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| 2012 - Launches to Orbit and Beyond
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.
2012-001 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre | 2012 Jan 9, 03:17 | Ziyuan-3 01 2012-001A 38046 |
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Chinese government satellite for Earth observation including 3D-Imaging. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Jan 09, 14:17 | 6876 | 0.0007 | 493 | 503 | 94.57 | 97.50 | 266 | 10:25 | | 2012 Jan 18, 11:43 | 6881 | 0.0008 | 497 | 508 | 94.67 | 97.49 | 212 | 10:25 | | 2023 Feb 13, 09:47 | 6877 | 0.0002 | 498 | 500 | 94.60 | 97.31 | 95 | 10:03 | | | Vesselsat 2 2012-001B 38047 |
Re-entered - 2016 Oct 27 Life 1753 days
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Small satellite built by Luxspace (of Luxembourg), carrying two receivers for the Automatic Identification System for ships (AIS). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jan 09, 14:17 | 6873 | 0.0008 | 490 | 501 | 94.52 | 97.50 | 296 | | | |
2012-002 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre | 2012 Jan 13, 00:56 | Fengyun 2F (Fengyun 2-05) 2012-002A 38049 |
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Meteorological imaging and climate monitoring satellite. Fengyun 2F separated from the launch vehicle at 01:20 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Jan 13, 12:57 | 24447 | 0.7243 | 363 | 35774 | 634.00 | 24.33 | 181 | | | 2012 Jan 19, 11:36 | 42162 | 0.0006 | 35759 | 35808 | 1435.95 | 2.41 | 267 | 112° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:07 | 42169 | 0.0002 | 35783 | 35798 | 1436.29 | 4.38 | 296 | 112° east | | |
2012-003 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,4 (Delta 358) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Jan 20, 00:38 | USA 233 (Wideband Global SATCOM 4) 2012-003A 38070 |
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First Block II Wideband Global SATCOM vehicle, providing communications links for troops in the field. The service area is reported to be the Middle East. A major improvement in the Block II satellites is transmission of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery at approximately three times the data rate available through the Block I satellites. Operated jointly by the US DoD and the Australian Department of Defense. Launched at the beginning of a 34 minute window, separated from the launch vehicle at 01:18 UTC. Initial orbit shown is an estimate, by Ted Molczan, for the Delta final stage around the time of satellite separation. Remaing orbital data is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
estimated orbit | 40089 | 0.8299 | 439 | 66982 | 1331.36 | 24.00 | 178 | | | 2012 Jan 31, 00:00 | 55385 | 0.3202 | 31274 | 66739 | 2161.95 | 0.63 | 193 | | | 2012 Feb 03, 08:14 | 42686 | 0.1194 | 31210 | 41406 | 1462.81 | 0.17 | 209 | | | 2012 Feb 03, 14:37 | 42179 | 0.1085 | 31225 | 40377 | 1436.83 | 0.17 | 214 | | | 2012 Mar 05, 15:42 | 42165 | 0.0400 | 34100 | 37474 | 1436.12 | 0.05 | 185 | 125° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:04 | 42166 | 0.0000 | 35786 | 35789 | 1436.14 | 0.01 | 214 | 88° east | | |
2012-004 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Jan 25, 23:06 | Progress M-14M (Progress 7K-TGM №414) 2012-004A 38073 |
Re-entered - 2012 Apr 28 Life 94 days
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Supplies to ISS. Precise launch time: 23:06:40 UTC. Docked with the Pirs module 28 Jan 00:08:54 UTC, fourteen seconds later than planned, with hooks and latches engaged about nine minutes later. Undocking instruction to hooks and latches issued 2012 Apr 19 at 11:01 UTC. Undocked 11:03:38 UTC and a thruster firing for 15s at 11:06:30 ensured orbital separation. For nine days, Progress M-14M will conduct an autonomous mission under the Radar-Progress experiment. Several firings of thrusters will be made in order for their ionospheric effects to be observed from the ground using radar. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jan 25, 22:55 | 6593 | 0.0044 | 186 | 244 | 88.79 | 51.62 | 88 | | | 2012 Jan 26, 06:29 | 6641 | 0.0041 | 236 | 290 | 89.76 | 51.64 | 2 | | | 2012 Jan 28, 14:46 | 6768 | 0.0022 | 375 | 405 | 92.36 | 51.64 | 335 | | | 2012 Apr 19, 13:49 | 6771 | 0.0006 | 389 | 398 | 92.42 | 51.65 | 310 | | | 2012 Apr 19, 21:31 | 6777 | 0.0015 | 389 | 408 | 92.53 | 51.64 | 293 | | | |
2012-005 Safir 1-B Ayatollah Khomeini Space Centre, Iran | 2012 Feb 3, 00:04 | Navid (Navid-e-Elm va Sana't) 2012-005A 38075 |
Re-entered - 2012 Apr 1 Life 58 days
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Imaging satellite with 400m resolution. The mass is 50kg. Intended orbit announced in advance as 250 x 375 km, 55° inclination. Early reports said the design may include an onboard thruster to circularise the orbit at 375 km but this now seems unlikely. The full name means 'Promise of Science and Industry'. February 8, Navid reportedly returned its first image.Launch time is an estimate but should be within ±1 minute, re-entered naturally 2012 Apr 1 19:09 UTC ±2 min. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 03, 19:34 | 6703 | 0.0074 | 276 | 374 | 91.03 | 56.02 | 133 | | | |
2012-006 Vega (VV-01) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2012 Feb 13, 10:00 | LaReS (Laser Relativity Satellite) 2012-006A 38077 |
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Italian Space Agency (ASI) passive satellite with a high density, made of 390 kg of tungsten and being 0.364m in diameter. It has 92 corner cube laser reflectors to be used for extremely accurate measurement of range. Its purpose is to help study aspects of the theory of relativity. Separated from launch vehicle at 10:55 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 14, 14:37 | 7822 | 0.0011 | 1435 | 1453 | 114.75 | 69.49 | 298 | | | | ALMASat-1 (Alma Mater Satellite) 2012-006B 38078 |
Re-entered - 2020 Apr 25 Life 2994 days
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University of Bologna demonstration mission of a standard, 12.5 kg, satellite bus for future missions. Separated from launch vehicle at 11:10 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 13, 22:03 | 7257 | 0.0776 | 316 | 1442 | 102.53 | 69.49 | 44 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2015 Jan 16 Life 1068 days
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1U Cubesat produced by Politecnico di Torino, Italy as demonstration of an active 3-axis Attitude Determination and Control system including an inertial measurement unit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 13, 22:02 | 7253 | 0.0781 | 308 | 1441 | 102.45 | 69.49 | 44 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2014 Dec 31 Life 1052 days
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1U Cubesat constructed by the University of Bucharest, Romania for imaging of the Earth surface using a digital camera and in-situ measurement of radiation dose and micrometeoroid flux. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 13, 22:02 | 7254 | 0.0780 | 310 | 1441 | 102.47 | 69.48 | 44 | | | | MaSat 1 (Magyar Satellite/OSCAR 72) 2012-006E 38081 |
Re-entered - 2015 Jan 9 Life 1061 days
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1U Cubesat from Budapest University of Technology and Economics to demonstrate various spacecraft avionics, including a power conditioning system, transceiver and on-board data handling. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 14, 04:52 | 7254 | 0.0779 | 310 | 1441 | 102.47 | 69.48 | 43 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2014 Aug 31 Life 930 days
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1U Cubesat, a collaboration of the University of Vigo and INTA, Spain to demonstrate software-defined radio and solar panel deployment. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 13, 20:20 | 7254 | 0.0781 | 310 | 1442 | 102.48 | 69.48 | 44 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2014 Oct 28 Life 988 days
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1U Cubesat built by Warsaw University of Technology, Poland to test a deployable atmospheric drag augmentation device (solar sail!) for de-orbiting CubeSats. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 13, 23:45 | 7254 | 0.0780 | 310 | 1441 | 102.47 | 69.48 | 44 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2015 Jan 28 Life 1080 days
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1U Cubesat produced by the University of Montpellier, France to test and evaluate radiation effects (low dose rate) on bipolar transistor electronic components. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 13, 22:02 | 7254 | 0.0780 | 310 | 1442 | 102.48 | 69.48 | 44 | | | | UNICubeSat GG (University CubeSat - Gravity Gradient) 2012-006J 38085 |
Re-entered - 2015 Feb 16 Life 1099 days
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1U Cubesat from Universitá di Roma ‘La Sapienza’ to study gravity gradient stabilisation using symmetrically deployed booms and measure atmospheric density, each boom is fitted with a flat plate in the form of a solar panel. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 13, 22:03 | 7254 | 0.0782 | 309 | 1443 | 102.48 | 69.49 | 44 | | | |
2012-007 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Feb 14, 19:36 | SES 4 (NSS-14) 2012-007A 38087 |
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Comsat to provide services to Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Commercial launch contracted by International Launch Services. Precise time: 19:36:37 UTC. Released from the launch vehicle Feb 15 at 04:48:22 UTC, following the fifth firing of the Briz-M. Orbits prior to Feb 17 are based on data provided by Proton Mission Control. Expected location - 22° west longitude to replace NSS 7 that will move to 20° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Feb 14, 19:52 | 6553 | 0.0001 | 174 | 175 | 87.98 | 51.55 | 175 | | | 2012 Feb 14, 21:02 | 9012 | 0.2624 | 269 | 4998 | 141.90 | 50.32 | 350 | | | 2012 Feb 14, 23:24 | 24477 | 0.7219 | 430 | 35769 | 635.20 | 49.10 | 355 | | | 2012 Feb 15, 04:35 | 26078 | 0.6154 | 3651 | 35748 | 698.50 | 24.54 | 0 | | | 2012 Feb 17, 15:10 | 28731 | 0.4666 | 8946 | 35759 | 807.76 | 13.44 | 1 | | | 2012 Feb 18, 15:21 | 31754 | 0.3271 | 14990 | 35763 | 938.56 | 7.60 | 1 | | | 2012 Feb 19, 17:38 | 34490 | 0.2216 | 20469 | 35755 | 1062.42 | 4.48 | 1 | | | 2012 Feb 21, 18:43 | 35336 | 0.1922 | 22166 | 35750 | 1101.76 | 3.82 | 0 | | | 2012 Feb 22, 04:56 | 37186 | 0.1328 | 25869 | 35748 | 1189.41 | 2.41 | 1 | | | 2012 Feb 23, 12:31 | 41595 | 0.0124 | 34702 | 35732 | 1407.09 | 0.11 | 8 | 35° west | | 2012 Feb 24, 22:35 | 41974 | 0.0028 | 35479 | 35713 | 1426.36 | 0.06 | 5 | 28° west | | 2012 Feb 27, 23:02 | 42124 | 0.0004 | 35729 | 35762 | 1433.99 | 0.12 | 50 | 26° west | | 2012 Apr 01, 04:48 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35792 | 1436.10 | 0.05 | 169 | 26° west | | 2012 Apr 12, 03:15 | 42097 | 0.0000 | 35718 | 35719 | 1432.63 | 0.03 | 233 | 24° west | | 2012 Apr 17, 04:04 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35792 | 1436.09 | 0.03 | 48 | 22° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 01:46 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35776 | 35797 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 264 | 22° west | | | |
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The second orbit shown is after fuel depletion firings. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 15, 10:21 | 26082 | 0.6159 | 3639 | 35769 | 698.67 | 24.51 | 0 | | | 2012 Feb 16, 07:58 | 24820 | 0.6206 | 3039 | 33846 | 648.59 | 25.08 | 3 | | | | |
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Jettisoned from Briz-M between third and fourth firings. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 15, 21:33 | 13760 | 0.5129 | 324 | 14440 | 267.74 | 49.60 | 353 | | | |
2012-008 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre | 2012 Feb 24, 16:12 | Beidou 11 (Beidou-2 G-5) 2012-008A 38091 |
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Phase 1 operational satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region from geosynchronous orbit. Its initial geosynchronous location was not one of the expected operational slots so the satellite may be an on-orbit spare. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Feb 26, 16:05 | 24528 | 0.7303 | 237 | 36064 | 637.18 | 21.14 | 182 | | | 2012 Mar 01, 00:44 | 42224 | 0.0022 | 35751 | 35940 | 1439.13 | 1.88 | 309 | 59° east | | 2012 Mar 05, 05:08 | 42166 | 0.0003 | 35776 | 35799 | 1436.15 | 1.87 | 12 | 59° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 03:02 | 42165 | 0.0013 | 35731 | 35843 | 1436.12 | 2.12 | 309 | 59° east | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2012-008B 38092 |
Re-entered - 2012 Nov 25 Life 275 days
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Launched Beidou 11 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 25, 18:57 | 24429 | 0.7327 | 151 | 35950 | 633.30 | 20.70 | 180 | | | |
2012-009 Atlas V 551, AV-030 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Feb 24, 22:15 | MUOS 1 (Mobile User Objective System 1) 2012-009A 38093 |
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New generation of narrowband tactical comsat for geosynchronous orbit, designed to work with highly portable receiver/transmitter equipment. First satellite in a constellation of five. Released from Centaur, launch vehicle final stage, Feb 24 at 01:16:41 UTC. Expected location - 177º west, arrived on location around 2012 Mar 25. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2013 Jan 01, 00:00 | 42165 | 0.0052 | 35568 | 36006 | 1436.12 | 4.79 | 183 | 177° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 15:57 | 42165 | 0.0056 | 35550 | 36024 | 1436.10 | 3.24 | 356 | 100° west | | | Centaur rocket stage 2012-009B 38094 |
