Satellite Program Homepages Frequently updated list of missions and space agencies by Don Gardner. Here's a nice list with related links of Earth orbiting space telescopes. By Hartmut Frommert. By Rod Sladen. Programs includes information on OCS, among other space structures and experimental programs.
Spacecraft Has some literature, too.
When the Party's Over All satellites are either payloads or debris . Debris includes rocket carriers, or rocket bodies that deliver a payload, items jettisoned from the payload such as protective covers, and many unintentional objects from EVA equipment right down to flecks of paint. Once a payload is obsolete, it too becomes debris. Some of this debris will take decades, even centuries before they re-enter the atmosphere. Visit About Ersatz Stars for the usual disclaimers.