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Kuaizhou-11 | Maiden Flight
ExPace | CHNJiuquan, People's Republic of China
July 10, 2020, 4:17 a.m.
Long March 3B/E | APStar-6D
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHNXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 9, 2020, 12:11 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission: Communications
APStar-6D is a commercial communications satellite for APT Satellite Company Ltd under an end-to-end contract signed with China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) for satellite production and launch services. It will deliver VSAT, video distribution, Direct-to-home television and cellular backhaul to the Asia-Pacific Region.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Shavit-2 | Ofek-16
Israel Aerospace Industries | ISRPalmachim Airbase, State of Israel
July 6, 2020, 1 a.m.
Long March 2D | Chuangxin 3A (02)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHNJiuquan, People's Republic of China
July 4, 2020, 11:44 p.m.
Electron | Pics Or It Didn’t Happen
Rocket Lab Ltd | USAOnenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
July 4, 2020, 9:19 p.m.
Status: Failure
Mission: Dedicated Rideshare
‘Pics Or It Didn’t Happen’ is the 13th mission for Rocket Lab. It was planned to deploy seven imaging small satellites to a 500km circular low Earth orbit for a range of customers including Spaceflight Inc.’s customer Canon Electronics, as well as Planet and In-Space Missions.
Long March 4B | Gaofen Multimode
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHNTaiyuan, People's Republic of China
July 3, 2020, 3:10 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission: Earth Science
Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV03
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 30, 2020, 8:10 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission: Navigation
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 B1060 - Maiden Flight Just Read the Instructions
Long March 3B | Beidou-3 G3
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHNXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 23, 2020, 1:43 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission: Navigation
This satellite is a part of the geostationary component of the 3rd phase of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. It features a phased array antenna for navigation signals and a laser retroreflector and additionally deployable S/L-band and C-band antennas.
Long March 2D | Gaofen-9-03
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHNJiuquan, People's Republic of China
June 17, 2020, 7:19 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission: Earth Science
Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms.
MOMO | Flight 5
Interstellar Technologies | JPNTaiki-cho, Hokkaido, Japan
June 13, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
