Former Entity

Mir

Organization

1986–2001 modular space station in low Earth orbit

Challenger

VisualArtwork

American Space Shuttle orbiter

Spirit

Vehicle

former NASA Mars rover

Opportunity

Vehicle

former NASA Mars rover

MESSENGER

Vehicle

seventh mission of the Discovery program; orbital reconnaissance of the planet Mercury (2004–2015)

Buran

VisualArtwork

first and only operational spaceplane in the Soviet Buran programme

Magellan

Thing

NASA robotic space probe that studied the planet Venus

Delta II

class

retired expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family

Sojourner

Vehicle

former NASA Mars rover

Galileo

Thing

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

Stadswal van Recife

AdministrativeArea

fortification used by the Dutch West India Company

Phoenix

Vehicle

robotic spacecraft on a space exploration mission on Mars under the Mars Scout Program

Tiangong-1

Organization

Chinese prototype space station in orbit from 2011 to 2018

SELENE

Vehicle

former Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft

Luna 25

Vehicle

Russian lunar lander, lost after an engine overburn and resulting crash on the lunar surface

Ulysses

Vehicle

NASA robotic space probe that studied the Sun

Fobos-Grunt

Vehicle

former Russian spacecraft

Planck

Vehicle

former ESA space observatory

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

Vehicle

decommissioned American infrared space telescope

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

Vehicle

former NASA space observatory

Venera 5

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Soviet Venus space probe

Venera 8

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Soviet space probe which delivered a lander to Venus

Beagle 2

Vehicle

British Mars lander; failed to deploy properly after landing

Tiangong-2

Organization

former Chinese space station

Venera 6

Thing

Soviet Venus space probe

Pioneer 1

Vehicle

first satellite launched by NASA, unable to reach lunar orbit due to rocket guidance failure

Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer

Vehicle

NASA lunar orbiter

LCROSS

Vehicle

NASA monitoring spacecraft and lunar impactor

2008 TC3

Place

small asteroid which entered Earth's atmosphere in October 2008

Lunar Prospector

Vehicle

NASA mission designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the Moon

Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer

Vehicle

ESA satellite which mapped Earth's gravity field

Kosmos 482

Thing

Soviet Venera spacecraft which failed to escape Earth orbit

Surveyor 4

Vehicle

American lunar lander

Beresheet

Vehicle

Israeli space probe which failed to land on the Moon in 2019

Pioneer 0

Vehicle

U.S. space probe destroyed due to a launch failure

H-II Transfer Vehicle

class

retired Japanese automated cargo spacecraft

TIROS-1

Vehicle

former American weather satellite

Pioneer 3

Vehicle

U.S. space probe lost due to a launch failure

Pioneer 2

Vehicle

U.S. space probe lost due to a launch failure

Envisat

Vehicle

former Earth observation satellite of the European Space Agency

Copa Merconorte

Event

football tournament

Copa Mercosur

Event

former South American association football tournament for clubs (1998-2001)

Schiaparelli EDM lander

Vehicle

ExoMars 2016 lander module

USA-193

Vehicle

failed reconnaissance satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office

BeppoSAX

Vehicle

former Italian-Dutch satellite used for X-ray astronomy

Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager

Place

space observatory which reentered in 2023

Kosmos 557

Vehicle

Soviet Salyut space station that malfunctioned shortly after launch

Hitomi

Vehicle

failed Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite

Delta III

class

retired expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family

The Cannon Group

Organization

film studio

Alouette 1

Vehicle

former Canadian research satellite

Explorer 3

Vehicle

American military research satellite

Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero

Vehicle

former gamma-ray astronomy satellite

Peregrine Mission One

Vehicle

former commercial lunar landing mission

Pioneer Venus Orbiter

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NASA space probe to Venus

Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer

Vehicle

NASA space telescope for ultraviolet astronomy

Granat

Vehicle

former Soviet/Russian space observatory

Orbiting Carbon Observatory

Vehicle

NASA climate satellite destroyed during a 2009 launch failure

Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2

Vehicle

North Korean satellite, lost in a launch failure

Pioneer P-3

Vehicle

U.S. lunar orbiter destroyed in a launch failure