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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M17 & M18
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 18, 2018, 6:07 p.m.
Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young)
Northrop Grumman Space Systems | United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Nov. 17, 2018, 9:01 a.m.
Soyuz-FG | Progress MS-10 (71P)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 16, 2018, 6:14 p.m.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Es'hail 2
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 15, 2018, 8:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Es'hail 2 is a communications satellite operated by a Quatar based company. The satellite will operate at 26 degrees East longitude along a geostationary orbit to provide direct-to-home television services in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit #EsHail2 B1047 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
LVM-3 | GSAT-29
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Nov. 14, 2018, 11:38 a.m.
Electron | It's Business Time (Rideshare)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Nov. 11, 2018, 3:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Electron's first commercial launch will feature two Lemur-2 cubesats for Spire Global, a single cubesat for GeoOptics, a NABEO drag sail demonstrator for High Performance Space Structure Systems, an IRVINE01 cubesat from the Irvine CubeSat STEM Program, and two Proxima cubesats from Fleet Space Technologies.
Low Earth Orbit #ItsBusinessTime
Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | MetOp-C
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Nov. 7, 2018, 12:47 a.m.
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Glonass-M No. 57 (Kosmos 2529)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 3, 2018, 8:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
Medium Earth OrbitLong March 3B | Beidou-3 G1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 1, 2018, 3:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This satellite is a part of the geostationary component of the 3rd phase of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. It features a phased array antenna for navigation signals and a laser retroreflector and additionally deployable S/L-band and C-band antennas.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | JapanTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Oct. 29, 2018, 4:08 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
KhalifaSat is an Earth observation satellite for UAE. KhalifaSat will provide high-resolution imagery of Earth to be used for various purposes, including urban planning, change monitoring, area classification, monitoring environmental change and aiding relief efforts for natural disasters. GOSAT 2 (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite 2) is a Japanese satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas measurement from space. It's a follow on to the GOSAT mission and includes such improvements as an ability to gather more precise data and monitor carbon monoxide concentrations.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit #H2AF40
