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Zenit | DirecTV 7S

Sea Launch | Russia
Sea Launch
May 4, 2004, 12:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

54 Ku-band transponders for Direct-to-home TV services

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Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-11

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 26, 2004, 8:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Ekspress-AM 11 is a communications satellite for russian domestic communication services. The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 12 years.

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Delta II | Gravity Probe B

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 20, 2004, 4:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Gravity Probe B (GP-B) was a satellite-based experiment to test two unverified predictions of general relativity: the geodetic effect and frame-dragging. This was to be accomplished by measuring, very precisely, tiny changes in the direction of spin of four gyroscopes contained in an Earth-orbiting satellite at 650 km (400 mi) altitude, crossing directly over the poles.

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Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-4

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 19, 2004, 3:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz TMA-4 begins Expedition 9 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka alongside Flight Engineers, Michael Fincke (NASA) & André Kuipers (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 24, 2004, 00:35:00 UTC

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Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 1

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 18, 2004, 3:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Earth resources satellite.

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Atlas IIAS | Superbird A2

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 16, 2004, 12:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

SUPERBIRD-6, slated for an orbital slot at 158.0 degrees East longitude, will provide business telecommunication services using a Japan Beam for Ku-Band and Ka-Band services along with a steerable spot beam for additional Ka-Band services.

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Proton | Raduga-1 7

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 27, 2004, 3:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military geostationary communications satellite

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Delta II | GPS IIR-11

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 20, 2004, 5:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GPS-2R (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2R (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) are the third evolution stage of the second generation of the GPS satellites.

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Proton-M | Eutelsat W3A

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 15, 2004, 11:06 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

W3A is a communications satellite owned by Eutelsat.

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Atlas Agena B | MBSAT

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 13, 2004, 5:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

MBSat 1 (Mobile Broadcasting Satellite) or Hanbyul is a mobile broadcasting satellite jointly built for the Japanese Mobile Broacasting Corp. and the South Korean SK Telecom.

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