ADM-Aeolus or in full Atmospheric Dynamics Mission Aeolus is an ESA satellite that is due for launch in 2015.ADM-Aeolus will be the first equipment capable of performing global wind-component-profile observation […]
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Intelsat I
Intelsat I (nicknamed Early Bird for the proverb The early bird catches the worm) was the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit on April 6 1965. […]
Astra 1B
Astra 1B was the second of the Astra communications satellites launched and operated by SES (Société Européenne des Satellites).
Expedition 13
Expedition 13 was the 13th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) and launched at 02:30 UTC on 30 March 2006. The expedition used the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft which stayed […]
Expedition 12
Expedition 12 (2005) was the 12th expedition to the International Space Station launched from Kazakhstan using the Russian Soyuz TMA-7 spacecraft. The crew landed back in Kazakhstan on 8 April […]
Cluster II (spacecraft)
Cluster II is a space mission of the European Space Agency with NASA participation to study the Earth’s magnetosphere over the course of an entire solar cycle. The mission is […]
GSAT-2
GSAT-2 was an experimental communication satellite built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and launched on one of the first GSLVs. The satellite was positioned at 48 deg east […]
GSAT-1
GSAT-1 was an experimental communications satellite launched aboard the maiden flight of the GSLV rocket.
STS-120
STS-120 was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 23 October 2007 from the Kennedy Space Center Florida. The mission is also referred to […]
Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment
The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment (APPLE) was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation on June 19 1981 by Ariane a launch vehicle […]