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Long March 4C | Queqiao (Chang'e 4 relay satellite)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 20, 2018, 9:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Chang'e 4 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission that will incorporate an orbiter, a robotic lander and rover. The orbiter serves as a communications relay satellite. It will be placed into a halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point and is planned to support further missions to the far side of the Moon.
Lunar Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bangabandhu-1
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 11, 2018, 8:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Bangabandhu 1 (BD-1) satellite, the first geostationary communications satellite of Bangladesh. Satellite is to be located at 119.1° East longitude slot in geostationary orbit, where it will provide service to Bangladesh and neighbouring countries. Satellite is build by Thales Aleinia Space. It is based on Spacebus 4000B2 platform, weighs 3500 kg and is fitted with Ku-Band and C-Band transponders. The major applications of the spacecraft include DTH, very small aperture terminal communications, backhaul and trunking, network restoration, and disaster preparedness and relief.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit B1046 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love YouLong March 4C | Gaofen 5
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 8, 2018, 6:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms. Based on the SAST5000B bus, Gaofen 5 will carry six types of payloads, including visible and short-wave infra hyper-spectral camera, spectral imager, greenhouse gas detector, atmospheric environment infrared detector at very high spectral resolution, differential absorption spectrometer for atmospheric trace gas, and multi-angle polarization detector. The satellite has a designed life of 8 years. It is to be launched atop of a Long March 4C to a 705km Sun Syncronous Orbit (SSO).
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Atlas V 401 | InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 5, 2018, 11:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
InSight is a robotic Mars lander designed to study the interior and subsurface of Mars, which would in turn help scientists to understand the Earth and Solar System history. Two 6U CubeSats will piggyback with the InSight mission to help relay communications during the probe's entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.
Heliocentric N/A #InSight
Long March 3B/E | APStar-6C
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 3, 2018, 4:06 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
APStar-6C is a commercial communications satellite for APT Satellite Company Ltd under an end-to-end contract signed with China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) for satellite production and launch services. It will deliver VSAT, video distribution, Direct-to-home television and cellular backhaul to the Asia-Pacific Region.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
New Shepard | NS-8
Blue Origin | United States of AmericaCorn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
April 29, 2018, 5:07 p.m.
Long March 11 | Zhuhai-1-02
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 26, 2018, 4:42 a.m.
Rokot / Briz-KM | Sentinel-3B
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 25, 2018, 5:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Sentinel-3B is the second in a constellation of earth observation satellites developed by ESA to provide near real time data for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Program. Sentinel-3B contains a temperature scanner, colour instrument and altimeter for monitoring the sea and land. The satellite focuses on providing accurate data about the oceans and in addition also provides information about wildfires and vegetation.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 4 | TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 18, 2018, 10:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method. TESS will identify planets ranging from Earth-sized to gas giants, orbiting a wide range of stellar types and orbital distances. The principal goal of the TESS mission is to detect small planets with bright host stars in the solar neighborhood, so that detailed characterizations of the planets and their atmospheres can be performed.
High Earth Orbit #TESS B1045 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
Proton-M/Briz-M | Blagovest No.12L (Kosmos 2526)
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 18, 2018, 10:12 p.m.