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Launched MUOS 1. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Feb 25, 04:15 | 26000 | 0.6211 | 3472 | 35772 | 695.38 | 18.99 | 179 | | | |
2012-010 Ariane 5ES (VA-205) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2012 Mar 23, 04:34 | ATV 3 (Edoardo Amaldi) 2012-010A 38096 |
Re-entered - 2012 Oct 3 Life 194 days
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European Space Agency cargo carrier to the ISS. It was named after Italian physicist Edoardo Amaldi who was also a driving force in the foundation of the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO), a predecessor of ESA. Precise launch time 04:34:05 UTC. Docked with the aft port of Zvezda Mar 28 at 22:31:17, slighly ahead of the target 22:33:20 UTC. Undocked 2012 Sep 28 at 21:44 UTC. Destructive re-entry after retro-fire 2012 Oct 3 resulted in any unburnt fragments hitting the southern Pacific Ocean at 01:28 UTC. Re-entry was monitored by an onboard Re-entry Breakup Recorder (REBR). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6577 | 0.0087 | 142 | 257 | 88.48 | 51.63 | 48 | | | 2012 Mar 23, 06:06 | 6631 | 0.0002 | 251 | 254 | 89.56 | 51.63 | 276 | | | 2012 Mar 24, 08:04 | 6658 | 0.0014 | 270 | 289 | 90.10 | 51.64 | 182 | | | 2012 Mar 25, 07:46 | 6663 | 0.0018 | 273 | 297 | 90.22 | 51.62 | 170 | | | 2012 Mar 27, 03:30 | 6667 | 0.0015 | 278 | 299 | 90.29 | 51.64 | 188 | | | 2012 Mar 28, 11:27 | 6748 | 0.0015 | 360 | 380 | 91.95 | 51.64 | 194 | | | 2012 Mar 28, 23:14 | 6767 | 0.0015 | 378 | 399 | 92.33 | 51.64 | 208 | | | |
2012-011 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Mar 25, 12:10 | Intelsat 22 2012-011A 38098 |
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Comsat for geosynchronous orbit to cover Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Southern Asia. Also carried is a UHF payload (VHF in reality) to provide military communications for the Australian Defence Force. It will be operated by Intelsat under a Hosted Payload contract with the Australian government. Precise launch time - 12:10:32 UTC. Separated from the Briz-M stage Mar 26 at 03:40:20 UTC, twelve seconds earlier than planned. Element sets for Mar 25/26 courtesy of Khrunichev. Expected location - 72° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Mar 25, 13:27 | 6555 | 0.0006 | 173 | 181 | 88.03 | 51.58 | 238 | | | 2012 Mar 25, 14:20 | 9523 | 0.2993 | 295 | 5996 | 154.15 | 51.06 | 175 | | | 2012 Mar 25, 16:54 | 39068 | 0.8257 | 433 | 64947 | 1280.84 | 50.38 | 180 | | | 2012 Mar 26, 03:28 | 40716 | 0.7504 | 3783 | 64892 | 1362.71 | 28.44 | 180 | | | 2012 Mar 29, 11:34 | 42093 | 0.6906 | 6645 | 64785 | 1432.44 | 21.16 | 181 | | | 2012 Mar 31, 17:42 | 44906 | 0.5843 | 12289 | 64766 | 1578.39 | 13.17 | 181 | | | 2012 Apr 04, 14:42 | 55240 | 0.2893 | 32880 | 64843 | 2153.47 | 2.62 | 183 | | | 2012 Apr 09, 19:06 | 42472 | 0.0073 | 35786 | 36402 | 1451.84 | 0.08 | 255 | 71° east | | 2012 Apr 16, 19:13 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35785 | 35790 | 1436.12 | 0.06 | 185 | 63° east | | 2012 May 01, 16:49 | 42012 | 0.0002 | 35627 | 35642 | 1428.32 | 0.01 | 152 | 68° east | | 2012 May 07, 14:25 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35792 | 1436.11 | 0.03 | 179 | 72° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:00 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35776 | 35797 | 1436.09 | 0.02 | 228 | 72° east | | |
2012-012 Proton-K + Blok DM-2 Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Mar 30, 05:49 | Cosmos 2479 (Oko, US-KMO №8) 2012-012A 38101 |
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Second generation missile detection and early warning satellite in geosynchronous orbit. Delayed from mid-February. Separated from the launch vehicle at 12:27 UTC. Final Oko satellite. The series is to replaced by the EKS satellite. Launch also reported to be the final one for both the Proton-K (debut 1967) and for the Block DM upper stage. First orbit listed is the transfer from LEO while the satellite and the Block DM stage were still joined together. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Mar 30, 07:06 | 24443 | 0.7301 | 220 | 35911 | 633.87 | 49.28 | 360 | | | 2012 Mar 30, 17:29 | 42293 | 0.0004 | 35898 | 35932 | 1442.67 | 2.27 | 223 | 90° east | | 2012 Apr 10, 03:30 | 42178 | 0.0025 | 35696 | 35904 | 1436.79 | 2.26 | 289 | 81° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 18:54 | 42161 | 0.0004 | 35765 | 35801 | 1435.91 | 6.01 | 253 | 157° east | | |
2012-013 CZ 3B/E Xichang Space Centre | 2012 Mar 31, 10:27 | |
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Comsat covering the Asia Pacific Region, Africa, the Middle East and part of Europe. Replacement for Apstar 2R. Separated from the launch vehicle at 10:52 UTC. Expected location - 76°.5 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Mar 31, 13:19 | 31555 | 0.7903 | 238 | 50116 | 929.75 | 27.42 | 179 | | | 2012 Apr 22, 00:16 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35790 | 1436.09 | 0.05 | 143 | 82° east | | 2012 May 06, 20:23 | 42247 | 0.0001 | 35864 | 35874 | 1440.31 | 0.03 | 211 | 81° east | | 2012 May 12, 22:13 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35786 | 35787 | 1436.09 | 0.04 | 73 | 77° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:01 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35776 | 35798 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 216 | 77° east | | |
2012-014 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,2 (Delta 359) Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2012 Apr 3, 23:12 | USA 234 (Topaz 2, FIA Radar 2) 2012-014A 38109 |
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US reconnaissance satellite, part of the only remaining element of the Future Imaging Architecture programme, equipped with an imaging radar. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance. Precise launch time 23:12:57 UTC, the launch vehicle upper stage was de-orbited into the Indian Ocean near Antarctica. Orbital elements unlikely to be released by SpaceTrack - orbits are determined from amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Apr 04, 21:43 | 7466 | 0.0014 | 1077 | 1099 | 107.00 | 122.99 | 198 | | | 2013 Nov 25, 04:54 | 7482 | 0.0002 | 1102 | 1105 | 107.35 | 123.00 | 224 | | | |
2012-F01 - failed to reach orbit Unha 3 Sohae Launch Centre | 2012 Apr 12, 22:38 | Kwangmyongsong 2 (Lodestar 2) |
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Reportedly for remote sensing. Aimed at 500km sun-synchronous orbit with descending node at 06:50 local time, mass 100 kg. Lost as the result of a launch vehicle failure around the end of the stage 1 firing or at stage 2 separation. Precise launch time 22:38:55 UTC. |
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2012-015 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Apr 20, 12:50 | Progress M-15M (Progress 7K-TGM №415) 2012-015A 38222 |
Re-entered - 2012 Aug 20 Life 122 days
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Supplies to ISS. Precise launch time 12:50:24 UTC, the initial orbit shown is an estimate. The rapid ascent during the first few hours was a test of the fast approach trajectory to be used on later missions for a quick arrival at the ISS. Expected to dock automatically with the Pirs module Apr 22 at 14:41 UTC ±3 min, the actual event occurred about one minute earlier at 14:39:33 UTC. Undocked Jun 22 at 20:25:42 UTC in preparation for testing the new Kurs-NA rendezvous system. Re-docking with the Pirs module was expected Jul 24 at 01:58 UTC but a problem during the approach caused Progress to enter safe mode and call off the rendezvous. New attempt successful with docking Jul 29 at 01:00 UTC. Undocked for final departure Jul 30 at 21:19:19 UTC. Retrofire Aug 20 at 15:17 UTC followed by destructive re-entry over southern Pacific Ocean with any unburnt fragments reaching the ocean surface at 16:12 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Apr 20, 12:39 | 6600 | 0.0041 | 195 | 249 | 88.93 | 51.62 | 78 | | | 2012 Apr 20, 14:07 | 6638 | 0.0055 | 224 | 296 | 89.71 | 51.61 | 186 | | | 2012 Apr 20, 15:54 | 6650 | 0.0037 | 248 | 297 | 89.96 | 51.61 | 189 | | | 2012 Apr 20, 20:32 | 6654 | 0.0045 | 246 | 306 | 90.03 | 51.64 | 205 | | | 2012 Apr 21, 18:48 | 6656 | 0.0037 | 253 | 302 | 90.07 | 51.65 | 212 | | | 2012 Apr 23, 13:09 | 6770 | 0.0008 | 386 | 397 | 92.39 | 51.64 | 309 | | | 2012 Jul 22, 13:13 | 6781 | 0.0001 | 403 | 404 | 92.63 | 51.64 | 286 | | | 2012 Jul 24, 04:55 | 6764 | 0.0028 | 367 | 405 | 92.27 | 51.64 | 194 | | | 2012 Jul 24, 07:57 | 6789 | 0.0017 | 399 | 423 | 92.78 | 51.67 | 221 | | | 2012 Jul 24, 17:29 | 6781 | 0.0008 | 398 | 408 | 92.62 | 51.63 | 224 | | | 2012 Jul 31, 03:16 | 6792 | 0.0015 | 404 | 424 | 92.84 | 51.61 | 13 | | | |
2012-016 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Apr 23, 22:18 | |
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Commercial comsat to serve customers in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia with HDTV and broadband internet access. It also carries secure military communications. Precise launch time - 22:18:13 UTC. Payload was released from the launch vehicle Apr 24 at 07:30:13 UTC. Orbital elements for Apr 23 and 24 courtesy of Khrunichev and relate to the period Yahsat was still attched to the Briz-M. Expected location - 50°.5 or 47°.5 east longitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Apr 23, 22:34 | 6551 | 0.0000 | 172 | 173 | 87.94 | 51.55 | 175 | | | 2012 Apr 23, 23:43 | 9012 | 0.2623 | 269 | 4997 | 141.89 | 50.32 | 355 | | | 2012 Apr 24, 05:06 | 24482 | 0.7219 | 430 | 35777 | 635.35 | 49.10 | 0 | | | 2012 Apr 24, 07:17 | 26201 | 0.6081 | 3890 | 35755 | 703.44 | 23.74 | 0 | | | 2012 May 03, 19:46 | 42173 | 0.0002 | 35785 | 35804 | 1436.52 | 0.01 | 114 | 47° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 07:41 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35776 | 35798 | 1436.12 | 0.02 | 236 | 48° east | | |
2012-017 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-19) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2012 Apr 26, 00:17 | RISat 1 (Radar Imaging Satellite) 2012-017A 38248 |
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Radar Imaging Satellite. Date slipped significantly due to organisation and management problems within ISRO. The previous vehicle, RiSat 2 (2009-019A/34807), was launched in 2009 under an accelerated development programme and had a reconnaissance mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Apr 26, 07:56 | 6851 | 0.0011 | 465 | 481 | 94.06 | 97.63 | 282 | 05:50 | | 2012 Apr 27, 07:31 | 6862 | 0.0018 | 471 | 496 | 94.28 | 97.61 | 223 | 05:51 | | 2012 Apr 27, 15:31 | 6879 | 0.0015 | 490 | 511 | 94.62 | 97.61 | 312 | 05:51 | | 2012 Apr 28, 03:54 | 6897 | 0.0016 | 508 | 530 | 95.01 | 97.60 | 223 | 05:51 | | 2012 Apr 29, 03:41 | 6918 | 0.0014 | 530 | 549 | 95.44 | 97.59 | 319 | 05:51 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:57 | 6902 | 0.0005 | 520 | 527 | 95.11 | 97.55 | 130 | 06:20 | | | PSLV upper stage 2012-017B 38249 |
Re-entered - 2018 Apr 3 Life 2168 days
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Launched RISat 1. Higher apogee than satellite due to a collision avoidance manoeuvre by the upper stage of the rocket. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Apr 26, 07:58 | 6877 | 0.0046 | 467 | 531 | 94.59 | 97.53 | 212 | | | |
2012-018 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2012 Apr 29, 20:50 | Beidou 12 (Beidou-2 M-3) 2012-018A 38250 |
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Phase 1 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Apr 30, 15:39 | 17273 | 0.6193 | 197 | 21592 | 376.54 | 55.04 | 173 | | | 2012 May 09, 08:17 | 27905 | 0.0024 | 21460 | 21595 | 773.19 | 55.16 | 186 | | | 2023 Feb 11, 21:10 | 27906 | 0.0024 | 21462 | 21594 | 773.23 | 56.61 | 262 | | | | Beidou 13 (Beidou-2 M-4) 2012-018B 38251 |
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Phase 1 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 May 01, 01:45 | 17259 | 0.6189 | 200 | 21562 | 376.09 | 55.04 | 174 | | | 2012 May 10, 04:27 | 27911 | 0.0026 | 21461 | 21605 | 773.44 | 54.97 | 180 | | | 2012 May 20, 11:00 | 27906 | 0.0027 | 21452 | 21603 | 773.21 | 55.10 | 180 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 05:49 | 27906 | 0.0015 | 21485 | 21570 | 773.22 | 56.52 | 268 | | | |
2012-019 Atlas V 531, AV-031 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 May 4, 18:42 | USA 235 (AEHF 2) 2012-019A 38254 |
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Advanced Extremely High Frequency comsat for US military and government. Separated from the launch vehicle at 19:33:16 UTC. Originally intended for launch 2011 February but delayed because of the AEHF 1 thruster failure. The second orbit listed is an estimate following the first boost motor firing. Aimed at GEO and probably a location around 40° west longitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 May 04, 20:32 | 31515 | 0.7920 | 176 | 50099 | 927.99 | 20.71 | 180 | | | 2012 May 17, 12:00 | 39584 | 0.4249 | 16385 | 50027 | 1306.29 | 6.90 | 180 | | | 2013 Mar 13, 17:23 | 42165 | 0.0005 | 35766 | 35808 | 1436.12 | 3.19 | 338 | 120° west | | 2013 Oct 25, 19:44 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35771 | 35803 | 1436.12 | 2.98 | 308 | 16° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 15:59 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35772 | 35803 | 1436.13 | 3.86 | 249 | 94° west | | | USA 235 r/b (Centaur) 2012-019B 38255 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jul 31 Life 88 days
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Launched USA 235. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 May 05, 17:47 | 31625 | 0.7955 | 88 | 50406 | 932.86 | 20.39 | 179 | | | |
