2013 - Satellite & Spacecraft Launches and Detailed Orbits

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

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

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

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

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

Users can go straight to specific launches by pointing to the page URL followed by the three digit launch number, eg - https://www.OrbitalFocus/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2013#001

2013-001 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2013 Jan 15, 16:24
Cosmos 2482 (Strela-3M/Rodnik №15) 2013-001A 39057						in space
Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. Precise launch time - 16:24:59 UTC, released from the launch vehicle at 18:09 UTC. Later manoeuvred to operating orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jan 16, 03:31	7868	0.0016	1477	1503	115.75	82.49	283
2013 Aug 05, 20:30	7873	0.0027	1473	1516	115.86	82.50	189

Cosmos 2483 (Strela-3M/Rodnik №16) 2013-001B 39058						in space
Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. Precise launch time - 16:24:59 UTC. A problem on release from the launch vehicle at 18:09 UTC prevented the satellite from becoming operational.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jan 16, 03:31	7868	0.0015	1478	1502	115.76	82.50	282

Cosmos 2484 (Strela-3M/Rodnik №17) 2013-001C 39059						in space
Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. Precise launch time - 16:24:59 UTC, released from the launch vehicle at 18:09 UTC. Later manoeuvred to operating orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jan 16, 03:31	7870	0.0015	1480	1504	115.81	82.50	292
2013 Aug 06, 02:53	7873	0.0024	1475	1514	115.86	82.50	198

2013-002 H-IIA 202 (F-22) Tanegashima Space Centre						2013 Jan 27, 04:40
IGS 8A (IGS Radar 4) 2013-002A 39061						in space
Information Gathering Satellite - Japanese government/military radar imaging reconnaissance satellite, launch was at the beginning of a 13-14 minute window. The orbit listed for Jan 27 was issued by SpaceTrack but was subsequently 'de-published'.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Jan 27, 18:23	6890	0.0004	509	514	94.85	97.50	296	13:31
2013 May 01, 23:27	6891	0.0003	511	515	94.88	97.43	129	13:30
2014 Apr 28, 08:39	6891	0.0002	512	514	94.88	97.45	53	13:28
2015 May 03, 23:24	6891	0.0002	512	514	94.88	97.47	229	13:27
2016 May 01, 23:56	6891	0.0003	511	515	94.88	97.47	314	13:28
2017 Apr 28, 23:27	6891	0.0003	511	515	94.89	97.48	241	13:30
2018 May 04, 23:41	6891	0.0007	508	518	94.88	97.46	306	13:29
2019 Apr 28, 23:57	6891	0.0001	512	514	94.88	97.47	69	13:28
2020 Apr 29, 23:42	6891	0.0007	508	518	94.88	97.40	105	13:29
2021 Apr 29, 00:12	6891	0.0002	512	514	94.88	97.47	308	13:28

IGS 8B (IGS Optical Demonstrator) 2013-002B 39062						Re-entered - 2019 Feb 20 Life 2215 days
Information Gathering Satellite - demonstration version of a new Japanese government/military imaging reconnaissance satellite. Launch was at the beginning of a 13-14 minute window. The orbit listed for Jan 27 was issued by SpaceTrack but was subsequently 'unpublished'. Retrofire 2019 Feb 20 led to destructive re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Jan 27, 21:34	6896	0.0008	512	523	94.98	97.50	227	13:31
2014 May 23, 23:50	6805	0.0003	425	429	93.12	97.15	315	13:31
2015 May 28, 00:15	6805	0.0002	426	428	93.12	97.14	349	13:31
2016 May 20, 00:41	6805	0.0002	426	428	93.12	97.14	8	13:31
2017 May 21, 23:25	6805	0.0003	425	429	93.12	97.15	50	13:31
2018 May 19, 00:12	6805	0.0002	426	428	93.12	97.17	51	13:36
2018 Jul 24, 00:13	6805	0.0004	424	430	93.12	97.19	324	13:38

2013-003 Naro 1 Naro Space Centre, South Korea						2013 Jan 30, 07:00
STSat 2C 2013-003A 39068						Re-entered - 2019 Nov 13 Life 2478 days
South Korean research satellite for solar observation, also equipped with a laser ranging device to measure orbit height. Similar to STSat 2 and STSat 2B, both lost in launch failures during 2009 and 2010.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jan 30, 08:07	7280	0.0837	292	1511	103.03	80.29	166

2013-004 Atlas V 401, AV-036 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2013 Jan 31, 01:48
TDRS 11 2013-004A 39070						in space
Part of the next-generation series in the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, providing tracking, telemetry, command and high-bandwidth data relay from satellites and spacecraft in orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Jan 31, 08:03	26442	0.5948	4336	35792	713.19	25.73	180
2013 Feb 04, 22:34	29848	0.4126	11155	35785	855.34	16.08	181
2013 Feb 09, 12:18	41985	0.0043	35425	35789	1426.93	7.06	176	153° west
2013 Feb 11, 16:01	42166	0.0001	35782	35794	1436.16	7.01	263	150° west
2023 Feb 13, 05:22	42163	0.0005	35763	35806	1435.99	2.76	43	174° west

2013-F01 - failed to reach orbit Zenit 3SL Sea Launch Platform 'Odyssey', Kiritmati						2013 Feb 1, 06:56
Intelsat 27
Attempted launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit of comsat for North and South America and Europe. Expected location 55°.5 west. The time was the opening of a 58 minute launch window. The satellite was lost after the rocket control system failed at lift-off. An onboard safety system shut down the engines at about L+25s and, about 15 s later, the stack fell into the ocean.

2013-005 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Feb 6, 16:04
Globalstar-2 M097 2013-005A 39072						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Feb 07, 07:15	7301	0.0006	918	927	103.47	52.01	234
2013 Mar 01, 22:33	7379	0.0009	995	1008	105.15	52.00	86
2013 Mar 05, 14:26	7452	0.0023	1057	1091	106.71	51.99	93
2013 May 08, 04:07	7554	0.0027	1156	1196	108.90	52.00	189
2013 May 13, 16:42	7759	0.0026	1360	1401	113.36	52.01	229
2013 May 21, 03:07	7792	0.0001	1413	1414	114.08	52.01	97

Globalstar-2 M093 2013-005B 39073						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Feb 07, 07:15	7300	0.0007	916	927	103.45	52.01	228
2013 Mar 03, 03:48	7372	0.0020	979	1009	104.99	52.00	233
2013 Mar 06, 19:40	7467	0.0025	1070	1108	107.03	51.99	281
2013 May 10, 04:32	7656	0.0023	1260	1295	111.11	51.99	20
2013 May 15, 20:47	7758	0.0030	1357	1403	113.34	51.99	329
2013 May 19, 19:46	7792	0.0002	1412	1415	114.08	51.98	112

Globalstar-2 M094 2013-005C 39074						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Feb 07, 07:15	7299	0.0008	915	927	103.44	52.01	238
2013 Aug 02, 02:58	7406	0.0023	1010	1045	105.71	52.01	97
2013 Aug 10, 00:00	7604	0.0022	1209	1242	109.98	52.05	328
2013 Aug 13, 13:51	7694	0.0028	1294	1337	111.94	51.98	36
2013 Aug 23, 17:31	7792	0.0001	1413	1414	114.08	52.00	79

Globalstar-2 M096 2013-005D 39075						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Feb 07, 07:15	7299	0.0008	915	927	103.44	52.01	234
2013 Mar 16, 22:08	7301	0.0007	918	928	103.48	52.01	10
2013 Jun 07, 11:01	7388	0.0007	1005	1015	105.34	52.00	230
2013 Jun 11, 20:45	7486	0.0028	1088	1129	107.44	52.01	265
2013 Jun 12, 20:01	7548	0.0028	1149	1191	108.77	52.01	267
2013 Jun 13, 17:46	7584	0.0003	1203	1207	109.54	52.02	324
2013 Jun 15, 04:35	7676	0.0027	1277	1319	111.55	52.01	300
2013 Jun 18, 07:03	7759	0.0025	1362	1400	113.36	52.00	354
2013 Jun 21, 05:13	7787	0.0006	1404	1414	113.98	52.00	70
2013 Jun 24, 11:08	7792	0.0001	1413	1415	114.08	52.00	67

Globalstar-2 M078 2013-005E 39076						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Feb 07, 07:16	7301	0.0006	919	927	103.48	52.01	222
2013 Feb 10, 04:12	7301	0.0005	919	927	103.48	52.01	235
2013 Feb 20, 22:25	7757	0.0030	1356	1402	113.32	52.00	71
2013 Feb 26, 05:27	7792	0.0001	1413	1414	114.08	52.00	84

Globalstar-2 M095 2013-005F 39077						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Feb 07, 07:16	7301	0.0005	919	927	103.48	52.01	228
2013 Feb 13, 20:27	7398	0.0021	1005	1036	105.55	52.01	241
2013 Feb 15, 07:37	7516	0.0035	1112	1164	108.09	52.00	314
2013 Feb 24, 06:33	7757	0.0027	1358	1400	113.33	51.99	19
2013 Feb 27, 04:44	7792	0.0004	1411	1416	114.08	51.98	38

2013-006 Ariane 5ECA (VA-212) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2013 Feb 7, 21:36
Amazonas 3 2013-006A 39078						in space
Comsat owned by the Hispasat company, offering broadband services to North and South America. Expected location - 61° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Feb 07, 16:30	24416	0.7286	248	35828	632.80	6.34	181
2013 Feb 09, 00:21	26878	0.5658	5293	35707	730.90	2.33	185
2013 Feb 10, 07:56	31104	0.3528	13754	35699	909.89	1.79	180
2013 Feb 12, 15:37	37697	0.1161	26942	35696	1214.02	0.57	182
2013 Feb 13, 19:04	41432	0.0155	34411	35697	1398.84	0.15	188
2013 Feb 14, 16:22	42051	0.0008	35640	35705	1430.28	0.11	236	68° west
2013 Feb 16, 15:15	42159	0.0007	35751	35812	1435.82	0.09	7	68° west
2013 Apr 07, 10:47	42033	0.0001	35651	35657	1429.35	0.03	234	65° west
2013 Apr 11, 13:55	42164	0.0001	35781	35791	1436.05	0.03	148	61° west
2023 Feb 12, 17:52	42164	0.0003	35774	35798	1436.08	0.06	27	61° west

Azerspace/Africasat-1a 2013-006B 39079						in space
Comsat to provide services to Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Europe and Africa. Expected location - 46° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Feb 08, 03:26	24398	0.7284	248	35792	632.12	6.01	178
2013 Feb 10, 02:45	27137	0.5531	5751	35768	741.50	3.23	180
2013 Feb 14, 04:30	39987	0.0538	31456	35761	1326.27	0.19	183
2013 Feb 18, 20:04	42149	0.0010	35729	35811	1435.27	0.04	274	46° east
2023 Feb 13, 01:16	42165	0.0001	35782	35793	1436.12	0.04	44	46° east

2013-007 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Feb 11, 14:41
Progress M-18M (Progress 7K-TGM №418) 2013-007A 39082						Re-entered - 2013 Jul 26 Life 165 days
Supplies to ISS. Precise launch time 14:41:46 UTC. Docked with the Pirs module of the ISS at 20:35:21 UTC. Undocked July 25 at 20:44 UTC. Retro-fire for 198s at 23:53 UTC provided Δv of 106.4 m/s leading to destructive re-entry July 26 with any unburnt fragments hitting the Pacific near 51°.7 south, 132.7 west at about 00:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Feb 11, 14:29	6583	0.0038	180	230	88.59	51.65	65
2013 Feb 11, 16:43	6664	0.0016	276	297	90.24	51.63	283
2013 Feb 11, 23:49	6788	0.0012	401	418	92.76	51.65	264

2013-008 Atlas V 401, AV-035 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2013 Feb 11, 18:02
Landsat 8 (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) 2013-008A 39084						in space
Collaboration between NASA and the US Geological Survey to obtain measurements of the Earth's radiation in the visible, near-infrared, short wave infrared, and thermal infrared. The data and imagery collection are to be used in agriculture, education, business, science, and government. Launched at the opening of a 49 minute window. Became operational 2013 May 30.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Feb 12, 19:37	7055	0.0012	668	685	98.28	98.24	289	10:11
2013 Feb 18, 05:06	7055	0.0011	670	685	98.30	98.24	272	10:11
2013 Mar 11, 04:21	7062	0.0007	679	688	98.43	98.24	145	10:12
2013 Mar 14, 06:14	7066	0.0006	683	692	98.52	98.24	186	10:13
2023 Feb 13, 10:54	7081	0.0001	702	703	98.82	98.20	92	10:12

2013-009 PSLV-CA (PSLV C-20) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2013 Feb 25, 12:31
SARAL (Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa) 2013-009A 39086						in space
Joint ISRO - CNES mission. It carries a combined microwave altimeter and radiometer, ALTIKA - from CNES, that will allow precise altitude measurements. An instrument called DORIS (Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite) will enable precise determination of the orbit. A Laser Retroreflector Array will allow measurement from the ground. The mission is complementary to the US Jason-2 satellite and will provide observations of ice, rain, coastal zones, and wave heights.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Feb 27, 22:29	7158	0.0011	772	788	100.45	98.60	251	18:05
2013 Mar 14, 17:48	7162	0.0001	784	785	100.54	98.53	107	18:05
2023 Feb 13, 12:14	7163	0.0001	784	785	100.55	98.54	317	17:53

AAUSat 3 2013-009B 39087						in space
1U cubesat developed and constructed by students from Department of Electronic Systems at Aalborg University Denmark, testbed for a pair of AIS receivers concentrating on the area around Greenland in cooperation with the Danish Maritime Authority.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Feb 27, 22:28	7157	0.0012	770	787	100.42	98.63	270
2023 Feb 13, 10:47	7148	0.0012	762	779	100.24	98.39	269

Sapphire 2013-009C 39088						in space
Canadian Department of National Defence first dedicated military satellite, designed to provide tracking data on space objects at orbit altitudes between 6,000km and 40,000km, data will shared with the US Space Surveillance Network.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Feb 27, 22:28	7157	0.0010	772	787	100.44	98.63	258	18:05

NEOSSat (Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite) 2013-009D 39089						in space
Space telescope that will split its time 50/50 to search for near-Earth asteroids that could potentially impact the Earth, and search for satellites and space debris in orbit around the Earth. Research project for Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Feb 27, 22:28	7157	0.0010	771	786	100.43	98.63	262	18:05
2023 Feb 13, 11:34	7154	0.0010	769	783	100.36	98.41	282	18:25

STRaND 1 (Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator) 2013-009E 39090						in space
3U Cubesat developed by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) to demonstrate the advanced capabilities of a satellite built quickly using advanced commercial off-the-shelf components. It was built around a standard Google Nexus 1 smartphone running the Android operating system. Also carries WARP DRiVE (Water Alcohol Resistojet Propulsion Deorbit Re-entry Velocity Experiment) and electric Pulsed Plasma Thrusters (PPTs) intended to deorbit the satellite at the end of its useful lifetime. It ceased to operate 2013 March before the Smartphone could be activated.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Feb 27, 22:27	7156	0.0008	772	783	100.40	98.63	267
2023 Feb 13, 11:51	7152	0.0008	768	779	100.32	98.39	274

TUGSat-1 (Technische Universität Graz Satellit) 2013-009F 39091
Also known as CanX-3b (BRITE - Austria). A small satellite from Austria designed to make photometric observations of bright stars in order to study their variability.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Feb 27, 22:26	7155	0.0010	770	784	100.38	98.63	277	18:05

CanX-3a (BRITE) 2013-009G 39092						in space
BRIght-star Target Explorer - small satellite designed to make photometric observations of bright stars in order to study their variability. Built by the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Space Flight Laboratory, and operated by the Université de Montréal and University of Vienna.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Feb 27, 22:27	7155	0.0008	771	783	100.39	98.63	277	18:05
2023 Feb 13, 02:37	7152	0.0008	768	780	100.33	98.40	278	18:28

PSLV upper stage 2013-009H 39093						in space
Orbit shown is after the combined collision avoidance and fuel depletion manoeuvre.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Feb 27, 20:20	7117	0.0046	706	772	99.59	98.65	44

2013-010 Falcon 9 v1.0 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2013 Mar 1, 15:10
SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 2013-010A 39115						Re-entered - 2013 Mar 26 Life 25 days Returned to Earth
Carrying a cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. Precise launch time: 15:10:13 UTC. A thruster problem immediately after launch prevented planned ISS rendezvous on Mar 2. Captured by the ISS Remote Manipulator Mar 3, 10:31 UTC. Contact with Harmony Node lower docking port at 13:44 and bolted down at 13:56 UTC. Undocked 2013 Mar 26 at 08:10 UTC, released by the ISS Remote Manipulator at 10:56 UTC, retro-fire at 15:42 UTC was followed by splash down in the Pacific Ocean at 16:36 UTC near 30°.52 north, 120°.05 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Mar 01, 16:55	6641	0.0086	205	320	89.76	51.67	46
2013 Mar 01, 22:59	6706	0.0020	315	341	91.09	51.67	320
2013 Mar 02, 00:44	6741	0.0061	321	404	91.80	51.68	12
2013 Mar 02, 02:06	6777	0.0007	394	403	92.53	51.67	238
2013 Mar 02, 11:13	6798	0.0129	333	508	92.97	51.72	129
2013 Mar 02, 17:20	6818	0.0009	433	446	93.37	51.68	329
2013 Mar 03, 10:24	6788	0.0011	402	417	92.75	51.65	335
2013 Mar 24, 19:27	6789	0.0012	402	419	92.77	51.65	67
2013 Mar 26, 11:12	6772	0.0021	380	409	92.44	51.65	163

