Space Solar Telescope

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The Space Solar Telescope (SST) is a planned Chinese optical space solar telescope.^[1]

References [edit]

^ Xinhua (2012-8-29). "China Exclusive: Scientists looking for site for giant solar telescope". Space Daily. Retrieved 2012-9-6.

v t e Chinese spacecraft

Earth observation	Fengyun HaiYang Tansuo-1 SMMS

Communication and engineering test	DFH-1 DFH-2 DFH-3 DFH-4 FH-1 APMT Asiasat Chinasat ChinaStar HKSTG Sinosat LGSP Tsinghua OlympicSat

Data relay satellite system	Tianlian-1 (Tianlian I-01) In development Tianlian-2

Positioning	Beidou navigation system In development COMPASS navigation system

Astronomical observation	Double Star (joint ESA) In development Space Solar Telescope Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope Kuafu

Lunar and planetary exploration	Chang'e 1 (Chinese Lunar Exploration Program) Chang'e 2 Yinghuo-1 In development Chang'e 3 Deep space exploration

Future spaceflights

Manned

2013	Soyuz TMA-09M (May 28) Shenzhou 10 (June) Soyuz TMA-10M (September) Soyuz TMA-11M (November)

2014	Soyuz TMA-12M Soyuz TMA-13M Soyuz TMA-14M Soyuz TMA-15M

2015	Soyuz TMA-16M Soyuz TMA-17M Soyuz TMA-18M Soyuz TMA-19M

Unmanned

2013	Albert Einstein ATV (June) Astrosat CASSIOPE (June) Chang'e 3 Cornell University Satellite Cygnus 1 (June) Cygnus CRS Orb-1 (August) Cygnus CRS Orb-2 (December) Don Quijote Gaia (October) HTV-4 (July) IRIS (April) LADEE (August) Mangalyaan (November) MAVEN (November) Nano-JASMINE (November) Proba-V (April) Progress M-20M (July) Progress M-21M (October) Progress M-22M Progress M-23M Sentinel 1 SpaceX CRS-3 (September) SPRINT-A Swarm (October) Tiangong 2

2014	ADM-Aeolus Astro-H Barcelona Moon Team Chandrayaan-2 Cygnus 3 Cygnus 4 Cygnus 5 DirecTV-14 DirecTV-15 ERG European Data Relay Satellite European Lunar Explorer Georges Lemaître ATV GCOM-C1 Hayabusa 2 HTV-5 IXV Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission Nauka OpenLuna Gemini Mission 1 Orion EFT-1 Sentinel 2 SpaceX CRS-4 (April) SpaceX CRS-5 Spectrum-X-Gamma Tiangong 3 (2014-2016) Uzlovoy Module

2015	Aditya BepiColombo Chang'e 4 HTV-6 LISA Pathfinder Luna-Glob 1 lander Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station Sentinel-5 Precursor SpaceX CRS-8

2016	EarthCARE ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope HTV-7 InSight Luna-Glob 1 orbiter Luna-Grunt NICER OSIRIS-REx World Space Observatory

2017	Kuafu Orion EM-1 SELENE-2 Solar Orbiter TESS

2018+	Chang'e 5 Euclid ExoMars rover James Webb Space Telescope Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer Lunnyj Poligon Solar Probe Plus

Recently
launched

Soyuz TMA-08M (March 28)
Progress M-19M (April 26)
Gaofen 1 (April 28)

For proposed but not yet planned spacecraft see Category:Proposed spacecraft

v t e Space observatories

Current	AGILE AMS-02 Chandra COROT Fermi GALEX Hinode (Solar-B) HiRISE Hubble IBEX INTEGRAL Kepler MAXI MOST NEOSSat NuSTAR Odin PAMELA Planck UniBRITE-1 R/HESSI SDO SOHO SOLAR Spektr-R Spitzer Suzaku (Astro-EII) Swift XMM-Newton

Planned	Astrosat (2013) IRIS (2013) BRITE Constellation (2013+) GAIA (2013) SPRINT-A (2013) Nano-JASMINE (2013) Astro-H (2014) Spektr-RG (2014) HXMT (2014–2016) World Space Observatory (2016) NICER (2016) CHEOPS (2017) TESS (2017) James Webb (JWST) (2018+) SOLAR-C (2019) Euclid (2020) Space Solar Telescope

Proposals	ATHENA ATLAST EChO EXCEDE LOFT Fresnel Imager FINESSE Hypertelescope New Worlds Mission NGO NRO donation to NASA PLATO SPICA SOLAR-D THEIA WFIRST

Completed	Akari (Astro-F) (2006–2011) ALEXIS (1993–2005) ATM (1973–1974) ASCA (Astro-D) (1993–2000) Astro-1 (BBXRT HUT) (1990) Astro-2 (HUT) (1995) Astron (1983–1989) ANS (1974–1976) ATM (1973–1974) BeppoSAX (1996–2003) CHIPSat (2003–2008) Compton (CGRO) (1991–2000) Cos-B (1975–1982) COBE (1989–1993) EPOCh (2008) EPOXI (2010) EXOSAT (1983–1986) EUVE (1992–2001) FUSE (1999–2007) Kvant-1 (1987–2001) Kristall (1990–2001) Ginga (Astro-C) (1987–1991) Granat (1989–1998) Hakucho (1979–1985) HALCA (1997–2005) HEAO-1 (1977–1979) Herschel (2009–2013) Hinotori (Astro-A) (1981–1991) HEAO-2 (Einstein Obs.) (1978–1982) HEAO-3 (1979–1981) HETE-2 (2000–2007?) Hipparcos (1989–1993) IUE (1978–1996) IRAS (1983) ISO (1996–1998) IXAE (1996–2004) LEGRI (1997–2002) MSX (1996–1997) OAO-2 (1968–1973) OAO-3 (Copernicus) (1972–1981) Orion 1/2 (1971/1973) RELIKT-1 (1983–1984) ROSAT (1990–1999) Rossi X-ray (RXTE) (1995–2012) SAMPEX (1992–2004) SAS-B (1972–1973) SAS-C (1975–1979) Tenma (Astro-B) (1983–1985) Uhuru (1970–1973) WMAP (2001–2010) Yokoh (Solar-A) (1991–2001)

Lost	e.g. launch failures: OAO-1/OAO-B (1966/1970) ABRAXIS (1999) HETE (1996) WIRE (1999) ASTRO-E (2000)

Completed	hibernating after mission: SWAS (1998–2005) TRACE (1998–2010) WISE (2009–2011)

On hiatus	TAUVEX

Old plans	Astro-G Constellation-X Darwin Destiny Eddington FAME GEMS IXO JDEM LISA SIM & SIMlite SNAP TPF XEUS

See also	Great Observatories program List of space telescopes Sun spacecraft List of proposed space observatories

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