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Ariane 5 ECA | Yahsat 1A & New Dawn
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
April 22, 2011, 9:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Yahsat 1A is a communications satellite operating at 52.5 degrees East. New Dawn is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 33 degrees East, serving TV and broadband communications to Africa.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
SpaceShipTwo | VSS Enterprise GF05
Virgin Galactic | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
April 22, 2011, noon
PSLV | Resourcesat-2
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
April 20, 2011, 4:42 a.m.
Atlas V 411 | NROL-34 (2 x NOSS (USA-229))
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 15, 2011, 4:24 a.m.
Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-3
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 9, 2011, 8:47 p.m.
Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-21
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 4, 2011, 10:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TMA-21 begins Expedition 27 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyayev alongside Flight Engineers, Andrei Borisenko (RSA) & Ronald J. Garan (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on September 16, 2011, 03:59:39 UTC
Low Earth Orbit
Delta IV M+(4,2) | NROL-27 (SDS) (USA-227)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 11, 2011, 11:38 p.m.
Atlas V 501 | OTV-2 (X-37B) (USA-226)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 5, 2011, 10:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
It is the first flight of the second Boeing X-37B, a United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle 2, which is an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing. The OTV-2 mission was designed to test new technologies, however the specific identity of the spaceship's payload was not revealed. The mission concluded after 468 days in orbit.
Low Earth Orbit
Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) | Glory
Orbital ATK | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 4, 2011, 10:09 a.m.
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2471)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 26, 2011, 3:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design 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 is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
Medium Earth Orbit
