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SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
• ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer)
• ACRIMSAT (Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite)
• ACTS (Advanced Communications Technology Satellite)
• ADE (Air Density Explorer)
• ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite)
• AEM (Applications Explorer Mission)
• Aeros
• AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesophere)
• Akebono
• ALEXIS (Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors)
• Almaz
• ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite)
• Alouette
• AMS (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer)
• AMPTE (Active Magnetosphere Particle Tracer Explorer)
• Anik
• ANS (Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet)
• APEX (Athena Precursor Experiment)
• Aqua
• Aquarius
• ARGOS (Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite)
• Ariel (UK satellites)
• ARTEMIS (Advanced Relay Technology Mission)
• ARTV (Advanced Reentry Test Vehicle)
• Aryabhata
• ASCA
• Asterix
• Astro (shuttle science payload)
• Astro series (Japan)
• Astro-E
• Astro-F
• Astron
• Athena
• ATS (Applications Technology Satellite)
• Aura
• Azur
• Beacon Explorer (BE)
• Beagle 2
• BepiColombo
• BeppoSAX (Satellite per Astronomia a raggi X)
• Bion series
• Biosatellite series
• BIRD (Bi-spectral Infrared Detection satellite)
• BS- (Broadcasting Satellite)
• CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Observations)
• Canyon
• Cassini
• Castor and Pollux (French satellites)
• CATSat (Cooperative Astrophysics and Technology Satellite)
• CERISE (Characterisation de l'Environment Radio-electrique par un Instrument Spatial Embarque)
• Chalet/Vortex
• CHAMP (Challenging Minisatellite Payload)
• Champollion
• Chandra X-ray Observatory
• CHIPSat
• CINDI (Coupled Ion-Neutral Dynamics Investigations)
• Clementine
• CloudSat
• Cluster
• COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer)
• COMETS (Communications and Broadcasting Experimental Test Satellite)
• Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory
• Constellation-X
• CONTOUR
• Copernicus Observatory (OAO-3)
• Coriolis
• Corona
• Coronas
• COROT
• Corsa-A
• Corsa-B
• COS-B
• Cosmos spacecraft
• Courier
• CRAF (Comet Rendezvous/Asteroid Flyby)
• CRRES (Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite)
• CS- (Communications Satellite)
• Darwin
• Dawn
• Deep Impact
• Deep Space 1
• Denpa
• Discoverer
• Discovery Program
• DME (Direct Measurement Explorer)
• DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)
• DODGE (Department Of Defense Gravity Experiment)
• Dong Fang Hong (DFH)
• DRTS (Data Relay Test Satellite)
• DSCS (Defense Satellite Communications System)
• Dynamics Explorer
• Early Bird
• Earth Probes
• Echo
• EchoStar
• ECS (European Space Agency Communications Satellite)
• ECS (Experimental Communications Satellite)
• Eddington
• Efir
• EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service)
• EGS (Experimental Geodetic Satellite)
• Einstein Observatory (HEAO-2)
• Ekran
• Ekspress
• Elektron
• Envisat
• EO (Earth Observing) satellites
• Eole
• EORSAT (ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite)
• EOS (Earth Observing System)
• Equator-S
• ERBE (Earth Radiation Budget Experiment)
• ERBS (Earth Radiation Budget Satellite)
• ERS (Earth Resources Satellite)
• ERS (Environmental Research Satellite)
• ESSP (Earth System Science Pathfinder) Program
• Etalon
• ETS (Engineering Test Satellite)
• Eumetsat (European Meteorological Satellite Organisation)
• Europa future probes
• Europa Orbiter
• Eutelsat
• ExoMars
• Exos series (Japan)
• Exosat
• Explorer
• Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE)
• FAME (Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer)
• FAST (Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer)
• fastest spacecraft
• firsts in spaceflight
• FLTSATCOM (Fleet Satellite Communications)
• Fobos
• FOBS (Fractional Orbital Bombardment System)
