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Below are checklists of Lunar-exploration satellites, including launch dates and images of the satellites. This is a work in progress, and completeness is our goal. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
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Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Ranger-1 [incomplete mission] | 1961-08-23 | Ranger-1 | Ranger | Ranger |
Ranger-2 [incomplete mission] | 1961-11-18 | |||
Ranger-3 | 1962-01-26 | Ranger-3/4/5 type | ||
Ranger-4 | 1962-04-23 | |||
Ranger-5 | 1962-10-18 | |||
Ranger-6 | 1964-01-30 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type Ranger-6/7/8/9 type Ranger-7 | ||
Ranger-7 | 1964-07-28 | |||
Ranger-8 | 1965-02-17 | |||
Ranger-9 | 1965-03-21 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Lunar Orbiter-1 (Lunar Orbiter-A) | 1966-08-10 | Lunar Orbiter Lunar Orbiter Lunar Orbiter | Lunar Orbiter | Lunar Orbiter |
Lunar Orbiter-2 (Lunar Orbiter-B) | 1966-11-06 | |||
Lunar Orbiter-3 (Lunar Orbiter-C) | 1967-02-05 | |||
Lunar Orbiter-4 (Lunar Orbiter-D) | 1967-05-04 | |||
Lunar Orbiter-5 (Lunar Orbiter-E) | 1967-08-01 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Surveyor-Pre-Model | 1963-11-27 | Surveyor | Surveyor | |
Surveyor-Model | 1964-12-11 | Surveyor model | ||
Surveyor-SD1 [failed] | 1965-03-02 | Surveyor-SD1 | ||
Surveyor-SD2 | 1965-08-11 | |||
Surveyor-SD3 | 1966-04-08 | |||
Surveyor-1 (Surveyor-A) | 1966-05-30 | Surveyor | ||
Surveyor-2 (Surveyor-B) [mission not completed] | 1966-09-20 | |||
Surveyor-SD4 | 1966-10-26 | |||
Surveyor-3 (Surveyor-C) | 1967-04-17 | Surveyor-3 | ||
Surveyor-4 (Surveyor-D) [mission not completed] | 1967-07-14 | |||
Surveyor-5 (Surveyor-E) | 1967-09-08 | |||
Surveyor-6 (Surveyor-F) | 1967-11-07 | |||
Surveyor-7 (Surveyor-G) | 1968-01-07 |
Satellite (Spacecraft Bus*) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Luna-(1a) (Ye-1 #1) [failed] | 1958-09-23 | Luna-1 Luna-1 | Luna | Luna |
Luna-(1b) (Ye-1 #2) [failed] | 1958-10-11 | |||
Luna-(1c) (Ye-1 #3) [failed] | 1958-12-04 | |||
Luna-1 (Ye-1 #4) / Mechta | 1959-01-02 | |||
Luna-(2a) (Ye-1A #1) [failed] | 1959-06-18 | Luna-2 | ||
Luna-2 (Ye-1A #2) | 1959-09-12 | |||
Luna-3 (Ye-2A #1) | 1959-10-04 | Luna-3 Luna-3 | ||
Luna-(4a) (Ye-3 #1) [failed] | 1960-04-15 | |||
Luna-(4b) (Ye-3 #2) [failed] | 1960-04-16 | |||
Luna-(4c) (Ye-6 #1) / Sputnik-25 [failed] | 1963-01-04 | Kosmos-60 / Luna-(5c) (cruise) Kosmos-60 / Luna-(5c) (surface) | ||
Luna-(4d) (Ye-6 #2) [failed] | 1963-02-03 | |||
Luna-4 (Ye-6 #3) | 1963-04-02 | |||
Luna-(5a) (Ye-6 #4) [failed] | 1964-03-21 | |||
Luna-(5b) (Ye-6 #5) [failed] | 1964-04-20 | |||
Luna-(5c) (Ye-6 #6) / Kosmos-60 [failed] | 1965-03-12 | |||
Luna-(5d) (Ye-6 #7) [failed] | 1965-04-10 | |||
Luna-5 (Ye-6 #8) | 1965-05-09 | |||
Luna-6 (Ye-6 #9) | 1965-06-08 | |||
Luna-7 (Ye-6 #10) | 1965-10-04 | |||
Luna-8 (Ye-6 #11) | 1965-12-03 | |||
Luna-9 (Ye-6 #12) | 1966-01-31 | |||
Luna-(10a) (Ye-6S #1) / Kosmos-111 [failed] | 1966-03-01 | Luna-10 (cruise) Luna-10 (orbit) | ||
Luna-10 (Ye-6S #2) | 1966-03-31 | |||
Luna-11 (Ye-6LF #1) | 1966-08-24 | Luna-12 | ||
Luna-12 (Ye-6LF #2) | 1966-10-22 | |||
Luna-13 (Ye-6M #1) | 1966-12-21 | Luna-13 (cruise) Luna-13 (surface) | ||
Kosmos-159 / Luna? (E-6LS #1) | 1965-03-12 | |||
Luna-(14) (Ye-6LS #2) [failed] | 1968-02-07 | |||
Luna-14 (Ye-6LS #3) | 1968-04-07 | |||
Luna-(15b) (Ye-8-5 No.402) [failed] | 1969-04-14 | Luna-16 | ||
Luna-15 (Ye-8-5 No.401) | 1969-07-13 | |||
Luna-(16a) (Ye-8-5 No.403) / Kosmos-300 [failed] | 1969-09-23 | |||
Luna-(16b) (Ye-8-5 No.404) / Kosmos-305 [failed] | 1969-10-22 | |||
Luna-(16c) (Ye-8-5 No.405) [failed] | 1970-02-06 | |||
Luna-16 (Ye-8-5 No.406) | 1970-09-12 | |||
Luna-18 (Ye-8-5 No.407) | 1971-09-02 | |||
Luna-20 (Ye-8-5 No.408) | 1972-02-14 | |||
Luna-(17) / Lunokhod-(1) (Ye-8 No.201) [failed] | 1969-02-19 | Luna-17 Lunokhod-2 | ||
Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1 (Ye-8 No.203) | 1970-11-10 | |||
Luna-21 / Lunokhod-2 (Ye-8 No.204) | 1973-01-08 | |||
Luna-19 (Ye-8LS No.202) | 1971-09-28 | |||
Luna-22 (Ye-8LS No.206) | 1974-05-29 | |||
Luna-23 (Ye-8-5M No.410) | 1974-10-28 | |||
Luna-(24a) (Ye-8-5M No.412) [failed] | 1975-10-16 | |||
Luna-24 (Ye-8-5M No.413) | 1976-08-09 | |||
Luna-25 / Luna-Glob | 2021-? | Luna-Glob |
*Spacecraft Bus designations and reference images were obtained from Gunter's Space Page.
