2011 - Satellite & Spacecraft Launches and Detailed Orbits

Listed are launches, irrespective of outcome, that were irretrievably committed to flight towards orbit or intended to accelerate the payload to escape velocity. The following notes should help with understanding the launch lists.

Launch times are in UTC and are from the launching agency or estimated by 'walking back' along the ground track to the launch site. Most orbit data and decay information comes from SpaceTrack but it occasionally contains inconsistencies (eg - incorrect re-entry dates or early sets of elements allocated to the wrong object) that need to be corrected from other sources.

To fill the gaps where elements are not formally published, usually because they have a classification of "Secret", some orbits are based on amateur observations using visual and radio techniques. Such data is published near-daily by Mike McCants, and the source observations along with observers' derived orbits can often be found in the web-based Seesat-L discussion group. Occasionally, early orbit data are published by satellite owners. In extreme cases, orbits are estimated from public data.

Space-Track occasionally fails to allocate names to objects in its catalogue. The SATNOGS online database of radio observations sometimes provides pointers to which Catalogue Number belongs to a satellite being tracked by its contributors.

Apogee and perigee are measured against a spherical Earth situated at the focus of the orbital ellipse and with a radius of 6378.145 km. Shown is the Anomalistic Period, or time to complete one circuit of the ellipse. It is not the same as the time taken to complete one circuit of the Earth. Care should be exercised when comparing with other published orbits because they may have been derived using a different model.

Users can go straight to specific launches by pointing to the page URL followed by the three digit launch number, eg - https://www.OrbitalFocus/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2011#001

2011-001 Zenit-2SB (Zenit-2 + Fregat-SB) Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Jan 20, 12:29
Elektro-L №1 (GOMS № 2) 2011-001A 37344						in space
Second generation Russian geosynchronous metsat. It provides a multispectral image of the complete visible hemisphere every 30 minutes with the interval increased to 15 minutes to cope with emergencies. Elektro-L also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue system receiver. Towards the end of 2014 the satellite lost the ability to point itself accurately so it moved into a phase of working in degraded mode. Expected location: 76° east. 2015 Aug 29, the orbit was raised in order to move it to 14°.5 west where it arrived around Sep 1.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Jan 20, 16:04	24433	0.7244	356	35754	633.47	48.52	360
2011 Jan 24, 00:00	41929	0.0063	35288	35813	1424.05	0.46	7	65° east
2011 Feb 12, 15:48	42165	0.0011	35741	35832	1436.09	0.42	78	76° east
2016 Jul 13, 00:17	42165	0.0004	35771	35802	1436.10	1.76	272	76° east
2016 Jul 15, 14:42	42323	0.0034	35801	36089	1444.19	1.76	81	71° east
2016 Aug 24, 05:20	42321	0.0034	35798	36089	1444.10	1.83	82	8° west
2016 Aug 29, 16:42	42222	0.0011	35800	35889	1439.05	1.85	82	13° west
2016 Aug 31, 03:31	42180	0.0004	35784	35820	1436.90	1.85	248	14° west
2016 Sep 09, 03:29	42165	0.0000	35785	35789	1436.11	1.87	268	14° west
2023 Feb 12, 21:19	42165	0.0007	35756	35817	1436.09	6.88	360	146° east

2011-002 Delta 4 Heavy, Delta 352 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2011 Jan 20, 21:10
USA 224 (KH- 11 Block-4 F2?/Crystal) 2011-002A 37348						in space
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance tagged as NRO L-49. Launch originally planned for Jan 17 - reason not given for postponement. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Jan 26, 21:05	7016	0.0549	252	1023	97.47	97.90	248	13:00
2013 Aug 06, 00:41	7019	0.0545	258	1023	97.53	97.88	131	12:59
2019 Aug 10, 23:11	7014	0.0535	261	1011	97.43	97.91	187	12:56
2022 Jul 27, 02:03	6892	0.0375	256	773	94.91	98.05	227	14:18

2011-003 H-IIB (F-2) Tanegashima Space Centre						2011 Jan 22, 05:37
HTV 2 (Kounotori 2) 2011-003A 37351						Re-entered - 2011 Mar 30 Life 67 days
Unmanned inter-orbital cargo transporter carrying six tonnes of supplies including food, clothing and experimental equipment to the International Space Station. HTV 2 was captured by the ISS Canadarm 2 Jan 27 at 11:41 UTC and berthed at the lower docking port of the US Harmony Node at 14:51 UTC. For the STS-133 mission, it was relocated temporarily to Harmony's upper docking port to allow clearance for the docked Shuttle. It was undocked Mar 28 at 15:46 UTC at and completed a destructive re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere Mar 30 at 03:09 UTC. Re-entry was monitored by a Re-entry Breakup Recorder (REBR-1).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jan 22, 08:08	6623	0.0085	189	301	89.41	51.65	315
2011 Jan 22, 17:07	6696	0.0011	311	325	90.88	51.65	274
2011 Jan 27, 09:27	6731	0.0004	350	355	91.59	51.64	235

2011-004 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Jan 28, 01:31
Progress M-09M (Progress 7K-TGM №409) 2011-004A 37359						Re-entered - 2011 Apr 26 Life 88 days
Supplies to the ISS, including a small satellite named Kedr (after Gagarin's call sign) - released into orbit during an EVA Feb 21. Docked automatically at the Pirs module Jan 30 at 02:38:50 UTC. Undocked Apr 22 at 11:41 UTC, and conducted a Radar Progress mission. Retro-fire of 125s duration on Apr 26 at 12:36 UTC provided a Δv of 67.2 m/s, leading to a destructive re-entry. Any surviving fragents fell into the southern Pacific Ocean at 13:22:53 UTC near 38°.9 south, 128°.8 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jan 28, 01:20	6591	0.0039	188	239	88.76	51.64	77
2011 Jan 28, 10:44	6659	0.0030	261	301	90.14	51.64	5
2011 Jan 29, 09:38	6660	0.0031	262	303	90.16	51.64	6

2011-005 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2011 Feb 1, 14:00
Cosmos 2470 (Geo-IK-2 № 11/Musson 2-1) 2011-005A 37362						Re-entered - 2013 Jul 15 Life 895 days
Geodetic satellite, based on the GLONASS-M chassis with equipment including radar altimeter, laser retro reflectors plus GLONASS and GPS receivers. Aimed at 1000 km circular orbit but circularisation burn of the Briz-KM did not occur. As a result, the satellite was unable to generate sufficient power from its solar cells. Mar 2, the satellite was declared as a loss and unable to conduct its intended mission. Later in 2011 Cosmos 2470's orbit allowed its batteries to charge sufficiently for it to start working and controllers were successful in sending commands but it was unable to fulfil any of its original duties. Re-entered 2013 Jul 15 around 14:27 UTC while southbound over China.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Feb 02, 17:39	7053	0.0452	356	993	98.24	99.45	95

2011-006 Minotaur I Vandenberg Air Force Base						2011 Feb 6, 12:26
USA 225 (NRO L-66) 2011-006A 37364						in space
Small payload for reconnaissance technology/sensor development, developed under the Rapid Pathfinder Programme (RPP). Also monitoring radiation levels. Launch brought forward from 2011 March then postponed from Feb 5. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack. The orbit is an estimate based on public comments.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
estimated orbit	7578	0.0002	1199	1202	109.42	90.00	90

2011-007 Ariane 5ES (VA-200) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2011 Feb 16, 21:51
ATV 2 (Johannes Kepler) 2011-007A 37368						Re-entered - 2011 Jun 21 Life 125 days
European Space Agency cargo carrier to the ISS. ATV 2 docked automatically with the rear port of Zvezda on Feb 24 at 15:59:03 UTC. Its engines were used to boost the ISS orbit from 350 to near-400 km during 2011 late-spring. The final orbit listed below is just before departure from the ISS. It undocked Jun 20 at 14:46 UTC. On Jun 21 at 17:07 UTC, a retrofire sequence commenced, leading to re-entry. Any surviving fragments hit the Pacific Ocean at 20:50 UTC. Re-entry was was monitored by the second Re-entry Breakup Recorder (REBR-2).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Feb 17, 02:52	6638	0.0010	253	266	89.70	51.64	283
2011 Feb 17, 10:31	6648	0.0003	268	272	89.91	51.64	304
2011 Feb 19, 01:17	6647	0.0003	267	271	89.89	51.64	305
2011 Feb 20, 01:12	6651	0.0003	271	275	89.97	51.64	278
2011 Feb 23, 01:01	6656	0.0005	274	281	90.06	51.65	320
2011 Feb 24, 08:49	6722	0.0003	342	346	91.41	51.65	322
2011 Jun 18, 10:51	6760	0.0011	374	389	92.19	51.64	259

2011-008 Space Shuttle Discovery, OV-103 Kennedy Space Center						2011 Feb 24, 21:53
STS-133 2011-008A 37371						Re-entered - 2011 Mar 9 Life 13 days Returned to Earth
Launch to ISS with supplies and equipment including the Permanent Multi-Purpose Module (PMM) for attachment to the station. The PMM is a refurbishment of Leonardo, a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM). Postponed from 2010 Nov 1 due to the need to repair helium and nitrogen leaks in the pressurization portion of Discovery’s right-hand Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod. Crew consisted of Alvin Drew, Nicole Stott, Eric Boe, Steven Lindsey, Michael Barratt and Steve Bowen. Docked with the forward facing docking unit of the Harmony module Feb 26 at 19:14. Undocked Mar 7 at 16:57. Retro-fire on Mar 9 at 15:55 UTC led to a landing on the Kennedy SC runway with wheel stop at 16:58:03 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Feb 25, 01:08	6572	0.0058	156	232	88.37	51.64	344
2011 Feb 25, 11:33	6594	0.0026	199	233	88.82	51.64	331
2011 Feb 26, 05:27	6602	0.0016	213	234	88.97	51.65	333
2011 Feb 27, 14:05	6730	0.0005	349	355	91.58	51.65	16
2011 Mar 08, 13:29	6728	0.0009	344	356	91.54	51.64	34
2011 Mar 09, 03:31	6714	0.0028	318	355	91.26	51.64	0

2011-009 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2011 Feb 26, 03:07
Cosmos 2471 (Uragan-K1 № 11L) 2011-009A 37372						in space
Experimental navigation satellite. GLONASS-K is a new design and has a planned life of ten years. One of the major advancements is that it is unpressurised, leading to a reduction in the mass, allowing a single satellite to be Soyuz launched. GLONASS-K also carries radio receiving equipment for the COSPAS-SARSAT international search and rescue system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Mar 01, 01:43	25875	0.0084	19279	19715	690.39	64.77	137
2011 Mar 02, 13:23	25519	0.0005	19129	19153	676.16	64.77	230
2011 Mar 25, 13:05	25509	0.0006	19117	19145	675.77	64.77	259

2011-F01 - failed to reach orbit Taurus 3110 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2011 Mar 4, 10:09
Explorer 1 Prime
Cubesat, lost on the failed Glory launch, for Montana State University to measure the radiation belts as discovered by the original Explorer 1.

Glory
NASA satellite for Earth energy balance studies - to allow scientists to better understand how the sun and atmospheric aerosols affect the Earth's climate. Lost when the launcher payload fairing remained attached to the upper stage. The extra mass prevented the stack from reaching orbit. Similar failure to the launch of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2009 Feb 24 (also a Taurus XL).

Hermes
Cubesat, lost on the failed Glory launch, for the University of Colorado with experiments to test a high data-rate communication system for use in tiny satellites,

Kysat 1
Cubesat, lost on the failed Glory launch, for the Kentucky Space Consortium, including a camera and a 2.4 gigahertz scientific/medical band radio that was to be used to test high-bandwidth communications for student use.

