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Harnessing Sunlight From Orbit

The dataset contains information about various solar-powered satellites, including their launch details, operational status, and technological specifications. Each entry provides insights into the satellite's purpose and capabilities in various scientific and observational fields.

  1. Satellite Name: The name of the satellite.
  2. Launch Year: The year the satellite was launched into space.
  3. Operator: The organization or agency responsible for the satellite's operation.
  4. Purpose: The main objective or function of the satellite, such as research, observation, or monitoring.
  5. Type of Solar Technology: The technology used for solar power generation, typically photovoltaic.
  6. Orbit Type: The type of orbit in which the satellite operates, such as geostationary or low Earth orbit.
  7. Power Generation (kW): The amount of power generated by the satellite's solar technology, measured in kilowatts.
  8. Status: The current operational status of the satellite, indicating whether it is active or inactive.

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Satellite Name Launch Year Operator Purpose Type of Solar Technology Orbit Type Power Generation (kW) Status
Solar Dynamics Observatory 2010 NASA Solar observation Photovoltaic Geostationary 10.000 Active
International Space Station 1998 NASA/ESA/JAXA Research Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 120.000 Active
TerraSAR-X 2007 Airbus/DFD Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.200 Active
Dawn 2007 NASA Planetary science Photovoltaic Interplanetary 0.300 Inactive
James Webb Space Telescope 2021 NASA/ESA/CSA Astronomy Photovoltaic L2 200.000 Active
GOES-16 2016 NOAA Weather observation Photovoltaic Geostationary 5.600 Active
ACE 1997 NASA Space weather monitoring Photovoltaic L1 0.450 Active
SOHO 1995 ESA/NASA Solar observation Photovoltaic L1 0.800 Active
Chandra X-ray Observatory 1999 NASA Astrophysics Photovoltaic Geosynchronous 4.500 Active
Hubble Space Telescope 1990 NASA/ESA Astronomy Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 5.000 Active
Voyager 1 1977 NASA Interstellar exploration Radioisotope Interstellar 0.100 Active
Voyager 2 1977 NASA Interstellar exploration Radioisotope Interstellar 0.100 Active
Kepler Space Telescope 2009 NASA Exoplanet discovery Photovoltaic Heliocentric 0.100 Inactive
Plank Space Telescope 2009 ESA Cosmic microwave background Photovoltaic L2 0.280 Inactive
New Horizons 2006 NASA Planetary exploration RTG Pluto flyby 0.280 Active
JAXA Hayabusa 2003 JAXA Asteroid sampling Photovoltaic Interplanetary 2.000 Inactive
JAXA Hayabusa 2 2014 JAXA Asteroid sampling Photovoltaic Interplanetary 0.300 Active
GOES-R 2016 NOAA Weather monitoring Photovoltaic Geostationary 5.600 Active
Worldview-1 2007 DigitalGlobe Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
Worldview-2 2009 DigitalGlobe Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.000 Active
Worldview-3 2014 DigitalGlobe Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.200 Active
Worldview-4 2016 DigitalGlobe Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.200 Active
PRISMA 2019 ASI Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.000 Active
Sentinel-1A 2014 ESA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.200 Active
Sentinel-1B 2016 ESA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.200 Active
Sentinel-2A 2015 ESA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.000 Active
Sentinel-2B 2017 ESA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.000 Active
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 2010 NOAA Environmental monitoring Photovoltaic Geostationary 5.600 Active
AEGIS 2020 NASA Surface observation Photovoltaic Geostationary 2.000 Active
ICEYE-X2 2019 ICEYE Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
ICEYE-X1 2018 ICEYE Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
Kerry-1 2021 Kerry Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.300 Active
Insight Mars Lander 2018 NASA Martian surface observation Photovoltaic Mars Orbit 0.600 Active
OSIRIS-REx 2016 NASA Asteroid sampling mission Photovoltaic Interplanetary 3.000 Active
Masat-1 2016 Egypt Low Earth Observation Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 0.020 Inactive
MARCO-A 2018 NASA Mars Communication Photovoltaic Mars Orbit 0.025 Inactive
MARCO-B 2018 NASA Mars Communication Photovoltaic Mars Orbit 0.025 Inactive
