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PSLV | Oceansat-2

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Sept. 23, 2009, 6:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Oceansat-2 is an earth observation and oceanography satellite operated by ISRO.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Proton-M | Nimiq 5

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 17, 2009, 7:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Canadian geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M 1

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 17, 2009, 3:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Russian meteorology satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 1 (HTV-1)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Sept. 10, 2009, 5:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Maiden flight of the uncrewed cargo spacecraft to International Space Station.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas V 401 | PAN (USA-207)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 8, 2009, 9:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A classified US SIGINT satellite. The Government hasn't confirmed which agencies operate the satellite, nor its purpose.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Long March 3B | Palapa-D

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Aug. 31, 2009, 9:28 a.m.
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Unknown Mission

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

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-128

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 29, 2009, 3:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-128 (ISS assembly flight 17A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 28 August 2009. Space Shuttle Discovery carried the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo as its primary payload. Leonardo contained a collection of experiments for studying the physics and chemistry of microgravity. Three spacewalks were carried out during the mission, which removed and replaced a materials processing experiment outside ESA's Columbus module, and returned an empty ammonia tank assembly.

Low Earth Orbit
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Naro-1 | STSat-2A

Korea Aerospace Research Institute | South Korea
Naro Space Center, South Korea
Aug. 25, 2009, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

South Korean astronomy satellite used as payload for Naro-1 test flights.

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 5 ECA | JCSAT-12 & Optus D3

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 21, 2009, 10:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

JCSAT-12 is a Japanese geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group. Optus D3 is a communications satellite serving many customers operating in a geostationary orbit at 156 degrees East.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Delta II 7925 | GPS IIR-M-8 (USA-206)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 17, 2009, 10:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A satellite forming part of the Global Positioning System.

Medium Earth Orbit
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