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CORONA (KH-4)

CORONA was a highly classified United States military reconnaissance satellite program developed by the CIA and the Air...

1960S Reconnaissance Leo Cia Usaf

9.2 Excellent

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SRTM

The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) was an international project led by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Age...

2000S Leo Dem Generation Nasa Usaf

9.2 Excellent

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WorldView-3

WorldView-3 is a high-resolution commercial Earth observation satellite operated by Maxar and launched in 2014. It provi...

High Resolution 2010S Polar Orbit Maxar

9.1 Excellent

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KH-9 Hexagon

The KH-9 Hexagon was a series of large photoreconnaissance satellites operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office...

1970S Reconnaissance Leo Declassified

8.9 Great

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China Space Station (Tiangong)

China Space Station (Tiangong) is China's permanently crewed modular orbital station, with its core Tianhe module launch...

Modular 2020S Leo Crewed

8.8 Great

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SPOT-1

SPOT-1 was a French Earth observation satellite launched by the CNES in 1986, marking the inaugural mission of the comme...

France 1980S Cnes Earth Observation

8.4 Great

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UARS

UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite) was a NASA satellite deployed from Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-48...

1990S Nasa Atmosphere Leo

8.3 Great

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SORCE

SORCE (Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment) was a NASA satellite launched on January 25, 2003 aboard a Pegasus XL roc...

Climate 2000S Nasa Leo

8.3 Great

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Landsat 4

Landsat 4 was a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey Earth observation satellite launched on July 16, 1982 into a Sun-s...

1980S Earth Observation Polar Orbit Multispectral

8.3 Great

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OSCAR-1

OSCAR-1 was the first amateur-built satellite to reach orbit, launched on December 12, 1961 as a secondary payload aboar...

1960S Leo Amateur Radio Amsat

8.3 Great

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ERBS

The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was a NASA scientific spacecraft launched from the Space Shuttle Challenger...

Climate 1980S Nasa Leo

8.2 Great

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COSMIC-2 (constellation)

COSMIC-2 is a constellation of six satellites developed jointly by NOAA and Taiwan's NSPO, launched on June 25, 2019 abo...

2010S Leo Gnss Ro Noaa Nspo

8.1 Great

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AO-7 (OSCAR-7)

AO-7 (OSCAR-7) is an amateur radio satellite constructed by volunteers and launched into low Earth orbit by the Radio Am...

1970S Leo Amateur Radio Amsat

8.1 Great

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IRS-1A

IRS-1A was India's first indigenous remote sensing satellite, launched on March 17, 1988 from Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard...

India 1980S Isro Earth Observation

8.1 Great

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Rohini RS-1

Rohini RS-1 was India's first indigenously built satellite successfully placed in orbit, launched on July 18, 1980 from...

1980S Leo Technology Demo Isro

8.0 Great

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SAMPEX

SAMPEX (Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer) was a NASA satellite launched in July 1992 as the first mi...

1990S Nasa Leo Solar Energetic Particles

7.8 Good

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SO-50 (SaudiSat 1C)

SO-50, also known as SaudiSat 1C, is an amateur radio satellite launched by Saudi Arabia in 2002. It orbits the Earth in...

2000S Leo Amateur Radio Amsat

7.6 Good

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SAR-Lupe 1

SAR-Lupe 1 is a reconnaissance satellite operated by the German Armed Forces and launched in 2006. It was the first of f...

Defense Germany 2000S Leo

7.5 Good

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NOAA-9

NOAA-9 is an American weather satellite launched in December 1984 as part of the TIROS-N series. It operates in a polar...

Historic 1980S Weather Noaa

7.3 Good

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AO-91 (Fox-1B)

AO-91, also known as Fox-1B, is an amateur radio CubeSat launched by AMSAT in November 2017. It carries a U/V FM voice t...

2010S Leo Cubesat Amateur Radio

7.1 Good