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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 2-10

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 31, 2023, 6:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1061 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
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Chollima-1 | Malligyong-1a

Korean Committee of Space Technology | North Korea
Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
May 30, 2023, 9:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Malligyong-1a (meaning "Telescope-1") was the first attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes. It failed to reach orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 16

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 30, 2023, 1:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Fifth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.

Low Earth Orbit
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GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1J (NVS-01)

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
May 29, 2023, 5:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The constellation will provide India with an alternative to GPS and will be used for military and civilian use. Located at a geosynchronous orbit, the system will be operated by the Indian government.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | BADR-8

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 27, 2023, 4:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space and based on the Eurostar Neo platform for Arabsat.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit B1062 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kondor-FKA No.1

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
May 26, 2023, 9:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Kondor-FKA is a small civilian radar Earth observation satellite designed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a civilian counterpart to the Kondor-E satellite. The Kondor satellite features a S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which can conduct both continous swath surweys or detailed spot surveys. The swath width is 10 km. Ground resolution is 1 to 2 m in spotlight mode, 1 to 3 m in stripmap mode and 5 to 30 m in ScanSAR mode.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Electron | Coming To A Storm Near You (TROPICS-3)

Rocket Lab | United States of America
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
May 26, 2023, 3:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Last two operational (TROPICS-06 & TROPICS-07) satellites for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The CubeSats are designed to provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure, and humidity inside hurricanes as they form and evolve.

Low Earth Orbit 37 - Maiden Flight South Pacific
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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity 25

Virgin Galactic | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
May 25, 2023, 4:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Virgin Galactic return to space mission ahead of the first commercial flight.

Suborbital
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Nuri | NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE

Korea Aerospace Research Institute | South Korea
Naro Space Center, South Korea
May 25, 2023, 9:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third flight of the KSLV-II "Nuri" launch vehicle, carrying NEXTSat-2 as well as SNIPE A through D.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-23 (84P)

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 24, 2023, 12:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Low Earth Orbit
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