Non-exhaustive list of artificial objects that are currently orbiting the Moon. It is not precisely known whether some of them have already decayed or not.
Over 10 artificial objects have been identified. Spacecraft that are still in their systemic context, i.e. still operational, are highlighted in bold.
COSPAR ID | name | type | mission | quantity | status | date/epoch (UTC) |
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1990-007B | HAGOROMO + KM-L | Microsatellite lunar orbiter | HITEN (MUSES-A) | 1 | LOS, defunct, probably crashed on the Moon | March 18, 1990 |
2007-004B | ARTEMIS P1 (THEMIS B) | Lunar orbiter | THEMIS | 1 | active | June 27, 2011 |
2007-004C | ARTEMIS P2 (THEMIS C) | Lunar orbiter | THEMIS | 1 | active | July 17, 2011 |
2008-052A | CHANDRAYAAN-1 | Lunar orbiter | CHANDRAYAAN-1 | 1 | EOM, defunct | August 28, 2009 |
2009-031A | LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (LRO) | Lunar orbiter | LRO/LCROSS | 1 | active | June 23, 2009 |
2019-042A | ORBITER CRAFT (OC) | Lunar orbiter | CHANDRAYAAN-2 | 1 | active | August 20, 2019 |
2020-087A | GUIDAO QI | Lunar service module | CHANG'E 5 | 1 | active, lunar DRO (Distant Retrograde Orbit) | January 16, 2022 |
2022-070A | CISLUNAR AUTONOMOUS POSITIONING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND NAVIGATION EXPERIMENT (CAPSTONE) | Lunar orbiter (12U CubeSat) | CAPSTONE | 1 | active, lunar NRHO (Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit) | July 4, 2022 |
2022-094A | KOREA PATHFINDER LUNAR ORBITER (KPLO) | Lunar orbiter | DANURI | 1 | active | December 17, 2022 |