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Delta IV Heavy | NROL-71

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 19, 2019, 7:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Low Earth Orbit #NROL71
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Epsilon | RAPIS-1 & others

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Jan. 18, 2019, 12:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A rideshare mission to launch experimental microsats and cubesats. Main payload is RAPIS-1 (RAPid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite 1), which will test several new technologies in space.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Simorgh | Payam

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Jan. 15, 2019, 12:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Payam is a civilian remote sensing satellited developed by Amirkabir University of Technology. It was supposed to be used for Earth imaging to assist agriculture and environment management.

Low Earth Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Iridium-8

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 11, 2019, 3:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 10 satellites to low Earth orbit for Iridium, a global leader in mobile voice and data satellite communications. This is the eighth set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium's next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT.

Polar Orbit #Iridium8 B1049 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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Long March 3B | Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 10, 2019, 5:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinasat 2D is a geostationary communications satellite.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 29, 2018, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Hongyan-1 is the first demonstration satellite for Hongyan, which is a planned constellation consisting of 320 satellites in low Earth orbit. Yunhai-2 is a constellation of Chinese military meteorological satellites. Reportedly the satellites use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate, and gravity research.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kanopus-V No.5 & Kanopus-V No.6

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Dec. 27, 2018, 2:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Kanopus-V is a series of Russian Earth observation satellites. They are used for real-time monitoring of natural and man-made emergencies, detecting forest fires, monitoring of land and water resources.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Long March 3C | TJS-3 (TJSW-3)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 24, 2018, 4:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

TJS 3 (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan) is a Chinese geostationary communications technology test satellite.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV01

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 23, 2018, 1:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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. This program will improve position, navigation, and timing services for the warfighter and civil users worldwide and provide advanced anti-jam capabilities yielding superior system security, accuracy and reliability.

Medium Earth Orbit B1054 - Maiden Flight Atlantic Ocean
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Long March 11 | Hongyun-1

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 21, 2018, 11:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Hongyun is planned constellation of 156 low Earth orbit communications satellites by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC). Hongyun-1 is a technology demonstration satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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