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American orbital launch vehicle. Atlas V version with a 4-m diameter payload fairing, single engine Centaur upper stage, and no strap-on solid boosters. Payloads: 7,095 kg (15,642 lb) to sun synchronous orbit; 4,950 kg (10,910 lb) to geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Status: Active. First Launch: 2002-08-21. Last Launch: 2018-05-05. Number: 38 . Payload: 7,095 kg (15,641 lb). Thrust: 3,827.00 kN (860,343 lbf). Gross mass: 338,640 kg (746,570 lb). Height: 58.30 m (191.20 ft). Diameter: 3.81 m (12.49 ft). Span: 3.81 m (12.49 ft).
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Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Spacecraft: Astro-200, BCP-5000, Intruder, LRO, MAVEN, PAN, Quasar, RBSP, Eurostar 2000, HS 601, MicroSat-100, Spacebus 3000, AS 2100, DMSP Block 5D-3, FalconSat, SA-200, SDS-3, NOSS-3, Cubesat, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Midstar, Orbital Express Astro, RS-300, STPSat, SSTL-150, SDO, GPS Block 2F. Projects: Eutelsat. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC3E, Cape Canaveral LC41, Cape Canaveral SLC41. Stages: Atlas CCB, Centaur V1. Agency: Martin.
2002 August 21 - . 22:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
Hot Bird 6 - . Payload: Spacebus 3000B3. Mass: 3,905 kg (8,609 lb). Nation: Europe. Agency: Eutelsat. Manufacturer: Cannes. Program: Eutelsat. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000. USAF Sat Cat: 27499 . COSPAR: 2002-038A. Apogee: 35,814 km (22,253 mi). Perigee: 35,757 km (22,218 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
This was the maiden flight of the Atlas 5 EELV. Launch delayed from May 9, July 8 and 29, August 6 and 12 due to both payload and booster delays. Hot Bird 6 was a European (EUTELSAT) geostationary communications spacecraft. The 4.9-ton Hot Bird 6 (a Spacebus 3000B3) was to provide digital radio and television coverage to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East through its 28 Ku-band and four Ka-band transponders after being parked over 13� E longitude. As of 2007 Mar 4 located at 12.95E drifting at 0.012E degrees per day.
2003 May 13 - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
Hellas Sat 2 - . Mass: 3,440 kg (7,580 lb). Nation: Greece. Agency: Hellas. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. USAF Sat Cat: 27811 . COSPAR: 2003-020A. Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Perigee: 35,775 km (22,229 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. Launch delayed from January 30, March 11 and 14, May 10 and 12, 2003. Spacecraft former Intelsat KTV, NSS-KTV, NSS-6, Intelsat APR-3. As of 2007 Mar 8 located at 38.95E drifting at 0.006E degrees per day..
STPSat-1 - . Mass: 170 kg (370 lb). Nation: USA. Manufacturer: AeroAstro. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Astro-200. USAF Sat Cat: 30775 . COSPAR: 2007-006D. Apogee: 560 km (340 mi). Perigee: 558 km (346 mi). Inclination: 35.40 deg. Period: 95.80 min. STPSat carried experiments to study the Earth's atmosphere, ionosphere and radiation environment. It also released the two MEPSI picosatellites..
Astro - . Mass: 1,090 kg (2,400 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: DARPA. Manufacturer: Boeing. Class: Technology. Type: Rendezvous technology satellite. Spacecraft: Orbital Express Astro. Decay Date: 2013-10-25 . USAF Sat Cat: 30772 . COSPAR: 2007-006A. Apogee: 498 km (309 mi). Perigee: 491 km (305 mi). Inclination: 46.00 deg. Period: 94.50 min.
The active satellite portion of DARPA's Orbital Express satellite servicing experiment. Following operational tests while still joined or grappled together, the first 10-m distance Nextsat free flight and redocking by Astro was conducted on 5 May. On the second free-flight test on 11 May a serious computer failure left the two spacecraft 6 km apart. The problem was solved, revised software was uploaded to Astro, and it redocked with Nextsat on 19 May.
NextSat - . Mass: 250 kg (550 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: DARPA. Manufacturer: Ball. Class: Technology. Type: Rendezvous technology satellite. Spacecraft: RS-300. USAF Sat Cat: 30774 . COSPAR: 2007-006C. Apogee: 498 km (309 mi). Perigee: 491 km (305 mi). Inclination: 46.00 deg. Period: 94.50 min. The passive satellite portion of DARPA's Orbital Express satellite servicing experiment. NextSat carried hydrazine for fluid transfer experiments, but no propulsion system. Attitude was controlled by momentum wheels supplemented by magnetic torquer rods..
Midstar 1 - . Mass: 120 kg (260 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: USN PGS. Manufacturer: USNA. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Midstar. USAF Sat Cat: 30773 . COSPAR: 2007-006B. Apogee: 498 km (309 mi). Perigee: 495 km (307 mi). Inclination: 46.00 deg. Period: 94.50 min.
MidSTAR-1 was flown under the DoD Space Test Program and carried the Internet Communications Satellite (ICSat) Experiment (SERB 2002-39) and the Configurable Fault Tolerant Processor (CFTP) Experiment for the Naval Postgraduate School (SERB 2002-34). Planned mission duration was two years.
