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Planetary Orbiters

Missions that entered orbit around another world.

22 entries.

Mission	Type	Agency	Launch	Status
Sputnik 1Low Earth orbit	Earth orbiter	Roscosmos	1957-10-04	Completed
Viking 1Mars	Orbiter and lander	NASA	1975-08-20	Completed
Viking 2Mars	Orbiter and lander	NASA	1975-09-09	Completed
MagellanVenus	Orbiter	NASA	1989-05-04	Completed
GalileoJupiter	Orbiter and atmospheric probe	NASA	1989-10-18	Completed
Cassini–HuygensSaturn	Orbiter and lander	NASA	1997-10-15	Completed
Mars ExpressMars	Orbiter	ESA	2003-06-02	Active
RosettaComet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko	Orbiter and lander	ESA	2004-03-02	Completed
MESSENGERMercury	Orbiter	NASA	2004-08-03	Completed
Venus ExpressVenus	Orbiter	ESA	2005-11-09	Completed
DawnVesta and Ceres	Orbiter	NASA	2007-09-27	Completed
Chandrayaan-1The Moon	Orbiter	ISRO	2008-10-22	Completed
JunoJupiter	Orbiter	NASA	2011-08-05	Active
Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)Mars	Orbiter	ISRO	2013-11-05	Completed
MAVENMars	Orbiter	NASA	2013-11-18	Active
BepiColomboMercury	Orbiter	ESA	2018-10-20	En route
Emirates Mars Mission (Hope)Mars	Orbiter	UAE	2020-07-19	Active
Tianwen-1Mars	Orbiter, lander and rover	CNSA	2020-07-23	Active
Danuri (KPLO)The Moon	Orbiter	KARI	2022-08-04	Active
JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer)Jupiter and its icy moons	Orbiter	ESA	2023-04-14	En route
PsycheAsteroid 16 Psyche	Orbiter	NASA	2023-10-13	En route
Europa ClipperEuropa	Orbiter (multiple flyby)	NASA	2024-10-14	En route

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