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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | SES-9
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 4, 2016, 11:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Containing 81 Ku-Band transponders, SES-9 will be positioned at 108.2 degrees East to provide communication coverage for 22 million homes. The satellite will enhance SES’s existing coverage in Asia, Australia and also improve maritime communications in the Indian Ocean. The 5300kg craft will use a xenon ion propulsion system for orbital manoeuvres to decrease the amount of propellant needed.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit #SES9 B1020 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
H-IIA 202 | Astro-H (Hitomi)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 17, 2016, 8:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Astro-H is the 6th satellite in a series of X-ray telescopes by JAXA and ISAS. Its 4 instruments on board will cover the X-ray and Gamma ray regions. This region consists of photons with energy ranging from 0.3-600keV, and the telescope will provide the highest resolution ever achieved of 3-10 keV bands. The craft weighs 2.7 tonnes and will be placed into a circular orbit 575km above the ground, with an inclination of 31 degrees.
Low Earth Orbit
Rokot / Briz-KM | Sentinel-3A
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 16, 2016, 5:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Sentinel-3A is the first in a pair of earth observation satellites developed by ESA to provide near real time data for the GMES Program. Sentinel-3A contains a temperature scanner, colour instrument and altimeter for monitoring the sea and land. The satellite focuses on providing accurate data about the oceans and in addition also provides information about wildfires and vegetation.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Delta IV M+(5,2) | NROL-45 (Topaz-4) (USA-267)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 10, 2016, 11:40 a.m.
Unha | Kwangmyongsong-4
Korean Committee of Space Technology | North KoreaSohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Feb. 7, 2016, 12:30 a.m.
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2514)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 7, 2016, 12:21 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
Atlas V 401 | GPS IIF-12 (USA-266)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 5, 2016, 1:38 p.m.
Long March 3C / YZ-1 | Beidou M3-S
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feb. 1, 2016, 7:29 a.m.
Proton-M Briz-M | Eutelsat 9B
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 29, 2016, 10:20 p.m.
Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Jan. 27, 2016, 11:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Covering North and South America Intelsat 29e will provide high bandwidth C and Ku-Band services for fixed and mobile customers. The satellite will be located at 50 degrees west in a geostationary orbit for its operational lifespan of 15 years. With over 3000kg of propellant the craft will weigh 6300kg when launched and will have 2 solar arrays to provide power. Intelsat 29e will launch on the Ariane 5 on its own, as no suitable secondary payload could be found
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
