Orbital Mechanics Datasets
Collection
Satellites, TLEs, launches, NEOs, and asteroids. Track every orbiting object from NORAD SATCAT to Starlink fleet health and JPL impact risk. • 35 items • Updated
Datasets:
wikidata_id large_string | name large_string | launch_date large_string | end_date large_string | operator large_string | destination large_string | launch_site large_string | vehicle large_string | crew_count float64 | duration_days float64 | outcome large_string | launch_year float64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q940331 | Korabl-Sputnik 3 | 1960-12-01 | null | Academy of Sciences of the USSR | null | Gagarin's Start | null | null | 1.0708 | rocket launch | 1,960 |
Q18932 | Korabl-Sputnik 4 | 1961-03-09 | null | Soviet space program | null | Gagarin's Start | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,961 |
Q182524 | Vostok 1 | 1961-04-12 | null | Soviet space program | null | Gagarin's Start | null | null | 4.5 | landing | 1,961 |
Q623903 | Mercury-Redstone 3 | 1961-05-05 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5 | null | null | 0.6403 | rocket launch | 1,961 |
Q498406 | Mercury-Redstone 4 | 1961-07-21 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5 | null | null | 0.6507 | rocket launch | 1,961 |
Q221678 | Vostok 2 | 1961-08-06 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 1.0542 | landing | 1,961 |
Q498533 | Mercury-Atlas 6 | 1961-11-29 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14 | null | null | 12.3076 | splashdown | 1,961 |
Q498680 | Mercury-Atlas 7 | 1962-05-24 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14 | null | null | 12.3368 | splashdown | 1,962 |
Q637048 | Vostok 3 | 1962-08-11 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 3.9319 | rocket launch | 1,962 |
Q568419 | Vostok 4 | 1962-08-12 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 177.3333 | landing | 1,962 |
Q498689 | Mercury-Atlas 8 | 1962-10-03 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14 | null | null | 23.0521 | splashdown | 1,962 |
Q18775 | Mars 2MV-3 No.1 | 1962-11-04 | null | null | null | Gagarin's Start | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,962 |
Q221105 | Mercury-Atlas 10 | 1963-01-01 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14 | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,963 |
Q498722 | Mercury-Atlas 9 | 1963-05-15 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14 | null | null | 85.8257 | splashdown | 1,963 |
Q257797 | Vostok 5 | 1963-06-14 | null | Soviet space program | null | Gagarin's Start | null | null | 297.7917 | landing | 1,963 |
Q269668 | Vostok 6 | 1963-06-16 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 2.9514 | landing | 1,963 |
Q643872 | Gemini 1 | 1964-04-08 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 12.0833 | splashdown | 1,964 |
Q750101 | Voskhod 1 | 1964-10-12 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 1.7104 | rocket launch | 1,964 |
Q719652 | Mariner 3 | 1964-11-05 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 13 | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,964 |
Q917929 | Zond 2 | 1964-11-30 | null | null | null | Gagarin's Start | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,964 |
Q113149745 | Atlas Centaur 4 | 1964-12-11 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36 | null | null | null | atmospheric entry | 1,964 |
Q739203 | Gemini 2 | 1965-01-19 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 0.7611 | splashdown | 1,965 |
Q722791 | Voskhod 2 | 1965-03-18 | 1965-03-19 | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 1.0847 | landing | 1,965 |
Q682628 | Gemini 3 | 1965-03-23 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 0.2028 | rocket launch | 1,965 |
Q747769 | Gemini 4 | 1965-06-03 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 4.0806 | rocket launch | 1,965 |
Q725849 | Gemini 5 | 1965-08-21 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 477.3014 | rocket launch | 1,965 |
Q119807 | Gemini 7 | 1965-12-04 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 13.7743 | rocket launch | 1,965 |
Q378306 | Gemini 6A | 1965-12-15 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 64.6417 | splashdown | 1,965 |
Q297059 | AS-201 | 1966-02-26 | null | null | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 34 | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,966 |
Q617651 | Gemini 8 | 1966-03-16 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 26.7264 | docking and berthing of spacecraft | 1,966 |
Q519533 | Gemini 9A | 1966-06-03 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 180.8681 | splashdown | 1,966 |
Q297082 | AS-203 | 1966-07-05 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | null | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,966 |
Q752799 | Gemini 10 | 1966-07-18 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 176.9437 | extra-vehicular activity | 1,966 |
Q297077 | AS-202 | 1966-08-25 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 34 | null | null | 3.8764 | rocket launch | 1,966 |
Q836047 | Gemini 11 | 1966-09-12 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 178.2146 | extra-vehicular activity | 1,966 |
Q259770 | Gemini 12 | 1966-11-11 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 | null | null | 236.4382 | splashdown | 1,966 |
Q211254 | Soyuz 1 | 1967-04-23 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 66.9944 | rocket launch | 1,967 |
Q545509 | Kosmos 186 | 1967-10-27 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 3.9514 | rocket launch | 1,967 |
Q686920 | Cosmos 188 | 1967-10-30 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 | null | null | 3.0424 | landing | 1,967 |
