Prototype

Nimbus 3

Vehicle

U.S. meteorological satellite

ISTSat-1

Vehicle

Portuguese nanosatellite

EnduroSat One

Vehicle

CubeSat launched from the ISS in 2018

Tatiana

Vehicle

Russian artificial satellite

Seeker

Vehicle

CubeSat built to demonstrate inspection of other spacecraft

GRBBeta

Vehicle

Slovakian/Hungarian technology demonstration CubeSat

Tansei 2

Vehicle

EXPRESS

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orbital space experiment recovery system, lost due to a launch failure

PicoSat

Vehicle

Orbiting Picosat Automatic Launcher

Vehicle

U.S. amateur radio satellite

D5-A

Vehicle

Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System

Vehicle

Shijian-11-01

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shijian 11-01 satellite

Nimbus 6

Vehicle

U.S. meteorological satellite

Microsat-TD

Vehicle

Indian Earth observation satellite

GROVER

Thing

rover prototype of NASA used for Earth-bound projects

Shijian-12

Vehicle

Shin'en 2

Thing

Japanese heliocentric amateur radio satellite

Compass-2

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the second satellite series designed by FH Aachen and RWTH Aachen students

TeikyoSat-3

Vehicle

Japanese life sciences satellite

Kiku-6

Vehicle

Japanese technology demonstration satellite

ITF-1

Vehicle

Japanese technology demonstration CubeSat

Dodecapole 2

Vehicle

SpinSat

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small research satellite operated by the Naval Research Laboratory

Spei Satelles

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cubesat; the Vatican's first satellite

ATL-1

Vehicle

Hungarian amateur radio satellite and technology testing satellite

ArduSat 1

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39412

STSS-ATRR

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technology demonstration satellite operated by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency

TechEdSat 3p

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Radar Fence Transponder

Vehicle

former American amateur radio satellite

Kiku-4

Vehicle

Japanese technology demonstration satellite

SOMP

Vehicle

German technology demonstration satellite

TSX-5

Vehicle

FASTRAC 1

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technology demonstration satellite developed by the University of Texas at Austin

SRET 1

Vehicle

Tansei 3

Vehicle

CanX-1

Vehicle

Canadian technology demonstration picosatellite

Wide-field of View Testbed

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American experimental early warning satellite

Cornell University Satellite

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American technology demonstration satellite

Nimbus B

Vehicle

U.S. meteorological satellite, lost in a launch failure

NEXTSat

Vehicle

DARPA technology demonstration satellite

Multispectral Thermal Imager

Vehicle

former American quasi-military reconnaissance spacecraft

BlueWalker 1

Vehicle

American communications and technology demonstration satellite

NEXTSat-2

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South Korea's small satellite launched in 2023

Minisatellite Italiano di Technologia Avanzata

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small satellite technology demonstrator

North Utah Satellite

Vehicle

American technology demonstration satellite

Rubin-8

Vehicle

MightySat-2.1

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American technology demonstration satellite

CubeBug-2

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Cubesat built in Argentina

Maya-1

Vehicle

nanosatellite of the Philippines

TIsat-1

Vehicle

Tansei 4

Vehicle

Horyu 2

Vehicle

Japanese small technology demonstration satellite

Advanced Avionics Module

Vehicle

Indian satellite

Kiku-5

Vehicle

Japanese technology demonstration satellite

Hitchhiker 2

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American prototype satellite

56-0632

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former B-52E bomber converted by the U.S. Air Force for participation in test programs

DeorbitSail-1

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satellite testing deorbit technology

Shijian-20

Vehicle

Chinese satellite

Tiankun-1

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Chinese technology demonstration satellite