Falconsat-3 - . Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: Martin. Manufacturer: USAF Colorado Springs. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Falconsat. USAF Sat Cat: 30776 . COSPAR: 2007-006E. Apogee: 559 km (347 mi). Perigee: 558 km (346 mi). Inclination: 35.40 deg. Period: 95.80 min. USAF Academy student satellite with ionospheric experiments and plasma atttiude control thrusters..
MEPSI Picosat - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: DARPA. Manufacturer: Aerospace. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. COSPAR: 2007-006x. Apogee: 563 km (349 mi). Perigee: 558 km (346 mi). Inclination: 35.40 deg. Released from STPSat..
MEPSI Picosat - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: DARPA. Manufacturer: Aerospace. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. COSPAR: 2007-006x. Apogee: 563 km (349 mi). Perigee: 558 km (346 mi). Inclination: 35.40 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Released from STPSat..
2007 December 10 - . 22:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 198 - . Payload: NROL-24. Nation: USA. Agency: Martin. Class: Communications. Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: Quasar. USAF Sat Cat: 32378 . COSPAR: 2007-060A. Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Perigee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,440.00 min.
Classified National Reconnaisance Office payload; probable primary payload data relay communications. May also have carried SBIRS HEO-2 infrared missile warning sensor and a TWINS-B magnetospheric research experiment. Initial orbit 261 x 16776 km x 60.0 deg.
2009 June 18 - . 21:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
LRO - . Nation: USA. Agency: Martin. Class: Moon. Type: Lunar orbiter. Spacecraft: LRO. USAF Sat Cat: 35315 . COSPAR: 2009-031A. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
LCROSS - . Nation: USA. Agency: Martin. Class: Moon. Type: Lunar impacter. Spacecraft: LRO. Decay Date: 2009-10-09 . USAF Sat Cat: 35316 . COSPAR: 2009-031B.
Lunar impact probe, designed to detect ice in the lunar polar regions. LCROSS and the Centaur stage flew 3270 km from the Moon at 1030 GMT on June 23 and were hurled to a 5820,00 km apogee. On 9 October LCROSS separated from the Centaur. The Centaur impacted in Cabeus crater at 11:31 GMT on 9 October followed by LCROSS at 11:35 GMT. The impacts did not produce the expected spectacular impact plume as expected. However later data reduction did show significant amounts of water.
2009 October 18 - . 16:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC3E. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 210 - . Payload: DMSP 5D F-18. Mass: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: Martin. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: TIROS N. Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-3. USAF Sat Cat: 35951 . COSPAR: 2009-057A. Apogee: 858 km (533 mi). Perigee: 843 km (523 mi). Inclination: 98.90 deg. Period: 101.90 min. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. After release of the weather satellite the Centaur AV-017 upper stage was tested, having enough propellant left over to escape the earth's gravity and enter solar orbit..
2010 February 11 - . 15:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
SDO - . Mass: 3,200 kg (7,000 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: Martin. Class: Astronomy. Type: Solar satellite. Spacecraft: SDO. USAF Sat Cat: 36395 . COSPAR: 2010-005A. Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Perigee: 35,773 km (22,228 mi). Inclination: 28.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Solar Dynamics Observatory. The Centaur AV-021 upper stage moved from an initial 175 km x 3706 km x 28.7 deg parking orbit to a 2480 km x 35369 km x 28.6 deg transfer orbitand then released the satellite, which used its own R4D thruster to reach geosynchronous orbit.
2011 May 7 - . 18:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 230 - . Payload: SBIRS GEO-1 / A2100M. Mass: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: AS 2100. USAF Sat Cat: 37481 . COSPAR: 2011-019A. Apogee: 35,872 km (22,289 mi). Perigee: 35,851 km (22,276 mi). Inclination: 6.26 deg. Period: 1,439.93 min.
First geosynchronous element of the Space-Based Infrared System, an expensive new multispectral early warning and tracking system that forms part of the American missile defense system. The system also include payloads installed on Molniya-orbit signals intelligence satellite (USA 184 and USA 200). The spacecraft carry an infrared telescope with a large focal plane infrared array to monitor large areas of the Earth at once. An internal moving mirror scans the visible disk of the Earth to detect and track possible missile launches. It also has capabilites to track high-altitude aircraft and thermal events on the surface. The new SBIRS network will succeed 23 DSP satellites launched from 1970 to 2007. GEO-1 was inserted into geostationary transfer orbit by the booster and used its own on Leros-1 apogee motor to maneuver into geosynchronous orbit.
2012 June 20 - . 12:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 236 - . Payload: NROL-38. Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: Quasar. USAF Sat Cat: 38466 . COSPAR: 2012-033A. Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Perigee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,440.00 min.
SMDC One 1.2 - . Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Climate technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38759 . COSPAR: 2012-048B. 3U cubesat operational Nanosatellite Effect communications experiment for US Army Space and Missile Defence Command, Huntsville, Alabama..
Aeneas - . Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38760 . COSPAR: 2012-048C. Cubesat with a cargo container tracking experiment by the University of Southern California, Los Angeles for the Department of Homeland Security.
