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   GRANAT    HaloSat
   HAKUCHO    HEAO-1
   HEAO-3    HETE-2
   Hitomi    OSO-7
   OSO-8    ROSAT
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X-ray and Gamma-ray Missions

This page contains mission characteristics in tabular form.

* Table 1: Missions by time

Missions by time in graph form

Mission Low Energy High Energy Launch Deorbit/Loss Data?
Explorer 11 50000 500000 1961/04/27 1961/09/10  
Ranger 3 20 3000 1962/01/26 1962/01/26  
OSO 1 50 3000 1962/07/03 1963/06/08  
Ranger 5 20 3000 1962/10/18 1962/10/21  
OGO 1 80 1000 1964/05/09 1971/01/11  
Cosmos 60 500 2000 1965/03/12 1965/03/17  
Proton 1 50000 450000 1965/07/16 1965/10/11  
ORS 3 30 10000 1965/07/20 1965/11/03  
Proton 2 50000 450000 1965/11/02 1966/06/02  
Luna 10 300 3000 1966/03/31 1966/04/03  
OGO 3 80 1000 1966/06/07 1972/02/29  
Luna 12 300 3000 1966/10/22 1966/10/26  
Cosmos 135 400 2500 1966/12/12 1967/04/12  
OSO 3 7.7 400000 1967/03/08 1969/11/10  
ORS 4 250 6000 1967/04/28 1968/06/03  
Cosmos 163 300 3700 1967/06/05 1967/10/11  
OSO 4 8 200 1967/10/18 1971/12/07  
OGO 5 9.6 1000 1968/03/04 1972/07/14  
ESRO-2B 0.2 12.5 1968/05/17 1971/05/08  
OSO 5 14 255 1969/01/22 1975/07/01  
Vela 5A 3 750 1969/05/23 1979/04/01  
Vela 5B 3 750 1969/05/23 1979/06/19 HEASARC
OGO 6 23 500 1969/06/05 1972/07/14  
OSO 6 27 189 1969/08/09 1972/01/01  
Vela 6A & 6B 3 1500 1970/04/08 1979/04/01  
Uhuru 2 20 1970/12/12 1973/03/01 HEASARC
IMP 6 53 1150 1971/03/14 1972/09/27  
Cosmos 428 2 30 1971/06/04 1971/07/06  
Apollo 15 550 8600 1971/07/26 1971/08/07  
OSO 7 1 10000 1971/09/29 1974/09/07  
Cosmos 461 28 4100 1971/12/02 1979/02/21  
TD-1A 3 300000 1972/03/11 1973/07/01  
Apollo 16 550 8600 1972/04/16 1972/04/27  
Prognoz 2 400 11800 1972/06/29 1972/12/15  
Copernicus 0.5 10 1972/08/21 1973/07/01 HEASARC
Radsat 40 2800 1972/10/02 1973/05/01  
IMP 7 53 1150 1972/10/12 1978/10/31  
SAS 2 20000 1000000 1972/11/15 1973/06/08 HEASARC
WASS 0.16 6 1972/12/08 1980/01/21 HEASARC
Mars 4 1000 9000 1973/07/21 1974/02/10  
Mars 5 1000 9000 1973/07/25 1974/02/12  
Skylab 0.12 0.3 1973/07/28 1973/07/28  
ANS 0.2 30 1974/08/30 1976/04/26  
Ariel 5 0.3 40 1974/10/15 1980/03/14 HEASARC
Salyut 4 0.2 10 1974/12/26 1977/02/02  
Aryabhata 2.5 20000 1975/04/19 1975/04/23  
SAS 3 0.15 60 1975/05/07 1979/04/09 HEASARC
OSO 8 0.15 1000 1975/06/21 1978/10/15 HEASARC
Apollo-Soyuz 0.18 10 1975/07/17 1975/07/19  
COS B 30000 5000000 1975/08/09 1982/04/25 HEASARC
Helios 2 60 1500 1976/01/15 1981/01/01  
Solrad 11A 200 2000 1976/04/15 1977/07/01  
Solrad 11B 200 2000 1976/04/15 1976/12/01  
Cosmos 856 100000 4000000 1976/09/22 1976/10/05  
Cosmos 914 100000 4000000 1977/05/31 1977/06/13  
SIGNE 3 20 10000 1977/06/17 1979/06/22  
HEAO 1 0.15 10000 1977/08/12 1979/01/09 HEASARC
Prognoz 6 20 3000 1977/09/22 1978/03/01  
PVO 100 2000 1978/05/20 1992/10/08  
ISEE-3 5 3000 1978/08/12 1982/01/01  
