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Launch History 2013

Launched

Date	Launcher	Launch Site		Notes
	Satellite (Alternative Names)	Orbit	Notes
January
15 January	Rokot / Briz-KM	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
	Rodnik-S N143	LEO	three Russian military communications satellites
	Rodnik-S N144	LEO	three Russian military communications satellites
	Rodnik-S N145	LEO	three Russian military communications satellites
27 January	H-2A	Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan
	IGS-Radar 4	LEO sun synchronous	Japanese military radar imaging satellite
	IGS-Optical 5V	LEO sun synchronous	Japanese military optical imaging satellite demonstrator
30 January	KSLV 1	Naro Space Centre, South Korea
	STSAT 2C	LEO	Korean technology demonstration satellite
31 January	Atlas V	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
	TDRS-K	GEO	US data relay satellite
February
1 February	Zenit 3SL	Sea Launch's Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean		launch failure
	Intelsat 27	GEO - failed to achieve orbit	commercial communication satellite
6 February	Soyuz 2.1a / Fregat	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Globalstar 2 (19-24)	MEO	six commercial communications satellites
7 February	Ariane 5 ECA	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Amazonas 3	GEO	commercial communication satellite
	AzerSpace 1 (AfricaSat 1a)	GEO	commercial communication satellite
11 February	Soyuz U	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Progress M-18-M (ISS 50P)	LEO	unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
11 February	Atlas V	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
	LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)	LEO sun synchronous	earth observation satellite
25 February	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	SARAL	LEO sun synchronous	Indian remote sensing satellite
	AAUSAT 3	LEO sun synchronous	student built technology cubesat (1U) to use AIS signals to track ships
	NEOSSAT	LEO sun synchronous	Canadian space telescope to detect asteroids
	Sapphire	LEO sun synchronous	Canadian military satellite for space situational awareness which will monitor orbiting objects and debris
	STRaND 1	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (3U) which will investigate the use of a smartphone based payload
	TUGsat 1 (BRITE-Austria, CanX 3B)	LEO sun synchronous	astronomical nanosatellite which will monitor variable stars
	UniBRITE (CanX 3A)	LEO sun synchronous	astronomical nanosatellite which will monitor variable stars
March
1 March	Falcon 9	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
	SpaceX CRS-2 (Dragon C4)	LEO	unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
19 March	Atlas 5	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
	SBIRS-GEO 2	GEO	US early warning satellite
26 March	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Satmex 8	GEO	commercial communication satellite
28 March	Soyuz FG	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Soyuz TMA-08M ISS 34S	LEO	manned transport vessel to the International Space Station
April
15 April	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Anik G1	GEO	commercial communications satellite
19 April	Soyuz-2.1b	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Bion-M 1	LEO	biological research satellite
	AIST 2	LEO	technology microsatellite
	BeeSat 2	LEO	technology cubesat (1U) which will verify the performance of reaction wheels
	BeeSat 3	LEO	technology cubesat (1U) which will verify the performance of reaction wheels
	Dove 2	LEO	technology cubesat (3U) demonstrating low cost imaging
	OSSI 1	LEO	technology cubesat (1U)
	SOMP	LEO	student built technology cubesat (1U)
21 April	Antares 110	Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
	Cygnus Mass Simulator	LEO	demonstration launch
	Phonesat v1a	LEO	technology cubesat (1U) using a mobile phone as the onboard computer
	Phonesat v1b	LEO	technology cubesat (1U) using a mobile phone as the onboard computer
	Phonesat v2a	LEO	technology cubesat (1U) using a mobile phone as the onboard computer
	Dove 1	LEO	technology cubesat (3U) demonstrating low cost imaging
24 April	Soyuz U	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Progress M-19-M (ISS 51P)	LEO	unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
26 April	Long March 2D	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Kansu Province, China
	GaoFen 1 (GF 1)	LEO sun synchronous	Chinese earth observation satellite
	CubeBug-1	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (2U)
	Nee 1 Pegaso	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (1U)
	TurkSat 3USAT	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (3U)
26 April	Soyuz-2-1b Fregat-M	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