CSSWE - . Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38761 . COSPAR: 2012-048D. University of Colorado, Boulder Colorado Student 3U cubesat with a Space Weather Experiment. Studied radiation belt electrons and protons. Extended mission was completed..
CXBN - . Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38762 . COSPAR: 2012-048E. Morehead State University, Kentucky cosmic hard X-ray background radiation experiment..
CP5 - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Solar sail technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38763 . COSPAR: 2012-048F. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo solar sail deorbit technology experiment..
Cinema - . Payload: CINEMA 1. Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38764 . COSPAR: 2012-048G. University of California Berkeley magnetospheric experiment..
RE - . Payload: Re/STARE. Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Orbital object tracking satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38765 . COSPAR: 2012-048H. Lawrence Livermore Natlional Laboratory space debris tracking experiment..
SMDC One 1.1 - . Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38766 . COSPAR: 2012-048J. 3U cubesat operational Nanosatellite Effect communications experiment for US Army Space and Missile Defence Command, Huntsville, Alabama..
Aerocube 4.5A - . Payload: Aerocube-4.5A. Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38767 . COSPAR: 2012-048K. Cubesat for Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California..
Aerocube 4.5B - . Payload: Aerocube-4.5B. Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38768 . COSPAR: 2012-048L. Cubesat for Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California..
Aerocube 4 - . Payload: Aerocube-4. Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 38769 . COSPAR: 2012-048M. Cubesat for Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California..
2013 January 31 - . 01:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
TDRS 11 - . Payload: HS 601HP. Mass: 3,454 kg (7,614 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: HS 601. USAF Sat Cat: 39070 . COSPAR: 2013-004A. Apogee: 35,826 km (22,261 mi). Perigee: 35,749 km (22,213 mi). Inclination: 6.90 deg. Period: 1,436.14 min.
First new-generation TDRS satellite, supporting communications with the International Space Station and military satellites. Released by the Centaur upper stage into a 4336 km x 35,791 km x 25.7 deg orbit. The satellite then used its R-4D engine to reach station in geosynchronous orbit.
2013 February 11 - . 18:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC3E. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
Landsat 8 - . Payload: SA-200HP / LEOStar-3. Mass: 2,623 kg (5,782 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Civilian Radarsat. Spacecraft: SA-200. USAF Sat Cat: 39084 . COSPAR: 2013-008A. Apogee: 704 km (437 mi). Perigee: 701 km (435 mi). Inclination: 98.21 deg. Period: 98.83 min. Carried the OLI (Operational Land Imager) and TIRS (Thermal Infrared Sensor) cameras to continue collection of comparable earth resource data that began with Landsat 1 in 1972. Total launch mass of 2787 kg included 395 kg of hydrazine propellant..
2013 March 19 - . 21:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 241 - . Payload: SBIRS GEO-2 / A2100M. Mass: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: AS 2100. USAF Sat Cat: 39120 . COSPAR: 2013-011A. Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Perigee: 35,775 km (22,229 mi). Inclination: 6.00 deg.
Second geosynchronous orbit in the Space-Based Infrared System for detecting missile launches and tracking missiles, air vehicles, and certain surface events. The Centaur upper stage placed the satellite in a 182 km x 35804 km x 22.2 deg transfer orbit. SBIR-2 used its own engines to reach its operational geosynchronous orbit.
2013 May 15 - . 21:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 242 - . Payload: Navstar 68 / GPS SVN 66 / IIF-4 / SV-5 Vega. Mass: 1,630 kg (3,590 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: Boeing. Class: Navigation. Type: Navigation satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Navstar. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2F. USAF Sat Cat: 39166 . COSPAR: 2013-023A. Apogee: 20,187 km (12,543 mi). Perigee: 20,178 km (12,538 mi). Inclination: 55.02 deg. Period: 717.97 min.
Fourth GPS Block IIF satellite, 2.5m high satellite with a solar panel span of 18 m. The IIF navigation payloads carry atomic clocks and broadcast L-band navigation signals in the L1M, L2M, L2C and L5 channels; they also carry sensors to detect nuclear explosions as part of an early warning system.
2014 January 24 - . 02:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
TDRS 12 - . Payload: HS 601HP. Mass: 3,454 kg (7,614 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: HS 601. USAF Sat Cat: 39504 . COSPAR: 2014-004A. Apogee: 35,799 km (22,244 mi). Perigee: 35,774 km (22,228 mi). Inclination: 6.92 deg. Period: 1,436.09 min.
NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite; provided space-to-space relays, channelling high bandwidth data from spacecraft to the ground. TDRS 12 was the second replenishment satellite in the third generation of the TDRS system, using a high power version of the BSS-601HP satellite bus. By February 4 TDRS 12 was in a 35,780 x 35,795 km x 7.0 deg inclined geostationary orbit over 150.0 deg West.
2014 April 3 - . 14:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC3E. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 249 - . Payload: DMSP 5D-3 F19. Mass: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: TIROS N. Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-3. USAF Sat Cat: 39630 . COSPAR: 2014-015A. Apogee: 853 km (530 mi). Perigee: 839 km (521 mi). Inclination: 98.77 deg. Period: 101.85 min.
