Home›Subcategories›Space-Based ObservatoriesSubcategoriesSpace-Based Observatories31 of 142 entries in Observatories and Instruments. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextSpace and Astronomy Atlas. "Space-Based Observatories." Accessed September 2, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/observatory/space-based-observatories.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextSpace and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Space-Based Observatories. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/observatory/space-based-observatoriesCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-space-based-observatories, author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas}, title = {Space-Based Observatories}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/observatory/space-based-observatories}, note = {Accessed September 2, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingTelescope on OrbitTelescopes and instruments that orbit above Earth's atmosphere rather than sitting on the ground, freeing them from atmospheric absorption and distortion: the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, and the European Space Agency's Gaia astrometry mission. Belongs here: an observatory that operates from orbit or another point in space. Does not belong here: a ground-based facility, grouped under Ground-Based Radio and Millimeter Observatories or Ground-Based Optical Observatories.Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)BrowseCompareSelect all 31AkariSpace-Based Observatories1 linkAstroSatSpace-Based Observatories1 linkChandra X-ray ObservatorySpace-Based Observatories2 linksCHEOPSSpace-Based Observatories1 linkCompton Gamma Ray ObservatorySpace-Based Observatories1 linkCosmic Background ExplorerSpace-Based Observatories1 linkEuclid (spacecraft)Space-Based Observatories1 linkExtreme Ultraviolet ExplorerSpace-Based Observatories1 linkFermi Gamma-ray Space TelescopeSpace-Based Observatories2 linksGaiaSpace-Based Observatories2 linksHerschel Space ObservatorySpace-Based Observatories1 linkHipparcosSpace-Based Observatories1 linkHubble Space TelescopeSpace-Based Observatories2 linksInfrared Astronomical SatelliteSpace-Based Observatories1 linkINTEGRALSpace-Based Observatories1 linkInternational Ultraviolet ExplorerSpace-Based Observatories1 linkHexagonal Mirror over a SunshieldJames Webb Space TelescopeSpace-Based Observatories4 linksKepler Space TelescopeSpace-Based Observatories4 linksNancy Grace Roman Space TelescopeSpace-Based Observatories1 linkNeil Gehrels Swift ObservatorySpace-Based Observatories1 linkNuSTARSpace-Based Observatories1 linkPlanck (spacecraft)Space-Based Observatories1 linkROSATSpace-Based Observatories1 linkRossi X-ray Timing ExplorerSpace-Based Observatories1 linkSolar and Heliospheric ObservatorySpace-Based Observatories1 linkSolar Dynamics ObservatorySpace-Based Observatories2 linksSpitzer Space TelescopeSpace-Based Observatories2 linksTransiting Exoplanet Survey SatelliteSpace-Based Observatories1 linkWide-field Infrared Survey ExplorerSpace-Based Observatories1 linkWilkinson Microwave Anisotropy ProbeSpace-Based Observatories1 linkXMM-NewtonSpace-Based Observatories1 linkComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year