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Spacecraft
Country ranks
Launch date
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Sponsor
Remarks
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1 9 7 2
(1 Earth remote sensing satellite in 143 missions = %)
1)
ERTS 1 / Landsat 1
(1st American)
...
1 9 7 3
(0 Earth remote sensing satellite in 146 missions = 0%)
None.
1 9 7 4
(0 Earth remote sensing satellite in 136 missions = 0%)
None.
1 9 7 5
(2 Earth remote sensing satellites in 168 missions = %)
2)
Landsat 2 / ERTS 2
(2nd American)
...
3)
Kosmos 741 / Gektor-Priroda
(1st Soviet)
1 9 7 6
(0 Earth remote sensing satellite in 164 missions = 0%)
None.
1 9 7 7
(0 Earth remote sensing satellite in 147 missions = 0%)
None.
1 9 7 8
(2 Earth remote sensing satellites in 174 missions = %)
4)
Landsat 3
(3rd American)
...
5)
Seasat 1
(4th American)
1 9 7 9
(7 Earth remote sensing satellites in 134 missions = %)
6)
Kosmos 1076 / Okean-E NKh 1
(2nd Soviet)
...
7)
Kosmos 1102 / Gektor-Priroda
(3rd Soviet)
8)
Bhaskara
(1st Indian)
9)
Kosmos 1106 / Gektor-Priroda
(4th Soviet)
10)
Kosmos 1118 / Gektor-Priroda
(5th Soviet)
11)
Kosmos 1122 / Gektor-Priroda
(6th Soviet)
12)
Kosmos 1127 / Resurs-F1 11
(7th Soviet)
1 9 8 0
(5 Earth remote sensing satellites in 144 missions = %)
13)
Kosmos 1151 / Okean-E NKh 2
(8th Soviet)
...
14)
Kosmos 1185 / Resurs-F1 12
(9th Soviet)
15)
Rohini 1
(2nd Indian)
16)
Kosmos 1203 / Resurs-F1 13
(10th Soviet)
17)
Kosmos 1209 / Resurs-F1 14
(11th Soviet)
1 9 8 1
(4 Earth remote sensing satellites in 160 missions = %)
18)
Rohini 2
(3rd Indian)
...
19)
Kosmos 1280 / Resurs-F1 15
(12th Soviet)
20)
Bhaskara 2
(4th Indian)
21)
Kosmos 1301 / Resurs-F1 16
(13th Soviet)
L
1 9 8 2
(4 Earth remote sensing satellites in 160 missions = %)
22)
Kosmos 1369 / Resurs-F1 17
(14th Soviet)
...
23)
Kosmos 1376 / Resurs-F1 18
(15th Soviet)
24)
Landsat 4
(5th American)
25)
Kosmos 1401 / Resurs-F1 19
(16th Soviet)
1 9 8 3
(9 Earth remote sensing satellites in 162 missions = %)
26)
Kosmos 1440 / Resurs-F1 20
(17th Soviet)
...
27)
Rohini 3
(5th Indian)
28)
Kosmos 1462 / Resurs-F1 21
(18th Soviet)
29)
Kosmos 1468 / Resurs-F1 22
(19th Soviet)
30)
Kosmos 1483 / Resurs-F1 23
(20th Soviet)
31)
Kosmos 1484 / Resurs-OE 3-2
(21st Soviet)
32)
Kosmos 1487 / Resurs-F1 25
(22dn Soviet)
33)
Kosmos 1498 / Resurs-F1 24
(23rd Soviet)
34)
Kosmos 1500 / Okean-OE 1
(24th Soviet)
L
1 9 8 4
(8 Earth remote sensing satellites in 169 missions = %)
35)
Kosmos 1537 / Resurs-F1 27
(25th Soviet)
...
36)
Landsat 5
(6th American)
37)
Kosmos 1572 / Resurs-F1 26
(26th Soviet)
38)
Kosmos 1575 / Resurs-F1 48
(27th Soviet)
39)
Kosmos 1582 / Resurs-F1 49
(28th Soviet)
40)
Kosmos 1590 / Resurs-F1 50
(29th Soviet)
41)
Kosmos 1591 / Resurs-F1 51
(30th Soviet)
42)
Kosmos 1602 / Okean-OE
(31st Soviet)
L
1 9 8 5
(7 Earth remote sensing satellites in 173 missions = %)
43)
Kosmos 1653 / Resurs-F1 52
(32nd Soviet)
...
