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List of EO and non-EO Satellite Missions

Missions calendar

 Mission TitleOrganisationTypeEvent Date DescriptionStart DateEnd Date
AAUSat-2 (Aalborg University CubeSat-2)  Aalborg University (AAU)  non-EO  Launch date  2008-04-28   
ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer)  NASA  EO  Launch date of ACE  1997-08-25   
ACRIMSAT (Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite)   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date  1999-12-20   
ACTS (Advanced Communications Technology Satellite)  NASA  non-EO  Operational lifetime of ACTS  1993-09-12  2004-04-28 
ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite) / Midori  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  1996-08-17  1997-06-30 
ADEOS-II (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II) / Midori-II  NASA/JPL - JAXA  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  2002-12-14  2003-10-24 
ADM-Aeolus (Atmospheric Dynamics Mission)  ESA  EO  Launch date window  2010-09-01  2010-12-31 
AEM-2 (Applications Explorer Mission-2)  NASA/LaRC  EO  Launch date / last signal received  1979-02-18  1982-01-07 
AeroCube-3  The Aerospace Corporation  non-EO  Launch date  2009-05-19   
AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere)   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date of AIM  2007-04-25   
AISSat-1 (Automatic Identification System Satellite-1)  Norwegian Space Centre  EO  Launch date window  2010-07-12   
ALEXIS (Array of Low-Energy X-Ray Imaging Sensors)  AeroAstro Inc  non-EO  Launch date / Decommissioning  1993-04-01  2005-04-29 
ALMASat-1 (Alma Mater Satellite-1)  University of Bologna - II School of Engineering  EO  Launch date window  2011-01-01  2011-12-31 
Almaz Program  Roscosmos - Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation  non-EO  Launch date of first Almaz space station: OPS-1  1973-04-03   
Almaz Program  Roscosmos - Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation  EO  Launch date of first Almaz space station: OPS-1  1973-04-03   
ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite) / Daichi   Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)  EO  Launch date  2006-01-24   
AlSat-2 (Algeria Satellite-2)  EADS Astrium  EO  Launch date window  2010-07-12   
ANDE-2 (Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment-2)  Naval Research Laboratory (NLR)  EO  Launch date of ANDE-2  2009-07-15   
ANDE (Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment)  Naval Research Laboratory (NLR)  EO  Launch date of the first ANDE mission satellite - Second flight is planned for 2008  2006-12-10   
ANUSat (Anna University Microsatellite)  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  non-EO  Launch date  2009-04-20   
APEX (Airborne PRISM Experiment)  RSL (Remote Sensing Laboratory) of the University of Zürich  EO       
AprizeSat-3 and -4   SpaceQuest, Ltd.  EO       
Aqua Mission (EOS/PM-1)   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date  2002-05-04   
Argo (Data Collection in the Global Oceans)  AST (Argo Science Team)  non-EO  Start date of Argo project  1998-01-15   
ARGOS (Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite)  SMC  EO  Launch date / end of support of operations  1999-02-23  2003-07-31 
Argos DCS (Data Collection System)  NOAA (USA) and CNES (France)  EO  NOAA-15 launch date  1998-05-13   
ARTEMIS (Advanced Relay and Technology Mission Satellite)  European Space Agency  non-EO  Launch date / Operational orbit reached  2001-07-12  2003-01-31 
ASIRAS (Airborne SAR/Interferometric Radar System)  ESA  EO  CryoSat-2 satellite scheduled for launch in 2009  2009-01-01  2009-12-31 
ASNARO (Advanced Satellite with New system ARchitecture for Observation)  NEC Corporation and USEF   EO  A launch of the ASNARO spacecraft is planned for 2011.  2011-01-01  2011-12-31 
ATLAS payload missions on Spacelab pallets (STS-45, STS-56, STS-66)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  ATLAS-1 Mission  1992-03-24  1992-04-02 
Aura Mission (EOS/Chem-1)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch of Aura took place on July 15, 2004.   2004-07-15   
AVIRIS (Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launches of AVIRIS over numerous European test sites in the framework of EMAC (European Multi-Sensor Airborne Campaign)  1991-06-01  1991-07-31 
Badr-B  SUPARCO (Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission)  non-EO  Launch Date  2001-12-10   
BeeSat (Berlin Experimental Educational Satellite)  Technical University of Berlin  non-EO  Launch date  2009-09-23   
BIRD (Bi-Spectral Infrared Detection)  DLR (German Aerospace Center)  EO  Launch Date  2001-10-22   
BLITS (Ball Lens In The Space)  SUE-IPIE (Federal State Unitary Enterprise - Institute for Precision Engineering) R&D center (Moscow, Russia)  EO    2009-09-11   
BRITE (BRIght-star Target Explorer) Constellation / BRITE Austria  Space Flight Laboratory University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies  non-EO  Launch date window  2009-01-01  2009-12-31 
BRITE (BRIght-star Target Explorer) Constellation / BRITE Poland  Space Flight Laboratory University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies  non-EO  Due to launch late 2011/early 2012      
BX-1 (BanXing-1 companion microsatellite of the Shenzhou-7 Mission)  Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)  non-EO  Launch date of BX-1 microsatellite  2008-09-25   
CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations)   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date of CALIPSO  2006-04-28   
CanX-2 (Canadian Advanced Nanosatellite eXperiment-2)  University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies/Space Flight Laboratory  EO  Launch of CanX-2  2008-04-28   
CanX-4&5 (Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment-4&5)  UTIAS/SFL  non-EO  Launch date window is planned for 2009  2009-01-01  2009-12-31 
CanX-6 (Canadian Advanced Nanosatellite eXperiment-6) / NTS  UTIAS/SFL  non-EO  Launch date of of CanX-6 as a secondary payload  2008-04-28   
CartoSat-2  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  EO  Launch date  2007-01-10   
CartoSat-2A  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  EO  Launch of CartoSat-2  2008-04-28   
CartoSat-2B  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  EO  Launch of CartoSat-2B  2010-07-12   
CASSIOPE (Cascade SmallSat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer)  Canadian Space Agency  EO  Launch date window of CASSIOPE planned for 2008  2008-01-01  2008-12-31 
CBERS (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite) - 1st Generation Satellite Series   CAST and INPE  EO  CBERS-2B launch date  2007-09-19   
CFESat (Cibola Flight Experiment Satellite)  Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)  non-EO  CFESat Launch date  2007-03-09   
CHAMP (Challenging Minisatellite Payload)  GFZ in cooperation with DLR (German Aerospace Center)  EO  Launch Date  2000-07-15   
Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Mission  ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization)  non-EO  Launch date / End of Mission  2008-10-22   
Chinook  Canadian Space Agency (CSA)  EO  Launch date planned for 2010  2010-01-01  2010-12-31 
CHIPSat (CHIPS Satellite)  UCB (University of California at Berkeley) & NASA  non-EO  Date of Launch / End mission date  2003-01-13  2008-04-11 