2012-020 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2012 May 6, 07:10 | Tianhui 1-02 2012-020A 38256 |
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Cartographic imaging satellite capable of stereoscopic Earth photography, equipped with orbit adjustment engine to maintain height against air drag. Joins Tianhui 1-01 (2010-040A/36985) in similar orbit plane. Separated from the launch vehicle at 07:21 UTC after which the rocket performed a separation firing and was directed to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere - it was consequently not catalogued by NORAD. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 May 06, 13:29 | 6876 | 0.0012 | 490 | 506 | 94.58 | 97.37 | 321 | 13:29 | | 2023 Feb 13, 14:55 | 6858 | 0.0015 | 469 | 490 | 94.20 | 97.53 | 156 | 14:32 | | |
2012-021 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre | 2012 May 10, 07:06 | |
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Imaging satellite 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: 07:06:04 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 May 10, 08:32 | 6850 | 0.0003 | 470 | 474 | 94.04 | 97.24 | 232 | 14:14 | | 2012 May 15, 20:36 | 6854 | 0.0005 | 473 | 479 | 94.12 | 97.24 | 198 | 14:14 | | 2013 Jul 15, 21:23 | 6853 | 0.0009 | 468 | 481 | 94.09 | 97.29 | 66 | 14:02 | | 2013 Oct 29, 13:28 | 6852 | 0.0010 | 467 | 480 | 94.08 | 97.30 | 82 | 14:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 09:38 | 6874 | 0.0007 | 491 | 500 | 94.52 | 97.57 | 281 | 15:20 | | | |
Re-entered - 2014 Nov 3 Life 907 days
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Small, 9.3 kg, satellite built by China's National University of Defense Technology to test new satellite sub-systems. There is also a receiver to detect AIS (Automatic Information System) data transmissions from shipping. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 May 10, 10:05 | 6849 | 0.0001 | 469 | 471 | 94.01 | 97.24 | 164 | | | |
2012-022 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 May 15, 03:01 | Soyuz TMA-04M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 705) 2012-022A 38291 |
Re-entered - 2012 Sep 17 Life 125 days
Returned to Earth |
Crew to ISS - Gennadi Padalka, Joseph Acaba, Sergei Revin. First production version of the Soyuz TMA-M - previous flights were a Qualification Mission and two Test Missions. Precise time 03:01:23. Postponed from April 1 to May 15 due to the Descent Module being damaged during routine testing January 26. The mission used the vehicle originally being built for the Soyuz TMA-05M flight. Dock with the ISS Poisk module May 17 at 04:35:56 UTC, 152s earier than target but within the ±3 min window. Undocked 2012 Sep 16 at 23:09 UTC. Landed Sep 17 at 02:52 UTC, 86 kilometers northeast of the town of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 May 15, 05:03 | 6590 | 0.0026 | 195 | 230 | 88.74 | 51.65 | 80 | | | 2012 May 15, 09:10 | 6643 | 0.0030 | 244 | 284 | 89.80 | 51.64 | 181 | | | 2012 May 17, 12:23 | 6777 | 0.0011 | 391 | 406 | 92.54 | 51.64 | 328 | | | |
2012-023 Ariane 5ECA (VA-206) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2012 May 15, 22:13 | |
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Comsat for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation to be stationed at 124° east with anticipated operational life of 15 years. Precise launch time 22:13:14 UTC. Separated from the launch vehicle at 22:39 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 May 15, 17:34 | 24403 | 0.7276 | 269 | 35781 | 632.30 | 2.00 | 177 | | | 2012 May 17, 11:53 | 25240 | 0.6697 | 1958 | 35766 | 665.11 | 1.62 | 178 | | | 2012 May 20, 17:15 | 30061 | 0.4015 | 11612 | 35754 | 864.52 | 0.64 | 179 | | | 2012 May 21, 15:19 | 33888 | 0.2433 | 19266 | 35754 | 1034.74 | 0.34 | 180 | | | 2012 May 22, 22:15 | 39579 | 0.0648 | 30638 | 35764 | 1306.05 | 0.09 | 162 | | | 2012 May 24, 19:31 | 42124 | 0.0005 | 35726 | 35766 | 1434.02 | 0.06 | 84 | 126° east | | 2012 May 30, 19:31 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35780 | 35791 | 1436.03 | 0.05 | 331 | 127° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 18:45 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 206 | 124° east | | | |
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Comsat for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to be stationed at 131°.8 east with anticipated operational life of 15 years. Precise launch time 22:13:14 UTC. Separated from the launch vehicle at 22:49 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 May 16, 11:45 | 24372 | 0.7274 | 266 | 35722 | 631.10 | 2.00 | 178 | | | 2012 May 17, 12:08 | 26559 | 0.5849 | 4646 | 35716 | 717.91 | 1.22 | 176 | | | 2012 May 17, 20:40 | 29444 | 0.4296 | 10418 | 35714 | 838.03 | 0.73 | 175 | | | 2012 May 20, 12:44 | 39058 | 0.0782 | 29626 | 35734 | 1280.33 | 0.14 | 149 | | | 2012 May 21, 14:53 | 42186 | 0.0011 | 35760 | 35856 | 1437.20 | 0.10 | 118 | 130° east | | 2012 May 25, 14:04 | 42137 | 0.0004 | 35742 | 35776 | 1434.69 | 0.08 | 335 | 132° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 14:06 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35797 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 8 | 132° east | | |
2012-024 Soyuz-U 11A511U Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2012 May 17, 14:05 | Cosmos 2480 (Yantar 4K2M 11Ф695M, Kobalt-M) 2012-024A 38335 |
Re-entered - 2012 Sep 24 Life 130 days
Returned to Earth |
Military imaging reconnaissance satellite, sometimes referred to as 'Yantar', with manoeuvring engine to maintain its orbit. Separated from launch vehicle at 14:13 UTC. Re-entered for landing in Russia 2012 Sep 24. 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 ( ° ) | | |
2012 May 17, 15:23 | 6599 | 0.0052 | 187 | 255 | 88.92 | 81.38 | 77 | | | |
2012-025 H-IIA 202 (F-21) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2012 May 17, 16:09 | Shizuku (GCOM-W1) 2012-025A 38337 |
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Global Change Observation Mission-Water - aimed at 628 km sun-synchronous orbit. First of a series of satellites to study water circulation systems in the Earth's atmosphere. "Shizuku" means 'drop of dew'. Separated from launch vehicle at 17:02 UTC. At the beginning of 2012 July, it took up the lead position of the "A Train" of co-orbiting Earth studies sateliites, in front of AQUA (2002-022A/27424), Cloudsat (2006-016A/29107), CALIPSO (2006-016A/29107) and then Aura (2004-026A/28376). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 May 24, 15:10 | 7052 | 0.0002 | 672 | 675 | 98.22 | 98.18 | 352 | 01:30 | | 2012 Jul 01, 05:43 | 7081 | 0.0002 | 701 | 704 | 98.82 | 98.19 | 92 | 01:31 | | 2023 Feb 13, 02:36 | 7081 | 0.0001 | 702 | 703 | 98.83 | 98.23 | 81 | 01:33 | | | Kompsat 3 (Arirang 3) 2012-025B 38338 |
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KOrea Multi-Purpose SATellite - Japanese built Earth observation satellite for South Korea, to be used to support Geographical Information Systems, environmental, agricultural and oceanographic monitoring. There may also be a miltary/strategic imaging role. Separated from launch vehicle at 16:55 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 May 22, 19:16 | 7050 | 0.0009 | 665 | 678 | 98.18 | 98.18 | 35 | 01:30 | | 2023 Feb 13, 09:26 | 7066 | 0.0010 | 681 | 695 | 98.51 | 98.21 | 338 | 01:36 | | | SDS-4 (Small Demonstration Satellite) 2012-025C 38339 |
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Small satellite carrying several technology demonstration experiments and including an experiment to monitor AIS (Automatic Information System) messages transmitted from ships at sea. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 May 20, 22:49 | 7044 | 0.0011 | 658 | 674 | 98.06 | 98.18 | 1 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:09 | 7035 | 0.0007 | 652 | 662 | 97.87 | 98.22 | 220 | | | | |
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Small satellite built by Kyusyu Institute of Technology to test an experimental high-voltage solar array system and observe spacecraft charging effects caused by it. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 May 18, 17:10 | 7049 | 0.0009 | 664 | 677 | 98.16 | 98.18 | 41 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:19 | 7015 | 0.0011 | 629 | 645 | 97.46 | 98.18 | 171 | | | |
2012-026 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 May 17, 19:12 | |
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Direct broadcast comsat for Telesat of Canada to be delivered to 12073 x 35786 km, 10°.2 inclination geosynchronous transfer orbit. Precise launch tine - 19:02:13 UTC. Separated from launch vehicle May 18 at 04:26:12 UTC. Intended location 91°.1 west. Orbit data for May 17-18 courtesy of Khrunichev. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 May 17, 22:28 | 6551 | 0.0001 | 172 | 173 | 87.94 | 51.55 | 175 | | | 2012 May 17, 23:37 | 9012 | 0.2623 | 270 | 4997 | 141.90 | 50.35 | 355 | | | 2012 May 18, 02:01 | 24467 | 0.7225 | 410 | 35767 | 634.78 | 49.16 | 357 | | | 2012 May 18, 07:13 | 30257 | 0.3926 | 12000 | 35757 | 872.95 | 10.16 | 0 | | | 2012 May 20, 21:18 | 34963 | 0.2055 | 21399 | 35770 | 1084.34 | 4.33 | 360 | | | 2012 May 22, 12:36 | 41647 | 0.0116 | 34785 | 35753 | 1409.74 | 0.21 | 350 | 141° west | | 2012 May 22, 18:24 | 42057 | 0.0017 | 35608 | 35750 | 1430.61 | 0.08 | 330 | 140° west | | 2012 May 24, 04:49 | 42122 | 0.0001 | 35739 | 35748 | 1433.90 | 0.04 | 284 | 139° west | | 2012 May 28, 12:58 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35794 | 1436.04 | 0.04 | 104 | 138° west | | 2012 Jun 07, 00:29 | 41782 | 0.0006 | 35379 | 35429 | 1416.60 | 0.03 | 241 | 115° west | | 2012 Jun 19, 03:01 | 42165 | 0.0005 | 35764 | 35809 | 1436.09 | 0.04 | 323 | 91° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 05:13 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35798 | 1436.10 | 0.04 | 47 | 91° west | | | Proton upper stage (Briz-M) 2012-026B 38343 |
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Final stage of Nimiq 6 launch vehicle. Disintegrated 2015 Dec 22 around 16:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2016 Jan 07, 02:41 | 28879 | 0.4187 | 10410 | 34592 | 814.01 | 12.05 | 206 | | | |
2012-027 Falcon 9 v1.0 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 May 22, 07:44 | SpaceX Dragon COTS 2+ 2012-027A 38348 |
Re-entered - 2012 May 31 Life 9 days
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Combination of the planned COTS 2 and COTS 3 demonstration missions and carrying cargo to the ISS. Precise launch time - 07:44:38 UTC. Made a test approach to within 2.4 km of the ISS May 24 and executed a fly-by. Captured by the ISS RMS May 25 at 13:56:01 UTC and attached to Harmony's downward-facing port at 15:52 UTC. The Common Berthing Mechanism was fully bolted-down at 16:02 UTC. Detached May 31 at 08:07 and released from the RMS at 09:49 UTC. Retrofire at 14:51 led to splashdown at 15:42 UTC near 27° north, 120° west off California. Carried fifteen student experiments under the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 May 22, 09:43 | 6723 | 0.0015 | 335 | 355 | 91.44 | 51.67 | 333 | | | 2012 May 22, 17:12 | 6747 | 0.0012 | 361 | 377 | 91.92 | 51.64 | 343 | | | 2012 May 25, 14:38 | 6776 | 0.0011 | 390 | 406 | 92.52 | 51.64 | 360 | | | | Celestis F-ll/Falcon upper stage (New Frontier) 2012-027B 38349 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jun 27 Life 36 days
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Container of cremated remains of more than 300 people from 18 countries, remained attached to the COTS 2+ final stage rocket. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 May 22, 09:12 | 6679 | 0.0045 | 271 | 331 | 90.54 | 51.66 | 91 | | | |
2012-028 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2012 May 26, 15:56 | Zhongxing 2A (Chinasat 2A) 2012-028A 38352 |
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Communications satellite for Chinese government/military use. Precise launch time - 15:56:04 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 May 27, 06:17 | 24381 | 0.7299 | 206 | 35800 | 631.45 | 27.12 | 180 | | | 2012 Jun 08, 14:48 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35792 | 1436.08 | 0.19 | 182 | 98° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 15:31 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35773 | 35801 | 1436.13 | 0.05 | 93 | 98° east | | |
2012-029 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2012 May 29, 07:31 | |
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Remote sensing. Xinhua gave the objectives as "mainly used for scientific experiments, land resources survey, crop yield estimation of production and disaster prevention and mitigation". Precise launch time 07:31:04 UTC. Orbit is similar to Yaogan 8, 2009-72A/36121. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 May 29, 16:03 | 7582 | 0.0003 | 1202 | 1206 | 109.51 | 100.13 | 269 | 14:30 | | 2013 Jul 16, 10:01 | 7582 | 0.0004 | 1201 | 1207 | 109.51 | 100.18 | 49 | 13:44 | | 2013 Oct 29, 08:02 | 7582 | 0.0004 | 1201 | 1207 | 109.50 | 100.19 | 151 | 13:34 | | 2013 Nov 20, 02:15 | 7582 | 0.0004 | 1201 | 1207 | 109.50 | 100.20 | 108 | 13:32 | | 2023 Feb 13, 13:23 | 7569 | 0.0026 | 1172 | 1211 | 109.23 | 100.71 | 168 | 16:25 | | |
2012-030 Zenit-3SL Sea Launch Platform 'Odyssey', Kiritmati | 2012 Jun 1, 05:23 | Intelsat 19 2012-030A 38356 |
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Communications satellite - replacement for Intelsat 8 to cover the Asia-Pacific region, Australia, New Zealand and the western part of the US. Time was the opening of a two hour launch window. The satellite separated from the launch vehicle at 06:23 UTC and the south solar array failed to deploy. The panel was eventually unfurled 2012 Jun 19 but Jun 26 Intelsat said it was damaged and running at reduced power output. Expected location 166 deg east longitude.
