List of articles in "Satellite" category - Page 160

The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) was a NASA-operated orbital observatory whose mission was to study the Earth’s atmosphere particularly the protective ozone layer. The 5900-kilogram (13000 lb) satellite was […]

Alouette 2 was a Canadian research satellite launched at 04:48 UTC on November 29 1965 by a Thor Agena rocket with Explorer 31 from the Western test range at Vandenberg […]

CASSIOPE or CAScade Smallsat and IOnospheric Polar Explorer is a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) multi-mission satellite operated by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA). The mission is funded through CSA and […]

SCISAT-1 is a Canadian satellite designed to make observations of the Earth’s atmosphere. Its main instruments are an optical Fourier transform infrared spectrometer the ACE-FTS Instrument and an ultraviolet spectrophotometer […]

The Little Joe 2 was a test of the Mercury space capsule carrying the Rhesus monkey Sam (Macaca mulatta) close to the edge of space. He was sent to test […]

Venera 6 (Russian: Венера-6 meaning Venus 6) manufacturer’s designation: 4V-1 No.331 was a Soviet spacecraft launched towards Venus to obtain atmospheric data. It had an on-orbit dry mass of 1130 […]

Ranger 7 was the first US space probe to successfully transmit close images of the lunar surface back to Earth. It was also the first completely successful flight of the […]

Sputnik 3 (Russian: Спутник-3 Satellite 3) was a Soviet satellite launched on May 15 1958 from Baikonur cosmodrome by a modified R-7/SS-6 ICBM. It was a research satellite to explore […]

Lunar Prospector is the third mission selected by NASA for full development and construction as part of the Discovery Program. At a cost of $62.8 million the 19-month mission was […]

Soyuz TMA-4 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. It was launched on April 19 2004 (UTC) from Baikonur Cosmodrome. […]