1967-60A Venus flyby 1967 Oct 19 579x735x1.37 195d 1967-60A Agena D 6933 Earth 1967 Jun 14 ? 1967-60B FW-4D Lunar flyby 1967 Jul 22 990x1020x0.5 367d 1967-70C Pioneer VIII Earth orbit 1967 Dec 13 990x1087x0.1 386d 1967-123A FW-4D Earth orbit 1967 Dec 13 ? 1967-123 Pioneer IX Earth orbit 1968 Nov 8 756x990x0.09 298d 1968-100A FW-4D Earth orbit 1968 Nov 8 ? 1968-100 Saturn S-IVB-503N/LTA-B Lunar flyby 1968 Dec 24 923x988x0.5 341d 1968-118B Venera-5 Earth orbit 1969 Jan 5 720x980x2 286d Venus 1969 May 16 Impact 1969-01A Blok-L Earth orbit 1969 Jan 5 720x980x2? 286d? Venus 1969 May 16 25000xE? 1969-01 Venera-6 Earth orbit 1969 Jan 10 710x980x0.2 285d Venus 1969 May 17 Impact 1969-02A Blok-L Earth orbit 1969 Jan 10 710x980x0.2? 285d? Venus 1969 May 17 150000xE? 1969-02 Mariner VI Earth 1969 Feb 25 990x1588x1.9 535d Mars 1969 Jul 31 3430xE 1969-14A Mariner VI Mars flyby 1969 Jul 31 1142x1754x1.8 636d 1969-14A Centaur AC-20 Earth 1969 Feb 25 970x1593x2.1 529d 1969-14B Saturn S-IVB-504N Earth orbit 1969 Mar 3 546x991x0.5 248d 1969-18B Mariner VII Earth 1969 Mar 27 971x1568x1.60 522d Mars 1969 Aug 5 3430xE 1969-30A Mariner VII Mars flyby 1969 Aug 5 1118x1670x1.8 609d 1969-30A Centaur AC-19 Earth 1969 Mar 27 991x1637x1.7 549d 1969-30B Saturn S-IVB-505N Lunar flyby 1969 May 21 908x1017x0.5 345d 1969-43B LM 4 AS Snoopy Lunar orbit 1969 May 23 ? 1969-43D Saturn S-IVB-506 Lunar flyby 1969 Jul 19 891x1016x0.5 342d 1969-59B ?Saturn S-IVB-507 CLO 1969 Nov ? 1969-99B Venera-7 Earth orbit 1970 Aug 17 690x1010x2 287d Venus 1970 Dec 15 Landing 1970-60A Blok-L Earth orbit 1970 Aug 17 700x1000x2? 1970-60 Mars-2 Earth orbit 1971 May 19 1010x1470x2.2 596d Mars 1971 Nov 27 Orbit 1971-45A Blok-D Earth orbit 1971 May 19 1000x1500x2? 1971-45 Mars-3 Earth orbit 1971 May 28 1010x1500x2.2 515d Mars 1971 Dec 2 Orbit 1971-49A Blok-D Earth orbit 1971 May 28 1000x1500x2? 1971-49 Mariner IX Earth 1971 May 30 990x1570x2.2 530d Mars 1971 Nov 14 Orbit 1971-51A Centaur AC-23 Earth 1971 May 30 990x1570x2? 1971-51B Pioneer X Earth orbit 1972 Mar 3 991x5860x2.1 2316d Jupiter 1973 Dec 4 130400xE 1972-12A Pioneer X Jupiter flyby 1973 Dec 4 5060xEx3.2 Solar escape 0530+262 (B1950.0) 1972-12A Star 37E Earth orbit 1972 Mar 3 990x5860x1.3 2318d 1972-12B Venera-8 Earth orbit 1972 Mar 27 700x1000x2 284d Venus 1972 Jul 22 Landing 1972-21A Blok-L Earth orbit 1972 Mar 27 700x1000x2? 1972-21 Pioneer XI Earth orbit 1973 Apr 6 1000x6003x3.1 2398d Jupiter 1974 Dec 3 41850xE 1973-19A Pioneer Saturn Jupiter flyby 1974 Dec 3 3720x36155x15.7 32518d Saturn 1979 Sep 1 21400xE 1973-19A Pioneer Saturn Saturn flyby 1979 Sep 1 9360xEx16.7 Solar escape 1924-093 (B1950.0) 1973-19A Star 37E Earth orbit 1973 Apr 6 1000x6010x1.3 2398d 1973-19B Mars-4 Earth orbit 1973 Jul 21 1020x1630x2.2 556d Mars 1974 Feb 10 2200xE 1973-47A Blok-D Earth orbit 1973 Jul 21 1000x1600x2.2 1973-47 