2011-010 Atlas V 501, AV-026 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2011 Mar 5, 22:46
USA 226 (OTV-2, X-37B#2 Flight 1) 2011-010A 37375						Re-entered - 2012 Jun 16 Life 469 days Returned to Earth
Second X-37B space plane - making its first flight. A mission by the first X-37B flight model was undertaken during 2010 and this second flight will refine some of the tests that it undertook. Mission originally planned for 270 days to Nov 30 but, on that day, USAF announced an indefinite extension. 2012 May 30 - USAF let it be known that the X-37B will return to Vandenberg AFB during tthe first two weeks of June, it landed 2012 Jun 16 at 12:48 UTC. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Mar 30, 03:13	6707	0.0012	321	337	91.11	42.81	148
2011 Nov 27, 18:21	6713	0.0014	325	344	91.22	42.76	14
2012 Jan 07, 21:21	6713	0.0010	328	341	91.22	42.78	19
2012 May 18, 02:09	6662	0.0028	265	302	90.19	42.80	208

Atlas V upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2011 Mar 5 Life <1 day
Launched USA 226 (OTV-2/X-37B). Caused to re-enter above the southern Indian Ocean about 55 minutes after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2011-011 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2011 Mar 11, 23:38
USA 227 (SDS-3 F-5) 2011-011A 37377						in space
Third generation Satellite Data System government/military communications satellite. Checked out at 30° west longitude before moving to the operational location at 10° west. Replaced USA 155/SDS-3 F1 (2000-080A/26635). Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
estimated orbit	25260	0.7365	278	37486	665.90	26.50	183
estimated orbit	42868	0.0246	35435	37543	1472.15	5.86	179	45° west
2011 Apr 08, 11:51	42165	0.0001	35783	35792	1436.12	4.92	15	30° west
2011 Aug 01, 03:02	42165	0.0001	35782	35792	1436.12	4.89	13	10° west

2011-012 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Apr 4, 22:18
Soyuz TMA-21 (Soyuz 11F732A17 № 231) 2011-012A 37382						Re-entered - 2011 Sep 16 Life 165 days Returned to Earth
Launch of crew towards the ISS - Aleksandr Samokutayev (Soyuz commander), Andrei Borisienko and Ronald Garan (NASA) . Precise time - 22:18:20 UTC. To mark the 50th anniversary of the first human space flight, the vehicle was named "Yuri Gagarin". Delayed from Mar 30 by a fault in the onboard Kvant-V communications control system, detected during testing. Docked with the Poisk Module Apr 6 at 23:09:17 UTC. Undocked carrying Borisenko, Samokutyaev and Garan 2011 Sep 16, 00:38:12 UTC, landed 03:59:39 UTC 148 kilometers southeast of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan - 47°.16 degrees north, 69°.35 degrees east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Apr 05, 04:27	6640	0.0019	249	274	89.74	51.64	28
2011 Apr 06, 04:22	6644	0.0025	249	282	89.82	51.64	32
2011 Apr 07, 12:11	6729	0.0002	349	352	91.55	51.65	78

2011-013 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre						2011 Apr 9, 20:47
Beidou 8 (Beidou-2 IGEO-3) 2011-013A 37384						in space
Fully-functional satellite in China's pre-operational navigation satellite system.. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region from its 55° inclined geosynchronous orbit that crosses the equator near 118° east longitude to share service with Beidou 2-05 (2010-036A/36828) and Beidou 2-07 (2010-068A 37256).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
estimated orbit	23921	0.7253	192	34893	613.65	55.10	175
2011 Apr 13, 20:06	42027	0.0012	35599	35698	1429.05	55.29	333	118° east
2011 Apr 15, 14:15	42160	0.0021	35694	35871	1435.87	55.29	184	118° east
2016 Mar 28, 21:17	42161	0.0026	35672	35893	1435.89	57.28	204	121° east
2023 Feb 13, 07:05	42160	0.0025	35678	35885	1435.83	60.65	189	106° east

2011-014 Atlas V 411, AV-027 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2011 Apr 15, 04:24
USA 229 p/l 1 (NOSS 3-5 p/l 1, Intruder) 2011-014A 37386						in space
Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS) - main payload. Orbit is based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 May 02, 22:07	7489	0.0125	1018	1204	107.50	63.46	179

USA 229 p/l 2 (NOSS 3-5 p/l 2, Intruder) 2011-014B 37391						in space
Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS), second of the satellite pair, released from its parent soon after launch. Orbit is based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 May 02, 22:08	7489	0.0127	1016	1207	107.51	63.40	180

2011-015 PSLV-G (PSLV C-16) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2011 Apr 20, 04:42
Resourcesat 2 2011-015A 37387						in space
Indian satellite with a five year design life for crop forecasting and military reconnaissance. The satellite also carries COMDEV, a joint Indian/Canadian receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) transmissions, used by shipping to pass position and status information.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Apr 25, 10:41	7201	0.0003	820	824	101.35	98.78	278	10:18
2023 Feb 13, 11:07	7198	0.0005	816	824	101.29	98.64	95	10:16

Youthsat (IMS-1A) 2011-015B 37388						in space
Developed by students of Russian and Indian universities to study the relationship between solar variability and thermosphere-lonosphere changes. The satellite has a two-year life and carries two Indian and one Russian payloads.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Apr 20, 09:04	7191	0.0012	804	821	101.14	98.79	302	10:17
2023 Feb 13, 00:21	7188	0.0014	800	820	101.09	98.31	330	06:50

X-Sat 2011-015C 37389						in space
Satellite developed by Nangyang Technological University of Singapore to take photographs aimed at measuring soil erosion and other environmental changes on Earth, and to prove the technology used.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Apr 20, 20:51	7181	0.0018	790	816	100.93	98.66	353	10:17
2023 Feb 13, 12:16	7188	0.0014	800	820	101.09	98.31	330	07:07

2011-016 Ariane 5ECA (VA-201) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2011 Apr 22, 21:37
Intelsat 28, New Dawn 2011-016A 37392						in space
Commercial comsat providing voice, wireless network, Internet and media applications services to Africa. It is intended to operate for 15 years. Part of a dual launch and the second satellite to be released from the launch vehicle (at L+ 35 min 03 sec) so, technically, it should have been designated as the 'B' object. Announced geosynchronous location - 32°.8 east longitude
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Apr 23, 14:00	24419	0.7283	255	35827	632.94	6.11	178
2011 Apr 26, 11:19	33280	0.2663	18041	35763	1007.02	2.20	179
2011 Apr 28, 07:15	37352	0.1294	26139	35808	1197.36	0.61	178
2011 May 04, 16:53	42164	0.0003	35774	35798	1436.05	0.05	68	23° east
2011 Jun 06, 16:47	42165	0.0001	35783	35789	1436.09	0.04	235	33° east
2023 Feb 12, 13:09	42164	0.0000	35785	35787	1436.07	0.02	154	33° east

Yahsat 1A 2011-016B 37393						in space
United Arab Emirates satellite for use by government and commercial customers in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Southwest Asia. Design life 15 years. Part of a dual launch and was the first to be released from the launch vehicle (at L+ 27 min 27 sec) so, technically, it should have been designated as the 'A' object. Announced geosynchronous location - 52°.5 east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Apr 24, 00:26	24396	0.7280	257	35779	632.03	6.00	179
2011 May 02, 23:36	42051	0.0030	35549	35797	1430.31	0.05	223	50° east
2011 May 07, 23:57	42164	0.0002	35776	35795	1436.05	0.04	221	53° east
2023 Feb 12, 07:41	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.10	0.02	213	53° east

2011-017 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Apr 27, 13:05
Progress M-10M (Progress 7K-TGM №410) 2011-017A 37396						Re-entered - 2011 Oct 29 Life 185 days
Cargo vehicle carrying supplies to the ISS. Docked with the Pirs module Apr 29 at 14:28:44 UTC. Undocked 2011 Oct 29 at 09:04 UTC. Retro-fire at 12:11 UTC led to a destructive re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere over the southern Pacific Ocean. Any unburnt fragments hit the ocean surface at about 13:01 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Apr 27, 20:46	6624	0.0027	228	264	89.43	51.64	158
2011 Apr 30, 12:52	6725	0.0003	345	348	91.47	51.65	168

2011-018 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2011 May 4, 17:41
Meridian 4 (Meridian № 14L) 2011-018A 37398						in space
HEO military/government comsat to support Russian forces, commercial shipping and communication ground stations at northern latitudes across Russia. Meridian also supports the clandestine short messaging system formerly provided by the Parus satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 May 05, 02:48	26732	0.7249	976	39731	724.94	62.79	285
2011 May 24, 04:37	26556	0.7237	960	39395	717.80	62.82	285

2011-019 Atlas V 401, AV-022 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2011 May 7, 18:10
USA 230 (SBIRS GEO 1) 2011-019A 37481						in space
Missile launch detection satellite for the Space-Based Infra Red System with a combination of scanning and staring sensors. The scanning sensor is designed to provide a wide area view in search of missile launches, satellite re-entries and natural terrestrial events, while the staring sensor is designed to observe areas of particular interest with enhanced sensitivity. Two other SBIRS payloads are aboard satellites in Molniya-type HEO with apogees above the northern hemisphere (USA 184 and USA 200). The initial transfer orbit shown below is for the launch vehicle at the time of separation. Later parameters are based on amateur observation and, from 2015, are based on Space-Track data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 May 07, 20:59	24365	0.7317	160	35815	630.84	21.64	178
2011 Jun 04, 10:56	42165	0.0001	35782	35793	1436.12	6.48	144	97° west
2011 Oct 07, 08:47	42242	0.0002	35855	35874	1440.06	6.29	233	107° west
2012 Jan 01, 00:00	42235	0.0002	35850	35863	1439.68	6.17	288	172° east
2015 Jun 17, 21:09	42165	0.0001	35782	35792	1436.12	4.62	142	94° east
2023 Feb 13, 09:58	42165	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.09	2.17	281	66° east

2011-020 Space Shuttle Endeavour, OV-105 Kennedy Space Center						2011 May 16, 12:56
STS-134 2011-020A 37577						Re-entered - 2011 Jun 1 Life 16 days Returned to Earth
ISS mission to deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank and additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper. Crew consisted of Mark Kelly (Commander), Greg Johnson (Pilot), Mike Fincke, Roberto Vittori, Drew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff (Flight Engineers). Mission slipped from 2010 November and was potponed Apr 29 because of an electrical short circuit. Docked with the forward port of the Harmony node May 18 at 10:14 UTC. Undocked May 30 at 03:55:28 UTC. Retro-fire was Jun 1 at 05:29 UTC leading to a landing on the KSC runway with wheel stop at 06:35:36 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 May 16, 19:28	6705	0.0013	318	335	91.07	51.64	279
2011 May 17, 22:47	6712	0.0017	322	345	91.20	51.64	257
2011 May 19, 12:26	6722	0.0004	342	346	91.42	51.65	293

2011-021 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 May 20, 19:15
Telstar 14R (Estrela do Sul 2) 2011-021A 37602						in space
Comsat owned by Telesat of Canada, offering international services, replacing Telstar 14/Estrela do Sul that suffered a problem when one of its two solar arrays failed to deploy fully. 2011 May 25 -Telesat announced that Telstar 14R had suffered a similar problem, and would also be limited in capacity as a result of the reduced power availablity. Expected location - 63° west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 May 21, 11:20	17171	0.6085	344	21242	373.21	49.37	356
2011 Jun 16, 09:44	42164	0.0001	35781	35792	1436.07	0.02	175	65° west
2023 Feb 13, 09:21	42166	0.0003	35776	35799	1436.14	0.02	235	63° west

2011-022 Ariane 5ECA (VA-202) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2011 May 20, 20:38
Insat 4G (GSat 8) 2011-022A 37605						in space
Carries 18 Ku band transponders and a GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload - a system to improve the accuracy of a navigation receivers by providing additional reference signals. The satellite has a mission life of 12 years. Launch delayed 24 hours for checks of the Ariane 5 launcher. Announced geosynchronous location - 55° east longitude
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 May 21, 12:58	24389	0.7284	245	35776	631.75	2.47	178
2011 May 26, 16:32	42030	0.0027	35540	35764	1429.23	0.07	73	49° east
2011 Jun 07, 13:43	42165	0.0002	35779	35795	1436.12	0.10	197	55° east
2023 Feb 13, 04:45	42164	0.0007	35756	35817	1436.07	0.04	356	55° east

ST-2 (SingTel 2) 2011-022B 37606						in space
Satellite providing fixed and mobile services, along with IP-based voice and data services for businesses, particularly for operators offering direct-to-home services, and shipping companies in Asia and the Middle East. Launch delayed 24 hours for checks of the Ariane 5 launcher. Announced geosynchronous location - 88° east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 May 21, 16:55	24371	0.7287	234	35752	631.07	2.50	178
2011 May 23, 09:50	28640	0.4726	8726	35799	803.95	0.88	178
2011 Jun 02, 20:10	42165	0.0011	35741	35833	1436.10	0.03	101	86° east
2011 Jul 08, 19:57	42163	0.0001	35780	35789	1435.99	0.01	63	88° east
2023 Feb 13, 11:47	42165	0.0002	35778	35794	1436.08	0.02	207	88° east

