CC = Cape Canaveral, CK = Cape Kennedy, CSG = Le Centre Spatial Guyanais, GIK-5 = Baikonur, KSC = Kennedy Space Center, MARS = Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, NIIP-5 = Baikonur, SHAR = Sriharikota, VAFB = Vandenberg Air Force Base F = failure, IP = in progress, P = partial success, S = success
| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design and Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1970 | | | | | | | | | | | [Luna] | Ye-8-5 / 405 | c. 5,700 kg | 02-06-70 / 04:16:05 | NIIP-5 / 81L | Proton-K / 247-01 | USSR | Lavochkin | lunar sample | F | | Venera 7 | 3V / 630 | 1,180 kg | 08-17-70 / 05:38:22 | NIIP-5 / 31 | Molniya-M / Kh15000-62 | USSR | Lavochkin | Venus landing | S | | Kosmos 359 [Venera] | 3V / 631 | c. 1,200 kg | 08-22-70 / 05:06:08 | NIIP-5 / 31 | Molniya-M / Kh15000-61 | USSR | Lavochkin | Venus landing | F | | Luna 16 | Ye-8-5 / 406 | 5,725 kg | 09-12-70 / 13:25:52 | NIIP-5 / 81L | Proton-K / 248-01 | USSR | Lavochkin | lunar sample | S | | Zond 8 | 7K-L1 / 14 | c. 5,375 kg | 10-20-70 / 19:55:39 | NIIP-5 / 81L | Proton-K / 250-01 | USSR | TsKBEM | circumlunar | S | | Luna 17 Lunokhod 1 | Ye-8 / 203 | 5,700 kg | 11-10-70 / 14:44:01 | NIIP-5 / 81L | Proton-K / 251-01 | USSR | Lavochkin | lunar rover | S | | 1984 | | | | | | | | | | | Vega 1 | 5VK / 901 | c. 4,840 kg | 12-15-84 / 09:16:24 | NIIP-5 / 200L | Proton-K / 329-01 | USSR | Lavochkin | Venus landing, Halley flyby | S | | Vega 2 | 5VK / 902 | c. 4,840 kg | 12-21-84 / 09:13:52 | NIIP-5 / 200P | Proton-K / 325-02 | USSR | Lavochkin | Venus landing, Halley flyby | S |
| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design and Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1985 | | | | | | | | | | | Sakigake | MS-T5 | 138.1 kg | 01-07-85 / 19:26 | Kagoshima / M1 | Mu-3S-II / 1 | Japan | ISAS | Halley flyby | S | | Giotto | Giotto | 960 kg | 07-02-85 / 11:23:16 | CSG / ELA 1 | Ariane 1 / V14 | ESA | ESA | Halley flyby | S | | Suisei | Planet-A | 139.5 kg | 08-18-85 / 23:33 | Kagoshima / M1 | Mu-3S-II / 2 | Japan | ISAS | Halley flyby | S | | 1988 | | | | | | | | | | | Fobos 1 | 1F / 101 | 6,220 kg | 07-07-88 / 17:38:04 | NIIP-5 / 200L | Proton-K / 356-02 | USSR | Lavochkin | Mars orbit / Phobos flyby / landings | F | | Fobos 2 | 1F / 102 | 6,220 kg | 07-12-88 / 17:01:43 | NIIP-5 / 200P | Proton-K / 356-01 | USSR | Lavochkin | Mars orbit / Phobos flyby / landings | P | | 1990 | | | | | | | | | | | Hiten / Hagoromo | MUSES-A / MUSES-A subsat | 185 kg / 12 kg | 01-24-90 / 11:46:00 | Kagoshima / M1 | Mu-3S-II / 5 | Japan | ISAS | lunar encounter / orbit | S | | Ulysses | Ulysses | 371 kg | 10-06-90 / 11:47:16 | KSC / 39B | STS-41 / IUS | ESA / USA | ESA / NASA / JPL | solar orbit | S |
| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design and Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 2007 | | | | | | | | | | | Artemis P1, Artemis P2 | THEMIS B, THEMIS C | 126 kg × 2 | 02-17-07 / 23:01:00 | CC / 17B | Delta 7925-10C / D323 | USA | NASA / UC-Berkeley | Earth–Moon L1, Earth–Moon L2, lunar orbit | S | | 2008 | | | | | | | | | | | Chandrayaan-1 | Chandrayaan-1, MIP | 1,380 kg | 10-22-08 / 00:52:11 | SHAR / SLP | PSLV-XL / C11 | India | ISRO | lunar orbit | S |
