Timeline of Solar System exploration

This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordered by date of spacecraft launch. It includes:

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2018

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1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. 2010s

8. Planned or scheduled

9. Gallery

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later—in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

2017

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1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. 2010s

8. Planned or scheduled

9. Gallery

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later—in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

2016

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1. 1940s

2. 1950s

3. 1960s

4. 1970s

5. 1980s

6. 1990s

7. 2000s

8. 2010s

9. Planned or scheduled

10. Gallery

11. See also

12. References

13. External links

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genesisfirst 0.113

The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later—in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

2015

278851 characters

12 sections

90 paragraphs

57 images

485 internal links

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1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. 2010s

8. Planned or scheduled

9. Gallery

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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galileofirst 0.115

The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later—in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

2014

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52 images

490 internal links

10 external links

1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. 2010s

8. Planned or scheduled

9. Gallery

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later—in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

2013

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12 sections

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52 images

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10 external links

1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. 2010s

8. Planned or scheduled

9. Gallery

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later—in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

2012

264432 characters

12 sections

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53 images

459 internal links

9 external links

1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. 2010s

8. Planned or scheduled

9. Gallery

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later—in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

2011

255717 characters

12 sections

77 paragraphs

52 images

447 internal links

9 external links

1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. 2010s

8. Planned or scheduled

9. Gallery

10. See also

11. References

12. External links

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The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later—in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

2010

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1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. 2010s

8. Planned or scheduled

9. See also

10. References

11. External links

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The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later – in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

2009

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1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. Planned or scheduled

8. References

9. See also

10. External links

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The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later – in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

2008

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1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. Planned or scheduled

8. See also

9. External links

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Galileo
First asteroid flyby
First asteroid moon discovery
First Jupiter orbiter
First Jupiter atmospheric probe

2007

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1. 1950s

2. 1960s

3. 1970s

4. 1980s

5. 1990s

6. 2000s

7. Planned or scheduled

8. See also

9. External links

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Galileo
First asteroid flyby
First asteroid moon discovery
First Jupiter orbiter
First Jupiter atmospheric probe

2006

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1. 1940s

2. 1950s

3. 1960s

4. 1970s

5. 1980s

6. 1990s

7. 2000s

8. Planned or scheduled

9. See also

10. External links

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2005

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3. 1970s

4. 1980s

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6. 2000s

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8. See also

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2004

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6. 2000s

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2003

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2002

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