Jonathan's Space Report
No.
760 2019 Jan 28 Somerville,
MA
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Space
in 2018
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My annual review of space activities is available at
http://planet4589.org/space/papers/space18.pdf
Chang'e-4
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At
0214 UTC on Jan 3 Chang'e-4 began its descent burn from lunar orbit,
and it
landed in Von Karman crater at 177.59E 45.46S at 0226 UTC Jan 3.
At 1422 UTC
the same day, the Yutu-2 rover rolled onto the surface and
began its
explorations of the area.
International Space
Station
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Expedition 58 remains underway
with Oleg Kononenko, David Saint-Jacques,
and Anne McClain.
On Jan 13
at 2010 UTC Dragon CRS-16 was unberthed from the Harmony module;
it was
released by Canadarm-2 at 2335 UTC and performed a deorbit burn
at 0419 UTC
Jan 14, landing off Baja at about 117.5W 28.1N at roughly 0510
UTC.
Progress MS-10, docked to the Zvezda aft port, carried out ISS
reboost burns
at 0307 UTC Dec 2 and 1802 UTC Jan 18.
Progress MS-09
undocked from the Pirs module at 1255 UTC Jan 25;
after a deorbit burn at
1608 UTC it was destroyed on reentry, with
debris falling in the S Pacific
east of New Zealand at 1650 UTC.
TJS-3
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On or before
Dec 31, after using its apogee engine to reach
geosynchronous orbit, the
TJS-3 satellite ejected what appears to be a
subsatellite; as of early Jan 13
both satellites were on station near
59E about 100 km apart. By Jan 28 the
separation had been adjusted to
about 90
km.
ZX-2D
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China carried out the first launch of the year
on Jan 10, placing the Zhongxing-2D
military communications satellite in
geotransfer orbit. By Jan 22 the satellite
was on station in GEO at
130.0E.
Iridium Next
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Deployment of the Iridium
Next constellation was completed on Jan 11 when a Falcon 9 launch
from
Vandenberg placed the final 10 satellites in orbit. The Falcon 9 first
stage
landed successfully on the JRTI droneship. The second stage was
deorbited
near Antarctica.
SSO-A
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Some of The SSO-A
satellites are now adjusting their orbits.
On Dec 19, Planet's Skysat C13
lowered its orbit from 575 x 590 to 566 x
577 km. KazSTSat raised its orbit
from 572 x 592 km to 579 x 594 km
from Jan 11 to Jan 20. Hawk C lowered its
orbit from 571 x 589 km
to 567 x 588 km from Jan 11 to Jan 25; Hawk B from
572 x 589 km
to 565 x 586 km from Jan 10 to Jan 27.
The remainder of
the objects from the launch remain in the original
orbit although some appear
to be making small km-level adjustments
(43777 on Dec 24) - in some cases
this may just be STRATCOM changing the
assignment of catalog numbers to
objects, it's hard to tell.
As of Jan 28 56 days after launch, 29
percent (19 of 65) of the objects
from the SSO-A launch remain unidentified,
including the large UFF and
LFF deployment platforms.
Newly identified
payloads include DARPA's Orbweaver 1 and 2. The
Orbweaver project, developed
for DARPA by Tethers Unlimited subsidiary
Firmamentum according to an article
in Space News, will use a robotic
processor to chew up an ESPA adapter ring
and turn it into an antenna. I
am guessing that's a long term goal and the
two SSO-A satellites are
cubesats testing some early tech for the
project.
CSO 1
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I inadvertently omitted a discussion of
CSO 1 in the
last JSR. CSO 1 is the first in a new generation of French
spy
satellites; the name stands for Composant Spatiale Optique
(Optical
Space Component). It was launched by a Soyuz ST-A from the
Centre
Spatial Guyanais on Dec 19. The 3.5-tonne satellite has a
high
resolution imager (probably around 0.3m resolution).
Iranian
launch
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On Jan 15 Iran launched a three-stage Simorgh
from Khomeini Space
Centre. The third stage failed to operate correctly and
the
100-kg-class satellite payload, "Payam", failed to reach orbit.
