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Space Mission Heritage Database
A comprehensive searchable database of notable space missions -- from the Voyager probes charting interstellar space to the James Webb Space Telescope peering back to the dawn of the cosmos.
32
Active Missions
40
Total Missions
Landsat Program
Longest Running (53 years, 225 days)
Europa Clipper
Most Recent Launch (2024)
Mission Type Distribution
40
Missions
Planetary12
Earth Observation6
Human Spaceflight7
Astronomy8
Communications & Navigation7
40 of 40 missions
Launch: 2024ActivePlanetary
Launch: 2022CompletedHuman Spaceflight
Launch: 2021ActiveAstronomy
Launch: 2021ActiveHuman Spaceflight
Launch: 2020ActivePlanetary
Launch: 2020ActiveHuman Spaceflight
Launch: 2020ActiveCommunications & Navigation
Launch: 2019ActiveCommunications & Navigation
Launch: 2018ActiveEarth Observation
Launch: 2018ActivePlanetary
Launch: 2018ActiveEarth Observation
Launch: 2018ActiveAstronomy
Launch: 2017ActiveCommunications & Navigation
Launch: 2016ActiveEarth Observation
Launch: 2016Extended MissionPlanetary
Launch: 2015ActiveCommunications & Navigation
Launch: 2014ActiveEarth Observation
Launch: 2013ActiveAstronomy
Launch: 2011ActivePlanetary
Launch: 2011ActiveCommunications & Navigation
Launch: 2011Extended MissionPlanetary
Launch: 2009CompletedAstronomy
Launch: 2008ActiveAstronomy
Launch: 2006Extended MissionPlanetary
Launch: 2005ActivePlanetary
Launch: 2004CompletedPlanetary
Launch: 2003CompletedAstronomy
Launch: 1999ActiveEarth Observation
Launch: 1999ActiveAstronomy
Launch: 1998ActiveHuman Spaceflight
Launch: 1997CompletedPlanetary
Launch: 1990ActiveAstronomy
Launch: 1983ActiveCommunications & Navigation
Launch: 1981CompletedHuman Spaceflight
Launch: 1978ActiveCommunications & Navigation
Launch: 1977ActivePlanetary
Launch: 1977ActivePlanetary
Launch: 1973CompletedHuman Spaceflight
Launch: 1972ActiveEarth Observation
Launch: 1969CompletedHuman Spaceflight
Category Overview
Planetary
Missions exploring other planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. Includes flybys, orbiters, landers, and sample return missions.
Earth Observation
Satellites monitoring Earth's climate, weather, land use, ice sheets, oceans, and atmosphere from orbit.
Human Spaceflight
Crewed missions including space stations, lunar landings, and commercial crew vehicles enabling humans to live and work in space.
Astronomy
Space telescopes observing the universe across the electromagnetic spectrum -- from infrared and optical to X-ray and gamma-ray.
Communications & Navigation
Satellite constellations providing global navigation, broadband internet, voice communications, and data relay services.
Data compiled from NASA, ESA, JAXA, CNSA, and commercial operator mission records. Mission dates and specifications reflect publicly available information.