Penultimate US Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program payload in orbit. The DMSP Block 5D-3 S-19 spacecraft was built by RCA/East Windsor, New Jersey and transferred to Lockheed Martin/Sunnyvale after closure of the former facility. The AV-044 Centaur stage reignited to go into heliocentric orbit, like that for the previous DMSP launch. The DMSP satellite's solar array did not completely deploy, but the satellite was expected to enter service nonetheless.
2014 May 22 - . 13:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 252 - . Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Quasar. USAF Sat Cat: 39751 . COSPAR: 2014-027A. Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Perigee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,440.00 min.
Atlas flight AV-046 left the USA 252 payload in an 840 x 35745 km x 20.7 deg geostationary transfer orbit. It was expected to enter geostationary orbit and was thought to be a QUASAR communications and data relay satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office - either QUASAR 18 or 19, uncertain due to the difficulty of distinguising early QUASAR and JUMPSEAT satellites in the 1970s.
2014 August 2 - . 03:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 256 - . Payload: Navstar 71 / GPS SVN 68 / IIF-7 / Capella. Mass: 1,630 kg (3,590 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: ULAL. Spacecraft Bus: Navstar. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2F. USAF Sat Cat: 40105 . COSPAR: 2014-045A. Apogee: 20,479 km (12,725 mi). Perigee: 20,451 km (12,707 mi). Inclination: 55.00 deg. Period: 729.47 min. The navigation satellite, dubbed 'Capella', reached a 167 km x 20,260 km x 55 deg transfer orbit at 03:40 GMT. A second Centaur burn at 06:40 GMT circularized the orbit prior to release of the satellite..
2014 August 13 - . 18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC3E. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
Worldview-3 - . Mass: 2,800 kg (6,100 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: ULAL. Spacecraft: BCP-5000. USAF Sat Cat: 40115 . COSPAR: 2014-048A. Apogee: 614 km (381 mi). Perigee: 612 km (380 mi). Inclination: 97.99 deg. Period: 96.97 min.
Commercial imaging satellite in a 10:15 local time of descending node sun-synchronous orbit. Ground resolution of 0.31 m panchromatic, and 1.1 m multispectral. After releasing the satellite the Centaur stage restarted and used up its extra propellant by accelerating to an escape trajectory to solar orbit. WV-3 had an imager with 0.3m ground resolution in addition to multispectral and 3.7-micron IR cameras. Digital Globe was formerly EarthWatch Inc, and merged with the former Space Imaging Inc. (GeoEye) in 2012, which itself absorbed EOSAT in 1996 and OrbImage in 2006, completing the consolidation of the first generation of US commercial imaging companies.
2014 September 17 - . 00:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: Cape Canaveral SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 257 - . Payload: CLIO. Mass: 5,000 kg (11,000 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: ELINT. Spacecraft: AS 2100. USAF Sat Cat: 40208 . COSPAR: 2014-055A.
Classified satellite in an unusual high-perigee geostationary transfer orbit, possibly around 11,800 x 36,000 km, after an initial 174 km x 28,860 km x 28 deg orbit. CLIO's owner was an unidentified US government agency - possibly the National Reconnaissance Office. It may have a communications or signals intelligence payload.
2014 October 29 - . 17:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: Cape Canaveral SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 258 - . Payload: Navstar 72 / GPS SVN 69 / IIF-8 / Spica. Mass: 1,630 kg (3,590 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Navigation. Type: Navigation satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Navstar. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2F. USAF Sat Cat: 40294 . COSPAR: 2014-068A. Apogee: 20,195 km (12,548 mi). Perigee: 20,168 km (12,531 mi). Inclination: 54.96 deg. Period: 717.93 min. Nicknamed Spica, launched into a 167 x 20,281 km transfer orbit 17 minutes after launch; the Centaur restarted at 20:40 GMT to place the satellite in its final orbit..
2015 July 15 - . 15:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 262 - . Payload: Navstar 74 / GPS SVN 72 / IIF-10 / Antares. Mass: 1,630 kg (3,590 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Navigation. Type: Navigation satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Navstar. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2F. USAF Sat Cat: 40730 . COSPAR: 2015-033A. Apogee: 20,228 km (12,569 mi). Perigee: 20,135 km (12,511 mi). Inclination: 55.07 deg. Period: 717.95 min. Replenished the GPS constellation; 10th satellite in the GPS IIF series..
Aerocube-5C - . Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40965 . COSPAR: 2015-058B. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Aerospace Corporation cubesat..
Aerocube-7 - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40966 . COSPAR: 2015-058C. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Aerospace Corporation cubesat..
AMSAT-OSCAR-85 - . Payload: FOX-1. Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Communications technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40967 . COSPAR: 2015-058D. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Also called Fox-1A; amateur radio cubesat from AMSAT-North America..
Bisonsat - . Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40968 . COSPAR: 2015-058E. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Cubesat from Salish Kootenai College in Montana..
ARC-1 - . Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40969 . COSPAR: 2015-058F. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Alaska Research Cubesat 1 from University of Alaska, Fairbanks..
SNAP-3 ALICE - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40970 . COSPAR: 2015-058G. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. One of three SMDC Nanosatellite Program (SNAP-3) communications cubesats for the US Army Strategica Missile Defence Command..
LMRST - . Payload: LMRST-SAT. Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40971 . COSPAR: 2015-058H. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Low Mass Radio Science Transponder experiment cubesat from JPL..
