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Launch
Spacecraft 1st Launch Vehicle Mission
Small Scientific Explorer 45.
Satellite
SME (Solar 6 Oct 1981 Delta Atmospheric research.
Mesosphere Explorer)
SMM (Solar 14 Feb 1980 Delta 3910 Solar flare, radiation, particle
Maximum Mission) observation.
SMS (Synchronous 17 May 1974 Delta First GOES satellite.
Meteorological
Satellite)
Solar Explorer Explorer 30, 37.
SOLRAD Explorer 44.
Spacenet 23 May 1984 Ariane U.S. commercial domestic
communications.
STC (Satellite 1987 Ariane U.S. television broadcasts.
Television Corp.)
STS (Space Shuttle) 12 Apr 1981 SRBs Space Transportation System.
Squanto Terror Mar 1964 Thor Once-operational nuclear ASAT.
(Johnson Is.)
Surveyor 30 May 1966 Atlas Soft lunar lander.
CentaurIAgena
SMS (Synchronous 17 May 1974 Delta Precursors of GOES,
Meteorologicd
Satellites)
Syncom 14 Feb 1963 Thor Delta 1st geosynchronous
communications satellites.
Tacsat 9 Feb 1969 Titan 3C Military tactical communications.
TDRS (Tracking and 4 Apr 1983 ShuttlelIuS SIC tracking and data relay.
Data Relay Satellite)
Teal Ruby 1987 IR aircraft detection system.
Telstar 10 Jul 1962 Thor Delta 1st commercial communications
satellite.
Timation (Time May 1967 scout Precursor to GPS.
Navigation)
TIP (Transit Impruved 2 Sep 1972 scout Navigational satellite with
Pr0gram)iNOVA DISCOSRTGs.
TIROS (Television 1 Apr 1960 Thor, Delta, Infrared weather monitoring
Infrared Observation Atlas (TIROS 1960-65, TOSlESSA
Satellite) 1966-69, ITOSNOAA 1970-84,
TIROS-N 1978).
TOP0 8 Aur 1970 Thor Agena Army space-ground triangulation.