44)
Kosmos 1657 / Resurs-F1 54
(33rd Soviet)
45)
Kosmos 1663 / Resurs-F1 55
(34th Soviet)
46)
Kosmos 1672 / Resurs-F1 57
(35th Soviet)
47)
Kosmos 1678 / Resurs-F1 53
(36th Soviet)
48)
Kosmos 1689 / Resurs-O1 1L
(37th Soviet)
49)
Kosmos 1708 / Resurs-F1 56
(38th Soviet)
L
1 9 8 6
(6 Earth remote sensing satellites in 151 missions = %)
50)
SPOT 1
(1st European)
...
51)
Kosmos 1746 / Resurs-F1 58
(39th Soviet)
52)
Kosmos 1762 / Resurs-F1 59
(40th Soviet)
53)
Kosmos 1766 / Okean-O1 3
(41st Soviet)
54)
Kosmos 1768 / Resurs-F1 60
(42ndt Soviet)
55)
Kosmos 1789 / Resurs-F1 61
(43rd Soviet)
1 9 8 7
(6 Earth remote sensing satellites in 141 missions = %)
56)
MOS-1 / Momo 1
(1st Japanese
...
57)
Kosmos 1846 / Resurs-F1 104
(44th Soviet)
58)
Kosmos / Resurs-F1 105
(45th Soviet)
59)
Kosmos 1869 / Okean-O1 2
(46th Soviet)
60)
Kosmos 1882 / Resurs-F1 107
(47th Soviet)
61)
Kosmos 1906 / Resurs-F2 1
(48th Soviet)
1 9 8 8
(9 Earth remote sensing satellites in 155 missions = %)
62)
Kosmos 1920 / Resurs-F1 106
(49th Soviet)
...
63)
IRS 1A
(6th Indian)
64)
Kosmos 1939 / Resurs-O1 2L
(50th Soviet)
65)
Kosmos 1951 / Resurs-F1 28
(51st Soviet)
66)
Kosmos 1957 / Resurs-F1 29
(52nd Soviet)
67)
Kosmos / Resurs-F1 30
(53th Soviet)
68)
Okean 1
(54th Soviet)
69)
Kosmos 1965 / Resurs-F2 2
(55th Soviet)
70)
Kosmos 1968 / Resurs-F1 31
(56th Soviet)
1 9 8 9
(7 Earth remote sensing satellites in 139 missions = %)
71)
Kosmos 1990 / Resurs-F2 3
(57th Soviet)
...
72)
Resurs F-01
(58th Soviet)
73)
Okean
(59th Soviet)
74)
Resurs F-02
(60th Soviet)
75)
Resurs F-03
(61st Soviet)
76)
Resurs F-04
(62nd Soviet)
77)
Resurs F-05
(63rd Soviet)
1 9 9 0
(6 Earth remote sensing satellites in 173 missions = %)
78)
SPOT 2
(2nd European)
...
79)
Okean 2
(64th Soviet)
80)
Resurs F-06
(65th Soviet)
81)
Resurs F-07
(66th Soviet)
82)
Resurs F-08
(67th Soviet)
83)
Resurs F-09
(68th Soviet)
1 9 9 1
(7 Earth remote sensing satellites in 143 missions = %)
84)
Resurs F-10
(69th Soviet)
...
85)
Okean 3
(70th Soviet)
86)
Resurs F-11
(71st Soviet)
87)
ERS 1
(3rd European)
88)
Resurs F-12
(72nd Soviet)
89)
Resurs F-13
(73rd Soviet)
90)
IRS 1B
(7th Indian)
1 9 9 2
(5 Earth remote sensing satellites in 135 missions = %)
91)
JERS 1 / Fuyo 1
(2nd Japanese)
...
92)
Resurs F-14
(74th Russian)
93)
Resurs F-15
(75th Russian)
94)
Resurs F-16
(76th Russian)
95)
Resurs-500
(77th Russian)
1 9 9 3
(6 Earth remote sensing satellites in 118 missions = %)
96)
Resurs F-17
(78th Russian)
...
