UCL DEPARTMENT OF SPACE & CLIMATE PHYSICS MULLARD SPACE SCIENCE LABORATORY MSSL Homepage Research Groups Engineering Groups General Information PhD Opportunities Teaching Seminars Outreach Projects Jobs MSSL Only Contact     UCL Website UCL MAPS Faculty website UCL Dept of Physics & Astronomy website UCL Dept of Earth Sciences website     Projects Current operational missions. (Projects marked in italics are "in progress") MSSL No. Name or Number Launch Date Launch Site Vehicle Experiment 27271 R-ADRGAIA TBA2010 White Sands NMBaikonur Black Brantregat Adiabatic Demagnetisation RefrigeratorRadial - RVS 271 Herschel (SPIRE) 2007  Kourou Ariane 5 SPIRE (Spectral and Photometric Image Receiver) 270 Solar-B Aug-06 Kagoshima Japan M-5 EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) 269 MOSES Jan-06 White Sands NM Black Brant  Multi-Order Solar EUV Spectrograph (MOSES) 268 Venus Express Nov-05 Baikonur Soyuz-Fregat ASPERA-4 (ELS - Electron Spectrometer. UV blackening, calibration, radiation shielding, data analysis) 267 CRYOSAT Oct-05 Plesetsk Cosmodrome Rockot Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL) 266 Swift Nov-04 C. Canaveral/ETR Delta 2 UV/Optical Telescope 265 Mars Express Jun-03 Baikonur Soyuz-Fregat Stereo Camera System (Beagle-2 Mars Lander) 264 Mars Express Jun-03 Baikonur Soyuz-Fregat ASPERA-3 (ELS - Electron Spectrometer. UV blackening, calibration, data analysis) 263 Double Star 2003/4 China LM-2C Plasma Electron And Current Experiment 262 INTEGRAL Oct-02 Baikonur Proton CCD imaging detector + electronics 261 ENVSAT Mar-02 Kourou Ariane 5 Environmental Monitoring Satellite 260 RESIK Dec-01 0 0 Solar X-ray spectrometer 259 GOES-SXI Jul-01 C. Canaveral Atlas 2A Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) 258 J-PEX Feb-01 White Sands NM Black Brant Imaging Xray Telescope 257 Cluster II Jul-00 Baikonur Soyuz-Fregat Plasma Energy Angle & Composition Expt. 256 J-PEX Feb-00 White Sands NM Black Brant Imaging Xray Telescope 255 XMM-Newton Dec-99 Kourou Ariane 5 X-ray and Optical/UV Imaging and Spectroscopy 254 Cassini-Huygens Oct-97 C. Canaveral/ETR Titan IV Cassini Plasma Spectrometer 253 Mars 96 Nov-96 Baikonor Proton Fast Omni Non scanning Energy Mass Analyser 252 Cluster (1) Jun-96 Kourou Ariane 5 Plasma Energy Angle & Composition Expt 251 GGS Polar Feb-96 WTR Delta 2 Toroidal Imaging Mass-Angle Spectrograph 250 SOHO Dec-95 ETR Atlas Centaure Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer 249 ISO Nov-95 Kourou Ariane 4 Fabry-Perot Long Wave Spectrometer 248 ERS2 Apr-95 Kourou Ariane 4 Sea surface temperature ATSR 247 STRV Jun-94 Kourou Ariane 4 Cold Ion Detector 246 Pulsaur Feb-94 Andenes Norway Black Brant 1X Electron Analyser 245 SXT Aries Aug-93 White Sands N M Aries Imaging Xray Telescope 244 Solar A (Yohkoh) Aug-91 Kagoshima Japan M3-11 Solar xrays 243 ERS-1 Jul-91 Kourou Ariane4 Sea surface temperature ATSR 242 SXT Aries May-91 White Sands N M Aries Imaging Xray Telescope 241 CRRES Jul-90 ETR Altas Low energy plasma analyser 240 Rosat Jun-90 ETR Delta All sky xray survey 239 Meteosat P2 Jun-88 Kourou Ariane 4 Particle energy analyser 238 Giotto Jul-85 Kourou Ariane Ions Halley's Comet 237 Spacelab 2 Jul-85 ETR Shuttle Solar extreme UV spectrometer 236 AMPTE Aug-84 ETR Delta Ion & electron electrostatic analyser 235 Spacelab 1 Nov-83 ETR Shuttle Cosmic xrays (gas scintillator) 234 Exosat May-83 WTR Delta Xray imaging telescope 233 FIMS Dec-81 Alaska Black Brant Positive ion analyser 232 LCXT Aries Sep-80 White Sands NM Aries Imaging xray telescope 231 Firewheel May-80 Kourou Ariane 1 Electrostatic analysers 230 SMM Feb-80 ETR Delta Solar BCS & FCS xray spectrometer 229 UK6 (Ariel 6) Jun-79 Wallops Island Scout El analyser, Cosmic xray spectrometer 228 SL1424 