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Proton-M Briz-M | INTELSAT 10-02

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 16, 2004, 10:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Intelsat 10-02 is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.

Geostationary Orbit
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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 22

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 10, 2004, 1:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation ELING satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 12

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 28, 2004, 6 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Russian naval survelliance satellite.

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Soyuz U | Progress M-49

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 25, 2004, 12:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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


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Taurus 3210 | Formosat-2

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 20, 2004, 5:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ROCSAT 2 (Republic of China Satellite 2) is the second high-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Taiwanese National Space Program Office (NSPO) whose mission is regional remote sensing – to collect data to be used for natural disaster evaluation, agricultural applications, urban planning strategy, environmental monitoring, and ocean surveillance. In addition, the satellite's payload will include an auroral observation instrument.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Atlas IIAS | AMC 11

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 19, 2004, 10:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian communications satellite.

Geostationary Orbit
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Zenit | DirecTV 7S

Sea Launch | Russia
Sea Launch
May 4, 2004, 12:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

54 Ku-band transponders for Direct-to-home TV services

Geostationary Orbit
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Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-11

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 26, 2004, 8:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Ekspress-AM 11 is a communications satellite for russian domestic communication services. The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 12 years.

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Delta II | Gravity Probe B

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 20, 2004, 4:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Gravity Probe B (GP-B) was a satellite-based experiment to test two unverified predictions of general relativity: the geodetic effect and frame-dragging. This was to be accomplished by measuring, very precisely, tiny changes in the direction of spin of four gyroscopes contained in an Earth-orbiting satellite at 650 km (400 mi) altitude, crossing directly over the poles.

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Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-4

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 19, 2004, 3:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz TMA-4 begins Expedition 9 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka alongside Flight Engineers, Michael Fincke (NASA) & André Kuipers (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on October 24, 2004, 00:35:00 UTC

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