SNAP-3 EDDIE - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40972 . COSPAR: 2015-058J. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. One of three SMDC Nanosatellite Program (SNAP-3) communications cubesats for the US Army Strategica Missile Defence Command..
PropCube-3 Merryweather - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Science. Type: Science satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40973 . COSPAR: 2015-058K. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. One of two PropCube ionospheric-propagation-study cubesats from Tyvak Nanosystems and the US Navy Postgraduate School..
SINOD-D 1 - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40974 . COSPAR: 2015-058L. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. One of two SINOD-D cubesats with software-defined radio demonstrations from SRI International..
SNAP-3 JIMI - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40975 . COSPAR: 2015-058M. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. One of three SMDC Nanosatellite Program (SNAP-3) communications cubesats for the US Army Strategica Missile Defence Command..
PropCube-1 Flora - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Science. Type: Science satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40976 . COSPAR: 2015-058N. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. One of two PropCube ionospheric-propagation-study cubesats from Tyvak Nanosystems and the US Navy Postgraduate School..
SINOD-D 3 - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40977 . COSPAR: 2015-058P. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. One of two SINOD-D cubesats with software-defined radio demonstrations from SRI International..
2015 October 31 - . 16:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 265 - . Payload: Navstar 73 / GPS SVN 71 / IIF-11 / Altair. Mass: 1,630 kg (3,590 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Navigation. Type: Navigation satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Navstar. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2F. USAF Sat Cat: 41019 . COSPAR: 2015-062A. Apogee: 20,491 km (12,732 mi). Perigee: 20,444 km (12,703 mi). Inclination: 54.98 deg. Period: 729.58 min. Addition to the GPS constellation, model IIF flight 11, was nicknamed 'Altair'..
2015 December 6 - . 21:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: Cape Canaveral SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
SS Deke Slayton II - . Payload: Cygnus OA-4. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: OSC. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned logistics spacecraft. Spacecraft: Cygnus. Decay Date: 2016-02-20 . USAF Sat Cat: 41101 . COSPAR: 2015-072A. Apogee: 418 km (259 mi). Perigee: 404 km (251 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg.
United Launch Alliance launched Atlas V flight AV-061 carrying the Cygnus OA-4 cargo ship mission. Following the Antares failure in the prior year, Cygnus payloads were temporarily moved to Atlas. The OA-4 Cygnus, called 'SS Deke Slayton II', was the first Cygnus with the enhanced (stretched) EPCM pressurized cargo module, and the first with a service module carrying the circular UltraFlex solar arrays originally designed for NASA's Orion. This was the first time an Atlas launched a payload towards the ISS. The AV-061 Centaur reached a 234 x 237 km orbit at 2203 UTC, released Cygnus 3 min later, and performed a 10s deorbit burn at 2232 UTC for disposal of the Centaur in the ocean south of Australia at about 132E 49S. The Deke Slayton II reached the ISS on Dec 9, with SSRMS grapple at 1119 UTC and berthing on Harmony at 1426 UTC. Aboard the Cygnus were the small NovaWurks SIMPL satellite, 12 Flock 2e cubesats from Planet Labs, and the CADRE, STMSat-1, MinXSS-1, Nodes 1 and Nodes 2 cubesats. Mass of ISS after the OA-4 arrival was 418 metric tons. The Canadarm-2 unberthed the Cygnus OA-4 cargo ship, SS Deke Slayton II, from the Unity node on Feb 19 at 1040 UTC and released it into orbit at about 1227 UTC. The Cygnus was deorbited over the S Pacific at about 1600 UTC Feb 20.
2016 February 5 - . 13:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: Cape Canaveral SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 266 - . Payload: Navstar 76 / GPS SVN 70. Nation: USA. Class: Navigation. Type: Navigation satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Navstar. Spacecraft: GPS Block 2F. USAF Sat Cat: 41328 . COSPAR: 2016-007A. Apogee: 20,442 km (12,702 mi). Perigee: 20,438 km (12,699 mi). Inclination: 55.00 deg.
2016 March 23 - . 03:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: Cape Canaveral SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
SS Rick Husband - . Payload: Cygnus OA-5. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: OSC. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned logistics spacecraft. Spacecraft: Cygnus. Decay Date: 2016-06-22 . USAF Sat Cat: 41393 . COSPAR: 2016-019A. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). Perigee: 240 km (140 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg.
Cygnus cargo ship OA-6, "SS Rick Husband", was launched aboard Atlas V flight AV-064. A mixture ratio problem on the Atlas caused an 5-seconds-early first stage cutoff, which required a full extra minute's burn on the Centaur upper stage to make the correct orbit. After deploying Cygnus, the Centaur's second burn was intended to deorbit the stage south of Australia, but because of insufficient remaining propellant the engine cutoff early, and reentry occurred downrange south of New Zealand. SS Rick Husband arrived at the ISS on schedule, and was grappled by the Canadarm-2 at 1051 UTC Mar 26. On Jun 14 the Canadarm-2 unberthed Cygnus OA-6 from the Unity module at 1143 UTC and released it into orbit at 1330 UTC. Cygnus then performed the SAFIRE-1 experiment igniting a significant fire inside an experiment chamber in the Cygnus pressurized PCM module. Mounted on the Cygnus service module was the first NRCSD-E external cubesat deployer carrying 5 Lemur-2 satellites. On Jun 21 two pairs of Lemur-2 cubesats were ejected. A third deployer silo with a single Lemur-2 failed to open, and the cubesat remained inside when then following day Cygnus made its deorbit burn and reentered over the South Pacific at 1329 UTC Jun 22.
