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Long March 7 | Tianzhou-1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
April 20, 2017, 11:41 a.m.
Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-04
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 20, 2017, 7:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz MS-04 begins expedition 51 by carrying NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin 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
Atlas V 401 | Cygnus CRS OA-7 (S.S. John Glenn)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 18, 2017, 3:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is the eighth planned flight of the Orbital ATK's unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its seventh flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth and pioneer of human spaceflight.
Low Earth Orbit
Long March 3B | Shijian-13/Chinasat-16
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 12, 2017, 11:04 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is a Chinese experimental geostationary communications satellite. Besides testing the electric propulsion, the satellite is also reported to carry Chinas first high-throughput satellite payload (HTS), with a capacity of 20 GB per second. The satellite is aiming to provide Ka-band satellite broadband and multimedia services. Additionally it is also to conduct space-to-ground laser communications experiments.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | SES-10
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 30, 2017, 10:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
SES-10 is a 5300 kg geostationary communications satellite, which will replace AMC 2 and AMC 3 satellites. It will provide coverage over Mexico, Central and South Americas, and the Caribbean. The SES-10 mission will mark a historic milestone on the road to full and rapid reusability as the world’s first reflight of an orbital class rocket. Falcon 9’s first stage for the SES-10 mission previously supported the successful CRS-8 mission in April 2016.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit B1021 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
Delta IV M+(5,4) | WGS-9 (USA-275)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 19, 2017, 12:18 a.m.
H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 5
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
March 17, 2017, 1:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
IGS Radar is a family of Japanese radar reconnaissance satellites that serve both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. IGS Radar 5 is the fifth generation of satellites. Equipped with synthetic aperture radar, it is able to image targets even in darkness and bad weather.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitFalcon 9 Full Thrust | Echostar 23
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 16, 2017, 6 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Echostar 23 is a geostationary communications satellite, which will provide direct-to-home television broadcast services over Brazil. Being a flexible Ku-band satellite, it is capable of providing service from any of eight different orbital slots.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit B1030 - Maiden Flight Atlantic Ocean
Vega | Sentinel-2B
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 7, 2017, 1:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Sentinel-2 is the second mission for Europe’s Copernicus environment monitoring programme. It's a satellite constellation of two identical spacecrafts, Sentinel-2A and -2B. Both carry an innovative wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands for a new perspective of our land and vegetation.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Kaituozhe-2 | Tiankun-1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 2, 2017, 11:53 p.m.