• FORTE (Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events)
• Foton
• France 1
• FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer)
• GAIA (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics)
• Galaxy satellite series
• GALEX (Galaxy Evolution Explorer)
• Galileo (spacecraft)
• Galileo Europa Mission (GEM)
• Galileo satellite navigation system
• Gamma (Soviet orbiting telescope)
• GARP (Global Atmospheric Research Project)
• Garuda
• GCOM (Global Change Observing Mission)
• Geizer
• Genesis
• geodesy satellites
• Geo-IK
• GEOS (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite)
• Geosat
• Geotail
• Get-Away Special
• GFO (Geosat Follow-On)
• GFZ-1 (GeoForschungsZentrum)
• GIFTS (Geostationary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer)
• Ginga
• Giotto (comet probe)
• GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope)
• Globalstar
• GLOMR (Global Low Orbiting Message Relay)
• GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System)
• GMS (Geosynchronous Meteorological Satellite)
• GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)
• GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer)
• GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)
• GOMS (Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite)
• Gonets
• Gorizont
• GPS (Global Positioning System)
• GRAB
• GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment)
• GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory)
• Granat
• Grand Tour
• Gravity Probe A
• Gravity Probe B
• Great Observatories
• Gurwin
• Hagoromo
• Hakucho
• HALCA (Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy)
• Hayabusa (MUSES-C)
• HCMM (Heat Capacity Mapping Mission)
• HEAO (High Energy Astrophysics Observatory)
• Helios (French reconnaissance satellites)
• Helios (German solar satellites)
• HEOS (Highly Eccentric Orbiting Satellite)
• Herschel Space Observatory
• HESSI (High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager)
• HETE (High Energy Transient Experiment)
• Highwater
• Hinode (Solar-B)
• Hinotori
• Hipparcos
• Hiten
• Hubble Space Telescope
• Huygens
• IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer)
• IBSS (Infrared Background Signature Survey)
• ICE (International Cometary Explorer)
• ICESat (Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite)
• ICO
• IDCSP (Initial Defense Communications Satellite Program)
• IEH (International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker)
• IEOS (International Earth Observing System)
• Ikonos
• IMAGE (Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration)
• IMEWS (Integrated Missile Early Warning Satellite)
• IMP (Interplanetary Monitoring Platform)
• Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE)
• infrared astronomy satellites
• Inmarsat
• Insat
• Inspector
• INTEGRAL (International Gamma-ray Astrophysics Laboratory)
• Intelsat
• Interbol
• Intercosmos
• International Geophysical Year (IGY)
• International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE)
• Interstellar Precursor Mission
• Interstellar Probe Mission
• interstellar probes
• IRAS (InfraRed Astronomy Satellite)
• Iridium
• IRS (Indian Remote Sensing satellite)
• IRSI (Infrared Space Interferometer)
• IRTS (Infrared Telescope in Space)
• ISEE (International Sun-Earth Explorer)
• ISIS (International Satellites for Ionospheric Studies)
• ISO (Infrared Space Observatory)
• ISS (Ionospheric Sounding Satellite)
• ITOS (Improved TIROS Operating System)
• James Webb Space Telescope
• Japanese satellite names
• Japanese spacecraft
• JAS (Japanese Amateur Satellite)
• Jason
• JAWSAT
• JERS (Japanese Earth Resources Satellite)
• Jikiken
• JIMO (Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter)
• Jumpseat
• Kepler
• Key Hole (KH)
• Korabl-Sputnik
• Kupon
• Kyokko
• LACE (Low-power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment)
• Lacrosse
• Lageos (Laser Geodynamics Satellite)
• Landsat
• LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite)
• LDEF (Long Duration Exposure Facility)