Planned
orbit was 500 x 500 km x 55 deg. If the third stage did not
fire
at all, the payload probably fell in the Indian Ocean, possibly
about
1000 km west of the Cocos Is.
Epsilon
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JAXA's fourth
Epsilon vehicle flew from Uchinoura on Jan 18 and placed
a number of small
satellites in orbit. The third stage reached
a 221 x 734 km transfer orbit,
and the PBS stage entered a 480 x 512
km orbit where the satellites were
deployed.
RAPIS-1 (Rapid Innovative Payload Demonstration
Satellite), the main payload,
is a 200 kg technology satellite with a
variety of experiments including a
test of a `green' propellant thruster
system.
Risesat (Rapid International Scientific Experiment
Satellite),
a 59 kg satellite from a consortium led by Tohoku Univ.
carries
experimental imagers from Japan and Taiwan and space weather
experiments from Budapest
and Prague.
MicroDragon, from the
Vietnam National Space Centre and Keio Univ., is a 50 kg
satellite with
several experiments including an imager for ocean color
data.
OrigamiSat, from Tokyo Institute of Technology, is a 3U cubesat to
deploy an
experimental boom and membrane structure.
Aoba-Velox-IV is
a 2U cubesat with a pulsed plasma thruster and a low light
camera, from
Nanyang Tech U. (Singapore) and Kyushu Tech.
Nexus is a 1U cubesat from
Nihon University with an amateur radio payload.
ALE-1 is a 68 kg
satellite from the Tokyo-based Astro Live Experiences. It will
move to a
lower orbit and use gas guns to eject 0.4 kg, 1 cm pellets towards
the
atmosphere to create artificial meteor showers for
entertainment.
NROL-71
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ULA launched a Delta 4
Heavy from Vandenberg on Jan 19, putting the
National Reconnaissance Office's
USA 290 satellite in low polar orbit.
The satellite is believed to be the
first of a new series of imaging
spy satellites, probably derived from the
Improved CRYSTAL design
that in turn descended from the 1970s KENNEN
spacecraft which carried the KH-11
camera system. According to a posting on
the SeeSat-L observers' list,
its orbit is suspected to be 395 x 420 km x
73.6 deg, subject to confirmation.
CZ-11
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CALT flew the
6th Chang Zheng 11 from Jiuquan on Jan 21. The main payloads
were two Jilin-1
Spectral (Jilin-1 Guanpu 1,2) satellites with hyperspectral
imagers. The
first was given the name Jilin Lincao 1 and its primary mission
is forestry
support. The second is Wenchang Chaosuan 1, and is co-sponsored
by the Hainan
Modern Technology Group and its Wenchang supercomputer project.
Also aboard
were two 6U cubesats, XX-1-03 (also called Qingteng Zhi Xing) and
Lingque 1A.
Xiaoxiang-1-03 is a joint mission between Tianyi Research and
the online
Qingteng University business school. Lingque 1A (Lingque yi hao A xing)
from
Beijing ZeroG Lab Ltd. specializes in onboard detection of moving ground
targets.
PSLV-DL
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On Jan 24 ISRO carried out the first
launch of the PSLV-DL, a lightweight variant of the PSLV-XL
with only two
strapon boosters. It placed a 740 kg military imaging satellite for DRDO,
Microsat-R, in a 274 km orbit aat 1820 UTC. Additional PS4 stage burns at
1901 and 1947 UTC
placed the stage in a 450 km orbit. The PS4 has been
modified to serve as a spacecraft bus for
attached experiments; a 0.06 kg
femtosat student payload from Space Kids India, Kalamsat-v2,
is aboard to
test the systems. The PSLV PS4 was expected to operate for 15 hours on its
Li-ion
batteries, although Kalamsat may have its own solar panels. Future PS4
missions will have solar
arrays to provide long term power to their
payloads.
