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Soyuz-U | Progress M-06M (38P)
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 30, 2010, 3:35 p.m.
Ariane 5 ECA | ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian)
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 26, 2010, 9:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Arabsat-5A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite operated by Arabsat. It is used to provide television, internet and telephone services to Arabia, Africa and Europe. It operates at 30.5 degrees East. Chollian, or COMS-1, is operated by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, using it for communication, oceanography and meteorogical observation. Operating at 128.2 degrees East.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Shavit-2 | Ofek-9
Israel Aerospace Industries | IsraelPalmachim Airbase, State of Israel
June 22, 2010, 7 p.m.
Dnepr 1 | TanDEM-X
ISC Kosmotras | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 21, 2010, 2:14 a.m.
Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-19
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 15, 2010, 9:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TMA-19 begins Expedition 24 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin alongside Flight Engineers, Shannon Walker (NASA) & Douglas H. Wheelock (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on November 26, 2010, 04:46 UTC
Low Earth OrbitDnepr 1 | Prisma-Mango, Prisma-Tango, Picard, BPA-1
ISC Kosmotras | RussiaDombarovskiy, Russian Federation
June 15, 2010, 2:42 p.m.
Long March 2D | Shijian 12
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 15, 2010, 1:39 a.m.
Naro-1 | STSAT-2B
Korea Aerospace Research Institute | South KoreaNaro Space Center, South Korea
June 10, 2010, 8:01 a.m.
Falcon 9 v1.0 | Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit (DSQU)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 4, 2010, 6:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit was a boilerplate version of the Dragon spacecraft. After using it for ground tests to rate Dragon's shape and mass in various tests, SpaceX launched it into low Earth orbit on the maiden flight of the Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX used the launch to evaluate the aerodynamic conditions on the spacecraft and performance of the carrier rocket in a real-world launch scenario, ahead of Dragon flights for NASA under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
Low Earth Orbit B0003 - Maiden Flight Atlantic OceanProton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B)
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 3, 2010, 10 p.m.