2013-011 Atlas V 401, AV-037 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2013 Mar 19, 21:21
USA 241 (SBIRS GEO 2) 2013-011A 39120						in space
Missile launch detection satellite for the Space-Based Infra Red System with a combination of scanning and staring sensors. The scanning sensor is designed to provide a wide area view in search of missile launches, satellite re-entries and natural terrestrial events, while the staring sensor is designed to observe areas of particular interest with enhanced sensitivity. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:04:20 UTC. Orbit information is based on amateur observations and, from 2015 are from publicly available orbit data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2014 Feb 24, 09:41	42165	0.0004	35770	35804	1436.12	5.22	228	21° east
2019 Jul 18, 19:48	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.09	2.54	141	21° east
2023 Feb 13, 04:18	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.10	2.20	285	38° west

2013-012 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Mar 26, 19:06
Eutelsat 117 West A (Satmex 8) 2013-012A 39122						in space
Geosynchronous orbit comsat for Mexico to replace Satmex 5 which was close to fuel depletion. It will serve an area ranging from the continental United States to Argentina plus the Caribbean, Latin America and the major cities of Brazil. Precise launch time 19:06:48 UTC, separated from launch vehicle Mar 27, 04:19:33 UTC. The first three sets of orbital parameters are based on Khrunichev data from when it was still attached to the Briz-M. Name changed after Eutelsat became the owner of Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex). Expected location - 116°.8 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Mar 26, 19:30	6551	0.0000	173	173	87.95	51.56	100
2013 Mar 26, 20:32	9013	0.2624	270	5000	141.93	50.32	358
2013 Mar 26, 22:55	24499	0.7223	425	35816	636.02	49.12	359
2013 Mar 27, 11:28	27350	0.5431	6119	35825	750.22	18.38	360
2013 Mar 28, 12:18	30204	0.3973	11826	35825	870.67	10.41	360
2013 Mar 29, 18:25	35367	0.2266	20974	37005	1103.23	4.83	0
2013 Apr 01, 15:46	41570	0.0147	34582	35802	1405.84	0.18	349	115° west
2013 Apr 01, 21:36	42161	0.0004	35768	35798	1435.92	0.05	178	115° west
2013 Apr 05, 16:48	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.10	0.04	182	115° west
2023 Feb 13, 04:55	42165	0.0003	35775	35799	1436.11	0.05	45	117° west

Briz-M 2013-012B 39123
Launched Satmex 8. Orbit results from an engine firing after Satmex had departed. It will speed up the process of orbit decay leading to re-entry.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Mar 27, 11:33	26138	0.5497	5393	34126	700.90	18.12	5

2013-013 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Mar 28, 20:43
Soyuz TMA-08M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 708) 2013-013A 39125						Re-entered - 2013 Sep 11 Life 167 days Returned to Earth
Crew to ISS - Pavel Vinogradov, Chris Cassidy and Alexander Misurkin. Precise launch time: 20:43:20 UTC. Followed six hour 'fast trajectory' to ISS. Docked with the Poisk Module of the ISS Mar 29 at 02:28:22 UTC, about four minutes ahead of schedule. Undocked 2013 Sep 10 at 23:35:29 UTC carrying Vinogradov, Misurkin and Cassidy, Retro-fire Sep 11 at 02:05 UTC led to landing 150 km SE of Dzezhkazgan at 02:58:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Mar 28, 20:31	6590	0.0022	198	227	88.74	51.65	72
2013 Mar 29, 06:06	6788	0.0012	402	419	92.77	51.65	83

2013-014 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Apr 15, 18:36
Anik G1 2013-014A 39127						in space
Comsat owned by Telesat Canada. It will serve commercial and governmental customers in North America, South America and the eastern Pacific region, and also provide direct broadcast TV. Separated from the launch vehicle Apr 16 at 03:49 UTC. Operational location - 107°.3 west, alongside Anik F1R. The first four listed orbits are based on data provided by Khrunichev.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Apr 15, 18:51	6551	0.0000	173	173	87.95	51.55	100
2013 Apr 15, 20:01	9013	0.2624	270	4999	141.92	50.30	358
2013 Apr 15, 22:24	24489	0.7222	425	35797	635.65	49.10	359
2013 Apr 16, 03:36	28762	0.4606	9135	35632	809.06	13.40	0
2013 Apr 17, 20:49	31112	0.3559	13660	35808	910.22	8.92	0
2013 Apr 19, 14:23	35215	0.1987	21840	35833	1096.09	4.14	1
2013 Apr 20, 18:00	41364	0.0194	34183	35788	1395.38	0.44	359
2013 Apr 24, 14:30	42142	0.0005	35742	35786	1434.92	0.03	224	109° west
2013 Apr 26, 16:22	42165	0.0003	35774	35800	1436.11	0.01	120	109° west
2013 May 06, 22:42	42118	0.0006	35716	35763	1433.70	0.02	47	108° west
2013 May 13, 08:48	42164	0.0003	35773	35799	1436.08	0.01	22	107° west
2023 Feb 13, 10:51	42165	0.0003	35776	35798	1436.10	0.04	27	107° west

2013-015 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Apr 19, 10:00
Bion M1 2013-015A 39130						Re-entered - 2013 May 19 Life 30 days Returned to Earth
Recoverable biological research satellite based on hybrid of the Zenit re-entry cabin and the Yantar instrument unit. The payload included gerbils, mice, lizards, snails and microorganisms. Some of the experiments supplied by the US, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Carried six smaller satellites including four cubesats in two ISIPOD dispensers. Final orbit reached after an engine firing April 21, around 06:30 UTC. Retro-fire for 381s, May 19 at 02:00:26 UTC led to a landing at 03:12 UTC at 51° 53′ north, 54° 20′ east, near Orenburg and about 85 km short of the target.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 19, 13:44	6782	0.0223	253	555	92.64	64.88	62
2013 Apr 20, 19:59	6784	0.0227	252	560	92.69	64.89	61
2013 Apr 21, 21:41	6948	0.0015	559	580	96.05	64.89	203
2013 May 14, 10:24	6904	0.0078	472	579	95.14	64.88	187

OSSI-1 2013-015B 39131						Re-entered - 2013 Jul 8 Life 80 days
1U Cubesat developed under the Open Source Satellite Initiative and carrying amateur radio equipment and a 44 watt LED optical beacon to flash Morse Code messages to observers on Earth. Reportedly failed to commence operation. Separated from Bion M1 at 16:13:50 UTC on the day of launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 21, 12:00	6782	0.0215	258	549	92.64	64.94	59

Dove 2 2013-015C 39132						in space
3U Cubesat for a technology demonstration nanosatellite for Cosmogia Inc of the USA, carrying a remote imaging camera. Reportedly separated from Bion M1 April 21 at 10:08 UTC (to be confirmed).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 22, 00:42	6949	0.0016	559	582	96.08	64.88	199

AIST 2 (RS-43) 2013-015D 39133
Small satellite designed by students of the Samara State Aerospace University and built by TsSKB Progress. Designed to measure the Earth’s geomagnetic field and test out a new satellite design (the prototype will be launched later on the delayed test flight of the Soyuz 2-1v launch vehicle) . Also carries the RS-43 amateur radio payload. Separated from Bion M1 April 21 at 14:02 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 22, 00:40	6948	0.0017	558	582	96.06	64.88	205

BEESat 3 (Berlin Experimental and Educational Satellite) 2013-015E 39134						in space
1U Cubesat from the Technical University of Berlin that will test high-speed data links (up to 1MB/s). The name derives from Berlin Experimental and Educational Satellite. Orbit estimate provided by AMSAT. Separated from Bion M1 April 21 at 10:08 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 22, 00:41	6946	0.0019	554	581	96.01	64.88	211

SOMP (Student Oxygen Measurement Project) 2013-015F 39135						in space
1U Cubesat, developed by students of the Technische Universität Dresden of Germany, equipped with sensors to measure atomic and molecular oxygen in the upper atmosphere. It will also be used to measure performance and degradation of thin film solar cells in space. Separated from Bion M1 April 21 at 10:08 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 22, 00:41	6946	0.0019	555	580	96.01	64.88	212

BEESat 2 (Berlin Experimental and Educational Satellite) 2013-015G 39136						in space
1U Cubesat from the Technical University of Berlin carrying a technology experiment using gyros and sensors for precise orientation. The name derives from Berlin Experimental and Educational Satellite. Orbit estimate provided by AMSAT. Separated from Bion M1 April 21 at 10:08 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 22, 00:41	6946	0.0017	555	579	96.01	64.88	213

2013-016 Antares 110 Wallops Flight Facility						2013 Apr 21, 21:00
Phonesat 2.0a (Bell) 2013-016A 39142						Re-entered - 2013 Apr 27 Life 6 days
1U Cubesat produced under a NASA initiative and built round the HTC Nexus One smartphone running Google's Android OS. The phone acts as the spacecraft onboard computer, sensors determine the orientation of the spacecraft and the phone camera is used for Earth observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 22, 01:01	6626	0.0017	237	260	89.47	51.59	5

Dove 1 2013-016B 39143						Re-entered - 2013 Apr 27 Life 6 days
3U cubesat as a technology demonstrator to test the basic capabilities of the low-cost bus built from non-space, Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) components and to demonstrate the ability to design, produce and operate satellites quickly and cheaply. Initial orbit data not available because of a SpaceTrack computer system glitch - orbit similar to 2013-016A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 22, 01:35	6624	0.0014	236	255	89.41	51.60	347

Phonesat 1.0a (Alexander) 2013-016C 39144						Re-entered - 2013 Apr 27 Life 6 days
1U Cubesat produced under a NASA initiative and built round the HTC Nexus S smartphone running Google's Android OS. The phone acts as the spacecraft onboard computer, sensors determine the orientation of the spacecraft and the phone camera is used for Earth observations. Also carried are solar panels, a radio command receiving system, a GPS receiver and a magnetic stabilisation device. Initial orbit data not available because of a SpaceTrack computer system glitch - orbit similar to 2013-016A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 24, 18:20	6600	0.0017	210	233	88.93	51.62	339

Cygnus Mass Simulator 2013-016D 39145						Re-entered - 2012 May 10 Life <1 day
Inert payload to simulate a full size Cygnus spacecraft, carried on test of the Antares (Taurus 2) rocket. Instrumented to measure acceleration and vibration during ascent of the launch vehicle. Initial orbit data not available because of a SpaceTrack computer system glitch - orbit similar to 2013-016A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 24, 21:30	6621	0.0012	235	250	89.35	51.62	0

Phonesat 1.0b (Graham) 2013-016E 39146						Re-entered - 2013 Apr 26 Life 5 days
1U Cubesat produced under a NASA initiative and built round the HTC Nexus One smartphone running Google's Android OS. The phone acts as the spacecraft onboard computer, sensors determine the orientation of the spacecraft and the phone camera is used for Earth observations. Initial orbit data not available because of a SpaceTrack computer system glitch - orbit similar to 2013-016A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 24, 19:52	6599	0.0010	214	228	88.91	51.63	345

2013-017 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Apr 24, 10:12
Progress M-19M (Progress 7K-TGM №419) 2013-017A 39148						Re-entered - 2013 Jun 19 Life 56 days
Supplies to ISS, Precise launch time - 10:12:06 UTC. One of the Kurs rendezvous system aerials failed to unfold as planned, reducing the effectiveness of the Kurs rendezvous system. Soft dock occurred 12:25:29 UTC after a fully automatic approach. The docking probe was then retracted slowly because the exact position of the jammed aerial was not know. Hard dock occurred at 12:34 UTC. Hooks and latches were then closed. Undocked 2011 June 11 at 13:58 UTC for one week of Radar-Progress experiments. Retro-fire June 19 at 13:52 was followed by re-entry with any surviving fragments impacting the southern Pacific Ocean north east of New Zealand at about 14:40 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 24, 10:44	6587	0.0030	189	229	88.67	51.65	76
2013 Apr 24, 18:59	6702	0.0045	294	354	91.01	51.64	163
2013 Apr 25, 19:15	6704	0.0046	295	357	91.05	51.65	167
2013 Apr 26, 18:27	6788	0.0010	403	416	92.75	51.65	186
2013 Jun 11, 15:09	6814	0.0029	416	456	93.30	51.66	56

2013-018 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2013 Apr 26, 04:13
Gaofen 1-01 2013-018A 39150						in space
Remote sensing satellite with 1m resolution, possibly for cartography. It's name means "high resolution" in English. It will operate as part of a system to combine data from satellites in orbit with data from sensors flown within the atmosphere by aircraft and operating lifetime is expected to be 5-8 years.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 May 02, 02:51	7020	0.0018	630	654	97.56	98.07	223	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 10:10	7019	0.0021	626	655	97.53	98.04	227	10:08

NEE-01 (Pegaso) 2013-018B 39151						in space
1U Cubesat from the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA), built as a technology demonstrator and remote imager. It will also be used as an educational tool for Ecuadorian schools. NEE is an acronym for Nave Espacial Ecuatoriana. Originally planned for a Dnepr launch from Dombarovsky but moved to the Gaofen launch because of continual postponements.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 May 02, 04:26	7019	0.0017	629	653	97.54	98.08	228
2023 Feb 13, 12:43	7002	0.0016	612	635	97.18	98.00	190

Türksat-3USAT 2013-018C 39152						in space
3U Cubesat built by TÜRKSAT and the Istanbul Technical University (ITU). It includes an amateur radio transponder and an imaging device, also equipped with a pop-up membrane to be deployed at the end of the service life to increase air drag and accelerate orbit decay.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 May 02, 04:27	7020	0.0017	629	654	97.55	98.05	226
2023 Feb 13, 12:01	6999	0.0017	609	632	97.11	97.85	162

CubeBug 1 (Capitán Beto) 2013-018D 39153						in space
2U Cubesat sponsored by the Argentinian Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, INVAP SE, Satellogic SA, and Radio Club Bariloche - technology demonstration mission for a new cubesat platform design. Originally planned for a Dnepr launch from Yasny but moved to the Gaofen launch because of continual postponements by Russia.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 May 01, 21:56	7019	0.0017	629	653	97.54	98.08	229
2023 Feb 13, 12:59	6999	0.0016	609	632	97.12	98.02	185

CZ 2D second stage 2013-018E 39154
Performed collision and contamination avoidance manoeuvre after releasing its satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 May 01, 20:32	7027	0.0020	635	663	97.71	98.36	187

2013-019 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2013 Apr 26, 05:23
Cosmos 2485 (Uragan-M № 747) 2013-019A 39155						in space
GLONASS-M navigation satellite to fill a space in the constellation. Released from the Fregat stage of the launch vehicle at 08:55 UTC. Most earlier GLONASS satellites were launched as triplets using Proton in order to create the constellation itself.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Apr 26, 08:14	16131	0.5891	250	19255	339.81	64.94	240
2013 Apr 26, 11:22	25712	0.0064	19169	19499	683.87	64.74	61
2013 Apr 29, 21:36	25535	0.0007	19140	19175	676.82	64.77	302

2013-020 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2013 May 1, 16:06
Zhongxing 11 (Chinasat 11) 2013-020A 39157						in space
Commercial communications satellite to cover China, East Asia including the China Sea, South Asia including the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Africa and Australia. Precise launch time 16:06:04 UTC. Expected location - 98°.2 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 May 02, 01:08	27566	0.7616	193	42184	759.15	26.53	180
2013 May 10, 15:10	42167	0.0003	35775	35803	1436.24	0.65	44	163° east
2013 Aug 18, 21:14	42232	0.0001	35849	35859	1439.54	0.45	285	160° east
2013 Oct 10, 08:43	42164	0.0007	35758	35814	1436.07	0.34	0	116° east
2014 Apr 04, 14:47	42165	0.0008	35752	35821	1436.10	0.12	339	115° east
2014 Apr 08, 22:04	42233	0.0003	35841	35868	1439.56	0.12	344	112° east
2014 Apr 27, 19:33	42165	0.0002	35777	35797	1436.11	0.09	165	98° east
2023 Feb 13, 05:14	42165	0.0002	35779	35794	1436.11	0.01	146	98° east

CZ 3B fourth stage 2013-020B 39158						in space
Performed collision and contamination avoidance manoeuvre after releasing Chinasat 11 - hence the higher orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 May 02, 05:17	28033	0.7644	228	43082	778.51	26.62	179

