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H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 4 & IGS Optical 5V

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Jan. 27, 2013, 4:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The IGS Radar 4 & Optical 5V (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) are Japanese radar and optical reconnaissance satellites. The satellites are operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellites serve both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Rokot / Briz-KM | 3 x Strela-3M (Kosmos-2482, Kosmos-2483, Kosmos-2484)

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 15, 2013, 4:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

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


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Ariane 5 ECA | Skynet 5D & Mexsat-3

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 19, 2012, 9:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Skynet 5D is a military communications satellite operated by Astrium Services on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence. It operates in a geostationary orbit at 25 degrees East. Mexsat-3 is part of the MEXSAT telecommunications network and occupies 114.9 degrees West. It provides broadband, high quality telephony and much more for Mexico.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-07M

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 19, 2012, 12:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz TMA-07M begins expedition 34 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Roman Romanenko alongside Flight Engineers, Chris Hadfield (CSA) & Thomas Marshburn (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 14 May 2013, 02:31 UTC

Low Earth Orbit
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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Enterprise GF23

Virgin Galactic | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Dec. 19, 2012, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Free glide test flight of VSS Enterprise.

Suborbital
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Long March 2D | Göktürk-2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 18, 2012, 4:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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Unha-3 | Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2

Korean Committee of Space Technology | North Korea
Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Dec. 12, 2012, 12:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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Atlas V 501 | OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 11, 2012, 6:03 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

It is the second flight of the first Boeing X-37B vehicle and the third flight of the program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle is an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing. The specific identity of the spaceship's payload or the mission objectives were not revealed. The mission concluded after 674 days in orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Yamal-402

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 8, 2012, 1:13 p.m.
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Unknown Mission

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Zenit 3SL | Eutelsat 70B

Sea Launch | Russia
Sea Launch
Dec. 3, 2012, 8:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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