2011-023 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Jun 7, 20:12
Soyuz TMA-02M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 702) 2011-023A 37633						Re-entered - 2011 Nov 22 Life 168 days Returned to Earth
Crew to ISS - Sergei Volkov (Soyuz Commander) , Michael Fossum (Commander, Expedition 29), Satoshi Furukawa (JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). First test flight of Soyuz TMA-M (The initial Soyuz TMA-M mission was a qualification flight). It was originally planned for May 30 but delayed while analysis of the Soyuz TMA-01M mission was completed. Docked at the Rassvet port Jun 9 at 21:17:52 UTC. Approach and docking was automatic, with Soyuz compensating for a slight loss in performance from one of the rear-mounted thrusters. Undocked Nov 21 at 23:00:17 UTC, retro-fire for 256s beginning Nov 22 at 01:32:20 with touchdown at 02:26 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jun 08, 02:20	6577	0.0012	192	207	88.48	51.73	199
2011 Jun 08, 05:27	6646	0.0032	247	290	89.88	51.64	48
2011 Jun 10, 11:41	6724	0.0001	345	347	91.45	51.64	330

2011-024 Delta 2 7320 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2011 Jun 10, 14:20
SAC-D (Satellite de Aplicaciones Cientifico) 2011-024A 37673						in space
Satellite built by the space agency of Argentina (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, or CONAE). Eight instruments are collecting environmental data for a range of applications, including studies of natural hazards, air quality, land processes and epidemiology. One of the sensors is NASA's Aquarius instrument cluster, designed to operate for three of SAC-D's planned five-year life span. Postponed 24 hrs to check out a launch vehicle software error.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Jun 12, 19:32	7033	0.0002	653	656	97.82	98.01	118	06:00
2023 Feb 13, 08:38	7027	0.0002	647	650	97.70	98.00	84	06:06

2011-025 Safir 1 Ayatollah Khomeini Space Centre, Iran						2011 Jun 15, 09:15
Rasad 1 (Observation 1) 2011-025A 37675						Re-entered - 2011 Jul 6 Life 21 days
15.3 kg microsatellite reportedly for Earth imaging with 200m resolution but imagery results not published. Equipped with gravity-gradient stabilisation boom. The launch time is an estimate ±1 minute. Indications were initially that Rasad might be launched as a dual payload with the larger, 50 kg, Fajr 1 satellite. Iran indicated testing delays with Fajr 1 so the dual launch may have been taken off the schedule.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jun 15, 19:14	6645	0.0035	244	291	89.85	55.68	81

2011-026 CZ 3B/E Xichang Space Centre						2011 Jun 20, 16:13
Zhongxing 10 (Chinasat 10) 2011-026A 37677						in space
Chinese communications satellite. Separated from the launch vehicle 29 minutes after lift-off. From Jun 30 to Jun 31 it was stationed near 103° east longitude, probably for testing, before moving to its operational location at 110°.5 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Jun 20, 22:59	27541	0.7613	197	42129	758.10	26.31	180
2011 Jun 30, 22:31	42164	0.0003	35775	35797	1436.05	0.17	267	104° east
2011 Aug 09, 18:49	42163	0.0003	35774	35796	1436.02	0.08	313	110° east
2023 Feb 12, 17:15	42166	0.0002	35778	35798	1436.16	0.04	299	110° east

2011-027 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Jun 21, 14:38
Progress M-11M (Progress 7K-TGM №411) 2011-027A 37679						Re-entered - 2011 Sep 1 Life 72 days
Supplies to ISS. Docked with the aft port of Zvezda Jun 23 at 16:37:03 UTC. Undocked Aug 23 at 09:37:32 UTC followed by 9 days of Radar Progress experiments. Retro-fire Sep 1 at 9:34:31 UTC led to a destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean with any remaining fragments hitting the Ocean surface at 10:21:41 UTC near co-ordinates 40° 8' south, 135° 2' west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jun 21, 15:55	6581	0.0023	188	218	88.56	51.63	83
2011 Jun 22, 02:40	6681	0.0029	284	323	90.59	51.64	180
2011 Jun 24, 13:35	6760	0.0011	374	389	92.18	51.64	284

2011-028 Soyuz-U 11A511U Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2011 Jun 27, 16:00
Cosmos 2472 (Yantar 4K2M 11Ф695M, Kobalt-M) 2011-028A 37726						Re-entered - 2011 Oct 24 Life 119 days Returned to Earth
Military imaging reconnaissance satellite, sometimes referred to as 'Yantar', with manoeuvring engine to maintain its orbit. At 19:17 UTC. After two complete circuits of the Earth, the satellite came under the control of a dedicated ground station network. The long wait may indicate difficulties in establishing communication. Descent vehicle re-entered and landed 2011 Oct 24 at around 20:00 UTC. Dropped off two containers of exposed film at different points during the mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jun 27, 20:38	6596	0.0049	186	250	88.85	81.39	87
2011 Jun 29, 18:30	6656	0.0091	217	339	90.07	81.39	96

2011-029 Minotaur I Wallops Flight Facility						2011 Jun 30, 03:09
USA 231 (ORS-1) 2011-029A 37728						Re-entered - 2018 Mar 12 Life 2447 days
450 kg satellite fitted with new electro-optical and infrared reconnaissance sensors designed to supplement data obtained by unmanned aerial systems and high-altitude aircraft operating in Iraq and Afghanistan. The sensors are based on those being demonstrated by TacSat-3 (2009-028A/35001 launched 2009 May 19). One of the imaging devices is derived from the unit designed for use for the U-2 high altitude reconnaissance aeroplane. ORS-1 stands for "Operational Responsive Space-1". Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Aug 18, 04:43	6780	0.0007	397	407	92.60	40.00	221

2011-030 CZ 2C Jiuquan Space Centre						2011 Jul 6, 04:28
Shijian 11-03 (Practice 11-03) 2011-030A 37730						in space
Reported as an "experimental satellite". Orbit details, taken together with an image showing it as 3-axis stabilised and having downward-facing sensors, indicates that the payload has an Earth observation rôle. Launch was out of sequence indicating there may have been a delay in preparations for SJ-11-02 that eventually went into orbit Jul 29.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Jul 06, 08:50	7075	0.0010	690	704	98.71	98.23	254	10:44
2023 Feb 13, 10:42	7067	0.0007	684	694	98.55	97.81	295	05:48

2011-031 Space Shuttle Atlantis, OV-104 Kennedy Space Center						2011 Jul 8, 15:29
STS-135 2011-031A 37736						Re-entered - 2011 Jul 21 Life 13 days Returned to Earth
ISS supply mission, including the Raffaello MLPM to carry equipment and consumables. Final shuttle mission to the ISS. Launched delayed by 138 seconds when the timer stopped at T-31 seconds while proper retraction of a swing arm on the launch tower was checked after a sensor failed. Crew consisted of Christopher Ferguson (commander), Douglas Hurley (pilot), Rex Walheim (mission specialist) and Sandra Magnus (mission specialist). Docked with the ISS Harmony node Jul 10 at 15:07:24 UTC. Undocked Jul 19 at 06:28 UTC. Retro-fire Jul 21 at 08:49:04 UTC was followed by landing on the KSC runway with wheel stop at 09:57:54 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jul 08, 18:41	6571	0.0056	156	230	88.35	51.64	343
2011 Jul 09, 16:59	6651	0.0079	221	325	89.97	51.64	225
2011 Jul 11, 17:57	6766	0.0010	381	395	92.32	51.64	314

PSSC-2 (Pico-Satellite Solar Cell 2) 2011-031B 37752						Re-entered - 2011 Dec 8 Life 153 days
Small USAF three-axis stabilised satellite carrying an electronic camera, the Miniature Tracking Vehicle (MTV) experiment to see how it functions as a tracking target, and the Compact Total Electron Content Sensor (CTECS) that will observe signals from Global Positioning System satellites as they are occulted by the ionosphere. It is also a testbed to gather data on the behaviour of new types of solar cell while in space. It carries a set of small thrusters for obit adjustment. PSSC-2 was ejected by a spring mechanism from the Shuttle Atlantis payload bay 2011 Jul 20 at 07:49 UTC, shortly before Atlantis closed up to return to Earth.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jul 20, 16:43	6752	0.0012	365	382	92.02	51.64	308

2011-032 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre						2011 Jul 11, 15:41
Tianlian 1-02 2011-032A 37737						in space
Data communications satellite to work alongside Tianlian 1-01 (2008-019A/32779) to provide a data relay, and measurement and control service for Chinese satellites and space stations. An early task was to support the launch and docking of Tiangong 1 and Shenzhou 8 later in 2011. Was approached early 2023 by Shijian 23 (55131, 2023-002A), possibly with a view extending its life but no link up occurred. Moved to graveyard orbit 2023 November 3.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Jul 12, 06:24	27568	0.7617	191	42189	759.23	18.03	180
2011 Jul 19, 16:31	42166	0.0003	35776	35799	1436.14	1.07	112	177° east
2012 Mar 26, 09:51	42165	0.0004	35772	35802	1436.13	0.50	98	177° east
2023 Feb 13, 15:13	42164	0.0078	35456	36116	1436.06	2.89	0	167° east
2023 Nov 03, 00:42	42164	0.0080	35451	36121	1436.07	2.84	7	167° east
2023 Nov 03, 18:38	42516	0.0004	36119	36156	1454.08	3.10	209	164° east

2011-033 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Jul 13, 02:27
Globalstar-2 M083 2011-033A 37739						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jul 21, 01:34	7304	0.0009	920	932	103.54	52.00	310

Globalstar-2 M088 2011-033B 37740						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Manoeuvred to 1400 km operational orbit 2011 mid-July.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jul 21, 17:05	7384	0.0015	995	1017	105.25	51.99	249
2011 Jul 31, 18:10	7792	0.0001	1413	1414	114.08	51.97	82

Globalstar-2 M091 2011-033C 37741						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jul 21, 08:27	7304	0.0009	919	932	103.53	52.00	310

Globalstar-2 M085 2011-033D 37742						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jul 21, 10:07	7302	0.0010	916	932	103.50	52.00	298

Globalstar-2 M081 2011-033E 37743						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jul 21, 08:24	7303	0.0009	918	931	103.51	52.00	298

Globalstar-2 M089 2011-033F 37744						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jul 21, 17:01	7302	0.0011	916	932	103.50	52.00	301

2011-034 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-17) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2011 Jul 15, 11:18
GSat 12 2011-034A 37746						in space
Replacement for INSAT-3B (launched 2000), with an expected life of 7 years. As well as providing standard communications transponders, it provides service to Very Small Aperture Terminals used to transmit data such as point of sale transactions or to provide satellite internet access. Planned geosynchronous location - 83° east longitude, co-located with Insat-2E and Insat-4A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Jul 16, 21:47	17190	0.6129	276	21347	373.83	17.83	181
2011 Jul 30, 19:17	42080	0.0004	35685	35718	1431.75	0.16	322	79° east
2011 Aug 13, 23:12	42165	0.0007	35758	35815	1436.08	0.13	206	83° east
2023 Feb 12, 18:23	42165	0.0007	35756	35818	1436.11	1.99	342	48° east

2011-035 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Jul 15, 23:16
SES 3 2011-035A 37748						in space
Broadcasting satellitefor the US mainland. Announced geosynchronous location - 103° west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Jul 17, 13:47	26084	0.6143	3683	35729	698.76	24.67	0
2011 Jul 18, 22:21	33920	0.2422	19325	35759	1036.21	5.33	0
2011 Jul 27, 08:01	42097	0.0015	35655	35783	1432.64	0.07	52	78° west
2011 Aug 01, 09:43	42165	0.0000	35786	35788	1436.10	0.05	229	77° west
2011 Sep 24, 02:00	42165	0.0003	35775	35798	1436.09	0.01	71	99° west
2023 Feb 13, 01:57	42165	0.0002	35776	35797	1436.09	0.03	15	103° west

Kazsat 2 2011-035B 37749						in space
Broadcasting and communications satellite for Kazakhstan as a replacement for Kazsat 1 that failed in 2008 after two years of operation. Testing completed and handed over from the manufacturer, Khrunichev, to Kazakhstan 2011 Nov 29. Announced geosynchronous location - 86°.5 east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Jul 17, 13:48	26089	0.6140	3692	35729	698.93	24.68	0
2011 Aug 01, 17:53	42137	0.0040	35589	35929	1434.68	0.12	193	83° east
2011 Aug 26, 04:35	42164	0.0001	35781	35792	1436.08	0.03	184	87° east
2023 Feb 12, 19:17	42165	0.0000	35785	35789	1436.12	0.02	46	87° east

2011-036 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2011 Jul 16, 16:41
USA 232 (Navstar GPS IIF-02) 2011-036A 37753						in space
Second Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jul 16, 22:01	27517	0.0246	20463	21815	757.13	54.79	33
2011 Jul 26, 12:28	26836	0.0002	20452	20464	729.19	55.03	200
2011 Aug 28, 05:54	26560	0.0001	20180	20184	717.97	55.02	182