Clementine Lunar Mission  BMDO (Ballistic Missile Defense Organization) / NASA  non-EO  Launch date / Lunar Orbit Exit date  1994-01-25  1994-05-05 
CloudSat  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date  2006-04-28   
Cluster (Four Spacecraft Constellation in Concert with SOHO)   ESA/NASA  EO  Cluster II - first mission launch date  2000-07-16   
C/NOFS (Communication/Navigation Outage Forecast System)  Air Force Research Laboratory  EO  Launch date of C/NOFS  2008-04-16   
CNSS (Compass/BeiDou Navigation Satellite System)  CSNPC (China Satellite Navigation Project Center)  non-EO  Launch date window  2009-01-01  2009-12-31 
COMPASS-1  Aachen University of Applied Science  non-EO  COMPASS-1 launch date as a secondary payload to CartoSat-2A   2008-04-28   
COMPASS-2 (Complex Orbital Magneto-Plasma Autonomous Small Satellite-2)  Roscosmos - Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  2006-05-26  2007-07-01 
COMS-1 (Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite-1)  KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)  EO  Launch date window  2010-06-26   
Coriolis/WindSat  Naval Research Laboratory  EO  Launch date  2003-01-06   
Coronas-Photon  Roskosmos - Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation   non-EO  Launch date  2009-01-30   
COSMO-SkyMed (Constellation of 4 SAR Satellites)  Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)  EO  COSMO-SkyMed-1 and -3 launch dates  2007-06-08  2008-10-25 
COSPAS-SARSAT (International Satellite System for Search and Rescue Services)  NOAA  EO  First COSPAS payload launch date  1982-06-29   
CryoSat-2 (Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission-2)  ESA  EO  Launch date  2010-04-08   
CryoSat (Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission-1)  ESA  EO  Scheduled Launch date  2005-10-08   
CSTB1 (CubeSat TestBed 1)  Boeing Integrated Defense Systems  non-EO  Launch date of CSTB1 as a secondary payload to EgyptSat-1  2007-04-17   
CubeSat Concept and Deployer Services  California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo / SSDL (Space Systems Development Laboratory) of Stanford University  non-EO  First multiple launch of CubeSat mission  2003-06-30   
CubeSat - Launch 1  CubeSat  non-EO  First multiple launch  2003-06-30   
CubeSat - Launch 2  CubeSat  non-EO  Date of launch  2005-10-27   
CubeSat - Launch 4  CubeSat  non-EO  Fourth CubeSat mission multiple-launch date  2007-04-17   
CUTE-1.7+APD-2 (Cubical Tokyo Tech Engineering Satellite-1.7)  Tokyo Institute of Technology  non-EO  Launch date of CUTE-1.7+APD-2 as a secondary payload  2008-04-28   
CUTE-1.7+APD (Cubical Tokyo Tech Engineering Satellite-1.7)  Tokyo Institute of Technology  non-EO  Launch date / re-entry into atmosphere   2006-02-21  2009-10-24 
D2P (Delay-Doppler Phase-monopulse Radar) - New Technology for Altimeters  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  First Test Flights  2000-03-30  2000-04-03 
D2P (Delay-Doppler Phase-monopulse Radar) - New Technology for Altimeters  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO  First Test Flights  2000-03-30  2000-04-03 
DANDE (Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer)  University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB)  EO  Launch date window  2011-01-01  2012-12-31 
DART (Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology)  NASA  non-EO  Launch date  2005-04-15   
Delfi-C3 (Triple-unit CubeSat Configuration of TU Delft)   Delft University of Technology  non-EO  Launch of Delfi-C3  2008-04-28   
Delfi-n3Xt (Delfi Triple CubeSat NeXt) mission  Delft University of Technology-Section of GIS Technology  non-EO  Launch date window  2011-01-01  2011-03-31 
DEMETER (Detection of Electromagnetic Emissions Transmitted from Earthquake Regions)   CNES  EO  Launch Date of DEMETER  2004-06-29   
DMC-1G (Disaster Monitoring Constellation- First Generation) Missions   Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)  EO  First DMC Launch (AlSAT-1)  2002-11-28   
DMC-2G (Disaster Monitoring Constellation-Second Generation) Missions   Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)  EO  Deimos-1 and UK-DMC-2 were launched on  2009-07-29   
DMSP Block 5D-3 Satellite Series  NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration )  EO  DMSP-F-15 (first) launch date / DMSP F-18 launch date  1999-12-12  2009-10-18 
DORIS Tracking System  CNES, IGN (Institut Géographique National), and GRGS (Groupe de Recherches en Géodésie Spatiale)  EO  SPOT-2 launch date: start of 1st generation receiver  1990-01-22   
DS1 (Deep Space 1)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO  Date of launch / End mission date  1998-10-24  2001-12-18 
DSP (Double Star Project)  ESA (European Space Agency) / CNSA (China National Space Administration)  EO  TC1 launch date (decommissioned on 16/10/2007) - TC2 launch date  2003-12-29  2004-07-25 
DST (Dobson Space Telescope)  Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (ILR) at Technical University of Berlin (TUB)  EO  Launch date window for DST 35  2012-01-01  2012-12-31 
DSX (Demonstration and Science Experiments) Mission  AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory)  non-EO  Launch of DSX planned for late 2010     
DTUSat-2 (Danish Technical University Satellite-2)  National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark  EO  Launch date planned for 2010  2010-01-01  2010-12-31 
DubaiSat-1  Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST)  EO  Launch date  2009-07-29   
EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer)   European Space Agency (ESA)  EO  Launch date window  2013-01-01  2013-12-31 
EduSat (Educational Satellite)   ASI and the Ministry for Education and Research  non-EO  Scheduled for April 2010      
EduSat (Educational Satellite)   ASI and the Ministry for Education and Research  SM  Scheduled for April 2010      
EGS (Experimental Geodetic Satellite) / Ajisai  JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)  EO  Date of Launch  1986-08-12   
EgyptSat-1  NARSS and Yuzhnoye State Design Office (YSDO)  EO  Launch date  2007-04-17   
Electro-1 / GOMS-1 (Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite-1)  Rosaviakosmos - Russian Space Acency  EO  Launch Date / end of operations  1994-10-31  2000-11-15 
Electro-L / GOMS-2 (Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite-2)  ROSHYDROMET / PLANETA / Roskosmos  EO  Launch date window  2009-09-20  2009-12-21 
EnMAP (Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Program)  GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ)  EO  Launch date planned for 2012  2013-01-01  2013-12-31 
EnviSat (Environmental Satellite)  European Space Agency (ESA)  EO  Launch date  2002-03-01   
EO-1 (Earth Observing-1)   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch Date  2000-11-21   
ERBS (Earth Radiation Budget Satellite)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date / mission retirement  1984-10-05  2005-10-14 
EROS-A (Earth Remote Observation System-A)  ImageSat International N.V.  EO  Launch Date of EROS-A  2000-12-05   
EROS-B (Earth Remote Observation Satellite-B)  ImageSat International N.V.  EO  Launch date  2006-04-25   
ERS-1 (European Remote-Sensing Satellite-1)  ESA  EO  Operational lifetime of ERS-1  1991-07-17  2000-03-10 
