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Missions to Sun–Earth Lagrange points

L1 and L2, 1.5 million km from Earth: home of solar observatories and space telescopes.

30 spacecraft0 landings and impacts
United States 17European Space Agency 6China 3Japan 1Russia 1South Korea 1India 1

Spacecraft sent to Sun–Earth Lagrange points

30 shown
SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
International Cometary Explorer1978-079AAug 12, 1978GSFCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
HITEN1990-007AJan 24, 1990ISASJapanDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Wind1994-071ANov 1, 1994GSFCUnited StatesSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory1995-065ADec 2, 1995ESAEuropean Space AgencyAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Advanced Composition Explorer1997-045AAug 25, 1997GSFCUnited StatesSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe2001-027AJun 30, 2001GSFCUnited StatesAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Genesis2001-034AAug 8, 2001JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Genesis Sample Collection and Return Capsule2001-034DAug 8, 2001JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
THEMIS-B2007-004BFeb 17, 2007GSFCUnited StatesSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
THEMIS-C2007-004CFeb 17, 2007GSFCUnited StatesSpace scienceRenamed
Herschel Space Observatory2009-026AMay 14, 2009ESAEuropean Space AgencyAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Planck2009-026BMay 14, 2009ESAEuropean Space AgencyAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Chang'e 22010-050AOct 1, 2010CASCChinaDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
GRAIL-A2011-046ASep 10, 2011JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
GRAIL-B2011-046BSep 10, 2011JPLUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Gaia2013-074ADec 19, 2013ESAEuropean Space AgencyAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Deep Space Climate Observatory2015-007AFeb 11, 2015NOAAUnited StatesSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
LISA Pathfinder2015-070ADec 3, 2015ESAEuropean Space AgencyAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Spektr-RG2019-040AJul 13, 2019RoskosmosRussiaAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Chang'e-5 Guidao Qi2020-087ANov 23, 2020LDSEChina—Entered orbit around the target
James Webb Space Telescope2021-130ADec 25, 2021GSFCUnited StatesAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
CAPSTONE2022-070AJun 28, 2022Adv SpaceUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter2022-094AAug 4, 2022KARISouth KoreaDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Euclid2023-092AJul 1, 2023ESAEuropean Space AgencyAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Aditya-L12023-132ASep 2, 2023ISROIndiaAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Chang'e 62024-083AMay 3, 2024LDSEChinaDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe2025-215ASep 24, 2025APLUnited StatesSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Space weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness – 12025-215BSep 24, 2025NOAAUnited StatesSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Carruthers Geocorona Observatory2025-215CSep 24, 2025GSFCUnited StatesSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope2026-199AAug 30, 2026GSFCUnited States——

Source: GCAT lunar and planetary register, deep-space catalog and lander catalog (CC BY 4.0). Rocket stages and secondary components are left out of the landings table.