2011-037 Zenit-2SB (Zenit-2 + Fregat-SB) Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Jul 18, 02:31
RadioAstron (Spektr-R) 2011-037A 37755						in space
Astrophysics research satellite to study solar wind, the interplanetary magnetic field, black holes and neutron stars. It carries a 10m diameter radio telescope for interferometry work with ground-based instruments. The research programme involves 20 countries and is expected to last for ten years.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jul 18, 06:06	173265	0.9572	1045	332728	11962.60	51.60	278
2011 Aug 12, 21:36	176735	0.9371	4740	335974	12323.77	56.83	309
2023 Feb 08, 07:49	189756	0.7751	36304	330450	13710.43	39.48	190

2011-038 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre						2011 Jul 26, 21:44
Beidou 9 (Beidou-2 IGEO-4) 2011-038A 37763						in space
Fully-functional satellite in China's pre-operational navigation satellite system. It also provide time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region from a 55° inclined geosynchronous orbit crossing the equator near 93° east longitude, parked as an on-orbit spare 25 degrees to the west of the main inclined group of Beidou 2-05 (2010-036A/36828), Beidou 2-07 (2010-068A 37256) and Beidou 2-08 (2011-013A/37384) . Launch was about 20 minutes later than expected, indicating a possible unplanned hold in the countdown.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Jul 29, 08:18	24360	0.7298	204	35759	630.63	55.12	175
2011 Aug 06, 19:21	42163	0.0020	35699	35871	1436.02	55.21	188	93° east
2016 Mar 29, 21:56	42159	0.0038	35620	35943	1435.83	54.55	207	93° east
2023 Feb 12, 20:02	42164	0.0104	35348	36225	1436.07	54.49	228	96° east

2011-039 CZ 2C Jiuquan Space Centre						2011 Jul 29, 07:42
Shijian 11-02 (Practice 11-02) 2011-039A 37765						in space
Reported as an "experimental satellite". The orbit, and images of one of its predecessors, indicate that it has an Earth observation rôle. Launch was out of sequence (SJ-11-03 later went into orbit Jul 7) indicating that there may have been a delay in completion of manufacturing or testing.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Aug 13, 02:42	7075	0.0012	688	706	98.71	98.11	205	13:58
2023 Feb 13, 08:53	7065	0.0012	678	695	98.49	98.42	108	20:05

2011-I01 Manual release during EVA International Space Station						2011 Aug 3, 18:43
Kedr (Radioskaf-B/Suitsat 2) 1998-067CK 37772						Re-entered - 2012 Jan 4 Life 154 days
Originally planned for release during ISS space walk Feb 16 but postponed. Intended to be released into independent orbit 2011 Aug 3 around 15:00 UTC at the beginning the EVA but it was delayed while a broken aerial was investigated. Kedr transmitted 25 messages of greeting in 15 languages, Earth photos, and scientific equipment and telemetry information from its onboard atmospheric pressure sensor. It used radio amateur frequencies and call sign "RS1S".
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Aug 04, 18:02	6764	0.0013	377	395	92.28	51.64	44

2011-040 Atlas V 551, AV-029 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2011 Aug 5, 16:25
Juno 2011-040A 37773						in space
NASA mission to Jupiter to study the magnetic and gravitational fields, the magnetosphere in polar regions, and the atmosphere - looking in particular for water. It will be the first solar-powered spacecraft designed to operate at such a distance from the Sun. Jupiter encounter in 2016 July.
Heliocentric orbit

2011-041 Ariane 5ECA (VA-203) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2011 Aug 6, 22:52
Astra 1N 2011-041A 37775						in space
European direct-to-home broadcast services, including digital and HDTV. It was released into orbit just over 27 minutes after lift off. After checkout, geosynchronous location will be 28°.2 east longitude from where it will provide an interim capacity for SES ASTRA. Later it will be moved to the ASTRA prime location at 19°.2 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Aug 07, 15:06	24374	0.7274	266	35725	631.17	1.98	179
2011 Aug 11, 04:16	36850	0.1463	25080	35865	1173.34	0.10	167
2011 Aug 14, 15:43	42060	0.0023	35584	35780	1430.75	0.11	34	0° west
2011 Sep 25, 02:37	42105	0.0001	35723	35730	1433.02	0.05	143	9° east
2011 Oct 23, 16:18	42164	0.0003	35773	35799	1436.08	0.03	16	28° east
2023 Feb 13, 05:02	42165	0.0005	35767	35806	1436.10	0.05	330	19° east

BSAT-3c/JCSat-110R 2011-041B 37776						in space
Japanese broadcasting satellite owned jointly by two broadcasters - BSat and SkyPerfect JCSat. It was released into orbit 38 minutes after launch. Expected geosynchronous location - 110° east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Aug 08, 12:00	24366	0.7274	264	35712	630.88	1.97	180
2011 Aug 23, 19:18	42164	0.0000	35784	35788	1436.08	0.04	359	110° east
2023 Feb 12, 13:29	42164	0.0000	35786	35786	1436.07	0.06	128	110° east

2011-042 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2011 Aug 11, 16:15
Paksat 1R 2011-042A 37779						in space
Pakistani communications satellite to replace PakSat 1 which was on short- term lease from Hughes. The CZ/Long March launch vehicle completed its mission when Paksat was released into independent orbit after 26 minutes. Expected geosynchronous location - 38° east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Aug 20, 19:10	26154	0.7512	129	39422	701.55	25.19	186
2011 Aug 27, 23:30	42210	0.0003	35819	35845	1438.42	0.17	119	46° east
2011 Sep 13, 02:00	42165	0.0005	35766	35808	1436.12	0.13	343	38° east
2023 Feb 13, 01:13	42165	0.0003	35775	35799	1436.11	0.01	350	38° east

2011-043 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2011 Aug 15, 22:57
Haiyang 2-01 (Ocean 2-01) 2011-043A 37781						in space
Oceanographic satellite equipped with a microwave radiometer, a radar altimeter and a radar scatterometer to monitor ocean conditions. Launch delayed one day due to weather.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Aug 16, 05:06	7149	0.0198	630	912	100.27	99.47	20	06:00
2011 Aug 17, 08:48	7289	0.0007	906	916	103.22	99.36	219	06:00
2023 Feb 13, 10:30	7346	0.0000	968	969	104.44	99.32	41	05:51

2011-044 Dnepr Dombarovsky (Yasny) Cosmodrome						2011 Aug 17, 07:12
EduSat 2011-044A 37788						in space
Italian satellite aimed at promoting space education among high school students and to support the qualification and scientific careers of young people, the satellite will take measurements of the Earth magnetic field, detect cosmic particles, and measure the Solar constant. Technology goals include the study of deorbiting systems, behaviour of solar cells in orbit, and validation of an S-band transponder. Part of a multiple payload launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Aug 19, 11:02	7047	0.0040	641	697	98.12	98.26	343	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 01:39	7033	0.0038	628	682	97.83	98.42	39	19:07

NigeriaSat 2 2011-044B 37789						in space
Objective is to provide high resolution maps of Nigeria every four months, monthly monitoring of Nigerian crops for food supply security, and supporting the development of the Nigerian national Geographical Information System (GIS) by providing high quality geospatial data. It took over from Nigeriasat-1 - launched 2003 Sep 27. Part of a multiple payload launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Aug 19, 03:14	7089	0.0025	693	728	99.00	98.26	208	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 10:53	7063	0.0011	677	693	98.46	97.80	8	06:22

NigeriaSat-X 2011-044C 37790						in space
Member of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC), it will assist with disaster relief and global environmental monitoring campaigns alongside satellites from other consortium members ASAL (Algeria), BLMIT (China), Deimos Space (Spain), and SSTL (UK). Part of a multiple payload launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Aug 19, 11:07	7055	0.0029	657	697	98.29	98.26	336	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 08:30	7075	0.0012	689	705	98.70	97.86	210	07:44

Rasat 2011-044D 37791						in space
Observation satellite designed and produced by Turkish engineers, was built to demonstrate Turkey's ability to construct a satellite. Part of a multiple payload launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Aug 19, 11:11	7061	0.0021	668	698	98.41	98.26	327	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 10:50	7054	0.0023	660	692	98.27	98.09	90	11:42

AprizeSat 5 2011-044E 37792						in space
Small satellite for data collection from small fixed and mobile ground stations. Part of a multiple payload launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Aug 19, 10:52	7032	0.0061	611	697	97.81	98.27	349
2023 Feb 13, 10:45	7020	0.0056	602	681	97.55	98.29	317

AprizeSat 6 2011-044F 37793						in space
Small satellite for data collection from small fixed and mobile ground stations. Part of a multiple payload launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Aug 19, 10:58	7041	0.0049	628	697	97.99	98.26	346
2023 Feb 13, 08:39	7029	0.0047	618	684	97.75	98.37	14

Sich 2 2011-044G 37794						in space
Primary payload of the mission. Ukrainian designed and built remote sensing satellite in sun-synchronous orbit. Part of a multiple payload launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Aug 19, 03:05	7072	0.0012	685	702	98.64	98.26	281	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 07:53	7063	0.0014	675	695	98.47	97.82	80	07:17

Dnepr upper stage (BPA-2) 2011-044H 37795						in space
Final stage rocket from multiple satellite launch. It carries BPA-2, a block of Ukrainian experimental avionic equipment to test navigation equipment for civil aircraft and satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Aug 19, 12:53	7372	0.0410	691	1296	104.98	98.22	184

2011-045 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Aug 17, 21:25
Express-AM4 2011-045A 37798						Re-entered - 2012 Mar 25 Life 221 days
Russian domestic Ku-band communications satellite to replace the service lost due to the failure of the earlier Express AM-2. Injected into wrong orbit through due to a computing malfunction in the launch vehicle. Intended to be stationed in geosynchronous orbit at 80° east longitude. De-orbited - any unburnt fragments fell near 40° north, 175° west 2011 Mar 25 13:32 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Aug 20, 02:10	17037	0.5668	1003	20315	368.86	51.32	24
2012 Mar 20, 00:04	16877	0.5831	658	20339	363.65	51.11	100

2011-F02 - failed to reach orbit CZ 2C Jiuquan Space Centre						2011 Aug 18, 09:28
Shijian 11-04 (Practice 11-04)
Reported as an "experimental satellite". The orbits of its predecessors suggests that the payload has an Earth observation rôle. Sun-synchronous orbit would have had its descending node around 15:50 local time. Destroyed when the launch vehicle second stage failed to ignite. Launch was already delayed by one day but reason not given. Replaced by Shijian 11-05, launched 2013 July 15.

2011-F03 - failed to reach orbit Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Aug 24, 13:00
Progress M-12M (Progress 7K-TGM №412)
Supplies to ISS. Soyuz-U upper stage control system detected a problem at T+325 seconds, about 30 seconds after ignition and ordered the engine to shut down. The spacecraft fell from 200 km altitude in the Gorny Altai region of southern Siberia and may have been destroyed on re-entry into the atmosphere.The finding of the investigation was failure of a gas generator, part of the engine.

2011-046 Delta 4 Heavy Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2011 Sep 10, 13:08
Ebb (GRAIL-A) 2011-046A 37801						Re-entered - 2012 Dec 17 Life 464 days
One of a pair of near-identical spacecraft that comprise the lunar Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory. The aim is to measure minor differences between lunar gravity's effects on the two satellites as they orbit the Moon. Results will help determine the structure of the lunar interior from crust to core, and advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon. Lunar arrival was 2012 Jan 1. Named by children of the Emily Dickinson Elementary School in Bozeman, Montana.


Flow (GRAIL-B) 2011-046B 37802						Re-entered - 2012 Dec 17 Life 464 days
One of a pair of near-identical spacecraft that comprise the lunar Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory. The aim is to measure minor differences between lunar gravity's effects on the two satellites as they orbit the Moon. Results will help determine the structure of the lunar interior from crust to core, and advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon. Lunar arrival was 2012 Jan 2. Named by children of the Emily Dickinson Elementary School in Bozeman, Montana.

