| Name
| Description
| Launched
[YYYY-MM-DD] |
Period
[minutes] |
Action |
| TIANHUI 1 |
TIANHUI 1 is a Chinese mapping satellite deployed on a trajectory over Earth's poles with an inclination of approximately 97 degrees. Authorities will use Tianhui 1 for scientific research, mapping an... More |
2010-08-24 |
94.5 |
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| AEHF 1 (USA 214) |
AEHF 1 is a sophisticated satellite launched to improve the preeminent path of communications between the president, military commanders and troops on the battlefield, ensuring a survivable line of co... More |
2010-08-14 |
927.7 |
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| YAOGAN 10 |
YAOGAN 10 is a secret Chinese reconnaissance satellite. The state-run Xinhua news agency reported Yaogan 10 will conduct scientific experiments, carry out land surveys, estimate crop yields and help r... More |
2010-08-09 |
97.3 |
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| RASCOM QAF 1R |
Rascom-QAF 1R was ordered to replace a nearly identical satellite crippled by a helium leak after launch in 2007. The glitch forced the first Rascom-QAF satellite to burn more propellant than expected... More |
2010-08-04 |
1436.1 |
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| NILESAT 201 |
Nilesat 201 will enter service at 7 degrees west longitude, joining two other Nilesat spacecraft and a European-owned satellite to provide direct-to-home television, radio and broadband Internet servi... More |
2010-08-04 |
1436.1 |
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| BEIDOU IGSO 1 |
BEIDOU IGSO 1 is a Chinese navigation satellite part of the government-owned fleet. The Beidou spacecraft is likely headed for a circular orbit about 22,300 miles (35,900 km) high. Unlike satellites i... More |
2010-07-31 |
1435.9 |
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| TISAT 1 |
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2010-07-12 |
97.3 |
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| ALSAT 2A |
Alsat 2A is the first of two satellites Astrium is building for Algeria under an export cooperation contract. Alsat 2B will be assembled in Algeria with help from Astrium. Algeria plans to use the sat... More |
2010-07-12 |
98.2 |
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| AISSAT 1 |
AISSat 1 is a 14-pound satellite launched to demonstrate maritime ship-tracking technologies. The craft was built by the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies for the Norwegian governm... More |
2010-07-12 |
97.3 |
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| STUDSAT |
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2010-07-12 |
97.3 |
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| CARTOSAT 2B |
Cartosat 2B is India's third satellite with a peak imaging resolution of less than one meter. The 1,530 pound (694 kg) spacecraft's black-and-white camera has a resolution of 0.8 meters, or approximat... More |
2010-07-12 |
97.4 |
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| ECHOSTAR 15 |
EchoStar 15 joins two older satellites at the 61.5-degree slot: EchoStar 3 launched in October 1997 and EchoStar 12 launched in July 2003, both using ILS Atlas rockets from Cape Canaveral, Florida.... More |
2010-07-10 |
1436.1 |
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| PROGRESS-M 06M |
PROGRESS-M 06M carries a load of basic essentials for the International Space Station and its resident crew—food, fuel and supplies. This launch is known in the station's assembly matrix as Progress m... More |
2010-06-30 |
91.6 |
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| ARABSAT 5A |
Arabsat-5A, a Eurostar-3000 model, has a launch mass of 4,800kg and a spacecraft power of 11kW at the end of its 15-year service lifetime. Equipped with a payload featuring 16 active transponders in C... More |
2010-06-26 |
1436.1 |
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| COMS 1 |
COMS 1 is a South Korean satellite designed perform three very diverse roles from geostationary orbit at 128.3 degrees East. It features an experimental Ka-band communications package, a weather obser... More |
2010-06-26 |
1436.1 |
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| OFEQ 9 |
OFEQ 9 is a top secret spy satellite. Tracking data showed the OFEQ 9 satellite and the upper stage of the Shavit launcher were circling Earth in a retrograde orbit with an inclination of 141.8 degree... More |
2010-06-22 |
94.4 |
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| TANDEM X |
TANDEM-X will fly in formation with a similar satellite launched in 2007 to illuminate Earth with two radars from slightly different vantage points in space. TanDEM-X stands for TerraSAR-X add-on for ... More |
2010-06-21 |
94.8 |
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| PRISMA (TANGO) |
|
2010-06-15 |
99.9 |
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| SOYUZ-TMA 19 |
Yurchikhin, Walker and Wheelock, who plan to spend 164 days in space, are replacing Expedition 23 commander Oleg Kotov, Timothy Creamer and Soichi Noguchi, who returned to Earth two weeks ago aboard t... More |
2010-06-15 |
91.6 |
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| PRISMA (MANGO) |
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2010-06-15 |
99.9 |
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| PICARD |
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2010-06-15 |
99.4 |
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| SJ-12 |
SJ-12 will be conducting a variety of experiments, inlcuding "space environment probe, measurement and communications". The satellite was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a... More |
2010-06-15 |
96.5 |
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| ARABSAT 5B |
The BADR 5 spacecraft will beam programming directly to homes, route broadband Internet connections, enable interactive television and increase the amount of high definition TV that can be sent to Ara... More |
2010-06-03 |
1436.1 |
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| BEIDOU G3 |
BEIDOU G3 is the fourth spacecraft to be launched in the second-generation Beidou constellation. Two previous satellites were placed in geosynchronous orbit, including the system's newest member launc... More |
2010-06-02 |
