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Long March 4B | Ziyuan-3-03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 25, 2020, 3:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ziyuan is a series of remote sensing satellites in Sun-synchronous orbit around Earth. Ziyuan 3-02 is a Chinese Earth observation satellite, a high-resolution imaging satellite operated by the Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-15 (76P)

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 23, 2020, 2:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Progress resupply vehicle is an automated, unpiloted version of the Soyuz spacecraft that is used to bring supplies and fuel to the International Space Station.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 5 | Tianwen-1 (Mars Global Remote Sensing Orbiter and Small Rover)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
July 23, 2020, 4:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tianwen-1 ("questions to heaven") Mars mission includes a Martian orbiter and a lander/rover duo. This will be China's first mission to Mars. The spacecraft will reach Mars in February 2021. Lander will remain attached to the orbiter for two to three months before attempting its landing. The chosen landing area is Utopia Planitia, a huge basin formed by a large impact far back in Mars' history. The rover is expected to be in operation for about 90 Martian sols. The Tianwen-1 orbiter will provide a relay communication link to the rover while performing its own scientific observations for one Martian year. The orbiter will operate in a polar orbit in order to map Mars' morphology and geological structure while also using the Mars-Orbiting Subsurface Exploration Radar instrument to investigate soil characteristics and water-ice distribution. It will also measure the ionosphere and the electromagnetic and gravitational fields, the new paper reported. The rover will have 13 instruments detecting things such as topography, soil, environment, atmosphere, water ice, physical field and internal structure. It will investigate the surface soil characteristics and water-ice distribution with its own Subsurface Exploration Radar. It will also analyze surface material composition and characteristics of the Martian climate and environment on the surface.

Heliocentric N/A
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | ANASIS-II

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 20, 2020, 9:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ANASIS-II is South Korea's first dedicated military satellite.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit B1058 - Flight Proven ( ) Just Read the Instructions
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H-IIA 202 | Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
July 19, 2020, 9:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Hope Mars Mission, also known as Al-Amal, is UAE's first interplanetary space probe. It's an orbiter which will study Martian atmosphere and climate with the help of 3 science instruments: Emirates Exploration imager (EXI), Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EMUS), and Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIR). These instruments were designed and built in collaboration with University of Colorado, University of California and Arizona State University. Hope is planned to arrive to Mars in February 2021 and has an expected lifetime of 2 years.

Heliocentric N/A
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Minotaur IV | NROL-129

Orbital ATK | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
July 15, 2020, 1:46 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kuaizhou-11 | Maiden Flight

ExPace | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 10, 2020, 4:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

First flight of the new solid launcher developed by ExPace, subsidiary of CASIC. It will carry 2 communication satellites on this launch.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 3B/E | APStar-6D

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 9, 2020, 12:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

APStar-6D is a commercial communications satellite for APT Satellite Company Ltd under an end-to-end contract signed with China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) for satellite production and launch services. It will deliver VSAT, video distribution, Direct-to-home television and cellular backhaul to the Asia-Pacific Region.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Shavit-2 | Ofek-16

Israel Aerospace Industries | Israel
Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
July 6, 2020, 1 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ofek is a series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 2D | Chuangxin 3A (02)

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 4, 2020, 11:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chuangxin is a series of experimental small satellites developed by China Academy of Science.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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