	Uragan-M / Glonass-M 38	MEO	Russian navigation satellite
May
1 May	Long March 3B/E	Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China
	Chinasat 11 (ZX 11, SupremeSat 11)	GEO	commercial communication satellite
7 May	Vega	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Proba V	LEO sun synchronous	earth observation satellite which will map global vegetation
	ESTCube 1	LEO sun synchronous	student built technology cubesat (1U) which will test a novel propulsion technique using a charged 10 m tether
	VNREDSat 1A	LEO sun synchronous	Vietnamese earth observation satellite
14 May	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Eutelsat 3D	GEO	commercial communication satellite
15 May	Atlas V	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
	GPS 2F-4	MEO	US navigation satellite

To Be Launched

Date	Launcher	Launch Site		Notes
	Satellite (Alternative Names)	Orbit	Notes
May
22 May	Soyuz-2.1b
	Persona N2
28 May	Soyuz FG	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Soyuz TMA-09M ISS 35S	LEO	manned transport vessel to the International Space Station
May	Dnepr-1	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Hausat 2
May	Long March 3B/E
	LaosSat 1
May	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Microscope
June
3 June	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	SES 6	GEO	commercial communications satellite
5 June	Ariane 5ES	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	ATV 4 (Albert Einstein)	LEO	unmanned supply ship to ISS
7 June	Long March 2F/H	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Kansu Province, China
	Shenzhou 10	LEO	Chinese manned spacecraft
10 June	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	IRNSS 1A		Indian navigation satellite
20 June	Rokot / Briz KM	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
	Gonets M5		Russian communications satellite
	Gonets M6		Russian communications satellite
	Gonets M7		Russian communications satellite
23 June	Soyuz 2-1b	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Resurs-P 1		Russian remote sensing satellite
24 June	Soyuz STBF	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	O3b F-1, F-2, F-3, F-4		four commercial communication satellites
26 June	Pegasus XL	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
	IRIS (SMEX-12)		solar probe to investigate the sun's corona, solar wind and atmosphere
June	Dnepr 1
	Asnaro 1 (Saske)
June	Ariane 5ECA	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	BADR 7	GEO	commercial communication satellite
June	Long March 4B	Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, Shanxi Province, China
	CBERS 3 (ZY 1D)	LEO	Chinese / Brazilian earth observation satellite
June	Long March 4B
	Feng Yung 3C (FY 3C)
June	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Inmarsat 5 F1	GEO	commercial communications satellite
June	Rokot KM
	Monitor IR1
June	Dnepr 1
	Unamsat 3
July
3 July	Soyuz-2-1b Fregat-M	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
	Uragan-M / Glonass-M	MEO	Russian navigation satellite
9 July	Falcon 9 v1.1	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
	Cassiope 1	LEO
	CUSat 1	LEO	one of a pair of nanosatellites intended to investigate an in-orbit inspection system for satellites
	CUSat 2	LEO	one of a pair of nanosatellites intended to investigate an in-orbit inspection system for satellites
	Orbcomm 2-2	LEO	commercial communication satellite
	POPACS 1	LEO	10 cm diameter sphere filled with sand which will be used to measure atmospheric drag
	POPACS 2	LEO	10 cm diameter sphere filled with sand which will be used to measure atmospheric drag
	POPACS 3	LEO	10 cm diameter sphere filled with sand which will be used to measure atmospheric drag
	POPACS 4	LEO	10 cm diameter sphere filled with sand which will be used to measure atmospheric drag
	POPACS 5	LEO	10 cm diameter sphere filled with sand which will be used to measure atmospheric drag
	POPACS 6	LEO	10 cm diameter sphere filled with sand which will be used to measure atmospheric drag
15 July	GSLV-II	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	GSAT 14	GEO	commercial communication satellite
19 July	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Astra 2E	GEO	commercial communication satellite
19 July	Atlas 5	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
	MUOS 2		US military communications satellite
24 July	Soyuz U	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Progress M-20-M (ISS 52P)	LEO	unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
July	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Alphasat I-XL	GEO	commercial communication satellite
	Insat 3D	GEO	commercial communication satellites
July	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	AstroSat		Indian astronomical satellite