Nov-78 Andoya Skylark Langmuir probes 227 GEOS 2 Jul-78 ETR Delta Electron & positive ion probes 226 SK1305 May-78 Woomera Stab Skylark Solar H/He abundance, UV spectrometer 225 SL1423 Oct-77 Andoya Skylark Electrostatic analysers, CMA 224 SL1421 Nov-77 Andoya Skylark Electrostatic analysers, CMA 223 GEOS 1 Apr-77 ETR Delta Electron & positive ion probes 222 SL1115 B Apr-77 Woomera Stab Skylark Xray imaging telescope Puppis A 221 SL1425 (HLC) Dec-76 Andoya Skylark Suprathermal electron analysers 220 SL1422 (HLC) Nov-76 Andoya Skylark 12 Langmuir probe & mass spectrometer 219 F39 (AUN) Nov-76 Andoya Tomahawk Electron analyser 218 F38 (AUN) Nov-76 Andoya Malemute Positive ion & Electron analyser 217 SL1402 Jul-76 Spain/Arensillo Stab Skylark 3 Xray Bent Xtal Spectrometr Cas A 216 SL1212 Jun-76 Woomera Stab Skylark Xray xtal spectrometer, Cygnus loop 215 P115H May-76 South Uist Petrel Electron probes 214 SL1115 A May-76 Woomera Stab Skylark Xray imaging telescope Puppis A 213 SL1302 Jan-76 Woomera Stab Skylark 3 Xray flat crystal spectrometers 212 P186H May-76 South Uist Petrel Mass spectrometer 211 P91H Dec-74 South Uist Petrel Mass spectrometer 210 UK5 (Ariel 5) Oct-74 San Marco Kenya Scout Cosmic xrays rotation collimator 209 SL1012 Oct-74 Woomera Stab Skylark Xray xtal spectrometer Puppis A 208 P90H Sep-74 South Uist Petrel Mass spectrometer 207 SL1104 Jun-74 Woomera Stab Skylark High time resolution CenX-3 xray spectrometer 206 SL1203 Feb-74 Woomera Stab Skylark Diffuse xray background 205a Aerobee Dec-73 White Sands Aerobee Solar Bent Crystal Spectrometer (BCS) 205 SL1124 Dec-73 Andoya Skylark Electron analysers, Langmuir probes 204 SL1123 Nov-73 Andoya Skylark Electron analysers, Langmuir probes 203 SL1122 Oct-73 Andoya Skylark Electron analysers, Langmuir probes 202 SL1121 Oct-73 Andoya Skylark Electron analysers, Langmuir probes 201b Aerobee Jun-73 White Sands Aerobee Solar Bent Crystal Spectrometer (BCS) 201a Aerobee Jan-73 White Sands Aerobee Solar Bent Crystal Spectrometer (BCS) 201 SL1025 Jan-73 Woomera Stab Skylark Xrays Lunar occultation GX+5 200 ESRO 4 Nov-72 WTR Scout Positive ion mass spectro & el temp 199 SL402 Oct-72 Woomera Stab Skylark Soft rays Magellanic clouds 198 SL1003 Oct-72 Woomera Stab Skylark Xray xtal spectrometer & rotation collimator 197 S105 Oct-72 Kiruna Skylark Suprathermal electron analyser 196 P125A Oct-72 Andoya Petrel Suprathermal electron analyser 195 OAO C (3) Aug-72 ETR Atlas Centaure Stellar xrays 194 S91 Jun-72 Sardinia Skylark Collimated detectors for xray background 193a Aerobee Apr-72 White Sands Aerobee Solar Bent Crystal Spectometer (BCS) 193 SL1023 Mar-72 Woomera Skylark El density, +ve ion probes 192 SL903 Dec-71 Woomera Stab Skylark Collimated xray xtal spectrometer 191 SL974 Nov-71 Woomera Skylark Lunar occultation of GX3+1 190 SL973 Oct-71 Woomera Skylark Xray rotation modulation collimator 189 ? May-71 Eglin/Florida Nike/Iroquois RF mass spectrometer, SPRITE 188 ? May-71 Eglin/Florida Nike/Iroquois RF mass spectrometer, SPRITE 187 SK922 Mar-71 Woomera Skylark Positive ion probe 186 SL16/2 Mar-71 Kiruna Skylark Electron temp & positive ion density 185 S54/1 Feb-71 Sardinia Skylark Xray spectroheliograph 184 S85 Feb-71 Woomera Skylark High resolution Stellar UV Spect 183 P 40/7 Jan-71 Kiruna Petrel Positive ion density 182 SL1001 Jan-71 Woomera Stab Skylark Xray istropic background 181 SL905 Nov-70 Woomera Stab Skylark Xray proportional counters & Langmuir probe 180 SL1021 Oct-70 Woomera Skylark Xray rotation modulation coll & prop counters 179 P32H Sep-70 South Vist Petrel Positive ion density, Ly-a, Xrays 178 P 31H Sep-70 SouthVist Petrel Positive ion density, Ly-a, Xrays 177 P 30H Sep-70 South Vist Petrel Positive ion density, Ly-a, Xrays 176 