Mars-5 Earth orbit 1973 Jul 25 1020x1640x2.2 560d Mars 1974 Feb 11 Orbit 1973-49A Blok-D Earth orbit 1973 Jul 25 1000x1600x2.2 1973-49 Mars-6 Earth orbit 1973 Aug 5 1010x1670x2.2 567d Mars 1974 Mar 12 1600xE 1973-52A Blok-D Earth orbit 1973 Aug 5 1000x1600x2.2 1973-52 Mars-7 Earth orbit 1973 Aug 9 1010x1690x2.2 574d Mars 1974 Mar 9 1300xE 1973-53A Blok-D Earth orbit 1973 Aug 9 1000x1600x2.2 1973-53 Mariner X Earth orbit 1973 Nov 3 700x1110x2.6 317d Venus 1974 Feb 5 5750xE 1973-85A Mariner X Venus flyby 1974 Feb 5 387x839x2.6 176d Mercury 1974 Mar 29 700xE 1973-85A Mariner X Mercury flyby 1974 Mar 29 ? Mercury 1974 Sep 21 48000xE 1973-85A Mariner X Mercury flyby 1974 Sep 21 ? Mercury 1975 Mar 16 330xE 1973-85A Mariner X Mercury flyby 1975 Mar 16 ? 1973-85A Centaur AC-34 Earth orbit 1973 Nov 3 700x1110x2.6 1973-85B Spuskaemiy Apparat Marsa-7 Mars flyby 1974 Mar 9 1000x1600x2?? 1973-53D Helios 1 Earth orbit 1974 Dec 10 307x985x0.0 190d 1974-97A Star 37E Earth orbit 1974 Dec 10 307x985x0.0 190d 1974-97D Centaur TC-2 Earth orbit 1974 Dec 10 981x1590x0.02 532d Earth 1974 Dec 10 Orbit 1974-97C Venera-9 Earth orbit 1975 Jun 8 720x1020x2.3 295d Venus 1975 Oct 22 Orbit 1975-50A Blok-DM Earth orbit 1975 Jun 8 700x1000x2? 1975-50 Venera-10 Earth orbit 1975 Jun 14 720x1020x2.3 295d Venus 1975 Oct 25 Orbit 1975-54A Blok-DM Earth orbit 1975 Jun 14 700x1000x2? 1975-54 Viking 1 Earth orbit 1975 Aug 20 1003x1672x4.5 565d Mars 1976 Jun 19 Orbit 1975-75A Centaur TC-4 Earth orbit 1975 Aug 20 1000x1600x4? Mars 1976 Jun 19 80500xE 1975-75B Viking 1 bioshield base Viking 1 1975 Aug 20 1003x1672x4.5 Mars 1976 Jun 19 ?xE 1975-75 Viking 2 Earth orbit 1975 Sep 9 1006x1669x2.9 565 Mars 1976 Aug 6 Orbit 1975-83A Centaur TC-3 Earth orbit 1975 Sep 9 1000x1600x3? Mars 1976 Aug 7 80500xE 1975-83B Viking 2 bioshield base Viking 2 1975 Sep 9 1000x1670x2.9 Mars 1976 Aug 6 ?xE 1975-83 Spuskaemiy Apparat Veneri-9 Venera-9 1975 Oct 20 720x1020x2.3 Venus 1975 Oct 22 Landing 1975-50D Spuskaemiy Apparat Veneri-10 Venera-10 1975 Oct 23 720x1020x2.3 Venus 1975 Oct 25 Landing 1975-54D Helios 2 Earth orbit 1976 Jan 15 280x995x0.0 186d 1976-03A Star 37E Earth orbit 1976 Jan 15 280x995x0.0 186d 1976-03C Centaur TC-5 Earth orbit 1976 Jan 15 888x1086x1.5 358d 1976-03B Voyager 2 Earth orbit 1977 Aug 20 1003x6262x4.8 2528d 1978 Sep 13 1002x6277x4.8 2535d Jupiter 1979 Jul 9 650000xE 1977-76A Voyager 2 Jupiter flyby 1979 Jul 9 5021xEx2.6 Saturn 1981 Aug 25 1977-76A Voyager 2 Saturn flyby 1981 Aug 25 9605xEx2.7 Uranus 1986 Jan 24 1977-76A Voyager 2 Uranus flyby 1986 Jan 24 14404xEx2.5 Neptune 1989 Aug 25 4905xE 1977-76A Voyager 2 Neptune flyby 1989 Aug 25 21.24xEx78.81 Solar escape 1977-76A Centaur TC-7 Earth orbit 1977 Aug 20 ? 