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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | EgyptSat-A

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RUS
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 21, 2019, 4:47 p.m.

Mission: Earth Science

EgyptSat-A (MisrSat A) is Egypt's third Earth remote-sounding satellite. The satellite is jointly built by Egypt's National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences together with RKK Energiya in Russia. The imaging payload was developed by OAO Peleng and NIRUP Geoinformatsionnye Sistemy in Belarus. The satellite is an improved version of EgyptSat 2 and is also based on RKK Energiya's 559GK bus, which inherits technologies from their USP platform. The satellite features SPD-70 electric engines using Xenon. It features an improved opto-electronic system and onboard control system, high-speed on-board radio link and solar cells with increased efficiency.

Low Earth Orbit

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Nusantara Satu & GTO-1 (Beresheet, S5)

SpaceX | USA
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Feb. 22, 2019, 1:45 a.m.

Mission: Dedicated Rideshare

Spaceflight’s first mission beyond Lower Earth Orbit (LEO) and its first combined launch with SSL. Consists out lunar lander called Beresheet (Hebrew for in the beginning) and AFRL’s S5 satellite.

Lunar Orbit

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Soyuz STB/Fregat | 6 x OneWeb (1-6)

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RUS
Kourou, French Guiana
Feb. 26, 2019, 9:37 p.m.

Mission: Communications

OneWeb satellite constellation is intended to provide global Interned broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 900 microsatellites, around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.

Low Earth Orbit

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LauncherOne | Test Flight

Virgin Orbit | USA
Air launch to orbit
Feb. 28, 2019, midnight

Mission: Test Flight

Payload-free test flight of the LauncherOne vehicle.

Low Earth Orbit

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Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | Meridian-M 18

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RUS
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 28, 2019, midnight

Unknown Mission

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