technology demonstration spacecraft
spacecraft used to demonstrate experimental technologies
ARGOS
satellite
BIRD
German infrared detection satellite
WINDS
Japanese communication satellite
SAC-A
former Argentine experimental satellite
Lincoln Experimental Satellite
series of experimental satellites built by Lincoln Laboratory
M-Cubed
former American CubeSat
Radar Fence Transponder
former American amateur radio satellite
Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite II
Japanese tethered nano-satellite which reentered in 2014
Super Low Altitude Test Satellite
former JAXA satellite which demonstrated operations in very low Earth orbit
Seeker
CubeSat built to demonstrate inspection of other spacecraft
Tatiana
Russian artificial satellite
Cornell University Satellite
American technology demonstration satellite
BRITE-Lem
Polish nanosatellite observatory
Dong Fang Hong I
first satellite launched by China
Raiko
Japanese satellite
Flying Laptop
artificial satellite
X-Sat
Singaporean microsatellite
ASTRO
military satellite
Innovative Space-based Radar Antenna Technology
proposed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance spacecraft of the United States
Small Demonstration Satellite
series of Japanese satellites
STENTOR
French geostationary telecommunications satellite, lost in a launch failure
Wide Field of View
American experimental early warning satellite
Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator
NASA spacecraft which tested an inflatable reentry system
Nimbus program
second-generation U.S. robotic spacecraft
LISA Pathfinder
ESA spacecraft that was launched on December 3, 2015
EXPRESS
orbital space experiment recovery system, lost due to a launch failure
Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite I
Japanese tethered nano-satellite
Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator
NASA vehicle which tested an inflatable reentry system
Nimbus B
U.S. meteorological satellite, lost in a launch failure
Advanced Communications Technology Satellite
former NASA communications satellite
Array of Low-Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
decommissioned American X-ray telescope
PROBA-V
ESA Earth observation satellite
ANGELS
U.S. Air Force small satellite
Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer
American technology demonstration satellite
CLIMB
proposed research satellite
Arctic Weather Satellite
European weather satellite
Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology
former NASA spacecraft which tested autonomous navigation and rendezvous
CASSIOPE
Canadian communications and technology demonstration satellite
Genesis II
experimental space habitat, launched in 2007
Artemis
decommissioned ESA communication satellite
COMETS
Japanese communications demonstration satellite
Genesis I
experimental space habitat, launched in 2006
Space Capsule Recovery Experiment
Indian experimental reentry capsule
Hermes
American CubeSat, lost in a launch failure
BRITE-Austria
Austrian nanosatellite observatory
Inflatable Antenna Experiment
inflatable satellite experiment launched by STS-77
North Utah Satellite
American technology demonstration satellite
Green Propellant Infusion Mission
NASA satellite testing a new chemical propellant
Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite
asteroid monitoring microsatellite from Canada