Planetary flyby
Appearance
A planetary flyby is the act of sending a space probe past a celestial body close enough to record scientific data. [1]
Flybys commonly use gravity assists to "slingshot" a space probe on its journey to its primary objective, but may themselves be used as primary means.
List of planetary flybys
Flyby Date | Launch Date | Operator | Spacecraft | Details | Mission Result |
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19 May 1961 | 12 February 1961 | Venera 1 | First Venus flyby (contact lost before flyby)[2] | Failure | |
14 December 1962 | 27 August 1962 | Mariner 2 | First successful non-lunar planetary encounter and first successful Venus flyby[3] | Success | |
19 June 1963 | 1 November 1962 | Mars 1 | First Mars flyby (contact lost)[4] | Failure | |
19 July 1964 | 2 April 1964 | Zond 1 | Venus flyby (contact lost)[5] | Failure | |
15 July 1965 | 28 November 1964 | Mariner 4 | First successful Mars flyby[6] | Success | |
6 August 1965 | 30 November 1964 | Zond 2 | Mars flyby (contact lost)[7] | Failure | |
27 February 1966 | 12 November 1965 | Venera 2 | Venus flyby (contact lost)[8] | Failure | |
19 October 1967 | 14 June 1967 | Mariner 5 | Venus flyby[9] | Success | |
31 July 1969 | 25 February 1969 | Mariner 6 | Mars flyby[10] | Success | |
5 August 1969 | 27 March 1969 | Mariner 7 | Mars flyby[11] | Success | |
3 December 1973 | 3 March 1972 | Pioneer 10 | First Jupiter flyby[12] | Success | |
5 February 1974 | 4 November 1973 | Mariner 10 | Venus flyby[13] | Success | |
10 February 1974 | 21 July 1973 | Mars 4 | Mars flyby (inadvertent; attempted Mars orbiter)[14] | Failure | |
9 March 1974 | 9 August 1973 | Mars 7 | Mars flyby (inadvertent; attempted Mars lander)[15] | Failure | |
12 March 1974 | 5 August 1973 | Mars 6 | Mars flyby (flyby succeeded but lander failed)[16] | Failure | |
29 March 1974 | 4 November 1973 | Mariner 10 | First Mercury flyby[13] | Success | |
21 September 1974 | 4 November 1973 | Mariner 10 | Mercury flyby[13] | Success | |
3 December 1974 | 5 April 1973 | Pioneer 11 | Jupiter flyby[17] | Success | |
16 March 1975 | 4 November 1973 | Mariner 10 | Mercury flyby[13] | Success | |
19 December 1978 | 14 September 1978 | Venera 12 | Venus flyby and lander[18] | Success | |
25 December 1978 | 9 September 1978 | Venera 11 | Venus flyby and lander[19] | Success | |
5 March 1979 | 5 September 1977 | Voyager 1 | Jupiter flyby[20] | Success | |
9 July 1979 | 20 August 1977 | Voyager 2 | Jupiter flyby[21] | Success | |
1 September 1979 | 5 April 1973 | Pioneer 11 | First Saturn flyby[17] | Success | |
12 November 1980 | 5 September 1977 | Voyager 1 | Saturn flyby[20] | Success | |
25 August 1981 | 20 August 1977 | Voyager 2 | Saturn flyby[21] | Success | |
1 March 1982 | 30 October 1981 | Venera 13 | Venus flyby and lander[22] | Success | |
5 March 1982 | 4 November 1981 | Venera 14 | Venus flyby and lander[23] | Success | |
11 June 1985 | 15 December 1984 | Vega 1 | Venus flyby, lander, and first balloon[24] | Success | |
15 June 1985 | 21 December 1984 | Vega 2 | Venus flyby, lander, and balloon[25] | Success | |
24 January 1986 | 20 August 1977 | Voyager 2 | First and only Uranus flyby[21] | Success | |
25 August 1989 | 20 August 1977 | Voyager 2 | First and only Neptune flyby[21] | Success | |
10 February 1990 | 13 October 1989 | Galileo | Venus flyby, first of three gravity assists to Jupiter[26] | Success | |
2 July 1990 | 2 July 1985 | Giotto | First Earth flyby, gravity assist for extended mission to 26P/Grigg–Skjellerup[27] | Success | |
8 October 1990 | 13 October 1989 | Galileo | Earth flyby, second of three gravity assists to Jupiter[26] | Success | |
8 January 1992 | 7 January 1985 | Sakigake | Earth flyby[28] | Success | |
8 February 1992 | 6 October 1990 | Ulysses | Jupiter flyby, inclination change gravity assist for solar mission[29] | Success | |
8 December 1992 | 13 October 1989 | Galileo | Earth flyby, last of three gravity assists to Jupiter[26] | Success | |
24 August 1993 | 25 September 1992 | Mars Observer | Mars flyby (inadvertent; attempted Mars orbiter)[30] | Failure | |
