# What other space probes are en route to a mission?

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**Created:** [November 12, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-space-probes-are-en-route-to-a-mission/704467 "2014-11-12T18:37:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![IMfez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f07891/32.png) [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-space-probes-are-en-route-to-a-mission/704467/1 "2014-11-12T18:37:15Z")

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I can’t believe I never heard of the Rosetta space probe until a couple of days ago. If it really launched 10 years ago, then I have to wonder what other space probes are on route to cool missions we’ll hear about only days before their arrival. Is there a list of these somewhere?

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**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-space-probes-are-en-route-to-a-mission/704467/2 "2014-11-12T18:44:21Z")

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Yes, there is a list:

> **[List of active Solar System probes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Solar_System_probes)**
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> This is a list of active space probes which have escaped Earth orbit. It includes lunar space probes, but does not include space probes orbiting at the Sun–Earth Lagrangian points (for these, see List of objects at Lagrangian points). A craft is deemed "active" if it is still able to transmit usable data to Earth (whether or not it can receive commands).
> The craft are further grouped by mission status – "en route", "mission in progress" or "mission complete" – based on their primary mission. ...

There’s only a couple missions en route now. New Horizons is going to fly by Pluto next year, and then maybe some other Kuiper belt objects in the next decade or so. Juno will enter Jupitor orbit in 2016.