1436.1 |
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| SERVIS 2 |
SERVIS 2 spacecraft will enter service to test nine commercial off-the-shelf payloads in the attitude control, electricty production and computer systems. The experiments include a lithium ion battery... More |
2010-06-02 |
109.4 |
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| NAVSTAR 65 (USA 213) |
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2010-05-28 |
718 |
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| COMSATBW-2 |
COMSATBW 2 was manufactured by Thales Alenia Space under the management of EADS Astrium, the program's prime contractor. COMSATB 2 joins a nearly identical satellite launched in October for the German... More |
2010-05-21 |
1436.1 |
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| ASTRA 3B |
ASTRA 3B will beam television programming directly to homes and businesses across Europe from Spain to the Black Sea for the next 15 years. Customers in the Middle East and Europe will benefit from tw... More |
2010-05-21 |
1436 |
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| UNITEC-1 |
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2010-05-20 |
1436 |
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| IKAROS |
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2010-05-20 |
1436 |
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| AKATSUKI (PLANET-C) |
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2010-05-20 |
1436 |
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| PROGRESS M-05M |
The cargo-delivery vehicle is hauling two-and-a-half tons of supplies to the station. The "dry" cargo tucked aboard the Progress amounts to 3,031 pounds (1,375 kg) in the form of spare parts, life sup... More |
2010-04-28 |
91.6 |
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| COSMOS 2463 |
COSMOS 2463 is a Russian military navigation satellite, which is believed to be a Parus navigation and communications satellite for the Russian Defense Ministry. The orbit closely matches the operati... More |
2010-04-27 |
105 |
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| SES 1 |
SES 1 is a communications satellite designed to replace two aging spacecraft serving North America. It will reach its permananet slot in the geostationary arc at 101 degrees west longitude, where it w... More |
2010-04-24 |
1436.1 |
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| OTV 1 (USA 212) |
OTV-1 is a military space shuttle which does not carry a crew, but it relies on a laundry list of new technologies that Air Force officials hope will revolutionize how the Pentagon executes its space ... More |
2010-04-22 |
93.3 |
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| CRYOSAT 2 |
CryoSat 2 will spend more than three years measuring Earth's eroding polar ice caps. Scientists expect the CryoSat 2 satellite will not only determine the rate ice is melting, but also provide clues o... More |
2010-04-08 |
99.2 |
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| SOYUZ-TMA 18 |
Soyuz TMA-18 team is composed by commander Alexander Skvortsov, flight engineer Mikhail Kornienko and Tracy Caldwell Dyson, a shuttle veteran with a doctorate in chemistry.... More |
2010-04-02 |
91.6 |
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| ECHOSTAR 14 |
Designed to last up to 15 years, EchoStar 14 carries 103 Ku-band transponders that will reach customers across North America.... More |
2010-03-20 |
1436.1 |
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| YAOGAN 9C |
Yaogan 9 is the newest member of a series of satellites believed to harbor optical and radar military reconnaissance capabilities. According to state media, the satellite would be used to conduct scie... More |
2010-03-05 |
107.1 |
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| YAOGAN 9B |
Yaogan 9 is the newest member of a series of satellites believed to harbor optical and radar military reconnaissance capabilities. According to state media, the satellite would be used to conduct scie... More |
2010-03-05 |
107.1 |
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| YAOGAN 9A |
Yaogan 9 is the newest member of a series of satellites believed to harbor optical and radar military reconnaissance capabilities. According to state media, the satellite would be used to conduct scie... More |
2010-03-05 |
107.1 |
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| GOES 15 |
GOES 15 (GOES-P) is an American weather satellite, which will form part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system operated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin... More |
2010-03-04 |
1436.1 |
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| COSMOS 2460 (GLONASS) |
COSMOS 2461 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 |
2010-03-01 |
675.7 |
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| COSMOS 2461 (GLONASS) |
COSMOS 2460 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 |
2010-03-01 |
675.7 |
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| COSMOS 2459 (GLONASS) |
COSMOS 2459 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 |
2010-03-01 |
675.7 |
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| INTELSAT 16 |
Intelsat 16 will hover over the equator at 58 degrees west longitude. After several months of testing, the satellite will enter service providing HDTV news, sports and entertainment for SKY Mexico and... More |
2010-02-12 |
1436.2 |
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| SDO |
SDO (The Solar Dynamics Observatory) is a NASA mission which will observe the Sun for over five years. The satellite will be stationed in an unusual inclined geosynchronous orbit, and SDO will appear... More |
2010-02-11 |
1436.1 |
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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 |
1436.1 |
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| BEIDOU G1 |
BEIDOU G3 is the third member of the second-generation Beidou constellation. Two spacecraft were launched to medium Earth orbit and geosynchronous orbit in 2007 and 2009, respectively. BEIDOU G3 will ... More |
2010-01-16 |
1436.1 |
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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 |
1436.1 |
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