23 January 1998 | 17 February 1996 | NEAR Shoemaker | Earth flyby, gravity assist to 433 Eros[31] | Success | |
26 April 1998 | 15 October 1997 | Cassini–Huygens | Venus flyby, first of four gravity assists to Saturn[32] | Success | |
24 June 1999 | 15 October 1997 | Cassini–Huygens | Venus flyby, second of four gravity assists to Saturn[33] | Success | |
18 August 1999 | 15 October 1997 | Cassini–Huygens | Earth flyby, third of four gravity assists to Saturn[34] | Success | |
30 December 2000 | 15 October 1997 | Cassini–Huygens | Jupiter flyby, last of four gravity assists to Saturn[35] | Success | |
15 January 2001 | 27 February 1999 | Stardust | Earth flyby, gravity assist to 81P/Wild[36] | Success | |
21 April 2002 | 4 July 1998 | Nozomi | Earth flyby, first of two gravity assists to Mars[37] | Success | |
19 June 2003 | 4 July 1998 | Nozomi | Earth flyby, last of two gravity assists to Mars[37] | Success | |
14 December 2003 | 4 July 1998 | Nozomi | Mars flyby (inadvertent; planned Mars orbiter)[37] | Failure | |
19 May 2004 | 9 May 2003 | Hayabusa | Earth flyby, gravity assist to 25143 Itokawa[38] | Success | |
4 March 2005 | 2 March 2004 | Rosetta | Earth flyby, first of four gravity assists to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko[39] | Success | |
2 August 2005 | 3 August 2004 | MESSENGER | Earth flyby, first gravity assist to Mercury[40] | Success | |
15 January 2006 | 27 February 1999 | Stardust | Earth flyby and sample return capsule reentry[36] | Success | |
24 October 2006 | 3 August 2004 | MESSENGER | Venus flyby, second gravity assist to Mercury[40] | Success | |
25 February 2007 | 2 March 2004 | Rosetta | Mars flyby, second of four gravity assists to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko[39] | Success | |
5 June 2007 | 3 August 2004 | MESSENGER | Venus flyby, third gravity assist to Mercury. Also characterized the planet's atmosphere.[40] | Success | |
13 November 2007 | 2 March 2004 | Rosetta | Earth flyby, third of four gravity assists to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko[39] | Success | |
31 December 2007 | 12 January 2005 | Deep Impact (EPOXI) | Earth flyby[41] | Success | |
14 January 2008 | 3 August 2004 | MESSENGER | Mercury flyby, fourth gravity assist before orbital insertion and primary mission[40] | Success | |
6 October 2008 | 3 August 2004 | MESSENGER | Mercury flyby, fifth gravity assist before orbital insertion and primary mission[40] | Success | |
29 December 2008 | 12 January 2005 | Deep Impact (EPOXI) | Earth flyby[41] | Success | |
14 January 2009 | 27 February 1999 | Stardust | Earth flyby, gravity assist to 9P/Tempel[36] | Success | |
18 February 2009 | 27 September 2007 | Dawn | Mars flyby, gravity assist to 4 Vesta[42] | Success | |
29 June 2009 | 12 January 2005 | Deep Impact (EPOXI) | Earth flyby (distant)[43] | Success | |
29 September 2009 | 3 August 2004 | MESSENGER | Mercury flyby, sixth and final gravity assist before orbital insertion and primary mission[40] | Success | |
13 November 2009 | 2 March 2004 | Rosetta | Earth flyby, last of four gravity assists to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko[39] | Success | |
28 December 2009 | 12 January 2005 | Deep Impact (EPOXI) | Earth flyby (distant)[43] | Success | |
27 June 2010 | 12 January 2005 | Deep Impact (EPOXI) | Earth flyby[41] | Success | |
6 December 2010 | 20 May 2010 | Akatsuki | Venus flyby (inadvertent; planned Venus orbiter; later inserted into orbit)[44] | Failure | |
8 December 2010 | 20 May 2010 | IKAROS | Venus flyby, probe was a technological demonstrator that launched with Akatsuki[45] | Success | |
9 October 2013 | 5 August 2011 | Juno | Earth flyby, gravity assist to Jupiter[46] | Success | |
14 July 2015 | 19 January 2006 | New Horizons | First and only Pluto/Charon flyby[47] | Success | |
3 December 2015 | 3 December 2014 | Hayabusa 2 | Earth flyby, gravity assist to 162173 Ryugu[48] | Success |
See also
- Mariner program
- Mars program
- Pioneer program
- Vega program
- Venera
- Voyager program
- Zond program
- List of Earth flybys
- Mars flyby
- Timeline of the Space Race
- Timeline of Solar System exploration
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