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[To be edited: Objectives, missions, functions] Node 2 & Node3 are two major components of the ISS international Space Station node 1: Unity module node 2: Harmony module node 3:…
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Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is a planned space-based X-ray telescope that will use a Wolter telescope to focus high energy X-rays at 5 to 80 keV from astrophysical sources,…
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O/OREOS (Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses) is a nanosatellite of 5.5 kilogram, launched on November 19, 2010. It is an automated laboratory that contains two separate experiments on board. It…
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The O3b Satellite Constellation is a satellite constellation designed for telecommunications and data backhaul from remote locations. This new constellation is scheduled for deployment in 2013 and will initially be…
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ODIN is a Swedish satellite working in two disciplines; astrophysics and aeronomy, and it was named after god Odin. Within the field of astrophysics, Odin is used in the study…
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OICETS, the Optical Inter-Orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite (other name Kirari) is an experimental satellite by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to demonstrate interorbital communication between satellites through optical (laser)…
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Omid was Iran's first domestically made satellite. Omid is a data-processing satellite for research and telecommunications, Iran's state television reported that it was successfully launched on 2 February 2009. After…
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OPALS (Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science) is an optical communication in outer space experiment developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the International Space Station. It is testing the potential…
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Opportunity, MER-B (Mars Exploration Rover – B), is a robotic rover active on the planet Mars since 2004. Launched on July 7, 2003, Opportunity landed on Mars' Meridiani Planum on…
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The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) is an Orbiting Carbon Observatory planned to be launched in July 2014. Its based on the original OCO mission (NASA) that failed to reaching injection…
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The "Orion" Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a planned beyond-low-earth-orbit manned spacecraft that is being built by Lockheed Martin for NASA based on designs and tests already completed as part…
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OSCAR is an acronym for Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. OSCAR series amateur radio satellites use amateur radio frequency allocations to facilitate communication between amateur radio stations. These satellites can…