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Delta II | GPS IIR-16(M)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Nov. 17, 2006, 7:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The GPS-IIR replenishment satellites are produced by General Electric Astrospace (later Martin Marietta and Lockheed Missiles & Space) under a contract issued in 1989, which included 21 satellites based on the commercial AS-4000 bus. These provided improved navigation accuracy and longer autonomous satellite operation than earlier model GPS satellites. The satellites were three-axis stabilized and operated at downlink frequencies of 1572.42 MHz and 1227.6 MHz (L-Band) and 2227.5 MHz (S-Band). Lockheed was responsible for launch and flight operations support of the GPS-IIR through 2006.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Proton-M Briz-M | Badr 4

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 8, 2006, 8:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Delta IV M | DMSP F-17

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 4, 2006, 1:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

11th gen military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Zenit | XM-4

Sea Launch | Russia
Sea Launch
Oct. 30, 2006, 11:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications International

Geostationary Orbit
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Long March 3B | Xinnuo 2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 28, 2006, 4:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Delta II | STEREO A & B

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Oct. 26, 2006, 12:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Dual satellite mission employing nearly identical observatories to provide 3D stereoscopic imagery of solar coronal mass ejections

Heliocentric N/A
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Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6C & 6D

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 23, 2006, 11:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

It was announced that the two satellites had a design life of at least two years, and would be used to probe the space environment, radiation and its effects, record space physical environment parameters, and conduct other related space experiments.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-58

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 23, 2006, 1:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | METOP A

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 19, 2006, 4:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

European polar orbiting meteorological satellite

Polar Orbit
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Ariane 5 ECA | DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 13, 2006, 8:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DirecTV 9S is a high-power spot beam satellite that will enable DirecTV to serve additional markets. Serving high-quality local and national digit video service. Optus D1 is a communications satellite serving many customers. LDREX was an engineering test to validate the antenna on the ETS-8.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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