Physical_Tool

P21A

Vehicle

The P-21A was a suborbital probe designed to collect nighttime ionospheric data needed to improve Ea

TEX

Vehicle

The US Military's STACKSAT mission involved the launch of three similar spacecraft (POGS, TEX, and S

ISIS-C

Vehicle

Mars 3 Lander

Vehicle

the Mars 3 descent module was to perform a soft landing on Mars, return images from the surface, and

SR 4/GREB 4

Vehicle

The SR4/GREB4 mission, also designated Sunray 4 or Solar Radiation 4 was a U.S. Navy solar radiation

GECAM A

Vehicle

(Gravitational Wave High-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor) is a constellation of t

Mars 94 (Cancelled)

Vehicle

The Mars 94 mission is composed of an orbiter, two ground stations, and two penetrators.

Lambda 4S-1

Vehicle

DAVINCI PLUS

Vehicle

The DAVINCI+ (Deep Atmosphere of Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging Plus) mi

Shijian-11-05

Vehicle

SPARTAN 101

Vehicle

American X-ray astronomy spacecraft flown during STS-51-G

Apollo Lunar Series

Vehicle

OSO-C

Vehicle

This was the third in a series of Orbiting Solar Observatories launched with the intention of mainta

OSO-J

Vehicle

Lambda 4S-2

Vehicle

Spartan-B

Vehicle

spacecraft

Apollo 10 SIVB

Vehicle

The Apollo Saturn V SIVB was the third stage of the Saturn V booster. The SIVB consisted of a trunca

SPARTAN 201-04

Vehicle

American solar observatory flown during STS-87

Sunlab-A

Vehicle

SUNLAB-A is a Shuttle-attached payload which is a reflight of the four solar physics instruments des

Firewheel Sub-Sat 1

Vehicle

This sub-payload would have been ejected from FIRE-A, and carried diagnostic instruments for observa

Apollo 15 Subsatellite

Vehicle

The Apollo Saturn V SIVB was the third stage of the Saturn V booster.

1965-027E

Vehicle

Explorer S45

Vehicle

Its mission was to investigate the shape of the ionosphere. The spacecraft did not achieve orbit.

Apollo 13 SIVB

Vehicle

The Apollo Saturn V SIVB was the third stage of the Saturn V booster.

Astromag FF

Vehicle

Astromag Free-Flyer (FF) permits measurements of high energy (>1GeV/nucleon) cosmic ray nuclei and e

SMS 2

Vehicle

spacecraft, a NASA-developed, NOAA-operated spacecraft

Firewheel Sub-Sat 4

Vehicle

This sub-payload would have been ejected from FIRE-A, and carried diagnostic instruments for observa

SOLRAD 11A

Vehicle

SOLRAD 11A was one of a pair of identical satellites that were placed in a circular equatorial orbit

ISTP/Equator

Vehicle

The ISTP/EQUATOR spacecraft was removed from consideration when the ISTP mission was re-scoped in la

SOLRAD 11B

Vehicle

SOLRAD 11B was one of a pair of identical satellites that were placed in a circular equatorial orbit

RM 18

Vehicle

Ariane V2

Vehicle

Ariane V2 is one of the planned launches in the French Ariane mission. The purpose of the mission is

COS-A

Vehicle

Relict 2

Vehicle

Relict 2 has the twin objectives of acquiring submillimeter wavelength astrophysical and magnetotail

GMS 6

Vehicle

Apollo 9 SIVB

Vehicle

The Apollo Saturn V SIVB was the third stage of the Saturn V booster.

S3-3

Vehicle

This spacecraft was a small observatory in a near-polar orbit with eight different sensors on board.

P21

Vehicle

This spacecraft was in the shape of a frustrum of an octagonal right pyramid.

Firewheel

Vehicle

This spacecraft was designed to make barium and lithium ion releases in the night magnetosphere

Prognoz 1

Vehicle

Soviet scientific research spacecraft, launched 1972

Mars 96 Penetrator

Vehicle

The Mars 96 spacecraft was launched into Earth orbit, but failed to achieve insertion into Mars

Vela 6B

Vehicle

Vela 6B was one of two spin-stabilized, polyhedral satellites that comprised the sixth launch in the

ORBIS CAL I

Vehicle

GRASP

Vehicle

SPARTAN 201-03

Vehicle

American solar observatory flown during STS-69

CORSA

Vehicle

Cosmic Radiation Satellite.The CORSA satellite was launched but failed to achieve orbit.

Artificial Comet

Vehicle

In 1961, an artificial comet payload was planned for launch in 1963

Apollo 12 SIVB

Vehicle

The Apollo Saturn V SIVB was the third stage of the Saturn V booster.

Apollo 16 Subsatellite

Vehicle

The Apollo Saturn V SIVB was the third stage of the Saturn V booster.

Far Ultraviolet Space Telescope

class

FAUST is a compact, wide field-of-view, far ultraviolet instrument designed for observations of exte

Vega-C flight VV26

Event

space launch

Vega flight VV23

Event

Space launch

Vega-C flight VV27

Event

space launch

Vega flight VV24

Event

Space launch

Vega-C flight VV25

Event

Space launch

Yangwang-1

Vehicle

space observatory

CRISTA-SPAS I

Vehicle

free-flying observatory carried on Space Shuttle mission STS-66

ORFEUS-SPAS II

Vehicle

free-flying observatory carried on Space Shuttle mission STS-80

Spectrum-X-Gamma

Vehicle

Carl Sagan Observatory

Vehicle

proposed space observatory