List of Missions To Mars
List of Missions To Mars
List of Missions To Mars
Launches to Mars
Decade
1960s 13
1970s 11
1980s 2
1990s 8
2000s 8
2010s 5
Mars and its moons have been a target for many
spacecraft, with flyby, orbiter, lander and rover
missions visiting the planet.[1][2] In addition, two
spacecraft, Rosetta and Dawn, have made flybys to
get gravity assists for other missions; the former en
route to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, and
the latter en route to asteroid 4 Vesta and dwarf
planet Ceres. Three missions were dedicated to
Phobos, but they did not achieve their targets. A
number of Mars orbiters include some study of
Martian system especially imaging Phobos and
Deimos, but there has been no dedicated mission to
Deimos
Missions
Spacecraft Launch Date Operator Mission[1] Outcome[3] Remarks Carrier ro
OKB-1
1M No.1 10 October 1960 Flyby Launch failure Failed to orbit Molniya
Soviet Union
OKB-1
1M No.2 14 October 1960 Flyby Launch failure Failed to orbit Molniya
Soviet Union
Booster stage
("Block L")
2MV-4 No.1 24 October 1962 Soviet Union Flyby Launch failure Molniya
disintegrated in
LEO
Mars 1 Communications
1 November 1962 Soviet Union Flyby Spacecraft failure Molniya
(2MV-4 No.2) lost before flyby
2MV-3 No.1 4 November 1962 Soviet Union Lander Launch failure Never left LEO Molniya
Closest approach
NASA
Mariner 4 28 November 1964 Flyby Successful at 01:00:57 UTC Atlas LV-3 Ag
United States
on 15 July 1965
Zond 2 Communications
30 November 1964 Soviet Union Flyby Spacecraft failure Molniya
(3MV-4A No.2) lost before flyby
NASA
Mariner 6 25 February 1969 Flyby Successful Atlas SLV-3C
United States
2M No.521 27 March 1969 Soviet Union Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit Proton-K
NASA
Mariner 7 27 March 1969 Flyby Successful Atlas SLV-3C
United States
2M No.522 2 April 1969 Soviet Union Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit Proton-K
NASA
Mariner 8 9 May 1971 Orbiter Launch failure Failed to orbit Atlas SLV-3C
United States
Entered orbit on
27 November
1971, operated
for 362 orbits.
Mars 2
19 May 1971 Soviet Union Orbiter Mostly successful Mapping Proton-K
(4M No.171)
operations
unsuccessful due
to dust storms on
the surface[4]
Deployed from
Mars 2, failed to
Mars 2 lander
19 May 1971 Soviet Union Lander Spacecraft failure land during Proton-K
(SA 4M No.171)
attempt on 27
November 1971
Entered orbit on 2
December 1971,
operated for 20
Mars 3 orbits.[5] Mapping
28 May 1971 Soviet Union Orbiter Mostly successful Proton-K
(4M No.172) operations
unsuccessful due
to dust storms on
the surface[6]
Deployed from
Mars 3; landed at
13:52 UTC on 2
Mars 3 lander December 1971;
28 May 1971 Soviet Union Lander Partial failure Proton-K
(SA 4M No.172) contact lost 14.5
seconds after
transmission
start
Entered orbit on
14 November
NASA [7]
Mariner 9 30 May 1971 Orbiter Successful 1971, deactivated Atlas SLV-3C
United States
516 days after
entering orbit
Failed after 9
Mars 5 days in Mars
25 July 1973 Soviet Union Orbiter Partial failure Proton-K
(3MS No.53S) orbit; returned
180 frames
Contact lost
upon landing,
atmospheric data
Mars 6 Lander
5 August 1973 Soviet Union Spacecraft failure mostly Proton-K
(3MP No.50P) Flyby
unreadable. Flyby
bus collected
data.[8]
Separated from
coast stage
Mars 7 Lander prematurely,
9 August 1973 Soviet Union Spacecraft failure Proton-K
(3MP No.51P) Flyby failed to enter
Martian
atmosphere
Deployed from
NASA Viking 1 orbiter,
Viking 1 lander 20 August 1975 Lander Successful Titan IIIE Cent
United States operated for
2245 sols
Deployed from
NASA Viking 2 orbiter,
Viking 2 lander 9 September 1975 Lander Successful Titan IIIE Cent
United States operated for
1281 sols
Communications