2013-021 Vega (VV-02) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2013 May 7, 02:06
Proba-V (Project for On-Board Autonomy and Vegetation) 2013-021A 39159						in space
European small satellite for monitoring global vegetation. Also carries five space technology demonstration experiments and a receiver for ADS–B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast) signals from aircraft in flight to test whether continuous monitoring of aviation routes is possible. Precise launch time 02:06:31 UTC, released from the launch vehicle at 03:01:58. Launch delayed from May 4 by wind speed at high-altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 May 08, 10:09	7194	0.0005	813	820	101.21	98.73	54	10:45
2023 Feb 13, 07:45	7193	0.0005	811	819	101.19	98.33	104	07:18

VNREDSat 1A (Vietnam Natural Resources Environment and Disaster monitoring small Satellite) 2013-021B 39160						in space
Earth observation satellite for high-resolution photographs of natural resources, the environment and disasters, launched for the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology. Released from the launch vehicle at 04:03:55 UTC. Launch delayed from May 4 by wind speed at high-altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 May 08, 12:31	7050	0.0002	670	673	98.18	98.13	25	10:42
2023 Feb 13, 11:04	7062	0.0001	683	685	98.43	98.05	83	10:25

EstCube 1 2013-021C 39161
1U Cubesat from Estonia that will deploy a 10m long the tether and measure/study effects on it of the solar wind with a view to future use as a solar sail. Released from the launch vehicle at 04:07:19 UTC. Launch delayed from May 4 by wind speed at high-altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 May 08, 12:28	7043	0.0009	658	671	98.03	98.13	233
2023 Feb 13, 11:17	7028	0.0009	643	656	97.72	97.88	14

VESPA upper portion (Vega Secondary Payload Adapter) 2013-021D 39162						in space
Upper section of the payload adapter that supported Proba-V during launch. Released from the Vega upper stage while in the intermediate orbit before circularisation and release of VENREDSat and EsatCube 1. The Vega upper stage performed retrofire 2013 May 7 at 04:38 UTC which led to destructive re-entry with any remaining fragments falling in the Pacific Ocean near 39° south, 91° west at about 05:00 UTC and does not appear to have been catalogued.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 May 08, 13:01	7121	0.0101	671	815	99.67	98.73	53

2013-022 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 May 14, 16:02
Eutelsat 3D 2013-022A 39163						in space
Commercial comsat to cover Europe, North Africa. the Middle East and Indian Ocean islands. Precise launch time - 16:02:00 UTC. Expected location - 3° east where it will remain until 2014 and launch of Eutelsat 3B. It will then be shifted to 7° east. Released from the Briz-M May 15 at 01:14:52 UTC, eight seconds earlier than planned. The first three orbits are based on data from Khrunichev.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 May 14, 16:18	6555	0.0000	177	177	88.03	51.52	100
2013 May 14, 17:27	9013	0.2624	270	5000	141.93	50.33	358
2013 May 14, 19:50	24459	0.7219	423	35740	634.50	49.14	359
2013 May 15, 20:00	27640	0.5239	6782	35742	762.19	17.57	360
2013 May 23, 02:50	42101	0.0010	35680	35766	1432.84	0.05	172	1° east
2013 May 23, 17:27	42114	0.0007	35706	35767	1433.53	0.05	182	2° east
2013 May 24, 14:08	42167	0.0001	35784	35794	1436.21	0.03	62	2° east
2023 Feb 12, 07:52	42165	0.0006	35761	35811	1436.08	0.07	352	7° east

2013-023 Atlas V 401, AV-039 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2013 May 15, 21:38
USA 242 (Navstar GPS IIF-04) 2013-023A 39166						in space
Fourth Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. The launch time was the opening of a 19 minute window. Released from Centaur rocket stage May 15, 01:02 UTC. Signals were received by ground stations almost immediately. The first orbit listed is an estimate based on data from ILS and is before the second firing of the Centaur.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 May 15, 21:56	16626	0.6064	167	20329	355.59	55.00	90
2013 May 16, 03:20	26838	0.0004	20449	20471	729.28	54.99	324

2013-024 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,4 (Delta 362) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2013 May 25, 00:27
USA 243 (Wideband Global SATCOM 5) 2013-024A 39168						in space
Second Block II Wideband Global SATCOM vehicle, providing communications links for troops in the field. 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. Lifted off at the beginning of a 30 minute window, separated from the launch vehicle at 01:27 UTC. Launch delayed from May 22 for a combination of weather and technical issues. The initial orbit is an estimate based on data from ULA, geosynchronous entries are based on amateur observation. Expected location - 52°.5 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 May 25, 01:09	39989	0.8293	450	66772	1326.37	24.00	179
2013 Nov 13, 06:06	42165	0.0002	35779	35796	1436.12	0.04	180	53° west
2023 Feb 12, 12:45	42165	0.0000	35785	35789	1436.10	0.01	254	52° west

2013-025 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 May 28, 20:31
Soyuz TMA-09M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 709) 2013-025A 39170						Re-entered - 2013 Nov 11 Life 167 days Returned to Earth
Crew to ISS, carrying Fyodor Yurchikhin (Roscosmos), Karen Nyberg (NASA) and Luca Parmitano (ESA). Precise time - 20:31:24 UTC. Docked with the ISS Rassvet port May 29 at 02:10 UTC, well ahead of the 02:16:07 ±3 minutes window. Undocked 2013 Nov 10 at 23:26 UTC carrying its original crew. Landed Nov 11 at 0249 UTC - 147 km South-east of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 May 29, 02:47	6793	0.0010	408	422	92.87	51.65	10

2013-026 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Jun 3, 09:18
SES 6 2013-026A 39172						in space
Communications satellite covering North America, Latin America, Europe and Atlantic Ocean the Atlantic Ocean region. Provides direct-to home broadcasts and VSat terminal services. Precise launch time - 09:18:31 UTC. Separated from the Briz-M into super-synchronous transfer orbit June 4 at 00:49:00 UTC. Expected location: 40°.5 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Jun 04, 12:52	41072	0.7355	4484	64904	1380.64	26.34	180
2013 Jun 14, 18:14	42197	0.0018	35744	35893	1437.73	0.13	290	26° west
2013 Jun 17, 06:03	42165	0.0007	35757	35816	1436.09	0.11	303	26° west
2013 Jul 17, 19:16	42271	0.0004	35874	35911	1441.51	0.07	243	35° west
2023 Feb 12, 17:58	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.10	0.06	37	40° west

2013-027 Ariane 5ES (VA-213) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2013 Jun 6, 22:52
ATV 4 (Albert Einstein) 2013-027A 39175						Re-entered - 2013 Nov 2 Life 149 days
European Space Agency cargo carrier to the ISS. Precise launch time: 21:52:13 UTC. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:56:16 UTC. Docked automatically with the aft port of Zvezda June 15 at 14:07 UTC, 21 minutes later than the planned 13:46 UTC. Undocked 2013 Sep 28 at 08:59 UTC. Retro-fire Nov 2 commenced at 11:28 UTC and lasted for 23 min. It led to a destructive re-entry abobe the Pacific Oceas SE of New Zealand at 12:04 UTC with any remaining debris hitting the ocean surface 10-20 minutes later.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 06, 01:18	6638	0.0010	253	267	89.70	51.62	277
2013 Jun 10, 23:07	6673	0.0010	288	301	90.41	51.65	85
2013 Jun 12, 18:58	6677	0.0010	292	306	90.50	51.65	63
2013 Jun 15, 01:28	6775	0.0011	389	404	92.49	51.65	53
2013 Jun 15, 14:12	6793	0.0011	407	422	92.86	51.65	73
2013 Oct 28, 22:32	6748	0.0002	368	371	91.94	51.65	349
2013 Oct 31, 20:56	6741	0.0003	361	365	91.81	51.65	339
2013 Nov 02, 00:23	6692	0.0007	308	319	90.79	51.64	291

2013-028 Soyuz-2 1B Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2013 Jun 7, 18:37
Cosmos 2486 (Persona 14F137 № 2) 2013-028A 39177						in space
Second launch of new generation imaging reconnaissance satellite operated by the GRU (Russian Military Intelligence Directorate). Precise launch time 18:37:59 UTC. The projected operational lifetime is seven years.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Jun 08, 05:40	6812	0.0363	187	682	93.26	98.31	78	10:31
2013 Jun 11, 16:37	7102	0.0013	714	733	99.26	98.30	308	10:32
2023 Feb 13, 11:05	7088	0.0010	702	717	98.97	97.91	213	06:05

2013-029 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre						2013 Jun 11, 09:38
Shenzhou 10 2013-029A 39179						Re-entered - 2013 Jun 26 Life 15 days Returned to Earth
Carried crew of Nie Haisheng (Commander), Zhang Xiaoguang (Flight Engineer) and Wang Yaping (Mission Engineer) to Tiangong 1. Automatic approach to Tiangong 1 initiated June 13 02:48 UTC. Docked at 05:11 UTC with latches secured at 05:18 UTC. Undocked June 23 at 00:26 UTC, carrying its crew, and moved away from Tiangong 1. At 01:52 UTC, Nie Haisheng initiated a manually controlled approach, docking with Tiangong at 02:00, latches were fully secured at 02:07 UTC. Undocked Jun 25 at 23:05 UTC and flew in formation with Tiangong to test varying approach scenarios, re-docked briefly (probably without retracting the docking ring) then departed for a landing. Retro-fire Jun 25 about 23:18 UTC led to landing in Mongolia June 26 at 00:07 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 11, 15:39	6635	0.0089	198	316	89.65	42.78	132
2013 Jun 11, 17:03	6666	0.0040	261	314	90.26	42.78	138
2013 Jun 11, 21:45	6667	0.0040	262	316	90.29	42.78	136
2013 Jun 12, 18:45	6699	0.0009	315	327	90.95	42.78	290
2013 Jun 13, 12:51	6712	0.0008	329	339	91.21	42.78	295
2013 Jun 25, 03:51	6709	0.0005	327	334	91.14	42.79	337
2013 Jun 25, 13:07	6713	0.0004	333	337	91.23	42.78	134

CZ 2F third stage 2013-029B 39180						Re-entered - 2013 Jun 21 Life 10 days
Launched Shenzhou 10
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 11, 21:31	6631	0.0084	197	309	89.57	42.78	133

Shenzhou 10 Orbital Module 2013-029H 39193						Re-entered - 2013 Dec 1 Life 173 days
Detached from Shenzhou 10 - 2013 Jun 25 about 23:17 UTC just prior to retro-fire. Main function was to act as a cargo carrier, and to carry the rendezvous systems and docking unit for operations with Tiangong 1.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 27, 13:29	6713	0.0002	333	336	91.23	42.79	136

2013-030 Soyuz-2 1B Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Jun 25, 17:28
Resurs-P (Resurs-P №1) 2013-030A 39186						in space
Remote sensing satellite to replace Resurs-DK (2006-021A/29228). Also carrying instruments for measuring cosmic rays, and to monitor electromagnetic field variations as the precursors of earthquakes. Postponed from 2012 Nov 30 for extended tests on the satellite's star sensors. Indefinite postponement from 2013 Jan due to a dispute between Russia and Kazakhstan concering the ground track. Precise launch time: 17:28:48 UTC, separated from the launch vehicle at 17:38 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Jun 25, 18:54	6729	0.0155	247	456	91.56	97.29	58	10:21
2013 Jun 29, 05:40	6841	0.0014	453	472	93.85	97.28	262	10:22
2013 Jun 29, 21:32	6844	0.0010	459	472	93.91	97.28	275	10:22
2023 Feb 13, 09:00	6820	0.0014	433	451	93.42	97.09	197	09:01

2013-031 Soyuz ST-B + Fregat-MT (VS-05) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2013 Jun 25, 19:27
O3b FM05 2013-031A 39188						in space
Communications satellite, owned by O3b Networks, to provide broadband links between ground stations lying in the range ±45° latitude. Orbiting at one quarter the altitude of geosynchronous satellites, O3b satellites reduce the delays (latency) in transmission introduced by the lengths of radio links. The constellation will eventually consist of 12 satellites. Precise launch time 19:27:03 UTC, delayed 34 min by weather at the launch site.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 25, 20:31	14199	0.0010	7807	7835	280.64	0.04	129
2013 Jul 11, 23:32	14444	0.0002	8064	8068	287.94	0.03	113

O3b FM04 2013-031B 39189						in space
Communications satellite, owned by O3b Networks, to provide broadband links between ground stations lying in the range ±45° latitude. Orbiting at one quarter the altitude of geosynchronous satellites, O3b satellites reduce the delays (latency) in transmission introduced by the lengths of radio links. The constellation will eventually consist of 12 satellites. Precise launch time 19:27:03 UTC, delayed 34 min by weather at the launch site.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 25, 20:31	14205	0.0006	7818	7835	280.80	0.04	115
2013 Jul 10, 05:33	14444	0.0002	8062	8069	287.93	0.04	21

O3b FM02 2013-031C 39190						in space
Communications satellite, owned by O3b Networks, to provide broadband links between ground stations lying in the range ±45° latitude. Orbiting at one quarter the altitude of geosynchronous satellites, O3b satellites reduce the delays (latency) in transmission introduced by the lengths of radio links. The constellation will eventually consist of 12 satellites. Precise launch time 19:27:03 UTC, delayed 34 min by weather at the launch site.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 25, 20:31	14211	0.0003	7828	7838	281.01	0.04	117
2013 Jul 08, 12:48	14444	0.0002	8063	8069	287.93	0.03	107

O3b PFM (O3b ProtoFlight Model) 2013-031D 39191						in space
Communications satellite, owned by O3b Networks, to provide broadband links between ground stations lying in the range ±45° latitude. Orbiting at one quarter the altitude of geosynchronous satellites, O3b satellites reduce the delays (latency) in transmission introduced by the lengths of radio links. The constellation will eventually consist of 12 satellites. Precise launch time 19:27:03 UTC, delayed 34 min by weather at the launch site.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 25, 20:31	14219	0.0001	7839	7842	281.22	0.04	331
2013 Jul 10, 11:33	14444	0.0002	8063	8069	287.93	0.03	88

Fregat rocket stage 2013-031E 39192						in space
Launched four O3b satellites then performed a collision and contamination avoidance manoeuvre (CCAM).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 26, 10:04	14055	0.0011	7662	7693	276.39	0.09	341

2013-032 Strela Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Jun 27, 16:53
Cosmos 2487 (Condor-E № 1) 2013-032A 39194						Re-entered - 2022 Nov 29 Life 3442 days
Small satellite for military reconnaissance - on the balance of probabilities it is the radar imaging version of Condor-E. The launch was not openly acknowledged by Russia at the time, even though a number in the Cosmos series was assigned.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 28, 02:34	6877	0.0003	497	501	94.60	74.73	287
2014 Mar 24, 03:57	6865	0.0003	485	489	94.35	74.74	260
2014 Mar 26, 11:03	6868	0.0001	489	490	94.40	74.74	239
2014 Dec 31, 19:55	6867	0.0001	488	489	94.38	74.73	281

Strela Platform 2013-032B 39195						in space
Modified warhead carrier that provided Condor's final impetus to orbit and then released the satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 28, 05:56	6876	0.0004	495	501	94.58	74.73	283

2013-033 Lockheed L-1011 + Pegasus XL Vandenberg Air Force Base						2013 Jun 28, 02:27
IRIS (Interface Region Imaging Spectrometer) 2013-033A 39197						in space
Satellite carrying an ultraviolet telescope and spectrograph to make detailed measurements of the flow of energy and plasma through the sun’s corona and the heliosphere. Launch delayed 24 hours by a power cut at Vandenberg. The L-1011 took off from Vandenberg at 01:30 UTC. Pegasus was released from the L-1011 at 02:27 UTC and ignition occurred 5s later, location - approx 160 km NW of Vandenberg AFB, off Big Sur, California.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Jun 28, 05:08	7020	0.0031	620	664	97.56	97.91	176	18:02
2023 Feb 13, 11:51	7008	0.0027	611	649	97.31	97.97	331	18:00

Pegasus upper stage 2013-033B 39198						in space
Launched IRIS.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jun 28, 14:53	7016	0.0024	621	655	97.48	97.91	172

2013-034 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-22) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2013 Jul 1, 18:11
IRNSS 1A (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1A) 2013-034A 39199						in space
Satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System aimed at inclined geosynchronous orbit, separated from the launch vehicle at 18:32 UTC. Launch delayed from June 12 due to problems arising during launch vehicle electrical checks at the end of May. Reached inclined geosynchronous drift orbit July 6 after five engine firings - no interim orbit data available from SpaceTrack. Expected location: 55° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Jul 01, 20:38	16793	0.6034	283	20548	360.97	17.91	179
2013 Jul 08, 20:08	42054	0.0046	35482	35870	1430.46	27.02	179	47° east
2013 Jul 18, 22:11	42166	0.0019	35706	35869	1436.15	27.03	185	55° east

2013-F02 - failed to reach orbit Proton-M + Blok DM3 Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Jul 2, 02:38
Cosmos (Uragan-M)
One of a triplet of navigation satellites. Lost when the Proton went off course within a few seconds of lift-off and crashed near the pad.

Cosmos (Uragan-M)
One of a triplet of navigation satellites. Lost when the Proton went off course within a few seconds of lift-off and crashed near the pad.

