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==Passive satellites== |
==Passive satellites== |
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*[[Ajisai (satellite)|Ajisai]], [[Experimental Geodetic Payload]] |
*[[Ajisai (satellite)|Ajisai]], [[Experimental Geodetic Payload]] |
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*[[ATS-3]] |
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*[[ATS-6]] |
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*Beacon-C, Beacon Explorer C, BE-C, [[Explorer 27]] |
*Beacon-C, Beacon Explorer C, BE-C, [[Explorer 27]] |
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*[[BLITS]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ilrs.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov/missions/satellite_missions/past_missions/blit_general.html|title=BLITS|last=|first=|date=|website=ilrs.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref> |
*[[BLITS]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ilrs.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov/missions/satellite_missions/past_missions/blit_general.html|title=BLITS|last=|first=|date=|website=ilrs.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref> |
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**Calsphere 4A |
**Calsphere 4A |
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**Calsphere 5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1971-012E |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1971-02-17 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
**Calsphere 5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1971-012E |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1971-02-17 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
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* [[Charge Composition Explorer|CCE]], Explorer 65 |
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*Dragsphere 1<ref name=dsphere>{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/dragsphere-1.htm |title=Dragsphere 1, 2 |website=Space.skyrocket.de |date=2014-09-19 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
*Dragsphere 1<ref name=dsphere>{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/dragsphere-1.htm |title=Dragsphere 1, 2 |website=Space.skyrocket.de |date=2014-09-19 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
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*Dragsphere 2<ref name=dsphere/> |
*Dragsphere 2<ref name=dsphere/> |
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*[[Dynamics Explorer]] 1, Explorer 62 |
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*[[Etalon (satellite)|Etalon]]<ref>{{cite web| last =Lindborg| first =Christina| title =Etalon| work =Russia and Navigation Systems| publisher =Federation of American Scientists| url =http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/russia/nav/etalon.htm| accessdate = 10 November 2012}}</ref> |
*[[Etalon (satellite)|Etalon]]<ref>{{cite web| last =Lindborg| first =Christina| title =Etalon| work =Russia and Navigation Systems| publisher =Federation of American Scientists| url =http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/russia/nav/etalon.htm| accessdate = 10 November 2012}}</ref> |
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**[[Kosmos 1989]] |
**[[Kosmos 1989]] |
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**[[Kosmos 2024]] |
**[[Kosmos 2024]] |
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*[[Explorer 9]] |
*[[Explorer 9]] |
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*[[Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer|FAST]], Explorer 70 |
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*[[Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer|FUSE]], Explorer 77 |
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*GFZ-1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1986-017J |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1995-04-19 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
*GFZ-1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1986-017J |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1995-04-19 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
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*[[Humanity Star]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/a15892673/satellites-orbit-naked-eye-humanity-star/|title=Space-Spotting: How To See Humanity Star and Other Objects in Orbit|date=2018-01-26|work=Popular Mechanics|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en-US}}</ref> |
*[[Humanity Star]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/a15892673/satellites-orbit-naked-eye-humanity-star/|title=Space-Spotting: How To See Humanity Star and Other Objects in Orbit|date=2018-01-26|work=Popular Mechanics|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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*[[Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration|IMAGE]], Explorer 78 |
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*[[LAGEOS]] |
*[[LAGEOS]] |
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**LAGEOS 1 |
**LAGEOS 1 |
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*Rigid Sphere 1 (AVL-802H)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1971-067P |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1971-08-07 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
*Rigid Sphere 1 (AVL-802H)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1971-067P |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1971-08-07 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
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*Rigid Sphere 2<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1971-067E |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1971-08-07 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
*Rigid Sphere 2<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1971-067E |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1971-08-07 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
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*[[Seasat]] |
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*[[Solrad 8]], Explorer 30 |
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*[[Sfera (satellite)|Sfera]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sfera-53.htm |title=Sfera-53 (TEKh-44, Vektor-T) |website=Space.skyrocket.de |date= |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
*[[Sfera (satellite)|Sfera]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sfera-53.htm |title=Sfera-53 (TEKh-44, Vektor-T) |website=Space.skyrocket.de |date= |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
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*[[Starshine (satellite)|Starshine]] |
*[[Starshine (satellite)|Starshine]] |
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*Starlette<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1975-010A |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1975-02-06 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
*Starlette<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1975-010A |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1975-02-06 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
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*Stella<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1993-061B |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1993-09-26 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
*Stella<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1993-061B |title=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details |website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |date=1993-09-26 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
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* [[Transit Research and Attitude Control|TRAAC]] |
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*WESTPAC 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/westpac.htm |title=WESTPAC 1 |website=Space.skyrocket.de |date=1995-12-02 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
*WESTPAC 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/westpac.htm |title=WESTPAC 1 |website=Space.skyrocket.de |date=1995-12-02 |accessdate=2016-02-13}}</ref> |
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*[[Balloon satellite]]s |
*[[Balloon satellite]]s |
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*[[Satellite geodesy]] |
*[[Satellite geodesy]] |
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* [[DODGE (satellite)|DODGE]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
Revision as of 17:10, 1 January 2020
List of passive satellites is a listing of inert or mostly inert satellites, mainly of the Earth. This includes typically various reflector type satellites used for geodesy and atmospheric measurements
Passive satellites
- Ajisai, Experimental Geodetic Payload
- Beacon-C, Beacon Explorer C, BE-C, Explorer 27
- BLITS[1]
- Calsphere satellites[2]
- Calsphere
- Calsphere 1A
- Calsphere 2
- Calsphere 3
- Calsphere 4
- Calsphere 4A
- Calsphere 5[3]
- Dragsphere 1[4]
- Dragsphere 2[4]
- Etalon[5]
- Explorer 9
- GFZ-1[6]
- Humanity Star[7]
- LAGEOS
- LAGEOS 1
- LAGEOS 2, see STS-52
- LARES
- Larets[8][9]
- LCS-1[10]
- PAGEOS
- PAMS-STU, see STS-77[11]
- Reflector[12]
- PasComSat
- Rigid Sphere 1 (AVL-802H)[13]
- Rigid Sphere 2[14]
- Sfera[15]
- Starshine
- Starlette[17]
- Stella[18]
- WESTPAC 1[19]
Mostly passive satellites
- Starshine 3, see Athena I[20]
- Echo project[21]
- Echo 1 (Echo 1A)
- Echo 2
- Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
See also
- List of laser ranging satellites
- Lunar Laser Ranging experiment
- Balloon satellites
- Satellite geodesy
References
- ^ "BLITS". ilrs.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Calsphere 1, 2, 3, 4". Space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 1971-02-17. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ a b "Dragsphere 1, 2". Space.skyrocket.de. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ Lindborg, Christina. "Etalon". Russia and Navigation Systems. Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 1995-04-19. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "Space-Spotting: How To See Humanity Star and Other Objects in Orbit". Popular Mechanics. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Larets". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Larets". ilrs.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "LCS 1". NSSDCA Master Catalog. NSSDCA. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 1996-05-22. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2001-12-10. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 1971-08-07. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 1971-08-07. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "Sfera-53 (TEKh-44, Vektor-T)". Space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 1999-06-05. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 1975-02-06. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 1993-09-26. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "WESTPAC 1". Space.skyrocket.de. 1995-12-02. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "Starshine 3 (Starshine-OSCAR 43, SO 43)". Space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ Donald H. Martin (2000). Communication Satellites. AIAA. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-884989-09-4.