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Below is a checklist of (selected) ISS (and other space-station-related) spacecraft (transfer vehicles and sub-satellites), including launch dates and images of the satellites. A Master List of Un-manned Spacecraft, or click the 'Satellite' column title below. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Unlike most of our web pages, no attempt is made to be complete in this page!
A space station (or orbital station) is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew, which is designed to remain in space (most commonly in low Earth orbit) for an extended period of time, and to which other spacecraft can dock. A space station is distinguished from other spacecraft used for human spaceflight by its lack of major propulsion or landing systems. Instead, other vehicles transport people and cargo to and from the station. As of October 2011 two space stations are in orbit; the International Space Station, and the People's Republic of China Tiangong. Previous stations include the Almaz and Salyut series, Skylab, and Mir.
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| ISS (and other space-station-related) spacecraft (transfer vehicle and sub-satellite) launches |
| Un-manned space transportation vehicles/systems to support the ISS (ATV, HTV, Dragon, and Cygnus) |
| Un-manned space transportation vehicles/systems to support Tiangong space stations (Tianzhou cargo spacecraft) |
| Satellite | Launch/Deploy Segment | Date | Images | ||
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| Salyut-6 related sub-satellites (1977 — 1982) | |||||
| KRT-10 (radio telescope, attached to Salyut-6) [Progress-7 launched] | launched to Salyut-6 un-dock from Salyut-6 | 1979-06-28 1979-07-18 | KRT-10 | ||
| Salyut-7 related sub-satellites (1982 — 1991) | |||||
| Iskra-2 [Salyut-7 launched] | launched with Salyut-7 deployed from Salyut-7 | 1982-05-14 1982-05-17 | Iskra-2 | Iskra | Iskra |
| Iskra-3 [Progress-16 launched] | launched to Salyut-7 deployed from Salyut-7 | 1982-10-31 1982-11-18 | |||
| Mir-related sub-satellites (1986 — 2001) | |||||
| MAK-1 (upper atmosphere and ionosphere) [Progress-M8 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1991-05-30 1991-06-17 | MAK-1 | MAK-1 | |
| Naduvaniy Hazovoy Ballon [Progress-M8 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1991-05-30 1991-08-15 | Naduvaniy Hazovoy Ballon | ||
| MAK-2 (upper atmosphere) [Progress-M15 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1992-10-27 1992-11-20 | MAK-2 | MAK-2 | |
| Znamya-2 [Progress-M15 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1992-10-27 1993-02-04 | Znamya-2 | Znamya-2 | Znamya-2 |
| GFZ-1 (geodesy) [Progress-M27 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1995-04-09 1995-04-18 |
GFZ-1 GFZ-1 | GFZ-1 | GFZ-1 |
| RS-17a / Sputnik-40 [Progress-M36 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1997-10-05 1997-11-04 | RS-17a | RS-17a | |
| Inspector-1 [Progress-M36 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1997-10-05 1997-10-05 | Inspector-1 | Inspector-1 | Inspector |
| RS-18 / Sputnik-41 [Progress-M40 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1998-10-25 1998-11-10 |
RS-18 RS-18 | RS-18 | |