97)
Resurs F-18
(79th Russian)
98)
Resurs F-19
(80th Russian)
99)
IRS-1E
(8th Indian)
100)
SPOT 3
(4th European)
101)
Landsat 6
(7th American)
1 9 9 4
(3 Earth remote sensing satellites in 130 missions = %)
102)
IRS P2
(9th Indian)
...
103)
Okean-O1 7
(81st Russian)
104)
Resurs-O1 3
(82nd Russian)
L
1 9 9 5
(5 Earth remote sensing satellites in 113 missions = %)
105)
ERS 2
(5th European)
...
106)
OrbView-1 / Microlab 1
(8th American)
107)
Resurs F-20
(83rd Russian)
108)
Radarsat 1
(1st Canadian)
L
109)
IRS 1C
(10th Indian)
1 9 9 6
(1 Earth remote sensing satellite in 112 missions = %)
110)
IRS-P3
(11th Indian)
...
1 9 9 7
(7 Earth remote sensing satellites in 158 missions = %)
111)
Minisat 01
(6th European)
...
112)
OrbView 2 / Seasta
(9th American)
113)
Lewis / SSTI
(10th American)
114)
IRS 1D
(12th Indian)
115)
Resurs F1M
(84th Russian)
116)
TRMM
(11th American)
117)
EarlyBird
(12th American)
1 9 9 8
(2 Earth remote sensing satellites in 174 missions = %)
118)
SPOT 4
(7th European)
...
119)
Resurs-O1 4
(85th Russian)
1 9 9 9
(12 Earth remote sensing satellites in 133 missions = %)
120)
Landsat 7
(13th American)
...
121)
Ikonos 1
(14th American)
122)
OceanSat 1 / IRS-P4
(13th Indian)
123)
KITSAT
(1st South Korean)
124)
DLR-TUBSAT
(8th European)
125)
QuikScat
(15th American)
126)
Okean-O 1
(86th Russian)
127)
Ikonos 2
(16th American)
128)
Resurs F-1M
(87th Russian)
129)
ZY-1 / Zi Yuan 1 / CBERS 1
(1st Chinese-Brazilian)
130)
Terra / EOS AM-1
(17th American)
131)
Arirang-1 / KOMPSAT
(2nd South Korean)
L
2 0 0 0
(5 Earth remote sensing satellites in 131 missions = %)
132)
MTI
(18th American)
...
133)
TiungSAT-1 / Malaysian-
OSCAR 46 (MO-46)
(1st Malaysia)
134)
QuickBird 1
(19th American)
135)
SAC-C
(1st Argentina)
136)
EROS A1
(1st Israelian)
2 0 0 1
(4 Earth remote sensing satellites in 93 missions = %)
137)
Orbview-4 / Warfighter-1
(20th American)
...
138)
QuickBird
(21st American)
139)
BIRD
(9th European)
140)
Badr B
(1st Pakistaniese)
2 0 0 2
(6 Earth remote sensing satellites in 101 missions = %)
141)
SPOT 5
(10th European)
...
142)
Aqua / EOS PM-1
(22nd American)
143)
HY-1 / Hai Yang 1
(1st Chinese)
144)
AlSAT-1 / DMC
(1st Algerian)
145)
ADEOS-2 / Midori 2
(3rd Japanese)
146)
WEOS
(2nd Chinese)
2 0 0 3
(6 Earth remote sensing satellites in 97 missions = %)
147)
Orbview-3
(23rd American)
...
148)
NigeriaSat-1
(1st Nigerian)
149)
UK-DMC / BNSCSat
(11th European)
150)
BILSAT-1
(1st Turkish)
151)
IRS-P6 / ResourceSat
(14th Indian)
152)
ZY-1 2 (CBERS 2)
(2nd Chinese-Brazilian)
2 0 0 4
(6 Earth remote sensing satellites in 77 missions = 8 %)
153)
Shiyan 1 / Tansui 1
(3rd Chinese)
...