ERS-2 (European Remote-Sensing Satellite-2)  European Space Agency (ESA)  EO  Launch date of ERS-2  1995-04-21   
Etalon-1 and -2  Space Research Institute (IKI)  EO  Launch of Etalon-1 / Launc of Etalon-2  1989-01-10  1989-05-31 
ETS-VII (Engineering Test Satellite VII) / Kiku-7  JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)  non-EO  Launch date of ETS-VII  1997-11-27   
ETS-VIII (Engineering Test Satellite-VIII) / Kiku-8   Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)  non-EO  Launch date  2006-12-18   
EURECA (European Retrievable Carrier)  ESA  non-EO  Launch date  1992-07-31   
FalconSat-1  US Air Force Academy  non-EO  Launch date / End of mission  2000-01-27  2000-02-27 
FalconSat-2  United States Air Force Academy  non-EO  Launch date  2006-03-24   
FalconSat-3  United States Airforce Academy  non-EO  Launch date of FalconSat-3  2007-03-09   
FalconSat-5  USAFA (United States Air Force Academy)  non-EO  The launch is scheduled for Q2 in 2010     
FASat-Bravo (Fuerza Aerea Satellite - Bravo)  SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd) and FACh ( Fuerza Aerea de Chile)  EO  Launch Date / Operational End Date  1998-07-10  2001-06-30 
FAST (Formation for Atmospheric Science and Technology Demonstration)   Delft University of Technology and Tsinghua University of Beijing  non-EO  Launch planned for no earlier than 2011  2011-01-01  2011-12-31 
FedSat (Federation Satellite)  Cooperative Research Centre for Satellite Systems  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  2002-12-14  2006-06-30 
Flying Laptop  Institute of Space Systems - University of Stuttgart, Germany  EO  Launch date window of Flying Laptop as a secondary payload  2010-01-01  2010-12-31 
FormoSat-1 / ROCSat-1 (Republic of China Satellite-1)  NSPO  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  1999-01-26  2004-07-16 
FormoSat-2 / ROCSat-2 (Republic of China Satellite-2)  NSPO  EO  Launch Date  2004-05-20   
FormoSat-3 / ROCSat-3 / COSMIC  NSPO  EO  FormoSat-3/COSMIC Launch date  2006-04-15   
FORTE (Fast On-Orbit Recording of Transient Events) / P94-1   Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)  non-EO  Launch date of FORTE  1997-08-29   
Foton-M3 Mission / YES2 and OWLS Experiments  ESA / Roskosmos  non-EO  Launch date of Foton-M3 / End date of mission  2007-09-14  2007-09-27 
FREESTAR on Shuttle Flight STS-107  Goddard Space Flight Center - GSFC/NASA  EO  Duration of Mission  2003-01-16  2003-02-01 
FY-1 (FengYun-1) Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellite Series  China Meteorological Administration  EO  Launch date of FY-1A  1988-09-07   
FY-2 (FengYun-2) Geostationary Satellite Series  China Meteorological Administration  EO  FY-2D Launch Date  2006-12-08   
FY-3 (FengYun-3) 2nd Generation Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellite Series   CMA /National Satellite Meteorological Center  EO  FY-3A launch date  2008-05-27   
GCOM (Global Change Observation Mission)  JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)  EO  Launch date window for GCOM-W1  2012-01-01  2012-03-31 
GeneSat-1  NASA  non-EO  GeneSat-1 launch date  2006-12-16   
Genesis inflatable space complex program of Bigelow Aerospace  Bigelow Aerospace  non-EO  Genesis II launch date  2007-06-28   
Genesis (Solar-Wind Sample Return Mission)  NASA  EO  Launch Date  2001-08-08   
GeoEye-1 (OrbView-5)  GeoEye  EO  Launch date  2008-09-06   
GEOSAT (Geodetic/Geophysical Satellite)  US Navy - NASA  EO  Launch date of GEOSAT  1985-03-12   
GEOS (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite), NASA - GEOS Program  NASA  EO  Launch of GEOS-3 / Decommissioning  1975-04-09  1979-07-01 
GEOS (GEOstationary Scientific Satellite), ESA - GEOS Program  European Space Agency (ESA)  EO  Launch date of GEOS-1 / Launch date of GEOS-2  1977-04-20  1978-07-14 
GeoSTAR (Geostationary Synthetic Thinned Aperture Radiometer)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO  Time window for launch  2014-01-01  2014-12-31 
GEOTAIL  JAXA/NASA  EO  Launch date  1992-07-24   
GFO (GEOSAT Follow-On) Satellite  US Navy - NASA  EO  Launch date /end of mission  1998-02-10  2008-10-22 
GFZ-1 (GeoForschungsZentrum-1 Geodesy Satellite)  GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ)  EO  Launch date of GFZ-1 / End mission date  1995-04-09  1999-06-23 
GIOVE-A (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element-A)  ESA  non-EO  Launch date of GIOVE-A  2005-12-28   
GIOVE-B (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element-B)  ESA  non-EO  Launch date  2008-04-27   
GIOVE (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element)  European Space Agency (ESA)  non-EO  GIOVE-A launch date / GIOVE-B launch date  2005-12-28  2008-04-27 
Global Hawk UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) of NASA   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO       
Glory  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date window  2010-10-01  2010-10-31 
GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security)   Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)  EO  Launch of GMES satellites (Sentinel-1, -2, -3, ): 2012+     
GMES: Sentinel-1 - The SAR Imaging Constellation for Land and Ocean Services   ESA, European Commission  EO  A launch of Sentinel-1 is scheduled for 2012     
GMES: Sentinel-2 - The Optical Imaging Mission for Land Services  ESA, European Commission  EO  Launch date window  2012-01-01  2012-12-31 
GMES: Sentinel-3 - Global Sea/Land Monitoring Mission including Altimetry  Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)  EO  A launch of the Sentinel-3 spacecraft is planned for 2013     
GMS (Geostationary Meteorological Satellite)  Japan Meteorological Agency  EO  GMS-1 Date of Launch  1977-07-14   
GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer)  European Space Agency (ESA)  EO  Launch date  2009-03-17   
GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)  NOAA / NASA  EO  GOES-8 (GOES-I) launch date / GOES-O launch date  1994-04-13  2009-06-27 
GOES-N, O, P Satellites (extended 2nd generation series)  NOAA  EO  Launch date of GOES-N  2006-05-24   
GOES-R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R) 3rd Generation Series  NOAA and NASA  EO  First GOES-R satellite is projected for launch in the 2015 timeframe     
GOSAT (Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite) / Ibuki  JAXA - ESA  EO  GOSAT was launched on  2009-01-23   
GP-B (Gravity Probe B)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  2004-04-20  2005-08-15 
GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date window  2013-01-01  2013-12-31 
GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment)   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch Date  2002-03-17   
GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory)  Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)  non-EO  Launch of the GRAIL mission is planned for Sept. 2011  2011-09-01  2011-09-30 
HAUSat-2 (Hankuk Aviation University Satellite-2)  Hankuk Aviation University  non-EO  Launch date window of HAUSat-2 planned for 2008/2009  2008-01-01  2009-12-31 
Hermes CubeSat Mission   University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB)  non-EO  Launch scheduled for November 2010      
