Mission
Rover
Country/Agency
Date of landing
Coordinates
Operational time
Distance travelled
Outcome
Luna 17
Lunokhod 1
USSR
17 November 1970
38°14′16″N 35°00′06″W / 38.2378°N 35.0017°W / 38.2378; -35.0017 (Lunokhod 1 )
322 days
10.5 km (6.5 mi)
Successful
First rover on an extraterrestrial body.
Luna 21
Lunokhod 2
USSR
15 January 1971
25°51′N 30°27′E / 25.85°N 30.45°E / 25.85; 30.45 (Lunokhod 2 )
236 days
39 km (24 mi)
Successful
Farthest distance traveled on the Moon.
Chang'e 3
Yutu
CNSA
14 December 2013
44°07′17″N 19°30′42″W / 44.1214°N 19.5116°W / 44.1214; -19.5116 (Yutu )
42 days (mobile) 973 days (total)
114.8 m (377 ft)
Successful
First Chinese extraterrestrial rover and first lunar rover in over 40 years.
Chang'e 4
Yutu-2
CNSA
3 January 2019
45°26′38″S 177°35′56″E / 45.444°S 177.599°E / -45.444; 177.599 (Yutu 2 )
2009 days
1.455 km (0.904 mi)[1] as of 3 January 2023[update]
Operational
First rover on the far side of the Moon . Longest fully functioning rover on the Moon.
Chandrayaan-2
Pragyan
ISRO
6 September 2019
70°54′S 22°47′E / 70.90°S 22.78°E / -70.90; 22.78 (Vikram lander )
0 days
0 km
Precluded
Lost when Vikram lander crash landed on the Moon.
Hakuto-R Mission 1
Rashid
MBRSC
April 2023
TBD
0 days
0 km
Precluded
Sora-Q
Tomy /JAXA /Doshisha University
April 2023
Precluded
Contact lost during final descent of the Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander. Presumed crash landing and failure.
Chandrayaan-3
Pragyan
ISRO
23 August 2023
69°22′23″S 32°19′08″E / 69.373°S 32.319°E / -69.373; 32.319 (Pragyan ) [2]
12 days
101.4 m (333 ft)[3] as of 2 September 2023[update]
Successful
First rover to successfully land near lunar south pole .
SLIM
LEV-1
JAXA
19 January 2024
13°18′58″S 25°15′04″E / 13.3160°S 25.2510°E / -13.3160; 25.2510 (SLIM LEV-1 & LEV-2 )
1 hour and 51 minutes
Successful
LEV-2 (Sora-Q)
Successful
A hopper and a rover included in the SLIM mission which demonstrated precision landing technology.
Peregrine Mission One
Iris
CMU
2024
TBD
Precluded
Colmena x5
UNAM
Precluded
Colmena would have been deployed using a small catapult mechanism. Mission cancelled along with the cancelled landing of Peregrine lander due to excessive propellant leak.[4]
Chang'e 6
Yidong Xiangji
CNSA
1 June 2024
41°38′18″S 153°59′08″W / 41.63839°S 153.98545°W / -41.63839; -153.98545
4 days
Success
Conduct infrared spectroscopy of lunar surface and imaged Chang'e 6 lander on lunar surface.[5]
IM-2
MAPP
Lunar Outpost
H1 2024
TBD
Planned
AstroAnt
MIT [6]
Planned
Micro-Nova
Intuitive Machines
Planned
Yaoki
Dymon
Planned
MAPP and Micro-Nova will demonstrate a new lunar communication system.
IM-3
Lunar Vertex
NASA /Lunar Outpost
H1 2024
TBD
Planned
CADRE x4
NASA
Planned
Mission to study Reiner Gamma .
Griffin Mission One
VIPER
NASA
November 2024
TBD
Planned
Will land near Nobile crater to search for Lunar water .
Hakuto-R Mission 2
Micro rover
ispace Europe
2024
TBD
Planned
Hakuto-R Mission 2 will feature a rover for surface exploration and data collection.
LUPEX
LUPEX Rover
JAXA ISRO
2025
TBD
Planned
Joint mission between ISRO and JAXA .
Chang’e 7
Chang’e 7 rover
CNSA
2026
TBD
Planned
Chang’e 7 hopper
Planned
Will search for water ice in and around craters in the south pole of the Moon.
Starship lunar cargo mission
FLEX
Astrolab
2026
TBD
Planned
Astrolab contracted with SpaceX to send their rover to the Moon aboard Starship [7] [8]
Chang’e 8
Chang’e 8 rover
CNSA
2028
TBD
Planned
Chang’e 8 Robot
Planned
Chinese ISRU mission in preparation for ILRS .