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CHANDRA X-Ray Observatory
Launch date: July 23, 1999; Mission purpose: X-ray astronomy; Orbit details: Highly elliptical orbit
Beidou-2 G7
Launch date: June 12, 2016; Mission purpose: Navigation; Orbit details: Geostationary orbit
International Space Station (ISS)
Launch date: First module in 1998; Mission purpose: Multinational space habitat; Orbit details: Low Earth Orbit
GOES-16
Launch date: November 19, 2016; Mission purpose: Weather forecasting; Orbit details: Geostationary Orbit
Hubble Space Telescope
Launch date: April 24, 1990; Mission purpose: Astronomy; Orbit details: Low Earth Orbit
Landsat 8
Launch date: February 11, 2013; Mission purpose: Earth observation; Orbit details: Sun-synchronous orbit
Tiros-1
Launch date: April 1, 1960; Mission purpose: Weather satellite; Orbit details: Low Earth Orbit
Kepler Space Telescope
Launch date: March 7, 2009; Mission purpose: Extrasolar planet discovery; Orbit details: Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit
SES-8
Launch date: December 3, 2013; Mission purpose: Communication; Orbit details: Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO)
GPS IIR-1
Launch date: July 23, 1997; Mission purpose: Navigation; Orbit details: Medium Earth Orbit
INMARSAT-4 F3
Launch date: August 18, 2008; Mission purpose: Telecommunications; Orbit details: Geostationary orbit
Voyager 1
Launch date: September 5, 1977; Mission purpose: Planetary exploration; Orbit details: Heliospheric orbit (beyond the solar system)
Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE-A)
Launch date: December 28, 2005; Mission purpose: Navigation system testing; Orbit details: Medium Earth Orbit
Terra (EOS AM-1)
Launch date: December 18, 1999; Mission purpose: Earth observation; Orbit details: Sun-synchronous orbit
James Webb Space Telescope
Launch date: December 25, 2021; Mission purpose: Astronomy; Orbit details: Near Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange point
Sputnik 1
Launch date: October 4, 1957; Mission purpose: Technology demonstration; Orbit details: Low Earth Orbit
Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission
Launch date: November 20, 2004; Mission purpose: Gamma-ray burst detection; Orbit details: Low Earth Orbit
Copernicus Sentinel-6
Launch date: November 21, 2020; Mission purpose: Earth observation; Orbit details: Low Earth Orbit
Envisat
Launch date: March 1, 2002; Mission purpose: Earth observation; Orbit details: Sun-synchronous orbit
Aqua
Launch date: May 4, 2002; Mission purpose: Earth Science; Orbit details: Polar sun-synchronous orbit
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