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Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 IGSO-2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 24, 2019, 6:09 p.m.
Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat 7C & AT&T T-16
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 20, 2019, 9:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Eutelsat 7C is based on an all-electric propulsion version of the SSL-1300 satellite platform. Equipped with 44 operational Ku-band transponders, the new satellite will be copositioned with Eutelsat 7B, releasing Eutelsat 7A to another orbital location. This improved two-satellite constellation will enable Eutelsat to optimise resources across both satellites, with enhanced coverage flexibility and connectivity set to take the 7° East neighbourhood to a new level. By almost doubling capacity over Sub-Saharan Africa, from 22 to 42 transponders, it will also make room for several hundred additional digital channels to support the region’s fast expanding TV market. Eutelsat 7C will also be equipped with a beam providing enhanced capacity for government services over Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, and a beam that can be steered to cover any region visible from 7° East. AT&T T-16 is based on Astrium’s Eurostar-3000 platform. The satellite has a payload comprising of high power transponders in Ku-band and transponders in Ka-band. It will operate from 100.85° West.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit #VA248
Falcon 9 Block 5 | RADARSAT Constellation
SpaceX | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 12, 2019, 2:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Radarsat Constellation Mission is a follow-on project to RADARSAT-2 currently developed by MDA. The constellation will consist of a fleet of three spacecraft, and be both complementary and a follow-on to the upcoming deployment of the RADARSAT-2 mission. The primary purpose of the RCM is to provide C-Band data continuity for RADARSAT-2 users, as well as adding a new series of applications enabled through the constellation approach. The main uses of RCM are expected to be in the areas of: maritime surveillance (ship detection, ice monitoring, and oil spill detection), disaster management, ecosystem monitoring. The primary areas of interest are the landmass of Canada and its surrounding Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic maritime areas. The images and derived information are required to be provided to Canadian government users at frequent area coverage rates. Contrary to the earlier RadarSat missions, the imagery will not be available commercially. The spacecraft Payload will consist of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensor integrated with an Automated Identification System (AIS). The SAR Payload concept is a 2-panel deployable SAR antenna of length approximately 7 meters.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit B1051 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 4
Long March 11 | Jilin-1 & others
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaSea Launch
June 5, 2019, 4:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The first sea launch of Long March 11 rocket. It carries 7 satellites, which include a new high-resolution Earth observation satellite Jilin-1 and several test satellites, verifying such technologies as sea surface wind measuring and satellite interlink communication.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Proton-M/Briz-M | Yamal-601
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 30, 2019, 5:42 p.m.
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Glonass-M No. 58 (Kosmos 2534)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 27, 2019, 6:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
Medium Earth Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Demo (0.9)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 24, 2019, 2:30 a.m.
Long March 4C | Yaogan-33
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 22, 2019, 10:49 p.m.
PSLV-CA | RISAT-2B
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
May 22, 2019, midnight
Long March 3C | Beidou-2 G8
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 17, 2019, 3:48 p.m.
