Observatory

Hubble Space Telescope

Vehicle

NASA and ESA space telescope (launched 1990)

James Webb Space Telescope

Vehicle

NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched in 2021

Kepler Space Telescope

Vehicle

defunct NASA space telescope

Chandra X-ray Observatory

Vehicle

NASA space observatory

Parker Solar Probe

Vehicle

NASA robotic space probe to probe the outer corona of the Sun

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Vehicle

planned NASA infrared space observatory

Habitable Worlds Observatory

Vehicle

planned space telescope to directly image and spectroscopically analyse exoplanets

Spitzer Space Telescope

Vehicle

decommissioned NASA infrared space observatory

European Southern Observatory

Organization

intergovernmental organization and observatory in Chile

Herschel Space Observatory

Vehicle

former ESA space observatory

Gaia

Vehicle

European Space Agency astrometric mission

Mauna Kea Observatories

Organization

collaboration of astronomical observatories in Hawaii

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

Vehicle

NASA Cosmic Microwave Background probe launched in 2001

Hipparcos

Vehicle

scientific satellite of the European Space Agency

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

Vehicle

NASA satellite of the Explorer program

IRAS

Vehicle

space observatory

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

Vehicle

space observatory

Planck

Vehicle

former ESA space observatory

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

Vehicle

decommissioned American infrared space telescope

Cosmic Background Explorer

Vehicle

NASA space observatory

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

Vehicle

former NASA space observatory

COROT

Vehicle

European Space Agency space observatory

Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

Vehicle

mission concerning a space observatory in low earth orbit measuring gamma ray radiation

Solar Dynamics Observatory

Vehicle

solar observatory

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

Vehicle

space telescope for gamma-ray astronomy launched in 2008

Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Vehicle

NASA ultraviolet space telescope

Euclid

Vehicle

ESA space telescope aimed at mapping the distribution of dark matter

XMM-Newton

Vehicle

ESA space observatory

Spektr-R

Vehicle

Russian radio astronomy satellite

Astrosat

Vehicle

Indian space observatory

ROSAT

Vehicle

German space observatory

Infrared Space Observatory

Vehicle

ESA space observatory satellite

Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array

Vehicle

NASA X-ray space observatory

INTEGRAL

Vehicle

currently operational space telescope for observing gamma rays

Cos-B

Vehicle

satellite

International Ultraviolet Explorer

Vehicle

astronomical observatory satellite

Uhuru

Vehicle

first satellite launched specifically for the purpose of X-ray astronomy

Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Organization

astronomical observatory in Massachusetts, United States

Advanced Composition Explorer

Vehicle

NASA scientific satellite

Super-Kamiokande

Organization

Cherenkov detector in Kamioka, Japan

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Organization

observatory

PLATO

Vehicle

proposed European space telescope

Deep Space Climate Observatory

Place

American solar research spacecraft

CHEOPS

Vehicle

2019 European space telescope

Astron

Vehicle

Soviet spacecraft

Einstein Observatory

Vehicle

space observatory

Spektr-RG

Vehicle

Russian–German X-ray observatory

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Organization

astronomical observatory

Akari

Vehicle

infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Yohkoh Gamma and X-ray solar satellite

Vehicle

Solar observatory spacecraft

Transition Region And Coronal Explorer

Vehicle

NASA space observatory

Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager

Place

space observatory which reentered in 2023

Hinode

Vehicle

JAXA space observatory

BeppoSAX

Vehicle

former Italian-Dutch satellite used for X-ray astronomy

Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph

Vehicle

NASA solar observation satellite

Hitomi

Vehicle

failed Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite

Suzaku

Vehicle

decommissioned Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite

Astronomical Netherland Satellite

Vehicle

Dutch space-based X-ray and ultraviolet telescope

Terrestrial Planet Finder

Vehicle

proposed project by NASA to construct a system of space telescopes for detecting extrasolar terrestr

Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer

Vehicle

decommissioned NASA space observatory