| Name
| Description
| Launched
[YYYY-MM-DD] |
Period
[minutes] |
Action |
| STS-130 |
After a one-day delay due to clouds, space shuttle Endeavour launched at 4:14 a.m. EST Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a new module and an attached cupola for the International Sp... More |
2010-02-08 |
88.8 |
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| PROGRESS-M 04M |
PROGRESS-M 04M will deliver two-and-a-half tons of supplies to the station. The "dry" cargo tucked aboard the Progress amounts to 2,683 pounds (1,217 kg) in the form of spare parts, life support gear ... More |
2010-02-03 |
91.4 |
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| RADUGA-1M 2 |
RADUGA-1M 2 is believed to be a modernized Raduga, or
Globus, communications satellite designed to link Russian
troops and senior military commanders. The spacecraft can
relay messages through smal... More |
2010-01-28 |
1429.5 |
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| DIRECTV 12 |
DIRECTV-12 is similar to DirecTV-10 and DirecTV-11, but features a 17/24 GHz BSS payload carrying the moniker RB-2A. It is planned to be co-located with SPACEWAY-1 and DirecTV-10 at or very near 102.8... More |
2009-12-29 |
1438.5 |
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| SOYUZ-TMA 17 |
SOYUZ-TMA 17 carryies three fresh crew members bound for the International Space Station: Oleg Kotov, a station veteran, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, a shuttle veteran, and rookie astronaut Timo... More |
2009-12-20 |
91.4 |
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| HELIOS 2B |
Helios 2B is a French spy satellite that will do its work from a 435-mile-high (700-km-high) orbit taking the spacecraft over almost all of the Earth's surface every day. The spacecraft joins an orbit... More |
2009-12-17 |
89 |
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| XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1) |
HOPE-1 is a minisatellite, which will be used for the China's young people to experience aerospace science and technology. ... More |
2009-12-15 |
109.4 |
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| YAOGAN 8 |
YAOGAN 8 is a remote-sensing satellite.... More |
2009-12-15 |
109.4 |
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| WISE |
The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) will use advanced technologies to scan the sky with the clarity of a modern digital camera to reveal asteroids, comets, brown dwarfs, ultraluminous galax... More |
2009-12-14 |
95.2 |
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| COSMOS 2458 (GLONASS) |
COSMOS 2457 is a Glonass satellite, designed to last seven years broadcasting navigation signals to Russian military and civilian users. The Glonass system is Russia's counterpart to the U.S. Global P... More |
2009-12-14 |
675.7 |
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| COSMOS 2457 (GLONASS) |
COSMOS 2458 is a Glonass satellite, designed to last seven years broadcasting navigation signals to Russian military and civilian users. The Glonass system is Russia's counterpart to the U.S. Global P... More |
2009-12-14 |
675.7 |
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| COSMOS 2456 (GLONASS) |
COSMOS 2456 is a Glonass satellite, designed to last seven years broadcasting navigation signals to Russian military and civilian users. The Glonass system is Russia's counterpart to the U.S. Global P... More |
2009-12-14 |
675.7 |
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| YAOGAN 7 |
According to Xinhua, YAOGAN 7 will be used for scientific experiments, land resources surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster response applications. But the craft is likely an electro-optical spy s... More |
2009-12-09 |
97.5 |
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| WGS F3 (USA 211) |
WGS F3 is the Air Force's third Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite, weighing a hefty 12,800 pounds (5,800 kg). This satellite is the third in a major program to upgrade to the military's ... More |
2009-12-06 |
1435.1 |
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| INTELSAT 15 |
Intelsat 15 will provide data and video communications services to Russia, the Middle East, and Indian Ocean regions for up to 17 years.