Venera 11 5 3000 1978/09/09 1980/02/01  
Venera 12 5 3000 1978/09/14 1980/04/01  
Prognoz 7 50 3000 1978/10/30 1979/06/01  
Einstein (HEAO 2) 0.1 4 1978/11/13 1981/04/15 HEASARC
Hakucho 0.1 100 1979/02/21 1984/01/01  
P78-1 3 10 1979/02/24 1985/09/13  
Ariel 6 0.25 50 1979/06/02 1982/02/01  
Cosmos 1106 100 3000 1979/06/12 1979/06/25  
HEAO 3 50 10000 1979/09/20 1981/05/29 HEASARC
SMM 30 100000 1980/02/14 1989/12/02  
Venera 13 3 2000 1981/10/30 1983/03/01  
Venera 14 3 2000 1981/11/04 1983/03/01  
Tenma 0.1 60 1983/02/20 1985/01/01  
Astron 2 25 1983/03/23 1988/01/01  
EXOSAT 0.05 40 1983/05/26 1986/09/04 HEASARC
Prognoz 9 40 8000 1983/07/01 1984/03/01  
Spacelab 1 2 30 1983/11/28 1983/12/08  
Spartan 1 1 12 1985/06/20 1985/06/22  
Spacelab 2 2.5 25 1985/07/29 1985/08/06  
Kvant 2 800 1987/03/31 2001/03/23  
Ginga 1 400 1987/05/02 1991/01/11 HEASARC
DMSP 8 20 1000 1987/06/20 1994/08/01  
DMSP 9 20 1000 1988/02/03 1992/04/03  
Phobos 1 4 900 1988/07/07 1988/09/02  
Phobos 2 4 900 1988/12/07 1989/03/27  
Granat 2 100 1989/01/12 1998/11/30 HEASARC
ROSAT 0.1 2.4 1990/06/01 1999/02/18 HEASARC
Gamma 20 6000000 1990/07/11 1992/01/01  
Ulysses 5 150 1990/10/06 2009/06/30  
DMSP 10 20 1000 1990/12/01 1994/09/26  
BBXRT 0.3 12 1990/12/02 1990/12/11 HEASARC
CGRO 30 30000000 1991/04/05 2000/06/04 HEASARC
DMSP 11 20 1000 1991/11/28 2000/08/07  
SROSS 3 20 3000 1992/05/20 1992/07/14  
EUVE 0.02 0.2 1992/06/07 2001/01/31 HEASARC
EURECA 6 150 1992/07/31 1993/01/07  
Mars Observer 45 1500 1992/09/25 1993/08/21  
DXS 0.15 0.28 1993/01/13 1993/01/19 HEASARC
ASCA 0.5 12 1993/02/20 2000/07/15 HEASARC
ALEXIS 0.066 0.093 1993/04/25 1993/04/25  
GGS Wind 10 10000 1994/01/11    
DMSP 12 20 1000 1994/08/29 2008/10/13  
DMSP 13 20 1000 1995/03/24 2009/11/19  
XQC 0.1 1.1 1995/12/04 2013/11/03 HEASARC
XTE 2 250 1995/12/31 2012/01/12 HEASARC
NEAR 1 10000 1996/03/16 2001/02/28  
IRS-P3 2 18 1996/03/21 2006/01/15  
BeppoSAX 0.1 500 1996/04/30 2003/04/30 HEASARC
MINISAT 1 10 200 1997/04/21 2002/02/14  
ABRIXAS 0.5 12 1999/04/28 1999/04/30  
Argos (USA) 1 15 1999/05/11 2000/11/15  
Chandra 0.1 10 1999/07/23   HEASARC
XMM-Newton 0.1 15 1999/12/10   HEASARC
HETE-2 0.5 400 2000/10/09 2008/03/31 HEASARC
INTEGRAL 15 10000 2002/10/01   HEASARC
Swift 0.3 80 2004/11/20   HEASARC
Suzaku 0.3 80 2005/07/10 2015/07/02 HEASARC
AGILE 30000 50000000 2007/04/23    
Fermi 10000 300000 2008/06/11   HEASARC
MAXI 0.5 30 2009/07/15   HEASARC
NuStar 3 79 2012/06/13   HEASARC
CALET 7 1000000 2015/08/15   HEASARC
Astrosat 0.3 150 2015/09/28    
DAMPE 5000000 100000000000 2015/12/17    
Hitomi 0.3 600 2016/02/17 2016/03/27 HEASARC
Lomonosov 5 4000 2016/04/28 2018/06/30  
Polar 50 500 2016/09/15 2017/04/01  
XPNAV-1 0.1 10 2016/11/10    
NICER 0.2 12 2017/06/03   HEASARC
Insight/HXMT 1 350 2017/06/15    
HaloSat 0.4 7 2018/05/21 2021/01/04 HEASARC
PolarlLight 1 10 2018/10/29    
Spektr-RG 0.5 30 2019/07/13    
GECAM 5 3000 2020/12/10    
IXPE 1 10 2021/12/09   HEASARC