• Leasat (Leased Satellite)
• LES (Lincoln Experimental Satellite)
• Lewis and Clark
• Life Finder (LF)
• LiPS (Living Plume Shield)
• LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)
• Losat-X (Low Altitude Satellite Experiment)
• Luch
• Luna
• Lunar Orbiter series
• Lunar Prospector
• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
• Lunar-A
• Lunik
• Lunokhod
• MABES (Magnetic Bearing Satellite)
• MACSAT (Multiple Access Communications Satellite)
• Magellan
• Magnetosphere Probe
• Magnum
• Magsat (Magnetic Field Satellite)
• MAP (Microwave Anisotropy Probe)
• MARECS
• Mariner series
• Mariner 9
• Mars, series of Soviet probes
• Mars, unmanned spacecraft (complete list)
• Mars 1969 A/B
• Mars 96
• Mars Climate Observer
• Mars Exploration Rovers
• Mars Express
• Mars Global Surveyor
• Mars Microprobe Mission
• Mars Observer
• Mars Odyssey
• Mars Pathfinder
• Mars Phoenix Lander
• Mars Polar Lander
• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
• Mars Science Laboratory
• Mars Scout
• Mars Surveyor 98
• MDS (Mission Demonstration test Satellite)
• Mentor
• Mercury-ELINT
• MESSENGER
• Meteor
• Meteosat
• MetOp (Meteorological Operational) satellites
• MicroLab
• MicroSat
• MIDAS (Missile Defense Alarm System)
• MIDEX (Medium-class Explorer)
• Mightysat
• Milstar
• MiniSat
• Miranda
• Mission of Opportunity
• Molniya
• Moon, unmanned missions
• Morelos
• MOS (Marine Observation Satellite)
• MOST (Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars)
• MOUSE (Minimum Orbital Unmanned Satellite of the Earth)
• MSX (Midcourse Space Experiment)
• MTI (Multispectral Thermal Imager)
• Munin
• MUSES series
• MUSES-C (Hayabusa)
• Myojo
• Nadezhda
• NATO (satellites)
• Nauka
• NAVSTAR (Navigation Satellite Time and Ranging)
• NEAR-Shoemaker
• Neptune missions
• New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission
• New Millennium Interferometer
• New Millennium Program
• NGSS (Next Generation Sky Survey)
• NGST (Next Generation Space Telescope)
• Nimbus
• Nimiq
• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
• NOSS (Naval Ocean Surveillance Satellite)
• Nova
• Nozomi
• NUSAT (Northern Utah Satellite)
• OAO (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory)
• ODERACS (Orbital Debris Radar Calibration Sphere)
• Ofeq
• OFO (Orbiting Frog Otolith)
• OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory)
• Ohzora
• OICETS (Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite)
• Okean
• Oko
• Olympus
• OPAL (Orbiting PicoSat Launcher)
• Orbcomm
• Orbiter, Project
• OrbView
• Orlets
• Ørsted
• OSCAR (Orbiting Satellite for Communication by Amateur Radio)
• OSO (Orbiting Solar Observatory)
• Osumi
• PAET (Planetary Atmospheric Entry Test)
• Pageos (Passive GEOS)
• Palapa
• PARASOL
• Parus
• Pegasus satellites
• PFS (Particles and Fields Subsatellite)
• Phoenix Mission
• Pioneer series
• Pioneer 6
• Pioneer 7
• Pioneer 8
• Pioneer 9
• Pioneer 10
• Pioneer 11
• Planck
• Planet series (Japan)
• Planet Imager
• Pluto-Kuiper Express
• PMG (Plasma Motor/Generator)
• POES (Polar Operational Environmental Satellite)
• Polar
• Polar BEAR (Polar Beacon Experiment and Auroral Research)
• Polyot
• Potok
• Prognoz
• Prospector
• Prospero
• QuikScat (Quick Scatterometer) satellite
• QuikTOMS (Quick Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer) satellite
• RADARSAT
• Radose
• Raduga
• RAE (Radiation Astronomy Explorer)
• Ranger series
• Reentry (test program)
• Reentry Flight Demonstrator (RFD)
• Relay
• Resurs
• REX (Radiation Experiment)
• RHESSI (Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager)
• Rhyolite/Aquacade
• RME (Relay Mirror Experiment)
• Rohini
• Romb
• RORSAT (Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite)
• ROSAT
• Rosetta
• RXTE (Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer)
• Ryusei
• SAGE (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment)
• Sakigake
• Samos
• SAMPEX (Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer)
• San Marco (satellites)
• SARSAT (Search and Rescue Satellites)
