The Small Astronomy Satellite 2, also known also as SAS-2, SAS B or Explorer 48, was a NASA gamma ray telescope. It was launched on 15 November 1972 into...

Small Astronomy Satellite may refer to: Uhuru (satellite), or Small Astronomy Satellite A (SAS-A) or SAS 1, launched 1970 Small Astronomy Satellite 2...

The Small Astronomy Satellite 3 (SAS 3, also known as SAS-C before launch) was a NASA X-ray astronomy space telescope. It functioned from May 7, 1975...

first satellite launched specifically for the purpose of X-ray astronomy. It was also known as the X-ray Explorer Satellite, SAS-A (for Small Astronomy Satellite...

Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS, also Explorer 74 and SMEX-3) is a NASA submillimetre astronomy satellite, and is the fourth spacecraft in the Small Explorer...

satellite'), is a second of the two communications relay and radio astronomy satellites designed to support the fourth phase the Chinese Lunar Exploration...

Artist's concept of the Saturnian satellite system A satellite system is a set of gravitationally bound objects in orbit around a planetary mass object...

the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-02-27. "The Third Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS-3)". NASA. Archived from the original on 2004-01-13. Retrieved...

are small CubeSats. Similar satellites can work together as groups, forming constellations. Because of the high launch cost to space, most satellites are...

started launching Starlink satellites in 2019. As of early March 2024, it consists of over 6,000 mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO)...

affect astronomy, stargazers, and indigenous communities. The time and place of the satellite's flare can be predicted only when the satellite is controlled...

by another object that passes between them. The term is often used in astronomy, but can also refer to any situation in which an object in the foreground...

A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another...

years. Artificial satellite Natural satellite Satellite system (astronomy) Temporary satellite Connors, Martin; Chodas, Paul; Mikkola, Seppo; Wiegert, Paul;...

Retrieved 2024-01-07. "The Third Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS-3)". Archived from the original on 2001-04-17. Portals:  Astronomy  Stars  Spaceflight  Outer...

2 in 1972, and the multi-instrument X-ray telescope Small Astronomy Satellite 3 in 1975. Other projects she oversaw included four geodetic satellites...

astronomy satellites for the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched the Queqiao relay satellite on...

Amateur astronomy is a hobby where participants enjoy observing or imaging celestial objects in the sky using the unaided eye, binoculars, or telescopes...

ASTRO-C, renamed Ginga (Japanese for 'galaxy'), was an X-ray astronomy satellite launched from the Kagoshima Space Center on 5 February 1987 using M-3SII...

SpaceX Starlink Satellites. Astronomers have also voiced concern over the impact satellite internet constellations will have on radio astronomy. Additional...

Ariel 2, also known as UK-C, was a British radio astronomy satellite, which was operated by the Science and Engineering Research Council as part of the...

astronomical Netherlands satellite — ANS". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 39: 159–163. Bibcode:1975A&A....39..159V. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". JPL...

of astronomy is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to astronomy and cosmology, their sub-disciplines, and related fields. Astronomy is...

"Influence of a second satellite on the rotational dynamics of an oblate moon". Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 127 (2): 121–138. arXiv:1607...

Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry...

effect, this small asteroid is caught in a little dance with Earth. In terms of orbit, it currently is the most stable among the quasi-satellites of Earth...

AKARI (ASTRO-F) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea...

The Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) was launched into low Earth orbit on December 5, 1998 as one of NASA's Small Explorer Program (SMEX)...

also known as ASTRO-H and New X-ray Telescope (NeXT), was an X-ray astronomy satellite commissioned by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for...

Gamma-ray astronomy is a subfield of astronomy where scientists observe and study celestial objects and phenomena in outer space which emit cosmic electromagnetic...