PlanetScope 2014 Planet Labs Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
Double Star Mission 2004 CNSA/ESA Space weather Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.700 Active
Ranger-1 1961 NASA Lunar photography Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.090 Inactive
Ranger-2 1961 NASA Lunar photography Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.090 Inactive
Ranger-3 1962 NASA Lunar photography Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.090 Inactive
Ranger-4 1962 NASA Lunar photography Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.090 Inactive
Ranger-5 1962 NASA Lunar photography Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.090 Inactive
Ranger-6 1964 NASA Lunar photography Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.090 Inactive
Ranger-7 1964 NASA Lunar photography Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.090 Inactive
Ranger-8 1965 NASA Lunar photography Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.090 Inactive
Ranger-9 1965 NASA Lunar photography Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.090 Inactive
Advanced Extremely High Frequency 2009 US DoD Military communication Photovoltaic Geostationary 10.000 Active
Radiation Belt Storm Probes 2012 NASA Space weather Photovoltaic Geostationary 0.200 Active
SMAP 2015 NASA Soil moisture mapping Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.100 Active
JASON-3 2016 NASA Oceanography Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
SWOT 2022 NASA Water resource management Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.400 Active
SSO-A 2018 Various Small satellite launch Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 3.000 Active
Hyperspectral 1 2020 NASA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.800 Active
Cartosat-2 2007 ISRO Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.700 Active
Cartosat-1 2005 ISRO Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.700 Active
Navik-1 2023 ESA Navigation Photovoltaic Geostationary 2.200 Active
Artemis I 2022 NASA Lunar exploration Photovoltaic Translunar 5.000 Active
Euclid 2023 ESA Dark energy exploration Photovoltaic L2 1.500 Active
Agricultural Monitoring Satellite 2023 NASA/Basics Agriculture monitoring Photovoltaic Geostationary 1.500 Active
Earth Observing One 2000 NASA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Inactive
Geostationary Weather Satellite 2019 NOAA Weather monitoring Photovoltaic Geostationary 5.000 Active
INSAT-3A 2003 ISRO Multimedia communication Photovoltaic Geostationary 1.000 Active
INSAT-3B 2007 ISRO Multimedia communication Photovoltaic Geostationary 1.000 Active
INSAT-3C 2006 ISRO Multimedia communication Photovoltaic Geostationary 1.000 Active
INSAT-3DR 2016 ISRO Meteorological services Photovoltaic Geostationary 1.000 Active
MOM (Mars Orbiter Mission) 2013 ISRO Mars exploration Photovoltaic Mars orbit 0.300 Active
Dominion Space 2021 Various Communication Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 1.000 Active
Nanosatellite CPH-1 2023 NASA Meteorological services Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 0.020 Active
SES-10 2017 SES S.A. Communication Photovoltaic Geostationary 10.000 Active
RISE 2015 Various Space observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.300 Active
Landsat 9 2021 NASA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
Landsat 8 2013 NASA/USGS Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
Landsat 7 1999 NASA/USGS Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
Landsat 6 1999 NASA/USGS Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Inactive
Landsat 5 1984 NASA/USGS Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Inactive
MODIS 1999 NASA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
QuikSCAT 1999 NASA Oceanography Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Inactive
Aqua 2002 NASA Climate monitoring Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
CloudSat 2006 NASA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
TERRA 2000 NASA Earth science Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
WindSat 2003 NASA Weather observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Inactive
Gravitational Waves Observer 2023 NASA Astrophysics Photovoltaic L2 0.400 Active
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) 2018 NASA Exoplanet detection Photovoltaic Heliocentric 2.000 Active
Solar Orbiter 2020 ESA/NASA Solar research Photovoltaic Heliocentric 0.400 Active
Cheops 2019 ESA Exoplanet observation Photovoltaic Geostationary 0.300 Active
