Man made objects orbiting Asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa

Non-exhaustive list of artificial objects that are orbiting asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa , an Apollo-class asteroid and quasi-satellite of Earth.

The Tianwen-2 probe is currently around the asteroid and will sample it in the next months.

COSPAR IDnametypemissionquantitydry mass (kg)statusdate/epoch (UTC)
2025-114ATIANWEN-2Asteroid probeTIANWEN-2, ZHENG HE11450activeJuly 4, 2026
2025-114SAMPLE RETURN CAPSULEAsteroid sample return capsuleTIANWEN-2, ZHENG HE150fixed to the probeJuly 4, 2026