	LAPAN A2	LEO	Indonesian Earth observation nanosatellite
	LAPAN ORARI	LEO	Indonesian Earth observation nanosatellite
July	Long March 3B/E	Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China
	Chinasat 9A (DFH-4, Sinosat 4, Xinnuo 4, ZX 9A)		commercial communication satellite
July	Rokot-Briz	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
	Dialog 1
July	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Eutelsat 25B	LEO	commercial communication satellite
July	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Express AM-6	GEO	commercial communications satellite
July	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	IRNSS 2		Indian navigation satellite
July	Falcon 9	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
	SES 8	GEO	commercial communication satellite
July	Proton M / Briz M Enhanced	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Sirius 6		commercial radio broadcast satellite
July – September	Epsilon	Uchinoura Space Centre, Sriharikota, Japan		first launch of the Epsilon launcher
	SPRINT-A		space telescope which will observe the interactions of the solar wind with the atmospheres of Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter
July	Rockot	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
	Swarm A/B/C		three probes which will investigate the Earth's magnetic field
July	Delta 4M+ (5,4)	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
	WGS 6	GEO	US military communications satellite
July	Soyuz-FG / Fregat	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Zohreh 1		commercial communications satellite
August
4 August	H-2B	Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan
	Kounotori 4 HTV-4 (H-II Transfer Vehicle)	LEO	Japanese unmanned cargo vehicle to the International Space Station
12 August	Minotaur V	Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
	Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE)	lunar	probe to study the moon's atmosphere and dust from lunar orbit
28 August	Delta 4H	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
	NRO L-65		US spy satellite
August	Soyuz 2.1v
	AIST Test
	Mikhailo Lomonosov		astronomy satellite
	SKRL-756 Calibration Spheres
August	Soyuz-U
	Bars N1
August	Long March 3B/E	Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China
	Chinasat M (ZX M)		commercial communication satellite
August	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Eutelsat 7B	GEO	commercial communications satellite
August	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Express AM-5	GEO	commercial communications satellite
August	Soyuz 2-1b / Fregat	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Galileo FM3, FM4		2 navigation satellites
August	Long March 4B
	HY-2B
August	Rokot / Briz KM
	Kanopus-V 2
August	Dnepr 1	Dombarovskiy Launch Site, Yasny, Russia
	Kompsat 5 (Arirang 5)		Korean remote sensing satellite
August	Strela	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Kondor E 1
August	Soyuz STBF	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	O3b F-5, F-6, F-7, F-8		four commercial communication satellites
August	Long March 4B
	SJ 6-5A
	SJ 6-5B
August	Falcon 9 BLK 2	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
	Thaicom 6	GEO	commercial communication satellite
September
5 September	Zenit-3SLB	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Amos 4	GEO	commercial communication satellite
13 September	Atlas 5	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
	AEHF F-3		US military communications satellite
25 September	Soyuz FG	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Soyuz TMA-10M ISS 36S	LEO	manned transport vessel to the International Space Station
28 September	Antares 120	Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
	Cygnus D1 (ORB-D, COTS Demo 1)	LEO	demonstration flight for unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
29 September	Soyuz STBF	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	GAIA		astronomical satellite which will map 1 billion stars
September	Soyuz 2-1b / Fregat	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
	Glonass K1 N2		Russian navigation satellite
September	Rokot / Briz KM	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
	Gonets M8		Russian communications satellite
	Gonets M9		Russian communications satellite
	Gonets M10		Russian communications satellite
September	Dnepr 1
	Kompsat 3A
September	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Optus 10	GEO	commercial communication satellite
September	Falcon 9	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
	Orbcomm 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10	LEO	eight commercial communications satellites
September	Minotaur I	Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