2016 November 11 - . 18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC3E. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
WorldView-4 - . Mass: 2,800 kg (6,100 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: BCP-5000. USAF Sat Cat: 41848 . COSPAR: 2016-067A. Apogee: 611 km (379 mi). Perigee: 607 km (377 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg.
United Launch Alliance Atlas V, serial AV-062, placed the DigitalGlobe WorldView-4 commercial imaging satellite in orbit. WV-4 was originaly GeoEye-2 before the GeoEye/DG merger, and has a resolution of only 0.25 metres. AV-062 reached a 600 km orbit at 1846 UTC and deployed WV-4 at 1849 UTC. AV-062 also carried four cubesat deployers on its Aft Bulkhead Carrier. At 2120 UTC AV-062 made its second burn, accelerating to escape velocity to avoid it contributing to LEO space junk. The stage departed the Earth's gravitational sphere of influence on Nov 15 to enter a solar orbit of 0.93 x 1.57 AU x 3.4 deg.
Prometheus 2.1 - . Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41854 . COSPAR: 2016-067G. Apogee: 585 km (363 mi). Perigee: 572 km (355 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Two 1.5U DoD Nanosat Program satellites (Prometheus series) were ejected at 2042 UTC..
Prometheus 2.2 - . Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41855 . COSPAR: 2016-067H. Apogee: 584 km (362 mi). Perigee: 571 km (354 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg.
Aerocube 8C - . Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41853 . COSPAR: 2016-067F. Apogee: 586 km (364 mi). Perigee: 573 km (356 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg.
Aerocube 8D - . Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41852 . COSPAR: 2016-067E. Apogee: 585 km (363 mi). Perigee: 575 km (357 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Two 1.5U cubesats for the Aerospace Corporation, Aerocube 8C and 8D, ejected at 2045 UTC..
CELTEE - . Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41850 . COSPAR: 2016-067C. Apogee: 586 km (364 mi). Perigee: 576 km (357 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. 1U cubesat for the Air Force ResearchLab..
Opticube 4 - . Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Radar calibration target. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41851 . COSPAR: 2016-067D. Apogee: 585 km (363 mi). Perigee: 576 km (357 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. 2U tracking calibration satellite, CalPoly's Opticub..
RAVAN - . Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41849 . COSPAR: 2016-067B. Apogee: 583 km (362 mi). Perigee: 569 km (353 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. 3U RAVAN satellite for APL. It carried an experimental radiometer for Earth energy balance studies..
2017 January 21 - . 00:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: Cape Canaveral SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
USA 273 - . Payload: SBIRS GEO-3 / A2100M. Mass: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb). Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: AS 2100. USAF Sat Cat: 41937 . COSPAR: 2017-004A. Apogee: 35,847 km (22,274 mi). Perigee: 195 km (121 mi). Inclination: 23.30 deg. See SBIRS-GEO 3 (USA 273). Atlas AV-066 launched the third SBIRS GEO early warning sat into geotransfer orbit. SBIRS GEO used an infrared telescope to detect missile launches..
2017 April 18 - . 15:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
Lemur-2-JennyBarna - . Payload: Lemur-2-30; LEMUR 2 ANGELA. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42752 . COSPAR: 2017-019B. Apogee: 483 km (300 mi). Perigee: 469 km (291 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 94.12 min. See Lemur-2 30 (Lemur-2 JennyBarna). ..
Lemur-2-Angela - . Payload: Lemur-2-31; LEMUR 2 JENNYBARNA. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42753 . COSPAR: 2017-019C. Apogee: 480 km (290 mi). Perigee: 467 km (290 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 94.07 min. See Lemur-2 31 (Lemur-2 Angela). ..
Lemur-2-Spirovision - . Payload: Lemur-2-32; LEMUR 2 ROBMOORE. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42754 . COSPAR: 2017-019D. Apogee: 483 km (300 mi). Perigee: 470 km (290 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 94.13 min. See Lemur-2 32 (Lemur-2 SpiroVision). ..
Lemur-2-RobMoore - . Payload: Lemur-2-33; LEMUR 2 SPIROVISION. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42755 . COSPAR: 2017-019E. Apogee: 480 km (290 mi). Perigee: 467 km (290 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 94.07 min. See Lemur-2 33 (Lemur-2 RobMoore). ..