| Znamya-2.5 [Progress-M40 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1998-10-25 1998-11-10 | Znamya-2 | Znamya-2.5 | Znamya-2.5 |
| RS-19 / Sputnik-99 [Progress-M41 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1999-04-02 1999-04-16 | RS-19 | ||
| (Selected) ISS-related sub-satellites (1998 →) | |||||
| ISS-related sub-satellties launched by HTV, Dragon, and Cygnus are found farther below. | |||||
| (Selected) Progress (2001 →) | |||||
| RS-21 / Kolibri-2000 [Progress-M1-7 launched] | launched to the ISS deployed from Progress after departing from the ISS | 2001-11-26 2002-02-14 |
RS-21 RS-21 | RS-21 | |
| TNS-0 [Progress-M52 launched] | launched to the ISS deployed from the ISS | 2005-02-28 2005-03-28 |
TNS-0 TNS-0 | TNS-0 | |
| OSCAR-54 / SuitSat / RadioSkaf-1 [Progress-M54 launched] | launched to the ISS deployed from the ISS | 2005-09-08 2006-02-03 | OSCAR-54 | OSCAR-54 | |
| ARISSat-1 / Kedr / RadioSkaf-2 [Progress-M-09M launched] | launched to the ISS deployed from the ISS | 2011-01-28 2011-08-03 | ARISSat-1 | ARISSat-1 | |
| RS-39 / Chibis-M [Progress-M-13M launched] | launched to the ISS deployed from Progress after departing from the ISS | 2011-10-30 2012-01-23 | RS-39 | RS-39 | |
| Sfera-53 [Progress-M-16M launched] | launched to the ISS deployed from the ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2012-08-01 2012-08-20 | Sfera-53 | Sfera-53 | |
| Chasqui-1 [Progress-M-22M launched] | launched to the ISS deployed from the ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2014-02-05 2014-08-18 | Chasqui-1 | Chasqui-1 | |
| Fleshka [Progress-MS-1 launched] | launched to the ISS deployed from the ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2015-12-21 2016-02-03 | Fleshka | Fleshka | |
| Tomsk-TPU-120 [Progress-MS-2 launched] | launched to the ISS deployed from the ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2016-03-31 2017-08-17 |
Tomsk-TPU-120 Tomsk-TPU-120 | Tomsk-TPU-120 | |
| Vehicle (and sub-satellites) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Autonomous Transfer Vehicle (ATV) (ESA) | ||||
| ATV-1 / Jules Verne (no sub-satellites) | 2008-03-09 |
ATV-1 (information) ATV-1 (logo) ATV (interior) | ATV | ATV |
| ATV-2 / Johannes Kepler (no sub-satellites) | 2011-02-16 | ATV-2 | ||
| ATV-3 / Edoardo Amaldi (no sub-satellites) | 2012-03-23 | |||
| ATV-4 / Albert Einstein (no sub-satellites) | 2013-06-05 | |||
| ATV-5 / Georges Lemaître (no sub-satellites) | 2014-07-29 | |||
| Vehicle (and sub-satellites) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) / Kounotori (JAXA) | ||||
| HTV-1 / Kounotori-1 (no sub-satellites) | 2009-09-10 | HTV-1 | HTV | HTV |
| HTV-2 / Kounotori-2 (no sub-satellites) | 2011-01-22 | |||
| HTV-3 / Kounotori-3 (with Raiko, WE-WISH, FITSat-1, F-1, TechEdSat-1) | 2012-07-21 |
Raiko WE-WISH FITSat-1 F-1 TechEdSat-1 | ||
| HTV-4 / Kounotori-4 (with STP-H4, TechEdSat-3, ArduSat-X, ArduSat-1, PicoDragon) | 2013-08-03 |
STP-H4 TechEdSat-3 ArduSat-1 PicoDragon ArduSat-1+ArduSat-X+PicoDragon (deployed from the ISS) ArduSat-1+ArduSat-X+PicoDragon (deployed from the ISS, text) ArduSat-1+ArduSat-X+PicoDragon (deployed from the ISS) ArduSat-1+ArduSat-X+PicoDragon (deployed from the ISS, text) | ||
| HTV-5 / Kounotori-5 (with CALET, Flock-2b-1/14, SERPENS, S-CUBE, GOMX-3, AAUSAT-5) | 2015-08-18 | |||