	ORS 3		experimental payload testing missile tracking and autonomous flight termination technology – will remain attached to the upper stage of the launch vehicle
	STPSat 3
	Black Knight 1	LEO	technology cubesat (1U)
	CAPE 2	LEO	student built technology cubesat (1U)
	Copper (SLU-01)	LEO	student built technology cubesat (2U)
	CSIP	LEO	technology cubesat (3U)
	DragonSat 1	LEO	technology cubesat (1U)
	Firefly	LEO	cubesat (3U) that will investigate the relationship between lightning and terrestrial gamma ray flashes
	KYSat 2	LEO	student built cubesat (1U)
	Lunar Orbiter & Lander CubeSat (Vermont Lunar Cubesat)	LEO	technology cubesat (1U)
	NPS-SCAT	LEO	technology cubesat (1U)
	ORSES	LEO	technology cubesat (3U)
	ORS Tech 1	LEO	technology cubesat (3U)
	ORS Tech 2	LEO	technology cubesat (3U)
	PhoneSat 2.0	LEO	technology cubesat (1U) using a mobile phone as the onboard computer
	Prometheus 1	LEO	three technology cubesats (1U)
	Prometheus 2	LEO	three technology cubesats (1U)
	Prometheus 3	LEO	three technology cubesats (1U)
	Prometheus 4	LEO	three technology cubesats (1U)
	Rampart	LEO	student built amateur radio and technology cubesat (2U)
	SENSE 1	LEO	technology cubesat (3U)
	SENSE 2	LEO	technology cubesat (3U)
	SPA-1 Trailblazer	LEO	student built cubesat (1U) that will provide a proof-of-concept flight for an Air Force sponsored bus technology called Space Plug-and-play Architecture (SPA) (backup satellite on this launch)
	STARE B (Horus)	LEO	technology cubesat (3U) which will demonstrate the tracking of space debris
	SwampSat	LEO	technology cubesat (1U)
	TetherSat 1	LEO	technology cubesat (1.5U) attaches to TetherSat 2 by a 1 km tether to investigate electrodynamic tether propulsion
	TetherSat 2	LEO	technology cubesat (1.5U) attaches to TetherSat 1 by a 1 km tether to investigate electrodynamic tether propulsion
September	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	SPOT 7		earth observation satellite
September	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	SRE 2 (Space Capsule Recovery Experiment)	LEO	demonstration of the recovery of a capsule from orbit
	CanX 4	LEO	technology nanosatellite to demonstrate formation flying
	CanX 5	LEO	technology nanosatellite to demonstrate formation flying
	IMS 1B	LEO
	NEMO-AM (Nanosatellite for Earth Monitoring and Observation – Aerosol Monitoring)	LEO	nanosatellite to measure the aerosol content of the atmosphere
October
October	Angara-1.2			first flight
	???
October – December	H-2A	Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan
	ALOS 2	LEO	earth observation satellite
October	Soyuz STB	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Arsat 1		commercial communication satellite
October – December		CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Athena Fidus
October	Kosmos-3M	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
	Bissat
October	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	Cartosat 2C		earth observation satellite
October	Soyuz 2-1b / Fregat	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Galileo FM1, FM2		2 navigation satellites
October	SPARK (Super-Strypi)	Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, USA		first launch
	HiakaSat (HawaiiSat 1)	LEO
	Argus-01 (SLU 02)	LEO	student built cubesat (2U) which will investigate the effects of space radiation on components
	EDSN 1	LEO	one of a constellation of 8 cubesats (1.5U) which will investigate satellite swarms
	EDSN 2	LEO	one of a constellation of 8 cubesats (1.5U) which will investigate satellite swarms
	EDSN 3	LEO	one of a constellation of 8 cubesats (1.5U) which will investigate satellite swarms
	EDSN 4	LEO	one of a constellation of 8 cubesats (1.5U) which will investigate satellite swarms
	EDSN 5	LEO	one of a constellation of 8 cubesats (1.5U) which will investigate satellite swarms
	EDSN 6	LEO	one of a constellation of 8 cubesats (1.5U) which will investigate satellite swarms
	EDSN 7	LEO	one of a constellation of 8 cubesats (1.5U) which will investigate satellite swarms
	EDSN 8	LEO	one of a constellation of 8 cubesats (1.5U) which will investigate satellite swarms
October	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	Lightsail 1	LEO	technology cubesat (3U) which will demonstrate solar sail technology
October – December	Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Meteor 3M N2	LEO sun synchronous
	Baumanets 2	LEO sun synchronous	technology microsatellite
	Relek (MKA-PN 2)	LEO sun synchronous	microsatellite which will study the magnetosphere
	SkySat 2	LEO sun synchronous	commercial earth imaging nanosatellite
	UKube 1	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (3U)
	Venta 1	LEO sun synchronous	maritime AIS tracking nanosatellite
October	Long March 2C
	SJ 10
