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Coronas-I Coronas-I -- >Complex Orbital Near-Earth Observations of the Solar Activity (CORONAS)
COROT COROT - D EMS/OPT D=25cm SI SB C asteroseismology launch 2000
COS-B COS-B X - EMS/HGA/HEG/MEG/ SGA/HXR/MXR - SI SB X 1975-82
CRESST Cryonic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers X - PAR/EDM - SI EB E search for WIMPs
Crossley Reflector Crossley 36-inch Reflector X - EMS/OPT D=91cm SI EB E -
CRRES Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite X - MAG/ION/HST - VA SB X 1990/91
CryoSat CryoSat - D ICE - VA SB B launch 2002
CXO Chandra X-Ray Observatory X - EMS/MXR/SXR/EUV - SI SB C Start am 20.7.99
Cat Cherenkov Array at Themis X - EMS/HGA/VHE N=? D=5m VA EB E -
Catsat Cooperative Astrophysical and Technology SATellite X D EMS/HGA/MEG/SGA/ HXR/MXR/SXR - VA SB C launch 2000
Cbi Cosmic Background Imager X D EMS/COB/MMR/CMR N=13 D=90cm AR EB C -
Cce Charge Composition Explorer X X - MAG - VA SB X AMPTE 1984-89
Cdms Cryonic Dark Matter Search X - PAR/EDM - SI EB D search for dark matter (WIMPs)
Celeste Cerenkov Low Energy Sampling and Timing Experiment X - EMS/HGA/VHE/HEG N=40 A=54m^2 SI EB D former solar power station
Cfht Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope X - EMS/NUV/OPT/NIR/ MIR/FIR D=3.6m SI EB E -
Cgro Compton Gamma Ray Observatory X - EMS/HGA/HEG/MEG/ SGA/HXR - VA SB E launched 05/04/91
Champollion Champollion X - EMS/OPT/NIR N=6 D=1m L=400m AR EB D -
Chara Array Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy Array X - EMS/OPT/NIR N=6 D=1m L=400m AR EB D -
CHIPSat Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer Satellite X X - EMS/SXR/EUV - SI SB B B launch 2002
Clementine Clementine X - LUN/PLA/AST - VA SB X 1994
CloudSat CloudSat X X - ATM/CLO/CLI - VA SB C Start 2003
Cluster Cluster X - SOP/MAG N=4 MU SB Y June 1996
Cluster II Cluster II X - SOP/MAG N=4 MU SB C launch mid-2000
Coast Cambridge Optical Aperture Synthesis Telescope X D EMS/OPT/NIR N=5 D=40cm L=22m AR EB E test instrument for optical interferometry
Cobe Cosmic Background Observer X D EMS/COB/NIR/MIR/ FIR/SMM - VA SB X 1989-93
Cobras Cosmic Background Radiation Anisotropy Satellite -- >Planck
Comptel Imaging Compton Telescope -- >Instrument des Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO)
Constellation-X Constellation X-ray Mission X EMS/HXR/MXR/SXR N=6 N=6 AR SB A 6 identical satellites with two telescopes each launch 2007?
Contour Comet Nucleus Tour X X - PLA/KOM - VA SB C launch July 2002 3 comet tour
Copernicus Copernicus X X X - EMS/FUV/NUV/OPT D=80cm SI SB X 1972-81
Copernicus/MSSL Copernicus/MSSL experiment X - EMS/MXR/SXR - VA SB X 1972-81
Coronas Complex Orbital Near-Earth Observations of the Solar Activity X - EMS/SOE - MU SB E 3 satellites Coronas-I (1994) Coronas-F (1999) Photon (?)
Coronas-F Coronas-F -- >Complex Orbital Near-Earth Observations of the Solar Activity (CORONAS)
Cangaroo Collaboration of Australia and Nippon for a GAmma Ray Observatory in the Outback X D EMS/HGA/VHE/HEG 3.8m; 3x4m; 7m 4x10m AR EB D Cerenkov radiation
Carlina CARLINA X - EMS/OPT N=100 L=200m AR EB A -
Casa Chicago Air Shower Array X - PAR/HST/EMS/HGA/ UHE N=1089 A=0.25 km^2 AR EB E -
Cassini Cassini X D PLA/SAT - - SB arrives at Saturn 2004 D launched 15/10/97
Cat Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope X D EMS/COB/CMR N=3 D=70cm AR EB E -

 

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