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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity VF-03

Virgin Galactic | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
May 22, 2021, 3:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Powered test flight of VSS Unity carrying technology experiments for NASA's Flight Opportunities Program.

Suborbital
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Long March 4B | Haiyang 2D

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 19, 2021, 4:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Haiyang (Chinese: "Ocean"), abbreviated HY, is a marine remote sensing satellite series planned by China.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas V 421 | SBIRS GEO-5

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 18, 2021, 5:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Fifth geosynchronous satellite of the Space Based Infrared System program (SBIRS), providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense. SBIRS GEO-5 is the first satellite using Lockheed Martin's LM2100 combat bus.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 26

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 15, 2021, 10:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Two rideshare satellites are also on this flight: a Capella radar observation spacecraft and a small payload from the California-based smallsat manufacturer Tyvak.

Low Earth Orbit B1058 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
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Electron | Running Out of Toes (BlackSky 8-9)

Rocket Lab | United States of America
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
May 15, 2021, 11:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

This was the 20th launch of Electron rocket. It carried two Earth imaging microsatellites for BlackSky's constellation which were lost due to a launcher failure after second stage ignition.

Low Earth Orbit 20 - Maiden Flight South Pacific
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 27

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 9, 2021, 6:42 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1051 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-08

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 6, 2021, 6:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Yaogan-30 is a series of military remote sensing satellites which are launched in triplets. The satellites are spaced by 120° in their orbit.

Low Earth Orbit
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Starship SN15 | 10 km Flight

SpaceX | United States of America
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
May 5, 2021, 10:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The SN15 Starship prototype will perform a test flight similar to SN8 to SN11. It will launch up to an altitude of 10 km or 33,000 ft and do a belly flop maneuver followed by a controlled descent to the landing pad.

Suborbital SN15 - Maiden Flight SpaceX Starship Landing Pad
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 25

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 4, 2021, 7:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Low Earth Orbit B1049 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love You
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Long March 4C | Yaogan 34

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 30, 2021, 7:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Officially described as an optical remote-sensing satellite built by SAST.

Low Earth Orbit
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