Satellite (Spacecraft Bus*) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Zond-(1a) (3MV-1A #1) (Venus) [failed] | 1964-02-19 | Zond-1 Zond | Zond | Zond |
Zond-1 (3MV-1 #2) (Venus) | 1964-04-02 | |||
Zond-2 (3MV-4 #1) (Mars) | 1964-11-30 | Zond-3 | ||
Zond-3 (3MV-4 #2) (Moon) | 1965-07-18 | |||
Zond-(4a) (L1 #4) [failed] | 1967-09-27 | Zond-L1 | ||
Zond-(4b) (L1 #5) [failed] | 1967-11-22 | |||
Zond-4 (L1 #6) | 1968-03-02 | |||
Zond-(5a) (L1 #7) [failed] | 1968-04-22 | |||
Zond-5 (L1 #9) (Moon) | 1968-09-14 | |||
Zond-6 (L1 #12) (Moon) | 1968-11-10 | |||
Zond-(7a) (L1 #13) [failed] | 1969-01-20 | |||
Zond-7 (L1 #7) (Moon) | 1969-08-07 | |||
Zond-8 (L1 #14) (Moon) | 1970-10-20 |
*Spacecraft Bus designations and reference images were obtained from Gunter's Space Page.
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Clementine-1 / DSPSE-1 (lunar orbiter) | 1994-01-25 | Clementine-1 | Clementine / DSPSE | Clementine / DSPSE |
Clementine-2 / DSPSE-2 | Canceled | Clementine-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Chang'e-1 (lunar orbiter) | 2007-10-24 | Chang'e-1 | Chang'e | Chang'e |
Chang'e-2 (lunar orbiter and asteroid flyby) | 2010-10-01 | Chang'e-2 | ||
Chang'e-3 (lunar lander) / Yutu (lunar rover) | 2013-12-01 | Chang'e-3 (lander) Chang'e-3 (Yutu lunar rover) | ||
Chang'e-5-T1 (lunar orbiter and re-entry capsule) | 2014-10-23 | Chang'e-5-T1 (orbiter) Chang'e-5-T1 (capsule) | ||
Chang'e-4 (lunar lander) / Yutu (lunar rover) | 2018-12-07 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Chandrayaan-1 / MIP | 2008-10-22 | Chandrayaan-1 Chandrayaan-1 Chandrayaan-MIP (probe) | Chandrayaan | Chandrayaan |
Chandrayaan-2 / Vikram | 2019-07-22 | Chandrayaan-2 Chandrayaan-2 (orbiter) Chandrayaan-2 (lander) Chandrayaan-2 (rover) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Lunar Prospector / Discovery-3 (lunar orbiter) | 1998-01-07 | Lunar Prospector Lunar Prospector (patch) | Lunar Prospector | Lunar Prospector |
LRO (lunar orbiter) | 2009-06-18 | LRO LRO and LCROSS (patch) | LRO and LCROSS | LRO |
LCROSS (lunar impact) | 2009-06-18 | LCROSS LRO and LCROSS (patch) | LCROSS | |
GRAIL-A/B / Ebb/Flow / Discovery-11 (lunar orbiter) | 2011-09-10 | GRAIL GRAIL (patch) | GRAIL | GRAIL |
LADEE (lunar orbiter) | 2013-09-06 | LADEE LADEE (patch) | LADEE | LADEE |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Muses-A / Hiten Muses-A lunar orbiter / Hagoromo | 1990-01-24 | Muses-A + lunar orbiter Muses-A lunar orbiter | Muses | Muses |
(Muses-B) | ||||
(Muses-C — Muses-C follow-on) |
Satellite | Country | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
SMART (lunar orbiter) | Sweden (ESA) | 2003-09-27 | SMART-1 SMART-1 (patch) | SMART | SMART |
Kaguya / SELENE (lunar orbiter) | Japan (JAXA) | 2007-09-14 | SELENE | SELENE | SELENE |
Lunar-A (lunar orbiter) | Japan (JAXA) | Canceled | Lunar-A | "Lunar-A" "Lunar-A" | |
Queqiao1 (Chang'e-4 lunar relay) | China/PRC | 2018-05-20 | Queqiao | Queqiao (launch) Queqiao (enters L2 halo orbit) | |
Beresheet | Israel | 2019-02-22 | Beresheet Beresheet | Beresheet (with S5) Beresheet (crash landing) |
1The Chang'e-4 lander and the Yutu-2 rover are on the far side of the Moon and so cannot communicate directly with Earth. The Queqiao lunar relay satellite, in orbit at a location beyond the Moon from which it has a clear view of both the landing site and Earth, receives signals from the lander and rover and relays them to Earth.
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