October	Vega	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	TechDemoSat 1	LEO	technology minisatellite
October	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Terrestar 2	GEO	commercial communications satellite
October	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Turksat 4A	GEO	commercial communication satellite
October	Delta 4M+	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
	WGS 5	GEO	US military communications satellite
November
7 November	Soyuz FG	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Soyuz TMA-11M ISS 37S	LEO	manned transport vessel to the International Space Station
11 November	Falcon 9	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
	SpaceX CRS-3 (Dragon C5)	LEO	unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station (Dragon CRS-03)
	All-Star / THEIA	LEO	student built imaging technology cubesat (3U)
	CUNYSAT 1	LEO	student built cubesat (1U) that will investigate the ionosphere
	Firebird 1	LEO	cubesat (1.5U) that will measure radiation in the Van Allen Belts
	Firebird 2	LEO	cubesat (1.5U) that will measure radiation in the Van Allen Belts
	Hermes 2	LEO	technology cubesat (1U)
	Ho'oponopono 2	LEO	student built cubesat (3U) for radar calibration
	KYSat 2	LEO	student built cubesat (1U)
	LMRSat	LEO	technology cubesat (2U)
	TechCube 1	LEO	technology cubesat (3U)
18 November	Medium	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
	Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) (Mars Scout 2)	Martian	Mars probe
21 November	Soyuz U	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Progress M-21-M (ISS 53P)	LEO	unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
27 November	PSLV-XL	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)	Martian	Indian probe to Mars
November	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	EuropaSat		commercial communications satellite
November	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Garpun N2
November	Proton M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Mexsat 1	GEO	commercial communication satellite
November	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	SkyTerra 2 (MSV 2)	GEO	commercial communications satellite
December
5 December	Antares 120	Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
	Cygnus CRS-01 (ORB-1)		unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
11 December	Proton	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) (ISS-03R)	LEO	unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station carrying Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) with European Robotic Arm (ERA)
20 December	Long March 3B/E	Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China
	Tupac Katari 1 (Bolivia, TKSat 1)		commercial communication satellite
24 December	Soyuz U	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Progress M-22-M (ISS 54P)	LEO	unmanned cargo transport to the International Space Station
December	Long March 3B/E
	Chang'e 3	lunar	Chinese lunar lander and rover
December	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Globus 1M3
December	Rokot / Briz KM
	Musson 2
December	Atlas 5
	NRO L-29
December	Rokot / Briz KM
	Soyuz-Sat-O
During 2013
???	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	ABS 2	GEO	commercial communication satellite
???	Proton M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Angosat		commercial communication satellite
???	Long March 3B
	Beidou-2 M2 M7		Chinese navigation satellites
???	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	Cartosat 2D		earth observation satellite
???	Dnepr-1	Dombarovskiy Launch Site, Yasny, Russia
	DubaiSat 2	LEO sun synchronous
	AprizeSat 7	LEO sun synchronous	maritime AIS tracking nanosatellite
	AprizeSat 8	LEO sun synchronous	maritime AIS tracking nanosatellite
	BeakerSat-1	LEO sun synchronous	student built technology PocketQube femtosatellite
	BPA 3	LEO sun synchronous	package of experimental avionics to test navigation equipment for aircraft and satellites – remains attached to the upper stage of the Dnepr
	Brite-PL 1	LEO sun synchronous	astronomical nanosatellite which will monitor variable stars
	CINEMA 2	LEO sun synchronous	cubesat (3U) to investigate space weather
	CINEMA 3	LEO sun synchronous	cubesat (3U) to investigate space weather
	Delfi-n3Xt	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (3U)
	Dove 4	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (3U) demonstrating low cost imaging
	Eagle 1	LEO sun synchronous	technology PocketQube (1PQU) femtosatellite
	e-St@r 2	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (1U)
	FUNcube 1	LEO sun synchronous	radio amateur built cubesat (1U)
	GOMX 1	LEO sun synchronous	student built amateur radio cubesat (2U)
	Humsat-D	LEO sun synchronous	student built technology demonstrator cubesat (1U)
