X-ray and Gamma-ray Missions as a Function of Energy
Selected Missions
Launches since 1990
Launches from 1976 to 1989
Launches before 1976
Table of Missions by Energy
| Mission |
Low Energy |
High Energy |
Launch |
Deorbit/Loss |
Data? |
| EUVE |
0.02 |
0.2 |
06/07/92 |
01/31/01 |
HEASARC |
| EXOSAT |
0.05 |
40 |
05/26/83 |
09/04/86 |
HEASARC |
| ALEXIS |
0.066 |
0.093 |
04/25/93 |
04/29/05 |
|
| BeppoSAX |
0.1 |
500 |
04/30/96 |
04/30/02 |
HEASARC |
| Chandra |
0.1 |
10 |
07/23/99 |
|
HEASARC |
| Einstein (HEAO 2) |
0.1 |
4 |
11/13/78 |
04/15/81 |
HEASARC |
| Hakucho |
0.1 |
100 |
02/21/79 |
01/01/84 |
|
| ROSAT |
0.1 |
2.4 |
06/01/90 |
02/18/99 |
HEASARC |
| Tenma |
0.1 |
60 |
02/20/83 |
01/01/85 |
|
| XMM-Newton |
0.1 |
15 |
12/10/99 |
|
HEASARC |
| Skylab |
0.12 |
0.3 |
07/28/73 |
07/28/73 |
|
| DXS |
0.15 |
0.28 |
01/13/93 |
01/19/93 |
HEASARC |
| HEAO 1 |
0.15 |
10000 |
08/12/77 |
01/09/79 |
HEASARC |
| OSO 8 |
0.15 |
1000 |
06/21/75 |
10/15/78 |
HEASARC |
| SAS 3 |
0.15 |
60 |
05/07/75 |
04/09/79 |
|
| Apollo-Soyuz |
0.18 |
10 |
07/17/75 |
07/19/75 |
|
| ANS |
0.2 |
30 |
08/30/74 |
04/26/76 |
|
| ESRO-2B |
0.2 |
12.5 |
05/17/68 |
05/08/71 |
|
| Salyut 4 |
0.2 |
10 |
12/26/74 |
02/02/77 |
|
| Suzaku |
0.2 |
600 |
07/10/05 |
|
HEASARC |
| Swift |
0.2 |
150 |
11/20/04 |
|
HEASARC |
| Ariel 6 |
0.25 |
50 |
06/02/79 |
02/01/82 |
|
| Ariel 5 |
0.3 |
40 |
10/15/74 |
03/14/80 |
HEASARC |
| BBXRT |
0.3 |
12 |
12/02/90 |
12/11/90 |
HEASARC |
| ASCA |
0.5 |
12 |
02/20/93 |
03/01/01 |
HEASARC |
| Copernicus |
0.5 |
10 |
08/21/72 |
07/01/73 |
HEASARC |
| HETE-2 |
0.5 |
400 |
10/09/00 |
|
HEASARC |
| Argos (USA) |
1 |
15 |
05/11/99 |
11/15/00 |
|
| Ginga |
1 |
400 |
05/02/87 |
01/11/91 |
HEASARC |
| NEAR |
1 |
10000 |
03/16/96 |
02/01/01 |
|
| OSO 7 |
1 |
10000 |
09/29/71 |
09/07/74 |
|
| Spartan 1 |
1 |
12 |
06/20/85 |
06/22/85 |
|
| Astron |
2 |
25 |
03/23/83 |
01/01/88 |
|
| Cosmos 428 |
2 |
30 |
06/04/71 |
07/06/71 |
|
| Granat |
2 |
100 |
01/12/89 |
11/30/98 |
|
| IRS-P3 |
2 |
18 |
03/21/96 |
06/30/00 |
|
| Kvant |
2 |
800 |
03/31/87 |
03/23/01 |
|
| Rossi XTE |
2 |
250 |
12/31/95 |
|
HEASARC |
| Spacelab 1 |
2 |
30 |
11/28/83 |
12/08/83 |
|
| Uhuru |
2 |
20 |
12/12/70 |
03/01/73 |
|
| Aryabhata |
2.5 |
20000 |
04/19/75 |
04/23/75 |
|
| Spacelab 2 |
2.5 |
25 |
07/29/85 |
08/06/85 |
|
| P78-1 |
3 |
10 |
02/24/79 |
09/13/85 |
|
| TD-1A |
3 |
300000 |
03/11/72 |
07/01/73 |
|
| Vela 5A |
3 |
750 |
05/23/69 |
04/01/79 |
|
| Vela 5B |
3 |
750 |
05/23/69 |
06/19/79 |
HEASARC |
| Vela 6A & 6B |
3 |
1500 |
04/08/70 |
04/01/79 |
|
| Venera 13 |
3 |
2000 |
10/30/81 |
03/01/83 |
|
| Venera 14 |
3 |
2000 |
11/04/81 |
03/01/83 |
|
| Phobos 1 |
4 |
900 |
07/07/88 |
09/02/88 |
|
| Phobos 2 |
4 |
900 |
12/07/88 |
03/27/89 |
|
| ISEE-3 |
5 |
3000 |
08/12/78 |
01/01/82 |
|
| Ulysses |
5 |
150 |
10/06/90 |
|
|
| Venera 11 |
5 |
3000 |
09/09/78 |
02/01/80 |
|
| Venera 12 |
5 |
3000 |
09/14/78 |
04/01/80 |
|
| EURECA |
6 |
