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H-IIA 202 | IGS-Optical 3

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Nov. 28, 2009, 1:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The IGS Optical 3 is a Japanese optical reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Proton-M | Eutelsat W7

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 24, 2009, 2:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Eutelsat geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Atlas V 431 | Intelsat 14

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 23, 2009, 6:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A commercial communications satellite owned and operated by Intelsat.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Lotos-S 1

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 20, 2009, 10:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental Russian next-generation Liana ELINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-129

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 16, 2009, 7:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-129 (ISS assembly flight ULF3) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Atlantis. STS-129 focused on staging spare components outside the station. The 11-day flight included three spacewalks. The payload bay carried two large ExPRESS Logistics Carriers holding two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly, a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm, a spare trailing umbilical system for the Mobile Transporter, and a high-pressure gas tank. STS-129 was the first flight of an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 2C | Shi Jian 11-01

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 12, 2009, 2:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese experimental satellite of unknown purpose

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-MIM2

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 10, 2009, 2:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Rokot / Briz-KM | SMOS

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 2, 2009, 1:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) is a earth observation satellite operated by ESA. It is intented to provide new insights into Earth's water cycle and climate.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Ariane 5 ECA | NSS-12 & Thor 6

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 29, 2009, 8 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

NSS-12 is used to provide communications services for telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India and other parts of Asia. It operates as 57 degrees East. Thor 6 is a Telenor satellite providing direct to home television services to Central and Eastern Europe from 1 degree West.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Atlas V 401 | DMSP-5D3 F18 (USA-210)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 18, 2009, 4:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Defence Metoerological Satellite Program (DMSP) monitors meteorological, oceanographic and solar-terrestrial physics for the Department of Defence, managed by Air Force Space Command and operated by NOAA.

Low Earth Orbit
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