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Delta IV M+(5,2) | NROL-45 (Topaz-4) (USA-267)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 10, 2016, 11:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Unha | Kwangmyongsong-4

Korean Committee of Space Technology | North Korea
Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Feb. 7, 2016, 12:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Part of North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong (Bright Star) programme, the experimental satellite will attempt to reach orbit.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2514)

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 7, 2016, 12:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Atlas V 401 | GPS IIF-12 (USA-266)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 5, 2016, 1:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GPS IIF-12 is a next-generation GPS satellite which provides navigational assistance for U.S. military operations on land, at sea, and in the air.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Long March 3C / YZ-1 | Beidou M3-S

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feb. 1, 2016, 7:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton-M Briz-M | Eutelsat 9B

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 29, 2016, 10:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Located at 9 degrees East in GEO, Eutelsat 9B will contain 66 Ku-band transponders for European countries. Based on the Eurostar E3000 platform the satellite weights 5175kg and is powered by 2 solar arrays.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Jan. 27, 2016, 11:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Covering North and South America Intelsat 29e will provide high bandwidth C and Ku-Band services for fixed and mobile customers. The satellite will be located at 50 degrees west in a geostationary orbit for its operational lifespan of 15 years. With over 3000kg of propellant the craft will weigh 6300kg when launched and will have 2 solar arrays to provide power. Intelsat 29e will launch on the Ariane 5 on its own, as no suitable secondary payload could be found

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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New Shepard | NS-3

Blue Origin | United States of America
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Jan. 22, 2016, 4 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The third test flight of the New Shepard vehicle. It is the first re-use for Blue Origin.

Suborbital NS3 NS-2 - Flight Proven ( ) Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas
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PSLV XL | IRNSS-1E

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Jan. 20, 2016, 4:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is the 5th satellite out of 7 for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The constellation will provide India with an alternative to GPS and will be used for military and civilian use. Located at a geosynchronous orbit the system will be operated by the Indian government.

Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
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Falcon 9 v1.1 | Jason-3

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 17, 2016, 6:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Jason 3 is a scientific Earth observation satellite designed to monitor and precisely measure the world’s oceans. The final flight of Falcon 9 v1.1.

Low Earth Orbit B1017 - Maiden Flight Just Read the Instructions
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