Table of Recent Orbital Launches
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Date UT Name Launch
Vehicle Site Mission INTL. Catalog Perigee Apogee
Incl Notes
Nov 29 0427 HySIS ) PSLV-CA
Satish Dhawan Imaging 96A S43719 647 x 648 x 98.0 1000LT
SSO
Global-1 )
Imaging 96B? S43720? 484 x 500 x 97.5 1000LT SSO
CICERO-8 ) Weather
96 476 x 500 x 97.5
Hiber 1
) Comms IoT 96AB S43744 476 x 500
x 97.5
HSAT-1
) Tech 96 476 x 500
x 97.5
Centauri 2
) Comms IoT 96D S43722 476 x 500
x 97.5
CASE
) Comms IoT 96L S43729 476 x 500
x 97.5
FACSAT
) Imaging 96D S43722 476 x 500
x 97.5
Reaktor Hello
World) Comms 96K S43728 476 x
500 x 97.5
InnoSAT-2
) Tech 96V S43738 476 x 500
x 97.5
Lemur-2-Orzulak
) Weather/AIS 96N S43731 476 x 500
x 97.5
Lemur-2-Vladimir
) Weather/AIS 96AD S43746 476 x 500
x 97.5
Lemur-2-Kobyszcze
) Weather/AIS 96P S43732 476 x 500
x 97.5
Lemur-2-Duly
) Weather/AIS 96AC S43745 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-1
) Imaging 96AE S43747 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-2
) Imaging 96AF S43748 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-3
) Imaging 96R S43734 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-4
) Imaging 96Q S43733 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-5
) Imaging 96H S43726 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-6
) Imaging 96Y S43741 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-7
) Imaging 96Z S43742 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-8
) Imaging 96J S43727 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-9
) Imaging 96E S43723 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-10
) Imaging 96X S43740 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-11
) Imaging 96G S43725 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-12
) Imaging 96F S43724 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-13
) Imaging 96AH S43750 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-14
) Imaging 96AG S43749 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-15
) Imaging 96T S43736 476 x 500
x 97.5
Flock 3r-16
) Imaging 96S S43735 476 x 500
x 97.5
Nov 30 0227 Kosmos-2530 ) Rokot Plesetsk
LC133/3 Comms 97A S43751 1485 x 1508 x 82.5
Kosmos-2531 ) Comms 97B
S43752 1485 x 1508 x 82.5
Kosmos-2532
) Comms 97C S43753 1485
x 1508 x 82.5
Dec 3 1131 Soyuz MS-11 R-7 Baykonur
LC1 Spaceship 98A S43756 200 x 239 x 51.6
Dec 3 1834
SSO-A UFF ) Falcon 9 Vandenberg SLC4E Tech 99C?
S43760? 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SSO-A LFF
) Tech 99F? S43763? 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Eu:CROPIS
) Rem.Sensing 99BB S43807 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SkySat C12
) Imaging 99AR S43797 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SkySat C13
) Imaging 99AW S43802 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
STPSat 5
) Tech 99E S43762 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
KazSTSat
) Imaging 99AB S43783 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
NEXTSat-1
) IR Astron 99BF S43811 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
eXCITe
) Tech 99BP S43819 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
ICEYE-X2
) Radar 99D S43761 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Global-2
) Imaging 99BG S43812 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
FalconSat-6
) Tech 99BK S43815 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
ESEO
) Tech 99AL S43792 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Hawk A
) Elint 99H S43765 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Hawk B
) Elint 99AN S43794 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Hawk C
) Elint 99AT S43799 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Flock 3s-1
) Imaging 99N S43770 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Flock 3s-2
) Imaging 99BR S43821 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Flock 3s-3
) Imaging 99AG S43788 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
AISTechSat-2
) Imaging/Com 99L S43768 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Hiber-2
) Comms 99S S43774 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Landmapper-BC4) Imaging 99K
S43767 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
VESTA
) Comms 99Z S43781 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Yukon
) Comms 99BC S43808 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Kodiak
) Comms 99G S43764 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SIRION PF 2
) Comms 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
ITASAT-1
) Tech 99AE S43786 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Audacy Zero
) Comms 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
BRIO
) Tech 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Astrocast-0.1
) Comms 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Centauri 1
) Comms 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Eaglet 1
) Imaging 99AJ S43790 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Al Farabi 2
