X-ray and Gamma-ray MissionsThis page contains mission characteristics in tabular form.
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Mission | Low Energy | High Energy | Launch | Deorbit/Loss | Data? |
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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? |
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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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