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epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Jun 01, 06:13 | 24722 | 0.7063 | 882 | 35805 | 644.73 | 0.39 | 212 | | | 2012 Jun 11, 17:39 | 42162 | 0.0019 | 35704 | 35863 | 1435.95 | 0.16 | 149 | 170° east | | 2012 Jun 27, 15:22 | 42163 | 0.0004 | 35768 | 35801 | 1436.01 | 0.13 | 51 | 176° east | | 2012 Jul 19, 12:33 | 42197 | 0.0002 | 35810 | 35828 | 1437.76 | 0.09 | 75 | 174° east | | 2012 Aug 09, 00:30 | 42168 | 0.0003 | 35777 | 35803 | 1436.27 | 0.05 | 106 | 166° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:32 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35773 | 35800 | 1436.10 | 0.01 | 234 | 166° east | | |
2012-031 Pegasus XL Lockheed L-1011 flying within Kwajalein Missile Range | 2012 Jun 13, 16:00 | NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) 2012-031A 38358 |
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NASA Explorer mission using the first focusing hard X-ray telescopes to image the sky in the high energy X-ray (6 - 79 keV) region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The Lockheed L-1011 took off from Kwajalein at about 15:00 UTC. Precise time of release of the Pegasus was 16:00:35 UTC with the Pegasus rocket motor firing 5s later. UTC. NuSTAR was released into orbit at 16:13:47. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jun 13, 19:32 | 7002 | 0.0014 | 614 | 633 | 97.19 | 6.02 | 331 | | | | Pegasus upper stage 2012-031B 38359 |
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Launched NuSTAR. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jun 13, 20:29 | 7006 | 0.0009 | 621 | 634 | 97.26 | 6.03 | 331 | | | |
2012-032 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre | 2012 Jun 16, 10:37 | |
Re-entered - 2012 Jun 29 Life 13 days
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Carried crew of Jing Haipeng (Commander), Liu Wang (Flight Engineer) and Liu Yang (Mission Engineer), to Tiangong 1. Second Mission for Jing Haipeng after Shenzhou 7, Liu Yang is female. First stage ignition 10:37:21 UTC with launch/lift-off 3s later. Spacecraft separation was at 10:46:55 UTC, about 11s earlier than planned. Shenzhou 9 docked with Tiangong 1 Jun 18 at 06:07 UTC. On Jun 24 at 03:10 UTC, it undocked and moved 140m in front of Tiangong from where it re-docked under manual control (Liu Wang) at 04:48 UTC. Undocked Jun 28 at 01:22 UTC - after falling behind by 5 km, it was brought back automatically to 140m distance from where it then departed. Retrofire Jun 29 at 01:17 UTC led to a landing in Inner Mongolia near 42° north, 111° east at 02:02:50 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jun 16, 16:38 | 6636 | 0.0084 | 202 | 313 | 89.66 | 42.71 | 134 | | | 2012 Jun 16, 21:12 | 6667 | 0.0040 | 262 | 316 | 90.29 | 42.78 | 136 | | | 2012 Jun 17, 16:44 | 6700 | 0.0008 | 316 | 327 | 90.95 | 42.78 | 262 | | | 2012 Jun 18, 13:52 | 6712 | 0.0008 | 328 | 339 | 91.20 | 42.78 | 279 | | | 2012 Jun 28, 13:17 | 6714 | 0.0002 | 335 | 338 | 91.26 | 42.78 | 125 | | | | CZ 2F third stage 2012-032B 38462 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jun 28 Life 12 days
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Launched Shenzhou 9 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jun 18, 00:29 | 6626 | 0.0079 | 195 | 300 | 89.46 | 42.78 | 142 | | | | CZ 2F debris 2012-032C 38463 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jun 18 Life 2 days
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One of five debris items from the Shenzhou 9's CZ-2F launch vehicle. It is probably one of the covers for the four retro rockets that were used to distance the launch vehicle from the spacecraft. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jun 16, 23:58 | 6728 | 0.0221 | 202 | 499 | 91.54 | 42.95 | 140 | | | | CZ 2F debris 2012-032D 38464 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jun 18 Life 2 days
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One of five debris items from the Shenzhou 9's CZ-2F launch vehicle. It is probably one of the covers for the four retro rockets that were used to distance the launch vehicle from the spacecraft. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jun 17, 00:02 | 6724 | 0.0210 | 204 | 487 | 91.46 | 42.99 | 137 | | | | CZ 2F debris 2012-032E 38465 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jun 15 Life <1 day
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One of five debris items from the Shenzhou 9's CZ-2F launch vehicle. This one has an unusual orbit compared with the other four that are covers for the retro rockets that were used to distance the launch vehicle from the spacecraft. No similar item was catalogued by SpaceTrack on previous Shenzhou missions. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jun 23, 16:20 | 6698 | 0.0086 | 262 | 378 | 90.93 | 42.80 | 261 | | | | CZ 2F debris 2012-032F 38467 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jun 18 Life 2 days
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One of five debris items from the Shenzhou 9's CZ-2F launch vehicle. It is probably one of the covers for the four retro rockets that were used to distance the launch vehicle from the spacecraft. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jun 18, 00:10 | 6662 | 0.0153 | 181 | 386 | 90.18 | 42.91 | 146 | | | | CZ 2F debris 2012-032G 38520 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jun 18 Life 2 days
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One of five debris items from the Shenzhou 9's CZ-2F launch vehicle. It is probably one of the covers for the four retro rockets that were used to distance the launch vehicle from the spacecraft. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jun 18, 01:25 | 6590 | 0.0084 | 157 | 268 | 88.74 | 42.65 | 124 | | | | Shenzhou 9 Orbital Module 2012-032H 38550 |
Re-entered - 2012 Dec 2 Life 169 days
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Detached from Shenzhou 9 - 2012 Jun 29 about 01:14 UTC just prior to retro-fire. Main function was to carry the rendezvous systems and docking unit for operations with Tiangong 1. Not catalogued by SpaceTrack until Jul 6 when it was realised it had been misidentified as Tiangong 1 (2011-053A/37820). Tiangong 1 itself had moved to a higher orbit Jun 29 and been treated by Spacetrack as "unidentified" - see notes. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jun 29, 07:50 | 6714 | 0.0002 | 335 | 337 | 91.25 | 42.78 | 120 | | | |
2012-033 Atlas V 401, AV-023 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Jun 20, 12:28 | USA 236 (SDS-3 F-6) 2012-033A 38466 |
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Third generation Satellite Data System government/military communications satellite aimed at geosynchronous orbit. Launched at the opening of a one hour launch window and postponed from June 18. The initial orbit is an estimate by Ted Molczan, published through Seesat-L. Remaining orbits are based on amateur observation. There is no catalogue entry for the launch vehicle because it was intentionally de-orbited above the central Pacific Ocean after completing less than one circuit of the Earth. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Jun 18, 12:51 | 21417 | 0.6897 | 268 | 29809 | 519.86 | 21.20 | 183 | | | 2012 Aug 06, 23:14 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35770 | 35805 | 1436.12 | 4.87 | 227 | 30° west | | 2012 Dec 09, 14:56 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.12 | 4.62 | 255 | 30° west | | |
2012-034 Delta 4 Heavy, Delta 360 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Jun 29, 13:15 | USA 237 (Mentor 6, Advanced Orion 6) 2012-034A 38528 |
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US Government or military satellite for National Reconnaissance Office. Apparently for geosynchronous orbit so may have a signals intelligence or electronic intelligence mission. Launch originally planned for June 28 but delayed for weather. Delayed on the day from 10:16 UTC by multiple propellant valve problems. The first two orbits listed are pre-launch estimates provided by Ted Molczan through Seesat-L. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Jul 15, 18:53 | 42266 | 0.0050 | 35676 | 36101 | 1441.30 | 3.52 | 311 | 82° east | | |
2012-035 Ariane 5ECA (VA-207) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2012 Jul 5, 21:36 | Echostar 17 (Jupiter 1) 2012-035A 38551 |
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Comsat providing high-speed internet links. Released from the launch vehicle at 22:03 UTC. Expected location - 107°.1 west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Jul 06, 00:16 | 24408 | 0.7280 | 260 | 35799 | 632.48 | 5.94 | 178 | | | 2012 Jul 07, 17:09 | 26531 | 0.5889 | 4529 | 35777 | 716.79 | 3.68 | 179 | | | 2012 Jul 08, 19:10 | 30251 | 0.3933 | 11974 | 35771 | 872.70 | 1.96 | 179 | | | 2012 Jul 09, 21:58 | 33432 | 0.2607 | 18338 | 35770 | 1013.93 | 1.14 | 180 | | | 2012 Jul 13, 08:58 | 41982 | 0.0042 | 35429 | 35778 | 1426.75 | 0.01 | 224 | 123° west | | 2012 Jul 18, 16:26 | 42055 | 0.0011 | 35630 | 35723 | 1430.48 | 0.02 | 128 | 110° west | | 2012 Jul 22, 14:00 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35781 | 35794 | 1436.13 | 0.01 | 331 | 107° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 23:34 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35794 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 211 | 107° west | | | Meteosat 10 (MSG 3) 2012-035B 38552 |
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Meteosat Second Generation metsat with scanners operating over a greater spectral range than its predecessors. It is also equipped with two secondary payloads - the Global Earth Radiation Budget payload to measure energy radiated by Earth, and a Search and Rescue transponder to receive and relay distress signals from emergency radio beacons within its field of view. Released from the launch vehicle at 22:10 UTC. A clerical error by SpaceTrack means no orbital data while it was manoeuvring to geosynchronous altitude. Will be named Meteosat 10 on successful completion of tests. Expected location - 0° longitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Jul 07, 03:24 | 24383 | 0.7283 | 248 | 35761 | 631.51 | 5.99 | 179 | | | 2012 Jul 18, 12:00 | 42031 | 0.0001 | 35649 | 35656 | 1429.26 | 1.73 | 177 | 13° west | | 2012 Jul 27, 20:04 | 42166 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35791 | 1436.15 | 1.80 | 163 | 3° west | | 2013 Jan 14, 01:11 | 42163 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35789 | 1436.01 | 1.42 | 82 | 3° west | | 2013 Jan 16, 00:11 | 42126 | 0.0001 | 35746 | 35750 | 1434.13 | 1.42 | 162 | 3° west | | 2013 Jan 22, 07:50 | 42126 | 0.0001 | 35745 | 35750 | 1434.10 | 1.41 | 162 | 0° east | | 2013 Jan 26, 10:30 | 42169 | 0.0001 | 35786 | 35796 | 1436.33 | 1.30 | 90 | 0° east | | 2018 Feb 07, 14:45 | 42163 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35792 | 1436.03 | 0.87 | 276 | 1° east | | 2018 Feb 09, 14:35 | 42130 | 0.0001 | 35749 | 35754 | 1434.32 | 0.87 | 244 | 1° east | | 2018 Feb 27, 12:52 | 42129 | 0.0001 | 35747 | 35755 | 1434.27 | 0.88 | 264 | 10° east | | 2018 Mar 03, 12:29 | 42128 | 0.0001 | 35747 | 35753 | 1434.24 | 0.89 | 279 | 11° east | | 2018 Mar 04, 12:33 | 42167 | 0.0001 | 35787 | 35791 | 1436.20 | 0.89 | 290 | 9° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 07:58 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35781 | 35794 | 1436.13 | 1.93 | 274 | 9° east | | |
2012-036 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Jul 9, 19:38 | SES 5 (Sirius 5) 2012-036A 38652 |
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Satellite carries two communications payloads - SES 5 (C-band) for SES World Skies and Astra 4B (Ku band) for Astra. It also carries a hosted navigation payload that is part of the ESA's European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). Precise launch time: 18:38:30 UTC. Separated from Briz-M in geosynchronous transfer orbit 15s early Jul 10 at 03:50:25 UTC. The fourth orbit listed is after SES 5 separated from the Briz-M, it and the three earlier ones are based on data provided by Khrunichev, the Briz-M operator . Expected location: 5° east longitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Jul 09, 18:54 | 6551 | 0.0001 | 172 | 173 | 87.94 | 51.55 | 100 | | | 2012 Jul 09, 20:03 | 9012 | 0.2624 | 269 | 4999 | 141.91 | 50.36 | 356 | | | 2012 Jul 09, 21:26 | 24497 | 0.7219 | 435 | 35802 | 635.94 | 48.15 | 358 | | | 2012 Jul 10, 03:38 | 26341 | 0.6005 | 4144 | 35782 | 709.10 | 23.11 | 0 | | | 2012 Jul 12, 00:44 | 28726 | 0.4684 | 8894 | 35803 | 807.57 | 13.65 | 0 | | | 2012 Jul 13, 10:51 | 33211 | 0.2704 | 17851 | 35814 | 1003.87 | 5.91 | 360 | | | 2012 Jul 13, 17:55 | 37243 | 0.1320 | 25947 | 35783 | 1192.15 | 2.52 | 356 | | | 2012 Jul 16, 20:48 | 42119 | 0.0008 | 35706 | 35776 | 1433.75 | 0.13 | 316 | 3° east | | 2012 Jul 22, 04:19 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.12 | 0.13 | 168 | 5° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:30 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35794 | 1436.08 | 0.06 | 37 | 5° east | | |
2012-037 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Jul 15, 02:40 | Soyuz TMA-05M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 706) 2012-037A 38671 |
Re-entered - 2012 Nov 19 Life 127 days
Returned to Earth |
Crew to ISS - Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko, flight engineers Sunita Williams (US) and Akihiko Hoshide (Japan). Precise launch time - 02:40:03.91 UTC. Launch delayed several weeks as a knock-on of the Soyuz TMA-04M postponement earlier in the year. Docked with the Rassvet module Jul 17 at 04:51:02, within the estimated window 04:52:28 UTC ±3 minutes. Undocked 2012 Nov 18 at 22:26 UTC. Retro-fire Nov 19 at 00:58:58 UTC. Landed 85 km NE of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan 2012 Nov 19 at 01:53:30 UTC, less than 2km from aim point 51°.02 north, 67°.10 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jul 15, 02:27 | 6599 | 0.0037 | 196 | 245 | 88.91 | 51.63 | 86 | | | 2012 Jul 15, 08:49 | 6699 | 0.0042 | 293 | 349 | 90.94 | 51.64 | 166 | | | 2012 Jul 16, 10:27 | 6703 | 0.0036 | 301 | 349 | 91.02 | 51.64 | 168 | | | 2012 Jul 17, 12:17 | 6777 | 0.0007 | 394 | 404 | 92.53 | 51.64 | 165 | | | |
2012-038 H-IIB (F-3) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2012 Jul 21, 02:06 | HTV 3 (Kounotori 3) 2012-038A 38706 |
Re-entered - 2012 Sep 14 Life 55 days
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Japanese supply vehicle to the ISS. Cargo includes five cubesats, that will be released from the ISS during September, and equipment carried in the outside unpressurised section will be transferred to the Kibo module using the Japanese robotic arm on the ISS. Precise launch time 02:06:18 UTC. Captured by ISS Remote Manipulator Arm Jul 27 at 12:23 UTC, contact with downward-facing port of Harmony was at 14:19 UTC and was completely bolted down at 14:34 UTC. Launch rescheduled several times, the latest being from May 10 to allow continued testing of the launch vehicle, and then from Jun 26. An earlier delay was due to the the Japan earthquake of 2011. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jul 21, 04:36 | 6623 | 0.0091 | 185 | 305 | 89.40 | 51.66 | 315 | | | 2012 Jul 21, 12:32 | 6645 | 0.0052 | 232 | 301 | 89.84 | 51.66 | 314 | | | 2012 Jul 23, 01:30 | 6645 | 0.0052 | 232 | 301 | 89.84 | 51.65 | 317 | | | 2012 Jul 26, 13:40 | 6740 | 0.0013 | 353 | 371 | 91.78 | 51.64 | 202 | | | 2012 Jul 27, 13:21 | 6781 | 0.0001 | 402 | 403 | 92.62 | 51.64 | 335 | | | |
2012-039 Soyuz-FG + Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Jul 22, 06:41 | Canopus-Vulcan 1 2012-039A 38707 |
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Satellite for monitoring of man-made and natural disasters including weather phenomena, mapping, pollution measurement, study of phenomena associated with earthquakes, monitoring of land use and coastal resources. Separated from the launch vehicle Fregat stage at 07:31 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Jul 22, 12:02 | 6883 | 0.0006 | 501 | 509 | 94.72 | 97.49 | 64 | 23:27 | | 2023 Feb 13, 13:08 | 6866 | 0.0004 | 486 | 491 | 94.37 | 97.48 | 69 | 00:29 | | | |
