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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 2 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 30, 2021, 7:31 p.m.
LauncherOne | Tubular Bells, Part One
Virgin Orbit | United States of AmericaAir launch to orbit
June 30, 2021, 2:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The mission includes three cubesats for US Department of Defense which are launched as a part of the DoS Space Test Program (STP); the Netherland's first military satellite, a cubesat called BRIK II; and two optical satellites, STORK-4 and STORK-5, for SatRevolution's STORK constellation. The mission name, "Tubular Bells, Part One", references the first music album released by Virgin Records label in the 1970s. The label was established by Virgin Orbit CEO Richard Branson.
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-17 (78P)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 29, 2021, 11:27 p.m.
Soyuz 2.1b | Pion-NKS No. 1 (Kosmos 2550)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 25, 2021, 7:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Russian Pion-NKS (14F139) satellites are the naval component of the next generation ELINT satellite system Liana. As a replacement for both the passive ELINT US-PM and the active radar US-A, they carry both ELINT sensors as well as an active radar.
Low Earth Orbit
Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-09
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 18, 2021, 6:30 a.m.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV05
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 17, 2021, 4:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
GPS-IIIA (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution stage of the third generation of the GPS satellites. It consists of the first ten (known as "tranche") of GPS III satellites.
Medium Earth Orbit B1062 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 12
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 17, 2021, 1:22 a.m.
Minotaur I | NROL-111
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
June 15, 2021, 1:35 p.m.
Pegasus XL | Odyssey (TacRL-2)
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaAir launch to orbit
June 13, 2021, 8:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Payload for the US Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Launch program. It is a space domain awareness satellite that was procured under the Space Force's responsive launch program. The spacecraft was built in under a year and the launch provider was given three weeks of notice for the launch.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Simorgh | Unknown
Iranian Space Agency | IranSemnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
June 12, 2021, midnight
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
According to U.S. Space Command, Iran suffered a rocket launch failure early on June 12th. While there are no details available as to which rocket was used, what the payload was or how exactly the launch had failed, OSINT efforts suggest that the launcher used was the Simorgh rocket. This makes it a fourth consecutive failure of the Simorgh launch vehicle.
Low Earth Orbit