Cosmos (Uragan-M)
One of a triplet of navigation satellites. Lost when the Proton went off course within a few seconds of lift-off and crashed near the pad.

2013-035 CZ 2C Jiuquan Space Centre						2013 Jul 15, 09:27
Shijian 11-05 (Practice 11-05) 2013-035A 39202						in space
Reported as an "experimental satellite". The intended orbit, and images of one of its predecessors, indicate that it has an Earth observation rôle. Replacement for Shijian 11-04, lost because of a launch vehicle failure 2011 August 2.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Jul 19, 11:38	7074	0.0011	688	704	98.70	98.10	201	15:44
2023 Feb 13, 10:09	7066	0.0012	680	697	98.53	98.20	93	16:36

2013-036 Atlas V 551, AV-040 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2013 Jul 19, 13:00
MUOS 2 (Mobile User Objective System 2) 2013-036A 39206						in space
Narrowband tactical comsat for geosynchronous orbit, designed to work with highly portable receiver/transmitter equipment. Second satellite in a constellation of five. Time was 12 minutes into a 45 minute launch window, delayed by a wait for wind speed at high altitude to reduce. Expected location - 100º west. Initial orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. Subsequent orbits are from amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Jul 19, 16:09	26180	0.6109	3810	35795	702.62	19.10	179
2014 Mar 30, 15:59	42165	0.0056	35552	36022	1436.12	4.86	1	100° west
2023 Feb 12, 20:45	42164	0.0054	35559	36014	1436.08	2.92	185	177° west

2013-037 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre						2013 Jul 19, 23:37
Shiyan 7 (Test 7) 2013-037A 39208						in space
Technology satellite being used in rendezvous, station keeping, and satellite capture tests. Release of a sub-satellite (2013-037J/39357) 2013 Oct 18 and subsequent close- up operations with it may be part of a series of tests aimed at capturing another satellite with a robotic arm.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Jul 20, 05:37	7045	0.0009	661	673	98.08	98.06	25	06:42
2013 Oct 15, 04:44	7045	0.0010	660	674	98.08	98.06	91	06:42
2013 Oct 15, 12:55	7046	0.0010	660	675	98.10	98.06	89	06:42
2023 Feb 12, 06:34	7042	0.0010	657	671	98.03	98.04	75	05:22

Chuangxin 3 (Chuangxin 2?) 2013-037B 39209						in space
Satellite involved in rendezvous tests, possibly as a satellite inspector. Following separation from the launch vehicle, it moved about 1750 km ahead of Changxin 3, another satellite carried on the same launch vehicle. It then made two close passes by it Aug 6 and Aug 9. Early on Aug 18, it pulled alongside another satellite already in orbit, Shijian 7 (2005-024A/28737), and shadowed it at less than 2km for about 48 hrs. It made further approaches to Shijian 7 later in 2013 and during 2014.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Jul 20, 06:02	7048	0.0005	667	673	98.15	98.06	48	06:42
2013 Aug 09, 10:05	7048	0.0003	668	672	98.15	98.06	308	06:42
2023 Feb 13, 10:33	7041	0.0006	659	667	98.00	98.05	69	05:24

Shijian 15 (Practice 13/NORAD "Payload C") 2013-037C 39210						in space
Small satellite for the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Before launch there were rumours of a satellite to be used for missile detection. It may be testing sensors for such a mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Jul 20, 06:03	7047	0.0006	664	673	98.12	98.06	42	06:42
2013 Aug 01, 03:58	7049	0.0003	669	673	98.17	98.07	47	06:42
2013 Aug 02, 04:31	7051	0.0004	670	675	98.20	98.06	40	06:42
2013 Aug 03, 13:17	7053	0.0002	673	676	98.25	98.06	289	06:42
2013 Aug 08, 19:24	7051	0.0003	671	675	98.21	98.06	311	06:42
2013 Aug 09, 06:50	7030	0.0001	651	653	97.77	98.06	319	06:42
2013 Aug 09, 10:39	7043	0.0023	649	682	98.05	98.08	357	06:42
2013 Aug 09, 13:49	7049	0.0010	664	678	98.16	98.05	248	06:42
2013 Aug 09, 18:16	7048	0.0003	668	672	98.14	98.06	309	06:42
2013 Aug 16, 07:23	7047	0.0006	665	673	98.13	98.06	310	06:42
2013 Aug 16, 20:10	6884	0.0006	502	510	94.74	98.06	301	06:42
2013 Aug 17, 17:12	6966	0.0032	565	610	96.43	97.70	306	06:43
2013 Aug 19, 20:20	6966	0.0032	565	610	96.43	97.70	299	06:43
2013 Aug 20, 07:35	6961	0.0032	560	605	96.32	97.70	297	06:43
2014 Apr 12, 21:11	6959	0.0031	559	603	96.29	97.68	227	06:39
2014 Apr 13, 03:37	6977	0.0046	567	630	96.66	97.69	187	06:39
2014 Apr 14, 12:33	7010	0.0019	619	646	97.36	97.68	280	06:38
2014 May 09, 04:55	6998	0.0040	592	648	97.10	97.69	170	06:35
2014 May 10, 09:37	6986	0.0019	595	621	96.85	97.68	168	06:35
2014 May 11, 00:32	6973	0.0036	569	620	96.58	97.68	145	06:35
2014 May 13, 04:03	6965	0.0036	561	612	96.41	97.67	128	06:35
2023 Feb 12, 16:23	7045	0.0008	661	672	98.08	98.06	71	05:18

Shiyan 7 sub-satellite 2013-037J 39357						in space
Released 2013 Oct 18 from Shiyan 7 and being used as a tracking/station-keeping target. it may also, on several occasions, have been captured by a manipulator arm aboard Shiyan 7.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Oct 19, 19:59	7046	0.0010	661	675	98.10	98.05	79	06:42
2023 Feb 12, 10:46	7042	0.0010	657	671	98.02	98.04	73	05:23

2013-038 Ariane 5ECA (VA-214) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2013 Jul 25, 19:45
Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat IV-A F4) 2013-038A 39215						in space
High-power telecom satellite created through a public–private partnership between ESA and Inmarsat to augment the latter’s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service for communications across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Alphasat I-XL also carries technology demonstration payloads for ESA. Released from the launch vehicle at 20:21 UTC. Expected location - 25° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Jul 26, 12:14	24409	0.7293	229	35834	632.55	3.45	178
2013 Jul 27, 21:31	29665	0.4226	10751	35823	847.48	1.19	178
2013 Jul 30, 11:26	37087	0.1375	25608	35810	1184.65	0.29	176
2013 Aug 01, 07:10	42132	0.0012	35703	35805	1434.43	0.02	346	7° east
2013 Aug 06, 05:44	42173	0.0003	35782	35808	1436.54	0.02	345	8° east
2013 Aug 16, 06:05	42166	0.0000	35786	35790	1436.16	0.01	22	8° east
2013 Nov 02, 21:49	42165	0.0002	35780	35793	1436.09	0.15	127	25° east
2023 Feb 13, 01:10	42164	0.0002	35777	35794	1436.04	2.80	318	25° east

Insat 3D 2013-038B 39216						in space
Indian satellite with an advanced meteorological payloads plus a Data Relay Transponder and a Satellite Aided Search & Rescue payload. Released from the launch vehicle at 20:27 UTC. The second, third and fourth of the orbits listed are based on ISRO data. Expected location - 82° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Jul 26, 12:13	24420	0.7293	231	35852	632.95	3.45	178
2013 Jul 27, 23:59	32168	0.3112	15780	35800	956.97	0.67	179
2013 Jul 28, 23:59	40176	0.0497	31800	35795	1335.68	0.02	179
2013 Jul 30, 18:00	42012	0.0039	35469	35799	1428.30	0.23	10	71° east
2013 Aug 07, 19:06	42160	0.0008	35749	35815	1435.87	0.25	34	82° east
2013 Aug 12, 17:30	42165	0.0001	35782	35791	1436.09	0.24	228	82° east
2023 Feb 12, 13:54	42165	0.0002	35781	35794	1436.13	0.14	55	82° east

2013-039 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Jul 27, 20:45
Progress M-20M (Progress 7K-TGM №420) 2013-039A 39219						Re-entered - 2014 Feb 11 Life 199 days
Supplies to ISS. Precise launch time - 20:45:08. Docked automatically with the port on Pirs Jul 28 at 02:26:12 UTC, 27s ahead of schedule. Undocked 2014 Feb 3 at 16:21 UTC. There followed a period of experiments to study micro-gravity by using micro-accelerometers fitted to the vehicle. Retro-fire of about three minutes starting Feb 11 at 15:06:30 UTC led to a destructive re-entry with any surviving fragments hitting the surface of the southern Pacific Ocean around 15:54 UTC.The first of the orbits listed is based on TsUP data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Jul 27, 22:02	6584	0.0025	190	223	88.62	51.65	76
2013 Jul 28, 04:26	6795	0.0004	414	419	92.90	51.65	235
2014 Feb 04, 04:47	6767	0.0039	363	416	92.34	51.65	203

2013-040 H-IIB (F-4) Tanegashima Space Centre						2013 Aug 3, 19:48
HTV 4 (Kounotori 4) 2013-040A 39221						Re-entered - 2013 Sep 7 Life 35 days
Japanese supply vehicle to the ISS. Kounotori translates to "white stork" (seen as a carrier of joyful things) in English. Precise launch time - 19:48:46 UTC. Separated from launch vehicle at 20:03:45 UTC. Captured by the ISS manipulator arm Aug 9 at 11:22 UTC. Attached to the Harmony node at 15:28 UTC with all securing bolts driven home by 15:38 UTC. Undocked using the ISS remote manipulator Sep 4 at 12:07 UTC and released into independent orbit at 16:20 UTC. Retro-fire Sep 7 at 06:11 UTC led to destructive re-entry at 06:37 with any surviving fragments hitting the Pacific Ocean, NE of New Zealand over the period 06:49-07:05 UTC. HTV 4's final rocket stage was not catalogued because it was de-orbited after releasing the spacecraft. Part of the cargo payload was a group of four cubesats (ArduSat-1, ArduSat-X, PicoDragon and TechEdSat-3) to be relased from the ISS at a later date.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Aug 03, 22:18	6622	0.0086	188	301	89.39	51.65	313
2013 Aug 04, 09:11	6670	0.0015	282	302	90.36	51.64	288
2013 Aug 08, 03:37	6767	0.0013	380	397	92.32	51.64	192
2013 Aug 09, 01:18	6782	0.0002	403	405	92.64	51.65	251
2013 Aug 09, 02:45	6786	0.0026	391	425	92.72	51.64	191
2013 Aug 09, 04:21	6791	0.0010	406	419	92.82	51.61	162
2013 Aug 10, 16:59	6794	0.0004	414	418	92.89	51.65	298
2013 Sep 04, 19:09	6788	0.0003	408	412	92.76	51.66	41

2013-041 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,4 (Delta 363) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2013 Aug 8, 00:29
USA 244 (Wideband Global SATCOM 6) 2013-041A 39222						in space
Block II Military communications satellite, providing communications links for troops in the field. A major improvent 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. Separated from launch vehicle 01:19:38 UTC. Entered operational service 2012 Dec 12. Orbit data are extracted from publicly available information.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Aug 08, 00:29	40030	0.8294	449	66855	1328.43	24.00	178
2013 Aug 12, 12:00	43315	0.6883	7123	66751	1495.26	10.84	179
2014 Nov 16, 21:43	42165	0.0001	35783	35791	1436.12	0.02	211	135° west
2019 Oct 18, 16:20	42165	0.0000	35785	35789	1436.10	0.02	24	135° west
2023 Feb 13, 10:23	42165	0.0000	35786	35788	1436.11	0.02	246	135° west

2013-042 Dnepr Dombarovsky (Yasny) Cosmodrome						2013 Aug 22, 14:39
Kompsat 5 (Arirang 5) 2013-042A 39227						in space
South Korean KOrea Multi-Purpose SATellite 5, to conduct all weather and all day observations using an X-band SAR payload. The mission supports GIS (Geographical Information Systems), Ocean monitoring, Land management, Disaster monitoring, and Environment monitoring on the Korean peninsula. Precise launch time 14:39:20 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Aug 23, 03:30	6922	0.0012	535	552	95.52	97.60	302	18:00
2023 Feb 13, 08:29	6931	0.0002	551	554	95.71	97.63	357	17:55

2013-043 Delta 4 Heavy, Delta 364 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2013 Aug 28, 18:03
USA 245 (KH-11 Block-4 F3?/Crystal) 2013-043A 39232						in space
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance tagged as NRO L-65. The upper stage of the Delta launch vehicle re-entered mid-Pacific about two hours after launch. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Aug 29, 03:13	7005	0.0528	257	997	97.25	97.87	192	09:48
2019 Aug 13, 20:04	7013	0.0532	261	1007	97.40	97.88	321	09:41

2013-044 Ariane 5ECA (VA-215) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2013 Aug 29, 20:30
Eutelsat 25B (Es’hail 1) 2013-044A 39233						in space
Communications satellite to provide expanded coverage across the Middle East (particulary Qatar) North Africa and Central Asia as a follow-on to Eutelsat 25A satellite. Precise time of lift-off 20:30:07 UTC at the opening of a 50 minute window, separated from launch vehicle at 20:57:45 UTC. Expected location - 25°.5 East.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Aug 30, 13:01	24394	0.7283	249	35782	631.94	3.45	178
2013 Sep 02, 05:01	32355	0.3022	16198	35757	965.34	0.74	177
2013 Sep 04, 02:48	42124	0.0005	35725	35767	1434.03	0.08	19	30° east
2013 Sep 06, 18:37	42138	0.0003	35748	35773	1434.75	0.08	104	32° east
2013 Sep 09, 20:26	42165	0.0000	35784	35789	1436.09	0.07	189	32° east
2013 Oct 18, 02:49	42211	0.0002	35826	35840	1438.46	0.05	167	31° east
2013 Nov 02, 18:48	42165	0.0001	35785	35789	1436.12	0.05	93	26° east
2023 Feb 12, 13:07	42164	0.0002	35779	35793	1436.07	0.05	303	26° east

GSat 7 2013-044B 39234						in space
Military communications satellite for use, in particular, by the Indian Navy. Precise time of lift-off 20:30:07 UTC at the opening of a 50 minute window, separated from launch vehicle at 21:04:26 UTC. Expected location - 74° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Aug 30, 07:46	24403	0.7285	248	35802	632.31	3.45	178
2013 Aug 31, 07:30	32681	0.2906	16806	35800	979.94	0.38	164
2013 Sep 03, 22:22	42014	0.0039	35472	35800	1428.40	0.22	28	66° east
2013 Sep 11, 21:48	42116	0.0015	35675	35801	1433.63	0.21	14	74° east
2013 Sep 15, 12:00	42165	0.0007	35759	35815	1436.10	0.20	336	74° east
2023 Feb 13, 01:24	42165	0.0009	35750	35824	1436.11	0.02	173	74° east

2013-045 Zenit-2SB/DM-SLB Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Aug 31, 20:05
Amos 4 2013-045A 39237						in space
Israeli comsat to provide broadcast and broadband services to urban and rural areas principally of Russia, the Middle East - includes Direct-To-Home (DTH), video distribution, VSAT communications and broadband Internet. Expected location - 65° east (check out location - 67°.25 east).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Sep 01, 09:14	25730	0.6409	2862	35842	684.58	26.88	0
2013 Sep 06, 15:56	40472	0.0422	32388	35801	1350.51	0.66	356
2013 Sep 17, 00:39	42086	0.0019	35626	35789	1432.06	0.06	272	67° east
2013 Sep 20, 17:38	42166	0.0004	35772	35803	1436.15	0.06	119	67° east
2023 Feb 13, 03:41	42165	0.0003	35772	35801	1436.09	0.01	224	65° east

2013-046 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre						2013 Sep 1, 19:16
Yaogan 17 Outlier 2013-046A 39239
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 east of Yaogan 9 (2010-009A/36413) so it surveys a similar area about five hours earlier. Precise launch time - 04:06:04.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Sep 02, 05:47	7472	0.0023	1076	1111	107.12	63.41	36
2014 Aug 10, 00:38	7468	0.0038	1062	1119	107.05	63.41	6
2023 Feb 12, 21:43	7468	0.0318	853	1327	107.04	63.40	7

Yaogan 17 Leader 2013-046B 39240						in space
One of two further payloads forming the Yaogan 17 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 ( ° )
2013 Sep 02, 05:52	7472	0.0023	1077	1111	107.13	63.42	38
2014 Aug 10, 02:25	7468	0.0038	1062	1119	107.05	63.41	6
2023 Feb 13, 06:53	7468	0.0318	853	1327	107.05	63.40	7

Yaogan 17 Follower 2013-046C 39241
One of two further payloads forming the Yaogan 17 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 ( ° )
2013 Sep 02, 05:52	7473	0.0021	1080	1111	107.16	63.42	38
2014 Aug 10, 00:38	7468	0.0039	1061	1119	107.05	63.41	5
2023 Feb 13, 04:52	7468	0.0319	852	1328	107.04	63.40	7

