Mars exploration database

All Missions

Every mission ever sent to the Red Planet: orbiters, landers, rovers and the helicopter that flew. Filter, explore the chronology and open each file.

64MissionsLaunched
8ActiveWorking now
50%Success rateReached their goal
7Rovers
13Landers
30Orbiters
1Helicopters

Chronology of Mars exploration

Drag, scroll or use the arrows. The bars show how many missions launched each year: they cluster around the launch windows that open every 26 months.

ActiveCompletedFailedUpcoming
All64 Active8 Completed25 Failed28 Upcoming5
All Orbiter30 Lander13 Rover7 Flyby14 Helicopter1 Sample return1
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ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover (EXM-RFM)

The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission is an ESA-led initiative, with NASA participation, whose main objective is to search for signs of past or present life on Mars. The rover features a drilling system capable of reaching a depth of 2 meters to extract samples protected from ionizing radiation. Its launch is scheduled for October 2028 aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket, with a planned landing in Oxia Planum.

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