SOMP 2 - . Payload: QB50-DE02; HAVELSAT. Nation: Turkey. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42700 . COSPAR: 1998-067LH. Apogee: 272 km (169 mi). Perigee: 268 km (166 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 89.91 min. See SOMP 2 (QB50 DE02) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
HAVELSAT - . Payload: QB50-TR02; SOMP 2. Nation: Germany. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42701 . COSPAR: 1998-067LJ. Apogee: 292 km (181 mi). Perigee: 291 km (180 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 90.35 min. See HAVELSAT (QB50 TR02) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
Columbia Sat - . Payload: QB50-US04/QBUS 4; COLUMBIA. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42702 . COSPAR: 1998-067LK. Apogee: 161 km (100 mi). Perigee: 159 km (98 mi). Inclination: 51.61 deg. Period: 87.69 min. See QBUS 4 (Columbia, QB50 US04) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
SGSat - . Payload: KySat-3. Nation: USA. USAF Sat Cat: 42703 . COSPAR: 1998-067LL. Apogee: 171 km (106 mi). Perigee: 164 km (101 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 87.84 min. See KySat 3 (SGSat) ↑. ..
CXBN-2 - . Nation: USA. USAF Sat Cat: 42704 . COSPAR: 1998-067LM. Apogee: 274 km (170 mi). Perigee: 269 km (167 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 89.94 min. See CXBN 2 ↑. ..
IceCube - . Nation: USA. USAF Sat Cat: 42705 . COSPAR: 1998-067LN. Apogee: 153 km (95 mi). Perigee: 144 km (89 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 87.46 min. See IceCube (Earth 1) ↑. ..
Phoenix - . Payload: QB50-TW01. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42706 . COSPAR: 1998-067LP. Apogee: 321 km (199 mi). Perigee: 320 km (190 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 90.93 min. See Phoenix (QB50 TW01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
X-Cubesat - . Payload: QB50-FR01; XCUBESAT. Nation: France. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42707 . COSPAR: 1998-067LQ. Apogee: 173 km (107 mi). Perigee: 165 km (102 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 87.87 min. See X-CubeSat (QB50 FR01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
qbee50-LTU-OC - . Payload: QB50-SE01. Nation: Sweden. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42708 . COSPAR: 1998-067LR. Apogee: 272 km (169 mi). Perigee: 267 km (165 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 89.90 min. See qbee50-LTU-OC (QB50 SE01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
Altair Pathfinder - . Payload: Altair 1. Nation: USA. USAF Sat Cat: 42711 . COSPAR: 1998-067LS. Apogee: 354 km (219 mi). Perigee: 351 km (218 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 91.58 min. See ALTAIR 1 ↑. ..
SHARC - . Nation: USA. USAF Sat Cat: 42712 . COSPAR: 1998-067LT. Apogee: 328 km (203 mi). Perigee: 327 km (203 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 91.08 min. See SHARC (Biarri-Point) ↑. ..
ZA-AeroSat - . Payload: QB50-ZA01. Nation: South Africa. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42713 . COSPAR: 1998-067LU. Apogee: 326 km (202 mi). Perigee: 325 km (201 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 91.03 min. See ZA-AeroSat (QB50 AZ01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
LINK - . Payload: QB50-KR01. Nation: Korea South. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42714 . COSPAR: 1998-067LV. Apogee: 162 km (100 mi). Perigee: 154 km (95 mi). Inclination: 51.61 deg. Period: 87.64 min. See LINK (QB50 KR01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
CSUNSat 1 - . Nation: USA. USAF Sat Cat: 42715 . COSPAR: 1998-067LW. Apogee: 318 km (197 mi). Perigee: 317 km (196 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 90.87 min. See CSUNSat 1 ↑. ..
UPSat - . Payload: QB50-GR02. Nation: Greece. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42716 . COSPAR: 1998-067LX. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). Perigee: 137 km (85 mi). Inclination: 51.61 deg. Period: 87.25 min. See UPSat (QB50 GR02) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
SpaceCube - . Payload: QB50-FR05. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42717 . COSPAR: 1998-067LY. Apogee: 273 km (169 mi). Perigee: 269 km (167 mi). Inclination: 51.61 deg. Period: 89.94 min. See SpaceCube (QB50 FR05) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
Hoopoe - . Payload: QB50-IL01. Nation: Israel. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42718 . COSPAR: 1998-067LZ. Apogee: 163 km (101 mi). Perigee: 155 km (96 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 87.67 min. See Hoopoe (Duchifat 2, QB50 IL01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
Challenger - . Payload: QB50-US01/QBUS 1. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42721 . COSPAR: 1998-067MA. Apogee: 157 km (97 mi). Perigee: 143 km (88 mi). Inclination: 51.61 deg. Period: 87.48 min. See QBUS 1 (Challenger, QB50 US01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
NJUST-1 - . Payload: QB50-CN03/BE03. Nation: China. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42722 . COSPAR: 1998-067MB. Apogee: 336 km (208 mi). Perigee: 332 km (206 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 91.21 min. See NJUST 1 (QB50 CN03) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
UNSW-EC0 - . Payload: QB50-AU02; UNSW-ECO. Nation: Australia. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42723 . COSPAR: 1998-067MC. Apogee: 153 km (95 mi). Perigee: 145 km (90 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 87.46 min. See UNSW-EC0 (QB50 AU02) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
DUTHSat - . Payload: QB50-GR01. Nation: Greece. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42724 . COSPAR: 1998-067MD. Apogee: 159 km (98 mi). Perigee: 148 km (91 mi). Inclination: 51.61 deg. Period: 87.55 min. See DUTHSat (QB50 GR01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
Zidingxiang-1 - . Payload: QB50-CN02/BE02; LILACSAT-1. Nation: China. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42725 . COSPAR: 1998-067ME. Apogee: 299 km (185 mi). Perigee: 298 km (185 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 90.49 min. See LilacSat 1 (Zidingxiang 1, QB50 CN02, LO 90, LilacSat-OSCAR 90) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
nSIGHT 1 - . Payload: QB50-AZ02; NSIGHT-1. Nation: South Africa. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42726 . COSPAR: 1998-067MF. Apogee: 373 km (231 mi). Perigee: 367 km (228 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 91.94 min. See nSIGHT 1 (QB50 AZ02) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
SNUSAT 1b - . Payload: QB50-KR03; SNUSAT-1. Nation: Korea South. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42727 . COSPAR: 1998-067MG. Apogee: 302 km (187 mi). Perigee: 300 km (180 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 90.54 min. See SNUSAT 1b (QB50 KR03) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
QBITO - . Payload: QB50-ES01. Nation: Spain. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42728 . COSPAR: 1998-067MH. Apogee: 253 km (157 mi). Perigee: 246 km (152 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 89.49 min. See QBITO (QB50 ES01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
Aalto-2 - . Payload: QB50-FI01. Nation: Finland. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42729 . COSPAR: 1998-067MJ. Apogee: 174 km (108 mi). Perigee: 165 km (102 mi). Inclination: 51.61 deg. Period: 87.88 min. See Aalto 2 (QB50 FI01) ↑. 2U cubesat by Aalto University, Finland. Mission: Atmospheric research. Status as of 2019: Inactive..