Q236071 | Apollo 4 | 1967-11-09 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 21.541 | rocket launch | 1,967 |
Q242528 | Apollo 5 | 1968-01-22 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 37 | null | null | 0.4653 | rocket launch | 1,968 |
Q222871 | Apollo 6 | 1968-04-04 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 24.8889 | rocket launch | 1,968 |
Q576582 | Kosmos 212 | 1968-04-14 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 4.0903 | rocket launch | 1,968 |
Q830194 | Kosmos 213 | 1968-04-15 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 5.0257 | rocket launch | 1,968 |
Q1096080 | Kosmos 238 | 1968-08-28 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 3.9576 | rocket launch | 1,968 |
Q188486 | Apollo 7 | 1968-10-11 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 34 | null | null | 650.3771 | splashdown | 1,968 |
Q619816 | Soyuz 2 | 1968-10-25 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 2.934 | rocket launch | 1,968 |
Q619811 | Soyuz 3 | 1968-10-26 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 237.1146 | rocket launch | 1,968 |
Q184201 | Apollo 8 | 1968-12-21 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 367.5292 | orbital activity | 1,968 |
Q619807 | Soyuz 4 | 1969-01-14 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 178.366 | rocket launch | 1,969 |
Q748593 | Soyuz 5 | 1969-01-15 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 182.2604 | docking and berthing of spacecraft | 1,969 |
Q203651 | Apollo 9 | 1969-03-03 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 602.5375 | extra-vehicular activity | 1,969 |
Q191746 | Apollo 10 | 1969-05-18 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B | null | null | 480.141 | orbital activity | 1,969 |
Q43653 | Apollo 11 | 1969-07-16 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 488.2743 | docking and berthing of spacecraft | 1,969 |
Q753542 | Soyuz 6 | 1969-10-11 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 296.7826 | landing | 1,969 |
Q753539 | Soyuz 7 | 1969-10-12 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 296.6826 | rocket launch | 1,969 |
Q663818 | Soyuz 8 | 1969-10-13 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 297.1174 | rocket launch | 1,969 |
Q188433 | Apollo 12 | 1969-11-14 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 611.5174 | orbital activity | 1,969 |
Q182252 | Apollo 13 | 1970-04-11 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 357.2785 | docking and berthing of spacecraft | 1,970 |
Q753546 | Soyuz 9 | 1970-06-01 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 1,062.4549 | rocket launch | 1,970 |
Q858293 | Luna 16 | 1970-09-12 | null | null | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23 | null | null | null | orbit insertion | 1,970 |
Q178871 | Apollo 14 | 1971-01-31 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 540.0819 | orbital activity | 1,971 |
Q662021 | Soyuz 10 | 1971-04-22 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 119.4125 | landing | 1,971 |
Q648581 | Soyuz 11 | 1971-06-06 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 1,425.9049 | epoch | 1,971 |
Q194068 | Apollo 15 | 1971-07-26 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 737.9951 | rocket launch | 1,971 |
Q188168 | Apollo 16 | 1972-04-16 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 664.6285 | rocket launch | 1,972 |
Q948527 | Kosmos 496 | 1972-06-26 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,972 |
Q180971 | Apollo 17 | 1972-12-07 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | 754.666 | orbital activity | 1,972 |
Q1648034 | Apollo 20 | 1973-01-01 | null | null | null | Kennedy Space Center | null | null | null | null | 1,973 |
Q923656 | Apollo 18 | 1973-01-01 | null | null | null | Kennedy Space Center | null | null | null | null | 1,973 |
Q248834 | Apollo 19 | 1973-01-01 | null | null | null | Kennedy Space Center | null | null | null | null | 1,973 |
Q109406724 | Skylab 1 | 1973-05-14 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,973 |
Q684467 | Skylab 2 | 1973-05-25 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B | null | null | 28.034 | rocket launch | 1,973 |
Q1785053 | Kosmos 573 | 1973-06-15 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 2 | landing | 1,973 |
Q1052421 | Skylab 3 | 1973-07-28 | null | null | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,973 |
Q543643 | Soyuz 12 | 1973-09-27 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 118.1472 | rocket launch | 1,973 |
Q1239477 | Skylab 4 | 1973-11-16 | null | null | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,973 |
Q1785056 | Kosmos 613 | 1973-11-30 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 60 | rocket launch | 1,973 |
Q841182 | Soyuz 13 | 1973-12-18 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 472.316 | landing | 1,973 |
Q2989267 | Skylab 5 | 1974-01-01 | null | null | null | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 | null | null | null | null | 1,974 |
Q1392129 | Kosmos 638 | 1974-04-03 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 9.8806 | rocket launch | 1,974 |
Q545595 | Soyuz 14 | 1974-07-03 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 943.7694 | landing | 1,974 |
Q1785062 | Kosmos 672 | 1974-08-12 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 5.9326 | landing | 1,974 |
Q836053 | Soyuz 15 | 1974-08-26 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 120.5076 | rocket launch | 1,974 |
Q847013 | Soyuz 16 | 1974-12-02 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 355.9826 | rocket launch | 1,974 |
Q531246 | Soyuz 17 | 1975-01-10 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 1,773.3229 | landing | 1,975 |
Q902812 | Soyuz 7K-T No.39 | 1975-04-05 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 0.8938 | rocket launch | 1,975 |
