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Soyuz STA/Fregat | SES-15
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
May 18, 2017, 11:54 a.m.
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Inmarsat-5 F4
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 15, 2017, 11:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Inmarsat-5 F4 is the next addition to the fifth generation of Inmarsat satellites. Inmarsat-5 satellites each carry 89 Ka-band beams and deliver high-speed mobile broadband communications for deep sea vessels, in-flight connectivity for airline passengers, streaming high-resolution video, voice and date to the enterprise sector, and secure solutions for government customers. The satellite weighs 6100 kg at launch and has an operational lifetime of 15 years.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit B1034 - Maiden Flight Atlantic Ocean
GSLV Mk II | SouthAsiaSat (GSAT-9)
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
May 5, 2017, 11:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
GSAT-9 is a multi band communication and observation satellite. It carries a GAGAN (regional Indian GPS navigational system) navigation payload to provide GPS services to security forces and air traffic control organizations. Weighing about 2330 kg, satellite has an operational lifetime of 12 years.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Ariane 5 ECA | SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
May 4, 2017, 9:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Both SGDC 1 and Koreasat 7 are geostationary telecommunications satellites. SGDC 1 is a 5800 kg satellite for Brazil, equipped with 50 Ka-band and 7 X-band transponders, and intended for both civil and military use. Koreasat 7 is to provide internet access, multimedia, broadcasting and fixed communications services to South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia and India. Satellite weighs around 3500 kg, and its operational lifetime is 15 years.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF04
Virgin Galactic | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
May 1, 2017, noon
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | NROL-76
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 1, 2017, 11:15 a.m.
Long March 7 | Tianzhou-1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
April 20, 2017, 11:41 a.m.
Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-04
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 20, 2017, 7:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz MS-04 begins expedition 51 by carrying NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin 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 Orbit
Atlas V 401 | Cygnus CRS OA-7 (S.S. John Glenn)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 18, 2017, 3:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is the eighth planned flight of the Orbital ATK's unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its seventh flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth and pioneer of human spaceflight.
Low Earth Orbit
Long March 3B | Shijian-13/Chinasat-16
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 12, 2017, 11:04 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is a Chinese experimental geostationary communications satellite. Besides testing the electric propulsion, the satellite is also reported to carry Chinas first high-throughput satellite payload (HTS), with a capacity of 20 GB per second. The satellite is aiming to provide Ka-band satellite broadband and multimedia services. Additionally it is also to conduct space-to-ground laser communications experiments.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