A7.902-7-8 Aug-70 USA Nike Iroquois Ion/Magnetospheric 175 SL971 Jul-70 Woomera Skylark Xray rotation modulation collimator 174 SL811 Jul-70 Woomera Stab Skylark Stellar spectroscopy 173 SL63/2 Jul-70 Sardinia Skylark Positive ion probes 172 SL63/1 Jul-70 Sardinia Skylark Positive ion probes 171 SL 727 Jul-70 Woomera Skylark Positive ion probes 170 Skua 18H Apr-70 South Uist Skua Ion densities in lower D region 169 Skua 17H Apr-70 South Uist Skua Ion densities in lower D region 168 Skua 16H Apr-70 South Uist Skua Ion densities in lower D region 167 Skua 15T Apr-70 Thumba Skua Ion densities 166 Skua 14T Apr-70 Thumba Skua Ion densities 165 SL66/2 Apr-70 Kiruna Skylark Electron temp probe 164 SL921 Mar-79 Woomera Skylark Xray rot mod coll & prop counters 163 S72 Feb-70 Kiruna Skylark High resolution UV spectrometer 162 SL66/1 Feb-70 Kiruna Skylark Electron temp probe 161 Skua 13T Feb-70 Thumba Skua Ion densities in lower D regions 160 SL602 Nov-69 Woomera Stab Skylark Fresnel Xray shadow graph camera 159 ESRO 1B Oct-69 WTR Scout El temp, density, +ve ion probe 158 OSO G (6) Aug-69 ETR Delta Solar He1 & He2 157 C48/2 Aug-69 Kiruna Centaure Solar H Ly-a 156 C48/1 Jun-69 Kiruna Centaure Solar H Ly-a 155 OSO F (5) Jan-69 ETR Delta Solar Xrays 154 SL822 Oct-69 Woomera Skylark Xray prop counters, Langmuir probe 153 SL821 Oct-69 Woomera Skylark Xray prop counters, Langmuir probe 152 P 14H Oct-69 South Vist Petrel Electron, Xrays, Ly-a 151 SL730 Jul-69 Woomera Skylark Electron temp probe 150 SL729 Jul-69 Woomera Skylark Electron temp probe 149 SL502 Apr-69 Woomera Stab Skylark Scanning solar spectrophotometer 148 Arcas 40/6 Apr-69 Andoya Arcas PCA Campaign +ve ion probe 147 Arcas 40/5 Apr-69 Andoya Arcas PCA Campaign +ve ion probe 146 Arcas 40/4 Apr-69 Andoya Arcas PCA Campaign +ve ion probe 145 Arcas 40/3 Apr-69 Andoya Arcas PCA Campaign +ve ion probe 144 Arcas 40/2 Feb-69 Andoya Arcas PCA Campaign +ve ion probe 143 Arcas 40/1 Feb-69 Andoya Arcas PCA Campaign +ve ion probe 142 SL726 Jan-69 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E 141 SL725 Dec-68 Woomera Skylark Positive ion probe 140 Skua 7aH Dec-68 South Uist Skua Ion Magnetospheric 139 Skua 7H Nov-68 South Uist Skua Ion/Magnetospheric 138 ESRO 1A Oct-68 WTR Scout El temp, density, Ion mass spectrometer 137 SL501 Aug-68 Woomera Stab Skylark Scan UV solar spectr & E1 probe 136 Arcas 50/2 Aug-68 Kiruna Arcas Positive ion probe 135 Arcas 50/1 Aug-68 Kiruna Arcas Positive ion probe 134 Skua 6H Jun-68 South Uist Skua Ion/Magnetospheric 133 Skua 5H Jun-68 South Uist Skua Ion/Magnetospheric 132 Skua 4H Jun-68 South Uist Skua Ion/Magnetospheric 131 Skua 3H Jun-68 South Uist Skua Ion/Magnetospheric 130 OGO 5 Mar-68 ETR Delta Langmuir, El temp & density 129 SL16/1 Mar-68 Kiruna Skylark Positive ion, El temp probes 128 C 14P Mar-68 Kiruna Centaure Positive ion probe 127 ESRO 2 May-68 WTR Scout Xray spectrometer 126 C 13P Nov-67 Kiruna Centaure Positive ion probe 125 S19/2 Oct-67 Sardinia Skylark Electron temp probe 124 S19/1 Oct-67 Sardinia Skylark Electron temp probe 123 OSO D (4) Oct-67 ETR Delta Solar soft Xrays, He2 304A 122 S26 Sep-67 Sardinia Skylark Solar Ly-a 121 SL305 Aug-67 Woomera Stab Skylark Sol Ly-a, Scan xray spectrohelioscope 120 ESRO 2A May-67 WTR Scout Ion/Magnetospheric 119 C10/2 Feb-67 Kiruna Centaure Negative ion probes 118 C10/1 Feb-67 Kiruna Centaure Negative ion probes 117 CO8 Nov-66 Kiruna Centaure Positive ion, El temp probes 116 CO7 Nov-66 Kiruna Centaure Positive ion, El temp probes 115 SL421 Jun-66 Woomera Skylark Probe detection of plasma waves 114 SL422 May-66 Woomera Skylark Probe detection of plasma waves 113 SL304 May-66 Woomera Stab Skylark Solar Ly-a scanning spectrohelioscope 112 Arcas 23/06 May-66 Karystos/Greece Arcas