Planetary Probes Launched by the United States
Probe |
Launch Date |
Mission |
| Mariner 2 | 1962-08-27 | Venus |
| Ranger 7 | 1964-07-28 | Moon |
| Mariner 4 | 1964-11-28 | Mars |
| Ranger 8 | 1965-02-17 | Moon |
| Surveyor 3 | 1967-04-14 | Moon |
| Venera 3 | 1965-11-16 | Venus |
| Mariner 5 | 1967-06-14 | Venus |
| Mariner 6 | 1969-02-24 | Mars |
| Mariner 7 | 1969-03-27 | Mars |
| Venera 7 | 1970-08-17 | Venus |
| Mariner 9 | 1971-05-30 | Mars |
| Pioneer 10 | 1972-03-02 | Jupiter |
| Pioneer 11 | 1973-04-05 | Jupiter, Saturn |
| Mariner 10 | 1973-11-03 | Venus, Mercury |
| Viking 1 | 1975-08-20 | Mars |
| Viking 2 | 1975-09-09 | Mars |
| Voyager 1 | 1977-09-05 | Jupiter, Saturn |
| Voyager 2 | 1977-08-20 | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
| Pioneer Venus 1 | 1978-05-20 | Venus |
| Pioneer Venus 2 | 1978-08-08 | Venus |
| Magellan | 1989-05-04 | Venus |
| Galileo | 1989-10-18 | Jupiter |
| Mars Global Surveyor | 1996-11-07 | Mars |
| Mars Pathfinder | 1996-12-04 | Mars |
| Cassini-Huygens | 1997-10-15 | Saturn |
| Luner Prospector | 1998-01-06 | Moon |
| Deep Space 1 | 1998-10-24 | Comet Borrelly |
| Stardust | 1999-02-07 | Comet Wild-2 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey | 2001-04-07 | Mars |
| Genesis | 2001-08-08 | Sun |
| Mars Express | 2003-06-03 | Mars |
| Mars Rover Spirit | 2003-06-07 | Mars |
| Mars Rover Opportunity | 2003-07-10 | Mars |
| MESSENGER | 2004-03-02 | Mercury |
| Deep Impact | 2005-01-12 | Comet Tempel 1 |
| Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter | 2005-08-12 | Mars |
| New Horizons | 2006-01-19 | Pluto & Charon |
| Phoenix Mars Lander | 2007-08-04 | Mars |
