Previous Spaceflight Launches
Filter by Agency, Locations or Vehicles
Show All Launches
Ariane 5 ECA | Hellas Sat 3 (Inmarsat S EAN) & GSAT-17
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 28, 2017, 9:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Hellas-Sat 3 is a powerful telecommunications condominium satellite for Inmarsat and Hellas-Sat. The satellite will provide Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS). It is equipped with Ka/S-band payload, 47 Ku-band transponders, 1 Ka-band transponder. Weighing 5900 kg at launch, the satellite is to reside in geostationary orbit in an orbital position 39° East, where it is expected to operate for about 15 years. GSAT-17 is a communication satellite with a lift off mass of 3425 kg and 6 KW power generation capacity. The satellite's commercial transponders include Ku-band, Normal C-band and Extended C-band transponders. It additionally carries a dedicated transponder for data relay (DRT) and search-and-rescue (SAR) services.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-2
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 25, 2017, 8:25 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 second 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.
Low Earth Orbit B1036 - Maiden Flight Just Read the InstructionsFalcon 9 Full Thrust | BulgariaSat-1
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
June 23, 2017, 7:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
BulgariaSat-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Bulgaria Sat and manufactured by SSL. Its payload is composed of 30 Ku band BSS transponders and 2 Ku-band FSS transponders for fixed satellite services and high-definition television broadcasts. It is designed to deliver service for 15 years with a projected fuel life of over 20 years. BulgariaSat-1 is designed to provide direct-to-home television service and data communications services to the Balkans and other European regions.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit #BulgariaSat1 B1029 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos-2519
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 23, 2017, 6:04 p.m.
PSLV XL | Cartosat-2E
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
June 23, 2017, 3:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Cartosat-2E is seventh of Cartosat series of Earth observation satellites to be deployed in 500 km sun-synchronous orbit. Its main purpose is to collect high resolution large-scale maps which will be used for urban planning, infrastructure development, utilities planning and traffic management.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 18, 2017, 4:11 p.m.
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Mission:
ChinaSat-9A is based on the DFH-4 satellite platform and is to provide direct broadcast services with eighteen 36MHz and four 54MHz BSS Ku band transponders. Together with ChinaSat-9 direct broadcast satellite, ChinaSat 9A is designed to serve the radio and TV transmission, digital film and digital broadband multi-media system as well as information and entertainment broadcasting market.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Long March 4B | Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 15, 2017, 3 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) is a Chinese X-ray space observatory. This will be China's first astronomy satellite, and it is tasked with observation of black holes, neutron stars and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma ray emissions.
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-06 (67P)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 14, 2017, 9:20 a.m.
Proton-M Briz-M | Echostar 21
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 8, 2017, 3:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Echostar 21, formerly known as TerreStar 2, is a geostationary communications satellite built by Space System/Loral company. Equipped with S-band transponders, satellite is tasked with providing mobile broadband services over Europe. The spacecraft, based on SSL’s 1300 bus, will be located at the 10.25° East orbital slot.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
LVM-3 | GSAT-19
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
June 5, 2017, 11:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
GSAT-19 is an Indian geostationary communications satellite. With a mass of 3200 kg and expected operational lifetime of 15 years, this satellite will test several epxerimental technologies like electrical propulsion, deployable thermal radiatiors, indigenious Li-Ion batteries.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