DAWN-1 2020 NASA Earth observation Photovoltaic Geostationary 1.400 Active
AstroSat 2015 ISRO Astrophysics Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
TESS-SkySurvey 2023 NASA Exoplanet detection Photovoltaic Heliocentric 1.000 Active
TDRS 1983 NASA Communication Relay Photovoltaic Geostationary 3.200 Active
Expertise Space Labs 2023 NASA Geophysical data gathering Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 0.800 Active
Constellation SI-1 2022 Constellation Labs Satellites monitoring Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 0.500 Active
Ashwin 2020 Various Communication Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 1.000 Active
AstroPix 2020 NASA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.600 Active
MicroSat-1 2020 NASA Lunar observation Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.100 Active
Hyperion 2022 Various Geoscience Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 0.200 Active
ESR-1 2023 NASA Earth observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.500 Active
ICESat-2 2018 NASA Ice monitoring Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
Plankton Monitor 2022 NASA Oceanography Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.400 Active
Land Cover Mapper 2020 NASA Environmental studies Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.700 Active
MOES 2021 Various Environmental monitoring Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.000 Active
Orbiting Low-Altitude Satellite 2024 NASA Earth observation Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 1.500 Active
GIMS 2021 NASA Meteorological systems Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.300 Active
Climate Observation Satellite 2023 Various Climate monitoring Photovoltaic Geostationary 0.800 Active
Satellite Remote Sensing 2022 USDOD Land observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.000 Active
Geostationary Data Relay Satellite 2024 NGA Military communication Photovoltaic Geostationary 5.000 Active
Scanning Satellite 2020 NASA Geospatial data Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
Space Surveyor 2023 Various Astrophysics Photovoltaic Geostationary 0.600 Active
Hubble 2.0 2023 NASA Astrophysics Photovoltaic Geostationary 5.000 Active
Deep Space Network Satellite 2022 NASA Deep space communication Photovoltaic Geostationary 2.000 Active
Satellite Prime 2021 NASA Earth monitoring Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 0.400 Active
SolarWave 2023 NASA Solar research Photovoltaic Heliocentric 1.000 Active
Satellite Ocean Mapper 2021 NASA Ocean observation Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.500 Active
AGLA-1 2023 NASA Air quality monitoring Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.300 Active
Titan-1 2023 NASA Titan research Photovoltaic Lunar Orbit 0.400 Active
SCALE 2023 NASA Environmental monitoring Photovoltaic Geostationary 1.500 Active
Solar Defense Satellite 2021 NASA Solar observation Photovoltaic Geostationary 2.500 Active
EcoSat 2023 NASA Sustainability observations Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.200 Active
MetaSpace 2024 Various Geospatial data Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.700 Active
POSEIDON-1 2023 NASA Marine data monitoring Photovoltaic Geostationary 1.000 Active
Radiance-1 2021 NASA Radiation mapping Photovoltaic Geostationary 1.300 Active
RainSat-03 2023 NASA Rain monitoring Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.100 Active
GeoBrown 2023 NASA Environmental studies Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.400 Active
Valiant Observer 2023 NASA Oceanography Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.800 Active
AstroBuild 2023 NASA Construction monitoring Photovoltaic Low Earth Orbit 0.600 Active
Plasma Waves Sensor 2023 NASA Space weather Photovoltaic Geostationary 0.500 Active
VisionMapper-1 2023 NASA Aerial mapping Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.700 Active
GreenEarth-1 2023 Various Climate change Photovoltaic Geostationary 2.000 Active
Earthly Observations 2023 NASA Change detection Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 0.400 Active
Tempus Satellite 2023 NASA Weather predictions Photovoltaic Geostationary 2.200 Active
Revolution Satellite 2023 NASA Crisis monitoring Photovoltaic Geostationary 3.000 Active
GeoRadiosity 2023 NASA Geological observations Photovoltaic Sun-synchronous 1.200 Active
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