Probes, Observatories and Orbiters

All about probes, observatories and selected orbiters

UPDATE: November,8 2006

**Upcoming events in interplanetary missions**
2/28/2007	3/1/2007	3/?/2007	6/6/2007	6/20/2007	8/3/2007	8/18/2007	11/20/2007	1/15/2008
New Horizons	Rosetta	Hayabusa	MESSENGER	Dawn	Phoenix	Ulysses	Rosetta	MESSENGER

Jupiter gravity assist	Mars gravity assist	asteroid 25143 Itokawa departure	2^nd Venus gravity assist	LIFT OFF	LIFT OFF	Sun perihelion	2^nd Earth gravity assist	1^st Mercury gravity assist

My list of probes, orbiters and observatories
Probes 1958-1964 * 1965-1969 * 1970-1979 * 1980-1989 * 1990-1999 * 2000-2004 * 2005->
Orbiters * * * Observatories 1962-1989 * 1990-1999 * 2000-2009 * 2010->
* * * SPACE PROGRAMS * * *
(for small space on free web sites are on this pages only prewievs of pictures for download)
(if you want any pictures in original size, you may send me e-mail for those)

Where are and where fly spacecrafts PIONEER and VOYAGER.

Few pages of martian's projects
MARS 96 * Mars 1998 Surveyor * Mars 2001 Surveyor * Mars Network

More information are available on National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC)
Catalog of all launched bodies * Chronological sort of interplanetary missions * Future missions to planets and moons

**Space agencies in World**
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	NASA	European Space Agency	ESA
Federalnoje Kosmičeskoje Agentctvo	FKA	Institut Kosmičeskych Issledovanij	IKI
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency	JAXA	Institute of Space and Astronautical Science	JAXA / ISAS
China National Space Administration	CNSA	Nacialne Kosmične Agenstvo Ukrainy	NKAU
Canadian Space Agency	CSA	Agenzia Spaziale Italiana	ASI
British National Space Centre	BNSC	Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales	CNES
Deutschen Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt	DLR	Swedish National Space Board	SNSB
Indian Space Research Organisation	ISRO	Agęncia Espacial Brasileira	AEB

