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Small-Satellite Database
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| Program | Sponsor | Spacecraft Contractor | Launch Mass (kg) | Launch Date | Launch Vehicle | Mission |
| NASA Small Planetary Satellites |
| Clementine | BMDO/NASA | NRL | 494 | Jan 94 | Titan II | Lunar mapping |
| NEAR | NASA | JHU/APL | 805 | Feb 96 | Delta II | Asteroid mapping |
| MGS | NASA | Lockheed Martin | 651 | Nov 96 | Delta II | Mars mapping |
| Mars Pathfinder | NASA | JPL | 890 | Dec 96 | Delta II | Mars lander and rover |
| ACE | NASA | JHU/APL | 785 | Aug 97 | Delta II | Low energy particle |
| Lunar Prospector | NASA | Lockheed Martin | 296 | Jan 98 | Athena II | Lunar science |
| DS1 | NASA | JPL/Spectrum Astro | 486 | Oct 98 | Delta II | Technology demo |
| MCO | NASA | JPL/Lockheed Martin | 629 | Dec 98 | Delta II | Mars remote sensing |
| MPL | NASA | JPL/Lockheed Martin | 576 | Jan 99 | Delta II | Mars science |
| Stardust | NASA | JPL/Lockheed Martin | 385 | Feb 99 | Delta II | Comet sample return |
| NASA Earth-Orbiting Small Satellites |
| SAMPEX | NASA | NASA GSFC | 161 | Jul 92 | Scout | Science experiments |
| MICROLAB | NASA/Orbital | Orbital | 75 | Apr 95 | Pegasus | Lightning experiment |
| METEOR | NASA | CTA (Orbital) | 364 | Oct 95 | Conestoga | Microgravity experiments |
| TOMS-EP | NASA | TRW | 295 | Jul 96 | Pegasus XL | Ozone mapping |
| FAST | NASA | NASA GSFC | 191 | Aug 96 | Pegasus XL | Auroral measurements |
| HETE | NASA | MIT/AeroAstro | 128 | Nov 96 | Pegasus XL | High energy experiments |
| SAC-B | CONAE/NASA | CONAE | 191 | Nov 96 | Pegasus XL | Science experiments |
| Seastar | NASA | Orbital | 372 | Aug 97 | Pegasus XL | Ocean color |
| SNOE | NASA GSFC | LASP | 132 | Feb 98 | Pegasus XL | Space physics |
| TRACE | NASA | NASA GSFC | 250 | Apr 98 | Pegasus XL | Solar coronal |
| Clark | NASA | CTA (Orbital) | 266 | cancelled | Athena I | Science experiments |
| Lewis | NASA | TRW | 385 | Jul 98 | Athena I | Hyperspectral imaging |
| SWAS | NASA | NASA GSFC | 288 | Dec 98 | Pegasus XL | Astronomy |
| WIRE | NASA, JPL | NASA GSFC | 255 | Mar 99 | Pegasus XL | Astronomical telescope |
| TERRRIERS | NASA, BU | AeroAstro, LLC | 288 | May 99 | Pegasus XL | Space physics |
| FUSE | NASA, APL | Orbital | 1360 | Jun 99 | Delta II | Space science |
| QuikSCAT | NASA, NOAA | JPL/Ball Aerospace | 870 | Jun 99 | Titan II | Ocean wind measure |
| ACRIMSat | NASA, JPL | Orbital | 115 | Dec 99 | Taurus | Sun-Earth atmosphere |
| IMAGE | NASA GSFC | Lockheed Martin | 494 | Mar 00 | Delta II | Neutral atom/UV measure |
| Other U.S.-Built Small Satellites |
| GLOMR I | DARPA | DSI (Orbital) | 71 | Nov 85 | Shuttle | Message relay |
| PEGSAT | DARPA | DSI (Orbital) | 68 | Apr 90 | Pegasus | Message relay |
| POGS/SSR | STP, ONR | DSI (Orbital) | 68 | Apr 90 | Atlas I | Geomagnetic survey |
| SCE | ONR | DSI (Orbital) | 56 | Apr 90 | Atlas I | Communications |
| TEX | STP, ONR | DSI (Orbital) | 67 | Apr 90 | Atlas I | Communications |
| MACSAT | DARPA | DSI (Orbital) | 61 | May 90 | Scout | Communications |
| REX | STP | DSI (Orbital) | 77 | Jun 91 | Scout | Radiation |
| LOSAT-X | SDIO | Ball Aerospace | 76 | Jul 91 | Delta II | Sensor experiments |
| MICROSAT | DARPA | DSI (Orbital) | 26 | Nov 91 | Pegasus | Communications |
| MSTI-1 | BMDO | JPL/Spectrum Astro | 144 | Nov 92 | Scout | Sensor experiments |
| ALEXIS | DOE | AeroAstro | 113 | Apr 93 | Pegasus | X-ray mapping |
| RADCAL | STP, NRL | DSI (Orbital) | 91 | Jun 93 | Scout | Radar calibration tests |
| DARPASAT | DARPA/AF | Ball Aerospace | 161 | Mar 94 | Taurus | Classified |
| STEP 0 | STP | TRW | 489 | Mar 94 | Taurus | Autonomy experiments |
| MSTI-2 | SDIO | Spectrum Astro | 170 | May 94 | Scout | Sensor experiments |
| STEP 2 | STP | TRW | 180 | May 94 | Pegasus | Signal detect/modulation |
| STEP 1 | STP | TRW | 352 | Jun 94 | Pegasus XL | Atmospheric physics |
| APEX | STP | Orbital | 209 | Aug 94 | Pegasus | Power experiments |
| STEP 3 | STP | TRW | 295 | Jul 95 | Pegasus XL | Science/communications |
| REX II | STP | DSI (Orbital) | 110 | Mar 96 | Pegasus XL | Radiation |
| MSTI-3 | SDIO | Spectrum Astro | 212 | May 96 | Pegasus | Hyperspectral imaging |
| FORTE | DOE | LANL/SNL | 210 | Aug 97 | Pegasus XL | Science |
| STEP 4 | STP | TRW | 386 | Oct 97 | Pegasus XL | Science/communications |
| GFO | U.S. Navy | Ball Aerospace | 357 | Feb 98 | Taurus | Radar altimetry |
| MIGHTYSAT | STP | CTA (Orbital) | 69 | Jul 98 | STS/GAS | Science |
| STEX | NRO | Lockheed Martin | 691 | Sep 98 | Taurus | Tether experiment |
| TSX-5 | BMDO/STP | Orbital | 249 | Jun 00 | Pegasus XL | Remote sensing |