Small-Body Missions · 14
Mission Timeline
Every small-body mission with a known launch date, in chronological order.
| Mission | Agency | Type | Status | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giotto | ESA | Flyby | Completed | 1985-07-02 |
| NEAR Shoemaker | NASA / JHU APL | Flyby · rendezvous · orbiter · landing | Completed | 1996-02-17 |
| Deep Space 1 | NASA / JPL | Flyby (technology demonstration) | Completed | 1998-10-24 |
| Stardust | NASA / JPL | Flyby · sample return | Completed | 1999-02-07 |
| Hayabusa | JAXA (ISAS) | Rendezvous · touchdown · sample return | Completed | 2003-05-09 |
| Rosetta | ESA | Rendezvous · orbiter · lander | Completed | 2004-03-02 |
| Deep Impact | NASA / JPL / University of Maryland | Flyby · impactor | Completed | 2005-01-12 |
| Dawn | NASA / JPL | Rendezvous · orbiter (two bodies) | Completed | 2007-09-27 |
| Hayabusa2 | JAXA | Rendezvous · lander · impactor · sample return | Extended mission | 2014-12-03 |
| OSIRIS-REx | NASA / University of Arizona / Lockheed Martin | Rendezvous · touch-and-go · sample return | Extended mission | 2016-09-08 |
| Lucy | NASA / SwRI | Flyby (multiple targets) | Active | 2021-10-16 |
| DART | NASA / JHU APL | Impactor (planetary defense) | Completed | 2021-11-24 |
| Psyche | NASA / JPL / ASU | Rendezvous · orbiter | Active | 2023-10-13 |
| Hera | ESA | Rendezvous · orbiter (planetary defense) | Active | 2024-10-07 |