Satellites of Mars

The satellites of Mars include :

natural Moons of Mars

artificial satellites in orbit around Mars:
- Non functional but (probably) orbiting:
  - Viking 1 & 2 orbiter
  - Mariner 9
  - Mars Global Surveyor
  - Mars 2, 3, 5
  - Phobos 2

Functional and communicating:

Mars Odyssey (ODY), NASA, 2001
Mars Express (MEX), ESA, 2003
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), NASA, 2006
MAVEN (MVN), NASA, 2013
Mangalyaan (MOM), India, 2013
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), ESA/Roscosmos, 2016

See also

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

References

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