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PSLV XL | Cartosat-2F (Cartosat-2S4)
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Jan. 12, 2018, 3:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Cartosat-2F is eighth of Cartosat series of Earth observation satellites to be deployed in a sun-synchronous orbit. Its main purpose is to collect high resolution large-scale maps which will be used for urban planning, infrastructure development, utilities planning and traffic management.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M7 & M8
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 11, 2018, 11:18 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
SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF07
Virgin Galactic | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
Jan. 11, 2018, noon
Long March 2D | SuperView-1 (Gaojing 1-03 & Gaojing 1-04)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 9, 2018, 3:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
These two satellites, also known as SuperView-2 constellation, are remote sensing satellites to operate in a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit. This is a second pair of such satellites to be launched for the SuperView company. They are capable of providing imagery with 0.5 m panchromatic resolution and 2 m multispectral resolution.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 4 | Zuma
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 8, 2018, 1 a.m.
Zenit-3F | AngoSat-1
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 26, 2017, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
AngoSat-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Angosat and built by Russian RSC Energia. It is Angola's first communications satellite. Angosat-1 is fitted with C-band and Ku-band transponders and has an operational lifetime of 15 years.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 25, 2017, 7:44 p.m.
Long March 2D | LKW-2 (Land Survey Satellite-2)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 23, 2017, 4:14 a.m.
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-4
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 23, 2017, 1:27 a.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 fourth 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 B1036 - Flight Proven ( ) Atlantic Ocean
H-IIA 202 | GCOM-C1 & SLATS
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Dec. 23, 2017, 1:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
GCOM-C1 is another satellite in JAXA's Earth observation Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) constellation. This spacecraft is the first satellite in GCOM-C series and is intended to operate in sun-synchronous orbit for 5 years. It aims to collect surface and atmospheric measurements in order to monitor global climate change. Along with it is launched an engineering test satellite SLATS (Super Low Altitude Test Satellite), which is an attempt to develop techniques to operate a satellite in extremely low orbits. SLATS will try achieve that by maintaining position in orbit via ion engines. It will also collect data on atmosphere density and measure atomic oxygen in such low altitudes.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