After in-orbit testing, the satellite will begin operations f... More |
2009-11-30 |
1436.1 |
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| IGS 5A |
IGS 5A is Japan's most advanced spy satellite outfitted with an optical camera and telescope to supply imagery to the Japanese government for intelligence, defense and civilian remote sensing applicat... More |
2009-11-28 |
1436.1 |
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| EUTELSAT W7 |
EUTELSAT W7 will be the most powerful spacecraft in the fleet of Eutelsa. The satellite is based on the Spacebus 4000 C4 platform from Thales Alenia Space. The craft can be configured to have up to 70... More |
2009-11-24 |
1436.1 |
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| INTELSAT 14 |
INTELSAT 14 will provide television, data and other services to North and South America, Africa and Europe. The 12,375-pound (5,613-kg) craft was built by Space Systems/Loral and features 40 C-band an... More |
2009-11-23 |
1436.1 |
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| COSMOS 2455 |
COSMOS 2455 could be a next-generation electronic intelligence mission.
The satellite was named Kosmos 2455 after the launch as part of the Russian defense ministry's naming system for spacecraft. T... More |
2009-11-20 |
103.1 |
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| SJ-11-01 |
SHIJIAN 11-01 (SJ 11-01) will be used for space science and engineering experiments. No other details were released by Chinese officials.... More |
2009-11-12 |
98.7 |
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| POISK |
Poisk will give the station a fourth docking port on the Russian segment, allowing for longer stays of future Progress freighters and more opportunities for crew handovers using Soyuz spacecraft. The ... More |
2009-11-10 |
87.2 |
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| PROBA 2 |
The Proba satellites are part of ESA’s In-orbit Technology Demonstration Programme, missions dedicated to the demonstration of innovative technologies. Proba-2 is a 0.6×0.6×0.8 meter, box-shaped struc... More |
2009-11-02 |
99.2 |
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| SMOS |
Smos will investigate the hydrological cycle by measuring changes in soil moisture and ocean salinity. It will do this by observing variations in the natural microwave emission coming up off the plane... More |
2009-11-02 |
100 |
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| THOR 6 |
Thor 6 is a communications satellite to serve the Nordic countries by operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting. The satellite will replace the Thor 3 spacecraft launched aboard a Delta 2 rocket from C... More |
2009-10-29 |
1436.1 |
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| NSS 12 |
NSS 12 was manufactured by Space Systems/Loral and has a 15-year design life the 12,400-pound (5,625-kg). The satellite carries 48 Ku-band and 40 C-band transponders. It will be parked in geostationa... More |
2009-10-29 |
1436.1 |
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| DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210) |
DMSP 5D-3 F18 is used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can ... More |
2009-10-18 |
101.9 |
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| PROGRESS-M 03M |
PROGRESS-M 03M is a Russian-made craft will that deliver two-and-a-half tons (2.3 metric tons) of supplies to the Space Station. The "dry" cargo tucked aboard the Progress amounts to 1,750 pounds [794... More |
2009-10-15 |
91.4 |
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| WORLDVIEW 2 |
Operating at an altitude of 770 kilometers, WORLDVIEW 2 will enable DigitalGlobe to offer half-meter panchromatic resolution and 1.8-meter multispectral resolution. The WORLDVIEW 2 system will allow D... More |
2009-10-08 |
100.2 |
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| COMSATBW-1 |
COMSATBw-1 is a secure relay platform that will play an important role in the German Bundeswehr’s (German armed forces) concept for network-centric operations. It is to handle secure information for ... More |
2009-09-30 |
1436.1 |
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| AMAZONAS-2 |
Amazonas 2 was built by Astrium based on its Eurostar E3000 satellite bus, for on-orbit delivery in 2009. Amazonas 2 will be operated from at 61° West, providing relay services with 54 Ku band and... More |
2009-09-30 |
1436.1 |
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| SOYUZ-TMA 16 |
SOYUZ-TMA 16 is carrying two fresh crew members and the founder of Cirque du Soleil on a voyage to the International Space Station. Soyuz commander Maxim Suraev, making his first flight, monitored the... More |
2009-09-30 |
91.4 |
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| STSS DEMO 2 (USA 209) |
