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Delta IV Heavy | NROL-49 (KH-11) (USA-224)
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 20, 2011, 9:10 p.m.
Zenit-3F | Elektro-L No.1
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 20, 2011, 12:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Elektro-L is a series of meteorological satellites developed for the Russian Federal Space Agency by NPO Lavochkin. Electro-L №1 was the first of the series and became the first Russian weather satellite that successfully operates in geostationary orbit. It is designed to capture real-time images of clouds and the Earth’s underlying surface, heliogeophysical measurements, collection and translating hydrometeorological and service data.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
SpaceShipTwo | VSS Enterprise GF04
Virgin Galactic | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
Jan. 13, 2011, noon
Ariane 5 ECA | Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 29, 2010, 9:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Koreasat 6 is a South Korean communications satellite operated by Koreasat. Hispasat 1E provides Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and a Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS) to Europe, the Americas and North Africa. Located at 30 degrees West.
Geostationary Transfer OrbitProton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | KA-SAT
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 26, 2010, 9:51 p.m.
GSLV | GSAT-5P
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Dec. 25, 2010, 10:34 a.m.
Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-2 (Compass-I2)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 17, 2010, 8:20 p.m.
Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-20
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 15, 2010, 7:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TMA-20 begins Expedition 26 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Dmitri Kondratyev alongside Flight Engineers, Catherine Coleman (NASA) & Paolo Nespoli (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on May 24, 2011, 02:27 UTC
Low Earth Orbit
Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 8, 2010, 3:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 in 2010 was the unmanned first spaceflight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, the Dragon C1, which orbited the Earth, and the second overall flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9. It was also the first demonstration flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program for which SpaceX was selected. The primary mission objectives were to test the orbital maneuvering and reentry of the Dragon capsule.
Low Earth Orbit B0004 - Maiden Flight Atlantic Ocean
Proton-M Blok-DM-03 | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472)
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 5, 2010, 10:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
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 Orbit
