With Spektr-R currently unable to take on new missions and a data transfer issue impacting Russia’s other science satellite, the Mikhailo Lomonosov, Russia has no active science satellites for the time being.

China has successfully launched a retrievable scientific research satellite.

This Tuesday the satellite LISA Pathfinder will be switched off.

It is the biggest science satellite ever built in Europe.

The IMAGE spacecraft as seen in 2000, before its launch.

The ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace) is Japanese geospace exploration project.

Iran Launches Satellite into Space, Fails to Put It into Orbit

TRACE is one of several small satellites in NASA's Small Explorer (SMEX) project.

15:00-15:30 Signature of ESA/CNES agreement for the COROT scientific satellite.

( ) 15:00-15:30 Signature of ESA/CNES agreement for the COROT scientific satellite

The Small Astronomy Satellite 2, also known also as SAS-2, SAS B or Explorer 48, was a NASA gamma ray telescope.

It was also the first Canadian science satellite launched since ISIS II, 32 years previously.

Picard is a scientific satellite of 150 kg, led by CNES, the French space agency.

It was also the first Canadian science satellite launched since ISIS II, 32 years previously.

In December 2005, NASA lost contact with the IMAGE satellite.