| HTV-6 / Kounotori-6 (with EDT, Lemur-2-18/21, TechEdSat-5, EGG, TuPOD, AOBA-VELOX-3, STARS-C, FREEDOM, ITF-2/OSCAR-89, Waseda-SAT-3, OSNSAT, Tancredo-1) | 2016-12-09 | TechEdSat-5 | ||
| HTV-7 / Kounotori-7 (with HSRC, SPATIUM-1, STARS-Me, RSP-00) | 2018-09-22 | |||
| HTV-8 / Kounotori-8 (with AQT-D, RWASAT-1, NARSScube-1) | 2019-09-24 | |||
| HTV-9 / Kounotori-9 (with iSIM) | 2020-05-20 | |||
| HTV-X1 (no sub-satellites) | 2025-10-26 | |||
| Vehicle (and sub-satellites) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Dragon (SpaceX) | ||||
| Dragon-DQU (no sub-satellites) | 2010-06-04 | Dragon-DQU | Dragon | Dragon |
| Dragon-C1 (no sub-satellites, but with other spacecraft) | 2010-12-08 | Dragon-C1 | ||
| Dragon-C2 (no sub-satellites, but with other spacecraft) | 2012-05-22 |
Dragon-C2 Dragon-C2 | ||
| Dragon-CRS-1 [partial failure] (with Orbcomm-FM101) | 2012-10-08 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-2 (no sub-satellites) | 2013-03-01 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-3 (with OPALS, HDEV, ALL-STAR/THEIA, KickSat-1, SporeSat-1, TSAT, PhoneSat-2.5) | 2014-04-18 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-4 (with RapidScat, SpinSat) | 2014-09-21 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-5 (with CATS, Flock-1d'-1/2, AESP-14) | 2015-01-10 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-6 (with Flock-1e-1/14, Arkyd-3-Reflight, Centennial-1) | 2015-04-14 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-7 [failed] (with IDA-1, Flock-1f-1/8) | 2015-06-28 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-8 (with BEAM) | 2016-04-08 | Dragon-CRS-8 | ||
| Dragon-CRS-9 (with IDA-2) | 2016-07-18 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-10 (with SAGE-3, STP-H5) | 2017-02-16 | STP-H5 | ||
| Dragon-CRS-11 (with ROSA, NICER, MUSES, Bird-B/G/J/M/N) | 2017-06-03 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-12 (with CREAM, KestrelEye-2M, Dellingr, ASTERIA, OSIRIS-3U) | 2017-08-14 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-13 (with TSIS-1, SDS) | 2017-12-15 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-14 (with MISSE-FF-1, ASIM, PFCS, RemoveDEBRIS, DebrisSat-1/2, RemDeb-Net, UBAKUSAT, 1KUNS-PF, Irazú) | 2018-04-02 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-15 (with ECOSTRESS, Biarri-Squad-1/2/3, Bird-BTN (Bhutan-1), Bird-MYS, Bird-PHL) | 2018-06-29 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-16 (with GEDI, RRM3, CAT-1/2, Delphini-1, Quantum-Radar-1/2, (includes ELaNa-21: TechEdSat-8, UNITE)) | 2018-12-05 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-17 (with OCO-3 payload, STP-H6, Red-Eye-1) | 2019-05-04 |
STP-H6 OCO-3 | ||
| Dragon-CRS-18 (with IDA-3, ORCA-1, RFTSat-1, Quantum-Radar-3, NARSScube-2) | 2019-07-25 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-19 (with HISUI, CIRiS, MiniCarb, VPM, CryoCube-1, QARMAN, SORTIE, AzTechSat-1, EdgeCube, MakerSat-1, ORCA-2+8) | 2019-12-05 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-20 (with Bartolomeo, Lynk-04, G-Satellite, Quetzal-1) | 2020-03-07 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-21 (with Bishop) | 2020-12-06 | Dragon-CRS-21 | ||