<!-- image -->| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design and Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 2014 | | | | | | | | | | | Chang’e 5-T1 | Chang’e 5-T1 | 3,300 kg | 10-23-14 / 18:00:04 | Xichang | CZ-3C/G2 | China | CNSA | circumlunar, Earth–Moon L2, lunar orbit | S | | Hayabusa 2 | Hayabusa 2 | 600 kg | 12-03-14 / 04:22:04 | Tanegashima / Y1 | H-IIA / F26 | Japan | JAXA | asteroid rendezvous, sample return | IP | | 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | DSCOVR | Triana | 570 kg | 02-11-15 / 23:03:02 | CC / 40 | Falcon 9 v.1.1 | USA | NASA / NOAA / USAF | Sun–Earth L1 | S | | LISA Pathfinder | SMART-2 | 1,910 kg | 12-03-15 / 04:04:00 | CSG / ELV | Vega / VV06 | ESA | ESA | Sun–Earth L1 | S | | 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | ExoMars TGO / Schiaparelli | TGO / EDM Lander | 4,332 kg | 03-14-16 / 09:31 | Baikonur / 200L | Proton-M / 93560 | ESA / Russia | ESA / Roskosmos | Mars orbit and landing | S/P | | OSIRIS-REx | OSIRIS-REx | 2,110 kg | 09-08-16 / 23:05 | CC / 41 | Atlas V 411 / AV-067 | USA | NASA | asteroid sample return | IP |
GERMANY
| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design & Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Helios 1 | Helios-A | 370 kg | 11-10-74 / 07:11:02 | CC / 41 | Titan IIIE-Centaur / 2 | FRG | DFVLR / NASA | solar orbit | S | | Helios 2 | Helios-B | 370 kg | 01-15-76 / 05:34:00 | CC / 41 | Titan IIIE-Centaur / 5 | FRG | DFVLR / NASA | solar orbit | S |
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / UNITED STATES
| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design & Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Ulysses | Ulysses | 371 kg | 10-06-90 / 11:47:16 | KSC / 39B | STS-41 / IUS | ESA / USA | ESA / NASA / JPL | solar orbit | S | | SOHO | SOHO | 1,864 kg | 12-02-95 / 08:08:01 | CC / 36B | Atlas Centaur IIAS | ESA / USA | ESA / NASA | Sun–Earth L1 | S | | Cassini-Huygens | Cassini / Huygens | 5,655 kg | 10-15-97 / 08:43 | CC / 40 | Titan 401B-Centaur | USA / ESA | NASA / JPL / ESA | Saturn orbit, Titan landing | S |
JAPAN / UNITED STATES
| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design & Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Geotail | Geotail | 1,009 kg | 07-24-92 / 14:26 | CC / 17A | Delta 6925 / D212 | Japan / USA | ISAS / NASA | high Earth orbit | S |
ASIASAT
| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design & Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Asiasat 3 | HGS 1 | 3,465 kg | 12-24-97 / 23:19 | GIK-5 / 81L | Proton-K / 394-01 | Asiasat | Asiasat / Hughes | circumlunar | S |
INDIA
| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design & Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Chandrayaan-1 | Chandrayaan-1, MIP | 1,380 kg | 10-22-08 / 00:42:11 | SHAR / SLP | PSLV-XL / C11 | India | ISRO | lunar orbit, lunar impact | S |
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / RUSSIA
| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design & Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | ExoMars TGO / Schiaparelli | TGO / EDM Lander | 4,332 kg | 03-14-16 / 09:31 | Baikonur / 200L | Proton-M / 93560 | ESA / Russia | ESA / Roskosmos | Mars orbit and landing | S/P |
UNITED STATES
| Official Name | Spacecraft / no. | Mass | Launch date / time | Launch place / pad | Launch vehicle / no. | Nation | Design & Operation | Objective | Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Mars Polar Lander / Deep Space 2 | MPL / DS-2 | 576 kg | 01-03-99 / 20:21:10 | CC / 17B | Delta 7425-9.5 / D265 | USA | NASA / JPL | Mars landing | F | | Stardust | Stardust | 385 kg | 02-07-99 / 21:04:15 | CC / 17A | Delta 7426-9.5 / D266 | USA | NASA / JPL | comet sample return | S | | Curiosity | MSL | 3,893 kg | 11-26-11 / 15:02:00 | CC / 41 | Atlas V 541 / 28 | USA | NASA / JPL | Mars landing and surface exploration | S | | LADEE | LADEE | 383 kg | 09-07-13 / 03:27:00 | MARS / 0B | Minotaur V / 1 | USA | NASA / ARC / GSFC | lunar orbit | S |
Table 3. Total Lunar Spacecraft Attempts by Nation/Agency 1958–2016
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Table 4. Total Mars Spacecraft Attempts by Nation/Agency 1958–2016
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