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Electron | Pics Or It Didn’t Happen (Rideshare)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
July 4, 2020, 9:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
‘Pics Or It Didn’t Happen’ is the 13th mission for Rocket Lab. It was planned to deploy seven imaging small satellites to a 500km circular low Earth orbit for a range of customers including Spaceflight Inc.’s customer Canon Electronics, as well as Planet and In-Space Missions.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Long March 4B | Gaofen Multimode
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 3, 2020, 3:10 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
Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV03
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 30, 2020, 8:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
GPS-IIIA (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution stage of the third generation of the GPS satellites. It consists of the first ten (known as "tranche") of GPS III satellites.
Medium Earth Orbit B1060 - Maiden Flight Just Read the Instructions
SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF09
Virgin Galactic | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
June 25, 2020, noon
Long March 3B | Beidou-3 G3
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 23, 2020, 1:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This satellite is a part of the geostationary component of the 3rd phase of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. It features a phased array antenna for navigation signals and a laser retroreflector and additionally deployable S/L-band and C-band antennas.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Long March 2D | Gaofen-9-03
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 17, 2020, 7:19 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
MOMO | Flight 5
Interstellar Technologies | JapanHokkaido Spaceport, Japan
June 13, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 8
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 13, 2020, 9:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
A batch of 58 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. This launch will also carry three SkySat Earth-imaging satellites as a rideshare for Planet.
Low Earth Orbit B1059 - Flight Proven ( ) Of Course I Still Love YouElectron | Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)
Rocket Lab | United States of AmericaRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
June 13, 2020, 5:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This rideshare mission carries small satellites for NASA, University of New South Wales and for NRO. The mission has been named "Don't Stop Me Now" in recognition of Rocket Lab board member and avid Queen fan Scott Smith, who recently passed away.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Long March 2C | Haiyang 1D
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 10, 2020, 6:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Haiyang is a series of Chinese marine remote sensing satellites. Haiyang 1C is the follow-up of the Haiyang 1A and 1B satellites. It is intended for ocean monitoring and will be providing data on the temperature and dynamics of coastal waters and global oceans in China.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