	I-Cube 1	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (1U)
	NEE 01 Pegaso	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (1U)
	Pocket-PUCP	LEO sun synchronous	technology picosatellite, will deploy from PUCP-SAT 1
	PUCP-SAT 1	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (1U), will deploy the PUCP-SAT 1 picosatellite
	QBScout 1	LEO sun synchronous	technology 2P PocketQub picosatellite, will deploy from UniSat 5
	SkySat 1	LEO sun synchronous	commercial earth imaging nanosatellite
	STSat 3	LEO sun synchronous
	Triton 1	LEO sun synchronous	maritime AIS tracking cubesatellite (3U)
	Triton 2	LEO sun synchronous	maritime AIS tracking cubesatellite (3U)
	UKube 1	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (3U)
	UniSat 5	LEO sun synchronous	student built technology nanosatellite
	UWE 3	LEO sun synchronous	technology cubesat (1U)
	WNISAT 1	LEO sun synchronous	technology nanosatellite which will monitor northern sea routes and atmospheric CO2
	Wren	LEO sun synchronous	technology PocketQub picosatellite, will deploy from UniSat 5
???	Proton M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Express AM-4R		commercial communication satellite
October – December	Proton M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Express AM-8		commercial communication satellite
???	Proton M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Express AT-1		commercial communication satellite
???	Proton M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Express AT-2		commercial communication satellite
???
	FAST-D
	FAST-T
???	Long March 3A	Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, China
	Feng Yun 2G (FY 2G)		meteorological satellite
???	Long March 2D
	GaoFen 2 (GF 2)
???	Rokot / Briz KM	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
	Geo IK-2 N2		Russian geodesy satellite
???	GSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	GSAT 4R		commercial communication satellite
???	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	GSAT 7		commercial communication satellite
???	GSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	GSAT 7A		military communication satellite
???	GSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	GSAT 9		commercial communication satellite
???
	GSAT 10R
???	GSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	GSAT 11		commercial communication satellite
???
	GSAT 11S
???
	GSAT 17
???
	HY-1C
???
	HY-1D
???		CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Ingenio (Seosat)
???	Dnepr 1
	AtmoCube	LEO	scientific cubesat which will investigate the atmosphere at LEO altitudes
	KatySat 1	LEO	technology cubesat (1U)
	KiwiSat	LEO	amateur radio nanosatellite
???	Falcon 9
	Kestrel Eye 1	LEO	military imaging technology nanosatellite
	SSPS	LEO
???	Proton	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Luch 4		Russian data relay satellite
???	Kosmos-3M
	Max Valier	LEO	student built technology nanosatellite
???	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Measat 3B		commercial communication satellite
???
	Nanosatc BR1	LEO	technology cubesat (1U)
???	Soyuz
	Nodal Module
???	EELV
	Node 4
???	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	OHO 1
???	Dnepr 1
	PQ-Gemini++ 1	LEO	technology picosatellite
	PQ-Gemini++ 2	LEO	technology picosatellite
	PQ-Gemini++ 3	LEO	technology picosatellite
	PQ-Gemini++ 4	LEO	technology picosatellite
???	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	Resourcesat 2R
???	PSLV	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India
	Scatsat
???	Soyuz 2	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Sentinel 1A	LEO	earth observation satellite
???		CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Sentinel 2	LEO	earth observation satellite
???	Rokot-KM
	Sentinel 2A	LEO	earth observation satellite
???	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Sicral 2 (Syracuse 3C)		French military communication satellite
???	Long March 2C	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Kansu Province, China
	SJ 11-05 (SJ 11-04R)
???	Long March 2D
	SW-5
	CX-4
???
	TH-2
???	Ariane 5	CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Thor 7		commercial communication satellite
???	Long March 2C
	Tian Lian 3
1 July	Proton K / Blok DM2	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Uragan-M / Glonass-M	MEO	Russian navigation satellite
	Uragan-M / Glonass-M	MEO	Russian navigation satellite
	Uragan-M / Glonass-M	MEO	Russian navigation satellite
???		CSG Kourou, French Guiana
	Venus
???	Proton M / Briz M	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
	Yamal 401	GEO	commercial communications satellite
???
	Yaogan Weixing 17
???
	Yaogan Weixing 18
???
	Yaogan Weixing 19

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