HIT-Sat (Hokkaido Institute of Technology Satellite)  Hokkaido University / Hokkaido Institute of Technology  non-EO  Launch date / atmospheric reentry of the spacecraft   2006-09-22  2008-06-18 
HJ-1 (Huan Jing-1: Environmental Protection & Disaster Monitoring Constellation)   National Committee for Disaster Reduction and State Environmental Protection Administration (NDRCC/SEPA) of China  EO  HJ-1A and HJ-1B launch date  2008-09-05   
HSO (Herschel Space Observatory)  European Space Agency  non-EO  Launch date of Herschel spacecraft  2009-05-14   
HummerSat-1  DFHSat (DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.) of CAST  non-EO  Launch date window  2008-01-01  2008-12-01 
HUT-2D (Helsinki University of Technology 2D Radiometer)  Laboratory of Space Technology of Helsinki University of Technology  EO  Launch date window of SMOS satellite  2007-11-01  2008-03-31 
HY-1A (Haiyang-1A) / Ocean-1A  CAST (Chinese Academy of Space Technology)  EO  Launch date  2002-05-15   
HY-1B (Haiyang-1B) / Ocean-1B  CAST (Chinese Academy of Space Technology)  EO  Launch date of HY-1B  2007-04-11   
IAE (Inflatable Antenna Experiment) on Shuttle Flight STS-77  NASA  non-EO  Dates IAE was carried aboard the Space Shuttle STS-77  1996-05-19  1996-05-29 
IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer)  NASA  non-EO  Launch date  2008-10-19   
ICESat (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  A launch of ICESat took place on Jan. 13, 2003   2003-01-13   
IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun)   Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)  non-EO  IKAROS was launched on   2010-05-20   
Ikonos-2  GeoEye (formerly Space Imaging)  EO  Launch date  1999-09-24   
IMAGE (Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration)  NASA/GSFC  EO  IMAGE mission lifetime  2000-03-25  2005-12-31 
IMP-8 (International Monitoring Platform)  NASA/GSFC  EO  Launch date / IMP-8 decommissioned  1973-10-26  2001-10-28 
IMS-1 (Indian Microsatellite-1)  ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization)  EO  Launch of IMS-1  2008-04-28   
INDEX (Innovative Technology Demonstration Experiment) / REIMEI   JAXA/ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronomical Science)  non-EO  Launch Date of INDEX  2005-08-23   
INSAT-2 Satellite Series  Indian Space Research Organisation  EO  First launch of Series 2  1992-07-10   
INSAT-3 Satellite Series  Indian Space Research Organisation  EO  First Launch Date  2000-03-22   
IPS (Instrument Pointing System)  European Space Agency (ESA)  non-EO  First mission  1985-07-29  1985-08-06 
IRS-1C/1D (Indian Remote Sensing Satellites-1C/1D)  Indian Space Research Organization  EO  Launch date of IRS-1C  1995-12-28   
IRS (Indian Remote Sensing Satellites) - Overview and early LEO Program of ISRO  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  EO  Launch date of IRS-1A  1988-03-17   
IRS-P3 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite)  ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)  EO  Launch Date of IRS-P3  1996-03-21   
IRS-P4 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite -P4) / OceanSat-1  Indian Space Research Organisation  EO  Launch date of IRS-P4  1999-05-26   
IRS-P5 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-P5) / CartoSat-1  ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)  EO  Launch Date  2005-05-05   
IRS-P6 (ResourceSat-1)  ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)  EO  Launch Date of IRS-P6  2003-10-17   
ISEE (International Sun-Earth Explorer) Program  NASA/ESA  EO  Launch date of ISEE-3  1978-08-12   
ISS Utilization: ACES (Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space)  ESA  non-EO  Launch date window  2013-07-01  2013-12-31 
ISS Utilization: AMS (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO  Launch of AMS-02 payload is manifested for late February 2011     
ISS Utilization: ASIM (Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor)  ESA  non-EO  Launch date window  2013-01-01  2013-12-31 
ISS Utilization: ColAIS (Columbus Automatic Identification System)   European Space Agency (ESA)  non-EO  Delivered to the Columbus module of ISS on   2009-09-10   
ISS Utilization: Columbus Module of ESA   European Space Agency (ESA)  SM  Launched February 7, 2008, with an expected life of 10 years  2008-02-07   
ISS Utilization: JEM (Japanese Experiment Module) / Kibo  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)  EO  JEM-EF and ELM-ES launch date / end of mission  2009-07-15  2009-07-31 
ISS Utilization: JEM/Kibo-EF (Exposed Facility) experiments   JAXA  EO  Launch date of the HTV-1 resupply vehicle   2009-09-10   
ISS Utilization: JEM/Kibo-EF (Exposed Facility) experiments of USA  JAXA  EO  HREP launch date  2009-09-10   
ISS Utilization: SOLAR and EuTEF - external payloads on the Columbus Lab  ESA  non-EO  Launch of the Columbus Laboratory  2008-02-07   
ISS Utilization: SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold Engage Re-orient Experiment Satellites)  SSL (Space Systems Laboratory) of MIT  non-EO  First sphere payload launch date  2004-07-26   
ITUpSat-1 (Istanbul Technical University PicoSatellite-1)  Istanbul Technical University  non-EO  Launch date  2009-09-23   
Jason-1 Altimetry Mission  CNES, NASA  EO  Launch Date of Jason-1  2001-12-07   
Jason-2 / OSTM   NASA - NOAA - CNES - EUMETSAT  EO  Launch date of Jason-2/OSTM  2008-06-20   
JAWSAT (Joint Airforce Academy / Weber State University Satellite)  Center for Aerospace Technology (CAST)  EO  Launch date  2000-01-27   
JERS-1 (Japan Earth Resources Satellite) / Fuyo-1  JAXA  EO  Launch Date / Termination of satellite operations  1992-02-11  1998-10-11 
JWST (James Webb Space Telescope)  NASA  non-EO  Launch date window  2014-01-01  2014-12-31 
Kalpana-1/MetSat-1 (Meteorological Satellite-1)  Indian Space Research Organisation  EO  First launch of MetSat1  2002-09-12   
KITSAT-3 (Korea Institute of Technology Satellite-3)  KAIST (Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)  EO  Launch date of KITSAT-3 / End mission date  1999-05-26  2003-12-26 
Kolibri-2000  Space Research Institute (IKI)  EO  Launch date / End of Mission  2001-11-26  2002-03-20 
Kometa Space Mapping System (1981-2000) based on Film Recovery  SOVINFORMSPUTNIK  EO  Kometa-20 launch date  2000-09-29   
KOMPSAT-1 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-1) / Arirang-1  KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)  EO  Launch Date  1999-12-20   
KOMPSAT-2 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) / Arirang-2   KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)  EO  Launch Date  2006-07-28   
KySat-1 (Kentucky Satellite-1)  Kentucky Space  non-EO  Launch date window  2010-10-01  2010-10-31 
LAGEOS-I (Laser Geodynamics Satellite-I) / LAGEOS-II   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  LAGEOS-I launch date / LAGEOS-II launch date  1976-05-04  1992-10-22 
Landsat-1 to Landsat-3  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Landsat-1 launch date  1972-07-23   
Landsat-4 and Landsat-5  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Landsat-4 / Landsat-5 launch dates  1982-07-16  1984-03-01 
Landsat-6  EOSAT, NASA  EO  Landsat-6 did not achieve orbit  1993-10-05   
Landsat-7  NASA, USGS  EO  Landsat-7 Launch date  1999-04-15   
Landsat-8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  The LDCM mission is scheduled for launch in December 2012.     