| Dragon-CRS-22 (with iROSA-2B/4B, SOAR, MIR-Sat-1/OSCAR-112, G-Satellite-2, (includes ELaNa-36: RamSat)) | 2021-06-03 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-23 (with CAPSat, PR_CuNaR-2, SPACE-HAUC, CUAVA-1, Binar-1, Maya-3/4) | 2021-08-29 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-24 (with STP-H7, STP-H8 / TEMPEST-D_copy, DAILI, PATCOOL, TARGIT, GASPACS, Light-1, TauSat-3, GT-1, FEES-2) | 2021-12-21 |
STP-H7 STP-H8 / TEMPEST-D_copy | ||
| Dragon-CRS-25 (with EMIT, BeaverCube, CLICK-A, D3, JAGSAT-1, CapSat-1, TUMnanoSAT) | 2022-07-15 | EMIT | ||
| Dragon-CRS-26 (with iROSA-3A/4A, PetitSat, SPORT, MARIO, TJREVERB, DANTESat, NUTSat, LORIS, ORCASat, HSKSAT, Optimal-1, SS-1) | 2022-11-26 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-27 (with STP-H9, ARKSAT-1, LightCube, Ex-Alta-2, AuroraSat, YukonSat, NEUDOSE) | 2023-03-14 | STP-H9 | ||
| Dragon-CRS-28 (with iROSA-1A/1B, Moonlighter, ESSENCE, Iris, RADSAT-SK, SC-ODIN, Ukpik-1, Maya-5/6) | 2023-06-06 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-29 (with AWE, ILLUMA-T) | 2023-11-10 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-30 (with BLAST, Burstcube, HyTI, SNoOPI, BigRedSat-1, Killick-1, QMSat, VIOLET) | 2024-03-21 | Dragon-CRS-30 (passport stamp) | ||
| Dragon-CRS-31 (with ONGLAISAT, Yodaka, LignoSat, Yomogi) | 2024-11-05 | Dragon-CRS-31 (passport stamp) | ||
| Dragon-CRS-32 (with STP-H10, ACES) | 2025-04-21 | Dragon-CRS-32 (passport stamp) | ||
| Dragon-CRS-33 (with ASC, RSP-03, STARS-Me-2, GHS-01, Dragonfly) | 2025-08-24 | Dragon-CRS-33 (passport stamp) | ||
| Dragon-CRS-34 (with CLARREO Pathfinder (CPF), STP-H11) | 2026-05-15 | Dragon-CRS-34 (passport stamp) | ||
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| Cygnus (Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) / Northrop Grumman) | ||||
| Cygnus-MS-A1 (with Dove-1, PhoneSat-v1a+v1b+v2a) | 2013-04-21 | Dove-1 | Cygnus | Cygnus |
| Cygnus-D1 (no sub-satellites) | 2013-09-18 | Cygnus-1 (Cygnus-PCM) | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-1 (with Flock-1-1/28, ArduSat-2, OSCAR-78 / LituanicaSat-1, LitSat-1, SkyCube, UAPSat-1) | 2014-01-09 |
Flock-1 Flock-1 Flock-1 ArduSat-2 OSCAR-78 LitSat-1 SkyCube UAPSat-1 | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-2 (with Flock-1b-1/28, TechEdSat-4, MicroMAS, GEARRS-1, Lambdasat) | 2014-07-13 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-3 [failed] (with Flock-1d-1/26, Arkyd-3, RACE, GOMX-2) | 2014-10-28 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-4 / OA-4 (with SIMPL, AggieSat-4, Bevo-2, Flock-2e1-1/12, CADRE, MinXSS-1, Nodes-1/2, STMSat-1) | 2015-12-06 |
Cygnus-CRS-4 (Cygnus-PCM-enhanced) Cygnus-CRS-12 (Cygnus-PCM-enhanced) Cygnus-PCM (standard vs. enhanced) | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-5 / OA-5 (with Lemur-2-14/17) | 2016-10-18 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-6 / OA-6 (with Diwata-1, Flock-2e'-1/20, Lemur-2-5/13) | 2016-03-23 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-7 / OA-7 (with ALTAIR-1, SUSat, UNSW-EC0, i-INSPIRE-2, ZA-AeroSat, nSIGHT-1, Ex-Alta-1, LilacSat-1/OSCAR-90, NJUST-1, Aoxiang-1, SOMP-2, QBITO, Aalto-2, X-CubeSat, SpaceCube, DUTHSat, UPSat, Hoopoe, LINK, SNUSAT-1+1b, qbee50-LTU-OC, BeEagleSat, HAVELSAT, Phoenix, PolyITAN-2-SAU, QBUS-1/2/4, IceCube, CSUNSat-1, CXBN-2, KySat-3, SHARC, Lemur-2-30/33) | 