Program |
Date Launched |
Systems |
Remarks |
SCORE |
18-Dec-58 |
Transmitter & tape recorder |
First voice message from space |
Relay 1 |
18-Dec-62 |
Transmitter & tape recorder |
Retired 15-Feb-65 |
Relay 2 |
21-Jan-64 |
Transmitter & tape recorder |
Retired 05-May-65 |
Ranger VI |
30-Jan-64 |
6-camera TV system |
Failure due to activation during launch |
SERT |
20-Jul-64 |
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Test ion engine in space |
Ranger VII |
28-Jul-64 |
6-camera TV system |
Photographed moon's surface |
Nimbus 1 |
28-Aug-64 |
Recording system |
Scientific satellite |
OGO 1 |
04-Sep-64 |
Recording system |
Scientific satellite |
Ranger VIII |
17-Feb-65 |
6-camera TV system |
Photographed moon's surface |
Ranger IX |
21-Mar-65 |
6-camera TV system |
Photographed moon's surface |
Gemini 3 |
23-Mar-65 |
Telemetry transmitter & recorder |
Manned spaceflight program |
Gemini 4 |
03-Jun-65 |
Telemetry transmitter & recorder |
Manned spaceflight program |
Gemini 5 |
21-Aug-65 |
Telemetry transmitter & recorder |
Manned spaceflight program |
OGO 2 |
14-Oct-65 |
Recording system |
Scientific satellite |
Gemini 6 |
04-Dec-65 |
Telemetry transmitter & recorder |
Manned spaceflight program |
Gemini 7 |
15-Dec-65 |
Telemetry transmitter & recorder |
Manned spaceflight program |
Gemini 8 |
16-Mar-66 |
Telemetry transmitter & recorder |
Manned spaceflight program |
OAO 1 |
08-Apr-66 |
Camera, recordeers & solar panel |
Scientific satellite |
Nimbus II |
15-May-66 |
Cameras, recorders &power |
Earth observation satellite |
Gemini 9 |
03-Jun-66 |
Telemetry transmitter & recorder |
Manned spaceflight program |
OGO 3 |
06-Jun-66 |
Recording system |
Scientific satellite |
Gemini 10 |
18-Jul-66 |
Telemetry transmitter & recorder |
Manned spaceflight program |
Lunar Orbiter |
10-Aug-66 |
Comm. & power subsystems |
Surveyed the moon |
Gemini 11 |
12-Sep-77 |
Telemetry transmitter & recorder |
Manned spaceflight program |
Lunar Orbiter II |
06-Nov-66 |
Comm. & power subsystems |
Surveyed the moon |
Gemini 12 |
11-Nov-66 |
Telemetry transmitter & recorder |
Manned spaceflight program |
Lunar Orbiter III |
04-Feb-67 |
Comm. & power subsystems |
Surveyed the moon |
Lunar Orbiter IV |
04-May-67 |
Comm. & power subsystems |
Surveyed the moon |
OGO 4 |
28-Jul-67 |
Recording systems |
Scientific satellite |
Lunar Orbiter V |
01-Aug-67 |
Comm & power subsystems |
Surveyed the moon |
OGO 5 |
04-Mar-68 |
Recording system |
Scientific satellite |
Nimbus B |
18-May-68 |
Camera, recorders, power supply |
Launch vehicle failure |
RAE |
04-Jul-68 |
TV camera system |
Monitor radio emissions from cosmic, solar & earth sources |
Apollo 7 |
11-Oct-68 |
B&W TV camera |
First live TV from Apollo spacecraft |
OAO-2 |
07-Dec-68 |
Camera, recorders, power suply |
Scientific satellite |
Apollo 8 |
21-Dec-68 |
B&W TV camewra |
Manned flight |
ISIA-1 |
Jan-69 |
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Scientific satellite |
Apollo 9 |
03-Mar-69 |
Radar, VHF ranging & comm. |
Manned flight |
Nimbus III |
14-Apr-69 |
Recorders, power supply |
Earth observation satellite |
Apollo 10 |
18-May-69 |
Radar, VHF ranging, comm. |
Manned flight |
OGO 6 |
05-Jun-69 |
Recording system |
Scientific satellite |
Apollo 11 |
16-Jul-69 |
Rendevous radar, erectable antenna, S/C control system comm, backpack radios. |
First man on the moon |
Apollo 12 |
14-Nov-69 |
same as Apollo 11 |
Manned flight |
Nimbus IV |
08-Apr-70 |
Recorders, power supply |
Earth observation satellite |
Apollo 13 |
11-Apr-70 |
Same as Apollo 11 |
Mission aborted |
Nimbus V (E) |
10-Dec-70 |
Camera system, recorder |
Earth observation satellite |
Apollo 14 |
13-Jan-71 |
Same as Apollo 11 |
Manned flight |
ISIS-2 |
Mar-71 |
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Scientific satellite |
Mariner-9 |
30-May-71 |
Science oper. support equipment |
Mars Surveyor |
Apollo 15 |
25-Jul-71 |
Same as Apollo 11 plus ground commanded color TV camera & comm. Relay unit on Lunar Rover; no erectable antenna. |
Mars Surveyor. First use of Lunar Rover vehicle |
Apollo 16 |
16-Apr-72 |
Same as Apolllo 15 plus laser |
Manned flight |
Landsat-1 |
23-Jul-72 |
RBV cameras, recorders and power supply system |
Earth resources satellite |
Apollo 17 |
06-Dec-72 |
Same as Apollo 16 plus lunar sounder |
Final Apollo lunar landing |
Skylab 1 |
25-May-73 |
Recording system, VHF ranging system, telemetry transmitter |
First manned flight program to mainly investigate the earth |
Skylab 2 |
28-Jul-73 |
Same as Skylab 1 |
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Mariner 10 |
03-Nov-73 |
Support equipment |
Mars surveyor |
Skylab 3 |
16-Nov-73 |
Same as Skylab 1 & 2 |
Manned flight |
Landsat-2 |
22-Jan-75 |
RBV cameras, recorders, power supply system |
Earth observation satellite |
Nimbus VI |
12-Jun-75 |
Recorders & power supply |
Earth observation satellite |
Apollo-Soyuz |
15-Jul-75 |
VHF ranging system, recorders |
First joint international manned mission. VHF ranging system only US system on Russian spacecraft |
Viking 1 |
20-Aug-75 |
Lander communications |
First US spacecraft to land on Mars 20-Jul-76 |
Viking 2 |
09-Sep-75 |
Lander communications |
Landed on Mars 03-Sep-76 |
Landsat-3 |
05-Mar-78 |
RBV cameras, recorders, comm. receiver & power subsystem |
Earth observation satellite |
Nimbus VII |
24-Oct-78 |
Tape recordeers, power subsystem |
Earth observation satellite |
STS-1 |
12-Apr-81 |
CCTV system, radios |
NASA's 1st Space Shuttle - manned flight - Columbia |
STS-2 |
12-Nov-81 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-3 |
22-Mar-82 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-4 |
27-Jun-82 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
Landsat 4 |
16-Jul-82 |
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Earth observation satellite |
STS-5 |
11-Nov-82 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-6 |
04-Apr-83 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-7 |
18-Jun-83 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-8 |
