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H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Oct. 29, 2018, 4:08 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KhalifaSat is an Earth observation satellite for UAE. KhalifaSat will provide high-resolution imagery of Earth to be used for various purposes, including urban planning, change monitoring, area classification, monitoring environmental change and aiding relief efforts for natural disasters. GOSAT 2 (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite 2) is a Japanese satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas measurement from space. It's a follow on to the GOSAT mission and includes such improvements as an ability to gather more precise data and monitor carbon monoxide concentrations.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit #H2AF40
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Long March 2C | CFOSAT

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 29, 2018, 12:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

CFOSAT (China-France Oceanography SATellite) is a joint mission of the Chinese (CNSA) and French (CNES) space agencies with the goal to monitor the ocean surface winds and waves and to provide information on related ocean and atmospheric science and applications. The primary objective of CFOSAT is to monitor on a global scale the wind and waves at the ocean surface.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit #CFOSAT
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Zhuque-1 | Weilai-1 (Future-1)

LandSpace | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 27, 2018, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The satellite is operated by China Central Television (CCTV) and is intended to carry out scientific expermients and perform Earth observation. Weilai-1 is expected to operate in sun-synchronous orbit for two years.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Soyuz 2.1B | Lotos-S1 (Kosmos 2528)

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 25, 2018, 12:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lotos-S1 spacecraft is a part of the Liana constellation, designed for orbital electronic intelligence.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 4B | Haiyang 2B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 24, 2018, 10:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Haiyang is a series of Chinese marine remote sensing satellites. Haiyang 2B is a follow up to Haiyang 2A satellite. It is intended for monitoring the dynamic ocean environnement with microwave sensors to detect sea surface wind field, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Ariane 5 ECA | BepiColombo

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 20, 2018, 1:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

BepiColombo is a joint mission of the ESA and the JAXA to the planet Mercury. The mission comprises two satellites to be launched together: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). The mission will perform a comprehensive study of Mercury, including its magnetic field, magnetosphere, interior structure and surface.

Heliocentric N/A #BepiColombo
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Atlas V 551 | AEHF-4 (USA 288)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Oct. 17, 2018, 4:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is the fourth satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system, which is a series of communications satellites operated by the United States Air Force Space Command. It provides global, survivable, protected communications capabilities for strategic command and tactical warfighters operating on ground, sea and air platforms.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit #AEHF4
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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M15 & M16

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 15, 2018, 4:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-10

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 11, 2018, 8:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Soyuz MS-10 was expected to begin expedition 57 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague to the International Space Station. However a launch failure occurred resulting in a loss of vehicle during flight, both crew members returned to Earth nominally.

Low Earth Orbit #SoyuzMS10
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Long March 2C/YZ-1S | Yaogan-32-01

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 9, 2018, 2:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Yaogan is a series of Chinese reconnaissance satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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