1977-76B Star 37E Earth orbit 1977 Aug 20 1000x6260x4.8 1977-76C Voyager 1 Earth orbit 1977 Sep 5 1008x8933x1.0 4048d 1978 Aug 30 1007x8988x1.0 4080d Jupiter 1979 Mar 5 280000xE 1977-84A Voyager 1 Jupiter flyby 1979 Mar 5 5166xEx2.5 Saturn 1980 Nov 12 1977-84A Voyager 1 Saturn flyby 1980 Nov 12 8776xEx35.7 Solar escape 0049+353 (B1950.0) 1977-84A Centaur TC-6 Earth orbit 1977 Sep 5 ? 1977-84B Star 37E Earth orbit 1977 Sep 5 1000x8900x1.0 1977-84C Pioneer Venus Orbiter Earth orbit 1978 May 20 700x1300x2.3? 365d Venus 1978 Dec 4 Orbit 1978-51A Centaur AC-50 Earth orbit 1978 May 20 700x1300x2? 1978-51B Pioneer Venus Multiprobe Earth orbit 1978 Aug 9 700x1110x2.3? 316d Venus 1978 Dec 9 Impact 1978-78A Centaur AC-51 Earth orbit 1978 Aug 9 700x1100x2? 1978-78C International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 Earth orbit 1978 Aug 12 990x1000x0.0 Earth-Sun L1 1979 Nov 20 100000 halo 1978-79A International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 HCO 1979 Nov 20 973x1006x0.0 TCM 1982 Jun 10 1978-79A International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 Earth-Sun L1 1982 Jun 10 973x1006x0.0 Earth-Moon CLO 1982 Oct 14 Orbit 1978-79A International Cometary Explorer CLO 1983 Dec 27 927x1033x0.1 354d P/Giacobini-Zinner 1985 Sep 11 3000xE 1978-79A International Cometary Explorer HCO 1986 ? 926x1033x0.1 354d 1978-79A Star 37E Earth orbit 1978 Aug 12 990x1000 1978-79D Venera-11 Earth orbit 1978 Sep 9 690x1010x2.3 284d Venus 1978 Dec 25 35000xE 1978-84A Venus flyby 1978 Dec 25 715x1116x2 320d 1979 Feb 7 712x1078x2 Blok-DM Earth orbit 1978 Sep 9 700x1100x2? 1978-84 Venera-12 Earth orbit 1978 Sep 14 670x1010x2.3 278d Venus 1978 Dec 21 35000xE 1978-86A Venus flyby 1978 Dec 21 715x1156 330d 1979 Feb 5 725x1192 Blok-DM Earth orbit 1978 Sep 14 700x1000x2? 1978-86 Pioneer Venus Sounder Probe PV Multiprobe 1978 Nov 16 700x1110x2.3 Venus 1978 Dec 9 Impact 1978-78D Pioneer Venus North Probe PV Multiprobe 1978 Nov 20 700x1110x2.3 Venus 1978 Dec 9 Impact 1978-78E Pioneer Venus Day Probe PV Multiprobe 1978 Nov 20 700x1110x2.3 Venus 1978 Dec 9 Landing 1978-78F Pioneer Venus Night Probe PV Multiprobe 1978 Nov 20 700x1110x2.3 Venus 1978 Dec 9 Impact 1978-78G Spuskaemiy Apparat Veneri-12 Venera-12 1978 Dec 19 670x1010x2.3 Venus 1978 Dec 21 Landing 1978-86C Spuskaemiy Apparat Veneri-11 Venera-11 1978 Dec 23 690x1010x2.3 Venus 1978 Dec 25 Landing 1978-84D Venera-13 Earth orbit 1981 Oct 30 700x990x2.3 285d Venus 1982 Mar 1 36000xE 1981-106A Venus flyby 1982 Mar 1 ? 1982 Jun 10 715x1123x5 Blok-DM Earth orbit 1981 Oct 30 700x1000x2? 1981-106 Venera-14 Earth orbit 1981 Nov 4 710x990x2.3 286d Venus 1982 Mar 5 36000xE 1981-110A Blok-DM Earth orbit 1981 Nov 4 700x1000x2? 1981-110 Spuskaemiy Apparat Veneri-13 Venera-13 1982 Feb 27 700x990x2.3 Venus 1982 Mar 1 Landing 1981-106D Spuskaemiy Apparat Veneri-14 Venera-14 1982 Mar 3 710x990x2.3 Venus 1982 Mar 5 Landing 1981-110D Venera-15 Earth orbit 1983 Jun 2 710x1010x2.3 293d Venus 1983 Oct 9 Orbit 1983-53A Blok-DM Earth orbit 1983 Jun 2 700x1000x2? 