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5 prototype satellites for Low Earth Orbit communications satellite constellation testing, in 3 different orbits.

Last Update: Launch success.

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8 Dec, 5:12am

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Fakhr-1 is a 3U size cubesat to test locally produced spacecraft components, a communication payload and launch vehicle's multi-payload carrying capability. Saman-1 is a prototype solid fuel kick stage with 3-axis control for sending payloads into higher orbits.

Last Update: Launch success (launch time is per https://orbitalfocus.uk/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2024#236).

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Success

5 Dec, 9:20pm

🎯 Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Sentinel-1C carries an advanced radar technology to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. It is a replacement satellite to complete the Sentinel-1 duo after Sentinel-1B suffered a technical anomaly.

Last Update: Launch success

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5 Dec, 4:10pm

🎯 Geostationary Transfer Orbit

SXM-9 is the 10th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar (SSL) for SiriusXM. The SXM-9 satellite will be based on Maxar’s proven 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. It is expected that SXM-9 will launch in 2024. SXM-9 has a large, mesh, unfurlable reflector almost 10 meters in diameter that allows SiriusXM programming to reach its radios, including those in moving vehicles.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

5 Dec, 10:34am

Proba-3 (Project for On-Board Autonomy 3) is the first close formation flying mission for the European Space Agency (ESA). It consists of two independent, three-axis stabilised spacecraft flying 150 meters from one another with the ability to accurately control the attitude and separation of the two craft. Such formation flying will be maintained for 6 hours, creating ″artificial solar eclipse″ for the satellite below. The spacecraft pair will fly a highly elliptical orbit divided between periods of accurate formation flying around apogee, when payload operations will be possible, and periods of free flight.

Last Update: Spacecrafts now in contact.

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5 Dec, 4:41am

18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.

Last Update: Launch success.

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5 Dec, 3:05am

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Note: Payload identity uncertain. Multiple other military payloads that are not identified may be on board. Lotos-S1 spacecraft is a part of the Liana constellation, designed for orbital electronic intelligence.

Last Update: Launch success

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4 Dec, 10:13am

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

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4 Dec, 4:46am

Synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellite from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to observe dynamics properties of oceans.

Last Update: Launch success.

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3 Dec, 5:56am

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.

Last Update: Launch success.

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30 Nov, 2:25pm

First launch of the Long March 12 launch vehicle and the first launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site. 2 satellites are on board: * Satellite Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite * JSW-03

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

30 Nov, 8:10am

Fifth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.

Last Update: Launch success.

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30 Nov, 5:00am

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

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29 Nov, 9:50pm

The Kondor-FKA is a small civilian radar Earth observation satellite designed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a civilian counterpart to the Kondor-E satellite. The Kondor satellite features a S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which can conduct both continous swath surweys or detailed spot surveys. The swath width is 10 km. Ground resolution is 1 to 2 m in spotlight mode, 1 to 3 m in stripmap mode and 5 to 30 m in ScanSAR mode.

Last Update: Success confirmed

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27 Nov, 4:41am

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

27 Nov, 2:00am

2 satellites for testing and demonstrating LEO communication satellite constellation technologies. First flight of the enhanced Zhuque-2.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

25 Nov, 10:02am

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Third batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.

Last Update: Launch success.

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24 Nov, 11:39pm

Commercial Synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites built by CAST for China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd.

Last Update: Launch success.

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24 Nov, 6:00am

Second sub-orbital launch of Electron of the Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program for Leidos and Dynetics.

Last Update: Launch successful.

Success

24 Nov, 5:25am

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.

Success

22 Nov, 3:30pm

🎯 Suborbital
👨‍🚀 6 Astronauts

Twenty-eighth flight of New Shepard carrying six passengers.

Last Update: Mission success.

Success

21 Nov, 4:07pm

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Last Update: Launch success.