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Long March 4C | 3 x Yaogan-31-01
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 10, 2018, 4:25 a.m.
Ariane 5 ECA | DSN 1 & HYLAS 4
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
April 5, 2018, 9:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
DSN-1 (also known as Kirameki 1, Superbird 8 or Superbird B3) is Japanese X-band military communications satellite. It was planned to be launched in 2016, however the satellite was damaged during transport to the launch site and repairs delayed the launch. The satellite is to replace aging Superbird-B2 satellite at 162° East in geostationary orbit. HYLAS 4 is a communications satellite build by Orbital ATK for Avanti Communication. It features hybrid propulsion system, with traditional chemical thrusters for orbit raising and ion engines for stationkeeping. The satellite carries 66 high-throughput Ka-band beams and will provide services to regions of Africa and Europe.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity PF01
Virgin Galactic | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
April 5, 2018, noon
Falcon 9 Block 4 | SpX CRS-14
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 2, 2018, 8:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 14th operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Low Earth Orbit B1039 - Flight Proven ( ) Atlantic OceanLong March 4C | Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 31, 2018, 3:22 a.m.
Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-5
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 30, 2018, 2:13 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 fifth 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 B1041 - Flight Proven ( ) Pacific Ocean
Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M9 & M10
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 29, 2018, 5:56 p.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 of navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit.
Medium Earth Orbit
Soyuz 2.1v | VNIIEM EMKA (Kosmos 2525)
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 29, 2018, 5:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The payload for the Soyuz-2-1v launch is a small reconnaissance satellite developed by VNIIEM and known by the acronym EMKA ("Experimental Small Space Apparatus"). Launch was originally scheduled for October and then slipped to November, December and eventually January due to technical problems with the payload.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
GSLV Mk II | GSAT-6A
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
March 29, 2018, 11:26 a.m.
Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-08
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 21, 2018, 5:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz MS-08 begins expedition 55 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.
Low Earth Orbit
