List of satellites | Britannica
March 20, 2023 - This is a list of satellites, ordered alphabetically according to the country that launched them. Note that some satellite launches were the result of collaborative efforts and are thus listed under multiple countries. (See also satellite communication; satellite observatory.)
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Satellite names
This page lists the names that have been given to satellites and rockets. Names that are merely acronyms or descriptions of the satellite's function (e.g. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) are not included. NASA has named a number of its scientific satellites, and other space ...
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The 50 Most Influential Satellites in History - GIS Geography
June 5, 2022 - In fact, it was the first commercial satellite that was granted a license in America. But IKONOS-1 never made it to space. IKONOS-2 did and was renamed IKONOS. ... QuickBird is versatile and cost-effective delivering optical imagery at 60cm. But in 2015, it was decommissioned and no longer serves the community. ... Originally named ...
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List of USA satellites - Wikipedia
April 23, 2008 - This is a list of satellites and spacecraft which have been given USA designations by the United States Air Force. These designations have been applied to most United States military satellites since 1984, and replaced the earlier OPS designation.
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Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers
October 25, 2019 - Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Asteroids | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Dwarf Planets · This page shows information about planetary bodies named by the IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN), and about bodies named by the IAU Committee on Small Body Nomenclature ...
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NASA Missions A-Z | NASA
4 days ago - NASA brings you images, videos and features from the unique perspective of America's space agency. Get updates on missions, watch NASA TV, read blogs, view the latest discoveries, and more.
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WMO OSCAR | List of all Satellites
Filter by agencies This filter allows you to specify the agencies of the satellite programme. Type the official acronyms, e.g. NASA, EUMETSAT, ROSHYDROMET, INPE in the box, separated by comma. (The names are not case-sensitive) For a list of all space agencies, go to Space Agencies Generally, ...
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(Selected) USA-series satellites
March 1, 2023 - Since all USA-series satellites have other names as well, launch covers and other postal items for these satellites are found under those other names. This page includes only those USA-series satellites which are described elsewhere on this website.
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The most historic satellites ever launched | Space
October 6, 2020 - In 1972, the United States' first ... Satellite, ERTS-A, launched with a mission of examining the Earth's landmass over a long period of time. It carried a camera and a multispectral scanner that showed the Earth's surface in different wavelengths of light. Later on, the mission was retroactively named Landsat 1 ...
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EU names its dream team to challenge Elon Musk’s Starlink for ...
1 week ago - If this sounds eerily similar to Elon Musk’s Starlink space broadband service, that’s because it’s designed so that Europe will have its own viable competing Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite communications service. This can be accessed instantly, even when there is no mobile phone signal ...
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Last Updated: May 19, 2023.