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Belarusian remote sensing satellite for mapping, and monitoring of natural resources (BelKA 1 was lost in a launch failure). Based on the same vehicle as Canopus. Separated from the launch vehicle Fregat stage at 07:26 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Jul 22, 11:47 | 6886 | 0.0003 | 505 | 510 | 94.77 | 97.49 | 98 | 23:27 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:31 | 6864 | 0.0002 | 484 | 487 | 94.32 | 97.31 | 82 | 22:42 | | | exactView 1 2012-039C 38709 |
in space
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Canadian satellite for monitoring shipping movements by using AIS, built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited for exactEarth. Separated from the Fregat stage of the launch vehicle at 09:00:32 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Jul 22, 11:27 | 7192 | 0.0011 | 806 | 821 | 101.16 | 98.95 | 10 | 23:30 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:17 | 7189 | 0.0012 | 803 | 820 | 101.11 | 98.98 | 86 | 10:33 | | | |
Re-entered - 2022 Nov 21 Life 3774 days
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German satellite conducting space-technology experiments, design life one year. Separated from the launch vehicle Fregat stage at 07:33 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Jul 22, 11:41 | 6885 | 0.0004 | 504 | 510 | 94.75 | 97.49 | 91 | 23:27 | | 2022 Nov 18, 03:30 | 6519 | 0.0009 | 135 | 146 | 87.30 | 97.47 | 273 | 12:00 | | | MKA-FKI 1 (Zond-PP) 2012-039E 38711 |
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Russian satellite to monitor ocean salinity and temperature, as well as humidity of the land surface, based on the 'Carat' standard satellite bus. Separated from the Fregat stage of the launch vehicle at 09:00:33 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Jul 22, 11:27 | 7191 | 0.0012 | 804 | 822 | 101.15 | 98.95 | 14 | 23:30 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:03 | 7188 | 0.0013 | 801 | 819 | 101.09 | 98.98 | 86 | 10:31 | | | Fregat rocket stage 2012-039F 38712 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jul 22 Life <1 day
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Launched BelKA 2, etc. After releasing the final satellites, it re-entered over the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and Antarctica Jul 22 around 10:50 UTC. The first orbit shown is while in transit between the 500 km and 800km satellite release orbits. The second is the orbit after retro-fire that occurred 09:50:53 UTC. The Fregat re-entered above the southern Pacific Ocean about 60 minutes later. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jul 22, 08:07 | 7048 | 0.0240 | 501 | 839 | 98.15 | 97.98 | 43 | | | 2012 Jul 22, 09:46 | 6803 | 0.0566 | 40 | 810 | 93.08 | 98.95 | 256 | | | | Soyuz third stage 2012-039G 38713 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jul 24 Life 2 days
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Upper stage of the Soyuz launch vehicle |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jul 23, 22:15 | 6539 | 0.0007 | 157 | 166 | 87.72 | 95.45 | 328 | | | |
2012-040 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre | 2012 Jul 25, 15:43 | Tianlian 1-03 2012-040A 38730 |
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Data communications satellite to provide a data relay, and measurement and control service for Chinese satellites and space stations. Precise time 15:43:04 UTC. Part of a constellation with two previous satellites stationed at 77° east and 177° east respectively. Moved to graveyard orbit 2023 November 2. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Jul 25, 09:29 | 27735 | 0.7628 | 200 | 42513 | 766.12 | 18.11 | 180 | | | 2012 Aug 08, 07:06 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35771 | 35802 | 1436.09 | 2.06 | 292 | 17° east | | 2016 Jan 14, 15:18 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35797 | 1436.07 | 0.01 | 71 | 17° east | | 2016 Jan 14, 19:30 | 42131 | 0.0007 | 35723 | 35783 | 1434.38 | 0.02 | 223 | 17° east | | 2016 Jan 18, 19:35 | 42096 | 0.0019 | 35639 | 35797 | 1432.60 | 0.02 | 8 | 21° east | | 2016 Jan 21, 03:53 | 42166 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35794 | 1436.15 | 0.01 | 239 | 20° east | | 2016 Jun 30, 04:03 | 42164 | 0.0006 | 35763 | 35809 | 1436.06 | 0.07 | 218 | 20° east | | 2016 Jul 02, 03:58 | 42215 | 0.0007 | 35808 | 35865 | 1438.66 | 0.07 | 43 | 20° east | | 2016 Jul 04, 16:03 | 42246 | 0.0000 | 35866 | 35869 | 1440.23 | 0.06 | 6 | 17° east | | 2016 Jul 10, 04:01 | 42245 | 0.0000 | 35866 | 35867 | 1440.19 | 0.05 | 293 | 11° east | | 2016 Jul 10, 22:51 | 42194 | 0.0013 | 35763 | 35868 | 1437.58 | 0.05 | 43 | 11° east | | 2016 Jul 11, 04:26 | 42163 | 0.0006 | 35761 | 35810 | 1436.03 | 0.05 | 40 | 11° east | | 2019 Jan 06, 06:48 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35797 | 1436.08 | 0.08 | 261 | 11° east | | 2019 Jan 07, 03:54 | 42090 | 0.0001 | 35706 | 35716 | 1432.26 | 0.08 | 229 | 11° east | | 2019 Jan 12, 06:22 | 42086 | 0.0001 | 35706 | 35710 | 1432.10 | 0.07 | 263 | 17° east | | 2019 Jan 13, 00:47 | 42144 | 0.0005 | 35743 | 35788 | 1435.01 | 0.07 | 9 | 17° east | | 2019 Jan 13, 06:38 | 42167 | 0.0001 | 35786 | 35793 | 1436.24 | 0.06 | 180 | 17° east | | 2019 May 12, 06:33 | 42163 | 0.0006 | 35759 | 35811 | 1436.00 | 0.03 | 244 | 17° east | | 2019 May 14, 20:35 | 42044 | 0.0002 | 35657 | 35674 | 1429.92 | 0.18 | 169 | 19° east | | 2019 May 17, 19:14 | 42166 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35800 | 1436.15 | 0.17 | 88 | 20° east | | 2023 Mar 13, 02:49 | 42165 | 0.0007 | 35757 | 35817 | 1436.12 | 2.69 | 332 | 20° east | | 2023 Nov 01, 18:10 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35773 | 35800 | 1436.08 | 3.29 | 54 | 20° east | | 2023 Nov 02, 00:58 | 42312 | 0.0033 | 35793 | 36074 | 1443.61 | 3.30 | 173 | 20° east | | 2023 Nov 06, 06:01 | 42546 | 0.0019 | 36089 | 36248 | 1455.63 | 3.50 | 109 | 1° west | | |
2012-041 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2012 Jul 28, 01:25 | Cosmos 2481 (Strela-3M/Rodnik №14) 2012-041A 38733 |
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Government/military system store-dump communications satellite.. Released from the launch vehicle at 03:19 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Aug 01, 11:24 | 7875 | 0.0018 | 1483 | 1511 | 115.91 | 82.48 | 312 | | | | Gonets M-13 2012-041B 38734 |
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Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system, released from the launch vehicle at 03:19 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jul 30, 22:39 | 7872 | 0.0018 | 1480 | 1508 | 115.86 | 82.48 | 305 | | | | MiR (Yubileiny 2, RS-40) 2012-041C 38735 |
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Named after Mikhail Reshetnev, the founder of the company that bears his name. based on the same chassis is the Yubileiny satellite, it was built by students and research staff of the Siberian State Aerospace University. It carries space technology experiments relating to contoured heat pipes, new radio equipment and miniaturised components for satellite attitude and orientation control systems using magnetic torquing. Onboard also is a webcam and solar power experiments. Also carries the RS-40 amateur radio payload. Released from the launch vehicle at 03:20 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jul 30, 22:40 | 7874 | 0.0016 | 1483 | 1509 | 115.89 | 82.48 | 311 | | | | Gonets M-15 2012-041D 38736 |
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Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system, released from the launch vehicle at 03:19 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Jul 30, 22:40 | 7874 | 0.0018 | 1481 | 1509 | 115.88 | 82.48 | 310 | | | |
2012-042 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Aug 1, 19:35 | Progress M-16M (Progress 7K-TGM №416) 2012-042A 38738 |
Re-entered - 2013 Feb 9 Life 192 days
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Supplies to ISS, using trial of fast-track approach to allow docking with the of the ISS after six hours. Docked with the ISS Pirs port Aug 2 at 01:18 UTC, about six minutes ahead of schedule. Hooks and latches were fully engaged about ten minutes later. Undocked 2013 Feb 9 at 13:12 UTC and re-entered about 3 hours later following retro-fire. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Aug 01, 19:23 | 6638 | 0.0032 | 239 | 281 | 89.71 | 51.63 | 230 | | | estimated orbit | 6588 | 0.0029 | 191 | 230 | 88.70 | 51.66 | 76 | | | 2012 Aug 01, 22:39 | 6662 | 0.0030 | 263 | 304 | 90.18 | 51.64 | 233 | | | 2012 Aug 02, 06:25 | 6781 | 0.0001 | 402 | 403 | 92.61 | 51.64 | 15 | | | |
2012-043 Ariane 5ECA (VA-208) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2012 Aug 2, 20:54 | Intelsat 20 2012-043A 38740 |
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General services communications satellite providing video, voice and data network services to Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Separated from the launch vehicle at 21:22 UTC. Expected location - 68°.5 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Aug 03, 02:44 | 24390 | 0.7292 | 227 | 35796 | 631.79 | 6.00 | 178 | | | 2012 Aug 04, 15:02 | 27465 | 0.5353 | 6385 | 35788 | 754.96 | 3.12 | 179 | | | 2012 Aug 05, 17:50 | 32569 | 0.2945 | 16600 | 35782 | 974.91 | 1.09 | 179 | | | 2012 Aug 07, 22:16 | 39580 | 0.0652 | 30623 | 35780 | 1306.07 | 0.13 | 182 | | | 2012 Aug 08, 22:55 | 42137 | 0.0001 | 35754 | 35762 | 1434.66 | 0.07 | 360 | 63° east | | 2012 Aug 14, 18:52 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35797 | 1436.08 | 0.06 | 243 | 63° east | | 2012 Aug 31, 01:59 | 42141 | 0.0002 | 35753 | 35772 | 1434.88 | 0.04 | 243 | 64° east | | 2012 Sep 17, 00:00 | 42163 | 0.0001 | 35780 | 35790 | 1436.03 | 0.02 | 295 | 69° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 16:46 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35795 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 58 | 69° east | | | HYLAS 2 (Highly Adaptable Satellite 2) 2012-043B 38741 |
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Comsat to provide broadband services to remote areas of Europe, the Middle East and Africa with a design life exceeding 15 years. Separated from the launch vehicle at 21:28 UTC. Expected location - 33°.5 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Aug 04, 10:16 | 24408 | 0.7284 | 252 | 35807 | 632.48 | 5.94 | 179 | | | 2012 Aug 05, 09:01 | 27129 | 0.5538 | 5726 | 35775 | 741.14 | 3.18 | 179 | | | 2012 Aug 08, 05:51 | 33400 | 0.2621 | 18268 | 35775 | 1012.46 | 1.03 | 179 | | | 2012 Aug 09, 03:53 | 39034 | 0.0804 | 29518 | 35793 | 1279.16 | 0.23 | 176 | | | 2012 Aug 11, 05:16 | 42132 | 0.0006 | 35727 | 35781 | 1434.44 | 0.07 | 346 | 30° east | | 2012 Aug 18, 04:19 | 42166 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35798 | 1436.15 | 0.06 | 237 | 31° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 13:08 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35793 | 1436.08 | 0.05 | 48 | 31° east | | |
2012-044 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Aug 6, 19:31 | |
Re-entered - 2021 Feb 5 Life 3105 days
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Indonesian comsat for Digital TV and GSM/Internet services, aimed at 118° east longitude. Released from Briz-M stage of the launch vehicle into incorrect orbit soon after the Briz-M failed. It had shut down early at 23:00:01 UTC, seven seconds into its planned eighteen minute third burn. Intended release time was Aug 7 at 04:44:20 UTC but separated Aug 6 at 23:20 UTC ±20 minutes.. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Aug 10, 21:51 | 9020 | 0.2633 | 266 | 5017 | 142.08 | 49.91 | 7 | | | | Express-MD2 2012-044B 38745 |
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Domestic comsat for the Russian Space Communications Company (RSCC) aimed at 145° east longitude. Released from Briz-M stage of the launch vehicle into incorrect orbit soon after the Briz-M itself failed. It had shut down early at 23:00:01 UTC, seven seconds into its planned eighteen minute third burn. Intended release time was Aug 7 at 05:14:20 UTC but separated Aug 6 at 23:20 UTC ±20 minutes. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Aug 10, 21:49 | 9017 | 0.2631 | 266 | 5011 | 142.02 | 49.91 | 7 | | | | Briz-M + APT (Telcom 3/Express MD-2) 2012-044C 38746 |
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Upper stage of launch vehicle for Telkom 3 and Express-MD2. The Auxiliary Propellant Tank (APT) remained attached after it shut down. Exploded 2012 October 16. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Aug 10, 21:50 | 9019 | 0.2634 | 265 | 5016 | 142.06 | 49.91 | 7 | | | | Satellite Support Adaptor 2012-044D 38747 |
Re-entered - 2019 Apr 9 Life 2437 days
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Identification of item reasonably certain - originally fitted between Telkom 3 and Express-MD2. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Aug 10, 21:50 | 9017 | 0.2631 | 267 | 5010 | 142.01 | 49.91 | 7 | | | |
2012-045 Zenit-3SL Sea Launch Platform 'Odyssey', Kiritmati | 2012 Aug 19, 06:54 | Intelsat 21 2012-045A 38749 |
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Communications satellite to cover South and North America, the South Atlantic Ocean and Europe as a replacement for Intelsat 9. Precise launch time: 06:54:59 UTC at the opening of a 58 minute window. Satellite separation was at 07:25:06 UTC. Expected location: 58° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Aug 19, 18:23 | 24380 | 0.7260 | 301 | 35702 | 631.40 | 0.10 | 9 | | | 2012 Aug 21, 21:45 | 27247 | 0.5452 | 6015 | 35723 | 746.01 | 0.36 | 6 | | | 2012 Aug 24, 00:55 | 32427 | 0.2984 | 16373 | 35724 | 968.53 | 0.17 | 13 | | | 2012 Aug 26, 17:02 | 41879 | 0.0068 | 35215 | 35788 | 1421.55 | 0.07 | 102 | 58° west | | 2012 Aug 28, 08:13 | 41976 | 0.0047 | 35402 | 35793 | 1426.45 | 0.07 | 51 | 52° west | | 2012 Aug 30, 00:13 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35789 | 1436.11 | 0.07 | 356 | 51° west | | 2012 Oct 04, 09:39 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35790 | 1436.11 | 0.05 | 346 | 58° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:12 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35795 | 1436.09 | 0.02 | 241 | 58° west | | |
2012-I01 Hand Operated Ejector Mechanism International Space Station | 2012 Aug 20, 19:29 | Sfera (Sphere) 1998-067CM 38751 |
Re-entered - 2012 Nov 24 Life 96 days
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Small spherical satellite (9kg, 0.53m diameter) for upper atmosphere and satellite tracking studies. Released from ISS during EVA from Russian segment 2012 Aug 20. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Aug 21, 10:15 | 6781 | 0.0005 | 400 | 406 | 92.63 | 51.64 | 303 | | | |
2012-046 Atlas V 401, AV-032 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Aug 30, 08:05 | Van Allen Probe A (Radiation Belt Storm Probe A) 2012-046A 38752 |
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Leader in a co-orbiting pair of NASA satellites to study and help understand the acceleration, global distribution, and variability of the radiation belt electrons and ions that produce harsh environments for spacecraft and humans. Separated from the launch vehicle at 09:24:03 UTC. Launch delayed from Aug 24 by weather. Renamed in honour of James van Allen 2012 November. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 01, 06:11 | 21941 | 0.6824 | 591 | 30534 | 539.06 | 10.03 | 2 | | | | Van Allen Probe B (Radiation Belt Storm Probe B) 2012-046B 38753 |
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Follower and second, smaller, satellite of a pair of NASA satellites to study and help understand the acceleration, global distribution, and variability of the radiation belt electrons and ions that produce harsh environments for spacecraft and humans. Separated from the launch vehicle at 09:36:11 UTC. Launch delayed from Aug 24 by weather. Renamed in honour of James van Allen 2012 November. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 01, 06:23 | 22004 | 0.6831 | 595 | 30657 | 541.40 | 10.04 | 2 | | | |
2012-047 PSLV-CA (PSLV C-21) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2012 Sep 9, 04:23 | |
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Satellite Pour Observation del la Terre - a high-resolution Earth imaging satellite launched by India for the French government under a commercial contract |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Sep 10, 12:18 | 7022 | 0.0005 | 641 | 647 | 97.60 | 98.18 | 326 | 09:59 | | 2023 Feb 13, 09:26 | 7076 | 0.0001 | 697 | 699 | 98.73 | 98.20 | 90 | 10:01 | | | |