2017-04-18 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-8 / OA-8 (Lemur-2-50/57, CHEFsat, Asgardia-1, OCSD-B/C (AeroCube-7B/7C), PropCube-2, (includes ELaNA-13: EcAMSat, TechEdSat-6, ISARA)) | 2017-11-12 | TechEdSat-6 | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-9 / OA-9 (with Radix, Lemur-2-78/81, AeroCube-12A/12B, EnduroSat-One, (includes ELaNa-23: TEMPEST-D, RainCube, RadSat-g, EQUiSat, MemSat, CubeRRT, HaloSat)) | 2018-05-21 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-10 / OA-10 (with CHEFsat-2, KickSat-2, MYSAT-1) | 2018-11-17 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-11 / OA-11 (with VCC-A/B/C, Bird-JPN, Bird-LKA, Bird-NPL, IOD-GEMS, SpooQy-1, Swiatowid, KrakSat, AeroCube-10A/10B, SASSI2, Seeker, EntrySat, ThinSat-1A/1L) | 2019-04-17 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-12 / NG-12 (with STPSat-4, HARP, Phoenix, RadSat-u, SOCRATES, Argus-02, HuskySat-1/OSCAR-107, SwampSat-2, AeroCube-14A/14B, AeroCube-15A/15B, OrbitalFactory-2) | 2019-11-02 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-13 / NG-13 (Red-Eye-2/3, DeMi, (includes ELaNA-30: TechEdSat-10)) | 2020-02-15 |
TechEdSat-10 DeMi | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-14 / NG-14 (with Bobcat-1, NEUTRON-1, SPOC, Lemur-2-124/125, DESCENT-Mother, DESCENT-Daughter, SATTLA-1) | 2020-10-03 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-15 / NG-15 (with Lawkanat-1, Gunsmoke-J-2, ORCA-6/7, IT-SPINS, TAU-SAT-1, MYSAT-2, STARS-EC, OPUSAT-2, RSP-01, WARP-01, TUMnanoSAT, Maya-2, Guaranisat-1, Tsuru, ThinSat-2A/2I) | 2021-02-20 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-16 / NG-16 (with PIRPL) | 2021-08-10 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-17 / NG-17 (with KITSUNE, NACHOS-1, IHI-Sat) | 2022-02-19 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-18 / NG-18 (with Taka, PearlAfricaSat-1, ZimSat-1, SpaceTuna-1) | 2022-11-07 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-19 / NG-19 (no sub-satellites) | 2023-08-02 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-20 / NG-20 (no sub-satellites) | 2024-01-30 | Cygnus-CRS-20 (passport stamp) | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-21 / NG-21 (with ELaNa-52: CySat-1, DORA) | 2024-08-04 | Cygnus-CRS-21 (passport stamp) | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-22 / NG-22 (damaged beyond use)* | Canceled | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-23 / NG-23 (with DUPLEX, EagleSat-2, BLAST, QubeSat-2, Alpha (CayugaSat), ContentCube, RHOK-SAT) | 2025-09-14 |
Cygnus-CRS-23 (patch) Cygnus-CRS-23 (passport stamp) | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-24 / NG-24 (with LEOPARDSat-1) | 2026-04-11 | Cygnus-CRS-24 (passport stamp) | ||
*NASA reported that the Pressurized Cargo Module for the Cygnus that was to fly the NG-22 mission to the ISS was damaged and will not be used for that mission, which was to launch in June. See https://spacenews.com/cygnus-mission-to-iss-scrapped-after-finding-spacecraft-damage/.
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| Tianzhou (China/PRC) | ||||
| Tianzhou-6 (with Dalian-1 Lianli) | 2023-10-05 |
Tianzhou-6 Dalian-1_Lianli |
Tianzhou-6 Tianzhou-6 | Tianzhou |
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