Suzaku (formerly ASTRO-EII) is a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite. It was launched on 10 July 2005 aboard the M-V-6 rocket. The project was renamed Suzaku after its successful launch after…

The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) is an independent laboratory of Stanford University, USA. It aims to…

The National Remote Sensing Center of China (NRSCC) is the Chinese organisation in charge of Earth Observation. Its main functions:…

ECAPS, founded in 2000, is a Swedish company with focus on Green Propulsion based products for space applications. ECAPS aims…

The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is a non-profit organization with a membership composed of people who have completed at…

CLARREO (Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory) is a proposed satellite mission led by NASA and partner organizations to better understand climate change on Earth. CLARREO's measurements could be used…

The Elwing Company conceives, designs, develops, manufactures and markets advanced propulsion systems for satellites. It designs and commercializes Electric Propulsion…

The Soyuz spacecraft (not to be mixed with the Soyuz rocket) is a series of spacecraft initially designed for the Soviet space programme by the Korolyov Design Bureau in the…

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…

Spektr-R (or RadioAstron) is a Russian orbital radio telescope, and is the largest space telescope in orbit. It was launched on 18 July 2011. The main scientific goal of the…