Q682890 | Soyuz 18 | 1975-05-24 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 3,778.3389 | landing | 1,975 |
Q1724109 | Soyuz 19 | 1975-07-15 | null | Soviet space program | null | Gagarin's Start | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,975 |
Q210199 | Viking 1 | 1975-08-20 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41 | null | null | 1.8347 | orbital activity | 1,975 |
Q212131 | Viking 2 | 1975-09-09 | null | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | null | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41 | null | null | null | rocket launch | 1,975 |
Q1770788 | Kosmos 772 | 1975-09-29 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 3.9167 | rocket launch | 1,975 |
Q846412 | Soyuz 20 | 1975-11-17 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 90.4903 | rocket launch | 1,975 |
Q426781 | Soyuz 21 | 1976-07-06 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 2,955.9806 | docking and berthing of spacecraft | 1,976 |
Q285802 | Soyuz 22 | 1976-09-15 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 474.6785 | landing | 1,976 |
Q509384 | Soyuz 23 | 1976-10-14 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 120.2743 | landing | 1,976 |
Q903796 | Soyuz 24 | 1977-02-07 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 1,063.5833 | docking and berthing of spacecraft | 1,977 |
Q846547 | Soyuz 25 | 1977-10-09 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 121.8646 | landing | 1,977 |
Q847024 | Soyuz 26 | 1977-12-10 | null | Soviet space program | null | Baikonur Cosmodrome | null | null | 2,245.2625 | docking and berthing of spacecraft | 1,977 |
Q1318535 | Salyut 6 EO-1 | 1977-12-10 | 1978-03-16 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1,977 |
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Space Missions Database
Part of the Orbital Mechanics Datasets collection on Hugging Face.
Comprehensive database of 25,137 space missions — both crewed and uncrewed — sourced from Wikidata.
Dataset description
From Sputnik-1 in 1957 to today's commercial launches and deep space probes, this dataset covers the full breadth of human spaceflight and robotic exploration. Each record includes launch and end dates, operating agency, destination, launch vehicle, crew size, mission duration, and outcome where available.
The dataset draws on Wikidata's structured knowledge base using three entity types: space missions (Q2133344), crewed spaceflights (Q1248784), and uncrewed spaceflights (Q12795915). It is maintained by the WikiProject Spaceflight community and updated as new missions are flown and documented.
Records span from 1960-12-01 to http://www, with 662 missions having a known launch date and 1 confirmed crewed missions.
Schema
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
wikidata_id |
string | Wikidata entity ID (e.g. Q183294) |
name |
string | Mission name |
launch_date |
string | Launch date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
end_date |
string | Mission end date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
operator |
string | Operating agency or organization |
destination |
string | Mission destination (e.g. Moon, Mars, ISS) |
launch_site |
string | Launch site name |
vehicle |
string | Launch vehicle |
crew_count |
int | Number of crew members (null for uncrewed) |
duration_days |
float | Mission duration in days (derived from Wikidata minutes) |
outcome |
string | Mission outcome (e.g. successful, partial failure) |
launch_year |
int | Launch year (derived from launch_date) |
Quick stats
- 25,137 total missions in the database
- 662 missions with a known launch date
- 1 confirmed crewed missions
- 19 distinct destinations
- Date range: 1960-12-01 to http://www
- Top operators: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (205), Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (149), Airports Authority of India (108), Soviet space program (93), Roscosmos State Corporation (88)
Usage
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("juliensimon/space-missions", split="train")
df = ds.to_pandas()
# Missions by operator
print(df["operator"].value_counts().head(10))
# Crewed missions only
crewed = df[df["crew_count"].notna() & (df["crew_count"] > 0)]
print(f"{len(crewed):,} crewed missions")
# Missions by destination
print(df["destination"].value_counts().head(10))
# Missions by year
print(df["launch_year"].value_counts().sort_index())
# Longest missions
top_duration = df.nlargest(10, "duration_days")[["name", "operator", "duration_days", "destination"]]
print(top_duration)
Data source
Wikidata SPARQL endpoint. Missions identified via:
- Q2133344 (space mission, including subclasses)
- Q1248784 (crewed spaceflight)
- Q12795915 (uncrewed spaceflight)
Data is community-curated by WikiProject Spaceflight.
Update schedule
Quarterly (January, April, July, October).
Related datasets
- astronaut-database -- Every person who has traveled to space
- launch-log -- McDowell orbital launch log
- spacecraft-database -- Spacecraft catalog
- deep-space-probes -- Deep space probe trajectories
Pipeline
Source code: juliensimon/space-datasets
Support
If you find this dataset useful, please give it a ❤️ on the dataset page and share feedback in the Community tab! Also consider giving a ⭐️ to the space-datasets repo.
Citation
@dataset{space_missions,
author = {Simon, Julien},
title = {Space Missions Database},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Hugging Face},
url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/juliensimon/space-missions},
note = {Sourced from Wikidata (CC0)}
}
License
CC0-1.0 (Wikidata content is public domain)
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