Satellites of Mars explained

The satellites of Mars include :

• Non functional but (probably) orbiting:

• • Viking 1 & 2 orbiter
  • Mariner 9
  • Mars Global Surveyor
  • Mars 2, 3, 5
  • Phobos 2
  • Tianwen 1 Deployable Camera 2, CNSA, 2021
  • Mangalyaan (MOM), India, 2013
• Functional and communicating:

• • Mars Odyssey (ODY), NASA, 2001
  • Mars Express (MEX), ESA, 2003
  • Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), NASA, 2006
  • MAVEN (MVN), NASA, 2013
  • ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), ESA/Roscosmos, 2016
  • Emirates Mars Mission (Hope), UAESA, 2021
  • Tianwen 1 orbiter, CNSA, 2021

See also

• Exploration of Mars - has all the missions including landers
• List of missions to Mars - includes future missions