LARES (LAser RElativity Satellite)  ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana)  EO  End of 2011     
LDEF (Long Duration Exposure Facility)  NASA/LaRC  non-EO  Launch date of STS-32  1990-01-12   
LEAP (Low-frequency Earthquake Precursor) microsatellite  National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)  EO  Launch of LEAP as a secondary payload planned for the period 2010/11  2010-01-01  2011-12-31 
LightSail-1  The Planetary Society  non-EO  Launch date window  2010-10-01  2011-04-30 
LISA Pathfinder (LPF) Mission  ESA  non-EO  Launch date scheduled for 2011  2011-01-01  2011-12-31 
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) + LCROSS  NASA - Lunar Precursor and Robotic Program (LPRP)  non-EO  Launch date of LRO  2009-06-18   
M3 (Michigan Multipurpose MiniSat)  University of Michigan (UMICH)  EO  Launch of M3 CubeSat as a secondary payload scheduled for Q4 2011     
MagSat (Magnetic Field Satellite) /AEM-3 / Explorer 61  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning  1979-10-30  1980-06-11 
MARSCHALS (Millimeter-Wave Airborne Receiver for Spectroscopic Characterization of Atmospheric Limb Sounding)  RAL (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)  EO  MARSCHALS first test flights on board the Geophysica.  2005-06-01   
Megha-Tropiques (Meteorological LEO Observations in the Intertropical Zone)   ISRO / CNES  EO  Launch scheduled during the second half of 2010     
Meteor-1/Meteor-2/Meteor-Priroda Series  ROSHYDROMET  EO  Launch of Meteor-1  1974-07-09   
Meteor-3M-1  Rosaviakosmos - Russian Space Agency  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  2001-12-10  2006-04-05 
Meteor-3 Program  ROSHYDROMET  EO  Date of Launch  1985-10-01   
Meteor-M-1  Roskosmos/Roshydromet/Planeta  EO  Launch date  2009-09-17   
Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Spacecraft  EUMETSAT  EO  Launch of Meteosat-1  1977-11-23   
Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Spacecraft   EUMETSAT  EO  MSG-1 / MSG-2 launch dates  2002-08-28  2005-12-22 
MetOp Program  ESA, EUMETSAT  EO  Launch Date / Start of Operational phase  2006-10-19  2007-05-15 
MicroLabSat-1  JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), NICT (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)  non-EO  Launch date / operations terminated  2002-12-14  2006-09-27 
MicroSCOPE  ESA/CNES  non-EO  Launch date window  2011-01-01  2011-12-31 
MidSTAR-1 (Midshipmen Space Technology Applications Research-1)  United States Naval Academy (USNA) Small Satellite Program (SSP)  non-EO  MidSTAR-1 Launch date  2007-03-09   
MightySat Program  Air Force Research Laboratory  non-EO  Launch date of MightySat 1 / End mission date  1998-12-14  1999-11-16 
MIMOSA (Microaccelerometric Measurements of Satellite Accelerations)  Astronomical Institute Academy of Sciences of the Czech Rep.  EO  Launch  2003-06-30   
MINISAT-01  INTA  non-EO  MINISAT-01 launch date  1997-04-21   
MIOSat (MIssione Ottica su microSatellite)  ASI  EO  Launch date window  2012-01-01  2012-12-31 
MITA (Minisatellite Italiano di Technologia Avanzata)  Italian Space Agency (ASI)  non-EO  MITA-1 launch date / end of mission  2000-07-15  2001-08-15 
MOMS (Modular Optoelectronic Multispectral Scanner)  DLR (German Aerospace Center)  EO  MOMS-2P launch date  1996-05-05   
Monitor-E (Monitor Experimental)  Rosaviakosmos - Russian Space Acency  EO  Launch date / removal from service  2005-08-26  2008-08-15 
MSX (Midcourse Space Experiment)  BMDO (Ballistic Missile Defense Organization)  non-EO  Launch Date / Operational End Date in July 2008  1996-04-24  2008-07-25 
MTI (Multispectral Thermal Imager) Mission  FAS (Fedaration of American Scientists)  EO  Launch Date / Operational End Date in 2008  2000-03-12  2008-05-06 
MTSAT (Multifunction Transport Satellite)  Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)  EO  Launch date of MTSAT-1R  2005-02-26   
Munin  Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)  EO  Launch date / Last contact with Munin  2000-11-21  2001-12-02 
Myriade (CNES Microsatellite Program)  CNES  EO  Launch date of first mission (Demeter) of the Myriade satellite series  2004-06-29   
N2 (NigeriaSat-2)  NASRDA (National Space Research and Development Agency) of Nigeria  EO  Launch date window  2009-10-01  2010-03-31 
Nano-JASMINE  NAO (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan) and JAXA  non-EO  Launch date window  2010-01-01  2010-12-30 
NanoSail-D (NanoSail-Demonstration)  NASA/MSFC in partnership with NASA/ARC   non-EO  Launch date / mission failure date  2008-08-02  2008-08-02 
NanoSat-1  Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)  non-EO  Launch date  2004-12-18   
NAST (NPOESS Aircraft Sounder Testbed)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO  Date of Launch  1998-01-01   
Nimbus-7  NASA/GSFC  EO  Launch date / end of operations  1978-10-24  1994-06-01 
NOAA POES Series - 5th Generation Satellites  NASA - NOAA  EO  NOAA-N' (NOAA- 19) launch date  2009-02-06   
NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System)  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  EO  Launch of the NPOESS-C1 spacecraft is scheduled for 2014     
NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date window  2011-01-01  2011-12-31 
NX (NigeriaSat-X)   NASRDA (National Space Research and Development Agency)  EO  Launch scheduled for October 2010     
OceanSat-2  Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)  EO  Launch date  2009-09-23   
OCO (Orbiting Carbon Observatory)  NASA  EO  Launch date - unsuccessful  2009-02-24   
Odin  Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)  EO  Launch date  2001-02-20   
OICETS (Optical Interorbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite) / Kirari  JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)  non-EO  Launch date / End date  2005-08-23  2006-10-16 
Okean-O1 Series  National Space Agency of Ukraine  EO  First Launch of Okean Series  1979-02-12   
Okean-O Series  NKAU (National Space Agency of Ukraine) / RKA (Russian Space Agency),  EO  First Launch of Okean series  1979-02-12   
Okean Program  National Space Agency of Ukraine  EO  First lanuch of Okean series  1979-02-12   
O/OREOS (Organism/ORganics Exposure to Orbital Stresses) Nanosatellite   NASA/ARC   non-EO  Launch date window   2010-05-01  2010-05-31 
OPAL (Orbiting Picosat Automatic Launcher)  Space Systems Development Laboratory (SSDL)  EO  OPAL launch  2000-01-27   
OPTOS (Optical Nanosatellite)  INTA  non-EO  Launch date window  2010-04-01  2010-06-30 
OrbView-1 (formerly Microlab-1)  ORBIMAGE  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  1995-04-03  2000-04-03 
OrbView-2 (renamed from SeaStar in 1997)   Orbital Imaging Corporation (ORBIMAGE)  EO  OrbView-2 Launch date  1997-08-01   
OrbView-3  ORBIMAGE  EO  Launch date / End of operational service life  2003-06-26  2007-04-23 
OrbView-4  Orbital Imaging Corporation (ORBIMAGE)  EO  Launch failure  2001-09-21   