) Comms 99AZ S43805 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Denali
) Radar 99AK S43791 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
ICE-Cap
) Comms 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
K2SAT
) Imaging/Com 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
KazSciSat
) Tech 99AB S43783 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
MinXSS 2
) Solar X 99A S43758 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Orbital
Reflector) Art 99
574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
RAAF M1
) Comms 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SeaHawk
) Imaging 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SNUSAT 2
) Imaging 99AA S43782 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
THEA
) Sigint 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Blackhawk
) Comms 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
ENOCH
) Art 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SNUGLITE
) Tech/Comms 99AC S43784 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
PW-Sat 2
) Tech 99BJ S43814 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
VisionCube
) Atmos Sci 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
RANGE A
) Tech 99Q S43772 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
RANGE B
) Tech 99R S43773 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
CSIM-FD
) Tech 99AM S43793 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
MOVE 2
) Tech 99Y S43780 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Suomi-100
) Tech 99AY S43804 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Elysium Star
2) Burial 99 574
x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Exseedsat-1
(VO-96)) Comms 99 574
x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Fox-1C
(AO-95)) Comms 99N S43770
574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
JY1SAT
(JO-97)) Comms 99AX S43803
574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
KNACKSAT
) Tech 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SpaceBEE 5
) Comms 99BM S43817 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SpaceBEE 6
) Comms 99BN S43818 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SpaceBEE 7
) Comms 99BL S43816 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Orbweaver 1
) Tech 99AP S43795 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Orbweaver 2
) Tech 99AD S43785 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
DoD Cube 2A
) Comms? 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
DoD Cube 2B
) Comms? 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
DoD Cube 2C
) Comms? 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
WeissSat 1
) Tech 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
IRVINE02
) Tech 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
SeeMe
) Imaging 99 574 x
590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO
Dec 4 2037 GSAT-11 ) Ariane 5ECA
Kourou ELA3 Comms 100A? S43823 245 x 35741 x
3.5
Geo-Kompsat 2A )
Comms 100B? S43824 250 x 35742 x 3.5
Dec 5 1816 Dragon
CRS-16 Falcon 9 Canaveral SLC40 Cargo 101A S43827
204 x 358 x 51.6
Dec 7 0412 SaudiSat-5A ) Chang Zheng 2D
Jiuquan Tech 102A S43831 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT
SSO
SaudiSat-5B )
Tech 102B S43832 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
TY/DF-1 ) Tech 102C?
S43833? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
TFSTAR
) Comms 102D? S43834? 535
x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Xinjiang
Jiaotong--01) Comms 102E? S43835?
535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 1
) Comms 102F? S43836? 535
x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 2
) Comms 102G? S43837? 535
x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 3
) Comms 102H? S43838? 535
x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 4
) Comms 102J? S43839? 535
x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 5
) Comms 102K? S43840? 535
x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 6
) Comms 102L? S43841? 535
x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Piao chong 7
) Imaging 102M? S43842? 535
x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO
Dec 7 1823 Chang'e 4 ) Chang Zheng 3B
Xichang Lunar probe 103A S43845 200 x 420000x
29.4
Lunar rover )
Lunar rover 103 A09236 200 x 420000x 29.4
Dec 16 0633 Albus
) Tech 104 489 x
511 x 85.0
CeReS
) Science 104 489 x
511 x 85.0
CHOMPTT ) Electron
Mahia Tech 104G S43855 489 x 511 x
85.0
Cubesail
) Tech 104 489 x
511 x 85.0
DaVinci
) Education 104 489 x
511 x 85.0
ISX-CP11
) Science 104H S43856 489 x
511 x 85.0
NMTSat
) Science 104 489 x
511 x 85.0
RSat-P
) Tech 104 489 x
511 x 85.0
Shields
) Tech 104B S43850 489 x
511 x 85.0
STF-1
) Science 104D S43852 495 x
516 x 85.0
Goergen (SHFT-1)
) Rad Astron 104M S43860 496 x
511 x 85.0
AC11-Eagle Scout
) Imaging 104N S43861 490 x
515 x 85.0
AC11-R3
) Imaging 104A S43849 490 x
515 x 85.0
Dec 19 1040 GSAT-7A GSLV Mk II
Sriharikota Comms 105A S43864 145 x 38932 x 19.4
Dec 19
1637 CSO-1 Soyuz ST-A CSG ELS Imaging
106A S43866? 800?x 800?x 98?
