Timeline of Lunar missions
1959
Luna 1 – Jan 2, 1959 – Flyby
Pioneer 4 – Mar 3, 1959 – Flyby
Luna 2 – Sep 12, 1959 – Impact
Luna 3 – Oct 4, 1959 – Probe
1960
1961
Ranger 1 – Aug 23, 1961 – Attempted Test Flight
Ranger 2 – Nov 18, 1961 – Attempted Test Flight
1962
Ranger 3 – Jan 26, 1962 – Attempted Impact
Ranger 4 – Apr 23, 1962 – Impact
Ranger 5 – Oct 18, 1962 – Attempted Impact
1963
Luna 4 – Apr 2, 1963 – Flyby
1964
Ranger 6 – Jan 30, 1964 – Impact
Ranger 7 – Jul 28, 1964 – Impact
1965
Ranger 8 – Feb 17, 1965 – Impact
Ranger 9 – Mar 21, 1965 – Impact
Luna 5 – May 9, 1965 – Impact
Luna 6 – Jun 8, 1965 – Attempted Lander
Zond 3 – Jul 18, 1965 – Flyby
Luna 7 – Oct 4, 1965 – Impact
Luna 8 – Dec 3, 1965 – Impact
1966
Luna 9 – Jan 31, 1966 – Lander
Luna 10 – Mar 31, 1966 – Orbiter
Surveyor 1 – May 30, 1966 – Lander
Lunar Orbiter 1 – Aug 10, 1966 – Orbiter
Luna 11 – Aug 24, 1966 – Orbiter
Surveyor 2 – Sep 20, 1966 – Attempted Lander
Luna 12 – Oct 22, 1966 – Orbiter
Lunar Orbiter 2 – Nov 6, 1966 – Orbiter
Luna 13 – Dec 21, 1966 – Lander
1967
Lunar Orbiter 3 – Feb 4, 1967 – Orbiter
Surveyor 3 – Apr 17, 1967 – Lander
Lunar Orbiter 4 – May 8, 1967 – Orbiter
Surveyor 4 – Jul 14, 1967 – Attempted Lander
Explorer 35 (IMP-E) – Jul 19, 1967 – Orbiter
Lunar Orbiter 5 – Aug 1, 1967 – Orbiter
Surveyor 5 – Sep 8, 1967 – Lander
Surveyor 6 – Nov 7, 1967 – Lander
1968
Surveyor 7 – Jan 7, 1968 – Lander
Luna 14 – Apr 7, 1968 – Orbiter
Zond 5 – Sep 15, 1968 – Return Probe
Zond 6 – Nov 10, 1968 – Return Probe
Apollo 8 – Dec 21, 1968 – Crewed Orbiter
1969
Apollo 10 – May 18, 1969 – Orbiter
Luna 15 – Jul 13, 1969 – Orbiter
Apollo 11 – Jul 16, 1969 – Crewed Landing
Zond 7 – Aug 7, 1969 – Return Probe
Apollo 12 – Nov 14, 1969 – Crewed Landing
1970
Apollo 13 – Apr 11, 1970 – Crewed Landing (aborted)
Luna 16 – Sep 12, 1970 – Sample Return
Zond 8 – Oct 20, 1970 – Return Probe
Luna 17 – Nov 10, 1970 – Rover
1971
Apollo 14 – Jan 31, 1971 – Crewed Landing
Apollo 15 – Jul 26, 1971 – Crewed Landing
Luna 18 – Sep 2, 1971 – Impact
Luna 19 – Sep 28, 1971 – Orbiter
1972
Luna 20 – Feb 14, 1972 – Sample Return
Apollo 16 – Apr 16, 1972 – Crewed Landing
Apollo 17 – Dec 7, 1972 – Crewed Landing
1973
Luna 21 – Jan 8, 1973 – Rover
Explorer 49 (RAE-B) – Jun 10, 1973 – Orbiter
1974
Luna 22 – Jun 2, 1974 – Orbiter
Luna 23 – Oct 28, 1974 – Lander
1975
1976
Luna 24 – Aug 14, 1976 – Sample Return
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
Hiten – Jan 24, 1990 – Flyby and Orbiter
1991
1992
1993
1994
Clementine – Jan 25, 1994 – Orbiter
1995
1996
1997
AsiaSat 3/HGS-1 – Dec 24, 1997 – Lunar Flyby
1998
Lunar Prospector – Jan 7, 1998 – Orbiter
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
SMART 1 – Sep 27, 2003 – Lunar Orbiter
2004
2005
2006
2007
Kaguya (SELENE) – Sep 14, 2007 – Lunar Orbiter
Chang’e 1 – Oct 24, 2007 – Lunar Orbiter
2008
Chandrayaan-1 – Oct 22, 2008 – Lunar Orbiter
2009
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – June 17, 2009 – Lunar Orbiter
LCROSS – June 17, 2009 – Lunar Orbiter and Impactor
2010
Chang’e 2 – Oct 1, 2010 – Lunar Orbiter
2011
Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) – Sep 10, 2011 – Lunar Orbiter
2012
2013
Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) – Sep 6, 2013 – Lunar Orbiter
Chang’e 3 – 01 December 2013 – Lunar Lander and Rover
2014
Chang’e 5 Test Vehicle – 23 October 2014 – Lunar Flyby and Return
2015
2016
2017
2018
Queqiao – 20 May 2018 – CNSA (China) Lunar Relay Satellite
Chang’e 4 – 7 December 2018 – CNSA (China) Lunar Farside Lander and Rover
2019
Beresheet – 22 February 2019 – SpaceIL and IAI (Israel) Lunar Lander
Chandrayaan 2 – April 2019 – ISRO (India) Moon Orbiter, Lander, and Rover
2020
Chang’e 5 – 2020 – CNSA (China) Lunar Sample Return Mission
2021
2022
Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter – July 2022 – South Korean (KARI) Lunar Orbiter
2023
Chang’e 6 – 2023 – 2024 – CNSA (China) Lunar Sample Return Mission
2024 on
Chang’e 7 – TBD – CNSA (China) Lunar Survey Mission
Chang’e 8 – TBD – CNSA (China) Lunar Technology Test