2011-047 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2011 Sep 18, 16:33
Zhongxing 1A (Chinasat 1A) 2011-047A 37804						in space
Communications satellite described as carrying high-quality voice, data and radio and TV transmissions. Probably for government/military services. Precise launch time: 16:33:04 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Sep 18, 20:38	24386	0.7307	190	35826	631.65	27.11	180
2011 Sep 28, 15:08	42165	0.0001	35782	35792	1436.11	0.57	137	130° east
2023 Feb 13, 09:56	42227	0.0004	35833	35864	1439.25	0.56	258	61° east

2011-048 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Sep 20, 22:47
Cosmos 2473 (Garpun №1) 2011-048A 37806						in space
Russian military digital communications satellite. Its purpose is to carry data between military satellites in LEO and ground receiving stations. Garpun replaces the older Potok series of satellites. It was released into transfer orbit from the Briz-M, after the latter had completed its mission, Sep 21 at 07:48 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Sep 21, 13:10	24373	0.7217	404	35586	631.13	48.62	360
2011 Sep 29, 17:12	42021	0.0009	35605	35680	1428.74	0.08	345	74° east
2011 Oct 03, 19:33	42116	0.0007	35709	35766	1433.58	0.08	278	79° east
2011 Oct 08, 16:49	42164	0.0001	35781	35792	1436.08	0.09	248	80° east
2023 Feb 12, 19:02	42164	0.0001	35780	35791	1436.06	2.45	103	177° west

2011-049 Ariane 5ECA (VA-204) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2011 Sep 21, 21:38
SES 2 2011-049A 37809						in space
Communications satellite to serve the continental USA - owned by SES World Skies and replacing AMC 3 (launched 1997). It carries carries a secondary payload in the form of the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) experimental infrared imaging sensor belonging to the U.S. Air Force. Separated from the launch vehicle at 22:13 UTC. Expected location - 87° west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Sep 21, 17:02	24397	0.7276	267	35771	632.08	1.95	177
2011 Sep 23, 21:45	27197	0.5499	5865	35774	743.96	1.13	179
2011 Sep 25, 19:50	33605	0.2541	18687	35766	1021.78	0.38	179
2011 Sep 27, 07:15	38906	0.0835	29280	35777	1272.89	0.19	174
2011 Sep 29, 04:30	42103	0.0013	35671	35778	1432.92	0.17	326	79° west
2011 Oct 06, 04:08	42165	0.0002	35779	35795	1436.10	0.04	96	77° west
2011 Nov 22, 04:27	42165	0.0001	35783	35791	1436.12	0.02	344	87° west
2023 Feb 12, 12:35	42166	0.0003	35774	35801	1436.14	0.06	57	87° west

Arabsat 5C 2011-049B 37810						in space
Comsat for the Arab region. Separated from the launch vehicle at 22:05 UTC. Expected location - 20° east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Sep 21, 16:57	24378	0.7277	259	35740	631.33	1.84	174
2011 Sep 29, 19:56	42242	0.0013	35808	35919	1440.03	0.07	350	35° east
2011 Nov 23, 02:24	42242	0.0003	35853	35874	1440.03	0.06	263	25° east
2023 Feb 13, 05:02	42165	0.0003	35776	35798	1436.10	0.05	219	20° east

2011-050 H-IIA 202 (F-19) Tanegashima Space Centre						2011 Sep 23, 04:36
IGS 6 (IGS Optical 4) 2011-050A 37813						in space
Information Gathering Satellite - Japanese government/military optical imaging reconnaissance satellite launched as a replacement for IGS 3 (IGS Optical 2) - 2006-037A/29393, which was nearing the end of its life. Precise time - 04:36:03 UTC, at the opening of a 14 minute window. Element sets are not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Sep 29, 22:35	6968	0.0002	588	591	96.47	97.69	291	13:30
2012 May 15, 23:15	6965	0.0002	586	589	96.42	97.73	249	13:30
2013 May 15, 23:51	6965	0.0003	585	589	96.42	97.73	109	13:29
2014 Jun 01, 00:44	6965	0.0003	585	589	96.42	97.73	307	13:28
2015 May 26, 00:37	6965	0.0002	586	589	96.42	97.75	109	13:28
2016 May 16, 00:08	6965	0.0003	585	589	96.42	97.74	290	13:28
2017 May 14, 00:22	6965	0.0013	578	596	96.42	97.71	327	13:20
2018 May 15, 01:00	6965	0.0000	587	587	96.42	97.73	300	13:14
2019 May 14, 23:40	6965	0.0003	585	589	96.41	97.75	117	13:14
2020 May 13, 23:03	6965	0.0002	585	588	96.40	97.81	261	13:21
2021 May 18, 23:35	6964	0.0001	585	586	96.39	97.82	44	13:34

IGS 6/H-IIA Debris 2011-050C 37815						Re-entered - 2013 Jan 12 Life 477 days
Debris, probably from the launch vehicle but may be part of the satellite support or separation structure. Only one element set issued by Spacetrack, possibly inadvertently. Listed here for interest.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 03, 20:48	6954	0.0018	564	588	96.19	97.63	353

IGS 6/H-IIA Debris 2011-050D 37833						Re-entered - 2012 Nov 1 Life 405 days
Debris, probably from the launch vehicle but may be part of the satellite support or separation structure. Only one element set issued by Spacetrack, possibly inadvertently.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 04, 06:31	6956	0.0020	564	592	96.23	97.65	353

2011-051 Zenit-3SL Sea Launch Platform 'Odyssey', Kiritmati						2011 Sep 24, 20:17
Eutelsat 7 West A (Atlantic Bird 7) 2011-051A 37816						in space
Eutelsat-owned digital broadcasting satellite to provide services to the Middle East and North Africa. Precise launch time 20:17:55 UTC, separated from the launch vehicle at 21:25:02. Expected location - 7°.2 west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Sep 24, 21:17	25000	0.6802	1617	35626	655.63	0.06	357
2011 Sep 26, 07:12	28179	0.4897	8002	35599	784.59	0.02	13
2011 Sep 27, 14:31	35776	0.1736	23189	35608	1122.41	0.07	344
2011 Sep 29, 11:59	41287	0.0172	34201	35617	1391.51	0.08	342
2011 Oct 02, 15:21	42110	0.0017	35659	35804	1433.29	0.05	153	13° west
2011 Oct 25, 07:26	42165	0.0003	35772	35801	1436.09	0.11	155	7° west
2023 Feb 13, 07:53	42165	0.0003	35772	35801	1436.10	0.06	243	7° west

2011-052 Minotaur IV+ Kodiak Launch Centre, Alaska						2011 Sep 27, 15:49
TacSat 4 2011-052A 37818						in space
Experimental military comsat managed by the US Naval Research Laboratory. Launched to bolster UHF (actually VHF) communications at high northerly latitudes. Part of the payload provides GPS tracking of battlefield units. Other experimental equipment may be reconnaissance-related. Separation from the launch vehicle was at 16:17 UTC. A thruster firing about 18:37 UTC raised its initial perigee from 185 km. Dish aerial deployed Oct 3 and successful tests carried out on all ten VHF/UHF radio channels.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Sep 27, 21:22	12470	0.4612	341	11843	230.98	63.49	211
2011 Sep 28, 16:56	12620	0.4434	646	11837	235.15	63.63	211
2011 Oct 03, 03:50	12739	0.4476	659	12064	238.50	63.63	211
2011 Oct 05, 11:35	12753	0.4411	749	12001	238.88	63.63	211
2011 Nov 15, 07:02	12754	0.4416	744	12009	238.92	63.58	210

2011-053 CZ 2F/G Jiuquan Space Centre						2011 Sep 29, 13:16
Tiangong 1 2011-053A 37820						Re-entered - 2018 Apr 2 Life 2377 days
Small laboratory, 8.5 tonnes mass (9 tonnes including propellant), for docking experiments during visits by the unpiloted Shenzhou 8 (2011 Oct 31 - Nov 17), Shenzhou 9 (2012 Jun 16-29) and Shenzhou 10, both piloted. Precise lift-off time 13:16:03 UTC at the opening of a fifteen minute launch window. Originally anticipated life was two years. Early 2016, mission control announced that it had lost communication with Tiangong 1 and that its orbit would decay naturally, leading to uncontrolled re-entry. Launch delayed several times from 2010 by design/construction issues and investigation of the 2011 Aug 18 CZ-2C launch vehicle failure.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Sep 29, 20:39	6650	0.0110	199	345	89.95	42.78	132
2011 Sep 30, 19:11	6723	0.0014	335	355	91.44	42.78	40
2011 Oct 05, 19:38	6720	0.0010	335	349	91.37	42.78	81
2011 Oct 28, 05:35	6713	0.0007	330	339	91.22	42.79	253
2011 Nov 15, 11:45	6710	0.0005	328	335	91.16	42.79	359
2011 Nov 18, 14:18	6751	0.0008	368	379	92.01	42.79	212
2012 Mar 23, 03:23	6724	0.0012	338	354	91.46	42.78	342
2012 Mar 23, 17:39	6737	0.0008	353	364	91.71	42.78	344
2012 May 26, 13:23	6721	0.0009	337	349	91.39	42.78	78
2012 Jun 10, 18:50	6711	0.0004	330	336	91.19	42.78	242
2012 Jun 11, 18:01	6707	0.0011	321	336	91.10	42.78	235
2012 Jun 14, 01:42	6706	0.0012	320	335	91.08	42.78	249
2012 Jun 14, 18:36	6711	0.0007	328	338	91.20	42.80	181
2012 Jun 28, 04:57	6709	0.0006	327	336	91.16	42.78	333
2012 Jun 28, 12:15	6710	0.0002	330	333	91.16	42.79	269
2012 Jun 28, 13:42	6723	0.0016	334	355	91.43	42.78	102
2012 Jun 29, 07:55	6739	0.0008	355	366	91.76	42.78	315
2012 Jul 05, 16:54	6738	0.0008	354	365	91.74	42.78	315
2012 Aug 30, 10:23	6728	0.0008	344	356	91.54	42.78	357
2012 Sep 16, 04:26	6735	0.0008	351	363	91.68	42.78	336
2012 Oct 15, 09:22	6727	0.0005	346	353	91.52	42.78	197
2012 Oct 15, 17:25	6737	0.0021	345	373	91.73	42.78	207
2012 Oct 16, 11:33	6749	0.0005	367	374	91.95	42.78	233
2013 Feb 04, 04:13	6726	0.0002	347	349	91.50	42.78	70
2013 Feb 04, 13:35	6737	0.0016	348	370	91.73	42.78	227
2013 Feb 05, 05:59	6744	0.0006	362	369	91.86	42.77	226
2013 May 21, 02:57	6719	0.0004	339	344	91.36	42.78	157
2013 May 22, 00:26	6715	0.0005	333	341	91.27	42.78	231
2013 Jun 05, 06:17	6710	0.0005	329	336	91.18	42.78	299
2013 Jun 06, 05:00	6709	0.0005	327	334	91.15	42.78	315
2013 Jun 09, 04:20	6707	0.0007	325	334	91.12	42.78	300
2013 Jun 10, 03:04	6713	0.0007	330	340	91.23	42.78	277
2013 Jun 25, 03:46	6709	0.0005	327	334	91.15	42.78	333
2013 Jun 25, 11:47	6722	0.0013	335	353	91.42	42.77	93
2013 Jun 26, 09:00	6739	0.0007	356	366	91.76	42.77	278
2013 Sep 11, 08:08	6724	0.0006	342	350	91.46	42.78	139
2013 Sep 11, 20:11	6739	0.0009	354	367	91.75	42.77	319
2014 Feb 18, 05:18	6717	0.0012	331	347	91.31	42.78	230
2014 Feb 18, 18:55	6736	0.0041	331	386	91.71	42.77	242
2014 Feb 19, 17:42	6759	0.0010	374	387	92.16	42.78	278
2014 Jul 16, 07:36	6722	0.0014	334	353	91.40	42.77	209
2014 Jul 16, 22:41	6734	0.0030	336	377	91.67	42.77	245
2014 Nov 25, 12:38	6721	0.0009	337	349	91.40	42.77	19
2014 Nov 26, 03:43	6746	0.0026	350	386	91.90	42.78	234
2014 Nov 26, 06:55	6759	0.0017	369	392	92.16	42.77	187
2015 Apr 09, 02:16	6720	0.0010	335	348	91.36	42.77	342
2015 Apr 09, 14:43	6741	0.0042	335	391	91.80	42.77	26
2015 Apr 10, 23:07	6771	0.0012	385	401	92.42	42.77	282

CZ 2F third stage 2011-053B 37821						Re-entered - 2011 Oct 12 Life 13 days
Launched Tiangong 1.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Sep 29, 17:23	6641	0.0098	198	328	89.77	42.78	130

