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Long March 2D | VRSS-2 (Antonio José de Sucre)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 9, 2017, 4:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
VRSS-2 is the second Venezuelan remote sensing satellite. Spacecraft was built by China. Weighing about 1000 kg, it is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 645 kilometres, providing services in traffic management, disaster warning and prevention, tracking agriculture and land use.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 37e & BSAT-4a
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 29, 2017, 9:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Intelsat 37e is a geostationary communications satellite for Intelsat, another one of the EpicNG series. It weighs about 6700 kg and is equipped with C-band, Ku-band and Ka-band transopnders. Intelsat 37e is a replacement for the Intelsat 901 spacecraft in the 18° W orbital slot, covering Europe, Africa, South America and North America. BSAT-4a is a geostationary communications satellite for the Japanese satellite operator B-SAT. Satellite is equipped with 24 Ku transponders and weighs about 3500 kg. It is to reside in 110° East orbital position, providing high-resolution direct television broadcasting to Japan.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30-01
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 29, 2017, 4:21 a.m.
Proton-M Briz-M | AsiaSat 9
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 28, 2017, 6:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
AsiaSat 9 is AsiaSat’s next generation satellite to replace AsiaSat 4 at 122 degrees East Longitude. AsiaSat 9 is a Space Systems/Loral 1300E satellite equipped with 28 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders, and a Ka-band payload. AsiaSat 9 will provide additional capacity, enhanced power and coverage for DTH, video distribution, private networks and broadband services across the Asia-Pacific region.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Atlas V 541 | NROL-42
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 24, 2017, 5:49 a.m.
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2522)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 22, 2017, 12:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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
Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-06
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 12, 2017, 9:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz MS-06 begins expedition 53 by carrying NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Joseph Acaba and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin 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 OrbitProton-M Briz-M | Amazonas 5
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 11, 2017, 7:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Amazonas 5 is a spanish geostationary communications satellite for Hispasat. It is a replacement for the Amazonas 4A satellite and provides coverage for Brazil and Latin America. Satellite carries 24 Ku-band transponders and 35 Ka-band spot beams, and has an operational lifetime of 15 years.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 4 | OTV-5 (X-37B)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 7, 2017, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
It is the fifth flight of the X-37B program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle, built by Boeing, is an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing.
Low Earth Orbit B1040 - Maiden Flight Landing Zone 1
PSLV XL | IRNSS-1H
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Aug. 31, 2017, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
This is a replacement satellite for the IRNSS-1A of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The constellation will provide India with an alternative to GPS and will be used for military and civilian use. Located at a geosynchronous orbit the system will be operated by the Indian government.
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
