MAN MADE OBJECTS ORBITING MARS

Non-exhaustive list of artificial objects that are currently orbiting the planet Mars. It is not precisely known whether some of them have already decayed or not.

Estimated number of artificial objects: 24
Estimated total mass: 19.7 tons

COSPAR IDname typemissionquantitydry mass (kg)statusdate/epoch (UTC)
1971-045A4M/M-71P No.171Mars orbiterMARS 212265EOM, defunctAugust 22, 1972
1971-049A4M/M-71P No.172Mars orbiterMARS 312265EOM, defunctAugust 22, 1972
1971-051AMARINER-J, MARINER-71IMars orbiterMARINER 9, MARINER MARS 711558.8EOM, defunct, Mars atmospheric entry?October 27, 1972
1973-049A3MS/M-73S No.53SMars orbiterMARS 512270EOM, defunctFebruary 28, 1974
1973-049APENNANTS?Commemorative itemsMARS 5?-fixed to the orbiterFebruary 28, 1974
1975-075CBIOSHIELD BASELander adapterVIKING 11?74discarded, Mars atmospheric entry?July 20, 1976
1975-075AVIKING 1 ORBITERMars orbiterVIKING 11883EOM, defunct, Mars atmospheric entry?August 17, 1980
1975-083CBIOSHIELD BASELander adapterVIKING 2174discarded, Mars atmospheric entry?March 3, 1978
1975-083AVIKING 2 ORBITERMars orbiterVIKING 21883EOM, defunct, Mars atmospheric entry?July 25, 1978
1988-059EADUSpacecraft boosterFOBOS 2, PHOBOS 21600discarded, Mars atmospheric entry?March 25, 1989
1988-059A1F No.102Mars orbiterFOBOS 2, PHOBOS 212100LOS, defunct, Mars atmospheric entry?March 27, 1989
1988-059APENNANTS?Commemorative itemsFOBOS 2, PHOBOS 21?-fixed to the orbiterMarch 27, 1989
1988-059FPrOP-F HOPPING LANDERPhobos landerFOBOS 2, PHOBOS 21?57released?, Mars atmospheric entry?March 27, 1989
1988-059GDAS LANDERPhobos landerFOBOS 2, PHOBOS 21?87.6released?, Mars atmospheric entry?March 27, 1989
1988-059GPENNANTS?Commemorative itemsFOBOS 2, PHOBOS 21?-fixed to the landerMarch 27, 1989
1996-062AMARS GLOBAL SURVEYORMars orbiterMARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR, MGS1670EOM, defunctNovember 2, 2006
2001-013AMARS ODYSSEY, MARS GLOBAL MAPPERMars orbiterMARS ODYSSEY, MARS GLOBAL MAPPER, MGM1375activeOctober 23, 2001
2003-022AMARS EXPRESSMars orbiterMARS EXPRESS, BEAGLE 21637activeDecember 25, 2003
2005-029AMARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER, MROMars orbiterMARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER, MRO11031activeMarch 10, 2006
2013-060AMANGALYAAN ORBITERMars orbiterMARS ORBITER MISSION, MOM, MANGALYAAN1482.5EOM, defunctApril 15, 2022
2013-063AMAVEN (MARS ATMOSPHERE AND VOLATILE EVOLUTION)Mars orbiterMAVEN, MARS SCOUT 21809activeSeptember 20, 2014
2013-063NGIMS BOC (BREAKOFF CAP)Dust coverMAVEN, MARS SCOUT 21-discardedSeptember 22, 2014
2013-063AGOING TO MARS PLANETARY SOCIETY DVD DISCDigital time capsuleMAVEN, MARS SCOUT 21-fixed to the probeSeptember 22, 2014
2013-063ADIGITAL FILESDigital filesMAVEN, MARS SCOUT 2see digital assets table-part of the Going To Mars DVD discSeptember 22, 2014
2016-017AEXO MARS TGO ORBITERMars orbiterEXO MARS TRACE GAS ORBITER11365activeOctober 19, 2016
2020-047AMISABAR AL AMAL, HOPE PROBEMars orbiterEMIRATES MARS MISSION, EMM, AL AMAL, HOPE1550activeFebruary 9, 2021
2020-049ATIANWEN-1 ORBITERMars orbiterTIANWEN-1, HUOXING-111643.4activeFebruary 10, 2021
2020-049ASELFIE STICK + 2 CAMERAS?CameraTIANWEN-1, HUOXING-11-fixed to the orbiter, deployedJanuary 30, 2022
2020-049ATW-1 DEPLOYABLE CAMERA 2, TDC-2CameraTIANWEN-1, HUOXING-110.8released, Mars atmospheric entry?December 31, 2021