lost before
Phobos 1 Orbiter
7 July 1988 Soviet Union Spacecraft failure reaching Mars; Proton-K
(1F No.101) Phobos lander
failed to enter
orbit
Orbital
observations
Phobos 2 Orbiter successful,
12 July 1988 Soviet Union Partial failure Proton-K
(1F No.102) Phobos lander communications
lost before
landing
Lost
NASA communications
Mars Observer 25 September 1992 Orbiter Spacecraft failure Commercial T
United States before orbital
insertion
Mars Global Surveyor 7 November 1996 NASA Orbiter Successful Operated for Delta II 7925
United States seven years
Landed at
NASA
Mars Pathfinder 4 December 1996 Lander Successful 19.13°N 33.22°W Delta II 7925
United States
on 4 July 1997[9]
Approached
Mars too closely
during orbit
NASA insertion attempt
Mars Climate Orbiter 11 December 1998 Orbiter Spacecraft failure Delta II 7425
United States due to unit
conversion error
and burned up in
the atmosphere
NASA
Mars Polar Lander 3 January 1999 Lander Spacecraft failure Failed to land Delta II 7425
United States
Deployed from
NASA
Deep Space 2 3 January 1999 Penetrator Spacecraft failure MPL, no data Delta II 7425
United States
returned
Expected to
NASA remain
Mars Odyssey 7 April 2001 Orbiter Operational Delta II 7925
United States operational until
2025.
Enough fuel to
ESA remain
Mars Express 2 June 2003 Orbiter Operational Soyuz-FG
Europe operational until
2026.
Deployed from
Mars Express.
Successful
ESA landing, but two
Beagle 2 2 June 2003 Lander Lander failure Soyuz-FG
Europe solar panels
failed to deploy,
obstructing its
communications.
Landed on
Spirit NASA January 4, 2004.
10 June 2003 Rover Successful Delta II 7925
(MER-A) United States Operated for
2208 sols
Opportunity 8 July 2003 NASA Rover Operational Landed on Delta II 7925H
(MER-B) United States January 25, 2004
Flyby in February
ESA 2007 en route to
Rosetta 2 March 2004 Gravity assist Successful Ariane 5G+
Europe 67P/Churyumov–
Gerasimenko[11]
Mars
NASA Entered orbit on
Reconnaissance 12 August 2005 Orbiter Operational Atlas V 401
United States March 10, 2006
Orbiter
Landed on May
25, 2008.
NASA
Phoenix 4 August 2007 Lander Successful End of mission Delta II 7925
United States
November 2,
2008
Flyby in February
NASA 2009 en route to
Dawn 27 September 2007 Gravity assist Successful Delta II 7925H
United States 4 Vesta and
Ceres
Curiosity
NASA Landed on
(Mars Science 26 November 2011 Rover Operational Atlas V 541
United States August 6, 2012
Laboratory)
Entered orbit on
24 September
Mars Orbiter Mission ISRO
5 November 2013 Orbiter Operational 2014. Mission PSLV-XL
(Mangalyaan) India
extended till
2020.[12]
Orbit insertion on
NASA
MAVEN 18 November 2013 Orbiter Operational September 22, Atlas V 401
United States [13]
2014
Carried by the
ExoMars Trace
Gas Orbiter.
Lander crashed,
Schiaparelli EDM ESA
14 March 2016 Lander Partial failure but test declared Proton-M
lander Europe
successful as
critical data was
retrieved.[14][15]
← Phoenix (2008)
Viking 2 (1976) →
Future missions
In development
Mission Launch Notes Organization
2020 Chinese Mars Mission July/August 2020[26] Orbiter, lander, rover CNSA, PRC
Proposals
Mission Launch Notes Country or Space Agency
Mars One, crew one 2031 Orbiter, lander, cargo, crew of 4 Mars One, Netherlands
Mars One, crew two 2033 Orbiter, lander, cargo, crew of 4 Mars One, Netherlands
[47]
OSRIS-REx 2 Phobos or Deimos
[39]
Pandora Phobos and Deimos
[48]
PCROSS Phobos
[49]
Phobos Surveyor Phobos
[51]
Fobos-Grunt 2 Phobos
[54][55]
PADME Phobos and Deimos
Phobos 1 Phobos
Phobos 2 Phobos
Fobos-Grunt Phobos
See also
Artificial objects on Mars
Exploration of Mars
Manned mission to Mars
Mars Exploration Rover
Mars flyby
Mars landing
Mars rover
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