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Long March 7A | Shijian 23

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Jan. 8, 2023, 10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Shijian 23 is possibly an experimental Chinese High-throughput communication satellite based on the DFH-4E satellite bus; details TBD.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 3, 2023, 2:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit B1060 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 1
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | EROS-C3

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 30, 2022, 7:38 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Israeli Earth Observation satellite with 38 cm resolution in panchromatic mode and 76 cm resolution in multi-spectral mode, covering a swath of ~12.5 km. The satellite is similar to OPTSAT-3000 built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Italian Defense Ministry.

Low Earth Orbit B1061 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 4
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Long March 3B/E | Shiyan 10-02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 29, 2022, 4:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite officially declared for spatial environment monitoring and in-orbit technical validation purposes. First satellite is observed to have entered a Molniya orbit.

High Earth Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-1

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 28, 2022, 9:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1062 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of Gravitas
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Long March 4B | Gaofen-11-04

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 27, 2022, 7:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Vega-C | Pléiades Neo 5 & 6

Avio S.p.A | Italy
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 21, 2022, 1:47 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 are the last two in a constellation of four optical high-resolution Earth observation satellites built and operated by Airbus. It is a dual purpose constellation, serving both civilian and military purposes.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-37

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dec. 17, 2022, 9:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1058 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 1 & 2

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 16, 2022, 10:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First and second of a constellation of eleven high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

Medium Earth Orbit B1067 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of Gravitas
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 16, 2022, 11:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite altimeter jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and UK Space Agency (UKSA) designed to make the first global survey of the Earth's surface water, to observe the fine details of the ocean surface topography, and to measure how terrestrial surface water bodies change over time.

Low Earth Orbit B1071 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 4
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