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PRoject of OIT Electric-Rocket-Engine on Small satellite is a 15 kg satellite aimed at testing an electric propulsion thruster for attituse control and orbit changes. It is also intended to produce Earth images, particularly of the area around Osaka, Japan. The name is an acronym of an acronym as OIT stands for the Osaka Institute of Technology. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Sep 10, 12:20 | 7028 | 0.0011 | 641 | 657 | 97.72 | 98.29 | 273 | 10:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 09:26 | 7016 | 0.0012 | 629 | 646 | 97.47 | 98.34 | 19 | 20:43 | | |
2012-048 Atlas V 401, AV-033 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2012 Sep 13, 21:39 | USA 238 p/1 1 (NOSS 3-6 p/l 1, Intruder) 2012-048A 38758 |
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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 ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 16, 02:38 | 7486 | 0.0128 | 1012 | 1203 | 107.42 | 63.44 | 181 | | | | SMDC-ONE 1.2 (ORSES) 2012-048B 38759 |
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ORS Enabler Satellite a 3U cubesat for the Operationally Responsive Space office of the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Mission unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 00:45 | 7014 | 0.0218 | 483 | 789 | 97.43 | 64.67 | 289 | | | | |
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Department of Homeland Security satellite as part of a technology demonstration program to track cargo containers worldwide, a 3U Cubesat built by the University of Southern California. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 00:48 | 7013 | 0.0221 | 480 | 790 | 97.42 | 64.67 | 289 | | | | CSSWE (Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment) 2012-048D 38761 |
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Studies of the relationship between solar flares and energetic particles in the Earth's radiation belts - a 3U Cubesat from University of Colorado at Boulder. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 00:51 | 7013 | 0.0222 | 479 | 791 | 97.42 | 64.67 | 290 | | | | CXBN (Cosmic X-ray Background Nanosat) 2012-048E 38762 |
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High energy cosmic background radiation measurements in the 30-50 keV range, a 2U cubesat from Morehead State University. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 00:54 | 7014 | 0.0221 | 481 | 791 | 97.44 | 64.67 | 291 | | | | |
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Demonstration of a solar sail for use in de-orbiting satellites, a 1U cubesat from California Polytechnic. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
| CINEMA (Cubesat for Ion, Neutral, Electron, Magnetic fields) 2012-048G 38764 |
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First in a trio of identical nano-satellites studying Space Weather effects in near-Earth space, a 3U Cubesat from University of California at Berkeley. Designation subject to confirmation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 00:57 | 7016 | 0.0219 | 484 | 791 | 97.47 | 64.67 | 292 | | | | |
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Satellite with optical sensors to detect orbiting payloads and debris for orbit measurement, 3U Cubesat from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Early manifest for this group of satellites also included the similar-design Horus. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 01:00 | 7018 | 0.0215 | 489 | 791 | 97.52 | 64.68 | 292 | | | | SMDC-ONE 1.1 (Techsat) 2012-048J 38766 |
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3U Cubesat undertaking technology experiments for the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command under the STP (Space Test Program), including use for Beyond Line of Sight tactical communications. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
| AeroCube 4.5a 2012-048K 38767 |
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1U Cubesat with mission described as "Technology Validation". Design based on on Aerospace Corporation 4.5 cubesat bus. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 01:06 | 7024 | 0.0208 | 499 | 792 | 97.63 | 64.69 | 291 | | | | AeroCube 4.5b 2012-048L 38768 |
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1U Cubesat with mission described as "Technology Validation". Design based on on Aerospace Corporation 4.5 cubesat bus. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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Re-entered - 2021 Mar 2 Life 3092 days
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1U Cubesat with unknown mission. Design based on on Aerospace Corporation 4.1 cubesat bus and fitted with a deployable de-orbit device. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 01:06 | 7024 | 0.0208 | 499 | 792 | 97.63 | 64.69 | 291 | | | | USA 238 p/l 2 (NOSS 3-6 p/l 2, Intruder) 2012-048P 38773 |
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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 ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 01:06 | 7024 | 0.0208 | 499 | 792 | 97.63 | 64.69 | 291 | | | | Centaur/OUTSat (Operationally Unique Technologies Satellite) 2012-048N 38770 |
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Carried and released the cubesats from the NROL-36 mission. Pre-launch reports indicated it would be activated 20 min after separating from the Centaur but separation may not actually have been intended so it may be still attached. Orbit is based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 17, 04:27 | 6996 | 0.0225 | 461 | 775 | 97.06 | 64.68 | 294 | | | |
2012-049 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Sep 17, 16:28 | |
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European Space Agency operational metsat. Postponed from May 23 owing to safety concerns in the booster fall areas and the need for Russia and Kazakhstan to conclude an agreement. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Sep 17, 21:19 | 7185 | 0.0003 | 805 | 810 | 101.03 | 98.73 | 73 | 09:28 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:52 | 7198 | 0.0001 | 819 | 821 | 101.30 | 98.70 | 81 | 09:30 | | |
2012-050 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2012 Sep 18, 19:50 | Beidou 14 (Beidou-2 M-5) 2012-050A 38774 |
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Phase 1 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 28, 15:55 | 27905 | 0.0023 | 21462 | 21591 | 773.19 | 55.00 | 183 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 14:18 | 27904 | 0.0039 | 21416 | 21636 | 773.15 | 55.44 | 239 | | | | Beidou 15 (Beidou-2 M-6) 2012-050B 38775 |
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Phase 1 operational satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 20, 06:12 | 17267 | 0.6193 | 195 | 21583 | 376.35 | 54.98 | 174 | | | 2012 Sep 28, 06:39 | 27904 | 0.0017 | 21477 | 21574 | 773.13 | 55.09 | 210 | | | 2023 Feb 11, 06:26 | 27906 | 0.0013 | 21492 | 21564 | 773.23 | 55.55 | 322 | | | |
2012-051 Ariane 5ECA (VA-209) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2012 Sep 28, 21:18 | |
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Comsat to carry broadcast TV for Europe. Separated from the launch vehicle at 21:45 UTC. Expected location - 28°.2 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Sep 29, 01:33 | 24395 | 0.7280 | 257 | 35776 | 631.98 | 5.95 | 178 | | | 2012 Sep 30, 17:35 | 26441 | 0.5937 | 4364 | 35761 | 713.13 | 3.68 | 179 | | | 2012 Oct 01, 19:30 | 31263 | 0.3500 | 13942 | 35827 | 916.85 | 1.61 | 177 | | | 2012 Oct 02, 11:43 | 31227 | 0.3495 | 13934 | 35764 | 915.29 | 1.61 | 177 | | | 2012 Oct 02, 22:41 | 36269 | 0.1633 | 23968 | 35813 | 1145.66 | 0.61 | 177 | | | 2012 Oct 09, 18:45 | 42109 | 0.0014 | 35671 | 35790 | 1433.22 | 0.08 | 132 | 43° east | | 2012 Oct 14, 22:51 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35789 | 1436.13 | 0.07 | 231 | 44° east | | 2012 Nov 10, 22:22 | 42263 | 0.0015 | 35821 | 35949 | 1441.13 | 0.06 | 188 | 41° east | | 2012 Nov 28, 03:30 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35795 | 1436.07 | 0.06 | 183 | 28° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 13:08 | 42163 | 0.0003 | 35774 | 35797 | 1436.03 | 0.10 | 14 | 28° east | | | |
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Communications satellite owned by India. It also carries the second GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) payload to supplement navigation services in the sub-continent. Separated from the launch vehicle at 21:48 UTC. Expected location - 83° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Sep 29, 01:18 | 24380 | 0.7277 | 261 | 35743 | 631.40 | 5.94 | 178 | | | 2012 Sep 30, 18:00 | 32471 | 0.2977 | 16427 | 35759 | 970.51 | 1.70 | 178 | | | 2012 Oct 01, 23:59 | 40156 | 0.0487 | 31822 | 35734 | 1334.71 | 0.20 | 179 | | | 2012 Oct 03, 18:00 | 42038 | 0.0018 | 35585 | 35734 | 1429.60 | 0.17 | 179 | 70° east | | 2012 Oct 10, 17:06 | 42098 | 0.0013 | 35663 | 35776 | 1432.67 | 0.15 | 56 | 81° east | | 2012 Oct 15, 15:15 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35797 | 1436.08 | 0.14 | 276 | 82° east | | 2012 Nov 01, 00:44 | 42149 | 0.0002 | 35762 | 35780 | 1435.28 | 0.10 | 282 | 82° east | | 2012 Nov 06, 12:55 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35798 | 1436.09 | 0.09 | 300 | 83° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 20:44 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35772 | 35802 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 175 | 83° east | | |
2012-052 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2012 Sep 29, 04:12 | VRSS 1 (Venezuela Remote Sensing Satellite) 2012-052A 38782 |
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Imaging satellite, also known as Francisco Miranda (named for a historical figure from the early days of the South American independence and liberation movement). Built by China's Great Wall Industry Corporation (GWIC). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Sep 29, 08:57 | 7016 | 0.0023 | 622 | 654 | 97.48 | 98.04 | 261 | 10:29 | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:19 | 7019 | 0.0017 | 629 | 653 | 97.54 | 97.64 | 257 | 07:27 | | |
2012-053 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Oct 4, 12:10 | USA 239 (Navstar GPS IIF-03) 2012-053A 38833 |
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Third Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. The first two orbits listed are while the satellite was still attached to the Delta upper stage, before the final engine firing. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 04, 12:22 | 6655 | 0.0172 | 163 | 391 | 90.05 | 41.69 | 267 | | | 2012 Oct 04, 14:25 | 16729 | 0.6035 | 254 | 20448 | 358.91 | 43.31 | 202 | | | 2012 Oct 05, 03:04 | 26832 | 0.0010 | 20426 | 20482 | 729.02 | 54.98 | 107 | | | 2012 Oct 15, 05:40 | 26798 | 0.0003 | 20411 | 20429 | 727.63 | 54.97 | 282 | | | |
2012-I02 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2012 Oct 4, 14:37 | |
Re-entered - 2013 Aug 6 Life 306 days
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1U Cubesat designed to return images in the infrared. Deployed 14:37 UTC from the Kibo module of the ISS by JSSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) which was delivered to the ISS by HTV 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 09, 04:51 | 6791 | 0.0019 | 400 | 425 | 92.82 | 51.64 | 137 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2013 Jul 4 Life 273 days
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1U CubeSat built by FSpace laboratory, FPT University in partnership with Angstrom Space Technology Center (ASTC), Uppsala University and NanoRacks LLC. Its mission is to train young engineers and students about aerospace engineering and evaluate an advanced 3-axis magnetometer. It also carries a flashing LED panel to send out visible Morse Code signals. Deployed at 15:44 UTC from the Kibo module of the ISS by JSSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) which was delivered to the ISS by HTV 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 09, 04:51 | 6791 | 0.0014 | 403 | 422 | 92.82 | 51.65 | 153 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2013 May 5 Life 213 days
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1U Cubesat from NASA intended to demonstrate communications via the Orbcomm and Iridium telephony satellites. The experiment will not occur as a network licence was not issued in time. Deployed at 15:44 UTC from the Kibo module of the ISS by JSSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) which was delivered to the ISS by HTV 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 09, 01:45 | 6790 | 0.0015 | 402 | 422 | 92.81 | 51.65 | 145 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2013 May 9 Life 217 days
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1U Cubesat for imaging. Also carries a pulsed laser to transmit visible coded messages that should be visible in, at least, binoculars. Deployed at 15:44 UTC from the Kibo module of the ISS by JSSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) which was delivered to the ISS by HTV 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 09, 04:51 | 6790 | 0.0016 | 401 | 423 | 92.81 | 51.65 | 150 | | | | We Wish (Thunder Drum) 1998-067CS 38856 |
Re-entered - 2013 Mar 13 Life 160 days
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2U Cubesat Japanese satellite built and operated by Tohoku and Wakayama Universities in Japan. Equipped with a camera with a fish-eye lens for Earth imaging, a prototype star tracker, a deployable membrane to slow the satellite and lower the orbit, and an imaging system to measure the satellite's movement relative to the International Space Station. Deployed 14:37 UTC from the Kibo module of the ISS by JSSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) which was delivered to the ISS by HTV 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 09, 04:50 | 6790 | 0.0019 | 399 | 425 | 92.80 | 51.65 | 137 | | | |
2012-054 Falcon 9 v1.0 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Oct 8, 00:35 | SpaceX Dragon CRS-1 2012-054A 38846 |
Re-entered - 2012 Oct 28 Life 20 days
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First operational mission of Dragon, and the first carrying cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract . Precise launch time: 00:35:32 UTC. Falcon 9 engine No1 shut down about 1 min after launch and was compensated by the other eight. Captured by ISS remote manipulator Oct 10 at 10:56 UTC, fully bolted to the downward facing Harmony port at 13:03 UTC. Detached from the ISS Oct 28 at about 11:55 UTC and released from the remote manipulator at 13:29 UTC. Landed in the Pacific Ocean 450km off California at 19:22 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 08, 03:54 | 6643 | 0.0093 | 203 | 326 | 89.80 | 51.65 | 54 | | | 2012 Oct 09, 00:38 | 6698 | 0.0014 | 311 | 330 | 90.93 | 51.65 | 147 | | | 2012 Oct 10, 06:11 | 6786 | 0.0001 | 407 | 409 | 92.73 | 51.65 | 81 | | | 2012 Oct 10, 12:15 | 6793 | 0.0018 | 403 | 427 | 92.86 | 51.65 | 151 | | | | Orbcomm OG2 2012-054B 38847 |
Re-entered - 2012 Oct 10 Life 2 days
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Prototype second generation Orbcomm satellite lost because the Falcon 9 second stage did not re-ignite as planned to deliver it to a 350 x 720 km orbit. This was due to insufficient propellant being available because the engine had to make up velocity lost through a problem with the Falcon first stage. Orbcomm was equipped with upgraded communications equipment would have offered a location system for shipping using AIS (Automatic Identification Service) radio transmissions. Released from the launch vehicle at 01:37 UTC and re-entered after two days. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 08, 04:59 | 6622 | 0.0106 | 174 | 314 | 89.39 | 51.66 | 43 | | | |
2012-055 Soyuz ST-B + Fregat-MT (VS-03) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2012 Oct 12, 18:15 | Galileo 3 (David, Galileo IOV-2 FM3) 2012-055A 38857 |
