Man made objects leaving the solar system

Non-exhaustive list of artificial objects that are travelling faster than the Sun’s escape velocity: they are on their way to leave the solar system.

Although both Voyager 1 and 2 have left the heliosphere to coast into interstellar space (in August 25, 2012 and November 5, 2018 respectively), they will physically leave the solar system after going past the Oort Cloud in several thousands of years. There are no means of tracking the spent stages and mission-related debris (e.g. de-spin weights) but they are probably on a similar trajectory.

17 artificial objects have been identified. Spacecraft that are still in their systemic context, i.e. still operational, are highlighted in bold.

COSPAR IDnametypemissionquantitystatusdate/epoch (UTC)
1972-012CSTAR-37E (TE-M-364-4)Booster (3rd stage)PIONEER 101discardedMarch 3, 1972
1972-012CYO-YO DE-SPIN MASS (STAR-37E)Cables w/ weightsPIONEER 102discardedMarch 3, 1972
1972-012APIONEER 10 (PIONEER F) + PIONEER PLAQUE 1Deep space probe + memorial itemPIONEER 101EOM, inactiveJanuary 23, 2003
1973-019AYO-YO DE-SPIN MASS (STAR-37E)Cables w/ weightsPIONEER 112discardedApril 6, 1973
1973-019APIONEER 11 (PIONEER G) + PIONEER PLAQUE 2Deep space probe + memorial itemPIONEER 111EOM, inactiveSeptember 3, 1995
1977-076CSTAR-37E (TE-M-364-4)Booster (4th stage)VOYAGER 21discardedAugust 20, 1977
1977-076INFRARED INTERFEROMETER SPECTROMETER AND RADIOMETER (IRIS) DUST COVERSpacecraft instrument dust coverVOYAGER 21discarded, possibly in heliocentric orbitAugust 20, 1977
1977-076AVOYAGER 2 + VOYAGER GOLDEN RECORD 1 + SMALL DRACON U.S. FLAGDeep space probe + memorial itemsVOYAGER 21activeAugust 20, 1977
1977-084CSTAR-37E (TE-M-364-4)Booster (4th stage)VOYAGER 11discardedSeptember 5, 1977
1977-084INFRARED INTERFEROMETER SPECTROMETER AND RADIOMETER (IRIS) DUST COVERSpacecraft instrument dust coverVOYAGER 11discarded, possibly in heliocentric orbitSeptember 5, 1977
1977-084AVOYAGER 1 + VOYAGER GOLDEN RECORD 2 + SMALL DRACON U.S. FLAGDeep space probe + memorial itemsVOYAGER 11activeSeptember 5, 1977
2006-001CSTAR 48BBooster (3rd stage)NEW HORIZONS (NEW FRONTIERS 1)1discardedJanuary 19, 2006
2006-001CYO-YO DE-SPIN MASS (NEW HORIZONS)Cables w/ weightsNEW HORIZONS (NEW FRONTIERS 1)2discardedJanuary 19, 2006
2006-001ANEW HORIZONS + CLYDE TOMBAUGH’S ASHES CONTAINER + CD-ROMS + STATE QUARTERS + CARBON PIECE + U.S. FLAGS + U.S. STAMPDeep space probe + memorial ashes capsule + memorial itemsNEW HORIZONS (NEW FRONTIERS 1)1activeJanuary 19, 2006