* Table 2: Missions by energy

Missions by energy in graph form

Mission Low Energy High Energy Launch Deorbit/Loss Data?
EUVE 0.02 0.2 1992/06/07 2001/01/31 HEASARC
EXOSAT 0.05 40 1983/05/26 1986/09/04 HEASARC
ALEXIS 0.066 0.093 1993/04/25 1993/04/25  
ROSAT 0.1 2.4 1990/06/01 1999/02/18 HEASARC
Einstein (HEAO 2) 0.1 4 1978/11/13 1981/04/15 HEASARC
Chandra 0.1 10 1999/07/23   HEASARC
XQC 0.1 1.1 1999/03/28 2013/11/03 HEASARC
XMM-Newton 0.1 15 1999/12/10   HEASARC
Tenma 0.1 60 1983/02/20 1985/01/01  
Hakucho 0.1 100 1979/02/21 1984/01/01  
BeppoSAX 0.1 500 1996/04/30 2003/04/30 HEASARC
Skylab 0.12 0.3 1973/07/28 1973/07/28  
DXS 0.15 0.28 1993/01/13 1993/01/19 HEASARC
SAS 3 0.15 60 1975/05/07 1979/04/09 HEASARC
OSO 8 0.15 1000 1975/06/21 1978/10/15 HEASARC
HEAO 1 0.15 10000 1977/08/12 1979/01/09 HEASARC
WASS 0.16 6 1972/12/08 1980/01/21 HEASARC
Apollo-Soyuz 0.18 10 1975/07/17 1975/07/19  
Salyut 4 0.2 10 1974/12/26 1977/02/02  
NICER 0.2 12 2017/06/03   HEASARC
ESRO-2B 0.2 12.5 1968/05/17 1971/05/08  
ANS 0.2 30 1974/08/30 1976/04/26  
Ariel 6 0.25 50 1979/06/02 1982/02/01  
BBXRT 0.3 12 1990/12/02 1990/12/11 HEASARC
Ariel 5 0.3 40 1974/10/15 1980/03/14 HEASARC
Suzaku 0.3 80 2005/07/10 2015/07/02 HEASARC
Swift 0.3 80 2004/11/20   HEASARC
Astrosat 0.3 150 2015/09/28    
Hitomi 0.3 600 2016/02/17 2016/03/27 HEASARC
HaloSat 0.4 7 2018/05/21 2021/01/04 HEASARC
Copernicus 0.5 10 1972/08/21 1973/07/01 HEASARC
XPNAV-1 0.1 10 2016/11/10    
ABRIXAS 0.5 12 1999/04/28 1999/04/30  
ASCA 0.5 12 1993/02/20 2000/07/15 HEASARC
MAXI 0.5 30 2009/07/15   HEASARC
Spektr-RG 0.5 30 2019/07/13    
HETE-2 0.5 400 2000/10/09 2008/03/31 HEASARC
PolarlLight 1 10 2018/10/29    
IXPE 1 10 2021/12/09   HEASARC
Spartan 1 1 12 1985/06/20 1985/06/22  
Argos (USA) 1 15 1999/05/11 2000/11/15  
Insight/HXMT 1 350 2017/06/15    
Ginga 1 400 1987/05/02 1991/01/11 HEASARC
NEAR 1 10000 1996/03/16 2001/02/28  
OSO 7 1 10000 1971/09/29 1974/09/07  
IRS-P3 2 18 1996/03/21 2006/01/15  
Uhuru 2 20 1970/12/12 1973/03/01 HEASARC
Astron 2 25 1983/03/23 1988/01/01  
Cosmos 428 2 30 1971/06/04 1971/07/06  
Spacelab 1 2 30 1983/11/28 1983/12/08  
Granat 2 100 1989/01/12 1998/11/30 HEASARC
XTE 2 250 1995/12/31 2012/01/12 HEASARC
Kvant 2 800 1987/03/31 2001/03/23  
Spacelab 2 2.5 25 1985/07/29 1985/08/06  
Aryabhata 2.5 20000 1975/04/19 1975/04/23  
P78-1 3 10 1979/02/24 1985/09/13  
NuStar 3 79 2012/06/13   HEASARC
Vela 5A 3 750 1969/05/23 1979/04/01  
Vela 5B 3 750 1969/05/23 1979/06/19 HEASARC
Vela 6A & 6B 3 1500 1970/04/08 1979/04/01  
Venera 13 3 2000 1981/10/30 1983/03/01  
Venera 14 3 2000 1981/11/04 1983/03/01  
TD-1A 3 300000 1972/03/11 1973/07/01  
Phobos 1 4 900 1988/07/07 1988/09/02  
Phobos 2 4 900 1988/12/07 1989/03/27  
Ulysses 5 150 1990/10/06 2009/06/30  
ISEE-3 5 3000 1978/08/12 1982/01/01  
Venera 11 5 3000 1978/09/09 1980/02/01  
Venera 12 5 3000 1978/09/14 1980/04/01  
GECAM 5 3000 2020/12/10    
Lomonosov 5 4000 2016/04/28 2018/06/30  