Dec 21 0020 Kosmos-2533
Proton-M Baykonur Comms 107A S43867 35421 x 35802 x
0.2
Dec 21 SEDA-AP ISS,
LEO Science 98067PU S43870 401 x 408 x 51.6
Dec 21 2351
Honygun GJYW Chang Zheng 11 Jiuquan Comms 108A
S43871 1065 x 1072 x 99.9 0600LT SSO
Dec 23 1351 GPS III SV01
Falcon 9 Canaveral SLC40 Navigation 109A S43873 1192 x 20199 x
55.0
Dec 24 1653 TJS 3 ) Chang Zheng 3C
Xichang Tech? 110A S43874 35777 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO
59E
TJS 3 subsat )
Tech 110C S43917 35782 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 59E
Dec 27 0207 Kanopus-V
No. 5 ) Soyuz-2-1A/Fregat Vostochniy Imaging 111A S43876 504
x 511 x 97.5 2322LT SSO
Kanopus-V No. 6
) Imaging 111B S43877 499 x 511
x 97.5 2322LT SSO
GRUS 1
) Imaging 111 S43878 486 x 562
x 97.6 2322LT SSO
UWE-4
) Tech 111E S43880 571 x 587
x 97.3
D-Star ONE Sparrow
) Tech/Comms 111F S43881 571 x 583 x
97.3
iSat
) Comms 111D S43879 571 x 583 x
97.3
Lemur-2-RemyColton
) Met/Comms 111J S43884 571 x 583 x
97.3
Lemur-2-Gustavo
) Met/Comms 111K S43885 571 x 583 x
97.3
Lemur-2-ChristinaHolt) Met/Comms 111G
S43882 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-Zo
) Met/Comms 111L S43886 571 x 583 x
97.3
Lemur-2-TinyKev
) Met/Comms 111H S43883 571 x 583 x
97.3
Lemur-2-SarahBettyBoo) Met/Comms 111N
S43888 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-NatalieMurray) Met/Comms 111M
S43887 571 x 583 x 97.3
Lemur-2-DaisyHarper
) Met/Comms 111P S43889 571 x 583 x
97.3
ZACube-2
) Comms 111 S43891? 495 x 515
x 97.30
Lume-1
) Comms 111AJ S43908 480 x 512
x 97.30
Flock 3k-1/Dove 1062
) Imaging 111U S43894 480 x 512 x
97.30
Flock 3k-2/Dove 106c
) Imaging 111V S43895 480 x 512 x
97.30
Flock 3k-3/Dove 1068
) Imaging 111S S43892 480 x 512 x
97.30
Flock 3k-4/Dove 1063
) Imaging 111T S43893 480 x 512 x
97.30
Flock 3k-5/Dove 1067
) Imaging 111Z S43899 480 x 512 x
97.30
Flock 3k-6/Dove 1069
) Imaging 111W S43896 480 x 512 x
97.30
Flock 3k-7/Dove 106a
) Imaging 111AC S43902 480 x 510 x
97.30
Flock 3k-8/Dove 106b
) Imaging 111AB S43901 480 x 510 x
97.30
Flock 3k-9/Dove 1065
) Imaging 111AG S43906 480 x 510 x
97.30
Flock 3k-10/Dove
106d) Imaging 111AF S43905 480 x
510 x 97.30
Flock 3k-11/Dove
106e) Imaging 111AE S43904 480 x
510 x 97.30
Flock 3k-12/Dove
106f) Imaging 111AD S43903 480 x
509 x 97.30
Dec 29 0800 Chongqing ) Chang Zheng 2D/YZ3
Jiuquan Comms 112F S43914 515 x 525 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 01 ) Meteo 112A
S43909 515 x 525 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 02
) Meteo 112B S43910 515
x 525 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 03
) Meteo 112C S43911 1088
x 1098 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 04
) Meteo 112D S43912 1090
x 1099 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 05