Positive ion probes 111 Arcas 23/05 May-66 Karystos/Greece Arcas Positive ion probes 110 Arcas 23/04 May-66 Karystos/Greece Arcas Positive ion probes 109 Arcas 23/03 May-66 Karystos/Greece Arcas Positive ion probes 108 Arcas 23/02 May-66 Karystos/Greece Arcas Positive ion probes 107 Arcas 23/01 May-66 Karystos/Greece Arcas Positive ion probes 106 C20 May-66 Karystos/Greece Centaure El Temp probe 105 C19 May-66 Karystos/Greece Centaure El Temp probe 104 C22/2 May-66 Karystos/Greece Centaure Coronal Xrays 103 C22/1 May-66 Karystos/Greece Centaure Coronal xrays 102 CO6 May-66 Karystos/Greece Centaure Coronal xrays, H Ly-a 101 C13/1 (12) Mar-66 Andoya/Norway Centaure Positive ion energy spectrometer 100 C13/1 (11) Mar-66 Andoya/Norway Centaure Positive ion energy spectrometer 99 C15/2 (16) Feb-66 Andoya/Norway Centaure Positive ion probes 98 C15/1 (15) Feb-66 Andoya/Norway Centaure Positive ion probes 97 C14/2 (14) Feb-66 Andoya/Norway Centaure Positive ion probes 96 C14/1 (13) Feb-66 Andoya/Norway Centaure Positive ion probes 95 C127 Jan-66 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Electron temp & positive ion probes 94 SL131 Dec-65 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E probes 93 C131 Dec-65 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Electron temp & positive ion probes 92 C130 Dec-65 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Electron temp & positive ion probes 91 C128 Dec-65 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Electron temp & positive ion probes 90 Explorer 31 Nov-65 WTR Scout El temp, +ve ion mass spectrometer 89 SL131 Dec-65 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E probes 88 SL130 Nov-65 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E probes 87 SL39 Oct-65 Woomera Skylark Ion/Magnetospheric 86 SL106 Jul-65 Woomera Skylark Langmuir probes 85 SL48 Jul-65 Woomera Skylark UV Sky scan 84 SL105 Jul-65 Woomera Skylark Langmuir probes 83 SL 361 May-65 Woomera Skylark Falling sphere 82 SL309 Apr-65 Woomera Stab Skylark Solar Ly-a Scan spectrohelioscope 81 SL308 Apr-65 Woomera Stab Skylark Solar Ly-a Scan spectrohelioscope 80 BK21 Apr-65 Woomera Black Knight Positive ion probes 79 S03B Apr-65 Woomera Skylark Electron temp probe 78 SL362 Mar-65 Woomera Skylark Falling sphere 77 SO3A Mar-65 Woomera Skylark Electron temp probe 76 SL141 Mar-65 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E Probes 75 SL140 Mar-65 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E probes 74 BK20 Nov-64 Woomera Black Knight Mass spectrometer, Sporadic E probes 73 C63 Oct-64 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Langmuir, Electron probes 72 C62 Oct-64 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Langmuir, Electron probes 71 SL47 Oct-64 Woomera Skylark UV Sky scan, Xrays & Sporadic E 70 Explorer 20 Aug-64 WTR Scout Positive ion temp, mass spectrometer 69 C? May-64 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Langmuir probe 68 C? May-64 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Langmuir probe 67 SL129 Mar-64 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E Probe 66 SL128 Mar-64 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E Probe 65 SL104 Dec-63 Woomera Skylark H Ly-a Sporadic E 64 SL103 Nov-63 Woomera Skylark H Ly-a Sporadic E 63 SL171 Oct-63 Woomera Skylark Falling sphere & Grenades 62 SL170 Oct-63 Woomera Skylark Grenades 61 SL169 Oct-63 Woomera Skylark Grenades 60 SL168 Oct-63 Woomera Skylark Falling sphere & Grenades 59 SL81A Oct-63 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E 58 ? Jun-63 Churchill Black Brant Langmuir, Electron temperature probes 57 ? Jun-63 Churchill Black Brant Langmuir, Electron temperature probes 56 C54/2 Jun-63 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Langmuir, Electron