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Proton-K/DM-2M | Sirius FM-2
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 5, 2000, 9:43 a.m.
Long March 4B | Zi Yuan-2 01 xing
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 1, 2000, 3:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
ZY-2 (Ziyuan-2, 'Resource-2'), while reported as a civilian Earth observation system, was actually code-named JB-3 (Jianbing-3) and was China's first high-resolution military imaging satellite. They are reportedly used for area surveillance.
Polar OrbitProton | Raduga-1 5
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 28, 2000, 8:08 p.m.
Delta 8930 | DM-F3
Boeing | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 23, 2000, 11:05 a.m.
Titan 403B | NROL-11
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 17, 2000, 11:45 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 17, 2000, 11:16 p.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Cluster Rumba & Tango
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 9, 2000, 11:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Cluster is an magnetospheric research project, consisting of a constellation of four identical satellites. Part of the first Cornerstone Mission in the European Space Agency's long-term space science programme, the Cluster II satellites were built to replace the original Cluster mission, which was aborted after Ariane-5G's maiden flight in June 1996 failed to launch the satellites. The mission's objective is to research the Earth's magnetosphere and its interaction with the solar winds, via four identical satellites flying in formation which take simultaneous measurements to provide the most detailed three-dimensional study of changes and processes taking place in near-Earth space. The four satellites were launched in 2000 on two Soyuz-U Fregat rockets.
Elliptical Orbit
Soyuz U | Progress M1-3
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 6, 2000, 6:26 p.m.
Zenit | PAS 9
Sea Launch | RussiaSea Launch
July 28, 2000, 10:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
PAS-9 was one of three HS-601HP satellites ordered Oct. 12, 1998, from Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC) by PanAmSat Corporation. The satellite provides broadcast and general communications services in C- and Ku-band for the Americas, the Caribbean and western Europe, plus direct-to-home services for Mexico in Ku-band.
Geostationary Orbit
Minotaur I | Sindri
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 19, 2000, 8:09 p.m.