• SAS (Small Astronomy Satellite)
• Satcom
• SB-WASS (Wide Area Surveillance Satellite)
• SCATHA (Spacecraft Charging At High Altitudes)
• SCORE
• Scout Program
• SDS (Satellite Data System)
• Seasat
• Seastar/SeaWiFS
• Seawinds
• SECOR (Sequential Collation of Range)
• SEDS (Small Expendable-tether Deployer System)
• SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer)
• Sfera
• SFU (Space Flyer Unit)
• Shinsei
• SIM PlanetQuest
• Skynet
• SMART-1
• SME (Solar Mesosphere Explorer)
• SMEX (Small Explorer)
• SMEX lite
• SMM (Solar Maximum Mission)
• SMS (Synchronous Meteorological Satellite)
• SNAP (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power)
• SNAPSHOT
• SNOE (Student Nitric Oxide Explorer)
• SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory)
• Sojourner
• Solar Connections Initiative
• Solar- (Japanese satellites)
• Solar-B
• Solrad (Solar Radiation program)
• Solwind
• SORCE (Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment)
• Space Interferometry Mission (SIM)
• Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)
• Space Technology 5
• SPARCLE (Space Readiness Coherent Lidar Experiment)
• Spartan 201
• SPAS (Shuttle Pallet Satellite)
• Spectrum-X-Gamma
• Spitzer Space Telescope
• SPOT (Satellite Probatoire d'Observation de la Terre)
• Sputnik
• Squanto Terror
• SROSS (Stretched Rohini Satellite Series)
• SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission)
• SS (Scientific Satellite)
• SSS (Small Scientific Satellite)
• Stacksat
• Stardust
• Starfish
• STARSHINE (Student Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite for Heuristic International Networking Equipment)
• Stella
• STEDI (Student Explorer Demonstration Initiative)
• STENTOR (Satellite de Télécommunications pour Expériences de Nouvelles Technologies en Orbite)
• STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory)
• STEX (Space Technology Experiments)
• STRV (Space Technology Research Vehicle)
• Suisei
• SURFSAT (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Satellite)
• Surveyor series
• Surveyor 3
• SWAS (Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite)
• Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer
• Syncom
• Taifun
• Taiyo
• Tansei
• TAU (Thousand Astronomical Unit) mission
• TDRSS (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System)
• Teledesic
• Telstar series
• Tenma
• Terra
• Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF)
• TERRIERS (Tomographic Experiment using Radiative Recombinative Ionospheric EUV and Radio Sources)
• THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interaction during Substorms)
• THOR (Tracing Habitability, Organics, and Resources)
• Timation
• TIMED (Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetic Dynamics satellite
• TiPS (Tether Physics and Survivability satellite)
• TIROS (Television Infrared Observation System)
• TIROS Operational System (TOS)
• TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer)
• TOPEX-Poseidon
• Tournesol
• TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer)
• Transit
• Triana
• TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)
• Trumpet
• Tselina
• Tsikada
• TSS (Tethered Satellite System)
• TWINS (Two-wide Angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometer)
• UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite)
• UFO (UHF Follow-On) satellites
• Uhuru (SAS-1)
• Ulysses
• UnEX (University-class Explorer)
• Uosat
• Vanguard
• VCL (Vegetation Canopy Lidar)
• Vega 1 and 2
• Vela
• Vela, Advanced
• Venera
• Venus Express
• Venus probes (complete list)
• Viking 1 and 2
• Voyager 1
• Voyager 2
• Voyager Interstellar Mission (VIM)
• West Ford
• Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)
• Wind
• WIRE (Wide-field Infrared Explorer)
• WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)
• WRESAT (Weapons Research Establishment Satellite)
• XMM-Newton Observatory
• X-ray astronomy satellites
• Yantar
• Yohkoh
• Zond
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