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One of a pair of dual-launched GIOVE, Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation), satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system, similar to GPS, GLONASS and Beidou. Separated from the launch vehicle at 22:00:04 UTC. The first orbit shown is while still attached to the Fregat upper stage of the Soyuz rocket. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 12, 19:43 | 18104 | 0.6365 | 202 | 23249 | 404.03 | 55.98 | 57 | | | 2012 Oct 13, 09:22 | 29629 | 0.0003 | 23242 | 23259 | 845.92 | 55.34 | 221 | | | 2012 Oct 18, 23:40 | 29602 | 0.0003 | 23214 | 23233 | 844.76 | 55.34 | 251 | | | | Galileo 4 (Sif, Galileo IOV-2 FM4) 2012-055B 38858 |
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One of a pair of dual-launched GIOVE, Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation), satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system, similar to GPS, GLONASS and Beidou. Separated from the launch vehicle at 22:00:04 UTC. The first orbit shown is while still attached to the Fregat upper stage of the Soyuz rocket. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 13, 16:48 | 29654 | 0.0012 | 23241 | 23311 | 847.00 | 55.34 | 234 | | | 2012 Oct 23, 01:40 | 29555 | 0.0013 | 23137 | 23216 | 842.75 | 55.34 | 346 | | | | Fregat rocket stage 2012-055C 38859 |
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Launched Galileo FM-3 and FM-4. Appears to have made a significant orbit change to take it well away from the satellites' operational region - note particularly the inclination. NOTE: the orbit shown may be based on a SpaceTrack error, orbit may be similar to the two Galileo satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 13, 01:21 | 19349 | 0.2639 | 7864 | 18077 | 446.42 | 66.16 | 121 | | | |
2012-056 CZ 2C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2012 Oct 14, 03:25 | Shijian 9A (Practice 9A) 2012-056A 38860 |
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One of a dual-launched complementary pair of space technology development satellites. Testing high precision and high stability control systems based on an ion thruster system, power supply systems and efficient thermal control systems. May also equipped for remote imaging. Catalogue number and designation subject to confirmation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Oct 18, 16:27 | 7017 | 0.0021 | 624 | 654 | 97.50 | 98.00 | 326 | 10:30 | | 2012 Oct 19, 08:26 | 7014 | 0.0022 | 621 | 652 | 97.44 | 98.00 | 326 | 10:30 | | 2012 Oct 20, 05:13 | 7010 | 0.0017 | 620 | 644 | 97.35 | 98.00 | 325 | 10:30 | | 2012 Oct 21, 07:31 | 7014 | 0.0017 | 624 | 648 | 97.44 | 98.00 | 324 | 10:30 | | 2012 Oct 22, 21:04 | 7015 | 0.0018 | 624 | 649 | 97.45 | 97.99 | 318 | 10:30 | | 2012 Oct 23, 11:42 | 7015 | 0.0019 | 623 | 651 | 97.46 | 98.00 | 316 | 10:30 | | 2023 Feb 13, 09:49 | 7006 | 0.0028 | 609 | 647 | 97.27 | 97.58 | 305 | 06:21 | | | Shijian 9B (Practice 9B) 2012-056B 38861 |
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One of a dual-launched complementary pair of space technology development satellites. Testing high precision and high stability control systems based on an ion thruster system, power supply systems and efficient thermal control systems. May also equipped for remote imaging. Catalogue number and designation subject to confirmation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Oct 14, 21:17 | 7014 | 0.0017 | 624 | 648 | 97.43 | 98.00 | 347 | 10:30 | | 2012 Oct 18, 15:42 | 7015 | 0.0019 | 624 | 651 | 97.46 | 97.99 | 332 | 10:30 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:18 | 6999 | 0.0016 | 610 | 632 | 97.12 | 97.58 | 293 | 07:06 | | |
2012-057 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Oct 14, 08:37 | Intelsat 23 2012-057A 38867 |
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Comsat designed to cover Latin America and Europe as a replacement for Intelsat 707 (1996-015A/23816). Separated from the Briz-M stage of the launch vehicle at 18:06:51 UTC. The first four of the orbits listed are while still attached to the Briz-M and were provided via mission control for the Proton launch vehicle. Expected location - 53° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Oct 14, 08:52 | 6559 | 0.0003 | 179 | 183 | 88.11 | 51.50 | 100 | | | 2012 Oct 14, 10:04 | 9037 | 0.2590 | 318 | 4999 | 142.49 | 48.60 | 356 | | | 2012 Oct 14, 15:22 | 25235 | 0.7276 | 495 | 37219 | 664.91 | 46.25 | 359 | | | 2012 Oct 14, 17:51 | 43643 | 0.0018 | 37187 | 37344 | 1512.30 | 0.15 | 250 | | | 2012 Oct 18, 11:11 | 43455 | 0.0037 | 36916 | 37237 | 1502.49 | 0.14 | 252 | | | 2012 Oct 19, 18:54 | 42810 | 0.0113 | 35949 | 36915 | 1469.19 | 0.12 | 68 | 30° west | | 2012 Oct 23, 10:13 | 42242 | 0.0020 | 35780 | 35948 | 1440.06 | 0.13 | 240 | 50° west | | 2012 Oct 25, 10:51 | 42193 | 0.0009 | 35779 | 35851 | 1437.54 | 0.12 | 243 | 51° west | | 2012 Nov 10, 04:46 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35793 | 1436.09 | 0.02 | 100 | 53° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 11:01 | 42166 | 0.0002 | 35781 | 35795 | 1436.16 | 0.04 | 110 | 53° west | | |
2012-058 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Oct 23, 10:51 | Soyuz TMA-06M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 707) 2012-058A 38871 |
Re-entered - 2013 Mar 16 Life 144 days
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Crew to ISS, carrying Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky (Soyuz commander, flight engineer ISS-33/ISS-34) and Eugene Tarelkin (Soyuz flight engineer and ISS-33/ISS-34 flight engineer) and U.S. astronaut Kevin Ford (Soyuz flight engineer and commander of the ISS-33 and ISS-34 missions). Precise time - 10:51:10.934 UTC. Postponed from Oct 15 due to need to replace a faulty onboard instrument. Docked with the Poisk module Oct 25 at 12:35 UTC. Undocked 2013 Mar 15 at 23:42 UTC. Landed 50 km NNE of Arkalyk, Khazakhstan Mar 16 at 03:05 UTC carrying its original crew. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6588 | 0.0029 | 191 | 230 | 88.70 | 51.66 | 76 | | | 2012 Oct 23, 12:08 | 6590 | 0.0021 | 198 | 225 | 88.73 | 51.64 | 56 | | | 2012 Oct 23, 23:02 | 6661 | 0.0050 | 250 | 316 | 90.17 | 51.65 | 153 | | | 2012 Oct 24, 18:18 | 6662 | 0.0047 | 253 | 315 | 90.20 | 51.65 | 158 | | | 2012 Oct 27, 15:23 | 6791 | 0.0017 | 402 | 425 | 92.83 | 51.65 | 215 | | | |
2012-059 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre | 2012 Oct 25, 15:33 | Beidou 16 (Beidou-2 G-6) 2012-059A 38953 |
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Phase 1 operational satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region from geosynchronous orbit. Precise launch time - 15:33:04 UTC, injected into geosynchronous near its planned location at 80° east on Oct 28 at approx 10:00 UTC. On completion of testing, Beidou 16 became the final satellite needed to provide full navigation coverage in the Asia-Pacific region. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Oct 25, 10:49 | 23817 | 0.7252 | 167 | 34712 | 609.68 | 20.54 | 180 | | | 2012 Nov 01, 17:26 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35799 | 1436.11 | 1.84 | 304 | 80° east | | 2016 Mar 29, 20:18 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35795 | 1436.10 | 0.75 | 253 | 80° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 20:36 | 42165 | 0.0011 | 35741 | 35833 | 1436.13 | 1.52 | 297 | 84° east | | |
2012-060 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Oct 31, 07:41 | Progress M-17M (Progress 7K-TGM №417) 2012-060A 38975 |
Re-entered - 2013 Apr 21 Life 172 days
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Supplies to ISS, re-scheduled from Nov 1. Precise launch time - 07:41:18 UTC. Following fast trajectory, docked with rear port of Zvezda at 13:33 UTC, seven minutes ahead of schedule. Hooks and latches were engaged at 13:42 UTC. Undocked 2013 April 15, 12:02 UTC for six days of Radar-Progress experiments. Retro-fire for 173s 2013 April 21 at 14:10 UTC provided Δv of 90 m/s and led to a destructive re-entry with any surviving fragments hitting the surface of the southern Pacific Ocean around 15:02 UTC near 51°.5 south, 128°.1 west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 31, 07:29 | 6586 | 0.0029 | 189 | 227 | 88.66 | 51.63 | 88 | | | 2012 Oct 31, 08:59 | 6644 | 0.0060 | 226 | 306 | 89.83 | 51.64 | 233 | | | 2012 Oct 31, 13:43 | 6791 | 0.0016 | 402 | 424 | 92.83 | 51.65 | 230 | | | 2013 Apr 17, 09:55 | 6768 | 0.0024 | 373 | 406 | 92.35 | 51.65 | 259 | | | |
2012-061 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Nov 2, 21:04 | |
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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. It will also provide time correction for GLONASS users. Separated from the Briz-M Nov 3 at 06:33 UTC. Expected location - 16° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Nov 02, 21:14 | 6551 | 0.0001 | 172 | 173 | 87.94 | 51.55 | 100 | | | 2012 Nov 02, 22:20 | 9008 | 0.2627 | 263 | 4996 | 141.80 | 50.29 | 360 | | | 2012 Nov 26, 21:25 | 42382 | 0.0019 | 35921 | 36086 | 1447.19 | 0.24 | 7 | 13° east | | 2012 Dec 09, 11:00 | 42261 | 0.0021 | 35795 | 35969 | 1440.99 | 0.24 | 2 | 15° west | | 2012 Dec 10, 01:56 | 42224 | 0.0012 | 35795 | 35897 | 1439.11 | 0.24 | 327 | 15° west | | 2014 Sep 26, 07:45 | 42164 | 0.0005 | 35765 | 35807 | 1436.05 | 1.53 | 101 | 16° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 19:48 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35788 | 1436.10 | 7.81 | 210 | 16° west | | | |
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Russian domestic broadcast comsat. Separated from the launch vehicle Nov 3 at 06:19 UTC. Intermediate orbits shown are while still attached to the Briz-M. Expected location - 90° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Nov 02, 21:14 | 6551 | 0.0001 | 172 | 173 | 87.94 | 51.55 | 100 | | | 2012 Nov 02, 22:20 | 9008 | 0.2627 | 263 | 4996 | 141.80 | 50.29 | 360 | | | 2012 Nov 03, 05:19 | 24468 | 0.7239 | 378 | 35802 | 634.83 | 48.65 | 360 | | | 2012 Nov 27, 01:37 | 42089 | 0.0026 | 35600 | 35821 | 1432.21 | 0.18 | 224 | 88° east | | 2012 Nov 29, 15:19 | 42109 | 0.0024 | 35632 | 35831 | 1433.27 | 0.18 | 228 | 90° east | | 2012 Nov 30, 15:51 | 42129 | 0.0027 | 35636 | 35866 | 1434.29 | 0.18 | 215 | 90° east | | 2012 Dec 03, 00:27 | 42164 | 0.0031 | 35654 | 35918 | 1436.07 | 0.19 | 202 | 90° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 12:45 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35789 | 1436.09 | 0.01 | 6 | 177° west | | |
2012-062 Ariane 5ECA (VA-210) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2012 Nov 9, 21:05 | Star One C3 2012-062A 38991 |
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Comsat for Brazil. It will serve all of South America. Separated from the launch vehicle at 21:37 UTC. Expected location - 75° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Nov 11, 15:24 | 24405 | 0.7280 | 260 | 35794 | 632.38 | 1.98 | 178 | | | 2012 Nov 13, 14:49 | 27082 | 0.5565 | 5633 | 35775 | 739.23 | 1.06 | 179 | | | 2012 Nov 15, 05:28 | 32153 | 0.3109 | 15780 | 35770 | 956.30 | 0.41 | 177 | | | 2012 Nov 17, 17:07 | 38587 | 0.0927 | 28633 | 35785 | 1257.26 | 0.07 | 180 | | | 2012 Nov 18, 17:24 | 42090 | 0.0019 | 35634 | 35790 | 1432.28 | 0.03 | 134 | 75° west | | 2012 Nov 20, 20:09 | 42136 | 0.0008 | 35725 | 35792 | 1434.64 | 0.03 | 125 | 74° west | | 2012 Nov 24, 04:51 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35791 | 1436.10 | 0.01 | 73 | 73° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:01 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35795 | 1436.08 | 0.04 | 49 | 75° west | | | Eutelsat 21B 2012-062B 38992 |
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Business and broadcast services for Europe, North and West Africa, the Near-East and Middle-East. Separated from the launch vehicle at 21:33 UTC. Test location - 32° east. Expected operational location - 21°.5 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Nov 11, 23:52 | 24369 | 0.7280 | 250 | 35733 | 631.00 | 1.98 | 178 | | | 2012 Nov 17, 01:36 | 42019 | 0.0022 | 35550 | 35733 | 1428.68 | 0.03 | 12 | 28° east | | 2012 Nov 18, 23:08 | 42086 | 0.0014 | 35647 | 35768 | 1432.06 | 0.03 | 315 | 31° east | | 2012 Nov 19, 22:45 | 42129 | 0.0008 | 35717 | 35785 | 1434.29 | 0.03 | 252 | 32° east | | 2012 Nov 21, 00:09 | 42167 | 0.0000 | 35787 | 35791 | 1436.22 | 0.03 | 353 | 32° east | | 2012 Dec 14, 05:54 | 42252 | 0.0001 | 35868 | 35880 | 1440.57 | 0.08 | 295 | 25° east | | 2012 Dec 19, 04:20 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35797 | 1436.12 | 0.09 | 194 | 22° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 05:02 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35799 | 1436.12 | 0.07 | 317 | 22° east | | |
2012-063 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2012 Nov 14, 11:42 | Meridian 6 (Meridian № 16L) 2012-063A 38995 |
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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 ( ° ) | | |
2012 Nov 15, 10:57 | 26737 | 0.7249 | 977 | 39740 | 725.14 | 62.82 | 295 | | | 2012 Nov 27, 15:07 | 26608 | 0.7231 | 991 | 39470 | 719.93 | 62.81 | 295 | | | 2012 Nov 29, 21:50 | 26562 | 0.7220 | 1006 | 39362 | 718.04 | 62.73 | 295 | | | |
2012-064 CZ 2C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2012 Nov 18, 22:53 | Huanjing 1C (Environmental Satellite 1C) 2012-064A 38997 |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 1 Life 3755 days
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Part of China's disaster monitoring satellite constellation, fitted with a synthetic aperture radar. The SAR instrument thas a swath width of 100 km and is capable of 20 m resolution imagery. Precise lift-off time - 22:53:04 UTC. Although the orbit is sun-synchronous, it is not essential to the radar mission but it serves to keep HJ-1C in formation with the dual-launched, optical imaging satellites, HJ-1A (2008-041A/33320) and HJ-1B (2008-041B/33321) satellites. Orbit ground track follows the day/night terminator. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Nov 20, 17:42 | 6874 | 0.0010 | 489 | 503 | 94.53 | 97.35 | 241 | 06:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 14:26 | 6679 | 0.0003 | 298 | 303 | 90.53 | 97.05 | 200 | 07:31 | | | Fengniao 1 & 1A (Hummingbird 1 & 1A) 2012-064B 38998 |
Re-entered - 2024 Jan 11 Life 4071 days
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Joined pair of small satellites to demonstrate technology for controlling co-orbiting vehicles. Equipment includes network communications between the two satellites to allow Fengniao 1 to relay commands to Fengniao 1A. The twosatellites were expected to separate from each other after entering orbit and move as far as 0.5 km apart. No additional object was catalogued by NORAD but that does not preclude the fact that they separated successfully. Fengniao 1 may also have carried an Earth imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Nov 20, 17:38 | 6872 | 0.0008 | 488 | 500 | 94.49 | 97.35 | 259 | 06:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 08:07 | 6776 | 0.0005 | 394 | 401 | 92.51 | 97.11 | 88 | 07:54 | | | |
Re-entered - 2019 Oct 5 Life 2512 days
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Small satellite related to development of satellite systems - payload details awaited. Precise lift-off time - 22:53:04 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Nov 20, 06:06 | 6873 | 0.0009 | 489 | 501 | 94.51 | 97.35 | 249 | 06:00 | | |
2012-065 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Nov 20, 18:31 | Echostar 16 2012-065A 39008 |
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Commercial comsat providing direct broadcast services to the US. Satellite operator Echostar provides on-orbit services for the DISH HDTV network. Separated from the launch vehicle Nov 21 at 03:42 UTC. The first four orbits listed are based on data from Khrunichev, the first three were measured while still attached to the Briz-M. Expected location - 61°.5 west longitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Nov 20, 18:50 | 6555 | 0.0001 | 176 | 178 | 88.03 | 51.55 | 100 | | | 2012 Nov 20, 19:56 | 9010 | 0.2624 | 267 | 4996 | 141.85 | 50.34 | 356 | | | 2012 Nov 20, 22:18 | 24487 | 0.7221 | 427 | 35791 | 635.59 | 49.46 | 359 | | | 2012 Nov 21, 03:30 | 25484 | 0.6543 | 2432 | 35781 | 674.80 | 29.47 | 0 | | | 2012 Nov 24, 21:39 | 32039 | 0.3160 | 15536 | 35785 | 951.20 | 7.48 | 1 | | | 2012 Nov 25, 13:33 | 35922 | 0.1735 | 23310 | 35778 | 1129.27 | 3.48 | 2 | | | 2012 Nov 27, 09:38 | 41533 | 0.0146 | 34550 | 35760 | 1403.95 | 0.31 | 15 | 68° west | | 2012 Nov 28, 18:29 | 42157 | 0.0005 | 35756 | 35801 | 1435.68 | 0.06 | 251 | 67° west | | 2012 Dec 04, 05:18 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35776 | 35796 | 1436.06 | 0.05 | 262 | 67° west | | 2012 Dec 29, 10:10 | 42109 | 0.0001 | 35727 | 35736 | 1433.27 | 0.04 | 106 | 66° west | | 2013 Jan 07, 07:50 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35796 | 1436.11 | 0.02 | 4 | 61° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 05:49 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.08 | 0.02 | 220 | 61° west | | |