2011-054 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Sep 29, 18:32
QuetzSat 1 2011-054A 37826						in space
Mexican-owned satellite operated jointly by SES Satellite Leasing of the UK and Grupo Medcom of Mexico to provide direct broadcasting services to Mexico and the US. Expected location - 77° west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Sep 30, 22:05	27242	0.5489	5910	35817	745.78	18.58	360
2011 Oct 04, 04:56	33940	0.2432	19309	35815	1037.13	5.28	0
2011 Oct 04, 22:16	41092	0.0250	33686	35741	1381.62	0.49	5
2011 Oct 06, 06:06	42138	0.0009	35723	35797	1434.74	0.08	23	68° west
2011 Oct 12, 05:56	42164	0.0003	35773	35798	1436.05	0.07	44	67° west
2012 Oct 18, 12:00	42164	0.0004	35769	35803	1436.05	0.01	182	67° west
2012 Oct 20, 05:57	42121	0.0002	35735	35750	1433.84	0.02	86	66° west
2012 Oct 29, 09:25	42163	0.0003	35772	35798	1436.01	0.04	164	61° west
2012 Dec 13, 04:21	42203	0.0001	35821	35829	1438.04	0.10	246	62° west
2013 Jan 12, 09:22	42166	0.0002	35778	35798	1436.16	0.04	6	77° west
2023 Feb 13, 02:52	42165	0.0003	35776	35798	1436.10	0.02	261	77° west

2011-055 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2011 Oct 2, 20:15
Cosmos 2474 (Uragan-M № 742) 2011-055A 37829						in space
GLONASS-M navigation satellite to replace one of the trio lost in the launch failure of 2010 Dec 5. Launch delayed from Aug 25 (22:50 UTC) due to the Aug 24 Soyuz launcher mishap. Further delayed from Sep 25 for technical reasons, then delayed 24 hrs from Oct 1 by high winds at 7-10 km altitude near the launch site. Its arrival on orbit made the GLONASS constellation complete for the first time since 1996.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 02, 21:52	25520	0.0006	19126	19158	676.20	64.82	209
2011 Oct 07, 16:10	25441	0.0035	18975	19151	673.06	64.80	237
2011 Oct 09, 23:38	25411	0.0047	18914	19151	671.86	64.80	235
2011 Oct 13, 18:47	25506	0.0011	19100	19156	675.67	64.81	266
2011 Oct 18, 01:09	25508	0.0010	19104	19156	675.73	64.81	268

2011-056 Zenit-3SLB (Zenit-2SB + DM-SL + Fregat-SB) Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Oct 5, 21:00
Intelsat 18 2011-056A 37834						in space
Commercial launch of commercial comsat to serve French Polynesia, Eastern Australia and the United States with direct-to-home TV, VSat terminal services and high-speed trunked communication links. Will replace Intelsat 701(1993-066A/22871). Separated from launch vehicle Oct 7 at 03.34.29 UTC. Expected location - 180° longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Oct 06, 09:41	27041	0.5594	5535	35791	737.57	19.50	360
2011 Oct 09, 05:39	30198	0.3957	11869	35771	870.42	10.11	359
2011 Oct 10, 10:45	36509	0.1545	24489	35773	1157.06	3.08	360
2011 Oct 13, 15:20	40376	0.0441	32218	35778	1345.68	0.77	0
2011 Oct 20, 13:45	42164	0.0002	35779	35794	1436.08	0.02	303	176° east
2011 Nov 14, 13:13	42165	0.0002	35780	35793	1436.09	0.05	30	180° west
2023 Feb 12, 19:01	42165	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.10	0.03	1	180° west

2011-057 CZ 3B/E Xichang Space Centre						2011 Oct 7, 08:21
Eutelsat 16A (Eutelsat W3C) 2011-057A 37836						in space
Launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Eutelsat W3C is to provide services to Central and Eastern Europe, the French-speaking Indian Ocean Islands, and provide data services to Africa. As of 2011 November it is intended to replace Eutelsat’s Eurobird 16, W2M and SESat 1 satellites. Separated from launch vehicle 08:36 UTC. Expected location - 16° east longitude. Designation subject to confirmation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Oct 08, 00:34	24378	0.7304	193	35806	631.32	26.09	180
2011 Oct 08, 23:01	26578	0.5870	4598	35802	718.71	14.59	180
2011 Oct 10, 01:55	30781	0.3702	13007	35799	895.74	6.55	180
2011 Oct 13, 20:10	42046	0.0019	35590	35747	1430.04	0.02	249	13° east
2011 Oct 28, 01:53	42164	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.08	0.06	35	15° east
2023 Feb 12, 19:57	42165	0.0005	35765	35809	1436.12	0.07	321	16° east

2011-058 PSLV-CA (PSLV C-18) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2011 Oct 12, 05:31
Megha Tropiques 2011-058A 37838						Re-entered - 2023 Mar 7 Life 4164 days
Joint French Indian project, the name is derived from Megha, meaning "cloud" in Sanskrit and Tropiques meaning "tropics" in French. It is designed to study the atmospheric water cycle in the tropics, particularly the processes linked to tropical convection. One of the instruments is an Imaging Radiometer (Microwave Analysis and Detection of Rain and Atmospheric Structures - MADRAS). Also included is a microwave sounding instrument for the atmospheric water vapor (Sounder for Probing Vertical Profiles of Humidity SAPHIR) and a radiometer devoted to the measurement of outgoing radiative fluxes at the top of the atmosphere (Scanner for Radiation Budget - ScaRaB).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 13, 16:40	7236	0.0013	849	868	102.10	19.98	357
2011 Nov 24, 19:20	7239	0.0008	854	866	102.15	19.98	109

Jugnu 2011-058B 37839						in space
3U CubeSat developed by engineers at the Indian Institute Of Technology, Kanpur. Jugnu aims to evaluate a camera system for imaging the Earth in near IR-region, and to test image processing algorithms. It also aims to evaluate GPS systems for use in satellites, and to test MEMS, an intertial measurement unit for potential use in reconnaissance satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 13, 18:20	7231	0.0019	839	867	101.99	19.96	19

Vesselsat 1 2011-058C 37840						in space
29 kg satellite manufactured by Luxspace and leased by Orbcomm to fill a gap left by a failure in its own constellation. Vesselsat carries two receivers for the AIS (Automatic Identification System) for ships.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 14, 18:08	7236	0.0014	848	868	102.09	19.96	13

SRMSat (Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Satellite) 2011-058D 37841						in space
Satellite to monitor pollution in the Earth's atmosphere by measuring carbon monoxide and water vapour levels using an infrared sensor with a grating spectrometer. Mass is 10.8 kg.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 13, 18:23	7237	0.0012	851	868	102.12	19.98	355

PSLV upper stage 2011-058E 37842						in space
Launched Megha Tropiques and supplementary payloads.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 13, 16:25	7201	0.0061	779	867	101.36	19.79	28

2011-059 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Oct 19, 18:48
ViaSat 1 2011-059A 37843						in space
Commercial comsat to provide high-speed internet services for the US and Canada through Ka band links. Launch delayed from 2011 spring to provide time for repair and testing after the satellite was damaged while being moved during the original testing process. Precise launch time - 18:48:58 UTC, separated from the launch vehicle Oct 20 at 04:00:44 UTC. Expected location - 115° west longitude (arrived Nov 28). For the first 12 days, Spacetrack issued element sets as 59C/37845.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Oct 20, 22:59	25433	0.6577	2328	35783	672.77	30.40	0
2011 Oct 25, 06:30	30764	0.3704	12991	35781	895.02	9.46	1
2011 Oct 27, 09:25	36835	0.1448	25124	35789	1172.58	2.85	1
2011 Oct 28, 16:22	41645	0.0120	34766	35767	1409.62	0.20	14	119° west
2011 Oct 31, 09:32	42122	0.0001	35741	35746	1433.89	0.04	77	109° west
2011 Nov 03, 16:47	42165	0.0003	35776	35798	1436.10	0.03	248	109° west
2011 Nov 28, 15:20	42178	0.0008	35767	35832	1436.76	0.07	358	115° west
2023 Feb 12, 22:46	42165	0.0002	35779	35795	1436.10	0.01	182	115° west

2011-060 Soyuz ST-A + Fregat-MT (VS-01) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2011 Oct 20, 10:34
Galileo 1 (Thijs, Galileo IOV-1 PFM) 2011-060A 37846						in space
One of a pair of dual-launched GIOVE, Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation), satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system, similar to GPS and GLONASS. First Soyuz launch from CSG. Separated from launch vehicle 14:20 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 21, 04:49	29653	0.0012	23240	23310	846.96	54.68	217
2011 Nov 23, 12:00	29600	0.0001	23220	23224	844.70	54.71	316

Galileo 2 (Natalia, Galileo IOV-1 FM2) 2011-060B 37847						in space
One of a pair of dual-launched GIOVE, Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation), satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system, similar to GPS and GLONASS. First Soyuz launch from CSG. Separated from launch vehicle 14:20 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 21, 04:50	29647	0.0009	23243	23294	846.69	54.66	220
2011 Nov 23, 12:00	29603	0.0001	23221	23229	844.83	54.71	246

2011-061 Delta 2 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2011 Oct 27, 09:48
Suomi NPP (Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership) 2011-061A 37849						in space
The former name, NPP, is an acronym of an acronym and stands for NPOESS (National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System) Preparatory Project. It is equipped with remote sensors to collect climate data over land oceans and the atmosphere. It represents a transition from separate programmes like Aqua and Aura to NPOESS to a dedicated climate monitoring series of satellites. Launch delayed two days because of repairs to the Delta's hydraulics.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Oct 29, 15:56	7196	0.0002	816	819	101.25	98.71	118	01:25
2011 Nov 17, 12:27	7205	0.0004	823	830	101.43	98.69	135	01:25
2023 Feb 13, 11:17	7205	0.0001	826	828	101.44	98.76	70	01:26

DICE 1 (Dynamic Ionosphere CubeSat Experiment) 2011-061B 37851						in space
One of a simultaneously-launched pair of 1.5U CubeSats to measure plasma and electric fields in the ionosphere and gauge their effects on satellites in orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 29, 20:56	7015	0.0254	458	815	97.45	101.71	289

DICE 2 (Dynamic Ionosphere CubeSat Experiment) 2011-061C 37852						in space
Second of a simultaneously-launched pair of 1.5U CubeSats to measure plasma and electric fields in the ionosphere and gauge their effects on satellites in orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 30, 05:04	7016	0.0256	458	817	97.47	101.70	288

RAX (Radio Aurora Explorer) 2011-061D 37853						in space
3U CubeSat - University of Michigan student-built satellite to study energy flow in the ionosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 29, 20:56	7015	0.0255	458	816	97.46	101.70	289

AubieSat 2011-061E 37854						in space
1U CubeSat for the Auburn University Student Space Program - to measure gamma rays produced by high-altitude thunderstorms.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 29, 20:56	7015	0.0256	457	816	97.45	101.70	289

M-Cubed & Explorer 1 [PRIME] 2011-061F 37855						in space
M-Cubed is a 1U imaging CubeSat from the University of Michigan. Explorer 1 Prime is a 1U Cubesat for Montana State University to measure the radiation belts as discovered by the original Explorer 1, it replaces a satellite lost in the failed Glory launch earlier in 2011. Explorer 1 [PRIME] was later renamed the Hiscock Radiation Belt Explorer. The two satellites remained joined together after departing from from the launch vehicle, possibly as a result of mutual attraction between their magnetic stabilisation systems.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Oct 29, 20:56	7015	0.0258	456	817	97.45	101.71	289

2011-062 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Oct 30, 10:11
Progress M-13M (Progress 7K-TGM №413) 2011-062A 37857						Re-entered - 2012 Feb 25 Life 118 days
Precise time 10:11:12 UTC. Supplies to ISS. Delayed from early-mid month by investigation into the Progress M-12-M Soyuz-U launch failure. Cargo included 34.5 kg Chibis-M lightning-studies satellite. Docked with Pirs module Nov 2 at 11:40 UTC. Undocked 2012 Jan 23 at 22:09:35. Engine firings Jan 24 at 01:35:13 and 02:22:00 UTC propelled it to a 500 km circular orbit from where it released Chibis-M. Retro-fire for 235.3 seconds starting 2012 Feb 25 at 02:25 UTC provided Δv 125.6 m/s, followed by destructive re-entry beginning 03:04 UTC, with any unburnt fragments falling in the southern Pacific Ocean at 03:17.56 UTC near 51.4° South, 128.2° West.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
estimated orbit	6595	0.0033	195	239	88.83	51.62	78
2011 Oct 30, 20:48	6641	0.0023	247	278	89.76	51.64	129
2011 Nov 01, 22:33	6643	0.0016	255	276	89.81	51.64	123
2011 Nov 02, 17:34	6767	0.0022	374	404	92.34	51.64	14
2012 Jan 24, 08:52	6880	0.0010	494	509	94.65	51.64	248

