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Ariane 5 ECA | Herschel & Planck

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
May 14, 2009, 1:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Herschel is a space observatory for the ESA. It is a infrared telescope and the largest ever launched to date. NASA is however a partner in this mission. Planck is also an ESA space observatory but maps cosmic microwave background.

Sun-Earth L2
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-125

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 11, 2009, 6:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-125, or HST-SM4 (Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4), was the fifth and final space shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Space Shuttle Atlantis carried two new instruments to the Hubble Space Telescope, the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and the Wide Field Camera 3. The mission also replaced a Fine Guidance Sensor, six gyroscopes, and two battery unit modules to allow the telescope to continue to function at least through 2014. The crew also installed new thermal blanket insulating panels to provide improved thermal protection, and a soft-capture mechanism that would aid in the safe de-orbiting of the telescope by an unmanned spacecraft at the end of its operational lifespan.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-02M

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 7, 2009, 6:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second flight of the Progress-M 11F615A60, featuring a TsVM-101 digital flight computer and MBITS digital telemetry system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta II 7920-10C | STSS-ATRR/GMD (USA-205)

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 5, 2009, 8:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A satellite to demonstrate new technology for missile detection early wanring systems. Used in later operation capacities.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2M 5

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 29, 2009, 4:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaisance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 2C | Yaogan Weixing 6

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 22, 2009, 2:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese Earth observation satellite, likely also used for military reconnaissance

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Zenit 3SL | SICRAL 1B

Sea Launch | Russia
Sea Launch
April 20, 2009, 8:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Sea Launch successfully delivered Intelsat's Galaxy 19 satellite to orbit on September 24, 2008, in a flawless mission. The first signal from the satellite was acquired at the Hartebeesthoek ground station immediately after spacecraft separation. Weighing 4,690 kg (10,340 lbs), this high-power C-band and Ku-band satellite will provide communications services to customers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean islands.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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PSLV | RISAT-2

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
April 20, 2009, 1:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Indian Earth observation SAR satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 3C | Beidou DW 2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 14, 2009, 4:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite for the second phase of the Chinese Beidou navigation system

Geostationary Orbit
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Unha | Kwangmyongsong-2

Korean Committee of Space Technology | North Korea
Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
April 5, 2009, 2:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Second North Korean attempt to launch a satellite into orbit. It was lost in a failure of the Unha-2 launch vehicle.

Low Earth Orbit
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