CZ 4C third stage 2013-046D 39242						in space
Launched Yaogan 17 triplet. 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 ( ° )
2013 Sep 02, 05:40	7379	0.0150	890	1112	105.14	63.47	24

2013-047 Minotaur V Wallops Flight Facility						2013 Sep 7, 03:27
Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) 2013-047A 39246						Re-entered - 2014 Apr 17 Life 222 days
NASA lunar orbiting mission designed to characterize the atmosphere and lunar dust environment. Launch time 03:27:00 precisely. Arrived in orbit around the Moon 2013 Oct 6. Manoeuvred to 50 km, circular, equatorial - fully retrograde (180° inclination). Crashed on Lunar surface 2014 Apr 17.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Sep 13, 17:15	166656	0.9496	2028	318529	11284.75	36.01	155

2013-048 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2013 Sep 11, 23:23
Gonets M-14 2013-048A 39249						in space
Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system. Launched as part of a triple payload. Precise launch time 23:23:04 UTC. Released from the launch vehicle Sep 12 at 01:07 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Sep 12, 12:26	7881	0.0010	1495	1511	116.04	82.49	339
2013 Oct 14, 16:30	7878	0.0010	1493	1508	115.99	82.48	249
2013 Oct 17, 06:21	7873	0.0016	1482	1507	115.86	82.49	215

Gonets M-16 2013-048B 39250						in space
Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system. Launched as part of a triple payload. Precise launch time 23:23:04 UTC. Released from the launch vehicle Sep 12 at 01:07 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Sep 12, 05:12	7879	0.0009	1493	1508	116.00	82.49	323

Gonets M-17 2013-048C 39251						in space
Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system. Launched as part of a triple payload. Precise launch time 23:23:04 UTC. Released from the launch vehicle Sep 12 at 01:07 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Sep 13, 01:59	7880	0.0010	1494	1509	116.02	82.49	331

Briz-KM 2013-048D 39252						in space
Launched Gonets-M triplet. Orbit changed after satellite release as a collision avoidance manoeuvre.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Sep 12, 06:47	7720	0.0210	1180	1504	112.51	82.49	269

2013-049 Epsilon Tanegashima Space Centre						2013 Sep 14, 05:00
Hisaki (Sprint A) 2013-049A 39253						in space
Verification mission for new standard satellite design. Carries extreme ultraviolet telescope to observe the planets and measure their interaction with plasma generated by Jupiters moon Io and investigate the mechanism of how the atmosphere of the terrestrial planets escapes into space. First flight for the solid propellant Epsilon launch vehicle. Launch was 15 min into 45 min launch window.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Sep 14, 11:37	7269	0.0114	809	974	102.80	29.75	37
2013 Sep 20, 03:59	7432	0.0137	952	1155	106.27	29.72	113

2013-050 Atlas V 531, AV-041 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2013 Sep 18, 08:10
USA 246 (AEHF 3) 2013-050A 39256						in space
Advanced Extremely High Frequency comsat for US military and government . Launch delayed 66 mins by weather. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:01 UTC. The first two orbits are estimates based on ULA data. Further orbits prior to 2015 are based on amateur visual observation. After that, orbits were published by SpaceTrack.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Sep 18, 08:30	6987	0.0618	177	1041	96.87	27.82	179
2013 Sep 18, 08:39	31447	0.7898	233	49906	924.99	20.52	179
2014 Jan 05, 21:37	42157	0.0036	35626	35932	1435.69	4.96	121	103° west
2014 Apr 18, 14:28	42165	0.0011	35740	35834	1436.12	4.62	1	120° west
2015 Jun 17, 12:21	42165	0.0003	35774	35801	1436.13	3.89	160	152° east
2017 Dec 01, 05:24	42165	0.0005	35765	35809	1436.13	2.25	343	152° east
2020 Mar 27, 00:22	42166	0.0007	35759	35816	1436.16	0.69	6	111° east
2023 Feb 12, 17:25	42165	0.0057	35547	36027	1436.11	2.27	189	155° west

2013-051 Antares 110 Wallops Flight Facility						2013 Sep 18, 14:58
Orbital D1 (SS G David Low) 2013-051A 39258						Re-entered - 2013 Oct 23 Life 35 days
Demonstration and test flight of Cygnus advanced maneuvering spacecraft that will be used for cargo delivery services under a NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) agreement. An initial approach to the ISS Sep 22 was called off due to a software glitch - Cygnus passed about 5 km from the station. A second approach was inititated late Sep 28 UTC and, following a series of demonstration rendezvous manoeuvres, it was captured by the Remote Manipulator arm September 29 at 11:00 UTC. At 12:44 UTC it was attached to the Harmony node with all retaing bolts driven home about 30 min later. Undocked from ISS 2013 Oct 22 at 10:00 UTC and released by the manipulator arm at 11:31 UTC. Following retro-fire Oct Oct 23 at 17:41 UTC, it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere N of New Zealand at 18:16 UTC. Any unburnt fragments impacted the Pacific Ocean NE of New Zealand 10-20 minutes later.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Sep 18, 18:05	6648	0.0012	262	278	89.91	51.65	144
2013 Sep 18, 22:29	6707	0.0082	274	384	91.12	51.63	273
2013 Sep 19, 04:24	6710	0.0075	281	383	91.17	51.63	274
2013 Sep 19, 09:11	6744	0.0035	342	389	91.85	51.63	308
2013 Sep 20, 03:19	6773	0.0012	386	403	92.45	51.62	120
2013 Sep 20, 06:33	6780	0.0021	388	416	92.60	51.63	101
2013 Sep 20, 22:04	6795	0.0012	409	425	92.90	51.59	124
2013 Sep 21, 05:43	6789	0.0007	406	415	92.78	51.65	63
2013 Sep 21, 16:49	6791	0.0008	407	418	92.82	51.63	72
2013 Sep 22, 14:06	6789	0.0004	408	413	92.78	51.65	74
2013 Sep 23, 04:01	6800	0.0002	421	423	93.02	51.65	229
2013 Sep 26, 18:51	6794	0.0009	410	422	92.89	51.64	117
2013 Sep 27, 13:34	6785	0.0011	399	414	92.69	51.65	25
2013 Sep 28, 11:11	6789	0.0004	408	413	92.78	51.65	82

2013-052 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre						2013 Sep 23, 03:07
Fengyun 3C 2013-052A 39260						in space
Second generation meteorological imaging satellite capable of producing three-dimensional analyses of weather systems.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Sep 23, 19:24	7188	0.0008	804	815	101.08	98.81	216	10:10
2013 Sep 27, 04:44	7194	0.0012	807	824	101.20	98.80	159	10:10
2013 Sep 27, 15:01	7198	0.0004	817	823	101.30	98.81	173	10:10
2013 Sep 29, 12:05	7206	0.0001	827	828	101.45	98.81	63	10:10
2023 Feb 13, 12:23	7217	0.0010	832	846	101.70	98.44	304	06:47
2023 Jul 12, 18:01	7217	0.0010	831	846	101.69	98.43	225	06:24

2013-053 Kuaizhou 1 Jiuquan Space Centre						2013 Sep 25, 04:37
Kuaizhou 1 2013-053A 39262						Re-entered - 2015 Sep 1 Life 706 days
Small remote sensing satellite intended to assist in disaster monitoring. Launched on first orbital mission of new solid-propellant launch vehicle. There is no separately-catalogued upper stage because it is integrated with the satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Sep 25, 10:07	6663	0.0013	276	293	90.21	96.66	280	11:00
2013 Sep 27, 13:42	6673	0.0014	285	304	90.41	96.66	179	11:00
2013 Sep 28, 12:10	6680	0.0006	298	306	90.56	96.66	232	11:00
2013 Oct 16, 20:12	6662	0.0007	279	289	90.19	96.66	185	11:00
2013 Oct 17, 09:45	6678	0.0021	286	314	90.52	96.66	314	11:00
2013 Nov 01, 04:00	6660	0.0020	269	295	90.16	96.66	255	11:00
2013 Nov 01, 12:02	6682	0.0024	288	320	90.60	96.66	354	11:00
2013 Nov 19, 01:55	6659	0.0020	268	295	90.14	96.65	281	10:59
2013 Nov 19, 07:48	6684	0.0027	288	324	90.63	96.65	171	10:59
2013 Dec 09, 21:00	6659	0.0018	269	293	90.13	96.65	96	10:59
2013 Dec 10, 04:33	6682	0.0020	291	317	90.61	96.64	272	10:59
2013 Dec 29, 21:55	6660	0.0016	271	293	90.15	96.64	203	10:59
2013 Dec 30, 05:26	6685	0.0024	291	324	90.67	96.64	332	10:59
2014 Jan 23, 05:23	6660	0.0022	267	296	90.14	96.64	234	10:59
2014 Jan 23, 11:15	6685	0.0025	290	323	90.66	96.63	344	10:59
2014 Feb 14, 03:57	6660	0.0021	267	296	90.14	96.63	256	10:58
2014 Feb 14, 06:56	6688	0.0027	291	328	90.71	96.62	15	10:58
2014 Mar 06, 03:43	6659	0.0024	265	297	90.14	96.62	287	10:58
2014 Mar 06, 09:57	6682	0.0019	290	316	90.59	96.62	188	10:58
2014 Mar 19, 20:35	6660	0.0015	272	293	90.16	96.62	145	10:57
2014 Mar 20, 06:44	6683	0.0018	293	317	90.62	96.61	307	10:57
2014 Apr 04, 04:05	6659	0.0021	266	295	90.12	96.62	249	10:57
2014 Apr 04, 07:00	6691	0.0034	290	335	90.78	96.61	9	10:57
2014 Apr 25, 04:21	6661	0.0031	262	303	90.17	96.61	276	10:56
2014 Apr 25, 08:51	6683	0.0007	300	309	90.61	96.61	168	10:56
2014 Jul 28, 19:54	6658	0.0021	266	294	90.11	96.58	210	10:52
2014 Jul 29, 04:55	6665	0.0013	278	295	90.25	96.58	224	10:52
2014 Aug 12, 10:05	6646	0.0014	258	277	89.86	96.59	197	10:52
2014 Aug 12, 17:27	6654	0.0007	271	280	90.02	96.58	276	10:52
2014 Aug 20, 03:53	6645	0.0010	260	273	89.84	96.59	240	10:52
2014 Aug 20, 11:20	6675	0.0042	269	325	90.46	96.58	339	10:52
2014 Sep 02, 02:16	6662	0.0039	258	310	90.19	96.59	286	10:52
2014 Sep 02, 11:43	6672	0.0025	277	310	90.39	96.59	276	10:52
2014 Sep 16, 01:50	6653	0.0023	259	290	90.01	96.58	224	10:51
2014 Sep 16, 11:04	6680	0.0025	285	318	90.55	96.58	341	10:51
2014 Sep 26, 03:12	6669	0.0024	275	307	90.33	96.58	297	10:51
2014 Sep 26, 10:40	6696	0.0024	302	334	90.88	96.58	184	10:51
2014 Sep 29, 03:43	6693	0.0025	298	332	90.83	96.58	173	10:50
2014 Sep 29, 05:28	6721	0.0015	333	353	91.40	96.58	316	10:51

2013-054 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Sep 25, 20:58
Soyuz TMA-10M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 710) 2013-054A 39263						Re-entered - 2014 Mar 11 Life 167 days Returned to Earth
Carrying crew to ISS - Oleg Kotov (Roscosmos), Sergei Ryazansky (Roscosmos), Michael Hopkins (NASA). Precise launch time 20:58:50 UTC. Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS Sep 26 at 02:45 UTC, three minutes ahead of schedule. An initial orbit of about 195 x 230 km was not published by SpaceTrack. Undocked 2014 Mar 11 at 00:02 UTC carrying Kotov, Ryazansky and Hopkins. Retro-fire at 03:23:30 UTC was followed by landing near the aim point, 147 km south east of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan at 03:23:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Sep 26, 00:04	6695	0.0027	299	335	90.87	51.69	222
2013 Sep 26, 07:52	6793	0.0003	413	417	92.87	51.65	87

2013-055 Falcon 9 v1.1 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2013 Sep 29, 16:00
Cassiope (CAScade, Smallsat and IOnospheric Polar Explorer) 2013-055A 39265						in space
Satellite from the Canadian Space Agency - hybrid science/application payload. The science package will study solar-wind-driven plasma, radio and magnetic events in the lower ionosphere. Cassiope also carries a store and forward comms package specifically to move large digital data files around the world. Precise launch time 16:00:14 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Oct 07, 21:10	7284	0.0797	325	1486	103.11	81.00	136

CUSat 1 (Cornell University Satellite) 2013-055B 39266						in space
Satellite from Cornell University. The original plan involved a joined pair of near-identical small satellites that would have separated in orbit and conducted experiments in satellite inspection and measurement of station-keeping. One of the pair was irreparably damaged in 2012 during vibration testing so a single satellite is performing a modified mission. The second satellite was carried into orbit in order to maintain the integrity of the payload stack and provide a support for the active satellite. It was never activated itself and remains attached to the Falcon 9 upper stage.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Oct 08, 12:35	7282	0.0795	325	1483	103.08	80.99	134

DANDE (Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer) 2013-055C 39267						in space
Satellite from Colorado Space Grant Consortium,University of Colorado at Boulder, AF Space Command and NOAA, 0.8 m diameter sphere designed to measure wind and density variations in the upper atmosphere that create drag on orbiting satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Oct 07, 21:09	7284	0.0797	325	1486	103.10	80.99	136

POPACS 1 (Polar Orbiting Passive Atmospheric Calibration Sphere 1) 2013-055D 39268						in space
One of a triplet of 10cm diameter spherical satellites to be used to measure variations in the upper atmosphere in auroral regions, carried a dispenser of similar size to a 3U cubesat, developed and funded by a group including Morehead State University of Kentucky, the University of Arkansas, Montana State University and Drexel University of Philadelphia.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Oct 08, 21:03	7278	0.0791	325	1476	102.99	81.00	133

POPACS 2 (Polar Orbiting Passive Atmospheric Calibration Sphere 2) 2013-055E 39269						in space
One of a triplet of 10cm diameter spherical satellites to be used to measure variations in the upper atmosphere in auroral regions, carried a dispenser of similar size to a 3U unit for cubesats, developed and funded by a group including Morehead State University of Kentucky, the University of Arkansas, Montana State University and Drexel University of Philadelphia.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Oct 08, 21:04	7279	0.0791	325	1476	103.00	81.00	133

POPACS 3 (Polar Orbiting Passive Atmospheric Calibration Sphere 3) 2013-055F 39270						in space
One of a triplet of 10cm diameter spherical satellites to be used to measure variations in the upper atmosphere in auroral regions, carried a dispenser of similar size to a 3U cubesat, developed and funded by a group including Morehead State University of Kentucky, the University of Arkansas, Montana State University and Drexel University of Philadelphia.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Oct 10, 19:32	7281	0.0794	325	1482	103.06	81.00	127

Falcon 9 Upper Stage 2013-055G 39271						in space
Launched Cassiope, etc. The inert CUSat 2 is still attached but was never designed to be activated so does not count as a payload.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Oct 07, 02:12	7282	0.0803	319	1489	103.08	81.01	138

2013-056 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Sep 29, 21:38
Astra 2E 2013-056A 39285						in space
Satellite to provide broadcast, VSat and broadband services to Europe. Precise launch time 21:38:10 UTC. Separated from launch vehicle Sep 30 at 07:28 UTC. The first orbit shown is before all Briz-M firings were completed. Expected location: 28°.2 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Sep 30, 01:39	24476	0.7208	455	35741	635.15	49.08	360
2013 Sep 30, 11:51	26325	0.5990	4178	35716	708.45	22.93	0
2013 Sep 30, 23:27	28520	0.4798	8459	35825	798.88	14.29	0
2013 Oct 02, 16:59	31396	0.3484	14078	35958	922.72	8.38	1
2013 Oct 03, 16:48	37408	0.1253	26341	35719	1200.07	2.34	4
2013 Oct 06, 05:16	42081	0.0008	35670	35734	1431.80	0.15	59	39° east
2013 Oct 15, 03:40	42165	0.0001	35781	35793	1436.12	0.11	250	44° east
2023 Feb 12, 18:18	42166	0.0003	35776	35799	1436.14	0.06	326	28° east

2013-057 CZ 4B Jiuquan Space Centre						2013 Oct 25, 03:50
Shijian 16-01 (Practice 16-01) 2013-057A 39358
Mission described as being for "space environment exploration and technological experiments". The inclination is a new one for China.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Oct 25, 12:59	6987	0.0011	601	617	96.87	74.98	223
2023 Feb 13, 09:40	6987	0.0020	595	622	96.86	74.98	298