temperature probes 55 C54/1 Jun-63 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Langmuir, Electron temperature probes 54 SL46 Jun-63 Woomera Skylark H Ly-a, Langmuir probes 53 SL126 Jun-63 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E probe 52 SL127 May-63 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E probe 51 SL85 Mar-63 Woomera Skylark H Ly-a, Sporadic E probes 50 SL84 Mar-63 Sardinia Skylark H Ly-a, Sporadic E probes 49 SL166 Dec-62 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 48 SL165 Nov-62 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 47 SL109 Aug-62 Woomera Skylark H Ly-a, Positive ion probes 46 C? Nov-62 Sahara/Hammaguir Skylark Langmuir, Electron temperature probes 45 C? Nov-62 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Langmuir, Electron temperature probes 44 C? Nov-62 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Langmuir, Electron temperature probes 43 C? Nov-62 Sahara/Hammaguir Centaure Langmuir, Electron temperature probes 42 SL114 Nov-62 Woomera Skylark Xray cameras 41 SL83 Oct-62 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E & Solar xrays 40 SL82 Oct-62 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E 39 SL44 Sep-62 Woomera Skylark Electron & Ion Probes 38 SL164 Jul-62 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 37 SL45 Jun-62 Woomera Skylark Falling sphere, H Ly-a, Solar xray 36 BK17 May-62 Woomera Black Knight Test of Ariel 1 Probes 35 BK16 May-62 Woomera Black Knight Electron temperature 34 BK15 May-62 Woomera Black Knight Sporadic E 33 UK1 (Ariel 1) Apr-62 ETR Delta H Ly-a, Xrays, Mass Spectr, El 32 SL167 Apr-62 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 31 SL163 Apr-62 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 30 SL161 Mar-62 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 29 SL160 Mar-62 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 28 SL66 Mar-62 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 27 SL42 Dec-61 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E & Solar xrays 26 SL83 Nov-61 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E & Solar xrays 25 SL35 Nov-61 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E 24 SL37 Oct-61 Woomera Skylark Solar Xray camera 23 SL40 Sep-61 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E & Solar xrays 22 SL34 Aug-61 Woomera Skylark UV camera 21 SL65 Jul-61 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 20 SL43 May-61 Woomera Skylark UV sky scan 19 SL64 Apr-61 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 18 SL63 Mar-61 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 17 SL36 Feb-61 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 16 SL49 Nov-60 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E 15 SL67 Nov-60 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 14 SL61 Aug-60 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 13 SL62 Apr-60 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 12 SL38 Dec-59 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 11 SL60 Nov-59 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 10 SL15 Sep-59 Woomera Skylark Sporadic E probe 9 SL12 Sep-59 Woomera Skylark Lyman alpha & Xray detectors 8 SL17 Aug-59 Woomera Skylark Langmuir probe 7 SL14 Jul-59 Woomera Skylark UCL probes 6 SL21 Mar-59 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 5 SL08 Jun-58 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 4 SL09 Jun-58 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 3 SL18 Jun-58 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 2 SL07 Apr-58 Woomera Skylark Grenade experiment 1 SL04 0 Woomera Skylark Test of grenade experiment

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