SUSat - . Payload: QB50-AU01. Nation: Australia. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42730 . COSPAR: 1998-067MK. Apogee: 295 km (183 mi). Perigee: 293 km (182 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 90.40 min. See SUSat (QB50 AU01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
i-INSPIRE 2 - . Payload: QB50-AU03; I-INSPIRE II. Nation: Australia. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42731 . COSPAR: 1998-067ML. Apogee: 153 km (95 mi). Perigee: 145 km (90 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 87.47 min. See i-INSPIRE 2 (QB50 AU03) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
PolyITAN-2-SAU - . Payload: QB50-UA01. Nation: Ukraine. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42732 . COSPAR: 1998-067MM. Apogee: 173 km (107 mi). Perigee: 164 km (101 mi). Inclination: 51.61 deg. Period: 87.86 min. See PolyITAN-2-SAU (QB50 UA01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
SNUSAT 1 - . Payload: QB50-KR02; SNUSAT-1B. Nation: Korea South. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42733 . COSPAR: 1998-067MN. Apogee: 289 km (179 mi). Perigee: 286 km (177 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 90.27 min. See SNUSAT 1 (QB50 KR02) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
Aoxiang yi hao - . Payload: QB50-CN04/BE04; AOXIANG-1. Nation: China. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42735 . COSPAR: 1998-067MQ. Apogee: 332 km (206 mi). Perigee: 328 km (203 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 91.14 min. See Aoxiang 1 (QB50 CN04) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
BeEagleSat - . Payload: QB50-TR01. Nation: Turkey. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42736 . COSPAR: 1998-067MR. Apogee: 315 km (195 mi). Perigee: 313 km (194 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 90.80 min. See BeEagleSat (QB50 TR01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
Atlantis - . Payload: QB50-US02/QBUS 2. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42737 . COSPAR: 1998-067MS. Apogee: 167 km (103 mi). Perigee: 157 km (97 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 87.72 min. See QBUS 2 (Atlantis, QB50 US02) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
2017 April 18 - . 15:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC41. Launch Pad: Cape Canaveral SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
SS John Glenn - . Payload: Cygnus OA-7. Mass: 7,221 kg (15,919 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: OSC. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned logistics spacecraft. Spacecraft: Cygnus. Decay Date: 2017-06-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 42681 . COSPAR: 2017-019A. Apogee: 412 km (256 mi). Perigee: 398 km (247 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg.
See Cygnus CRS-7 (OA 7, SS John Glenn). Cygnus mission OA-7, the S.S. John Glenn, was launched on ULA Atlas AV-070. The 7221 kg cargo ship carried about 140 kg of small satellites for later deployment and about 3250 kg of other cargo. OA-7 arrived at ISS on Apr 22.
2017 August 18 - . 12:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral SLC41. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
TDRS 13 - . Payload: TDRS M. Nation: USA. USAF Sat Cat: 42915 . COSPAR: 2017-047A. Apogee: 35,837 km (22,268 mi). Perigee: 35,733 km (22,203 mi). Inclination: 6.31 deg. Period: 1,436.02 min. See TDRS 13 (TDRS M). ..
2018 May 5 - . 11:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC3E. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.
Mars InSight Lander - . Payload: Mars InSight; INSIGHT. Nation: USA. USAF Sat Cat: 43457 . COSPAR: 2018-042A. See InSight (Discovery 12). ..
MarCO-A - . Payload: Mars Cube One. Nation: USA. USAF Sat Cat: 43458 . COSPAR: 2018-042B. See MarCO A (Wall-E). ..
MarCO-B - . Payload: Mars Cube One. Nation: USA. USAF Sat Cat: 43459 . COSPAR: 2018-042C. See MarCO B (Eva). ..

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