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Vega | ADM-Aeolus
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 22, 2018, 9:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
ADM-Aeolus was an Earth observation satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space for ESA. Its goal was to directly observe wind profiles from space on a global scale and provide data that could improve weather forecasting and advance understanding of atmospherics dynamics and climate. The Aeolus satellite weighed around 1366 kg and flew in a low sun-synchronous orbit at about 400 km altitude. It was desorbited and reentered the Earth's atmosphere on July 28, 2023 at approximately 19:00 UTC.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit #Aeolus
Delta IV Heavy | Parker Solar Probe
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 12, 2018, 7:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Flying into the Sun’s atmosphere (or corona) for the first time. Coming closer to the Sun than any previous spacecraft, Parker Solar Probe will employ a combination of in situ measurements and imaging to achieve the mission’s primary scientific goal: to understand how the Sun’s corona is heated and how the solar wind is accelerated.
Heliocentric N/A #SolarProbe
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Merah Putih (Telkom-4)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 7, 2018, 5:18 a.m.
Long March 4B | Gaofen-11
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 31, 2018, 3 a.m.
Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M5 & M6
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 29, 2018, 1:48 a.m.
SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity PF03
Virgin Galactic | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
July 26, 2018, noon
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Iridium-7
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 25, 2018, 11:39 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 10 satellites to low Earth orbit for Iridium, a global leader in mobile voice and data satellite communications. This is the seventh set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium’s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium® NEXT.
Low Earth Orbit #Iridium7 B1048 - Maiden Flight Just Read the Instructions
Ariane 5 ES | Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22)
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
July 25, 2018, 11:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Galileo constellation is ESA's satellite navigation system and is expected to be completed by 2020. Galileo will provide Europe with an alternative to the American GPS and Russian GLONASS constellations, but will be interoperable with both systems.
Medium Earth Orbit #VA244Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telstar 19 VANTAGE
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 22, 2018, 5:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Telstar 19 VANTAGE, or Telstar 19V, is a communications satellite built by Space Systems Loral for the canadian satellite operator Telesat. The satellite is to be placed into 63° West orbital slot, where it will provide coverage for North And South America.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit #Telstar19V B1047 - Maiden Flight Of Course I Still Love You
New Shepard | NS-9
Blue Origin | United States of AmericaCorn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
July 18, 2018, 3 p.m.