Ørsted Geomagnetic Mission  DMI (Danish Meteorological Institute)  EO  Launch Date  1999-02-23   
OUFTI-1 (Orbital Utility For Telecommunication Innovation)  University of Liege - Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering   non-EO  OUFTI-1 CubeSat launch - planned for October/November 2010  2010-10-01  2010-11-30 
PAMIR (Phased Array Multifunctional Imaging Radar)  FGAN-FHR  EO  First flight campaign / Planned bistatic experiments  2002-08-10  2008-08-20 
PANSAT (Petite Amateur Navy Satellite)  Naval Postgraduate School  non-EO  Date of Launch  1998-10-29   
PARASOL of CNES Myriade Series  CNES  EO  Launch date  2004-12-18   
PEARL - an initiative for an advanced CubeSat bus standard  PEARL, Utah State University (USU)  non-EO       
Picard  CNES  EO  Launch date window  2010-06-15   
PICOSat (STP P97-1)  USAF Space Test Program  EO  The mission was officially terminated.  2004-12-31   
Pleiades-HR (High-Resolution Optical Imaging Constellation of CNES)   CNES  EO  A launch of Pleiades-HR1 is planned for the fall of 2010     
POLAR  NASA/GSFC  EO  Launch date  1996-02-24   
PoSAT-1 (Portuguese Satellite-1)  SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Limited)  EO  Launch date  1993-09-25   
Priroda Module on the Mir Station  Roskosmos (Russian Space Agency), RAS (Russian Academy of Sciences), RSC (Rocket Space Corporation) Energia  EO  Launch date  1996-04-23   
PRISMA (Hyperspectral Precursor and Application Mission)  ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana)  non-EO  Launch date window  2012-01-01  2012-12-31 
PRISMA (Prototype Research Instruments and Space Mission technology Advancement)  Swedish Space Corporation  non-EO  Launch date window  2010-06-15   
PRISM (Picosatellite for Remote‐sensing and Innovative Space Missions)  Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory  EO  PRISM was launched as a secondary payload to GOSAT  2009-01-23   
PROBA-1 (Project for On-Board Autonomy - 1)  ESA  EO  Launch date  2001-10-22   
PROBA-2 (Project for On-Board Autonomy-2)  European Space Agency (ESA)  non-EO  Launched as a secondary payload to SMOS  2009-11-02   
PROBA-V (Project for On-Board Autonomy - Vegetation)  European Space Agency (ESA) and CNES  non-EO  Launch date window - planned for the spring of 2012  2012-04-21  2012-06-20 
PROITERES (Project of Osaka Institute of Technology Electric-Rocket-Engine onboard Small Space Ship)  Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT)  non-EO  Launch date window  2010-03-21  2010-06-21 
PSR (Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer)  NOAA/ETL (Environmental Technology Laboratory)  non-EO  PSR Development period  1995-01-01  1996-12-31 
PSSCT (Pico Satellite Solar Cell Testbed)  STP (Space Test Program) of DoD  non-EO  Launch date  2008-11-29   
QSat (Kyushu Satellite)  Kyushu University  EO  Launch date window  2011-01-01  2011-12-31 
QuickBird-2  DigitalGlobe  EO  Launch Date  2001-10-18   
QuikSCAT (Quick Scatterometer Mission)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  The launch of the QuikSCAT spacecraft took place on June 19, 1999   1999-06-19   
QZSS (Quasi Zenith Satellite System)  JAXA  non-EO  Launch date window  2010-06-21  2010-09-21 
RADARSAT-1  Canadian Space Agency (CSA)  EO  RADARSAT-1 Launch Date  1995-11-04   
RADARSAT-2  MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates (MDA) and Canadian Space Agency (CSA)  EO  Launch date  2007-12-14   
RapidEye Earth Observation Constellation  Rapideye  EO  Launch date  2008-08-29   
RASAT (Earth Observation Satellite)  TUBITAK-UZAY (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey - Space Technologies Research Institute)  EO  Launch date window - scheduled for April 2010  2010-04-01  2010-04-30 
RAX (Radio Aurora eXplorer)  University of Michigan (UMich)  non-EO  Launch of RAX as a secondary payload - schedule for May 2010  2010-05-01  2010-05-31 
RazakSat / MACSAT  ATSB [Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.] and SaTReCi (SaTReC Initiative Co. Ltd)  EO  Launch date  2009-07-14   
RBSP (Radiation Belt Storm Probes) Mission  NASA  non-EO    2012-01-01   
RCM (RADARSAT Constellation Mission)  Canadian Space Agency (CSA)  EO  Launch date window  2014-01-01  2014-12-31 
ResourceSat-2  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  EO  Launch date planned for the timeframe 2009  2009-01-01  2009-12-31 
Resurs-DK1 (Resurs - High Resolution 1)  Rosaviakosmos - Samara Space Center  EO  Launch date of Resurs-DK1  2006-06-15   
Resurs-O1 Program  ROSHYDROMET  EO  Launch of Resurs-O1-1  1985-10-03   
RHESSI (Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager)  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration  EO  Launch Date  2002-02-05   
RISAT-1 (Radar Imaging Satellite-1)  ISRO  EO  Launch date window  2008-01-01  2009-12-31 
ROBUSTA (Radiation on Bipolar University Satellite Test Application)  CNES  non-EO  Launch date window  2011-01-01   
SAC-C (Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas-C)  Comision Nacional De Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)  EO  Launch date  2000-11-21   
SAC-D (Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas-D)/Aquarius Mission  CONAE - National Commission on Space Activities  EO  Launch planned for the spring of 2011      
SAGE III  NASA  EO  Launch date  2001-12-10   
SAPPHIRE  Space Systems Development Laboratory  EO  Launch date  2001-09-30   
SARAL (Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa)  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  EO  Launch date window  2010-10-01  2010-12-31 
SAR-Lupe Constellation  BWB-Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement  EO  SAR-Lupe-4 launch date / SAR-Lupe-5 launch date  2008-03-27  2008-07-22 
SCD (Satélite de Coleta de Dados) - Data Collection Program of Brazil  INPE (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais)  EO  Launch of SCD-1 / Launch of SCD-2  1993-02-09  1998-10-23 
SCD (Satélite de Coleta de Dados) - Data Collection Program of Brazil  INPE (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais)  non-EO  Launch of SCD-1 / Launch of SCD-2  1993-02-09  1998-10-23 
SciSat-1/ACE (Science Satellite/Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment)  Canadian Space Agency (CSA)  EO  Launch date of SciSat/ACE  2003-08-13   
SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date   2010-02-11   
SDS-1 (Small Demonstration Satellite-1)  JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)  non-EO  Launch date of SDS-1  2009-01-23   
SeaSat (Seafaring Satellite) Mission  NASA/JPL  EO  Launch date / End of mission  1978-06-27  1978-10-10 
SEEDS-2 (Space Engineering EDucation Satellite-2)  Department of Aerospace Engineering  non-EO  SEEDS-2 launch date as secondary payload to CartoSat-2A S/C  2008-04-28   
SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer) / Kaguya  JAXA  non-EO  Launch date / Mission end date  2007-09-14  2009-06-10 
