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Long March 3B/E | WHG-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 10, 2024, 1:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese communication satellite with name meaning "Satellite Internet - High Orbit Satellite 03" in Chinese. Details TBD.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Hera

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 7, 2024, 2:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Hera is a space mission in development at the European Space Agency in its Space Safety program. Its primary objective is to study the Didymos binary asteroid system that was impacted by DART and contribute to validation of the kinetic impact method to deviate a near-Earth asteroid in a colliding trajectory with Earth. It will measure the size and the morphology of the crater created by and momentum transferred by an artificial projectile impacting an asteroid, which will allow measuring the efficiency of the deflection produced by the impact. It will also analyze the expanding debris cloud caused by the impact.

Asteroid B1061 - Flight Proven ( ) Atlantic Ocean
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Vulcan VC2S | Certification Flight 2

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 4, 2024, 11:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Replacement Vulcan test launch with inert payload, experiments, and demonstrations for certification with the USSF after delays caused by payload testing of the Sierra Space Dreamchaser CRS SNC-1 mission, the original planned payload. One of the GEM-63XL SRBs was observed to blown out its booster nozzle at T+37 seconds, causing reduced and asymmetric thrust during ascent, however the performance shortfall was fully compensated by Vulcan's other stages.

Heliocentric N/A
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-9

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 28, 2024, 5:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

SpaceX Crew-9 is the ninth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Low Earth Orbit B1085 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 1
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Long March 2D | Shijian 19

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 27, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Shijian 19 is a Chinese recoverable satellite for hoisting various scientific experiments in microgravity. Unlike previous similar Chinese satellites, the return capsule can be reused up to 15 times and can carry about 500 kg of recoverable payload, as well as 200 kg of unrecoverable payload. This type of satellite can be flown in a short term configuration powered by batteries or in a long term configuration with solar arrays.

Low Earth Orbit
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H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 8

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Sept. 26, 2024, 5:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The IGS Radar 8 is a Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-8

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 25, 2024, 4:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1081 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
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Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites

CAS Space | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 24, 2024, 11:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Carried 5 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit: * Zhongke-01/02 * Jilin-1 SAR-01A * Yunyao-21/22

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Smart Dragon 3 | 8 satellites

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | China
Sea Launch
Sept. 24, 2024, 2:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Carried 8 satellites to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit: * Tianyi-41 * Luojia 4-01 * Fudan-1 * Tianyan-15 * Jitianxing A-01 * Xingshidai-15/21/22

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Electron | Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)

Rocket Lab | United States of America
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Sept. 20, 2024, 11:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.

Low Earth Orbit
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