STSS DEMO 2 (USA 209) is part of a $1.5 billion project known as STSS Demo. The satellites will be used together with STSS DEMO 1 by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to test the "birth to death" tracki... More |
2009-09-25 |
91.4 |
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| STSS DEMO 1 (USA 208) |
STSS DEMO 1 (USA 208) is part of a $1.5 billion project known as STSS Demo. The satellites will be used together with STSS DEMO 2 by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to test the "birth to death" tracki... More |
2009-09-25 |
91.4 |
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| RUBIN 9.1/RUBIN 9.2/PSLV |
RUBIN 9.1 & RUBIN 9.2 are demonstration payloads for the Automatic Identification System, a communications network used to track and identify shipping vessels." ... More |
2009-09-23 |
99.9 |
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| ITUPSAT 1 |
ITUPSAT 1 was developed by Istanbul Technical University in Turkey to examine the performance of a new stability system and take pictures of the Earth. ... More |
2009-09-23 |
99.2 |
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| UWE-2 |
UWE 2 is a a cubesat satellite built by student teams to test new attitude control systems.... More |
2009-09-23 |
99.1 |
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| BEESAT |
BEESAT is a a cubesat satellite built by student teams to test new attitude control systems.... More |
2009-09-23 |
99.1 |
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| SWISSCUBE |
SWISSCUBE is Switzerland's first satellite and will try to detect a phenomenon known as airglow using an off-the-shelf sensor.... More |
2009-09-23 |
99.2 |
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| OCEANSAT 2 |
OCEANSAT-2 is an Indian remote sensing satellite envisaged to provide service continuity for the operational users of OCM (Ocean Color Monitor) data as well as to enhance the application potential in ... More |
2009-09-23 |
99.3 |
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| NIMIQ 5 |
NIMIQ 5 is a large, state-of-the-art satellite built by Space Systems/Loral for operator Telesat of Ottawa, Canada. The craft is equipped with 32 Ku-band transponders to beam direct-to-home programmin... More |
2009-09-17 |
1436.1 |
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| BLITS |
BLITS is a 7.53-kilogram nanosatellite consisting of two outer hemispheres made of a low-refraction-index glass. It is developed and manufactured by the IPIE center, under a 2006 agreement between Ros... More |
2009-09-17 |
101.3 |
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| SUMBANDILA |
Sumbandila is a South African micro earth observation satellite. The first part of the name, Sumbandila, is from the Venda language and means "lead the way". The University of Stellenbosch, SunSpace a... More |
2009-09-17 |
94.6 |
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| UGATUSAT |
The UGATUSAT and TATIANA 2 spacecraft will conduct education and basic technology demonstration missions.... More |
2009-09-17 |
101.3 |
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| TATIANA 2 |
The TATIANA 2 and UGATUSAT spacecraft will conduct education and basic technology demonstration missions.
... More |
2009-09-17 |
101.3 |
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| FREGAT/IRIS |
IRIS is a small payload.... More |
2009-09-17 |
94.6 |
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| STERKH 2 |
Sterkh-2 is an emergency rescue satellite built by PO Polyot. Sterkh was developed as a replacement for the older Nadezhda system. Unlike their predecessors, Sterkh satellites do not carry navigation ... More |
2009-09-17 |
101.2 |
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| METEOR-M |
METEOR M1 is a a Russian weather satellite designed to monitor the Earth's climate. Meteor M1's six instruments will give Russian meteorologists a comprehensive look at the planet's weather systems, h... More |
2009-09-17 |
101.3 |
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| USA 207 |
USA 207 is an U.S. government communications satellite... More |
2009-09-08 |
91.3 |
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| PALAPA D |
Palapa-D is an Indonesian communications satellite, owned by Indonesian satellite communications company Indosat, which will use the satellite to provide links and broadcasting services to southeaster... More |
2009-08-31 |
1436.1 |
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| OPTUS D3 |
Optus D3 is the third in the current generation of communications satellites built in Virginia by Orbital Sciences for the Australian operator. This latest craft will enable a broadening of services p... More |
2009-08-21 |
1436.1 |
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