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Herschel

The Herschel Space Observatory was a European Space Agency mission launched in 2009. It operated primarily in infrared w...

Astronomy Telescope Infrared Past

8.8 Great

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Hayabusa

The Hayabusa mission, developed by JAXA, successfully retrieved microscopic samples from the asteroid Itokawa in 2010. T...

Past Asteroid Jaxa Sample Return

8.8 Great

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Infrared Astronomical Satellite

The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) was a joint space telescope mission developed by the United States, the Nethe...

Telescope Nasa Infrared Past

8.6 Great

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Kaguya

Kaguya, officially designated as SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer), was a lunar orbiter mission developed...

Past Moon Orbiter Jaxa

8.4 Great

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Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer

The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) was an artificial satellite launched by NASA on December 30, 1995, to observe ast...

Astronomy Nasa Past Timing

8.3 Great

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Spektr-RG

Spektr-RG is a Russian-German space-based X-ray observatory launched in 2019 and placed in an orbit around the Sun-Earth...

Astronomy Russia Telescope Active

8.2 Great

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Suzaku (ASTRO-EII)

Suzaku, originally designated ASTRO-EII, was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite launched in 2005 and operated through...

Astronomy 2005 X Ray Jaxa

8.2 Great

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IKAROS

IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) was an experimental spacecraft developed by the J...

Technology Past Venus Jaxa

8.1 Great

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Yohkoh

Yohkoh, originally designated as the Solar-A mission, was a Japanese solar observation satellite launched in 1991. The s...

Solar Observatory Past X Ray

8.0 Great

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Infrared Space Observatory

The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was a European Space Agency space telescope launched by an Ariane 4 rocket in Novem...

Astronomy Telescope Infrared Past

7.9 Good

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NICER

The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) is an X-ray telescope developed by NASA and installed on the exte...

Astronomy Active Nasa X Ray

7.8 Good

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Akari

Akari, originally known as ASTRO-F, was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Age...

Survey Telescope Infrared Past

7.7 Good

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Spektr-R

Spektr-R was a Russian space radio telescope launched on 18 July 2011 as the centerpiece of the RadioAstron mission. It...

Astronomy Russia Telescope Radio

7.7 Good

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SLIM

SLIM was Japan's lunar lander built by JAXA to demonstrate pinpoint landing, making Japan the fifth country to soft-land...

Precision Past Moon Lander

7.7 Good

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Geotail

Geotail was a joint Japanese and United States space mission launched in 1992 to investigate Earth's magnetosphere, espe...

Nasa Past Magnetosphere Earth

7.6 Good

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RHESSI

RHESSI, the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager, was a NASA spacecraft launched in 2002 to study energe...

Solar Nasa Past X Ray

7.5 Good

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AstroSat

AstroSat is an Indian space observatory designed to study astronomical sources across ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths....

Astronomy Telescope Active Multiwavelength

7.4 Good

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Akebono

Akebono, originally designated EXOS-D, was a Japanese scientific satellite launched in 1989 to investigate auroras and p...

Aurora Past Magnetosphere Earth

7.4 Good

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XPoSat

XPoSat, the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite, is an Indian space observatory launched by ISRO on January 1, 2024, aboard the...

Astronomy Active X Ray Polarimetry

6.7 Fair

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Hitomi (ASTRO-H)

Hitomi (ASTRO-H) was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite developed by JAXA with NASA cooperation, launched on 17 Februa...

Astronomy 2016 X Ray Jaxa

3.2 Poor