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Falcon 9 Block 4 | SpX CRS-12

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 14, 2017, 4:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 12th operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Low Earth Orbit B1039 - Maiden Flight Landing Zone 1
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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF06

Virgin Galactic | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Aug. 4, 2017, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Free glide test flight of VSS Unity.

Suborbital
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Vega | OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS)

Avio S.p.A | Italy
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 2, 2017, 1:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

OptSat 3000 is an Earth imaging satellite built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the Italian military. It will be placed in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 600km. It will have a mission life of more than six years. Launched along with it is VENµS, Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite. This is a near polar sun-synchronous orbit microsatellite jointly built by the Israeli Space Agency and CNES. Besides the scientific mission of terrestrial environment monitoring, the satellite is also tasked with verification and validation of the Hall Effect thruster in space.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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MOMO | 1st Test Flight

Interstellar Technologies | Japan
Hokkaido Spaceport, Japan
July 30, 2017, 7:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

First Test Flight of the MOMO suborbital rocket. Flight was terminated about 80 seconds after engine ignition.

Suborbital
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Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-05

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 28, 2017, 3:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz MS-05 begins expedition 52 by carrying NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.

Low Earth Orbit
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Simorgh | Unknown

Iranian Space Agency | Iran
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
July 27, 2017, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

First test flight of the Simorgh rocket, intended to reach orbit. Pentagon officials confirmed the launch occurred at around 9:30 UTC on Thursday and did not place a satellite in orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Kanopus-V-IK

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 14, 2017, 6:36 a.m.
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Mission:

Kanopus-V-IK is a small Russian remote sensing satellite for monitoring wildfires. Weighing about 473 kg, it is intended for 5 years of operation in a 510 km sun-synchronous orbit.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Intelsat 35e

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 5, 2017, 11:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Intelsat 35e is a geostationary communications satellite for Intelsat. It is the fourth satellite of the EpicNG service, and will cover the Americas, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa from the 34.5°West orbital position.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit B1037 - Maiden Flight Atlantic Ocean
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Long March 5 / YZ-2 | Shijian 18

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
July 2, 2017, 11:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Shijian 18 is a Chinese experimental geostationary satellite based on the new DFH-5 Bus. Reportedly the transmission capacity of the satellite is double that of current Chinese communications satellites, allowing more television channels and clearer programs to be transmitted. The new satellite will also improve internet connectivity and accessibility as well as reduce users' costs.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Ariane 5 ECA | Hellas Sat 3 (Inmarsat S EAN) & GSAT-17

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 28, 2017, 9:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Hellas-Sat 3 is a powerful telecommunications condominium satellite for Inmarsat and Hellas-Sat. The satellite will provide Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS). It is equipped with Ka/S-band payload, 47 Ku-band transponders, 1 Ka-band transponder. Weighing 5900 kg at launch, the satellite is to reside in geostationary orbit in an orbital position 39° East, where it is expected to operate for about 15 years. GSAT-17 is a communication satellite with a lift off mass of 3425 kg and 6 KW power generation capacity. The satellite's commercial transponders include Ku-band, Normal C-band and Extended C-band transponders. It additionally carries a dedicated transponder for data relay (DRT) and search-and-rescue (SAR) services.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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