154)
ROCSAT-2
(1st Tawainese)
155)
SaudiSat-2
(1st Arab)
156)
Shiyan 2 / Tansuo 2
(4th Chinese)
157)
Sich-1M
(1st Ukrainian)
158)
MK-1TS Mikron
(88th Russian)
2 0 0 5
(4 Earth remote sensing satellites in 78 missions = 5 %)
159)
Cartosat
(15th Indian)
...
160)
Monitor-E
(89th Russian)
161)
TopSat
(12th European)
162)
Sihah 1
(1st Iranian)
.
2 0 0 6
(6 Earth remote sensing satellites in 116 missions = 5 %)
163)
ALOS / Daichi
(4th Japanese)
24 Jan 06
Japan (JAXA)
164)
Eros-B / Eros-B1
(2nd Israelian)
25 Apr 06
ImageSat
165)
Yaogan 1 / RSS 1
(5th Chinese)
26 Apr 06
166)
Resurs-DK1
(90th Russian)
15 Jun 06
167)
BelKA
(1st Belarus)
26 Jul 06
168)
KOMPSAT-2 / Arirang-2
(3re Southg Korean)
25 Jul 06
2 0 0 7
(10 Earth remote sensing satellites in 123 missions = 8 %)
169)
CARTOSAT-2
(16th Indian)
10 Jan 07
India (ISRO)
170)
LAPAN-TUBSat
(1st Indonesian)
10 Jan 07
LAPAN & YUB
171)
Haiyang 1B / HY-1B
(6th Chinese)
11 Apr 07
China
172)
EgyptSat 1 / Misr 1 (MirsSat 1)
(1st Eguptian)
17 Apr 07
Egypt (NARSSS)
173)
Saudisat 3
(2nd Arab)
17 Apr 07
Saudi Arabia (KACST)
174)
COSMO-Skymed 1 / COSMO-1
(13th European)
8 Jun 07
Italy (ASI)
175)
TerraSAR-X
(14th European)
15 Jun 07
Germany
176)
CBERS-2B
(3rd China-Brazilian)
19 Sep 07
China-Brazi
177)
COSMO SkyMed-2
(15th European)
9 Dec 07
Italy (ASI)
178)
Radarsat 2
(2nd Canadian)
14 Dec 07
Canadian Space Agency
2 0 0 8
(6 Earth remote sensing satellites in 111 missions = 5 %)
179)
CARTOSAT-2A
17th Indian
28 Apr 08
India (ISRO)
180)
IMS-1 / Indian Mini Satellite
18th Indian
28 Apr 08
India (ISRO)
181)
HJ-1A / Huan Jing-1A
7th Chinese
6 Sep 08
182)
HJ-1B / Huan Jing-1B
8th Chinese
6 Sep 08
183)
THEOS
1st Thail
1 Oct 08
184)
COSMO-Skymed 3 / COSMO-3
16th European
25 Oct 08
Italy (ASI & Defense)
2 0 0 9
(7 Earth remote sensing satellites in 129 missions = 4½ %)
185)
PRISM
23 Jan 09
University of Tokyo
186)
Razaksat
14 Jul 09
Malaysia
187)
Deimos 1
29 Jul 09
Spain (Deimos Space)
188)
Dubaisat-1
29 Jul 09
Dubai
189)
DMC-2 / UK-DMC 2
29 Jul 09
United Kingdom
190)
Sumbandila / SumbandilaSat
17 Sep 09
South Africa
191)
Oceansat-2
23 Sep 09
India (ISRO)
2 0 1 0
(5 Earth remote sensing satellites in 129 missions = 4 %)
192)
Tandem-X
German'
21 Jun 10
193)
Cartosat 2B
Indian
12 Jul 10
194)
Alsat 2A
Algerisn
12 Jul 10
195)
Tianhui 1
Chinese
24 Aug 10
196)
COSMO-SkyMed 4
Italian
6 Nov 10
2 0 1 1
(4 Earth remote sensing satellites in missions = %)
197)
Resourcesat-2
India's ISRO
20 Apr 11
198)
Haiyang 2
China
15 Aug 11
199)
NigeriaSat 2
Nigeria
17 Aug 11
200)
Rasat
Turkey
17 Aug 11
2 0 1 2
( Earth remote sensing satellites in missions = %)
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