2013-058 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Oct 25, 18:08
Sirius XM-6 2013-058A 39360						in space
Commercial comsat providing services to the continental USA including digital audio radio broadcast directly to cars, homes and portable radios. Precise launch time - 18:08:54 UTC. Expected location - 115°.2 west. The first four listed orbits are estimates based on data from Khrunichev.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Oct 25, 18:25	6551	0.0000	172	173	87.94	51.55	100
2013 Oct 25, 19:34	9012	0.2624	270	4999	141.91	50.33	358
2013 Oct 25, 21:57	24428	0.7210	438	35661	633.26	49.12	359
2013 Oct 26, 03:07	26251	0.6006	4105	35641	705.47	23.15	359
2013 Oct 28, 11:44	29705	0.4204	10838	35817	849.20	11.47	1
2013 Oct 30, 21:42	34990	0.2056	21418	35806	1085.61	4.34	2
2013 Oct 31, 17:06	41375	0.0192	34203	35791	1395.95	0.41	9
2013 Nov 01, 15:55	42119	0.0012	35692	35790	1433.77	0.11	7	122° west
2013 Nov 07, 09:42	42165	0.0001	35784	35791	1436.13	0.07	300	120° west
2023 Feb 12, 22:46	42165	0.0001	35784	35789	1436.10	0.01	156	116° west

2013-059 CZ 2C Taiyuan Space Centre						2013 Oct 29, 02:50
Yaogan 18 2013-059A 39363						Re-entered - 2021 Apr 7 Life 2717 days
Imaging satellite carrying a synthetic aperture radar for natural resources surveys and, possibly, intelligence gathering. Specific tasks include land survey, crop yield assessment, and input to disaster monitoring and prevention plans. The orbit altitude and Descending Node time are similar to the initial values for Yaogan 6 (2009-021A/34839) suggesting the new satellite may be a replacement for it, or supplementary to it.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Oct 29, 11:46	6880	0.0013	492	511	94.65	97.55	265	09:56
2013 Oct 30, 05:17	6882	0.0012	496	512	94.70	97.56	245	09:56
2013 Oct 30, 16:43	6890	0.0001	511	512	94.86	97.55	254	09:56

2013-060 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-25) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2013 Nov 5, 09:08
Mars Orbiter 2013-060A 39370						in space
Indian demonstration vehicle to develop the technologies required for design, planning, management and operations of an interplanetary mission. Objective at Mars is to look for signs that life might have existed there and to research how Mars might have lost its liquid water. Launch was to Earth orbit, Separated from the launch vehicle at 09:52 UTC. Mars Orbiter is using its own propulsion system to raise its orbit, with engine firings Nov 6 at 19:47 UTC (416 seconds), Nov 7 at 20:48 UTC (570s), Nov 8 at 20:43 UTC (707s), Nov 10 at 20:36 UTC (cut short due to a computer error driven by a sensor or software problem). A firing Nov 11 at 23:30 UTC was used to compensate. There was a further firing on Nov 15 at 19:57 UTC (243.5s). After four circuits of the Earth, Mars Orbiter injected itself into a Sun-centred Mars transfer orbit 2013 November 30 at 19:19 UTC when thrusters were fired for 1328.89 sec to provide Δv 647.96 m/s. Entered orbit aroun Mars 2014 Sep 24 at 02:24 UTC following a 24 minute, firing of thrusters (Δv 1099 m/s). Designed to operate around Mars for 6-8 months. Communication lost 2022 September after eight years.
Entered orbit around Mars

2013-061 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Nov 7, 04:14
Soyuz TMA-11M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 711) 2013-061A 39373						Re-entered - 2014 May 14 Life 188 days Returned to Earth
Carrying crew to ISS - Mikhail Tyurin (Roscosmos), Richard Mastracchio (NASA), Koichi Wakata (JAXA). Precise launch time - 04:14:16 UTC. Followed the 'fast track', 6 hour, route to the ISS. Docked with the Rassvet module at 10:27:52 UTC, about four minutes earlier than scheduled.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 07, 04:02	6588	0.0023	195	225	88.70	51.65	84
2013 Nov 07, 14:54	6795	0.0001	416	418	92.91	51.65	123

2013-062 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Nov 11, 23:46
Raduga-1M (Globus M №3) 2013-062A 39375						in space
Commmunications satellite specifically for Russian government and military, based on the earlier Raduga/Gran but with increased capacity and increased resistance to the effects of radiation. One service provided is tactical battlefield communications and the satellite can also be used with small communications terminals in remote areas. Separated from the launch vehicle 2013 Nov 12 at 08:47:13 UTC. The first two orbits shown are estimates - there was probably an intermediate orbit with 5000 km apogee.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Nov 12, 00:04	6551	0.0000	172	173	87.94	51.55	100
2013 Nov 12, 03:24	24380	0.7218	404	35601	631.42	48.57	360
2013 Nov 13, 03:32	41802	0.0042	35249	35599	1417.60	0.18	196	58° east
2013 Nov 20, 19:12	41969	0.0037	35434	35748	1426.11	0.17	205	91° east
2013 Nov 23, 23:00	42220	0.0036	35688	35996	1438.93	0.17	203	94° east
2013 Nov 26, 19:12	42344	0.0035	35819	36113	1445.29	0.17	205	90° east
2013 Dec 04, 15:12	42257	0.0023	35783	35975	1440.82	0.10	210	73° east
2013 Dec 08, 02:17	42198	0.0008	35785	35855	1437.80	0.11	229	70° east
2013 Dec 10, 01:13	42165	0.0002	35777	35797	1436.13	0.10	247	70° east
2023 Feb 13, 00:14	42164	0.0001	35782	35790	1436.06	2.84	188	35° east

2013-063 Atlas V 401, AV-038 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2013 Nov 18, 18:28
MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) 2013-063A 39378						in space
NASA Mars orbiter for atmosphere studies, specifically to determine the role that loss of atmospheric gas to space has played in changing the Martian climate through time. The orbit listed was occupied by the MAVEN/Centaur stack after the first main engine cutoff at 19:37 UTC and before departing for Mars with an engine firing for 5.5 minutes starting at 19:08 UTC. Separated from the Centaur rocket stage at 19:20:42 UTC after entering a transfer ellipse between Earth and Mars. Entered orbit around Mars 2014 Sep 22 at 02:24 UTC after 34 mins of thruster firing (Δv around 1000 m/s).
Entered orbit around Mars

2013-I01 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station						2013 Nov 19, 12:18
Ardusat 1 (Arduino Satellite) 1998-067DA 39412						Re-entered - 2014 Apr 15 Life 147 days
1U Cubesat carried into orbit by HTV-4 and launched from the Kibo module of the ISS by JSSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer). Built around an Arduino processor and a set of sensors that can be programmed by students to conduct experiments.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 12:29	6791	0.0004	410	415	92.82	51.65	35

PicoDragon 1998-067DB 39413						Re-entered - 2014 Feb 28 Life 101 days
1U Cubesat carried into orbit by HTV-4 and launched from the Kibo module of the ISS by JSSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer). Built by the Vietnam National Satellite Center and intended to take low resolution Earth images as well as evaluating the performance of onboard systems.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 01:30	6790	0.0003	410	414	92.81	51.65	39

Ardusat X (Arduino Satellite) 1998-067DC 39414						Re-entered - 2014 Apr 16 Life 148 days
1U Cubesat carried into orbit by HTV-4 and launched from the Kibo module of the ISS by JSSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer). Built around an Arduino processor and a set of sensors that can be programmed by students to conduct experiments.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 12:24	6790	0.0004	410	415	92.81	51.65	33

2013-064 Minotaur I Wallops Flight Facility						2013 Nov 19, 22:30
STPSat 3 (Space Test Program Satellite) 2013-064A 39380						Re-entered - 2023 Mar 11 Life 3399 days
Primary satellite on the ORS-3 launch mission. Carries five separate packages of instruments and an aero-drag de-orbit module to drop it from orbit at the end of life (up to 25 years). Packages: iMESA-R(Integrated Miniaturized Electrostatic Analyzer Reflight) - USAF Academy instrument to measure plasma densities and energies, J-CORE (Joint Component Research) - space phenomenology (sic) instrument sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory Countermeasures Technology Branch & Army Space and Missile Defense Command, SSU (Strip Sensor Unit) - AFRL Directed Energy experiment for on-orbit testing and operation of a sensor assembly, SWATS (Small Wind and Temperature Spectrometer) - Naval Research Laboratory instrument to provide in-situ measurements of the neutral and plasma environment to characterize the Earth's ionosphere and thermosphere, TCTE (TSI Calibration Transfer Experiment) - a NASA/NOAA instrument to collect high accuracy, high precision measurements of Total Solar Irradiance to monitor changes in solar irradiance at the top the Earth's atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 20, 18:10	6881	0.0006	499	507	94.67	40.52	311
2021 Jul 01, 12:03	6828	0.0004	447	453	93.58	40.50	268

PhoneSat 2.4 2013-064B 39381						Re-entered - 2017 Jan 31 Life 1169 days
1U Cubesat produced under a NASA initiative and built round the HTC Nexus One smartphone running Google's Android OS. The phone acts as the spacecraft onboard computer, sensors determine the orientation of the spacecraft and the phone camera is used for Earth observations. As an addition to the PhoneSat-1 design, it can accept commands and is equipped with solar cells. NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 21, 16:14	6881	0.0006	499	507	94.68	40.51	298

CAPE-2 (Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment) 2013-064C 39382						Re-entered - 2014 Oct 23 Life 338 days
1U Cubesat from The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, demonstrating satellite technology including stabilisation using the Earth's magnetic field. NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 21, 20:58	6881	0.0004	500	506	94.67	40.51	318

DragonSat-1 2013-064D 39383						Re-entered - 2016 Aug 31 Life 1016 days
1U Cubesat from Drexel Space Systems Laboratory of Drexel University carrying an Earth-imaging camera, a magnetometer, an accelerometer and seven temperature sensors. It will also test a gravity-gradient boom. NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 21, 17:49	6881	0.0004	500	506	94.68	40.51	322

KySat-2 2013-064E 39384						Re-entered - 2015 Feb 12 Life 450 days
1U Cubesat designed, built, and tested by students of the University of Kentucky and Morehead State University, it allows students to receive data and telemetry and upload audio and text files for download by students at other schools. Students can also download (extremely) low resolution images taken by the satellite’s imaging system and “command” the satellite. It replaces KySat 1 that was lost in the failed NASA Glory launch during 2011. NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 06, 17:00	6879	0.0001	500	502	94.63	40.51	94

TJ³Sat (Thomas Jefferson Cube Sat) 2013-064F 39385						Re-entered - 2015 Sep 17 Life 667 days
1U Cubesat from Thomas Jefferson High School of Alexandria, Virginia that will be used as a broadcast satellite at amateur frequencies using a phonetic voice synthesizer that converts strings of text to voice. NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 06, 17:01	6879	0.0005	498	505	94.64	40.53	46

ORSES (ORS Enabler Satellite) 2013-064G 39386						Re-entered - 2016 Jan 3 Life 775 days
3U Cubesat - collaboration between ORS and Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) to provide communications and data for underserved tactical users. Based on the SMDC-ONE satellite (2012-048B/38759) but upgraded with a Software Defined Radio (Vulcan Wireless) and an NSA Type-I encryption (Raytheon) Gryphon device. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 06, 17:02	6880	0.0003	499	504	94.65	40.52	53

ORS Tech 1 2013-064H 39387						Re-entered - 2015 Mar 23 Life 489 days
3U Cubesat - unspecified payload from Johns Hopkins University being used to assess a multi-mission satellite bus. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 06, 16:58	6879	0.0002	499	502	94.63	40.53	86

SENSE SV1 (Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment) 2013-064J 39388						Re-entered - 2015 Mar 21 Life 487 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with star cameras for attitude determination, carrying CTECS (Compact Total Electron Density Sensor) for ionospheric measurements and experiments, and CTIP (Cubesat Tiny Ionospheric Photometer) to monitor photons produced by the recombination of positive oxygen ions and electrons. Its purpose is to assess the use of small satellites to monitor space weather. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 06, 20:09	6879	0.0005	497	504	94.63	40.53	49

NPS-SCAT (Naval Post-graduate School - Solar Cell Array Tester) 2013-064K 39389						Re-entered - 2015 Oct 28 Life 708 days
1U Cubesat testing solar cells and measuring how they degrade over time in the space environment. Carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 14:48	6879	0.0002	499	502	94.63	40.50	151

Prometheus 1-4 2013-064L 39390						Re-entered - 2015 Dec 13 Life 754 days
1.5U Cubesat from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, payload unspecified but assessing the operational efffectiveness of a constellation of Cubesats for communications by United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Launched alongside seven other similar satellites. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 19:31	6879	0.0005	497	504	94.63	40.51	97

Prometheus 1-2 2013-064M 39391						Re-entered - 2015 Dec 10 Life 751 days
1.5U Cubesat from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, payload unspecified but assessing the operational efffectiveness of a constellation of Cubesats for communications by United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Launched alongside seven other similar satellites. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 17:56	6879	0.0004	498	504	94.63	40.51	95

SENSE SV2 (Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment) 2013-064N 39392						Re-entered - 2019 Oct 28 Life 2169 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with star cameras for attitude determination, carrying CTECS (Compact Total Electron Density Sensor) for ionospheric measurements and experiments and WINCS (Wind Ion Neutral Composite Suite) to measure atmospheric and ionospheric density, composition, temperature and movement. Its purpose is to assess the use of small satellites to monitor space weather. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 14, 06:13	6879	0.0002	500	503	94.64	40.51	146

Prometheus 1-5 2013-064P 39393						Re-entered - 2015 Nov 29 Life 740 days
1.5U Cubesat from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, payload unspecified but assessing the operational efffectiveness of a constellation of Cubesats for communications by United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Launched alongside seven other similar satellites. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 17:55	6879	0.0003	498	502	94.62	40.52	127

Prometheus 1-6 2013-064Q 39394						Re-entered - 2015 Dec 9 Life 750 days
1.5U Cubesat from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, payload unspecified but assessing the operational efffectiveness of a constellation of Cubesats for communications by United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Launched alongside seven other similar satellites. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 17:55	6879	0.0003	498	502	94.62	40.53	132

COPPER (Close Orbit Propulsion Plume and Elemental Recognition) 2013-064R 39395						Re-entered - 2016 Feb 4 Life 807 days
1U Cubesat from Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology of St Louis University, to be used for infrared imaging. NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 16:24	6879	0.0002	499	502	94.64	40.51	141

ORS Tech 2 2013-064S 39396						Re-entered - 2015 Apr 3 Life 500 days
3U Cubesat - unspecified payload from Johns Hopkins University being used to assess a multi-mission satellite bus. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 17:53	6878	0.0002	498	501	94.61	40.53	126

Horus/STARE (Space-based Telescope for Actionable Refinement of Ephemeris) 2013-064T 39397						Re-entered - 2018 Apr 26 Life 1619 days
3U Cubesat provided by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the National Reconnaissance Office, equipped with optical sensors to detect orbiting payloads & debris for orbit measurement. Held over from the USA 238 launch that carried its partner satellite - Re (2012-048A/38758). Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 14:49	6879	0.0005	498	504	94.64	40.51	105

Black Knight 1 2013-064U 39398						Re-entered - 2015 Jul 16 Life 604 days
1U Cubesat built by students at the West Point Academy to test a two-axis, passive, attitude control system and an Earth imaging camera. Carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 16:21	6878	0.0005	497	504	94.62	40.53	90

Prometheus 1-7 2013-064V 39399						Re-entered - 2015 Dec 5 Life 746 days
1.5U Cubesat from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, payload unspecified but assessing the operational efffectiveness of a constellation of Cubesats for communications by United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Launched alongside seven other similar satellites. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission. Re-entered 2015 Dec 5 at 03:34 ±2 hrs.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 14:45	6878	0.0003	498	502	94.62	40.53	135

Trailblazer 2013-064W 39400						Re-entered - 2016 May 22 Life 915 days
1U Cubesat from University of New Mexico and providing proof-of-concept for an Air Force Sponsored bus technology called Space Plug-and-play Architecture (SPA). Also studying space weather with a radiation dosimeter. NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 11:40	6879	0.0003	499	503	94.64	40.51	146

Prometheus 1-8 2013-064X 39401						Re-entered - 2015 Dec 1 Life 742 days
1.5U Cubesat from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, payload unspecified but assessing the operational efffectiveness of a constellation of Cubesats for communications by United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Launched alongside seven other similar satellites. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 17:55	6879	0.0003	498	503	94.62	40.53	135

SwampSat 2013-064Y 39402						Re-entered - 2015 Dec 13 Life 754 days
1U Cubesat developed by students at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, it is equipped with gyroscopes to demonstrate rapid and precise three axis attitude control. NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 12, 18:00	6879	0.0001	500	502	94.64	40.51	123

Ho`oponopono 2 2013-064Z 39403						Re-entered - 2021 Aug 26 Life 2837 days
3U Cubesat developed by students of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, and developed in co-operation with the USAF. Its purpose is to continue the radar calibration missions of RadCal (1993-041A/22698) and a package aboard USA-147/DMSP F-15 (1999-067A/25991). NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 11, 19:55	6880	0.0005	498	505	94.64	40.53	98

Firefly 2013-064AA 39404						Re-entered - 2017 Nov 1 Life 1443 days
3U Cubesat to explore the relationship between lightning and Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes (TGFs). The mission involves students Students at Siena College in Loudonville NY, and at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne MD. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 17, 16:04	6878	0.0006	496	504	94.62	40.53	146