SEOSat / Ingenio  CDTI, ESA  EO  Launch date window  2012-09-01  2012-12-31 
SERVIS (Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System)  Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer (USEF)  non-EO  Launch date window  2009-01-01  2009-12-31 
SHIMMER on Shuttle Flight STS-112  US NRL (Naval Research Laboratory)  EO  Flown on Shuttle flight STS-112  2002-10-07  2002-10-18 
Shuttle Flight STS-85 - Overview of the EO payload complement  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Dates of mission  1997-08-07  1997-08-19 
Sich-1M (Modified)  Rosaviakosmos (Russian Space Agency) and NSAU (National Space Agency of Ukraine)  EO  Launch date / End of mission  2004-12-24  2006-04-15 
SIR-A (Shuttle Imaging Radar) / OSTA-1 Payload on STS-2 Mission  NASA/JPL  EO  SIR-A/OSTA-1 launch date  1981-11-12   
SIR-B / OSTA-3 Payload on STS-41G Mission  NASA/JPL  EO  STS-41G launch date  1984-10-05   
SIR-C/X-SAR Payload on STS-59 and STS-68 Missions  NASA/JPL  EO  SRL-1 launch date / SRL-2 launch date  1994-04-09  1994-09-30 
SJ (Shi Jian) Satellite Series of China  Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST)  non-EO  SJ-5 launch date / Spacecraft data receiving end  1999-05-10  2000-02-15 
Skylab Space Station  NASA  EO  Skylab-1 launch date / reentry in Earth's atmosphere  1973-05-14  1979-07-11 
SloshSat-FLEVO (Facility for Liquid Experimentation and Verification in Orbit)  ESA and NIVR (Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programs)  non-EO  Date of launch  2005-02-12   
SMART-1 (Small Mission for Advanced Research in Technology)  ESA  non-EO  Launch date / controlled impact with the lunar surface  2003-09-27  2006-09-03 
SMM (Solar Maximum Mission)  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration  EO  Date of Launch  1980-02-14   
SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Mission   European Space Agency (ESA)  EO  Launch date  2009-11-02   
SMOTR (Earth Imaging Constellation)  RSC Energia  EO  Expected launch window for the constellation  2009-01-01  2010-12-31 
SNAP-1 (Surrey Nanosatellite Applications Program)  SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.)  EO  Launch date  2000-06-28   
SNOE (Student Nitric Oxide Explorer)  NASA  EO  Launch date / SNOE re-entered the atmosphere  1998-02-26  2003-12-13 
SOHLA-1 (Space Oriented Higashiosaka Leading Association-1)  JAXA and SOHLA/Osaka Prefecture University  non-EO  Launch date of SOHLA-1  2009-01-23   
SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory)  ESA/NASA  non-EO  Launch date of SOHO  1995-12-02   
Solar-A / Yohkoh (X-ray Solar Observatory)  JAXA  non-EO  Solar-A mission lifetime  1991-08-30  2005-09-12 
Solar-B / Hinode Mission   Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)  non-EO  Launch date  2006-09-23   
SORCE (Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment)   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date  2003-01-25   
Spacelab-1 (SL-1) Mission on Flight STS-9  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO  Spacelab-1 mission  1983-11-28  1983-12-08 
Space Tethers  NASA  non-EO  Oedipus-A - Tether of 958m  1989-01-30   
SPIRALE (The French Spaceborne Early Warning Demonstrator)  DGA (Ministry of Defense of France); EADS Astrium SAS   EO  SPIRALE-A and SPIRALE-B launch date  2009-02-12   
SPIRA (Scanning Polarimetric Imaging Radiometer)  Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) of the University of Bern  non-EO  First tests of the SPIRA observation measurements  2006-03-01   
SPOT-1/-2 (Système Pour l'Observation de la Terre)  CNES  EO  SPOT-2 launch date / SPOT-2 spacecraft retirement  1990-01-22  2009-07-01 
SPOT-3  CNES  EO  SPOT-3 mission lifetime  1993-09-26  1996-11-14 
SPOT-4  CNES  EO  SPOT-4 Launch date  1998-03-24   
SPOT-5  CNES  EO  SPOT-5 Launch date  2002-05-04   
SpriteSat  Tohoku University of Sendai (Miyagi Prefecture)  EO  Launch date of SpriteSat   2009-01-23   
SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission)  NASA, DoD/NGA, DLR and ASI.  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  2000-02-11  2000-02-22 
SSBUV (Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectrometer)  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration  EO  First flight on the Shuttle Atlantis  1989-10-19   
SSETI (Student Space Education and Technology Initiative)  ESA  EO  Launch of SSETI Express as a secondary payload.  2005-10-27   
ST5 (Space Technology 5)  NASA  non-EO  Launch date / Decommissioning  2006-03-22  2006-06-30 
ST8 (Space Technology 8)  NASA  non-EO  Time window for launch planned for late 2009  2009-09-01  2009-12-31 
Starlette / Stella  CNES  EO  Launch date of Starlette / Launch date of Stella  1975-02-06  1993-09-26 
STARSHINE  Naval Center for Space Technology  EO  Launch date/Reentry  1999-05-27  2000-02-19 
STARS (Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite)  Kagawa University  non-EO  Launch date  2009-01-23   
STEREO (Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory)   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO  Launch date  2006-10-26   
STEX (Space Technology Experiment)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO  Launch date / End of Mission  1998-10-03  2000-06-01 
STP-1 (Space Test Program-1) / Orbital Express  DARPA, SMC (Space Missile Systems Center)  non-EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  2007-03-09  2007-07-21 
STP-S26 (Space Test Program-S26)  SDTW (Space Development and Test Wing), Kirtland Airforce Base  non-EO  The launch is manifested for the fall of 2010     
STPSat-1 (Space Test Program Satellite-1)   Air Force Research Laboratory  non-EO  STPSat-1 Launch date  2007-03-09   
STRV-1 (Space Technology Research Vehicle) Missions  QinetiQ  non-EO  STRV-1A and -1b launch date  1994-06-17   
STSat-1 (Science and Technology Satellite-1, KAISTSat-4, Uribyol-4)  Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of Korea  EO  Launch date / end of regular observation mission  2003-09-27  2005-10-01 
STSat-2 (Science and Technology Satellite-2)  KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)  EO  Launch date / launch failure  2009-08-25  2009-08-25 
STSat-3 (Science and Technology Satellite-3)   KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)  EO  A launch of STSat-3 is planned for 2011.   2011-01-01  2011-12-31 
STSat-3 (Science and Technology Satellite-3)   KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)  non-EO  A launch of STSat-3 is planned for 2011.   2011-01-01  2011-12-31 
StudSat (Student Satellite)  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  EO  Launch Date  2010-07-12   
SUNSAT (Stellenbosch University Satellite)  Stellenbosch University  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning  1999-02-23  2001-01-19 
Swarm (Geomagnetic LEO Constellation)  Danish National Space Center  EO  Launch date window  2012-06-01   
SwissCube  EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)  non-EO  Launch date  2009-09-23   
