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Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 20, 2008, 10:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

EutelSat W2M is a telecommunications satellite opperated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It is used to provide communications services to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Operating at 16 degrees East. Hotbird 9 is a communications satellite operated by Eutelsat, providing communications to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Operating at 13 degrees East.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Long March 4B | Yaogan Weixing 5

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 15, 2008, 3:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese Earth observation satellite, likely also used for military reconnaissance

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Proton-M | Ciel 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 10, 2008, 1:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Canadian geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Molniya-M | US-K 85

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 2, 2008, 4:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Long March 2D | Yaogan Weixing 4

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 1, 2008, 4:42 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese Earth observation satellite, likely also used for military reconnaissance

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-01M

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 26, 2008, 12:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First flight of the Progress-M 11F615A60, featuring a TsVM-101 digital flight computer and MBITS digital telemetry system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-126

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 15, 2008, 12:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-126 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. The purpose of the mission, referred to as ULF2 by the ISS program, was to deliver equipment and supplies to the station, to service the Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ), and repair the problem in the starboard SARJ that had limited its use since STS-120.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2M 4

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 14, 2008, 3:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaisance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-M Briz-M | Astra 1M

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 5, 2008, 8:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Luxembourgian geostationary direct broadcasting satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Long March 2D | Shiyan Weixing 3

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 5, 2008, 12:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese experimental Earth observation satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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