| 1972 | Apollo 17 | Lunar atmospheric composition experiment (LACE) | Magnetic sector | Moon |
| 1975 | Viking | Gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GCMS) | Magnetic sector | Mars |
| 1978 | Pioneer Venus | Bus neutral mass spectrometer (BNMS) | Magnetic sector | Venus |
| Orbital neutral mass spectrometer (ONMS) | Quadrupole mass filter | Venus |
| Venera 11/12 | Venera neutral mass spectrometer (VNMS) | | Venus |
| 1981 | Venera 13/14 | VNMS | | Venus |
| 1984 | Vega 1/2 | Dust impact mass analyzer (PUMA) | Time-of-flight | Venus, 1P/ Halley |
| 1985 | Giotto | Neutral mass spectrometer (NMS) | Magnetic sector | 1P/Halley |
| Particle impact analyser (PIA) | Time-of-flight |
| 1989 | Galileo | Galileo probe mass spectrometer (GPMS) | Quadrupole mass filter | Jupiter |
| 1995 | Solar and heliospheric observatory (SOHO) | Charge, element and isotope analysis system (CELIAS) | Time-of-flight | Sun |
| 1997 | Cassini-Huygens | Ion and neutral mass spectrometer (INMS) | Quadrupole mass filter | Satrun |
| GCMS | Quadrupole mass filter |
| 1998 | Nozomi (failure) | Neutral gas mass spectrometer (NGMS) | Quadrupole mass filter | Mars |
| 1999 | Stardust | Cometary and interstellar dust analyzer (CIDA) | Time-of-flight | 81P/Wild |
| 2002 | CONTOUR (failure) | Neutral gas ion mass spectrometer (NGIMS) | Quadrupole mass filter | 2P/Encke, 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, 6P/d’Arrest |
| 2004 | Rosetta | Ptolemy | Ion trap | 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko |
| Rosetta orbiter spectrometer for ion and neutral analysis (ROSINA) | Magnetic sector |
| Cometary sampling and composition (COSAC) | Time-of-flight |
| Cometary secondary ion mass analyser (COSIMA) | Time-of-flight |
| 2008 | Phoenix | Thermal and evolved gas analyzer (TEGA) | Magnetic sector | Mars |
| 2009 | International Space Station (ISS) | Vehicle cabin atmosphere monitor (VCAM) | Ion trap | Earth |
| 2011 | Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) | Sample analysis at Mars (SAM) | Quadrupole mass filter | Mars |
| 2013 | Lunar atmosphere and dust environment explorer (LADEE) | NMS | Quadrupole mass filter | Moon |
| Mars atmosphere and volatile evolution (MAVEN) | NGIMS | Quadrupole mass filter | Mars |
| 2023 (예정) | Jupiter icy moons explorer (JUICE) | Neutral ion mass spectrometer (NIM) | Time-of-flight | Ganymede, Calisto, Europa |
| 2024 (예정) | Europa Clipper | Mass spectrometer for planetary exploration (MASPEX) | Time-of-flight | Europa |
| 2028 (예정) | ExoMars rover | Mars organic molecule analyzer (MOMA) | Ion trap | Mars |