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H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 6
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 27, 2018, 4:34 a.m.
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | PAZ & Microsat-2a, Microsat-2b
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 22, 2018, 2:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
PAZ is a military Earth radar observation satellite, designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space for Spain. The satellite is owned and operated by Hisdesat. The PAZ satellite is equipped with an advanced radar instrument designed for high flexibility, and the capability to operate in numerous modes allowing for the choice of several different image configurations. It will be able to generate images with up to 25 cm resolution. Designed for a mission of five and a half years, PAZ will orbit Earth 15 times per day, covering an area of over 300,000 square kilometres. On its slightly inclined quasi-polar orbit, PAZ will cover the entire globe in 24 hours, serving both government and commercial needs. Satellite is sharing the ride with two small SpaceX satellites. These will test the technologies for the planned satellite network called Starlink, which will consist of roughly 4000 satellites providing space-based Internet around the globe.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit B1038 - Flight Proven ( ) Pacific Ocean
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-08 (69P)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 13, 2018, 8:13 a.m.
Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M3 & M4
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feb. 12, 2018, 5:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction. Beidou-3 are the third generation navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit.
Medium Earth Orbit
Falcon Heavy | Demo (Test Flight)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 6, 2018, 8:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This will be the inaugural flight of the Falcon Heavy. The test payload will be SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination: An elliptical, heliocentric orbit. Apoapsis: Around Mars' orbital distance.
Heliocentric N/A B1025 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 2 B1033 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You B1023 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 1
SS-520-5 | TRICOM-1R
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | JapanUchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 3, 2018, 5:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
TRICOM-1 is an experimental 3U cubsat build by University of Tokyo. It is equipped with 5 small cameras for Earth imaging purposes, and is also tasked with storing and transmitting data between ground terminals. TRICOM-1R is a replacement for the failed SS-520-4 launch of TRICOM-1.
Low Earth Orbit
Long March 2D | Zhangheng-1 (CSES)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feb. 2, 2018, 7:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Zhangheng-1, also known as CSES (China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite) is a scientific mission dedicated to studying the ionospheric precursors of earthquakes. Data collected by the mission will also allow studying solar-terrestrial interactions and phenomena of solar physics. This mission is a collaboration between China National Space Administration and the Italian Space Agency. CSES satellite weighs about 730 kg and it is to reside in a 98° sun-synchronous circular orbit at an altitude about 500 km, where it is expected to operate for 5 years.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaVostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Feb. 1, 2018, 2:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Kanopus-V is a series of small remote sensing satellites, dedicated to monitoring manmade and natural emergencies, detecting forest fires and major emissions of atmosphere pollutants. Its other uses are monitoring of agriculture, water and coastal resoures, land use. Each satellite weighs about 500 kg and is placed into sun-synchronous orbit, where it is planned to operate for about 5 years.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitFalcon 9 Full Thrust | GovSat (SES-16)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 31, 2018, 9:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
GovSat, also known as SES-16 is a communications satellite for LuxGovSat S.A., which is a public-private joint venture between the Luxembourg government and SES. Staying in 21.5° East orbital position, it is intended to operate for 15 years, using X-band and military Ka-band frequencies to support multiple missions.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit #GovSat1 B1032 - Flight Proven ( ) Atlantic Ocean
Ariane 5 ECA | Al Yah 3 & SES-14
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Jan. 25, 2018, 10:20 p.m.
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Mission:
Al Yah 3 is a geostationary communications satellite built by Orbital ATK for Yahsat. It weighs 3790 kg, carries 53 Ka-band user beams and 4 gateway beams, and is intended for 15 years of operation in orbit. Al Yah 3 will provide telecommunication services to Africa and Brazil. SES-14 is also a communications satellite to be placed in geostationary orbit, replacing NSS-806 satellite. SES-14 coverage includes the Americas and the North Atlantic Region. Spacecraft also carries a hosted payload for NASA, Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission, which will be imaging Earth's thermosphere and ionospehere for two years.
Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit #VA241