ChargerSat-1 2013-064AB 39405						Re-entered - 2016 Mar 19 Life 851 days
1U Cubesat built by Huntsville students, equipped with a gravity-gradient stabilisation boom and carrying out communications and solar cell tests. NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 18, 14:07	6878	0.0003	498	502	94.62	40.51	185

Prometheus 1-1 2013-064AC 39406						Re-entered - 2015 Dec 11 Life 752 days
1.5U Cubesat from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, payload unspecified but assessing the operational efffectiveness of a constellation of Cubesats for communications by United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Launched alongside seven other similar satellites. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 26, 12:38	6877	0.0006	495	503	94.60	40.51	204

Lunar Orbiter/Lander CubeSat (Vermont Lunar Cubesat) 2013-064AD 39407						Re-entered - 2015 Nov 21 Life 732 days
1U Cubesat testing software and an imager for an eventual lunar orbiter/lander cubesat that will be sent to the Moon via a launch to geosynchronous orbit - from Vermont Technical College and the University of Vermont. NASA ELaNa-4 payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 24, 13:24	6877	0.0007	494	504	94.60	40.53	187

Prometheus 1-3 2013-064AE 39408						Re-entered - 2015 Dec 8 Life 749 days
1.5U Cubesat from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, payload unspecified but assessing the operational efffectiveness of a constellation of Cubesats for communications by United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Launched alongside seven other similar satellites. Payload carried on the ORS-3 launch mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 24, 13:24	6877	0.0006	495	503	94.60	40.51	190

Minotaur upper stage 2013-064AF 39409						Re-entered - 2015 Dec 25 Life 766 days
Launched the ORS-3 Mission. Carries an aero-drag de-orbit system. The launch vehicle also tested a flight safety system for self-controlled abort if a problem had occurred during ascent to orbit. Was thought to have performed a collision avoidance manoeuvre after releasing the Cubesats but it seems not to be the case.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 24, 13:25	6877	0.0006	495	504	94.60	40.51	188

2013-065 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre						2013 Nov 20, 03:31
Yaogan 19 2013-065A 39410						in space
Described as being used for remote sensing but mission is probably military or government photo-reconnaissance.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Nov 20, 17:32	7582	0.0004	1201	1207	109.51	100.48	163	10:29
2023 Feb 13, 12:39	7580	0.0009	1195	1209	109.46	100.05	26	06:48

2013-I02 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station						2013 Nov 20, 07:58
TechEdSat 3 (Technical and Educational Satellite 3) 1998-067DD 39415						Re-entered - 2014 Jan 16 Life 57 days
3U Cubesat carried into orbit by HTV-4 and launched from the Kibo module of the ISS by JSSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer). Joint Project between San Jose State University and the University of Idaho. Carries an Iridium satellite telephone modem and a deployable drag device to cause rapid orbital decay.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 20, 12:40	6791	0.0003	411	415	92.83	51.65	261

2013-066 Dnepr Dombarovsky (Yasny) Cosmodrome						2013 Nov 21, 07:10
Aprizesat 7 2013-066A 39416
Small satellite for data collection from small fixed and mobile ground stations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 19:54	7002	0.0042	594	653	97.17	97.80	197

ZACUBE-1 (TshepisoSat) 2013-066B 39417
1U Cubesat - built mainly by postgraduate students at South Africa's Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). Carries a beacon at HF for ionospheric studies that will also be used to calibrate the HF SHARE radar located in Antarctica. Acknowledment to Nico Janssen for help with the ID.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 23, 02:32	7017	0.0064	594	683	97.49	97.80	190

Skysat 1 2013-066C 39418
Commercial remote sensing satellite for Skybox Imaging of the USA. It will collect high resolution panchromatic and multispectral images of the Earth.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Nov 22, 21:12	6961	0.0022	567	598	96.33	97.81	326	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 09:58	6942	0.0033	541	587	95.94	97.54	164	10:03

Dubaisat 2 2013-066D 39419						in space
Earth observation satellite built by the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology for the Satrec Initiative, a satellite manufacturing company in South Korea. Its purpose is to obtain images for commercial users in the United Arab Emirates.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Nov 22, 18:04	6972	0.0013	585	603	96.56	97.81	279	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 08:02	6958	0.0013	570	589	96.26	97.42	182	07:03

OPTOS 2013-066E 39420						in space
3U Cubesat - from the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial of the Spanish Space Agency, Madrid. Carries APIS (Athermalized Panchromatic Image Sensor) to study the degradation of lenses in the space environment by imaging the same region repeatedly under the same light conditions, FIBOS (Fiber Bragg Gratings for Optical Sensing) to measure temperature by studying a laser beam travelling across the optical gratings, and the GMR (Giant Magneto-Resistance) system to study magnetic fluxes in the Earth's magnetic field.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 22:07	7074	0.0144	594	797	98.68	97.79	185
2023 Feb 13, 00:24	7058	0.0133	586	774	98.36	97.82	315

Unisat 5 (+ Dove 4) 2013-066F 39421
Small satellite built by university students and researchers for GAUSS (Group of Astrodynamics of the University of Roma “La Sapienza”). Onboard equiment includes the GlioSat biomedical experiment to investigate the effects of microgravity and ionizing radiation on cell behaviour, and a digital Earth-imaging system. Unisat also contains a Cubesat deployer MRFOD (Morehead-Roma FemtoSat Orbital Deployer) - a student-built technology demonstrator for deploying satellites containing Eagle 1, Eagle 2, Wren and QBScout 1, PEPPOD CubeSat deployment system containing Dove 4, and a second PEPPOD containing iCube 1, HUMSAT-D and PUCPSat-1/Pocket PUCP. Unisat 5 separated from the launch vehicle at 07:25:48 UTC. The smaller satellites were released with the exception of Dove 4, a 3U Earth-imaging Cubesat from Planet Labs of the US, it remains inside Unisat.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 21:28	6995	0.0033	594	640	97.04	97.81	202
2023 Feb 13, 09:39	6976	0.0029	578	618	96.65	97.53	220

STSat 3 2013-066G 39422						in space
Science satellite from South Korea carrying two principal sensors. MIRIS (Multi-purpose Infrared Imaging System) is for astronomy, providing infrared imagery of the galaxy and of the cosmic background . COMIS (Compact Imaging Spectrometer) is an instrument to provide infrared imagery for Earth environmental monitoring, land classification research, and monitoring of water quality.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Nov 22, 21:25	6988	0.0024	593	626	96.88	97.81	211	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 10:36	6972	0.0022	579	609	96.55	97.48	193	05:14

WNISat 1 (WeatherNews Inc Satellite 1) 2013-066H 39423						in space
Commercial Arctic Sea monitoring satellite built by AXELSPACE and funded by Weathernews Inc. of Tokyo, Japan. It aims to provide data to shipping lines who are interested in the Arctic Sea ice state.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Nov 22, 22:20	7099	0.0180	594	849	99.22	97.78	184	10:29
2023 Feb 13, 10:07	7091	0.0175	589	837	99.05	97.72	104	20:38

KHUSAT-01 (CINEMA 2) 2013-066J 39424						in space
3U Cubesat - CINEMA stands for "Cubesat for Ion, Neutral, Electron, Magnetic fields". Second satellite in a trio of identical satellites studying Space Weather effects in near-Earth space. Created by Kyung Hee University and the University of California at Berkeley, USA. CINEMA 1 is 2012-048G/38764.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 21:51	7041	0.0097	594	731	97.99	97.79	187

Aprizesat 8 2013-066K 39425
Small satellite for data collection from small fixed and mobile ground stations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 23:13	7009	0.0053	594	669	97.34	97.80	193
2023 Feb 13, 09:16	7001	0.0050	587	658	97.16	97.66	333

KHUSAT-02 (CINEMA 3) 2013-066L 39426						in space
3U Cubesat - CINEMA stands for "Cubesat for Ion, Neutral, Electron, Magnetic fields". Third satellite in a trio of identical satellites studying Space Weather effects in near-Earth space. Created by Kyung Hee University and the University of California at Berkeley, USA. CINEMA 1 is 2012-048G/38764.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 23:33	7049	0.0109	594	747	98.16	97.79	186

Triton-1 2013-066M 39427						in space
3U Cubesat - carries a test version of an test an experimental advanced AIS (Automatic Identification System) receiver for picking up location information from ships at sea. Will also transmit readable data for decoding by radio amateurs.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 23:37	7057	0.0120	594	764	98.32	97.79	185
2023 Feb 13, 06:23	7039	0.0109	584	738	97.96	97.83	214

Delfi-n3Xt 2013-066N 39428						in space
3U Cubesat - from Delft University of Technology, equipped with a three-axis attitude determination and control system. Follow on from Delfi-C3 (2008-021G/32789).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 23:41	7065	0.0132	594	780	98.50	97.79	185

Dove 3 2013-066P 39429						in space
3U Cubesat - with Dove 4 on the same launch vehicle, precursor of a constellation of Earth imaging satellites operated by California-based Planet Labs. Dove 3 was successfully separated from the launch vehicle at 07:26:05 UTC
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 22:11	7083	0.0156	594	815	98.87	97.78	184
2023 Feb 13, 12:27	7060	0.0140	583	781	98.40	97.81	338

GATOSS (Global Air Traffic Awareness and Optimizing through Spaceborne Surveillance) 2013-066Q 39430						in space
2U Cubesat - built under management of GomSpace with assistance by the University of Aalborg, Denmark. Its principal purpose is to evaluate use of satellites to monitor ABS-B data transmissions from commercial aircraft on trans-oceanic routes. Originally called GOMX-1, the satellite was re-named on successful injection into orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 23, 08:06	7084	0.0159	593	819	98.90	97.78	183
2023 Feb 13, 09:42	7068	0.0148	586	794	98.56	97.79	5

BRITE-PL (Lem) 2013-066R 39431						in space
Small astronomical satellite as the Polish contribution to the BRITE (Bright Target Explorer) mission, developed by a consortium of Canadian, Austrian and Polish institutes. It will study the brightest stars in the Miky Way galaxy.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Nov 22, 22:29	7118	0.0206	594	886	99.61	97.78	183	10:29
2023 Feb 13, 00:06	7111	0.0200	591	876	99.47	97.68	203	18:33

ICube-1 2013-066S 39432
1U Cubesat - First satellite in Pakistan's Institute of Space Technology space program. Principally a demonstration satellite including amateur radio capability, includes an imaging device. Probably released from Unisat 5's PEPPOD 1 but to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 29, 15:13	6993	0.0035	590	639	96.99	97.80	178
2023 Feb 13, 10:40	6965	0.0030	565	607	96.40	97.48	174

HumSat-D (Humanitarian Satellite Network-Demonstrator) 2013-066T 39433						in space
1U Cubesat - designed and developed at the University of Vigo, Spain. Demonstrator for the future HumSat constellation - a store-dump communications system to collect data from ground-based sensors. Reported to have been released successfully from Unisat 5's PEPPOD 1.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 29, 10:22	6993	0.0036	590	640	96.99	97.80	179
2023 Feb 13, 11:03	6955	0.0029	557	597	96.21	97.45	146

Pocket PUCP (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) 2013-066U 39434						Re-entered - 2023 Jun 26 Life 3504 days
Small satellite built by the Institute for Radio Astronomy at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). Carries equipment to measure temperature. Originally carried inside PUCPSat 1 and reportedly released from it into independent orbit 2013 Dec 6 around 08:00 UTC. Designation and Catalogue Number derived through a process of deduction but are still to be confirmed in any formal way as radio transmissions from the satellite have not been detected. JSpOC lists this object as Dove 4 - the cubesat that failed to be released from Unisat 5.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 30, 04:10	6993	0.0036	590	640	97.00	97.80	177
2023 Feb 13, 10:00	6855	0.0019	464	490	94.14	97.44	296

Wren 2013-066V 39435						in space
2.5p PocketQubeSat - built by German company StaKoDo UG. It will test 4 pulsed plasma thrusters, a 3 axis reaction wheel for stabilisation and a colour camera. Released from the Unisat 5 MRFOD.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Nov 29, 18:32	6995	0.0033	593	640	97.03	97.80	179	10:29

Eagle 2 ($50Sat) 2013-066W 39436						Re-entered - 2018 May 19 Life 1640 days
2.5p PocketQubeSat - from Morehead State University, Kentucky, measuring the satellite's thermal environment. Released from the Unisat 5 MRFOD. Acknowledment to Nico Janssen for help with the ID.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Nov 30, 04:18	6996	0.0031	596	639	97.05	97.80	182	10:29

Eagle 1 (BeakerSat 1) 2013-066X 39437						Re-entered - 2019 Feb 13 Life 1910 days
1.5p PocketQubeSat - from Morehead State University, Kentucky carrying spacecraft technology tests including a de-orbit system based on increasing air drag by releasing a flat panel to increase the satellite's cross section and to increase its visibility to radar. Released from the Unisat 5 MRFOD.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Nov 29, 17:00	6997	0.0030	598	640	97.08	97.81	179	10:29

Velox-PII 2013-066Y 39438						in space
1U Cubesat - from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore built as a technology demonstrator and carrying a development version of a Sun sensor. Acknowledment to Nico Janssen for help with the ID.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 29, 03:33	7025	0.0075	594	699	97.66	97.80	169
2023 Feb 13, 08:53	7008	0.0069	581	678	97.30	97.73	33

First-MOVE 2013-066Z 39439						in space
1U Cubesat - built as a demonstration item by students from the Institute of Astronautics of the Technische Universität München. It carries a solar cell experiment and a camera. Acknowledment to Nico Janssen for help with the ID.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 30, 05:36	7025	0.0075	594	699	97.65	97.80	166

CubeBug-2 (Manolito) 2013-066AA 39440
2U Cubesat - Argentinian amateur radio satellite will also transmit decodable data on its operational condition. Acknowledment to Nico Janssen for help with the ID.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 29, 18:32	7032	0.0086	594	715	97.82	97.80	166
2023 Feb 13, 08:30	7013	0.0079	580	690	97.42	97.76	70

NEE-02 (Krysaor) 2013-066AB 39441						in space
1U Cubesat - from the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA). Built as the backup for NEE-01 PEGASO (2013-018B/39151) as a technology demonstrator and remote imager. It will also be used as an educational tool for Ecuadorian schools. NEE is an acronym for Nave Espacial Ecuatoriana. Catalogue Number and Designation subject to confirmation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 29, 20:10	7032	0.0086	594	715	97.82	97.79	166
2023 Feb 13, 02:37	7018	0.0081	583	697	97.52	97.77	86

PUCPSat 1 (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) 2013-066AC 39442						in space
1U Cubesat - built by the Institute for Radio Astronomy at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). Carries equipment to measure temperature. Included ws a smaller satellite Pocket PUCP with a similar mission that was released once PUCPSat 1 was in independent orbit. PUCPSat-1 itself was released from Unisat 5's PEPPOD 1.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 04, 23:00	6993	0.0036	589	640	96.99	97.80	161
2023 Feb 13, 05:45	6962	0.0030	563	605	96.36	97.47	168

QBScout 1 2013-066AD 39443						in space
1p PocketQubeSat - testing a finely pointing Sun sensor. Probably released from the Unisat 5 MRFOD but confirmation awaited.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Dec 04, 21:38	6996	0.0031	596	640	97.06	97.80	167	10:29

FUNcube-1 (AMSAT-OSCAR 73) 2013-066AE 39444						in space
1U CubeSat - from AMSAT-UK and aimed for its transmissions to be received easily be received by schools and colleges and decoded in the classroom. It's purpose is to provide stimulation and encouragement for students to become interested Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Also carrying a radio amateur transponder. Acknowledment to Nico Janssen for help with the ID.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 03, 17:46	7016	0.0063	594	683	97.48	97.80	156
2023 Feb 13, 03:50	6992	0.0054	576	651	96.97	97.66	323

HiNCube 2013-066AF 39445						in space
1U Cubesat - from Narvik University College, Norway. Satellite built under the Norwegian Student Satellite Program to collect Earth images. Acknowledment to Nico Janssen for help with the ID.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 03, 21:02	7016	0.0065	593	684	97.49	97.80	156
2023 Feb 13, 04:15	6992	0.0054	577	652	96.98	97.66	326

UWE-3 (University of Würzburg Experimental Satellite 3) 2013-066AG 39446
1U Cubesat - testing an active Attitude Determination and Control System for CubeSats. Folows on from UWE-1 (2005-043C/28892) and UWE-2 (2009-051D/35934).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 03, 18:18	7025	0.0076	593	700	97.66	97.80	154
2023 Feb 13, 03:49	7005	0.0068	579	674	97.24	97.72	26

BPA-3/Dnepr (Blok Perspektivnoy Avioniki 3) 2013-066AJ 39448						in space
Dnepr upper stage - carries a package of Ukranian equipment to test navigation techniques for aircraft and satellites. and spacecraft.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 16:32	7479	0.0681	591	1610	107.28	97.71	184