Calendar of current and future projects
08/20/1977 Voyager 2 (NASA) - Jupiter, Saturn, Uran and Neptun flyby and fly out from Solar system
09/05/1977 Voyager 1 (NASA) - Jupiter and Saturn flyby and fly out from Solar system
04/25/1990 Hubble / HST / ST (NASA - Great Observatories #1/ESA) - space optical telescope
12/02/1995 SOHO (ESA - Cornerstone Missions #1) - space solar observatory
11/07/1996 Mars Global Surveyor (NASA) - Mars orbiter
10/15/1997 Cassini (NASA - Outer Planets #1) - Saturn orbiter
02/07/1999 Stardust (NASA - Discovery #4) - cosmic dust samples return capsule
07/23/1999 Chandra / CXO / AXAF (NASA - Great Observatories #3) - space x-ray telescope
12/10/1999 XMM - Newton (ESA - Cornerstone Missions #2) - space x-ray telescope
04/07/2001 2001 Mars Odyssey (NASA - Mars Surveyor #1) - Mars orbiter
10/17/2002 INTEGRAL (ESA - Medium Missions #2) - space gamma telescope
05/09/2003 Hayabusa / MUSES-C (JAXA) - asteroid Itokawa orbiter, lander with hopper and samples return capsule
06/02/2003 Mars Express (ESA - Flexi Missions #1) - Mars orbiter
06/10/2003 Spirit / Mars Exploration Rover A / MER A (NASA - Mars Surveyor #2) - Mars rover
07/08/2003 Opportunity / Mars Exploration Rover B / MER B (NASA - Mars Surveyor #3) - Mars rover
08/25/2003 Spitzer / SST / SIRTF (NASA - Great Observatories #4) - space infrared telescope
03/02/2004 Rosetta + Philae (ESA - Cornerstone Missions #3) - comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko orbiter and lander
08/03/2004 MESSENGER (NASA - Discovery #8) - Mercury orbiter
01/12/2005 Deep Impact (NASA - Discovery #7) - comet Tempel 1 flyby and impact
07/10/2005 Suzaku / Astro-E2 (JAXA) - space x-ray telescope
08/12/2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA - Mars Surveyor #4) - Mars orbiter
11/09/2005 Venus Express (ESA - Flexi Missions #F4) - Venus orbiter
01/19/2006 New Horizons (NASA - New Frontiers #1) - Pluto and Kuiper belt objects flyby
02/21/2006 Akari / Astro-F (JAXA) - space infrared telescope
09/22/2006 Hinode / Solar-B (JAXA) - space solar observatory
2007 Dawn (NASA - Discovery #9) - asteroids Vesta and Ceres orbiter
2007 Chandrayaan-1 (ISRO) - Lunar orbiter
2007 Chang'e No1 (CNSA) - Lunar orbiter
2007 Interhelioprobe (RAKA) - Solar orbiter
2007 Kepler (NASA - Discovery #10 / Origins #1) - space optical telescope
2007 Lunar-A (JAXA) - Lunar orbiter and penetrators
2007 Phoenix (NASA - Mars Scout #1) - Mars lander
2007 SELENE (JAXA) - Lunar orbiter, VLBI orbiter and telecommunication orbiter
2007 SELENE-B (JAXA) - Lunar lander and rover
2008 LCROSS (NASA) - Lunar impactor
2008 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA) - Lunar orbiter
2008 Venus Climate Orbiter (ISAS) - Venus orbiter
2009 Europa Lander (NASA - Outer Planets #5) - Jupiter´s moon Europa lander
2009 Fobos-Grunt (RAKA) - Mars's moon Phobos sample return capsule
2009 Exo-Mars / Pasteur (ESA - Aurora #1) - Mars lander and rover
2009 G.Marconi Orbiter (ASI/NASA) - Mars telecommunication orbiter
2009 Lunar Lander (NASA) - Lunar lander
2009 Mars Science Laboratory (NASA - Mars Surveyor #5) - Mars rover
2009 Radar Mapping Orbiter (ESA) - Mars orbiter with ground-penetrating radar
2009 Venus Sample Return (NASA) - Venus samples return capsule
2010 Interstellar Probe (NASA) - interstellar space flyby
2010 Juno (NASA - New Frontiers #3) - Jupiter orbiter
2011 Bepi Colombo (ESA - Cornerstone Missions #5) - Mercury orbiter and lander
2011 James Webb Space Telescope / JWST (NASA - Origins #3) - space infrared telescope (HST successor)
2011 Mars Sample Return Mission (ESA - Aurora #2) - Mars samples return capsule
2011 Mars Scout (NASA - Mars Scout #2) - unknow mission to Mars
2011 Space Interferometry Mission / SIM (NASA - Origins #2) - space interferometry telescope
2012 Saturn Ring Observer (NASA) - Saturn orbiter
2012 Solar Orbiter (ESA - Horizon 2000 #F3) - Solar orbiter
2012 Solar Probe (NASA - Outer Planets #4) - Solar orbiter
2012 Titan Explorer (NASA - Outer Planets #6) - Saturn's moon Titan rover and baloon
2014 Mars Sample Return (NASA - Mars Surveyor) - Mars samples return capsule
2014 Neptune Orbiter (NASA - Outer Planets #7) - Neptune orbiter
2014 Terrestrial Planet Finder - C / TPF-C (NASA - Origins #4) - space optical telescope with coronagraph
2015 Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (NASA) - Jupiter icy galilean moons nuclear orbiter
2016 Large UV / Optical Telescope (NASA - Origins #5) - space ultraviolet and optical telescope
2016 Mars Sample Return (NASA - Mars Surveyor) - Mars samples return capsule
2016 Single Aperture Far-Infrared Observatory (NASA - Origins #6) - space infrared telescope
2020 Life Finder (NASA - Origins #7) - space interferometry telescope
2020 Planet Imager (NASA - Origins #8) - space interferometry telescope
2020 Terrestrial Planet Finder - I / TPF-I (NASA - Origins #4) - space interferometry telescope
200? Flight One (Team Encounter - komercial mission) - Starship demostrator
200? Starship (Team Encounter - komercial mission) - interstellar flight with human names, photographs, messages and DNA samples
200? TrailBlazer (TransOrbital, Inc. - komercial mission) - Lunar orbiter
20?? Triton Lander (NASA - Outer Planets #8) - Neptun´s moon Triton lander
20?? Europa Ocean Science Station (NASA - Outer Planets #9) - Jupiter's moon Europa lander
20?? Protoplanet Explorer (NASA) - multiple asteroid orbiter
20?? Io Volcanic Observer (NASA) - Jupiter´s moon Io orbiter