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Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2494)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 23, 2014, 10:54 p.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
Ariane 5 ECA | Astra 5B & Amazonas 4A
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 22, 2014, 10:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
ASTRA 5B will extend transponder capacity and geographical reach over Eastern European and neighbouring markets for DTH, direct-to- cable and contribution feeds to digital terrestrial television networks. It will also carry a hosted L-band payload for the European Commission’s European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) - See more at: http://www.ses.com/4628908/astra-5b#sthash.h0BOdquk.dpuf
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Proton-M Briz-M | Ekspress-AT1 & Ekspress-AT2
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 15, 2014, 11:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Express-AT1 satellite is manufactured on RSCC’ order by the JSC “Academician M.F. Reshetnev “Information Satellite Systems“ in cooperation with Thales Alenia Space (France) within the framework of the Russian Federal Space Program for 2006-2015. The satellite will provide DTH TV & Radio broadcasting.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
H-IIA 202 | GPM-Core
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 27, 2014, 6:37 p.m.
Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF-5 (USA-248)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 21, 2014, 1:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
GPS Block IIF, or GPS IIF is an interim class of GPS satellite, which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational until the GPS Block IIIA satellites become operational. They are being built by Boeing, and will be operated by the United States Air Force following their launch by United Launch Alliance, using Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles.
Medium Earth OrbitProton-M/Briz-M | Türksat-4A
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 14, 2014, 9:09 p.m.
Ariane 5 ECA | ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Feb. 6, 2014, 9:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
ABS-2 is an Indian digital direct-broadcast television satellite operating at 75 degrees. Athena-Fidus is a French-Italian telecommunication satellite providing high-throughput secure communications to French and Italian armed force and emergency services. Operating in geostationary orbit.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Soyuz-U | Progress M-22M (54P)
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 5, 2014, 4:23 p.m.
Atlas V 401 | TDRS-L
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 24, 2014, 2:33 a.m.
SpaceShipTwo | VSS Enterprise GF28
Virgin Galactic | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
Jan. 17, 2014, noon
