Lunar mission catalogue
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About this dataset
Records published173
Record types1
Dated records167 (97%)
Date range17 Aug 1958 – 31 Dec 2040
Scheduled (future)4
Last checked2 days ago
Figures computed 14 hours ago, when the dataset last changed.
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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1958 | 7 |
| 1959 | 6 |
| 1960 | 4 |
| 1961 | 2 |
| 1962 | 3 |
| 1963 | 3 |
| 1964 | 4 |
| 1965 | 9 |
| 1966 | 11 |
| 1967 | 11 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1971 | 4 |
| 1972 | 4 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 |
| 2027 | 6 |
| 2028 | 10 |
| 2029 | 4 |
| 2030 | 1 |
| 2031 | 0 |
| 2032 | 2 |
| 2033 | 0 |
| 2034 | 1 |
| 2035 | 0 |
| 2036 | 1 |
| 2037 | 0 |
| 2038 | 0 |
| 2039 | 0 |
| 2040 | 1 |
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| By category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Orbiter | 43 | 25% |
| Lander | 42 | 24% |
| Lander + rover | 16 | 9% |
| Sample return | 15 | 9% |
| Impactor | 13 | 8% |
| Crewed landing | 10 | 6% |
| Flyby | 10 | 6% |
| Uncrewed circumlunar return | 9 | 5% |
| Test / precursor | 7 | 4% |
| Relay | 4 | 2% |
| Crewed lunar flyby | 2 | 1% |
| Crewed lunar orbit | 2 | 1% |
- Done 82% 141
- Scheduled 14% 25
- Projected 2% 4
- Cancelled <1% 1
- Paused <1% 1
- Other <1% 1
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| By status | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Done | 141 | 82% |
| Scheduled | 25 | 14% |
| Projected | 4 | 2% |
| Cancelled | 1 | <1% |
| Paused | 1 | <1% |
| Postponed | 1 | <1% |
- Success 46% 65
- Launch failure 26% 36
- Failure 17% 24
- Partial 9% 13
- Operating 2% 3
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| By outcome | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Success | 65 | 38% |
| Launch failure | 36 | 21% |
| Failure | 24 | 14% |
| Partial | 13 | 8% |
| Operating | 3 | 2% |
| Not stated | 32 | 18% |
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| By organization | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| USSR | 56 | 32% |
| NASA | 28 | 16% |
| NASA / JPL | 17 | 10% |
| CNSA | 9 | 5% |
| United States | 6 | 3% |
| Intuitive Machines (NASA CLPS) | 5 | 3% |
| ISRO | 5 | 3% |
| Roscosmos | 5 | 3% |
| Firefly Aerospace (NASA CLPS) | 4 | 2% |
| Ispace | 3 | 2% |
| JAXA | 3 | 2% |
| Arizona State University | 1 | <1% |
| Astrobotic (2), Firefly, Intuitive Machines | 1 | <1% |
| Astrobotic (NASA CLPS) | 1 | <1% |
| Astrobotic, a Voyager Technologies company (NASA CLPS) | 1 | <1% |
| Blue Origin (NASA CLPS) | 1 | <1% |
| Blue Origin / NASA | 1 | <1% |
| China (lunar exploration programme) | 1 | <1% |
| China (lunar exploration programme; statements issued by CMSA) | 1 | <1% |
| China Manned Space Agency | 1 | <1% |
| DoD (BMDO) + NASA | 1 | <1% |
| ESA | 1 | <1% |
| ESA (Thales Alenia Space led) | 1 | <1% |
| ESA with Telespazio / SSTL | 1 | <1% |
| Government of India | 1 | <1% |
| Hughes Global Services (commercial salvage) | 1 | <1% |
| ISAS | 1 | <1% |
| Ispace (private) | 1 | <1% |
| Ispace (satellite); delivered to lunar orbit by Argo Space | 1 | <1% |
| Ispace U.S. + Draper (NASA CLPS) | 1 | <1% |
| JAXA + University of Tokyo | 1 | <1% |
| KARI (now KASA) | 1 | <1% |
| KASA | 1 | <1% |
| Lockheed Martin | 1 | <1% |
| Morehead State University | 1 | <1% |
| NASA (spacecraft built by Firefly) | 1 | <1% |
| NASA + Advanced Space | 1 | <1% |
| NASA / Caltech (SIMPLEx) | 1 | <1% |
| Roscosmos / IKI | 1 | <1% |
| SpaceIL | 1 | <1% |
| SpaceIL + IAI (privately funded) | 1 | <1% |
| US Air Force | 1 | <1% |
| USSR (OKB 1) | 1 | <1% |
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| By country | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 43% |
| Soviet Union | 57 | 33% |
| China | 12 | 7% |
| Japan | 11 | 6% |
| India | 6 | 3% |
| Russia | 6 | 3% |
| Europe (ESA) | 3 | 2% |
| Israel | 2 | 1% |
| South Korea | 2 | 1% |
- Day 54% 90
- Minute 30% 50
- Year 16% 26
- Month <1% 1
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| Date precision | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Day | 90 | 54% |
| Minute | 50 | 30% |
| Year | 26 | 16% |
| Month | 1 | <1% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean lunar lander | KASA | South Korea | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| ESA Argonaut | ESA (Thales Alenia Space-led) | Europe (ESA) | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Blue Ghost Mission 4 (CS-6) | Firefly Aerospace (NASA CLPS) | United States | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Chang’e 8 | China (lunar exploration programme) | China | Lander + rover | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| ispace Mission 4 | ispace | Japan | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Luna-27A and 27B (landers) | Roscosmos | Russia | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Blue Ghost Mission 3 (CP-21) | Firefly Aerospace (NASA CLPS) | United States | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Four CLPS deliveries awarded 30 Jun 2026 | Astrobotic (2), Firefly, Intuitive Machines | United States | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| MoonFall drones | NASA (spacecraft built by Firefly) | United States | Test / precursor | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Artemis IV: first crewed landing since 1972 | NASA | United States | Crewed landing | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Artemis V: second landing | NASA | United States | Crewed landing | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Chandrayaan-4 (sample return) | ISRO | India | Sample return | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX | ISRO | India | Lander + rover | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| ispace Mission 3 (ULTRA lander) | ispace | Japan | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| ESA Moonlight (comms and navigation) | ESA with Telespazio / SSTL | Europe (ESA) | Relay | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Luna-26 | Roscosmos / IKI | Russia | Orbiter | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Blue Moon MK1 "Endurance" ("Moon Base I") | Blue Origin (NASA CLPS) | United States | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| IM-3 Nova-C "Trinity" ("Moon Base III") | Intuitive Machines (NASA CLPS) | United States | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| Blue Ghost Mission 2 (+ Lunar Pathfinder, LuSEE-Night, Rashid 2) | Firefly Aerospace (NASA CLPS) | United States | Lander + rover | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
| IM-4 (CP-22) | Intuitive Machines (NASA CLPS) | United States | Lander | Approximate | Scheduled | — |
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Coverage of this source
- SpaceNexus — Lunar mission catalogue (CSV): SpaceNexus lunar mission compilation (CC BY 4.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22985974); every row cites its sources.