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International Space Station

Organization

modular space station in low Earth orbit

Hubble Space Telescope

Vehicle

NASA and ESA space telescope (launched 1990)

James Webb Space Telescope

Vehicle

NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched in 2021

Mir

Organization

1986–2001 modular space station in low Earth orbit

Kepler Space Telescope

Vehicle

defunct NASA space telescope

Skylab

Organization

space station launched and operated by NASA

Juno

Vehicle

NASA spacecraft orbiting the planet Jupiter

Luna 2

Vehicle

first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Vehicle

NASA space probe in orbit of Mars

Chandra X-ray Observatory

Vehicle

NASA space observatory

Parker Solar Probe

Vehicle

NASA robotic space probe to probe the outer corona of the Sun

Explorer 1

Vehicle

first satellite of the United States

Magellan

Thing

NASA robotic space probe that studied the planet Venus

Salyut 1

Organization

first space station launched by the Soviet Union

Vanguard 1

Vehicle

fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite

Lunar Gateway

Organization

planned lunar international space station

Europa Clipper

Thing

NASA space mission en route to Jupiter and Europa

Black Knight satellite conspiracy theory

Thing

alleged Earth satellite of extraterrestrial origin

Psyche

Vehicle

NASA spacecraft en route to metallic asteroid 16 Psyche

Venera 13

Vehicle

space probe

Salyut 7

Vehicle

space station launched on 19 April 1982

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Vehicle

planned NASA infrared space observatory

NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar

Vehicle

joint NASA and ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite

Galileo

Thing

NASA robotic space probe that studied the Jupiter system, as well as asteroids Gaspra and Ida

Habitable Worlds Observatory

Vehicle

planned space telescope to directly image and spectroscopically analyse exoplanets

Sputnik 1

Vehicle

first artificial Earth satellite

Spitzer Space Telescope

Vehicle

decommissioned NASA infrared space observatory

Sputnik 2

Vehicle

Soviet artificial satellite that took the dog Laika to the space

Luna 1

Thing

Soviet lunar probe

Mariner 10

Vehicle

American space probe

Mars Orbiter Mission

Thing

Indian Mars orbiter (2013-2022)

Mariner 9

Vehicle

Mars orbiter

Chandrayaan-1

Vehicle

India's first lunar exploration mission

Mariner 4

Thing

robotic spacecraft sent by NASA to Mars

Herschel Space Observatory

Vehicle

former ESA space observatory

Mars Express

Thing

European Mars orbiter

MAVEN

Thing

Martian orbiter operated by NASA

Tiangong-1

Organization

Chinese prototype space station in orbit from 2011 to 2018

Mariner 2

Thing

1962 space probe to Venus

2001 Mars Odyssey

Vehicle

2001 NASA orbiter studying the geology and hydrology of Mars

Tiangong space station

Organization

Chinese space station in low Earth orbit

Gaia

Vehicle

European Space Agency astrometric mission

Mars Global Surveyor

Vehicle

US spacecraft developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Chandrayaan-2

Vehicle

India's second lunar exploration mission

Chang'e 4

Vehicle

Chinese Moon lander

SELENE

Vehicle

former Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Vehicle

NASA robotic spacecraft orbiting the Moon

Venus Express

Vehicle

ESA spacecraft which orbited Venus

Venera 1

Vehicle

space probe

Mars 3

Vehicle

unmanned USSR spaceprobe

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

Vehicle

NASA Cosmic Microwave Background probe launched in 2001

Hipparcos

Vehicle

scientific satellite of the European Space Agency

Giotto

Thing

retired ESA spacecraft which visited Comets Halley and Grigg-Skjellerup

Chang'e 5

Vehicle

Chinese lunar lander

Chang'e 1

Vehicle

Chinese lunar orbiter

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

Vehicle

NASA satellite of the Explorer program

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer

Thing

mission of the European Space Agency to explore Jupiter’s moons

Luna 10

Vehicle

spacecraft in the Soviet Union's Luna programme

Mariner 3

Event

robotic deep-space probe to Mars

Venera 9

Thing

1975 Soviet uncrewed space mission to Venus