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Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-85
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 17, 2022, 1:13 p.m.
Long March 4C | Daqi-1 (AEMS)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 15, 2022, 6:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
China’s first satellite dedicated to comprehensive monitoring of the atmospheric environment, named Daqi-1, also known as Atmospheric Environment Monitoring Satellite (AEMS) and developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) in Shanghai, is designed to operate in sun-synchronous orbit. Daqi-1 can monitor fine particle pollution like PM2.5, pollutant gases including nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone, as well as carbon dioxide concentration. It combines both passive and active sensing, which can realize comprehensive monitoring of the atmospheric environment in a better way, according to a chief designer with SAST. The detection accuracy of fine particles and carbon dioxide column concentration by Daqi-1 has reached the international advanced level, the chief designer said. The atmospheric detection lidar deployed on the satellite is also the world's first that is capable of detecting both atmospheric aerosols and carbon dioxide.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Long March 3B | ChinaSat 6D
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 15, 2022, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
ZX 6D (Zhongxing 6D, ChinaSat 6D) is a Chinese communications satellite based upon a DFH-4 bus. It is similar to ZX 6C launched in 2019. The Chinasat 6D satellite provides commercial communications services with twenty-five C-band transponders and supports high-quality and reliable uplink and downlink transmissions of programs for the radio and TV stations and cable TV networks. The satellite is being manufactured by CAST and will be launched onboard a CZ-3B/G2 launch vehicle.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 1
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 8, 2022, 3:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is a Crew Dragon flight for a private company Axiom Space. The mission will carry a commander professionally trained by Axiom alongside three private astronauts to and from the International Space Station. This crew will stay aboard space station for at least eight days.
Low Earth Orbit #AX1 B1062 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of Gravitas
Soyuz 2.1b | Kosmos 2554 (Lotos-S1 #6)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 7, 2022, 11:20 a.m.
Long March 4C | Gaofen-3 03
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 6, 2022, 11:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS). GF 3 features a multi-polarized C-band SAR at meter-level resolution, with designed lifespan of 8 years. The satellite is based on the CS-L3000B bus.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Electron | Without Mission A Beat
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaOnenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
April 2, 2022, 12:41 p.m.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 4 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
April 1, 2022, 4:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Transporter 4 mission is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit B1061 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
New Shepard | NS-20
Blue Origin | United States of AmericaCorn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
March 31, 2022, 1:58 p.m.
Long March 11 | Tianping-2 A/B/C
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 30, 2022, 2:29 a.m.
