Space Solar Telescope

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

References

↑ Xinhua (2012-08-29). "China Exclusive: Scientists looking for site for giant solar telescope". Space Daily. Retrieved 2012-09-06.

Chinese spacecraft

Earth observation	Fengyun HaiYang SMMS Tansuo-1 Ziyuan 3

Communication and engineering	Dong Fang Hong FH-1 APMT Asiasat Chinasat ChinaStar HKSTG Sinosat LGSP Tsinghua-1 OlympicSat

Data relay satellite system	Tianlian I Tianlian I-01 Tianlian I-02 Tianlian I-03 Tianlian II

Positioning	BeiDou-1 BeiDou-2

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

Lunar and planetary exploration	Chinese Lunar Exploration Program Chang'e 1 Chang'e 2 Chang'e 3 Yutu Chang'e 5-T1 Chang'e 4 Chang'e 5 Chang'e 6 Yinghuo-1

Future spacecraft in italics.

Chinese space program

Space programs	Beidou Navigation Satellite System Chinese anti-satellite missile test Chinese space station CBERS CLEP (Chang'e) Dong Fang Hong Double Star Fanhui Shi Weixing Fengyun Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope Kuafu Kuaizhou Long March Project 921-3 Shenzhou program Shuguang Space Solar Telescope Tiangong program Tianlian I Yaogan Yinghuo-1

Launch sites	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Wenchang Satellite Launch Center Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Scientists	Du Qinghua Hu Haichang Ouyang Ziyuan Qi Faren Qian Xuesen Sun Laiyan Wan Hu Wang Yongzhi Ye Peijian Zhao Jiuzhang Zhu Miaolong

Astronauts	Fei Junlong Jing Haipeng Liu Boming Liu Yang Liu Wang Nie Haisheng Yang Liwei Zhai Zhigang Zhang Xiaoguang Wang Yaping

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

Future spaceflights

Manned

2015	Soyuz TMA-17M (May) Soyuz TMA-18M (September) Soyuz TMA-19M (November)

2016	Soyuz MS-01 (March) Soyuz TMA-20M (May) Soyuz MS-02 (September) Soyuz MS-03 (November)

TBA	Shenzhou 11

Unmanned

2015	ADM-Aeolus Astrosat Astro-H (2015–2016) Chang'e 4 Cygnus CRS Orb-4 (2nd Quarter) Cygnus CRS Orb-5 (4th Quarter) DirecTV-15 (May 20) European Data Relay System (3Q) ERG (2015–2016) GOES-R (October) Hispasat AG1 (December) Kounotori 5 (August 17) LISA Pathfinder (July) Nano-JASMINE Sentinel-2 (June) Sentinel-3 (4Q) SpaceX CRS-7 (June 13) SpaceX CRS-8 (September 2) TDRS M (December)

2016	ASNARO-2 EarthCARE ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (January) GCOM-C Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope Himawari 9 InSight (March) Kounotori 6 NICER (December) Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station OSIRIS-REx (September) Sentinel-5 Precursor Spektr-RG Tiangong-2 Uzlovoy Module

2017	Aditya (2017–2018) BepiColombo (January) Space Complex Alpha Chandrayaan-2 Chang'e 5 CHEOPS GOSAT-2 ICESat-2 Kounotori 7 Kuafu Nauka PRISMA SELENE-2 Spektr-UV TESS

2018	ExoMars rover (May) James Webb Space Telescope (October) Kounotori 8 Luna-Glob Orion EM-1 (November) SLIM Solar Orbiter (October) Solar Probe Plus

2019+	AIDA (2019) DRTS-2 (2019) Kounotori 9 (2019) Euclid (2020) Mars 2020 (July 2020) Chang'e 6 (2020) Orion EM-2 (2021) MetOp-SG (2021–22) Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (2022) Tiangong-3 (2022) PLATO (2024) Venera-D (2024) ATHENA (2028) LISA (2034)

Recently launched

Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS) (March 13)
Soyuz TMA-16M (March 27)
SpaceX CRS-6 (April 14)

List of proposed missions to the Moon
List of proposed space observatories

Space observatories

Current	AGILE AMS-02 Chandra (AXAF) Fermi Gaia Hinode (Solar-B) HiRISE Hisaki (Sprint-A) Hubble INTEGRAL IBEX IRIS Kepler MAXI MOST NEOSSat NuSTAR Odin PAMELA R/HESSI SDO SOHO SOLAR Spektr-R Spitzer Suzaku (Astro-EII) Swift TUGSAT-1 & UniBRITE-1 WISE XMM-Newton

Planned	Astro-H (2015) Astrosat (2015) Nano-JASMINE (2015) Spektr-RG (2016) HXMT (2014–2016) NICER (2016) CHEOPS (2017) Spektr-UV (2017) TESS (2017) James Webb (JWST) (2018+) Solar-C (2019) Euclid (2020) Space Solar Telescope PLATO (2024) ATHENA (2028) LISA/eLISA (2034)

Proposals	ATLAST EXCEDE Fresnel Imager FINESSE Hypertelescope LiteBIRD New Worlds Mission NRO donation to NASA Solar-D SPICA THEIA WFIRST WISH EUSO

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) BeppoSAX (1996–2003) CHIPSat (2003–2008) Compton (CGRO) (1991–2000) COROT (2006–2013) Cos-B (1975–1982) COBE (1989–1993) EPOCh (2008) EPOXI (2010) EXOSAT (1983–1986) EUVE (1992–2001) FUSE (1999–2007) Kvant-1 (1987–2001) GALEX (2003–2013) Gamma (1990–1992) Ginga (Astro-C) (1987–1991) Granat (1989–1998) Hakucho (CORSA-ｂ) (1979–1985) HALCA (MUSES-B) (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) IRTS (1995–1996) IXAE (1996–2004) Kristall (1990–2001) LEGRI (1997–2002) MSX (1996–1997) OAO-2 (1968–1973) OAO-3 (Copernicus) (1972–1981) Orion 1/2 (1971/1973) Planck (2009–2013) RELIKT-1 (1983–1984) ROSAT (1990–1999) Rossi X-ray (RXTE) (1995–2012) SAMPEX (1992–2004) SAS-B (1972–1973) SAS-C (1975–1979) Taiyo (SRATS) (1975–1980) Tenma (Astro-B) (1983–1985) Uhuru (1970–1973) WMAP (2001–2010) 1st mission WISE (2009–2011) Yokoh (Solar-A) (1991–2001)

Lost	e.g. launch failures: OAO-1/OAO-B (1966/1970) CORSA (1976) ABRIXAS (1999) HETE (1996) WIRE (1999) ASTRO-E (2000)

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

On hiatus	TAUVEX

Cancelled	Astro-G Constellation-X Darwin Destiny EChO Eddington FAME GEMS IXO JDEM LOFT SIM & SIMlite SNAP TPF XEUS

See also	Great Observatories program List of space telescopes

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