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| − | |style="width:200px"|'''Mission''' | + | | style="width:200px" |'''Mission''' |
| − | |style="width:70px"|'''Type''' | + | | style="width:70px" |'''Type''' |
| − | |style="width:100px"|'''Launch date''' | + | | style="width:100px" |'''Launch date''' |
| − | |style="width:100px"|'''Arrival date''' | + | | style="width:100px" |'''Arrival date''' |
| − | |style="width:100px"|'''Principal<br/> organization''' | + | | style="width:100px" |'''Principal<br /> organization''' |
| + | | style="width:100px" |'''Location''' | ||
| + | | style="width:200px" |'''Status''' | ||
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| − | |[[Mars Odyssey|2001 Mars Odyssey]] | + | |'''[[Mars Odyssey|2001 Mars Odyssey]]''' |
|[[:category:orbiters|Orbiter]] | |[[:category:orbiters|Orbiter]] | ||
|7 April 2001 | |7 April 2001 | ||
|24 October 2001 | |24 October 2001 | ||
|[[NASA]] | |[[NASA]] | ||
| + | |Polar orbit | ||
| + | |Propellant could last until 2025 | ||
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| − | |[[Mars Express]] | + | |'''[[Mars Express]]''' |
|[[:category:orbiters|Orbiter]] | |[[:category:orbiters|Orbiter]] | ||
|2 June 2003 | |2 June 2003 | ||
|25 December 2003 | |25 December 2003 | ||
|[[ESA]] | |[[ESA]] | ||
| + | |Elliptical near-polar orbit | ||
| + | |Funded through 2020 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | |'''[[Opportunity]]''' |
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|[[:category:rovers|Rover]] | |[[:category:rovers|Rover]] | ||
|7 July 2003 | |7 July 2003 | ||
|25 January 2004 | |25 January 2004 | ||
| − | |[[NASA]] | + | |[[NASA]] |
| + | |Endeavour Crater | ||
| + | |Hibernation - dust storm | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]] | + | |'''[[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]]''' |
|[[:category:orbiters|Orbiter]] | |[[:category:orbiters|Orbiter]] | ||
|12 August 2005 | |12 August 2005 | ||
|10 March 2006 | |10 March 2006 | ||
| − | |[[NASA]] | + | |[[NASA]] |
| + | |Sun-synchronous (polar) orbit | ||
| + | |Propellant could last to 2030's | ||
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| − | |[[ | + | |'''[[Curiosity]]''' |
|[[:category:landers|Lander]] | |[[:category:landers|Lander]] | ||
| − | | | + | |26 November 2011 |
| − | |'' | + | |''6 August 2012'' |
|[[NASA]] | |[[NASA]] | ||
| + | |Gale Crater | ||
| + | |Active | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |'''[[Mars Orbiter Mission]]''' | ||
| + | |[[:category:orbiters|Orbiter]] | ||
| + | |5 November 2013 | ||
| + | |''24 Septemer 2014'' | ||
| + | |[[ISAC]] | ||
| + | |Highly elliptical non-polar orbit | ||
| + | |Active | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |'''[[MAVEN]]''' | ||
| + | |[[:category:orbiters|Orbiter]] | ||
| + | |18 November 2013 | ||
| + | |''22 September 2014'' | ||
| + | |[[NASA]] | ||
| + | |Highly elliptical non-polar orbit | ||
| + | |Currently in science mission, planned orbit change in 2019 to serve as comm relay | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |'''[[ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter]]''' | ||
| + | |[[:category:orbiters|Orbiter]] | ||
| + | |14 March 2016 | ||
| + | |''19 October 2016'' | ||
| + | |[[ESA/Roscosmos]] | ||
| + | |Circular 74 deg science orbit | ||
| + | |Active | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |'''[[InSight]]''' | ||
| + | |[[:category:landers|Lander]] | ||
| + | |5 May 2018 | ||
| + | |''November 2018'' | ||
| + | |[[NASA]] | ||
| + | |[[Elysium Planitia|elysium Planitia]] | ||
| + | |Active | ||
|} | |} | ||
| + | See also [[List_of_Planned_Missions|List of Planned Missions]] | ||
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Missions currently en-route to, landed on, or orbiting the planet are listed below.
| Mission | Type | Launch date | Arrival date | Principal organization |
Location | Status |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey | Orbiter | 7 April 2001 | 24 October 2001 | NASA | Polar orbit | Propellant could last until 2025 |
| Mars Express | Orbiter | 2 June 2003 | 25 December 2003 | ESA | Elliptical near-polar orbit | Funded through 2020 |
| Opportunity | Rover | 7 July 2003 | 25 January 2004 | NASA | Endeavour Crater | Hibernation - dust storm |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | Orbiter | 12 August 2005 | 10 March 2006 | NASA | Sun-synchronous (polar) orbit | Propellant could last to 2030's |
| Curiosity | Lander | 26 November 2011 | 6 August 2012 | NASA | Gale Crater | Active |
| Mars Orbiter Mission | Orbiter | 5 November 2013 | 24 Septemer 2014 | ISAC | Highly elliptical non-polar orbit | Active |
| MAVEN | Orbiter | 18 November 2013 | 22 September 2014 | NASA | Highly elliptical non-polar orbit | Currently in science mission, planned orbit change in 2019 to serve as comm relay |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter | Orbiter | 14 March 2016 | 19 October 2016 | ESA/Roscosmos | Circular 74 deg science orbit | Active |
| InSight | Lander | 5 May 2018 | November 2018 | NASA | elysium Planitia | Active |
See also List of Planned Missions
