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Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 8, 2010, 3:43 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 in 2010 was the unmanned first spaceflight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, the Dragon C1, which orbited the Earth, and the second overall flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9. It was also the first demonstration flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program for which SpaceX was selected. The primary mission objectives were to test the orbital maneuvering and reentry of the Dragon capsule.

Low Earth Orbit B0004 - Maiden Flight Atlantic Ocean

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Proton-M Blok-DM-03 | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472)

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 5, 2010, 10:25 a.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.

Medium Earth Orbit

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Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Nov. 26, 2010, 6:39 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Intelsat 17 is an SSL built geostationary communications satellite operating at 66 degrees East, to replace the aging Intelsat-702. HYLAS-1 is a british satellite in geostationary orbit, to provide High Definition Television and broadband services to help poor covered parts of Europe. It will be stationed at 33.5 degrees West.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Long March 3A | ZhongXing-20A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 24, 2010, 4:09 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Unknown Mission

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Delta IV Heavy | NROL-32 (Mentor) (USA-223)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 21, 2010, 10:58 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Geosynchronous Orbit

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Minotaur IV HAPS | STP S-26

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Nov. 20, 2010, 1:25 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The third Minotaur IV launch, which was also known as STP-S26, deployed eight payloads (STPSat-2, RAX, O/OREOS, FASTSAT, NanoSail-D2, FalconSat-5, Sara-Lily (FASTRAC 1), Emma (FASTRAC 2)). STP-S26 was intended to extend previous standard interface development efforts, implementing a number of capabilities aimed at enabling responsive access to space for small experimental satellites and payloads.

Low Earth Orbit

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