2012-066 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2012 Nov 25, 04:06 | Yaogan 16 Leader 2012-066A 39011 |
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Remote sensing satellite described as undertaking land resources surveys and crop yield estimation. However, its purpose may be ocean surveillance similar to the US NOSS triplet formations that orbited at a similar altitude and inclination. The ground track lies 75° to the west of Yaogan 9 (2010-009A/36413) so it surveys a similar area about five hours later. Precise launch time - 04:06:04. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Nov 25, 05:51 | 7473 | 0.0013 | 1085 | 1105 | 107.15 | 63.39 | 10 | | | 2013 Sep 01, 11:31 | 7469 | 0.0026 | 1071 | 1110 | 107.06 | 63.38 | 353 | | | 2014 Aug 09, 18:14 | 7468 | 0.0056 | 1048 | 1132 | 107.05 | 63.38 | 358 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 09:57 | 7468 | 0.0333 | 841 | 1338 | 107.04 | 63.36 | 18 | | | | Yaogan 16 Trailer 2012-066B 39012 |
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One of two further payloads forming the Yaogan 16 mission, and flying in formation with it. May be similar to the US NOSS triplet formations that orbited at a similar altitude and inclination. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Nov 25, 09:27 | 7472 | 0.0014 | 1084 | 1104 | 107.14 | 63.38 | 13 | | | 2013 Sep 01, 11:31 | 7469 | 0.0025 | 1071 | 1109 | 107.06 | 63.38 | 352 | | | 2014 Aug 09, 18:14 | 7468 | 0.0056 | 1048 | 1132 | 107.05 | 63.38 | 358 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 03:52 | 7468 | 0.0333 | 841 | 1338 | 107.04 | 63.37 | 18 | | | | Yaogan 16 Outlier 2012-066C 39013 |
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One of two further payloads forming the Yaogan 16 mission, and flying in formation with it. May be similar to the US NOSS triplet formations that orbited at a similar altitude and inclination. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Nov 25, 09:27 | 7472 | 0.0015 | 1083 | 1105 | 107.13 | 63.38 | 15 | | | 2013 Sep 02, 01:47 | 7469 | 0.0026 | 1071 | 1109 | 107.06 | 63.38 | 352 | | | 2014 Aug 10, 03:09 | 7468 | 0.0056 | 1049 | 1132 | 107.05 | 63.38 | 358 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 03:46 | 7468 | 0.0333 | 841 | 1339 | 107.04 | 63.36 | 17 | | | | CZ 4C third stage 2012-066D 39014 |
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Adjusted orbit as a collision avoidance manoeuvre soon after satellite separation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Nov 27, 16:52 | 7377 | 0.0147 | 891 | 1107 | 105.10 | 63.44 | 21 | | | |
2012-067 CZ 3B/E Xichang Space Centre | 2012 Nov 27, 10:13 | Zhongxing 12 (Chinasat 12) 2012-067A 39017 |
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Commercial communications satellite covering Asia, Africa and Australasia, including the China Sea, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. Launch postponed from Nov 22 due to a pressure leak in a line connecting the launch vehicle to ground equipment. Precise launch time - 10:13:03 UTC. Separated from the launch vehicle 10:38:58 UTC. Orbit data for super-synchronous transfer orbit is based on Chinese news sources. Arrived at test location, 51°.5 east, 2013 mid-January. Because of the way the Chinasat website presented information about it, some websites (including zarya.info and SpaceTrack) renamed it to Chinsat 15A, a name reserved for a future launch - it was an error. Commenced move to operational location 2013 April 19 and arrived at 87°.5 east on May 18 where it will ultimately replace Chinasat 5A. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Nov 27, 10:39 | 31680 | 0.7919 | 215 | 50389 | 935.27 | 26.80 | 180 | | | 2012 Dec 10, 14:12 | 42161 | 0.0006 | 35759 | 35807 | 1435.92 | 0.04 | 95 | 82° east | | 2012 Dec 12, 23:46 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35773 | 35800 | 1436.08 | 0.02 | 5 | 82° east | | 2012 Dec 23, 00:49 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35789 | 1436.10 | 0.07 | 131 | 82° east | | 2012 Dec 29, 18:07 | 42284 | 0.0001 | 35903 | 35908 | 1442.19 | 0.07 | 20 | 71° east | | 2013 Jan 12, 19:19 | 42216 | 0.0010 | 35796 | 35879 | 1438.69 | 0.06 | 255 | 52° east | | 2013 Jan 15, 15:09 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.11 | 0.03 | 59 | 51° east | | 2013 Apr 20, 20:56 | 42061 | 0.0001 | 35679 | 35686 | 1430.79 | 0.11 | 328 | 54° east | | 2013 May 13, 00:28 | 42056 | 0.0001 | 35675 | 35681 | 1430.55 | 0.06 | 296 | 85° east | | 2013 May 19, 16:39 | 42151 | 0.0021 | 35684 | 35861 | 1435.38 | 0.04 | 303 | 88° east | | 2013 May 20, 21:00 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35796 | 1436.05 | 0.04 | 62 | 88° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 03:11 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35798 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 191 | 88° east | | |
2012-068 Soyuz ST-B + Fregat-M (VS-04) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2012 Dec 2, 02:02 | Pléiades 1B 2012-068A 39019 |
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Second of a pair of French digital imaging satellites with very high resolution sensors for use by commercial organisations, government and the military. Precise launch time: 02:02:50 UTC, separated from the launch vehicle at 02:57:45 UTC. The Fregat rocket stage then made a retro-firing that led to a destructive re-entry above the Indian Ocean near 20° south, 85° east a little before 05:00 UTC, about one and a half circuits after launch. Postponed from Dec 1 due to an "anomaly in the countdown" that occurred about 25 minutes before scheduled lift-off. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 7063 | 0.0009 | 678 | 691 | 98.45 | 98.50 | 196 | 10:15 | | 2013 May 15, 22:06 | 7076 | 0.0004 | 695 | 701 | 98.73 | 98.21 | 307 | 10:31 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:31 | 7076 | 0.0001 | 697 | 699 | 98.73 | 98.21 | 92 | 10:30 | | |
2012-069 Zenit-3SL Sea Launch Platform 'Odyssey', Kiritmati | 2012 Dec 3, 20:43 | Eutelsat 70B 2012-069A 39020 |
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Commercial communications satellite to cover Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Asia for government and commercial customers. Delayed from Dec 2 due to late arrival on site of the floating launch platform. Precise launch time 20:43:59 UTC at the opening of a 54 minute launch window. Separated from the launch vehicle at 21:50:01 UTC. The first orbit listed is while still attached to the Zenit's Blok-DMSL stage, and prior to its second firing at L+50 minutes. Expected location 70°.5 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
estimated orbit | 7245 | 0.0948 | 180 | 1553 | 102.28 | 0.00 | 0 | | | 2012 Dec 03, 21:22 | 24917 | 0.6880 | 1396 | 35682 | 652.40 | 0.07 | 222 | | | 2012 Dec 06, 13:30 | 34550 | 0.2164 | 20694 | 35650 | 1065.22 | 0.04 | 246 | | | 2012 Dec 11, 01:40 | 42066 | 0.0014 | 35630 | 35747 | 1431.08 | 0.03 | 116 | 49° east | | 2012 Dec 13, 00:53 | 42137 | 0.0008 | 35726 | 35792 | 1434.69 | 0.03 | 354 | 51° east | | 2012 Dec 14, 19:34 | 42166 | 0.0002 | 35782 | 35795 | 1436.18 | 0.05 | 19 | 51° east | | 2013 Jan 08, 16:34 | 42008 | 0.0001 | 35625 | 35636 | 1428.12 | 0.07 | 228 | 58° east | | 2013 Jan 16, 01:22 | 42168 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35800 | 1436.28 | 0.06 | 206 | 71° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 08:01 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35769 | 35805 | 1436.11 | 0.06 | 247 | 71° east | | |
2012-070 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Dec 8, 13:13 | |
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Russian domestic communications satellite owned by Gazprom. It is capable of serving the region covering Russia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Precise launch time - 13:13:43 UTC. The first three orbits shown are based on Khrunichev data while still attached to the Briz-M. Separated early from the launch vehicle into 3075 x 35673 km, 26°.06 orbit when the Briz-M engine shut down unexpectedly. Used its own engines to propel itself from there to geosynchronous drift orbit where it arrived Dec 14 and use of propellant has reportedly reduced its station-keeping lifetime from 15 to 11 years. Expected location - 55° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Dec 08, 13:30 | 6555 | 0.0000 | 177 | 177 | 88.03 | 51.56 | 100 | | | 2012 Dec 08, 14:39 | 9038 | 0.2589 | 320 | 4999 | 142.51 | 49.61 | 358 | | | 2012 Dec 08, 17:01 | 24418 | 0.7176 | 518 | 35561 | 632.88 | 48.00 | 0 | | | 2012 Dec 09, 16:17 | 25752 | 0.6329 | 3075 | 35673 | 685.45 | 26.06 | 360 | | | 2012 Dec 10, 08:34 | 26253 | 0.6236 | 3504 | 36245 | 705.53 | 26.17 | 2 | | | 2012 Dec 16, 17:03 | 42053 | 0.0011 | 35628 | 35721 | 1430.38 | 0.06 | 43 | 52° east | | 2012 Dec 17, 17:54 | 42107 | 0.0008 | 35693 | 35765 | 1433.15 | 0.05 | 104 | 53° east | | 2012 Dec 20, 18:33 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35786 | 35789 | 1436.13 | 0.05 | 301 | 54° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 06:19 | 42164 | 0.0004 | 35768 | 35803 | 1436.04 | 0.03 | 192 | 55° east | | | |
Re-entered - 2022 Jul 13 Life 3504 days
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Final stage of Yamal 402 launch vehicle. Awaiting SpaceTrack confirmation of catalogue number and designation. the orbit shown is correct but SpaceTrack originally had this item tagged as the APT. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Dec 09, 12:48 | 25750 | 0.6334 | 3062 | 35683 | 685.39 | 26.07 | 360 | | | | |
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Detachable propellant tank from the Briz-M. The orbit shown is correct but SpaceTrack initially had this item tagged as the Briz-M itself. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Dec 09, 06:10 | 24435 | 0.7182 | 508 | 35605 | 633.53 | 47.96 | 0 | | | |
2012-071 Atlas V 501, AV-034 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Dec 11, 18:03 | USA 240 (OTV-3, X-37B#1 Flight 2) 2012-071A 39025 |
Re-entered - 2014 Oct 17 Life 675 days
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Second flight of the first model of the USAF/Boeing X-37B space plane. Detailed payload and mission purpose are unknown. Launch by United Launch Alliance an behalf of USAF Rapid Capabilities Office. Landed on the runway at Vandenberg AFB 2014 Oct 17 at 16:24 UTC. The first orbit listed is an estimate by Ted Molczan based on observations from Cape Town by Greg Roberts soon after launch. Element sets were not released by Space-Track so remaining orbits are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Dec 12, 18:00 | 6728 | 0.0012 | 342 | 358 | 91.54 | 43.50 | 327 | | | 2013 Mar 06, 00:36 | 6775 | 0.0005 | 393 | 400 | 92.49 | 43.64 | 112 | | | 2014 Jul 22, 07:54 | 6729 | 0.0020 | 337 | 365 | 91.56 | 43.51 | 324 | | | | Atlas V upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2012 Dec 11 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 240 (OTV-3/X-37B). Caused to re-enter above the southern Indian Ocean about 55 minutes after launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2012-072 Unha 3 Sohae Launch Centre | 2012 Dec 12, 00:49 | Kwangmyongsong 3 (Lodestar 3) 2012-072A 39026 |
Re-entered - 2023 Sep 13 Life 3927 days
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Reportedly for remote imaging. Mass 100 kg. Precise launch time 00:49:46 UTC, about 140 min into the window. Released from launch vehicle at 00:59:13 UTC. Launch vehicle followed a dog-leg ground track to avoid overflight of China and The Philippines during the ascent. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Dec 13, 17:41 | 6918 | 0.0060 | 498 | 582 | 95.44 | 97.41 | 167 | 08:59 | | 2016 Feb 07, 22:51 | 6876 | 0.0045 | 467 | 529 | 94.58 | 97.26 | 125 | 07:20 | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:03 | 6800 | 0.0024 | 405 | 437 | 93.00 | 97.28 | 18 | 05:04 | | | KMS 3 rocket (Unha 3) 2012-072B 39027 |
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Launched Kwangmyongsong 3, finished in higher orbit than the satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Dec 13, 19:18 | 6921 | 0.0066 | 498 | 589 | 95.51 | 97.41 | 169 | | | |
2012-073 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2012 Dec 18, 16:13 | |
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Turkish military/civilian imaging satellite launched under contract by China. Precise lift-off time: 16:13:04 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2012 Dec 18, 22:54 | 7058 | 0.0014 | 670 | 690 | 98.35 | 98.16 | 273 | 22:30 | | 2023 Feb 13, 09:30 | 7030 | 0.0001 | 651 | 652 | 97.76 | 97.82 | 52 | 21:07 | | | CZ 2D second stage 2012-073B 39031 |
Re-entered - 2012 Dec 31 Life 13 days
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Launched Göktürk 2, orbit shown was used to dispose of it by re-entry into the atmosphere, perigee at 144 km ensured it was destroyed within a few days of launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Dec 18, 18:48 | 6795 | 0.0401 | 144 | 690 | 92.91 | 96.57 | 1 | | | |
2012-074 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2012 Dec 19, 12:12 | Soyuz TMA-07M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 704A) 2012-074A 39032 |
Re-entered - 2013 May 14 Life 146 days
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Crew to ISS - Hadfield, Mashburn, Romanenko. Precise launch time: 12:12:35 UTC. Separated from Launch Vehicle at 12:22:15 UTC. Docked with ISS Rassvet port 2012 Dec 21 at 14:08 UTC about 3.5 minutes earlier than planned. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Dec 19, 14:14 | 6593 | 0.0032 | 194 | 237 | 88.80 | 51.64 | 77 | | | 2012 Dec 19, 19:56 | 6680 | 0.0072 | 253 | 350 | 90.55 | 51.64 | 144 | | | 2012 Dec 20, 18:06 | 6681 | 0.0069 | 257 | 349 | 90.58 | 51.65 | 147 | | | 2012 Dec 21, 14:00 | 6789 | 0.0017 | 399 | 423 | 92.78 | 51.65 | 70 | | | |
2012-075 Ariane 5ECA (VA-211) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2012 Dec 19, 21:49 | |
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Military comsat for the UK government. Separated from the launch vehicle at 22:16 UTC. Rumoured locatiion - 53° east, the position occupied by Skynet 5B that was anticipated to move to 25° east. However, Skynet 5D headed for 25° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Dec 20, 01:48 | 24416 | 0.7282 | 258 | 35817 | 632.79 | 1.99 | 178 | | | 2012 Dec 28, 19:50 | 42089 | 0.0046 | 35516 | 35907 | 1432.25 | 0.23 | 189 | 24° east | | 2013 Jan 01, 01:27 | 42166 | 0.0003 | 35775 | 35800 | 1436.15 | 0.22 | 82 | 24° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 13:15 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35769 | 35805 | 1436.13 | 0.07 | 325 | 53° east | | | Mexsat Bicentenario (MexSat 3) 2012-075B 39035 |
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Comsat for the Mexican Secretariat of Communications and Transport. The name celebrates independence from Spain in 1810. Separated from the launch vehicle at 22:13 UTC. Expected location - 114°.9 west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Dec 20, 00:50 | 24395 | 0.7279 | 259 | 35774 | 631.98 | 2.00 | 178 | | | 2012 Dec 22, 16:10 | 26860 | 0.5692 | 5193 | 35771 | 730.17 | 1.18 | 179 | | | 2012 Dec 24, 13:50 | 32253 | 0.3068 | 15980 | 35771 | 960.78 | 0.49 | 180 | | | 2012 Dec 26, 13:13 | 39476 | 0.0680 | 30412 | 35783 | 1300.93 | 0.12 | 186 | | | 2012 Dec 27, 19:37 | 42053 | 0.0028 | 35558 | 35792 | 1430.39 | 0.10 | 201 | 117° west | | 2012 Dec 30, 16:30 | 42108 | 0.0015 | 35669 | 35791 | 1433.21 | 0.07 | 180 | 115° west | | 2012 Dec 31, 16:41 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35790 | 1436.07 | 0.08 | 202 | 115° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 08:48 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.10 | 0.01 | 252 | 115° west | | |
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