List of Orbiting Telescopes – Visible
| Name | Agency | Launched | Terminated | Orbit |
| Astrosat | ISRO | Apr-09 | — | Earth orbit (650 km) |
| COROT | CNES & ESA | 27-Dec-06 | — | Earth orbit (872–884 km) |
| Dark Energy Space Telescope | NASA & DOE | TBA | — | — |
| Gaia mission | ESA | 2011 | — | |
| Hipparcos | ESA | 8-Aug-89 | Mar-93 | Earth orbit (223–35,632 km) |
| Hubble Space Telescope | NASA | 24-Apr-90 | — | Earth orbit (586.47–610.44 km) |
| Kepler Mission | NASA | 6-Mar-09 | — | |
| MOST | CSA | 30-Jun-03 | — | Earth orbit (819–832 km) |
| SIM Lite Astrometric Observatory | NASA | 2015 | — | — |
| Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer | NASA | 20-Nov-04 | — | Earth orbit (585–604 km) |
| Terrestrial Planet Finder | NASA | TBA | — | — |
Completely and Utterly taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_telescopes
List of Orbiting Telescopes – Ultraviolet
| Name | Agency | Launched | Terminated | Orbit |
| Astro 2 | NASA | 2-Mar-93 | 18-Mar-93 | Earth orbit (349–363 km) |
| Astron | IKI | 23-Mar-83 | Jun-89 | Earth orbit (2,000–200,000 km) |
| Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS) | SRON | 30-Aug-74 | Jun-76 | Earth orbit (266–1176 km) |
| Astrosat | ISRO | 0April 2009 | — | Earth orbit (650 km) |
| Broad Band X-ray Telescope / Astro 1 | NASA | 2-Dec-90 | 11-Dec-90 | Earth orbit (500 km) |
| Copernicus Observatory | NASA | 21-Aug-72 | 1980 | Earth orbit (713–724 km) |
| Cosmic Hot Interstellar Spectrometer (CHIPS) | NASA | 13-Jan-03 | — | Earth orbit (578–594 km) |
| Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) | NASA | 7-Jun-92 | 30-Jan-02 | Earth orbit (515–527 km) |
| Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) | NASA & CNES & CSA | 24-Jun-99 | 12-Jul-07 | Earth orbit (752–767 km) |
| Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) | NASA | 28-Apr-03 | — | Earth orbit (691–697 km) |
| Hubble Space Telescope | NASA | 24-Apr-90 | — | Earth orbit (586.47–610.44 km) |
| International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) | ESA & NASA & SERC | 26-Jan-78 | 30-Sep-96 | Earth orbit (32,050–52,254 km) |
| Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Satellite 4 (Kaistsat 4) | KARI | 27-Sep-03 | — | Earth orbit (675–695 km) |
| OAO-2 | NASA | 7-Dec-68 | Jan-73 | Earth orbit (749–758 km) |
| Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer | NASA | 20-Nov-04 | — | Earth orbit (585–604 km) |
| Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer (TAUVEX) | Israeli Space Agency | 2008 | — | — |
Completely and utterly taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_telescopes
List of Orbiting Telescopes – X-Rays
| X-Rays | ||||||
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Agency | Launched | Terminated |
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| 1st High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO 1) | NASA | 1977-08-1212 August 1977 | 9-Jan-79 | Earth orbit (445 km) | ||
| 3rd High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO 3) | NASA | 1979-09-2020 September 1979 | 29-May-81 | Earth orbit (486.4–504.9 km) | ||
| A Broadband Imaging X-ray All-sky Survey (ABRIXAS) | DLR | 1999-04-2828 April 1999 | 1-Jul-99 | Earth orbit (549–598 km) | ||
| Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA) | NASA & ISAS | 20-Feb-93 | 2-Mar-01 | Earth orbit (523.6–615.3 km) | ||
| AGILE | ISA | 23-Apr-07 | — | Earth orbit (524–553 km) | ||
| Ariel V | SRC & NASA | 15-Oct-74 | 14-Mar-80 | Earth orbit (520 km) | ||
| Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors (Alexis) | LANL | 25-Apr-93 | 2005 | Earth orbit (749–844 km) | ||
| Aryabhata | ISRO | 19-Apr-75 | 23-Apr-75 | Earth orbit (563–619 km) | ||
| Astron | IKI | 23-Mar-83 | Jun-89 | Earth orbit (2,000—200,000 km) | ||
| Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS) | SRON | 30-Aug-74 | Jun-76 | Earth orbit (266–1176 km) | ||
| Astrosat | ISRO | Apr-09 | — | Earth orbit (650 km) | ||