Chibis-M (RS-39) 2011-062C 38051						Re-entered - 2014 Oct 15 Life 1081 days
Small satellite (34.4 kg) released from Progress M-13M - 2012 Jan 24 at 23:18:30 UTC. Purpose is to study physical processes in atmospheric lightning discharges over a wide range of energies and from radio wavelengths to gamma radiation. The expected operational life is one year. Also carries the RS-39 amateur radio payload.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2012 Jan 25, 08:41	6878	0.0011	492	508	94.62	51.64	248

2011-063 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre						2011 Oct 31, 21:58
Shenzhou 8 2011-063A 37859						Re-entered - 2011 Nov 17 Life 17 days Returned to Earth
Test mission using piloted spacecraft in automatic mode to undertake docking operations with Tiangong 1 (2011-053A/37820). First serial production model of Shenzhou. Docked Nov 2 at 17:28 UTC and the two vehicles were locked together eight minutes later. Undocked Nov 14 at 11:27 UTC, backed off to 140m distance, and re-docked shortly after at 11:53 UTC as a test of spacecraft sensors at a low Sun angle. Undocked for landing Nov 16 at 10:44 UTC. Landed Nov 17 at 11:32:14 UTC in inner Mongolia near 42°.2 north, 111°.3 east. The mission was flown as a biosatellite with a payload of plants and animals. - part of the payload was DLR of Germany's SIMBOX (Science in Microgravity Box).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 01, 14:38	6666	0.0040	262	315	90.28	42.79	138
2011 Nov 02, 13:23	6699	0.0009	315	327	90.94	42.78	269
2011 Nov 03, 12:04	6711	0.0008	328	338	91.19	42.79	285
2011 Nov 15, 06:21	6710	0.0005	328	335	91.16	42.79	354
2011 Nov 17, 06:55	6713	0.0002	333	336	91.22	42.79	78
estimated orbit	6636	0.0084	202	313	89.66	42.78	134

CZ 2F third stage 2011-063B 37860						Re-entered - 2011 Nov 8 Life 8 days
Launched Shenzhou 8.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 01, 11:02	6631	0.0084	197	308	89.56	42.78	134

Shenzhou 8 Orbital Module 2011-063D 37883						Re-entered - 2012 Apr 2 Life 154 days
Detached from Shenzhou 8 Nov 17 at 10:44 UTC just prior to retro-fire. Main function was to carry the rendezvous systems and docking unit for operations with Tiangong 1. Re-entered naturally 2012 Apr 2, 09:09 UTC ±1 min.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 18, 07:14	6712	0.0003	332	336	91.21	42.80	98
2011 Dec 15, 10:51	6699	0.0005	317	325	90.95	42.80	316

2011-064 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Nov 4, 20:11
Cosmos 2476 (Uragan-M № 744) 2011-064A 37867						in space
GLONASS-M navigation satellite. Cosmos designation subject to confirmation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 06, 17:47	25554	0.0014	19141	19211	677.57	64.78	336
2011 Nov 10, 14:24	25422	0.0049	18920	19168	672.32	64.76	251
2011 Nov 25, 12:01	25463	0.0034	18999	19172	673.96	64.77	254
2011 Dec 01, 02:47	25508	0.0019	19080	19179	675.72	64.77	254

Cosmos 2477 (Uragan-M № 745) 2011-064B 37868						in space
GLONASS-M navigation satellite. Cosmos designation subject to confirmation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 05, 20:29	25549	0.0012	19141	19201	677.37	64.79	330
2011 Nov 10, 14:24	25618	0.0032	19157	19323	680.11	64.78	38
2011 Dec 10, 18:11	25508	0.0015	19092	19168	675.73	64.77	268

Cosmos 2475 (Uragan-M № 743) 2011-064C 37869						in space
GLONASS-M navigation satellite. Cosmos designation subject to confirmation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 07, 19:12	25549	0.0012	19139	19202	677.36	64.79	329
2011 Nov 12, 18:44	25476	0.0031	19018	19178	674.47	64.79	265
2011 Nov 25, 03:07	25476	0.0031	19018	19178	674.47	64.78	265
2012 Feb 04, 08:07	25508	0.0020	19080	19180	675.74	64.76	287

2011-065 Zenit-2SB Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Nov 8, 20:16
Phobos-Grunt 2011-065A 37872						Re-entered - 2012 Jan 15 Life 68 days
Russian soil-sampling spacecraft also carrying Yinghuo (Firefly) 1, a detachable Chinese orbiter vehicle. Separated from the launch vehicle at 20:27 UTC and departure from parking orbit was due Nov 9, approx 01:20 UTC but the necessary motor firings did not occur. Mars arrival was due 2012 October, followed by separation of Yinghuo (mass 110 kg) and about one year studying Phobos, including collection, 2013 February, of a soil sample to reach Earth 2014 August. Launch date was within a four week launch window with opening Nov 5. Delayed from 2009 Q4. the previous window, due to hardware/software problems.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 09, 03:32	6652	0.0102	207	342	90.00	51.43	25
2011 Nov 22, 10:30	6644	0.0080	213	319	89.83	51.43	93
2011 Nov 29, 17:46	6637	0.0074	209	308	89.68	51.43	123
2012 Jan 15, 16:36	6497	0.0010	112	125	86.85	51.41	343

Phobos-Grunt debris (Nov 29) 2011-065G 37940						Re-entered - 2011 Nov 29 Life 21 days
Separated from Phobos-Grunt 2011 Nov 29 around 03:00 UTC. The value for eccentricity is suspect.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 29, 04:38	6633	0.0024	239	271	89.60	51.31	93

Phobos-Grunt debris (Nov 30) 2011-065H 37947						Re-entered - 2011 Dec 2 Life 24 days
Separated from Phobos-Grunt 2011 Nov 30 around 03:00 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 30, 14:11	6604	0.0051	192	260	89.02	51.42	127
2011 Dec 01, 18:12	6535	0.0016	147	167	87.63	51.42	133

2011-066 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2011 Nov 9, 03:21
Tianxun 1 2011-066A 37874						Re-entered - 2016 Feb 7 Life 1551 days
Small technology experiments satellite built by Nanjing University, carrying a 30m resolution Earth imaging device built by Suzhou University. Near sun-synchronous obit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 09, 09:44	6863	0.0008	480	490	94.31	97.41	309

Yaogan 12 2011-066B 37875						in space
Imaging satellite for natural resources surveys including crop yields, and help with natural disaster-reduction and prevention. Some of the data collected may amount to intelligence gathering. Sun synchronous orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Nov 09, 10:43	6866	0.0005	484	491	94.36	97.41	276	10:29
2011 Nov 17, 22:20	6872	0.0006	489	498	94.48	97.41	238	10:29
2012 May 09, 23:09	6869	0.0007	486	496	94.42	97.39	19	10:31
2013 Jul 15, 21:15	6862	0.0003	482	487	94.29	97.35	292	10:31
2013 Oct 29, 12:19	6868	0.0009	483	496	94.40	97.34	313	10:29
2023 Feb 13, 03:49	6873	0.0005	492	499	94.52	97.29	308	10:07
2023 Feb 13, 13:25	6873	0.0005	492	499	94.52	97.29	306	10:07

2011-067 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Nov 14, 04:14
Soyuz TMA-22 (Soyuz 11F732A17 № 232) 2011-067A 37877						Re-entered - 2012 Apr 27 Life 165 days Returned to Earth
Launch, during blizzard, of crew to ISS. Final Soyuz TMA launch, all subsequent missions will use Soyuz TMA-M. Precise time - 04:14:03 UTC. Crew - Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin, Daniel Burbank (Commander Expedition 30). Originally brought forward from September 30 to Sep 22 but then delayed by investigation of the Soyuz-U launch failure of Aug 2. Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS Nov 16 at 05:24:08 UTC. Undocked 2012 Apr 27 at 08:18:19 UTC, landed 11:45 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 14, 04:02	6594	0.0032	195	237	88.82	51.63	75
2011 Nov 14, 08:50	6685	0.0039	281	333	90.66	51.64	17
2011 Nov 15, 10:22	6686	0.0031	287	329	90.68	51.64	14
2011 Nov 16, 05:50	6765	0.0022	372	402	92.29	51.64	63

2011-068 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2011 Nov 20, 00:15
Chuangxin 1-03 (Innovation 1C) 2011-068A 37930						in space
Small experimental store-dump communications satellite developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it will be used to collect and relay water conservancy, hydrological and meteorological data and data for power supply and disaster relief from remote monitoring stations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Nov 20, 03:02	7172	0.0010	787	801	100.75	98.47	269	06:31
2023 Feb 13, 10:50	7170	0.0016	780	804	100.70	98.70	90	05:24

Shiyan 4 (Test 4) 2011-068B 37931						in space
Technology research and development satellite, purpose not identified but formal description says it is for "conducting scientific experiments on space maintenance technologies".
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Nov 20, 08:04	7172	0.0013	785	802	100.74	98.46	282	06:31
2013 Nov 23, 04:54	7171	0.0013	784	802	100.73	98.45	278	05:45
2023 Feb 13, 00:20	7170	0.0024	774	809	100.69	98.71	121	05:27

2011-069 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Nov 25, 19:10
Asiasat 7 2011-069A 37933						in space
Comsat for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company as a replacement satellite for AsiaSat 3S to provide general communications and V-Sat services to China, southern Asia, the Middle East and Australia. It is designed to operate for 15 years. Precise launch time - 19:10:34 UTC. Separated from the Briz-M Nov 26 at 04:23:18 UTC. Expected location: 105°.5 east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Nov 26, 07:09	31078	0.3503	13814	35586	908.74	0.01	0
2011 Nov 28, 00:26	38773	0.0824	29201	35588	1266.35	0.04	344
2011 Nov 30, 17:13	41473	0.0088	34729	35461	1400.91	0.04	284
2011 Dec 01, 07:22	42014	0.0013	35582	35691	1428.42	0.03	144	96° east
2011 Dec 05, 16:52	42164	0.0002	35777	35795	1436.06	0.04	143	102° east
2012 Apr 04, 23:12	42145	0.0003	35754	35781	1435.11	0.05	176	101° east
2012 Apr 17, 13:33	42166	0.0001	35784	35792	1436.17	0.07	126	106° east
2023 Feb 11, 23:44	42164	0.0002	35778	35793	1436.05	0.05	32	106° east

2011-070 Atlas V 541, AV-028 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2011 Nov 26, 15:02
MSL/Curiosity 2011-070A 37936						Re-entered - 2012 Aug 6 Life 254 days
Mars Science Laboratory, the rover "Curiosity" is intended to assess whether Mars ever was, or is still today, an environment able to support microbial life, and to determine the planet's habitability. The selected landing area is the foot of a mountain in the crater "Gale", named after the Australian astronomer Walter Gale. Curiosity separated from the Centaur stage of the launch vehicle at 15:46 UTC. Mars landing by direct descent was 2012 Aug 6 at 05:14:30 UTC.

