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Ariane 5 ECA | Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Feb. 12, 2009, 10:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Hot Bird 10 is a French communications satellite operated by Eutelsat. It provides direct to home broadcasting from geostationary orbit at 13 degrees East. NSS9 is a communications satellite owned by SES, operating at 177 degrees West. Spirale is a French government programme to develop an early wanring system which will use infrared satellite imagery to detect the flights of ballistic missiles. This was a demonstration using two micro satellites.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Proton-M | Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 11, 2009, 12:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Two Russian geostationary communications satellites

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-66

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 10, 2009, 5:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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

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Delta II 7320-10C | NOAA-19 (NOAA N)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 6, 2009, 10:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A United States NOAA, POES series of weather satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Safir | Omid

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
Feb. 2, 2009, 6:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First Iranian built and launched satellite to reach orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Koronas-Foton

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 30, 2009, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Russian heliophysics research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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H-IIA 202 | GOSAT

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Jan. 23, 2009, 3:54 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese Earth observation satellite. Launched with 7 secondary payloads.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Delta IV Heavy | NROL-26 (USA-202)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 18, 2009, 2:47 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A military reconnaissance satellite, it's purpose is classified.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Proton-M | Uragan-M 18 to 20

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 25, 2008, 10:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GLONASS navigation satellites

Medium Earth Orbit
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Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2E

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 23, 2008, 12:54 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese geostationary meteorological satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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