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PSLV XL | Cartosat-2D & 103 others

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Feb. 15, 2017, 3:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Cartosat 2D is a remote sensing satellite for ISRO and is tasked with land observation from sun-synchronous orbit. It is launched along with 103 small satellites of foreign companies and research groups. Among these, 88 cubesats are Earth-imaging Dove satellites operated by Planet Labs company.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Ariane 5 ECA | SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Feb. 14, 2017, 9:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Sky Brasil-1 (also known as Intelsat 32e) is a geostationary satellite to provide direct-to-home broadcasting services over Brazil. Telkom-3S is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite. It is a replacement for Telkom-3, which was stranded in an unusable orbit due to launch failure in 2012.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Jan. 28, 2017, 1:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Hispasat 36W-1, also known as Hispasat AG-1, is a Spanish geostationary communications satellite. Joining the Hispasat fleet, this 3200 kg satellite is to operate in orbit for 15 years, providing its multimedia services to Europe, the Canary Islands and South America.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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H-IIA 204 | DSN 2 (Kirameki 2)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Jan. 24, 2017, 7:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DSN 2, also known as Kirameki 2, is a geostationary communications satellite to be used for military communications by the Japanese military.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Atlas V 401 | SBIRS GEO Flight 3 (SBIRS GEO-4)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 21, 2017, 12:42 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This geostationary satellite is tasked with providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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SS-520-4 | TRICOM-1

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Jan. 14, 2017, 11:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-1

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 14, 2017, 5:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 10 satellites to low Earth orbit for Iridium, a global leader in mobile voice and data satellite communications. This is the first set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium’s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium® NEXT.

Low Earth Orbit B1029 - Maiden Flight Just Read the Instructions
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Kuaizhou-1A | Multiple payloads

ExPace | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 9, 2017, 4:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lingqiao (or known as Jilin 1) is a small remote sensing satellite designed to capture videos with a ground resolution of 1.3 m. This is a third satellite of the Lingqiao series.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Long March 3B | TJS-2 (TJSW-2)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 5, 2017, 3:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is supposedly a test communications satellite to operate in geostationary orbit.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Long March 2D | SuperView-1 (Gaojing 1-01 & Gaojing 1-02)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 28, 2016, 3:23 a.m.
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Mission:

Gaojing-1 is a constellation of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites, which will initially consist of two satellites launched together.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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