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NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field

NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field owned 85 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

United StatesSan Francisco, CaliforniaGCAT code ARC

Payloads owned, by decade

1191162928
1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Technology42
Deep space15
Biology10
Astronomy2

Main programs

Ames30TES12Pioneer Venus6Phonesat5Solar Pioneer4Biosatellite3Pioneer J2Discovery2NASA Lunar2Bios SRV1NASA Small1SMEX1

Best-known spacecraft

44 shown
SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Kepler Space Telescope2009-011AMar 7, 2009ARCUnited StatesAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Pioneer 101972-012AMar 3, 1972ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Pioneer 111973-019AApr 6, 1973ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer2013-047ASep 7, 2013ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
LCROSS2009-031BJun 18, 2009ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Lunar Prospector1998-001AJan 7, 1998ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph2013-033AJun 28, 2013ARCUnited StatesAstronomyIn orbit
Pioneer Venus Orbiter1978-051AMay 20, 1978ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
NanoSail-D22010-062LNov 20, 2010ARCUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
Pioneer 61965-105ADec 16, 1965ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Pioneer 71966-075AAug 17, 1966ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Cygnus Mass Simulator2013-016AApr 21, 2013ARCUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
Pioneer 81967-123ADec 13, 1967ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Pioneer 91968-100ANov 8, 1968ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Biosatellite 11966-114ADec 14, 1966ARCUnited StatesBiologyReentered (orbital decay)
GeneSat-12006-058CDec 16, 2006ARCUnited StatesBiologyReentered (orbital decay)
Biosatellite 21967-083ASep 7, 1967ARCUnited StatesBiologyReentered (orbital decay)
Biosatellite 31969-056AJun 29, 1969ARCUnited StatesBiologyReentered (orbital decay)
KickSat2014-022FApr 18, 2014ARCUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
Orbiting Frog Otolith1970-094ANov 9, 1970ARCUnited StatesBiologyReentered (orbital decay)
PharmaSat2009-028BMay 19, 2009ARCUnited StatesBiologyReentered (orbital decay)
O/OREOS2010-062CNov 20, 2010ARCUnited StatesBiologyIn orbit
TechEdSat 11998-067CQJul 21, 2012ARCUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
Alexander (satellite)2013-016CApr 21, 2013ARCUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
EcAMSat1998-067NGNov 12, 2017ARCUnited StatesBiologyTransferred to another vehicle
Advanced Composite Solar Sail System2024-077BApr 23, 2024ARCUnited StatesTechnologyIn orbit
Graham2013-016EApr 21, 2013ARCUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
TechEdSat 3p1998-067DDAug 3, 2013ARCUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
SporeSat2014-022BApr 18, 2014ARCUnited StatesBiologyReentered (orbital decay)
TECHEDSAT 41998-067FYJul 13, 2014ARCUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
TECHEDSAT 51998-067LBDec 9, 2016ARCUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
TECHEDSAT 61998-067NKNov 12, 2017ARCUnited StatesTechnologyTransferred to another vehicle
Pioneer Venus Probe Bus1978-078AAug 8, 1978ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Pioneer Venus Large Probe1978-078DAug 8, 1978ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Pioneer Venus Small Probe (North)1978-078EAug 8, 1978ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Pioneer Venus Small Probe (Night)1978-078FAug 8, 1978ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Pioneer Venus Small Probe (Day)1978-078GAug 8, 1978ARCUnited StatesDeep spaceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Starling 42023-100AJul 18, 2023ARCUnited StatesTechnologyIn orbit
Starling 22023-100BJul 18, 2023ARCUnited StatesTechnologyIn orbit
Starling 12023-100CJul 18, 2023ARCUnited StatesTechnologyIn orbit
Starling 32023-100DJul 18, 2023ARCUnited StatesTechnologyIn orbit
Galileo Probe1989-084Oct 18, 1989ARCUnited States—Escaped to another body, attached
Lunar Prospector1998-001AJan 7, 1998ARCUnited States—Entered orbit around the target
BioSentinel 12022-156FNov 16, 2022ARCUnited States—Flyby

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).