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Long March 4B | Huanjing 2A, 2B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 27, 2020, 3:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Huanjing (abbreviated as HJ) is a constellation of environmental monitoring satellites. The HJ-2A and HJ-2B are 16-meter optical satellites which will provide 16-meter multispectral, 48-meter hyperspectral and infrared image data.

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Long March 4B | Haiyang 2C

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 21, 2020, 5:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Haiyang (Chinese: "Ocean"), abbreviated HY, is a marine remote sensing satellite series planned by China.

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Long March 11 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 03B 01-06 & 03C 01-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Sea Launch
Sept. 15, 2020, 1:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Earth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.

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Kuaizhou-1A | Jilin-1-02C

ExPace | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 12, 2020, 5:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Jilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites.

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Astra Rocket 3.1 | Maiden Flight

Astra Space | United States of America
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Sept. 12, 2020, 3:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

This is the first orbital attempt of Astra Space small satellite launch vehicle. Rocket carries no payload for this flight.

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Long March 4B | Gaofen-11-02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 7, 2020, 5:57 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Long March 2F/G | Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 4, 2020, 7:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The payload is an experimental reusable spacecraft. It is rumored to be a prototype of a reusable spaceplane (similar to Boeing X-37B vehicle). The spacecraft stayed in orbit for two days and returned to Earth on September 6. Though the landing site was not disclosed, the spacecraft is presumed to have landed at an airbase near Lop Nor nuclear test site.

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Starship SN6 | 150m Hop

SpaceX | United States of America
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Sept. 3, 2020, 5:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Starship SN6 prototype sucessfully performed a 150m hop similar to the one successfully performed by its predecessor SN5.

Suborbital SN6 - Maiden Flight SpaceX Starship Landing Pad
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 11

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 3, 2020, 12:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1060 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
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Vega | SSMS PoC

Avio S.p.A | Italy
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 3, 2020, 1:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Vega POC (Proof Of Concept) flight will be the first mission of the SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service), a modular carbon fiber dispenser, a program initiated by ESA in 2016, with the contribution of the European Commission. For all the European partners involved, its purpose is to address the burgeoning institutional and commercial small spacecraft market with a new rideshare concept. Payload includes dozens of satellites: Athena, ION CubeSat Carrier, ESAIL, NEMO-HD, GHGSat C1, six Flock-v cubesats, several Lemur-2 cubesats, twelve SpaceBEE nanosats, FSSCat A & B, RTAF-Sat, DIDO 3, IGOSat, PICASSO, PINO, PIXL, QARMAN, SIMBA, TRISAT, Casaa-Sat, TTU-100, and more.

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