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Launch
Spacecraft 1st Launch Vehicle Mission
Geosat 12 Mar 1985 Atlas E Measurement of earth shape.
GOES (Geostationary 16 Oct 1975 Delta 2914 Global meteorological information.
Operational
Environmental
Satellite)
GPS (Global 22 Feb 1978 Atlas E/F 3-D position and speed fix
Positioning System) (NAVSTAR).
GRO (Gamma Ray 1988 Shuttle Gamma ray telescope.
Observatory)
G-STAR May 1985 Ariane3 U.S. commercial domestic
communications.
HCMM (Heat 26 Apr 1978 Scout D Visual/IR earth observations.
Capacity Mapping
Mission)
HEAO (High Energy 12 Sep 1977 Atlas Centaur Celestial X-ray, Gamma ray map.
Astronomy
Observatory)
Helios 10 Dec 1974 Titan 3E Close solar observation.
Hilat 27 Jun 1983 Scout Ionospheric research.
HS 376 11 Nov 1982 Shuttle Hughes commercial
(or others) communications satellite.
(Galaxy, SBS, Telstar, Westar).
HST (Hubble 1989 Shuttle Orbiting optical telescope.
Space Telescope)
IMEWS (Integrated 5 May 1971 Titan 3C Geostationary infrared detection.
Missile Early Warning
Satellite)
Intelsat (International In cooperation with COMSAT
Telecommunications
Satellite Consortium)
Intelsat (International 6 Apr 1965 Delta, Atlas Series of communications satellites
Telecommunications Centaur (Blocks 1-6).
Satellite Consortium)
satellites
IUE (International 26 Jan 1978 Delta Celestial UV observation.
Ultraviolet Explorer)
IMP (Interplanetary 26 Nov 1963 Delta Measure interplanetary environment
Monitoring Platform) (Explorers 18, 21,28, 33-35,
41,43,47, SO).
Ionds 22 Feb 1978 Nuclear detection satellite.
Ionosphere Explorer 25 Aug 1964 Scout Upper atmospheric observation
(Explorer 20).