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Jet Propulsion Lab

Jet Propulsion Lab owned 104 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

United StatesPasadena, CaliforniaGCAT code JPL

Payloads owned, by decade

31842215159
1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Deep space59
Technology10
Astronomy5
Earth science4
Space science3
Radar imaging1

Main programs

Discovery9Mariner8JPL Cube6Surveyor A-215Mars Program5Ranger III4Mars Surveyor4Ranger II3Surveyor Model3Surveyor A-21A3Ranger I2Viking2

Best-known spacecraft

60 shown
SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Voyager 11977-084ASep 5, 1977JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Voyager 21977-076AAug 20, 1977JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Phoenix2007-034AAug 4, 2007JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Juno2011-040AAug 5, 2011JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Spirit2003-027AJun 10, 2003JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Spitzer Space Telescope2003-038AAug 25, 2003JPLUnited StatesAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mariner 101973-085ANov 3, 1973JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Dawn2007-043ASep 27, 2007JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Opportunity2003-032AJul 8, 2003JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
InSight2018-042AMay 5, 2018JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mariner 91971-051AMay 30, 1971JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter2005-029AAug 12, 2005JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mariner 41964-077ANov 28, 1964JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars Pathfinder1996-068ADec 4, 1996JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Mars Science Laboratory2011-070ANov 26, 2011JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
2001 Mars Odyssey2001-013AApr 7, 2001JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mariner 21962 A RHO 1Aug 27, 1962JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars Global Surveyor1996-062ANov 7, 1996JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Magellan1989-033BMay 4, 1989JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars 20202020-052AJul 30, 2020JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Mariner 31964-073ANov 5, 1964JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
IRAS1983-004AJan 26, 1983JPLUnited StatesAstronomyIn orbit
Mariner 51967-060AJun 14, 1967JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars Observer1992-063ASep 25, 1992JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars Polar Lander1999-001AJan 3, 1999JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Stardust1999-003AFeb 7, 1999JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Deep Impact2005-001AJan 12, 2005JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mars Climate Orbiter1998-073ADec 11, 1998JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer2009-071ADec 14, 2009JPLUnited StatesAstronomyReentered (orbital decay)
Surveyor 31967-035AApr 17, 1967JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Surveyor 11966-045AMay 30, 1966JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Europa Clipper2024-182AOct 14, 2024JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Surveyor 51967-084ASep 8, 1967JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Surveyor 61967-112ANov 7, 1967JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Surveyor 71968-001AJan 7, 1968JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Ranger 71964-041AJul 28, 1964JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Deep Space 11998-061AOct 24, 1998JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Ranger 81965-010AFeb 17, 1965JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Genesis2001-034AAug 8, 2001JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Psyche2023-157AOct 13, 2023JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Ranger 11961 PHI 1Aug 23, 1961JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceReentered (orbital decay)
Ranger 41962 MU 1Apr 23, 1962JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Surveyor 21966-084ASep 20, 1966JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Surveyor 41967-068AJul 14, 1967JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Ranger 91965-023AMar 21, 1965JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Ranger 51962 B ETA 1Oct 18, 1962JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Ranger 21961 A THENov 18, 1961JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceReentered (orbital decay)
Ranger 61964-007AJan 30, 1964JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Ranger 31962 ALP 1Jan 26, 1962JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Mariner 71969-030AMar 27, 1969JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
SPHEREx2025-047EMar 12, 2025JPLUnited StatesAstronomyIn orbit
Mariner 61969-014AFeb 25, 1969JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Seasat1978-064AJun 27, 1978JPLUnited StatesRadar imagingIn orbit, attached to another object
Soil Moisture Active Passive2015-003AJan 31, 2015JPLUnited StatesEarth scienceIn orbit
TOPEX/Poseidon1992-052AAug 10, 1992JPLUnited StatesSpace scienceIn orbit
Solar Mesosphere Explorer1981-100AOct 6, 1981JPLUnited StatesEarth scienceReentered (orbital decay)
Lunar Flashlight2022-168BDec 11, 2022JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Galileo1989-084BOct 18, 1989JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Cassini1997-061AOct 15, 1997JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
ACRIMSAT1999-070BDec 21, 1999JPLUnited StatesAstronomyIn orbit

The 60 best documented of 84 spacecraft with a page on this site.

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).