30-Aug-83 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-9 |
28-Nov-83 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-41B |
03-Feb-84 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
Landsat 5 |
01-Mar-84 |
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Earth observation satellite |
STS-41C |
06-Apr-84 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-41D |
30-Aug-84 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-41G |
05-Oct-84 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-51A |
07-Nov-84 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-51C |
24-Jan-85 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-51D |
12-Apr-85 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-51B |
29-Apr-85 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-51G |
17-Jun-85 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-51F |
29-Jul-85 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-51I |
27-Aug-85 |
CCTV system, radios, ASC-1 spacecraft |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery ASC-1 comm. satellite launched |
STS-51J |
03-Oct-85 |
CCTV system, radios, DSCS III B4 & DSCS III B5 spacecraft |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis. DSCS-III B4 & DSCS III-B5 Mil. comm satellites launched |
STS-61A |
30-Oct-85 |
CCTV system, radios |
Manjned Shuttle - Challenger |
STS-61B |
26-Nov-85 |
CCTV system, radios, Satcom-K2 |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis, 1st Satcom Ku-band satellite |
STS-61C |
12-Jan-86 |
UHF radios, RCA infrared camera, Satcom Ku-1 spacecraft |
First spaceflight by an RCA Astro employee - Robert J. Cenker |
STS-51L |
28-Jan-86 |
CCTV system, radios |
Launch vehicle explosion, crew lost - Challenger |
MOS-1 |
19-Feb-87 |
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Marine observation satellite |
Geostar R02 |
08-Sep-88 |
Radio location & messaging package |
On GSTAR-3 |
STS-26 |
29-Sep-88 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-27 |
02-Dec-88 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-29 |
13-Mar-89 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-30 |
04-May-89 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-28 |
08-Aug-89 |
CCTV system, DSCS III-A2 spacecraft |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia, DSCS III-A2 Mil. Comm satellite launched |
STS-34 |
18-Oct-89 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-33 |
22-Nov-89 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-32 |
09-Jan-90 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-36 |
28-Feb-90 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-31 |
24-Apr-90 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-41 |
06-Oct-90 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-38 |
15-Nov-90 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-35 |
02-Dec-90 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-37 |
05-Apr-91 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-39 |
28-Apr-91 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-40 |
05-Jun-91 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-43 |
02-Aug-91 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-48 |
12-Sep-91 |
CCTV system, UARS spacecraft |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery. NASA UARS scientific satellite launched |
STS-44 |
24-Nov-91 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-42 |
22-Jan-92 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-45 |
22-Mar-92 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-49 |
07-May-92 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-50 |
25-Jun-92 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-46 |
31-Jul-92 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-47 |
12-Sep-92 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-51 |
22-Oct-92 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-52 |
02-Dec-92 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-53 |
13-Jan-93 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-56 |
08-Apr-93 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-55 |
26-Apr-93 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-57 |
21-Jun-93 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-51 |
12-Sep-93 |
CCTV system, ACTS/TOS spacecraft |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery. ACTS deployed 12-Sep-93, AKM failure on 15-Sep-93 |
STS-58 |
18-Oct-93 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-61 |
02-Dec-93 |
New CCTV color camera |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-60 |
03-Feb-94 |
CCTV color cameras (2) |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-62 |
09-Mar-94 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-59 |
09-Apr-94 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-65 |
09-Jul-94 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-64 |
09-Sep-94 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-68 |
30-Sep-94 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-66 |
03-Nov-94 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-63 |
03-Feb-95 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-67 |
02-Mar-95 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-71 |
27-Jun-95 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-70 |
13-Jul-95 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Discovery |
STS-69 |
07-Sep-95 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-73 |
20-Oct-95 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-74 |
12-Nov-95 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-72 |
11-Jan-96 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-75 |
22-Feb-96 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-76 |
22-Mar-96 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-77 |
19-May-96 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Endeavor |
STS-78 |
20-Jun-96 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |
STS-79 |
16-Sep-96 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Atlantis |
STS-80 |
19-Nov-96 |
CCTV system |
Manned Shuttle - Columbia |