) Meteo 112E S43913 1091
x 1100 x 50.0
Yunhai-2 06
) Meteo 112G S43915 1092
x 1100 x 50.0
Jan 10 1711 Zhongxing-2D Chang Zheng 3B
Xichang Comms 01A S43920 181 x 35818 x 27.1
Jan 11 1531
Iridium SV167 ) Falcon 9 Vandenberg SLC4E Comms 02K
S43931 611 x 623 x 86.7
Iridium SV168
) Comms 02C S43924 611 x
623 x 86.7
Iridium SV169
) Comms 02E S43926 611 x
623 x 86.7
Iridium SV170
) Comms 02J S43930 611 x
623 x 86.7
Iridium SV171
) Comms 02H S43929 611 x
623 x 86.7
Iridium SV172
) Comms 02F S43927 611 x
623 x 86.7
Iridium SV173
) Comms 02D S43925 611 x
623 x 86.7
Iridium SV175
) Comms 02G S43928 611 x
623 x 86.7
Iridium SV176
) Comms 02B S43923 611 x
623 x 86.7
Iridium SV180
) Comms 02A S43922 611 x
623 x 86.7
Jan 15 0030 Payam Simorgh Khomeini
SC Comms/Imag F01 -2600?x 500?x 55.0
Jan 18 0050
RAPIS ) Epsilon Uchinoura Tech 03
S43932 498 x 510 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
RiseSat
) Tech 03 S43933 490 x
513 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
MicroDragon
) Tech 03 S43934 491 x
511 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
OrigamiSat-1
) Tech 03 S43935 489 x
513 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
Aoba-VELOX IV
) Tech 03 S43936 481 x
512 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
Nexus
) Tech 03 S43937 480 x
512 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
ALE-1
) Tech 03 S43938 480 x
513 x 97.3 0932LT SSO
Jan 19 1910 USA 290 Delta 4
Heavy Vandenberg SLC6 Imaging 04A S43941 395 x 420 x
73.6
Jan 21 0542 Jilin Lincao 1 ) Chang Zheng 11
Jiuquan Imaging 05B S43943 516 x 540 x 97.5 1200LT
SSO
Wenchang Chaosuan 1)
Imaging 05E S43946 517 x 539 x 97.5 1200LT SSO
Qingteng Zhi Xing ) Imaging 05C
S43944 523 x 539 x 97.5 1200LT SSO
Lingque 1 A xing
) Imaging 05A S43942 516 x 539
x 97.5 1200LT SSO
Jan 24 1807 Microsat-R ) PSLV-DL
Satish Dhawan FLP Imaging 06A S43947 265 x 279 x 96.5 2340LT
SSO
Kalamsat-v2) Tech 06B
S43948 448 x 452 x 98.7 2340LT SSO
Table of Recent Suborbital
Launches
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Date UT Payload/Flt
Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission Apogee/km
Target
Dec 13 1600 VSS Unity VP03 Spaceship Two Lake
Isabella Test 82.7 Mojave
Dec 18 0746 DEUCE
2 Black Brant IX White Sands UV Astron 282
White Sands
Dec 23 Nudol' KV Nudol'
Plesetsk Test 500? Laptev Sea
Dec 26 0959
Avangard UR-100NU Yasniy Test
1000? Kura
Jan 4 0927 CAPER-2 Black Brant XIIA
Andoya Magnetosphere 774 Norwegian Sea
Jan 13 0913
G-CHASER Terrier Imp.Malemute Andoya Atmosphere
174 Norwegian Sea
Jan 22 Arrow Target Silver Sparrow?
F-15, Med. Sea? Target 200? Med. Sea
Jan 22 Arrow
KV Arrow 3 Palmachim Interceptor 200?
Intercept
Jan 23 1405 New Shepard CC2 New Shepard West
Texas Test 107 West
Texas
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