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. Note that probes in Cislunar space, or more generally orbiting the Earth-Moon system, are also listed here.
Estimated number of artificial objects: 21
Estimated total mass: 7.1 tons
| COSPAR ID | name | type | mission | quantity | dry mass (kg) | status | date/epoch (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-007B | HAGOROMO + KM-L | Microsatellite lunar orbiter + Booster (insertion) | HITEN, MUSES-A | 1 | 12 | LOS, defunct, probably in heliocentric orbit or crashed on the surface | 18-Mar-90 |
| 2007-004B | THEMIS B (TIME HISTORY OF EVENTS AND MACROSCALE INTERACTIONS DURING SUBSTORMS-B), THEMIS-P1, MIDEX-5B, ARTEMIS P1 | Scientific probe | EXPLORER 86 | 1 | 77 | active | 27-Jun-11 |
| 2007-004C | THEMIS C (TIME HISTORY OF EVENTS AND MACROSCALE INTERACTIONS DURING SUBSTORMS-C), THEMIS-P2, MIDEX-5C, ARTEMIS P2 | Scientific probe | EXPLORER 87 | 1 | 77 | active | 17-Jul-11 |
| 2008-052A | CHANDRAYAAN-1 | Lunar orbiter | CHANDRAYAAN-1 | 1 | 523 | EOM, defunct, probably crashed on the surface | 28-Aug-09 |
| 2009-031A | LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER, LRO | Lunar orbiter | LRO-LCROSS | 1 | 1018 | active | 23-Jun-09 |
| 2014-065A | DFH-3A FTD (FLIGHT TEST VEHICULE) | Lunar service module | CHANG'E 5-T1 | 1 | 1150 | EOM, defunct | 15-Dec-20 |
| 2019-042A | CHANDRAYAAN-2 OC (ORBITER CRAFT) | Lunar orbiter | CHANDRAYAAN-2 | 1 | 682 | active | 20-Aug-19 |
| 2020-087A | CE-5 GUIDAO QI | Lunar service module | CHANG'E 5 | 1 | 900 | active, lunar DRO (Distant Retrograde Orbit), probably in heliocentric orbit | 16-Jan-22 |
| 2022-070A | CAPSTONE (CISLUNAR AUTONOMOUS POSITIONING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND NAVIGATION EXPERIMENT) | Lunar orbiter, 12U CubeSat | CAPSTONE | 1 | 25 | active, lunar NRHO (Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit) | 14-Nov-22 |
| 2022-094A | KPLO (KOREA PATHFINDER LUNAR ORBITER) | Lunar orbiter | DANURI | 1 | 550 | active | 16-Dec-22 |
| 2022-156E | EQUULEUS (EQUILIBRIUM LUNAR-EARTH 6U SPACECRAFT) | Lunar orbiter, 6U CubeSat | ARTEMIS I | 1 | 12.8 | EOM, defunct, probably in cislunar space or heliocentric orbit | 18-May-23 |
| 2022-156C | LUNAR ICECUBE | Lunar orbiter, 6U CubeSat | ARTEMIS I | 1 | 13.5 | unknown, probably in cislunar space or heliocentric orbit | 16-Nov-22 |
| 2022-156K | LUNIR (LUNAR INFRARED IMAGING, SKYFIRE) | Lunar fly-by probe, 6U CubeSat | ARTEMIS I | 1 | 13.5 | technical failure, LOS, defunct in cislunar space or heliocentric orbit | 8-Dec-22 |
| 2022-156D | OMOTENASHI (OUTSTANDING MOON EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES DEMONSTRATED BY NANO SEMI-HARD IMPACTOR) ORBITING MODULE + RETRO MOTOR MODULE + AIRBAG SYSTEM + LUNAR LANDER | Lunar orbiter, 6U CubeSat + retro + airbag + lunar lander | ARTEMIS I | 1? | 12.6 | technical failure, LOS, defunct in cislunar space or heliocentric orbit | 17-Nov-22 |
| 2024-048A | DRO-A | Lunar orbiter | DRO-A/B | 1 | 650 | active, lunar DRO (Distant Retrograde Orbit)? | 20-Aug-24 |
| 2024-048D | DRO-B | Lunar orbiter | DRO-A/B | 1 | 650 | active, earth resonant orbit? | 15-Mar-25 |
| 2024-051A | QUEQIAO-2 RELAY SATELLITE, MAGPIE BRIDGE 2 | Lunar orbiter | QUEQIAO-2, CHANG'E RELAY SATELLITE | 1 | 712 | active | 24-Mar-24 |
| 2024-051C | TIANDU-1 | Lunar orbiter | QUEQIAO-2, CHANG'E RELAY SATELLITE | 1 | 61 | active | 3-Apr-24 |
| 2024-051D | TIANDU-2 | Lunar orbiter | QUEQIAO-2, CHANG'E RELAY SATELLITE | 1 | 15 | active | 3-Apr-24 |
| 2024-083G | ICUBE-Q (ICUBE-QAMAR, SJTU SIYUAN 2) | Lunar orbiter | ICUBE-Q, CHANG'E 6 RIDESHARE | 1 | 6.5 | active | 8-May-24 |