1983-53 Venera-16 Earth orbit 1983 Jun 7 710x1020x2.3 293d Venus 1983 Oct 13 Orbit 1983-54A Blok-DM Earth orbit 1983 Jun 7 700x1000x2? 1983-54 Vega-1 Earth orbit 1984 Dec 15 700x980x2.3 281d Venus 1985 Jun 11 39000xE 1984-125A Vega-1 Venus flyby 1985 Jun 11 ? P/Halley 1986 Mar 6 8890xE 1984-125A Blok-DM Earth orbit 1984 Dec 15 700x1000x2? 1984-125D Vega-2 Earth orbit 1984 Dec 21 700x980x2.3 281d Venus 1985 Jun 15 24500xE 1984-128A Vega-2 Venus flyby 1985 Jun 15 ? P/Halley 1986 Mar 9 8030xE 1984-128A Blok-DM Earth orbit 1984 Dec 21 700x1000x2? 1984-128B Sakigake Earth orbit 1985 Jan 8 817x1014x1.4 320d 1985-01A Sakigake 1991 Jul 799x1017x1.5 316d Earth 1992 Jan 8 89000xE 1985-01A Sakigake Earth flyby 1992 Jan 8 916x1154x0.07 382.8d 1985-01A KM-P Earth orbit 1985 Jan 8 817x1014x1.4 320d 1985-01B Spuskaemiy Apparat Vega-1 Vega-1 1985 Jun 9 700x980x2.3 Venus 1985 Jun 11 Landing 1984-125E Spuskaemiy Apparat Vega-2 Vega-2 1985 Jun 13 700x980x2.3 Venus 1985 Jun 15 Landing 1984-128E Giotto Earth orbit 1985 Jul 3 731x1078x1.4 314d P/Halley 1986 Mar 9 605xE 1985-56A Giotto P/Halley 1986 Mar 9 733x1040x2.1 305d Earth 1990 Jul 2 22730xE 1985-56A Giotto Earth flyby 1990 Jul 2 994x1165x5.5 411d P/Grigg-Skjellerup 1992 Jul 10 1985-56A Giotto P/Grigg-Sk. 1992 Jul 10 1985-56A Suisei Earth orbit 1985 Aug 18 679x1013x0.9 284d P/Halley 1986 Mar 8 151000xE 1985-73A KM-P Earth orbit 1985 Aug 18 679x1013x0.9 284d 1985-73C Fobos-1 Earth orbit 1988 Jul 7 900x1770x2.97 Mars 1989 Jan ?xE 1988-58A Fobos-2 Earth orbit 1988 Jul 12 900x1770x3.0 ? Mars 1989 Jan 29 Orbit 1988-59A Magellan Earth orbit 1989 May 5 700x1010x0.65 290d Venus 1990 Aug 10 Orbit 1989-33B IUS-18 SRM-2 Earth orbit 1989 May 5 700x1010x0.65 290d 1989-33D Galileo Earth orbit 1989 Oct 18 668x1000x4.31 277.4d Venus 1990 Feb 10 16100xE 1989-84B Galileo Venus flyby 1990 Feb 10 698x1399x10.5 392.3d Earth 1990 Dec 8 960xE 1989-84B (or 700x1280x3.4?) Galileo Earth flyby 1990 Dec 8 905x2272x4.54 730.6d (951) Gaspra 1991 Oct 29 1600xE 1989-84B Galileo Gaspra flyby 1991 Oct 29 905x2271x4.54 730.6d Luna 1992 Dec 8 110288xE 1989-84B Galileo Lunar flyby 1992 Dec 8 - Earth 1992 Dec 8 304 xE 1989-84B Galileo Earth flyby 1992 Dec 8 970x5290x1.5 (243) Ida 1993 Aug 28 2400xE 1989-84B Galileo Ida flyby 1993 Aug 28 972x5302x1.6 En route Jupiter 1989-84B IUS-19 SRM-2 Earth orbit 1989 Oct 18 668x1000x4.3 1989-84D Ulysses Earth orbit 1990 Oct 6 994x15990x2.0 9037d Jupiter 1992 Feb 8 1990-90B Jupiter flyby 1992 Feb 8 PAM-S Earth orbit 1990 Oct 6 994x15990x2.0 1990-90D IUS-17 SRM-2 Earth orbit 1990 Oct 6 ? 1990-90E Mars Observer Earth orbit 1992 Sep 25 1003x1633x1.3 Mars 1993 Aug 24 500xE 1992- Mars Observer Mars 1993 Aug 24 1131x1609x6.7 TOS Earth orbit 1992 Sep 25 1992- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------