2013-067 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2013 Nov 22, 12:02
Swarm B 2013-067A 39451						in space
One of a simultaneously-launched constellation of three satellites to survey the Earth's geomagnetic field, and measure changes over time, in order to improve understanding the Earth's interior and the physics of the magnetosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 21:14	6874	0.0008	490	501	94.53	87.55	92
2014 Mar 10, 14:52	6883	0.0005	502	509	94.72	87.66	55

Swarm A 2013-067B 39452						in space
One of a simultaneously-launched constellation of three satellites to survey the Earth's geomagnetic field, and measure changes over time, in order to improve understanding the Earth's interior and the physics of the magnetosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 21:14	6874	0.0009	490	502	94.53	87.55	87
2014 Mar 10, 12:43	6846	0.0002	467	470	93.96	87.35	71

Swarm C 2013-067C 39453						in space
One of a simultaneously-launched constellation of three satellites to survey the Earth's geomagnetic field, and measure changes over time, in order to improve understanding the Earth's interior and the physics of the magnetosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 22, 21:14	6874	0.0008	490	501	94.53	87.55	96
2014 Mar 10, 21:41	6862	0.0006	480	489	94.29	87.48	65

2013-068 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2013 Nov 25, 02:12
Shiyan 5 (Test 5) 2013-068A 39455						in space
Satellite carrying space technology experiments and a developmental version of an Earth imaging system. The orbit is close to, but not precisely, sun-synchronous. The upper stage of the launch vehicle was removed from orbit soon after releasing the satellite and was not catalogued.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2013 Nov 25, 04:58	7125	0.0011	739	755	99.76	97.99	228	08:30
2023 Feb 13, 10:25	7129	0.0016	740	762	99.85	98.21	52	23:18

2013-069 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Nov 25, 20:53
Progress M-21M (Progress 7K-TGM №421) 2013-069A 39456						Re-entered - 2014 Jun 9 Life 196 days
Supplies to ISS. Precise launch time - 20:53:06. Progress approached to about 1.5 km from the ISS Nov 27 at 21:48:57 UTC as a test of the upgraded Kurs-NA rendezvous system. It then stood-off at 400 km ahead of the ISS, ready to return Nov 29 for a new approach, followed by docking with the aft port of Zvezda aimed at 22:27 UTC. In the event, Progress went into station-keeping mode when 70 m from the docking port. Oleg Kotov, aboard ISS, used TORU for a manually-controlled docking at 22:30:21 UTC. Undocked 2014 May 9 at 13:29 UTC. Retro-fire was for 216 seconds was at 16:34 UTC, followed by destructive re-entry with any unburnt fragments falling in the southern Pacific Ocean near 50° south, 120°west at 17:23 UTC.The initial orbit listed is an estimate.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Nov 25, 21:04	6584	0.0025	190	223	88.62	51.65	76
2013 Nov 26, 13:45	6642	0.0027	246	281	89.78	51.65	301
2013 Nov 28, 01:07	6776	0.0021	383	412	92.51	51.66	144
2013 Nov 28, 11:00	6794	0.0004	413	418	92.88	51.65	156
2013 Nov 29, 03:51	6797	0.0002	418	420	92.95	51.65	38

2013-070 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2013 Dec 1, 17:29
Chang'e 3 2013-070A 39458						Re-entered - 2013 Dec 14 Life 13 days
Moon landing spacecraft designed to operate for 12 months and is fitted with a detector operating at extreme ultra violet wavelengths to study glow in Earth's ionosphere and a 150mm astronomical telecope. Separated from the launch vehicle at 1748:59 UTC. Entered 100 km polar orbit around Moon 2013 Dec 6 at 08:53 UTC following 361 seconds of thruster firing. Landed on the surface of Mare Imbrium Dec 14 13:11:18 UTC in an area surveyed late-2010 by Chang'e 2. The trans-Lunar trajectory shown is an estimate based on data released prior to the launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 01, 17:48	187478	0.9649	200	361999	13464.30	28.40	165

Yutu ((Jade Rabbit)) uncatalogued						in space
Small Lunar roving vehicle carried to Moon as part of the Chang'e 3 mission. Carries instruments to survey and analyse the surface, and a ground penetrating radar for sub-surface studies. Powered by solar cells, heated during the the lunar night by a radioactive thermal generator. All six wheels were on the Lunar surface December 14 at 21:19 UTC after a two hour operation to roll it down ramps on Chang'e 3. Yutu was expected to operate for three Lunar days but lasted a little longer although it became immobile when its drive system failed after a few hours. It did not receive a catalogue number or designation.

2013-071 Falcon 9 v1.1 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2013 Dec 3, 22:41
SES 8 2013-071A 39460						in space
Comsat to provide direct broadcast TV and communications network services to India and south-east Asia. Launch to super-synchronous transfer orbit, arrival in GEO expected Dec 6. The launch was the first of three required to certify the Falcon 9 rocket for regular GTO missions. Expected location - 95° east, sharing with with NSS 6 (2002-057A/27603).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Dec 05, 02:32	46579	0.8540	424	79977	1667.39	20.47	179
2013 Dec 06, 13:32	53787	0.6137	14401	80416	2069.06	6.19	180
2013 Dec 09, 14:05	64256	0.3432	35823	79933	2701.66	1.19	180
2013 Dec 16, 16:23	42109	0.0002	35724	35739	1433.26	0.07	102	80° east
2013 Dec 18, 14:34	42164	0.0000	35784	35788	1436.06	0.06	19	81° east
2014 Jan 16, 00:52	42076	0.0005	35679	35717	1431.59	0.05	120	83° east
2014 Jan 29, 11:14	42164	0.0002	35777	35795	1436.07	0.02	90	95° east
2023 Feb 13, 11:49	42164	0.0001	35781	35792	1436.08	0.06	92	95° east

2013-072 Atlas V 501, AV-042 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2013 Dec 6, 07:14
USA 247 (Topaz 3, FIA Radar 3) 2013-072A 39462						in space
US reconnaissance satellite, part of the only remaining element of the Future Imaging Architecture programme, equipped with an imaging radar. Orbit plane is 90° away in RA from each of the two earlier launches. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
estimated orbit	7452	0.0010	1066	1081	106.70	123.00	52

FIREBIRD 1 2013-072B 39463						in space
1.5U Cubesat from Montana State University - one of a simultaneously-launched pair studying space weather, in particular - electron microbursts in the Van Allen radiation belts. FIREBIRD is an acronym for Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics. NASA ELaNa 2 payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

FIREBIRD 2 2013-072C 39464						in space
1.5U Cubesat from Montana State University - one of a simultaneously-launched pair studying space weather, in particular - electron microbursts in the Van Allen radiation belts. FIREBIRD is an acronym for Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics. NASA ELaNa 2 payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

AeroCube 5a 2013-072D 39465						Re-entered - 2023 Apr 19 Life 3421 days
1.5U Cubesat to demonstrate new technologies for pointing and tracking between two identical CubeSats and to demonstrate a deorbit device. The design is based on an Aerospace Corporation cubesat bus. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

AeroCube 5b 2013-072E 39466						Re-entered - 2022 Nov 23 Life 3274 days
1.5U Cubesat to demonstrate new technologies for pointing and tracking between two identical CubeSats and to demonstrate a deorbit device. The design is based on an Aerospace Corporation cubesat bus. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

ALiCE (AFIT LEO iMESA CNT E) 2013-072F 39467						in space
3U Cubesat from the US Air Force Institute of Technology testing a potential lightweight propulsion system for microsatellites based on an array of advanced carbon nanotubes for accelerating ions. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

SNaP-3-1 (SMDC NanoSat Program) 2013-072G 39468						in space
3U Cubesat - first of a set of three built for US Southern Command in a project sponsored jointly with the DoD's Rapid Fielding Directorate. It will be used for communications experiments by the troops in the field from the US and partners - in this case Brazil and Peru. Tasks include collection of data from remotely-sited sensors on the ground. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

MCubed-2 (Michigan Multipurpose Minisatellite) 2013-072H 39469						in space
1U Cubesat designed to capture mid-resolution images of the Earth and perform a technology demonstration for a new processor, and to newly-qualified space engineers. NASA ELaNa 2 payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

CUNYSat-1 (City University of New York Satellite-1) 2013-072J 39470						in space
1U Cubesat built by students of Medgar Evans College to study electon bursts in the Earth's ionosphere. NASA ELaNa 2 payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

IPEX (Intelligent Payload Experiment) 2013-072K 39471						in space
1U Cubesat funded by NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) and built by California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. Also known as CalPoly 8. Designed to validate onboard instrument processing and autonomous payload operations for the proposed NASA HYperSPectral Infra-Red Instrument (HyspIRI) mission. it carries several low-resolution cameras to simulate actual science instruments. NASA ELaNa 2 payload. The orbit is an estimate provided by the IPEX project team.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 06, 10:22	7058	0.0298	469	890	98.35	120.50	340

SMDC-ONE 2.4 (David) 2013-072L 39472						in space
3U Cubesat - unknown mission but possibly testing use for tactical 'Beyond Line of Sight' communications. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

TacSat 6 2013-072M 39473						in space
3U Cubesat for SMDC, probably a technology demonstrator but precise details are not known. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

SMDC-ONE 2.3 (Charlie) 2013-072N 39474						in space
3U Cubesat - unknown mission but possibly testing use for tactical 'Beyond Line of Sight' communications. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 05, 10:34	7043	0.0315	443	886	98.03	120.33	340

2013-073 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Dec 8, 12:12
Inmarsat 5 F-1 (GX-1) 2013-073A 39476						in space
Communications satellite including support for the Broadband Global Area Network (B-GAN) for internet and intranet use, video on demand, video-conferencing, fax, e-mail, telephone and high-speed LAN access. Expected location: 60°.3 east. The satellite remained attached to the Briz-M until Dec 9 at 03:43 UTC when it is was released into super-synchronous transfer orbit. Boeing confirmed it to be in good health shortly afterwards. Expected location: 60°.3 east. The first four orbits listed are based on data from Khrunichev.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Dec 08, 12:27	6551	0.0000	173	173	87.95	51.55	120
2013 Dec 08, 14:22	9523	0.2993	294	5995	154.14	51.01	178
2013 Dec 08, 16:56	38985	0.8235	504	64709	1276.74	50.57	179
2013 Dec 09, 03:30	40852	0.7396	4259	64689	1369.56	26.76	179
2013 Dec 15, 11:40	54250	0.3161	30722	65023	2095.87	2.06	180
2013 Dec 22, 19:26	42800	0.1038	31978	40865	1468.65	0.25	178
2013 Dec 24, 01:27	42128	0.0008	35715	35784	1434.20	0.05	208	65° east
2013 Dec 29, 20:01	42193	0.0847	32240	39391	1437.56	0.13	178	64° east
2013 Dec 31, 15:48	42163	0.0788	32461	39109	1436.02	0.13	179	64° east
2014 Jan 10, 19:06	42207	0.0436	33989	37669	1438.26	0.10	176	64° east
2014 Jan 29, 21:29	42165	0.0001	35785	35790	1436.13	0.06	36	63° east
2023 Feb 12, 06:29	42165	0.0000	35786	35788	1436.12	0.02	286	63° east

2013-F03 - failed to reach orbit CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2013 Dec 9, 03:26
CBERS 3 (Ziyuan-1 03, China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite)
China-Brazil Earth Resouces Satellite. Intended for 770 km sun-synchronous orbit with LTDN 10:30, 26 day ground track repeat and anticipated lifetime of 3 years. Failed to reach orbit due due to a problem in the CZ-4B launch vehicle - indications are that the third stage failed to complete its planned firing so satellite and rocket re-entered over the Southern Ocean or Antarctica. Date slipped several times from early-2011.

2013-074 Soyuz ST-B + Fregat-MT (VS-06) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2013 Dec 19, 09:12
Gaia 2013-074A 39479						in space
ESA astronomical spacecraft designed to produce a 3-D map of the Milky Way galaxy by measuring proper motions of stars. Placed in orbit around the L2 Lagrange Point, a libration point in the Earth-Sun gravitational system, on arrival 2014 January 7. Precise launch time: 09:12:19 UTC. The orbit shown is an estimate based on Arianespace data - Gaia travelled one half circuit up to Apogee in order to reach its operational location.
Stationed near the L2 Lagrange Point in the Earth-Sun system

2013-075 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2013 Dec 20, 16:42
Túpac Katari (TKSat 1) 2013-075A 39481						in space
TV relay satellite for Bolivia and the country's first satellite. It will undergo three months of testing before coming into service 2014 March-April. Tupac Katari is named after a leader of a local rebellion against the Spanish Empire in the early 1780s. Expected location - 87°.2 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2013 Dec 21, 13:00	28424	0.7686	201	43892	794.86	24.76	180
2013 Dec 31, 16:08	42164	0.0003	35773	35799	1436.07	0.27	44	87° west
2023 Feb 12, 12:34	42165	0.0003	35774	35799	1436.09	0.01	218	87° west

2013-076 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2013 Dec 25, 00:31
Cosmos 2488 (Strela-3M/Rodnik) 2013-076A 39483
Government/military system store-dump communications satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 25, 23:13	7872	0.0019	1479	1509	115.85	82.48	314
2014 Jan 22, 02:14	7873	0.0019	1480	1509	115.86	82.49	245

Cosmos 2489 (Strela-3M/Rodnik) 2013-076B 39484						in space
Government/military system store-dump communications satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2014 Jan 09, 22:37	7873	0.0018	1481	1510	115.88	82.49	282
2014 Jan 18, 13:21	7870	0.0019	1477	1507	115.80	82.50	250
2014 Mar 17, 05:50	7872	0.0024	1476	1513	115.86	82.49	126

Cosmos 2490 (Strela-3M/Rodnik) 2013-076C 39485						in space
Government/military system store-dump communications satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 25, 19:22	7874	0.0018	1482	1511	115.90	82.49	322
2014 Mar 15, 10:45	7873	0.0023	1477	1512	115.86	82.48	145

Cosmos 2491 (RS-46) 2013-076E 39497						in space
Small satellite with a military mission, also carries amateur radio payload RS-46. Existence came to light when Russia submitted formal registration of the launch to the United Nations. It was previously classed as "debris" by JSpOC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 31, 00:58	7873	0.0017	1482	1508	115.88	82.49	304

2013-077 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2013 Dec 26, 10:49
Express-AM5 2013-077A 39487						in space
Commercial comsat to cover western Russia. Services include provide mobile presidential and governmental communications, digital television and radio broadcasting services, multimedia services (telephony, videoconferencing, data transmission, access to the Internet) and VSAT networks. Precise launch time- 10:49:56 UTC. Separated from the Briz-M rocket stage at 20:12 UTC. Expected test location at 145° east, operational location - 140° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2014 Jan 09, 14:45	25428	0.7338	391	37709	672.57	49.41	3
2014 Jan 10, 17:45	42073	0.0457	33772	37618	1431.43	0.16	344	60° east
2014 Jan 14, 19:40	42041	0.0437	33824	37501	1429.77	0.16	341	66° east
2014 Feb 14, 14:41	42019	0.0187	34853	36428	1428.66	0.10	331	118° east
2014 Mar 05, 08:21	42127	0.0031	35618	35880	1434.15	0.07	294	145° east
2023 Feb 13, 14:31	42165	0.0002	35777	35797	1436.12	0.05	107	140° east

2013-078 Soyuz-2 1V + Volga Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2013 Dec 28, 12:30
Cosmos 2493 (SKRL-756 №1) 2013-078A 39490
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched passive, spherical satellites for testing and calibrating ground-based radars. The allocation of a number in the Cosmos series was not confirmed until 2014 May when it was applied retrospectively - previously listed here as Cosmos 2492.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 28, 21:57	6991	0.0019	599	626	96.95	82.42	262

Cosmos 2494 (SKRL-756 №2) 2013-078B 39491
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched passive, spherical satellites for testing and calibrating ground-based radars. The allocation of a number in the Cosmos series was not confirmed until 2014 May when it was applied retrospectively - previously listed here as Cosmos 2493.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 29, 04:25	6988	0.0022	595	625	96.90	82.42	257

AIST (RS-41) 2013-078C 39492
Prototype of a small satellite designed by students of the Samara State Aerospace University and built by TsSKB Progress. Designed to measure the Earth’s geomagnetic field and test out a new satellite design (the first flight model, 2013-015D/39133, was launched alongside Bion M-1). Also carries the RS-41 amateur radio package/
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 29, 02:48	6991	0.0020	598	627	96.95	82.42	260

Soyuz-2 1V upper stage 2013-078D 39493						Re-entered - 2013 Dec 28 Life <1 day
Launched the 'Volga' rocket stage carrying the 2013-078 satellite group.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2013 Dec 29, 12:06	6805	0.0247	259	595	93.11	82.43	71

Volga rocket body uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2013 Dec 28 Life <1 day
Transferred the two SKRL-756 satellites and AIST 1 from elliptical orbit to 600 km circular orbit. Caused to re-enter above the southern Pacific Ocean near 45° south, 140° west at around 23:00 UTC on the day of launch. It was not catalogued so there is no orbit information available.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable