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Minotaur IV HAPS | STP S-26
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaPacific 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
SpaceShipTwo | VSS Enterprise GF03
Virgin Galactic | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
Nov. 17, 2010, midnight
Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | SkyTerra-1
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 14, 2010, 5:29 p.m.
Delta II 7420-10 | COSMO-SkyMed 4
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 6, 2010, 2:20 a.m.
Long March 4C | Feng Yun-3B
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 4, 2010, 6:37 p.m.
Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Meridian 3
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 2, 2010, 12:58 a.m.
Long March 3C | Compass-G4
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 31, 2010, 4:26 p.m.
Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 28, 2010, 9:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Eutelsat W3B is a communication satellite to be located at 7 degrees East to provide broadcast and telecommunications accross Europe, the Middle East and Africa. However it took another satellites place, W2M which had failed. Directly after launch however W3B developed a sizeable leak and was declared a total loss. B-SAT 3b is a geostationary communications satellite operated by B-SAT stationed at 110 degrees East, providing high definition direct television services across Japan.
Geostationary Transfer OrbitSpaceShipTwo | VSS Enterprise GF02
Virgin Galactic | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
Oct. 28, 2010, noon
Soyuz-U | Progress M-08M (40P)
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 27, 2010, 3:11 p.m.
