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KO-23
KO-25
Proposed series of Korean satellites, with the first launch in 1999. The KOMPSAT program is being developed by KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) with support from Korean Industries (Samsung, Hyundai, Daewoo, Korean Air, Halla, Doowon, Hwanha). For the first mission at least, the prime contractor is TRW Inc., USA. The main mission of the first KOMPSAT is mapping Korea with a two camera system.
A Russian solar science spacecraft flown in 1994.
LAGEOS-I:
LAGEOS-II: Joint NASA/Italian Space Agency mission to observe dynamics of solid earth using laser ranging technology, launced October 1992 from the Space Shuttle.
The original name of the Landsat program was ERTS. The first satellite, ERTS 1, was launched on 7/23/72. The second satellite was launched on 1/22/75. Concurrently the name of the satellites and program was changed to emphasize its prime area of interest (land resources). The first two satellites were designated as Landsats 1 and 2. Landsat 3 was launched on 3/5/78. Landsat 4 was launched on 7/16/82. Landsat 5 was launched 3/1/84.
An attempt to gain higher resolution imagery, it flew one successful mission in 1963.
This mission concept for a submillimeter telescope with a very large aperture (requiring assembly or deployment on orbit) was studied beginning in the late 1970's. The realization that this mission was too expensive led to a series of proposed smaller missions including SMMM, SMIM, SAM, and proposed collaboration with the European Space Agency on FIRST called SAM/FIRST.
Proposed ESA mission to the Moon's south pole, currently planned for a 2001 launch.
See SSTI. The TRW led team is developing the Lewis Spacecraft.
Launch goal of September 1999 (from the August 1996 Mission Point Design Summary).
Proposed ESA mission to measure gravity waves.
Lunar Orbiter 1 launched August 10, 1966. Lunar Orbiter 2 launched November 6, 1966. Lunar Orbiter 3 launched February 4, 1967. Lunar Orbiter 4 launched May 4, 1967. Lunar Orbiter 5 launched August 1, 1967.
The Lunar Prospector mission is scheduled for launch June 1997, and will be the third of NASA's low-cost planetary Discovery missions.
Scheduled for launch in the summer of 1997 by ISAS.
The Lunar Ultraviolet Telescope Experiment (LUTE) is proposed as a 1 meter aperture transit telescope on the Moon. As an early mission concept, no launch date is planned or scheduled.
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