150 |
07/31/92 |
01/07/93 |
|
| OSO 3 |
7.7 |
400000 |
03/08/67 |
11/10/69 |
|
| OSO 4 |
8 |
200 |
10/18/67 |
12/07/71 |
|
| OGO 5 |
9.6 |
1000 |
03/04/68 |
07/14/72 |
|
| GGS Wind |
10 |
10000 |
01/11/94 |
|
|
| MINISAT 1 |
10 |
200 |
04/21/97 |
02/02/02 |
|
| OSO 5 |
14 |
255 |
01/22/69 |
07/01/75 |
|
| INTEGRAL |
15 |
10000 |
10/01/02 |
|
HEASARC |
| DMSP 10 |
20 |
1000 |
12/01/90 |
09/26/94 |
|
| DMSP 11 |
20 |
1000 |
11/28/91 |
05/16/00 |
|
| DMSP 12 |
20 |
1000 |
08/29/94 |
07/31/02 |
|
| DMSP 13 |
20 |
1000 |
03/24/95 |
|
|
| DMSP 8 |
20 |
1000 |
06/20/87 |
08/01/94 |
|
| DMSP 9 |
20 |
1000 |
02/03/88 |
04/03/92 |
|
| Gamma |
20 |
6000000 |
07/11/90 |
01/01/92 |
|
| Prognoz 6 |
20 |
3000 |
09/22/77 |
03/01/78 |
|
| Ranger 3 |
20 |
3000 |
01/26/62 |
01/26/62 |
|
| Ranger 5 |
20 |
3000 |
10/18/62 |
10/21/62 |
|
| SIGNE 3 |
20 |
10000 |
06/17/77 |
06/22/79 |
|
| SROSS 3 |
20 |
3000 |
05/20/92 |
07/14/92 |
|
| OGO 6 |
23 |
500 |
06/05/69 |
07/14/72 |
|
| OSO 6 |
27 |
189 |
08/09/69 |
01/01/72 |
|
| Cosmos 461 |
28 |
4100 |
12/02/71 |
02/21/79 |
|
| CGRO |
30 |
30000000 |
04/05/91 |
06/01/00 |
HEASARC |
| ORS 3 |
30 |
10000 |
07/20/65 |
11/03/65 |
|
| SMM |
30 |
100000 |
02/14/80 |
12/02/89 |
|
| Prognoz 9 |
40 |
8000 |
07/01/83 |
03/01/84 |
|
| Radsat |
40 |
2800 |
10/02/72 |
05/01/73 |
|
| Mars Observer |
45 |
1500 |
09/25/92 |
08/21/93 |
|
| HEAO 3 |
50 |
10000 |
09/20/79 |
05/29/81 |
HEASARC |
| OSO 1 |
50 |
3000 |
07/03/62 |
06/08/63 |
|
| Prognoz 7 |
50 |
3000 |
10/30/78 |
06/01/79 |
|
| IMP 6 |
53 |
1150 |
03/14/71 |
09/27/72 |
|
| IMP 7 |
53 |
1150 |
10/12/72 |
10/31/78 |
|
| Helios 2 |
60 |
1500 |
01/15/76 |
01/01/81 |
|
| OGO 1 |
80 |
1000 |
05/09/64 |
01/11/71 |
|
| OGO 3 |
80 |
1000 |
06/07/66 |
02/29/72 |
|
| Cosmos 1106 |
100 |
3000 |
06/12/79 |
06/25/79 |
|
| PVO |
100 |
2000 |
05/20/78 |
10/08/92 |
|
| Solrad 11A |
200 |
2000 |
04/15/76 |
07/01/77 |
|
| Solrad 11B |
200 |
2000 |
04/15/76 |
12/01/76 |
|
| ORS 4 |
250 |
6000 |
04/28/67 |
06/03/68 |
|
| Cosmos 163 |
300 |
3700 |
06/05/67 |
10/11/67 |
|
| Luna 10 |
300 |
3000 |
03/31/66 |
04/03/66 |
|
| Luna 12 |
300 |
3000 |
10/22/66 |
10/26/66 |
|
| Cosmos 135 |
400 |
2500 |
12/12/66 |
04/12/67 |
|
| Prognoz 2 |
400 |
11800 |
06/29/72 |
12/15/72 |
|
| Cosmos 60 |
500 |
2000 |
03/12/65 |
03/17/65 |
|
| Apollo 15 |
550 |
8600 |
07/26/71 |
08/07/71 |
|
| Apollo 16 |
550 |
8600 |
04/16/72 |
04/27/72 |
|
| Mars 4 |
1000 |
9000 |
07/21/73 |
02/10/74 |
|
| Mars 5 |
1000 |
9000 |
07/25/73 |
02/12/74 |
|
| SAS 2 |
20000 |
1000000 |
11/15/72 |
06/08/73 |
HEASARC |
| COS B |
30000 |
5000000 |
08/09/75 |
04/25/82 |
HEASARC |
| Explorer 11 |
50000 |
500000 |
04/27/61 |
09/10/61 |
|
| Proton 1 |
50000 |
450000 |
07/16/65 |
10/11/65 |
|
| Proton 2 |
50000 |
450000 |
11/02/65 |
06/02/66 |
|
| Cosmos 856 |
100000 |
4000000 |
09/22/76 |
10/05/76 |
|
| Cosmos 914 |
100000 |
4000000 |
05/31/77 |
06/13/77 |
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