| BeppoSAX | ASI | 30-Apr-96 | 30-Apr-02 | Earth orbit (575–594 km) | ||
| Broad Band X-ray Telescope / Astro 1 | NASA | 2-Dec-90 | 11-Dec-90 | Earth orbit (500 km) | ||
| Chandra X-ray Observatory | NASA | 23-Jul-99 | — | Earth orbit (9,942–140,000 km) | ||
| Constellation-X Observatory | NASA | TBA | — | — | ||
| Cos-B | ESA | 9-Aug-75 | 25-Apr-82 | Earth orbit (339.6–99,876 km) | ||
| Cosmic Radiation Satellite (CORSA) | ISAS | 6-Feb-76 | 6-Feb-76 | Failed launch | ||
| Dark Universe Observatory | NASA | TBA | — | Earth orbit (600 km) | ||
| Einstein Observatory (HEAO 2) | NASA | 13-Nov-78 | 26-Apr-81 | Earth orbit (465–476 km) | ||
| EXOSAT | ESA | 26-May-83 | 8-Apr-86 | Earth orbit (347–191,709 km) | ||
| Ginga (Astro-C) | ISAS | 5-Feb-87 | 1-Nov-91 | Earth orbit (517–708 km) | ||
| Granat | CNRS & IKI | 1-Dec-89 | 25-May-99 | Earth orbit (2,000–200,000 km) | ||
| Hakucho | ISAS | 21-Feb-79 | 16-Apr-85 | Earth orbit (421–433 km) | ||
| High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE 2) | NASA | 9-Oct-00 | — | Earth orbit (590–650 km) | ||
| International Gamma Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) | ESA | 17-Oct-02 | — | Earth orbit (639–153,000 km) | ||
| Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) | NASA | Aug-10 | — | Earth orbit (525 km) | ||
| ROSAT | NASA & DLR | 1-Jun-90 | 12-Feb-99 | Earth orbit (580 km) | ||
| Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer | NASA | 30-Dec-95 | — | Earth orbit (409 km) | ||
| Spectrum-X-Gamma | IKI & NASA | 2010 | — | — | ||
| Suzaku (ASTRO-E2) | JAXA & NASA | 10-Jul-05 | — | Earth orbit (550 km) | ||
| Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer | NASA | 20-Nov-04 | — | Earth orbit (585–604 km) | ||
| Tenma | ISAS | 20-Feb-83 | 19-Jan-89 | Earth orbit (489–503 km) | ||
| Third Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS-C) | NASA | 7-May-75 | Apr-79 | Earth orbit (509–516 km) | ||
| Uhuru | NASA | 12-Dec-70 | Mar-73 | Earth orbit (531–572 km) | ||
| X-Ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission (XEUS) | ESA | 2018 | — | — | ||
| XMM-Newton | ESA | 10-Dec-99 | — | Earth orbit (7,365–114,000 km) |
Completely and utterly taken from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_telescopes
List of Orbiting Telescopes – Gamma Rays
| Gamma Rays | Agency | Launched | Terminated | Orbit |
| 3rd High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO 3) | NASA | 20-Sep-79 | 29-May-81 | Earth orbit (486.4–504.9 km) |
| Astrorivelatore Gamma ad Immagini LEggero (AGILE) | ISA | 23-Apr-07 | — | Earth orbit (524–553 km) |
| Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) | NASA | 5-Apr-91 | 4-Jun-00 | Earth orbit (362–457 km) |
| Cos-B | ESA | 9-Aug-75 | 25-Apr-82 | Earth orbit (339.6–99,876 km) |
| Gamma | RSA | 1-Jul-90 | 1992 | Earth orbit (375 km) |
| Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope | NASA | 11-Jun-08 | — | Earth orbit (555 km) |
| Granat | CNRS & IKI | 1-Dec-89 | 25-May-99 | Earth orbit (2,000–200,000 km) |
| High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE 2) | NASA | 9-Oct-00 | — | Earth orbit (590–650 km) |
| International Gamma Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) | ESA | 17-Oct-02 | — | Earth orbit (639–153,000 km) |
| Low Energy Gamma Ray Imager (LEGRI) | INTA | 19-May-97 | — | Earth orbit (600 km) |
| Second Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS 2) | NASA | 15-Nov-72 | 8-Jun-73 | Earth orbit (443–632 km) |
| Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer | NASA | 20-Nov-04 | — | Earth orbit (585–604 km) |
Completely and utterly taken from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_telescopes
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Hey kiddos: Here is an awesome link for astronomy pictures. Try it out. I’ll also put it in my links so it is easy to find.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Hello
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