Deep Space Rendezvous
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | Cassini | 40th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,010 kilometres (630 mi) |
| 14 January | MESSENGER | 1st flyby of Mercury | Closest approach: 200 kilometres (120 mi) at 19:04 GMT |
| 22 February | Cassini | 41st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 12 March | Cassini | 3rd flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 52 kilometres (32 mi) |
| 25 March | Cassini | 42nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 12 May | Cassini | 43rd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) |
| 25 May | Phoenix | Landing on Mars | Region D, Arctic area - Green Valley, near the Heimdall crater: 68°N, 236°E. Touchdown at 23:38 GMT. Successful |
| 28 May | Cassini | 44th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) |
| 31 July | Cassini | 45th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,613 kilometres (1,002 mi) |
| 11 August | Cassini | 4th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 54 kilometres (34 mi) |
| 5 September | Rosetta | Flyby of 2867 Šteins |
Closest approach: 800 kilometres (500 mi) |
| 6 October | MESSENGER | 2nd flyby of Mercury | |
| 9 October | Cassini | 5th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 25 kilometres (16 mi) |
| 31 October | Cassini | 6th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| 3 November | Cassini | 46th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) |
| 8 November | Chandrayaan-1 | Injection into Selenocentric orbit | Periselene: 504 kilometres (313 mi), Aposelene: 7,502 kilometres (4,662 mi) |
| 14 November | MIP | Landing on the Moon | Lunar Impactor |
| 19 November | Cassini | 47th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,023 kilometres (636 mi) |
| 5 December | Cassini | 48th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 960 kilometres (600 mi) |
| 21 December | Cassini | 49th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 970 kilometres (600 mi) |
- Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Tethys and Titan by Cassini occurred throughout the year.
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