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Electron | CAPSTONE

Rocket Lab | United States of America
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
June 28, 2022, 9:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) is a 12-U cubesat mission to test operations in near rectiliniar halo orbit around the Moon, which is to be used for the Lunar Gateway space station. Mission will verify the near rectilinear halo orbit characteristics, spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation services in that orbit, and provide valuable experience of small sat launch to the Moon.

Lunar Orbit 27 - Maiden Flight South Pacific
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Long March 4C | Gaofen-12-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 27, 2022, 3:46 p.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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Black Brant IX | XQC

Magellan Aerospace Corporation | Canada
Arnhem Space Centre
June 26, 2022, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The X-ray Quantum Calorimeter Experiment (XQC) is a payload from the University of Wisconsin. Its objective is to measure X-rays with unprecedented precision to better understand the interstellar medium and its influence on the structure and evolution of galaxies and stars.

Suborbital
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Long March 2D | Yaogan 35 Group 02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 23, 2022, 2:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 5 ECA+ | Measat-3d & GSAT 24

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 22, 2022, 9:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Measat-3d is a Malaysian geostationary communications satellite built by Airbus Space Systems. GSAT 24 is a communications satellite of the Indian Space Research Organization.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Kuaizhou 1A | Tianxing-1

ExPace | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 22, 2022, 2:08 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite reported as for "spatial environment measurement" purposes. Actual usage TBD.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Nuri | Flight Test 2

Korea Aerospace Research Institute | South Korea
Naro Space Center, South Korea
June 21, 2022, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second flight of the KSLV-II "Nuri" launch vehicle, carrying a dummy satellite Payload of 1500 kg to sun-synchronous orbit. The mission will in addition launch the performance verification satellite (PVSAT) and four Cubesats: - CubeSat (6U) STEP Cube Lab-II - CubeSat (3U) SNUGLITE-II - CubeSat (3U) MIMAN - CubeSat (3U) RANDEV

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Globalstar-2 FM15 & USA 328-331

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 19, 2022, 4:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Launch carrying a spare Globalstar-2 satellite. Four other payloads were detected after deployment, after an additional payload adapter was spotted on top of the 2nd stage and unconfirmed reports of unannounced secret payload for the US government circulated.

Low Earth Orbit B1061 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SARah 1

SpaceX | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 18, 2022, 2:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First of three radar remote sensing satellite built by Airbus for the German military.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit B1071 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 4
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-19

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
June 17, 2022, 4:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1060 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of Gravitas
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