Artificial Satellite Of The Earth

International Space Station

Organization

modular space station in low Earth orbit

Mir

Organization

1986–2001 modular space station in low Earth orbit

Vanguard 1

Vehicle

fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite

NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar

Vehicle

joint NASA and ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite

Sputnik 1

Vehicle

first artificial Earth satellite

Sputnik 2

Vehicle

Soviet artificial satellite that took the dog Laika to the space

Gaia

Vehicle

European Space Agency astrometric mission

Tiangong space station

Organization

Chinese space station in low Earth orbit

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

Vehicle

NASA Cosmic Microwave Background probe launched in 2001

Hipparcos

Vehicle

scientific satellite of the European Space Agency

Sputnik 3

Vehicle

Soviet research satellite

Omid

Vehicle

communications satellite

Korabl-Sputnik 2

Vehicle

Soviet artificial satellite, first to send animals into orbit and return safely

Telstar 1

Vehicle

communications satellite launched by NASA on July 10, 1962

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

Vehicle

space telescope for gamma-ray astronomy launched in 2008

Dong Fang Hong I

Vehicle

first satellite launched by China

Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Vehicle

former NASA ultraviolet space telescope

ESTCube-1

Vehicle

Estonian nanosatellite

Interstellar Boundary Explorer

Vehicle

NASA satellite

Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer

Vehicle

ESA satellite which mapped Earth's gravity field

Ohsumi

Vehicle

first Japanese satellite put into orbit

Spektr-R

Vehicle

Russian radio astronomy satellite

Landsat 7

Vehicle

American Earth observation satellite

Korabl-Sputnik 1

Vehicle

Soviet test flight

Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

Vehicle

NASA orbital observatory which studied Earth's atmosphere, particularly the ozone layer, and which re-entered the atmosphere in 2011

Infrared Space Observatory

Vehicle

decommissioned ESA space observatory

Astérix

Vehicle

French satellite

International Ultraviolet Explorer

Vehicle

astronomical observatory satellite

TIROS-1

Vehicle

former American weather satellite

Deep Space Climate Observatory

Place

American solar research spacecraft

INTEGRAL

Vehicle

currently operational space telescope for observing gamma rays

Astron

Vehicle

Soviet spacecraft

USA-193

Vehicle

failed reconnaissance satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office

Kosmos 954

Thing

Failed nuclear spacecraft

Envisat

Vehicle

former Earth observation satellite of the European Space Agency

Terra

Vehicle

NASA climate research satellite

Yohkoh Gamma and X-ray solar satellite

Vehicle

former solar observatory satellite

International Cometary Explorer

Vehicle

American magnetospheric research satellite

Gravity Probe B

Vehicle

space observatory to test frame dragging and geodetic effect

Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment

Event

joint mission of NASA and the German Aerospace Center

Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager

Place

space observatory which reentered in 2023

SCORE

Vehicle

communications satellite

Azerspace-1

Vehicle

Azerbaijani communications satellite

Korabl-Sputnik 4

Event

Soviet spacecraft

Pioneer 5

Vehicle

American space probe

Aqua

Vehicle

NASA Earth observation satellite

Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite

Vehicle

Japanese Earth observation satellite

RazakSAT

Vehicle

Malaysian satellite

Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer

Vehicle

decommissioned NASA space observatory

Alouette 1

Vehicle

former Canadian research satellite

Ikonos

Vehicle

commercial Earth observation satellite

Vanguard 2

Vehicle

Earth-orbiting weather satellite

Korabl-Sputnik 3

Event

space mission

Korabl-Sputnik 5

Vehicle

Soviet spacecraft

CloudSat

Vehicle

decommissioned NASA Earth observation satellite

Prospero

Vehicle

British Satellite

Project West Ford

Place

experimental space-based radio communication project

Solar Maximum Mission

Vehicle

former solar observatory satellite

Wind

Vehicle

NASA geomagnetic research satellite

CALIPSO

Vehicle

decommissioned joint NASA and CNES Earth observation satellite