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Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite
China Rocket Co. Ltd. | CHNSea Launch
Dec. 5, 2023, 7:24 p.m.
Ceres-1 | Tianyan-16 & Starpool-01A
Galactic Energy | CHNJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 4, 2023, 11:33 p.m.
South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV (3 stage) | S-STEP
Agency for Defense Development | KORJeju Island, South Korea
Dec. 4, 2023, 5 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. Prototype small synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite built by Hanhwa Aerospace on a planar satellite bus. First orbital test launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022. Does not include planned 2nd stage of the full LV.
Low Earth Orbit
Long March 2C | MisrSat-2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHNJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 4, 2023, 4:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
MisrSat-2 is an Earth observation satellite for the Egyptian Space Agency built by China, with participation from Egyptian engineers and scientists offering opportunity to acquire on-the-project experience in satellite design and integration from China, using facilities available in Egypt. Also riding on this launch is Starpool-02A/B, multi-purpose communication, remote sensing and navigation enhancement satellites from Beijing based ELLIPSPACE.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-31
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Dec. 3, 2023, 4 a.m.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | 425 Project Flight 1 & rideshare
SpaceX | USAVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 1, 2023, 6:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Note: Name of payload is provisional. First launch of an ultimately 5 reconnaissance satellites for the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), with 1 satellite featuring an electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) telescope. The other 4 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites are to be launched at a later date. They will be launched to low Earth orbit between 600 and 700 km by 2025, enabling South Korea’s military to observe the nuclear-armed neighbor’s key military facilities every two hours with 30-50 centimeters resolution imagery, according to a 2019 report produced by the Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. The project is lead by the Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), with input from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Hanwha Systems and Thales Alenia Space. ESA's EIRSAT-1 is also onboard as a rideshare passenger. This 2U cubesat carries three experiments, including a novel gamma ray detector to study some of the most luminous explosions in the universe.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit B1061 - Flight Proven ( ) Landing Zone 4
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-25 (86P)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 1, 2023, 9:25 a.m.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-30
SpaceX | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Nov. 28, 2023, 4:20 a.m.
Soyuz 2.1b | Kosmos 2572 (Razdan No. 1?)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RUSPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 25, 2023, 8:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Note: Payload identity and Cosmos series number uncertain. The Razdan satellite is reportedly a new electro-optical reconnaissance satellite designed as a successor to the Persona (Kvarts) satellites. Reportedly Razdan will feature a significant improvement over the capabilities of its predecessors, including a new high-speed secure radio channel. Razdan features a LOMO-built optical system. The third satellite will be the first to carry a new 2 meter mirror optics that will be built by the Zverev factory in Krasnogorsk.
Polar Orbit
Long March 2D/YZ-3 | 3 x SatNet test satellites
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHNXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 23, 2023, 10 a.m.
