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17 Nov, 5:21am

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (launched November 2020) and Sentinel-6B make up the Sentinel-6 mission, also known as Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS), which is a partnership between NASA, NOAA, ESA, and EUMETSAT. This mission continues the long-term global sea surface height data record begun by first Jason satellites in 1992.

Last Update: Sentinel-6B deployed

Success

15 Nov, 6:44am

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

15 Nov, 3:08am

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

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Success

14 Nov, 3:04am

The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.

Last Update: Launch success with satellite in contact.

Success

13 Nov, 8:55pm

Second flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn launch vehicle carrying the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE), a dual-spacecraft mission from University of California, Berkeley to study ion and sputtered escape from Mars. The spacecrafts' scientific goals are to understand the processes controlling the structure of Mars' hybrid magnetosphere and how it guides ion flows; understand how energy and momentum are transported from the solar wind through Mars' magnetosphere; and understand the processes controlling the flow of energy and matter into and out of the collisional atmosphere.

Last Update: All payloads in operation.

Success

11 Nov, 3:21am

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Earth Observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial constellation. Other payloads: * Jilin-1 Platform-02A-04 * Zhongbei University-1

Last Update: Launch failure.

Success

10 Nov, 2:41am

A batch of Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

9 Nov, 8:10am

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

9 Nov, 3:32am

2 satellites built by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) for testing operations of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellites for Earth observation purposes.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

8 Nov, 9:01pm

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3 Chinese satellites reported to be for "orbital technological testing" purposes. Actual usage not known.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

6 Nov, 9:13pm

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

6 Nov, 1:31am

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

Last Update: Launch success with satellite in contact and in good health.

Success

4 Nov, 9:02pm

🎯 Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Sentinel-1D carries an advanced radar technology to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface as part of the Sentinel-1 constellation.

Last Update: Satellite in operation.

Success

3 Nov, 3:47am

Classified Earth observation satellite officially reported as for "national resources/hydrology/meteorology surveying & disaster management" purposes.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

2 Nov, 11:56am

Communications Satellite for the Indian Navy, replacing GSAT-7 for secure real-time links between Indian warships, submarines, aircraft, and shore-based command centers across the Indian Ocean.

Last Update: Launch success.

Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

31 Oct, 8:41pm

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

31 Oct, 3:44pm

🎯 Low Earth Orbit
👨‍🚀 3 Astronauts

Tenth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

29 Oct, 4:35pm

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

28 Oct, 12:43am

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

26 Oct, 3:00pm

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

26 Oct, 3:55am

Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

26 Oct, 12:00am

First flight of the upgraded Japanese HTV-X spacecraft designed to resupply the International Space Station.

Last Update: Launch success.