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Falcon 1 | RatSat

SpaceX | United States of America
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Sept. 28, 2008, 11:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

RatSat was an aluminum mass simulator on the fourth flight of the Falcon 1 rocket.

Low Earth Orbit F1 B0004 - Maiden Flight Pacific Ocean
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Long March 2F | Shenzhou-7

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 25, 2008, 1:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is the third crewed mission for China's Shenzhou program. Shenzhou-7 began its mission by bringing Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng into low Earth orbit. It was the first Chinese mission to have a three-person crew. During their 3 days in orbit, astronauts performed a number of tasks, including the first Chinese EVA carried out by Zhai Zhingang and Liu Boming. Shenzhou-7 deorbited and landed safely back on Earth on 28 September.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-M | Uragan-M 15 to 17

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 25, 2008, 8:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GLONASS navigation satellites

Medium Earth Orbit
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Zenit | Galaxy 19

Sea Launch | Russia
Sea Launch
Sept. 24, 2008, 9:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

American geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Proton-M Briz-M | Nimiq 4

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 19, 2008, 9:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Canadian geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-65

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 10, 2008, 7:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Delta II 7420-10 | GeoEye-1

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 6, 2008, 6:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A high resolution Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 2C/SMA | Huan Jing 1A & 1B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 6, 2008, 3:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese Earth observation satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Dnepr | RapidEye 1 to 5

ISC Kosmotras | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 29, 2008, 7:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

German Earth observation satellites

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Proton-M Briz-M | Inmarsat 4 F3

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 18, 2008, 10:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Inmarsat geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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