SZ (Shenzhou Spaceship)-and its main EO Sensors (CMODIS, CMMRS/M3RS)  China National Space Agency  EO  First test launch  1999-11-20   
TacSat-1 (Tactical Satellite)  Naval Research Laboratory  non-EO  Launch of TacSat-1 planned for fall 2007  2007-09-21  2007-12-21 
TacSat-2 / Roadrunner  Air Force Research Laboratory  EO  Launch date / Decommissioning date  2006-12-16  2007-12-21 
TacSat-3 (Tactical Satellite-3)  Naval Research Laboratory  EO  Launch date  2009-05-19   
TacSat-4 (Tactical Satellite-4)  ONR (Office of Naval Research) and OFT (Office of Force Transformation)  non-EO  Launch date window - scheduled for August 2010  2010-11-01   
TAIKI Hyperspectral EO Mission  Hokkaido Institute of Technology (HIT)  EO  Launch date is planned for 2011  2011-01-01  2011-12-31 
TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement)  DLR  EO  Launch date   2010-06-21   
TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of RAdiations from lightNIngs and Sprites)  CNES  EO  Launch date window  2012-01-01  2012-12-31 
Tatiana-2  Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)  EO  Launch date of Tatiana-2  2009-09-17   
TEAMSAT / YES as part of MaqSat‐H  ESA/ESTEC  EO  Launch and end of mission  1997-10-30  1997-11-03 
TechSat/Gurwin-II  Israel Institute of Technology  EO  Date of launch  1998-07-10   
TecSAR (SAR Technology Demonstration Satellite)  IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.)  EO  Launch date of TecSAR  2008-01-21   
Terra Mission (EOS/AM-1)   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  The launch of the Terra spacecraft took place on Dec. 18, 1999   1999-12-18   
TerraSAR-X Mission  DLR (German Aerospace Center)  EO  The successful launch of TerraSAR-X took place on June 15, 2007  2007-06-15   
TES (Technology Experiment Satellite)  ISRO  EO  Launch date  2001-10-22   
TET-1 (Technologie Erprobungs Träger-1)  DLR  EO  TET-1 is planned for launch in 2011   2011-01-01   
THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms)  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  EO  Launch date  2007-02-17   
THEOS (Thailand Earth Observation System)   EADS Astrium GmbH  EO  THEOS launch date  2008-10-01   
TIMATION - a GPS Predecessor Program  NCST (Naval Center for Space Technology)  non-EO  Launch date of the TIMATION-2  1969-08-30   
TIMATION - a GPS Predecessor Program  NLR (Naval Research Laboratory)  non-EO  Launch date of TIMATION-2  1969-08-30   
TIMED (Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics)  NASA  EO  Launch date  2001-12-07   
TISat-1 (Ticino Satellite-1)   SUPSI   non-EO  Launch date  2010-07-12   
TiungSat  SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Limited)  EO  Launch Date  2000-09-26   
TNS (Technology Nanosatellites)  Federal State Unitary Enterprise  non-EO  Launch date from ISS  2005-03-28   
TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer) Missions  NASA  EO  TOMS on Meteor-3-6 mission launch date / TOMS-Earth Probe launch date  1991-08-15  1996-07-02 
TOPEX/Poseidon (Topography Experiment/Poseidon)  NASA - CNES  EO  Launch Date  1992-08-10   
TopSat  QinetiQ  EO  Launch date of TopSat  2005-10-27   
TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer)  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration  non-EO  Launch date of TRACE  1998-04-02  2010-06-21 
Transit - US Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS)  Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)  non-EO  Transit-1A launch date  1959-09-17   
TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)   NASA/JAXA  EO  The launch of TRMM took place on Nov. 27, 1997  1997-11-27   
Tsinghua-1 (HTQH-1)  Tsinghua University  EO  Launch date / End date  2000-06-28  2002-12-26 
TSX-5 (Tri-Service Experiments Mission 5)  Air Force Research Laboratory  non-EO  Date of Launch / End mission date  2000-06-07  2006-07-31 
TUBSAT (Technical University of Berlin Satellite) Program  Technical University of Berlin - Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics  EO  TUBSAT-A launch date / LAPAN-TUBSAT launch date  1991-07-17  2007-01-10 
UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite)  NASA  EO  Launch date / end of operational period  1991-09-12  2005-12-01 
UAVSAR (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar)  NASA  EO       
Ulysses  ESA / NASA  non-EO  Launch date / end of mission  1990-10-06  2009-06-30 
UniCubeSat   GAUSS (Gruppo di Astrodinamica dell' Universita degli Studi “la Sapienza”) at the University of Rome  non-EO  A launch of UniCubeSat is scheduled for November 2010.      
UniSat (University Satellite) Program  University of Rome (Universita di Roma)  non-EO  UniSat-3 launch date  2004-06-29   
UNITEC-1 (UNISEC Technology Experiment Carrier-1)  University Space Engineering Consortium (UNISEC)  non-EO  Launch date window  2010-05-20   
UoSAT-12  SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.)  EO  Launch date  1999-04-21   
UWE-1 (Universität Würzburg's Experimentalsatellit-1)  University of Würzburg and Fachhochschule Weingarten  non-EO  Launch date  2005-10-27   
UWE-2 (University of Würzburg Experimentalsatellit-2)  University of Würzburg and Fachhochschule Weingarten  non-EO  Launch date  2009-09-23   
Vega (Maiden Flight of new ESA Launcher and selected Payloads)  ASI and ESA   non-EO  Launch date window  2011-01-01   
VENµS (Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New MicroSatellite)  CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) and ISA (Israel Space Agency)  EO  Launch date window  2011-01-01  2012-12-31 
WEOS (Whale Ecology Observation Satellite)  Chiba Institute of Technology  non-EO  Launch date  2002-12-14   
WESTPAC (Western Pacific Satellite)  Electro Optic Systems Pty Limited (EOS)  EO  Launch date of WESTPAC  1998-07-10   
WIND  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  non-EO  Launch Date  1994-11-01   
WINDS (Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite) / Kizuna  JAXA / NICT (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency / National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)  non-EO  Launch date  2008-02-23   
WorldView-1  DigitalGlobe  EO  Launch Date  2007-09-18   
WorldView-2  DigitalGlobe  EO  The WorldView-2 spacecraft was launched on October 8, 2009   2009-10-08   
XSat of NTU (Nanyang Technological University), Singapore  CREST (Centre for Research in Satellite Technologies)  EO  Launch date window  2009-09-01  2009-12-31 
XSS (Experimental Spacecraft System), XSS-10 & XSS-11 Missions  AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory)  non-EO  Launch of XSS-11  2005-04-11   
Yubileiny (Jubilee)  Siberian State Aerospace University (SibSAU) and JSC-ISS Reshetnev Company  EO  Launch date  2008-05-23   
ZASat-002 (South African Satellite) / SumbandilaSat  SunSpace (Pty) Ltd / SAC (Satellite Application Center) of CSIR  EO  Launch date  2009-09-17   

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