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PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) was proposed as an M-class candidate mission for the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 programme in response to the Call for Proposals issued by ESA…
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The Pléiades constellation is composed of two very-high-resolution optical Earth-imaging satellites. Pléiades 1 and Pléiades 2 will provide coverage of Earth’s surface with a repeat cycle of 26 days .…
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Pocket Spacecraft is a low cost, open source, open access, mass space exploration system that anyone can use. It is aimed to open space exploration to everyone. Its aim is…
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The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to…
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The Precision Array for Probing the Epoch of Reionization (PAPER) is a low-frequency radio interferometer designed to detect the ignition of the first stars and galaxies around 500 Million years…
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The PRISMA satellite (PRecursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa, i.e: Hyperspectral Precursor of the Application Mission) is an Earth observation system by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) with innovative electro-optical instrumentation…
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PROBA (Project for On-Board Autonomy) is a family of small Earth observation satellites, part of the ESA's MicroSat program. Proba-1 was launched by ISRO in 2001. It is a technology…
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PROOF (Program for Radar and Observation Forecasting) is a software for the simulation of radar- and telescope-based space debris observations. It is delivered together with the MASTER software. It can…
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PPTS (Prospective Piloted Transport System), unofficially called Rus, is a project being undertaken by the Russian Federal Space Agency to develop a new-generation partially reusable capsule manned spacecraft. Its official…
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Proton (Прото́н) (formal designation: UR-500) is an expendable launch system used for both commercial and Russian government space launches. The first Proton rocket was launched in 1965 and the launch…
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RazakSAT is a Malaysian satellite carrying a high-resolution camera. It was launched into low Earth orbit by a Falcon 1 rocket on July 14, 2009. It was placed into a…
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A Robonaut is a dexterous humanoid robot built and designed at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA. Robonaut differs from other current space-faring robots in that, while most current…