2011-071 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2011 Nov 28, 08:25
Cosmos 2478 (Uragan-M № 746) 2011-071A 37938						in space
GLONASS-M navigation satellite to replace one of the trio lost in the launch failure of 2010 Dec 5. After testing, it will be held as an on-orbit spare.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Nov 29, 00:19	25523	0.0007	19127	19163	676.34	64.82	287
2011 Dec 13, 03:40	25508	0.0010	19103	19156	675.73	64.81	235

2011-072 CZ 2C Taiyuan Space Centre						2011 Nov 29, 18:50
Yaogan 13 2011-072A 37941						in space
Imaging satellite carrying a synthetic aperture radar for natural resources surveys and, possibly, intelligence gathering. Specific tasks include land survey, crop yield assessment, and input to disaster monitoring and prevention plans. Precise launch time: 18:50:04 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Dec 01, 10:26	6886	0.0005	505	511	94.78	97.11	272	01:56
2012 Apr 08, 12:37	6882	0.0006	499	508	94.69	97.12	164	01:34
2012 May 09, 23:11	6881	0.0008	497	508	94.67	97.12	73	01:29
2013 Jul 16, 05:26	6884	0.0003	504	508	94.74	97.37	97	00:51
2013 Oct 29, 04:00	6885	0.0001	506	507	94.75	97.38	115	00:48
2023 Feb 13, 14:19	6870	0.0001	491	492	94.44	97.66	79	02:42

2011-073 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre						2011 Dec 1, 21:07
Beidou 10 (Beidou-2 IGEO-5) 2011-073A 37948						in space
Fully-functional satellite in China's pre-operational navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region from a 55° inclined geosynchronous orbit crossing the equator near 93° east longitude - parked as an on-orbit spare along with Beidou 2-09 (2011-038A/37763) 25 degrees to the west of the main inclined group of Beidou 2-05 (2010-036A/36828), Beidou 2-07 (2010-068A 37256) and Beidou 2-08 (2011-013A/37384). Arrived on station 2011 Dec 10 at 10:55 UTC ±20 min.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Dec 02, 07:46	24381	0.7313	173	35832	631.43	55.34	175
2011 Dec 14, 06:30	42163	0.0019	35704	35866	1436.01	55.17	189	95° east
2016 Mar 29, 03:07	42164	0.0036	35633	35939	1436.06	53.77	202	95° east
2023 Feb 13, 03:17	42163	0.0085	35425	36144	1435.99	49.90	220	96° east

2011-074 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Dec 11, 11:17
Amos 5 2011-074A 37950						in space
Israeli comsat built by the Russian Reshetnev company. It will cover Africa, with connections to Europe and the Middle East, and will also carry direct broadcast TV services for Israel. It was released from the launch vehicle at 20:52 UTC and will be stationed at 17° east longitude, a new location for the Amos constellation. Satellite ceased to operate 2014 Nov 21 and became uncontrollable but remained on-station.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Dec 13, 23:30	42252	0.0044	35689	36058	1440.54	0.12	101	54° east
2011 Dec 30, 18:19	42180	0.0049	35596	36007	1436.87	0.09	172	16° east
2012 Jan 11, 18:16	42164	0.0005	35764	35807	1436.04	0.07	61	17° east
2015 Nov 22, 21:41	42165	0.0002	35780	35795	1436.12	0.02	309	17° east
2023 Feb 12, 23:55	42173	0.0004	35776	35814	1436.51	5.87	347	126° east

Luch 5A 2011-074B 37951						in space
Designed to relay commands and data to and from satellites in LEO up to 2000 kilometres when outside the the areas covered by Russian ground stations. Other functions include secure Presidential communication links, command relay to rockets and spacecraft, and communication with the International Space Station. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue system receiver and provides time correction for GLONASS users. Separated from the Briz-M at 20:11 UTC. Pre-launch rumours suggested it would be at 16° west longitude but it settled down near 59° east (for testing?). Around 2012 May 30, it started to drift eastward and settled at 95° east on Jun 14. It subsequently drifted to 167° east where it settled at the end of 2012.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Dec 13, 22:17	42220	0.0040	35672	36012	1438.94	4.91	296	55° east
2011 Dec 21, 23:06	42166	0.0002	35780	35795	1436.14	4.88	280	59° east
2012 May 30, 18:57	42163	0.0005	35764	35806	1436.03	4.52	199	59° east
2012 Jun 07, 19:58	42035	0.0009	35618	35696	1429.47	4.50	195	70° east
2012 Jul 14, 21:24	42166	0.0002	35779	35797	1436.17	4.43	346	95° east
2012 Dec 19, 00:57	41892	0.0007	35484	35543	1422.17	4.08	26	161° east
2012 Dec 29, 11:13	42165	0.0013	35734	35841	1436.13	4.08	352	167° east
2014 Sep 24, 05:14	42164	0.0006	35762	35810	1436.07	2.75	309	167° east
2023 Feb 12, 20:41	42165	0.0002	35777	35797	1436.12	5.62	240	167° east

Briz-M 2011-074C 37952						in space
The final two entries are estimates based on Khrunichev's orbital data as the satellites were released into independent orbit. Over the next few hours, the Briz-M performed two further engine firings to distance itself from the satellites and from the geosynchronous satellite belt.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 11, 11:26	6219	0.0529	-489	170	81.34	51.47	90
2011 Dec 11, 11:34	6551	0.0000	173	173	87.95	51.45	120
2011 Dec 11, 12:42	9008	0.2628	262	4998	141.81	50.07	355
2011 Dec 11, 15:04	24567	0.7243	396	35982	638.69	47.86	0
2011 Dec 11, 20:10	42210	0.0041	35660	36005	1438.42	4.90	0
2011 Dec 11, 21:00	42341	0.0004	35945	35982	1445.13	0.00	180

2011-075 H-IIA 202 (F-20) Tanegashima Space Centre						2011 Dec 12, 01:21
IGS 7 (IGS Radar 3) 2011-075A 37954						in space
Information Gathering Satellite - Japanese government/military radar imaging reconnaissance satellite. Launch was at the beginning of a 15 minute window. Orbits are based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2012 Jul 15, 05:48	6891	0.0002	512	514	94.89	97.46	353	10:21

2011-076 Soyuz ST-A + Fregat-M (VS-02) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2011 Dec 17, 02:03
ELISA W23 2011-076A 38007						in space
ELectronic Intelligence by SAtellite - a demonstration project sponsored by the French defence procurements agency (DGA) as a precursor of the elint ROEM (Ceres) satellite. Four satellites based on the Myriade platform moving in similar orbits to map the positions of radar and other transmitters and determine their technical characteristics. Precise launch time 02:03:08 UTC, separated from launch vehicle at 03:02 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 23, 12:24	7063	0.0011	677	692	98.45	98.21	348
2022 Oct 24, 18:46	7056	0.0004	675	681	98.31	97.83	32

ELISA E12 2011-076B 38008						in space
ELectronic Intelligence by SAtellite - a demonstration project sponsored by the French defence procurements agency (DGA) as a precursor of the elint ROEM (Ceres) . Four satellites based on the Myriade platform will moving in similar orbits to map the positions of radar and other transmitters and determine their technical characteristics. Precise launch time 02:03:08 UTC, separated from launch vehicle at 03:02 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 23, 12:23	7062	0.0012	675	692	98.43	98.21	349
2022 Oct 24, 19:49	6997	0.0002	618	621	97.09	97.81	16

ELISA E24 2011-076C 38009						in space
ELectronic Intelligence by SAtellite - a demonstration project sponsored by the French defence procurements agency (DGA) as a precursor of the elint ROEM (Ceres) satellite. Four satellites based on the Myriade platform moving in similar orbits to map the positions of radar and other transmitters and determine their technical characteristics. Precise launch time 02:03:08 UTC, separated from launch vehicle at 03:02 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 23, 12:25	7063	0.0010	677	692	98.46	98.21	346
2022 Oct 24, 18:56	7031	0.0002	651	654	97.78	97.81	94

ELISA W11 2011-076D 38010						in space
ELectronic Intelligence by SAtellite - a demonstration project sponsored by the French defence procurements agency (DGA) as a precursor of the elint ROEM (Ceres) satellite. Four satellites based on the Myriade platform will moving in similar orbits to map the positions of radar and other transmitters and determine their technical characteristics. Precise launch time 02:03:08 UTC, separated from launch vehicle at 03:02 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 23, 12:23	7062	0.0012	675	692	98.43	98.21	350
2022 Oct 24, 19:19	6992	0.0003	612	615	96.97	97.80	322

SSOT (Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra) 2011-076E 38011						in space
Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra, a small Chilean Earth observation satellite based on the Myriade platform developed jointly by Astrium and CNES. Precise launch time 02:03:08 UTC, separated from launch vehicle at 05:29 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Dec 23, 10:03	6998	0.0002	619	622	97.11	97.98	93	10:23
2023 Feb 13, 09:48	7001	0.0001	622	623	97.15	97.77	86	10:07

Pléiades 1A 2011-076F 38012						in space
First of a pair of French digital imaging satellites with very high resolution sensors. To be used by commercial organisations, government and the military. Precise launch time 02:03:08 UTC, separated from launch vehicle at 02:58 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Dec 23, 16:31	7075	0.0002	695	699	98.71	98.21	66	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 10:42	7076	0.0001	697	699	98.73	98.18	71	10:31

2011-077 CZ 3B/E Xichang Space Centre						2011 Dec 19, 16:41
NigComSat 1R 2011-077A 38014						in space
Chinese built and launched comsat for Nigeria to replace NigComSat 1 (2007-18A/31395) that suffered an electrical supply failure from one of its solar panels 2008 Nov 10 and was subsequently moved to graveyard orbit. Separated from the launch vehicle 26 min after lift off. Coverage area is Africa, eastern Europe and in parts of Central Asia where it will provide communications, broadcasting, distance education, broadband multimedia and navigation services. Expected location 42°.5 east longitude. Designation and catalogue number subject to confirmation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Dec 19, 10:53	27379	0.7607	173	41829	751.42	24.77	179
2011 Dec 31, 02:23	42165	0.0000	35786	35787	1436.09	0.26	359	43° east
2023 Feb 12, 13:12	42165	0.0004	35768	35806	1436.12	0.03	227	43° east

2011-078 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Dec 21, 13:15
Soyuz TMA-03M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 703) 2011-078A 38036						Re-entered - 2012 Jul 1 Life 193 days Returned to Earth
Crew to ISS - Oleg Kononenko (Russia), André Kuipers (ESA), Donald Pettit (USA). Brought forward from Dec 26 to avoid ground staff working at Christmas-time. Second test flight of Soyuz TMA-M (the first mission in the series was a Qualification Flight for some of the new systems but was not a complete upgrade from the previous model). Precise time: 13:16:14 UTC. Docked with the port on Rassvet Dec 23, 15:19:14 UTC. Undocked 2012 Jul 1 at 04:47:43 UTC, landed 08:14:50 UTC near 47°.2 north, 69°.3 east, 148 kilometers south-east of the city Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 21, 15:18	6600	0.0041	195	249	88.93	51.63	81
2011 Dec 21, 21:01	6696	0.0055	281	355	90.89	51.64	170
2011 Dec 23, 19:46	6770	0.0024	375	408	92.40	51.64	198
2012 Jun 29, 16:04	6778	0.0008	394	405	92.55	51.64	102

2011-079 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2011 Dec 22, 03:26
Ziyuan-1 02C 2011-079A 38038						in space
Remote sensing satellite in sun-synchronous orbit. Equipped with a full-color high-resolution multi-spectral camera and a panchromatic camera. Its main tasks include production of images at 1:50,000 scale for use in land resource surveys to monitor disaster prevention measures, disaster mitigation, agriculture, forestry, water conservancy and the environment. The satellite separated from the launch vehicle at 03:39 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Dec 22, 11:14	7144	0.0006	761	770	100.15	98.56	303	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 10:38	7149	0.0006	767	776	100.27	98.56	355	09:58

2011-F04 - failed to reach orbit Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2011 Dec 23, 12:08
Meridian 5 (Meridian № 15L)
HEO military/government comsat to support Russian forces, commercial shipping and communication ground stations at northern latitudes across Russia. Meridian also supports the clandestine short messaging system formerly provided by the Parus satellites. Launch failed through a problem with the Soyuz third stage. Rocket and payload fell back for a destructive re-entry into the atmosphere. Fragments were recovered after they hit the Earth near Novosibirsk, Russia about 12 minutes after launch.

2011-080 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome						2011 Dec 28, 17:09
Globalstar-2 M084 2011-080A 38040						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers. Globalstar index number awaited.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 29, 06:37	7301	0.0005	919	926	103.48	52.01	215
2012 Mar 31, 16:40	7643	0.0003	1262	1267	110.82	52.01	158

Globalstar-2 M080 2011-080B 38041						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers. Globalstar index number awaited.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 29, 06:37	7301	0.0005	919	926	103.47	52.01	213
2012 Apr 13, 20:37	7489	0.0030	1088	1133	107.49	52.01	111
2012 Aug 20, 14:32	7792	0.0000	1413	1414	114.08	52.01	138

Globalstar-2 M082 2011-080C 38042						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers. Globalstar index number awaited.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 29, 06:37	7300	0.0007	916	927	103.45	52.01	216
2012 Aug 19, 12:35	7792	0.0001	1413	1414	114.08	52.01	113

Globalstar-2 M090 2011-080D 38043						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 29, 06:36	7299	0.0007	916	926	103.44	52.01	225
2012 Mar 31, 19:11	7759	0.0026	1361	1401	113.37	52.01	156
2012 Apr 14, 17:11	7792	0.0001	1413	1414	114.08	52.01	102

Globalstar-2 M092 2011-080E 38044						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 29, 06:37	7299	0.0008	915	926	103.43	52.01	222
2012 Aug 20, 13:46	7792	0.0001	1413	1414	114.08	51.99	115

Globalstar-2 M086 2011-080F 38045						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Launched as part of a set of six satellites. Operational orbit will be circular at 1400 kilometers.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Dec 29, 06:37	7301	0.0005	919	926	103.46	52.01	225
2012 Aug 20, 22:19	7792	0.0001	1413	1414	114.08	51.99	127