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.
Approx. number of artificial objects: 14
Approx. total mass: 6.01 tons
COSPAR ID | name | type | mission | quantity | mass (kg) | status | date/epoch (UTC) |
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1990-007B | HAGOROMO (KM-L) | Microsatellite lunar orbiter | HITEN (MUSES-A) | 1 | 12 | LOS, defunct, probably in heliocentric orbit or crashed on the surface | March 18, 1990 |
2007-004B | ARTEMIS P1 (THEMIS B) | Scientific probe | THEMIS (THEMIS-ARTEMIS) | 1 | 77 | active | June 27, 2011 |
2007-004C | ARTEMIS P2 (THEMIS C) | Scientific probe | THEMIS (THEMIS-ARTEMIS) | 1 | 77 | active | July 17, 2011 |
2008-052A | CHANDRAYAAN-1 | Lunar orbiter | CHANDRAYAAN-1 | 1 | 523 | EOM, defunct, probably crashed on the surface | August 28, 2009 |
2009-031A | LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (LRO) | Lunar orbiter | LRO/LCROSS | 1 | 1018 | active | June 23, 2009 |
2014-065A | DFH-3A BUS TEST VEHICULE | Lunar orbital service module | CHANG'E 5-T1 | 1 | 1150 | EOM, defunct | December 15, 2020 |
2019-042A | CHANDRAYAAN-2 ORBITER CRAFT (OC) | Lunar orbiter | CHANDRAYAAN-2 | 1 | 682 | active | August 20, 2019 |
2020-087A | GUIDAO QI | Lunar service module | CHANG'E 5 | 1 | 1100 | 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 | 25 | active, lunar NRHO (Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit) | July 4, 2022 |
2022-094A | KOREA PATHFINDER LUNAR ORBITER (KPLO) | Lunar orbiter | DANURI | 1 | 550 | active | December 17, 2022 |
2022-156E | EQUULEUS (EQUILIBRIUM LUNAR-EARTH 6U SPACECRAFT) | Lunar orbiter (6U CubeSat) | ARTEMIS I | 1 | 12.8 | active, Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point? | November 16, 2022 |
2024-051A | QUEQIAO-2 RELAY SATELLITE (CAST 2000 BUS) | Lunar orbiter | QUEQIAO-2 (CHANG'E RELAY SATELLITE) | 1 | 712 | active | March 24, 2024 |
2024-051C | TIANDU-1 | Lunar orbiter (CubeSat) | QUEQIAO-2 (CHANG'E RELAY SATELLITE) | 1 | 61 | active | March 24, 2024 |
2024-051D | TIANDU-2 | Lunar orbiter (CubeSat) | QUEQIAO-2 (CHANG'E RELAY SATELLITE) | 1 | 15 | active | March 24, 2024 |