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Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | 6 x Globalstar-2
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 28, 2011, 5:09 p.m.
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Meridian 5
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 23, 2011, 12:08 p.m.
Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-02C
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 22, 2011, 3:26 a.m.
Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-03M
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 21, 2011, 1:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TMA-03M begins expedition 30 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko alongside Flight Engineers, André Kuipers (ESA) & Donald Pettit (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 1 July 2012, 08:14 UTC
Low Earth Orbit
Long March 3B/E | NigComSat-1R
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 19, 2011, 4:41 p.m.
Soyuz STA/Fregat | Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 17, 2011, 2:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Pléiades-HR 1A is the first of two high resolution Earth observation satellites designed by the French space agency (CNES) and manufactured by Astrium Satellites. The ELISA mission consists of four satellites manufactured by Astrium Satellites and Thales Systèmes Aéoroportés for the French space agency (CNES) and the French Directorate General of Armament (DGA). SSOT is an Earth observation satellite manufactured by Astrium Satellites for the Chilian armed forces.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 3
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Dec. 12, 2011, 1:21 a.m.
Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Luch 5A & Amos-5
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 11, 2011, 11:17 a.m.
Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-5
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 1, 2011, 9:07 p.m.
Long March 2C | Yaogan 13
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 29, 2011, 6:50 p.m.