EURECA 6 150 1992/07/31 1993/01/07  
CALET 7 1000000 2015/08/15   HEASARC
OSO 3 7.7 400000 1967/03/08 1969/11/10  
OSO 4 8 200 1967/10/18 1971/12/07  
OGO 5 9.6 1000 1968/03/04 1972/07/14  
MINISAT 1 10 200 1997/04/21 2002/02/14  
GGS Wind 10 10000 1994/01/11    
OSO 5 14 255 1969/01/22 1975/07/01  
INTEGRAL 15 10000 2002/10/01   HEASARC
DMSP 8 20 1000 1987/06/20 1994/08/01  
DMSP 9 20 1000 1988/02/03 1992/04/03  
DMSP 10 20 1000 1990/12/01 1994/09/26  
DMSP 11 20 1000 1991/11/28 2000/08/07  
DMSP 12 20 1000 1994/08/29 2008/10/13  
DMSP 13 20 1000 1995/03/24 2009/11/19  
Prognoz 6 20 3000 1977/09/22 1978/03/01  
Ranger 3 20 3000 1962/01/26 1962/01/26  
Ranger 5 20 3000 1962/10/18 1962/10/21  
SROSS 3 20 3000 1992/05/20 1992/07/14  
SIGNE 3 20 10000 1977/06/17 1979/06/22  
Gamma 20 6000000 1990/07/11 1992/01/01  
OGO 6 23 500 1969/06/05 1972/07/14  
OSO 6 27 189 1969/08/09 1972/01/01  
Cosmos 461 28 4100 1971/12/02 1979/02/21  
ORS 3 30 10000 1965/07/20 1965/11/03  
SMM 30 100000 1980/02/14 1989/12/02  
CGRO 30 30000000 1991/04/05 2000/06/04 HEASARC
Radsat 40 2800 1972/10/02 1973/05/01  
Prognoz 9 40 8000 1983/07/01 1984/03/01  
Mars Observer 45 1500 1992/09/25 1993/08/21  
Polar 50 500 2016/09/15 2017/04/01  
OSO 1 50 3000 1962/07/03 1963/06/08  
Prognoz 7 50 3000 1978/10/30 1979/06/01  
HEAO 3 50 10000 1979/09/20 1981/05/29 HEASARC
IMP 6 53 1150 1971/03/14 1972/09/27  
IMP 7 53 1150 1972/10/12 1978/10/31  
Helios 2 60 1500 1976/01/15 1981/01/01  
OGO 1 80 1000 1964/05/09 1971/01/11  
OGO 3 80 1000 1966/06/07 1972/02/29  
PVO 100 2000 1978/05/20 1992/10/08  
Cosmos 1106 100 3000 1979/06/12 1979/06/25  
Solrad 11A 200 2000 1976/04/15 1977/07/01  
Solrad 11B 200 2000 1976/04/15 1976/12/01  
ORS 4 250 6000 1967/04/28 1968/06/03  
Luna 10 300 3000 1966/03/31 1966/04/03  
Luna 12 300 3000 1966/10/22 1966/10/26  
Cosmos 163 300 3700 1967/06/05 1967/10/11  
Cosmos 135 400 2500 1966/12/12 1967/04/12  
Prognoz 2 400 11800 1972/06/29 1972/12/15  
Cosmos 60 500 2000 1965/03/12 1965/03/17  
Apollo 15 550 8600 1971/07/26 1971/08/07  
Apollo 16 550 8600 1972/04/16 1972/04/27  
Mars 4 1000 9000 1973/07/21 1974/02/10  
Mars 5 1000 9000 1973/07/25 1974/02/12  
Fermi 10000 300000 2008/06/11   HEASARC
SAS 2 20000 1000000 1972/11/15 1973/06/08 HEASARC
COS B 30000 5000000 1975/08/09 1982/04/25 HEASARC
AGILE 30000 50000000 2007/04/23    
Proton 1 50000 450000 1965/07/16 1965/10/11  
Proton 2 50000 450000 1965/11/02 1966/06/02  
Explorer 11 50000 500000 1961/04/27 1961/09/10  
Cosmos 856 100000 4000000 1976/09/22 1976/10/05  
Cosmos 914 100000 4000000 1977/05/31 1977/06/13  
DAMPE 5000000 100000000000 2015/12/17    

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HEASARC Staff Scientist Position - Applications are now being accepted for a Staff Scientist with significant experience and interest in the technical aspects of astrophysics research, to work in the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Refer to the AAS Job register for full details.