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PSLV XL | IRNSS-1G
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
April 28, 2016, 7:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is the 7th and final satellite 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.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Soyuz-2.1a/Volga | Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaVostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
April 28, 2016, 2:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
MVL-300 is named after Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov to honour the 300th year since his birth. The Russian mission will study transient phenomena in the Earth’s upper atmosphere, as well as observing cosmic rays and gamma ray bursts. With a short lifespan of 5 years, the 450kg craft will operate in a 550km Sun-Synchronous orbit.This will mark the first Soyuz mission to launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Soyuz STA/Fregat | Sentinel-1B
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
April 25, 2016, 9:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Sentinel-1 is a two satellite constellation for land and ocean monitoring. C-band imaging will provide an all-weather day-and-night supply of imagery for Copernicus user services. This is the second and last satellite launched of the pair.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | SpX CRS-8
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 8, 2016, 8:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their eighth operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. Among the cargo was the Bigelow Aerospace’s BEAM module, which was attached to the station and will stay so for 2 years. BEAM is an expandable habitat module that will undergo tests to determine its worthiness during the stay. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Low Earth Orbit B1021 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
Long March 2D | Shijian 10
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 5, 2016, 5:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Shijian-10 is a retrievable satellite that will perform 19 experiments in low earth orbit over 15 days before returning to earth. The experiments onboard include the Soret Coefficient in Crude Oil (SCCO) experiments, as well as experiments on radiation, combustion, and biology. Due to the short lifespan and retrievable design the craft will not be encapsulated within a fairing and will be powered by chemical batteries instead of solar panels.
Low Earth Orbit
New Shepard | NS-4
Blue Origin | United States of AmericaCorn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
April 2, 2016, 4:18 p.m.
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-02 (63P)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 31, 2016, 4:23 p.m.
Long March 3A | Beidou No. 22
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 29, 2016, 8:11 p.m.
Soyuz 2.1a | Bars-M No. 2 (Kosmos 2515)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 24, 2016, 9:42 a.m.
Atlas V 401 | Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 23, 2016, 3:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is the sixth flight of Orbital ATK's unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut Rick Husband who was the commander of STS-107.
Low Earth Orbit
