2016 - 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=2016#001

2016-001 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2016 Jan 15, 16:57
Belintersat 1 2016-001A 41238						in space
Commercial comsat owned by Belintersat. It will provide services to eastern and western Europe but principally to Belarus where the company is based. China Satellite Communication Company (China Satcom) will lease some of the bandwidth for use in Africa and the eastern hemisphere, and market it as "Chinasat 15". Expected location - 51°.5 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jan 16, 12:06	27340	0.7596	193	41731	749.82	26.40	180
2016 Jan 29, 17:23	42165	0.0002	35779	35794	1436.10	0.05	36	51° east
2023 Feb 12, 18:24	42164	0.0001	35782	35790	1436.06	0.04	311	52° east

CZ 3B fourth stage 2016-001B 41239						Re-entered - 2016 Jul 4 Life 171 days
Launched Belintersat 1.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jan 16, 04:34	26445	0.7531	151	39984	713.32	26.37	179

2016-002 Falcon 9 v1.1 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2016 Jan 17, 18:42
Jason 3 2016-002A 41240						in space
Fourth mission in US-European series of satellite missions to provide continuous measurements of the height of the ocean surface. It extends the studies begun by the TOPEX/Poseidon (1992-052A/22076), Jason 1 (2001-055A/26997) and OSTM/Jason 2 (2008-032A/33105) missions. Precise time: 18:42:18 UTC at the start of a 30s window to ensure orbit was co-planar with TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason 2. Feb 12 - Jason 3 fell into formation with Jason 2. Upper stage of the Falcon 9 was not catalogued because it was de-orbited shortly before the end of its first circuit of the Earth. First stage of Falcon 9 landed on SpaceX drone ship located near 120°.75 west, 32°.125 north but was damaged when one of its four landing legs failed and it fell over.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jan 18, 01:25	7690	0.0015	1301	1324	111.86	66.04	228
2016 Jan 31, 19:27	7700	0.0008	1316	1329	112.08	66.04	269
2016 Feb 05, 17:43	7727	0.0008	1343	1355	112.67	66.04	268
2016 Feb 08, 02:04	7722	0.0018	1330	1358	112.55	66.04	280
2016 Feb 14, 02:22	7716	0.0008	1331	1344	112.42	66.04	273

2016-003 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-31) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2016 Jan 20, 04:01
IRNSS 1E (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1E) 2016-003A 41241						in space
Navigation satellite in inclined geosynchronous orbit. Equipment includes radio-ranging payload and laser retro-reflectors for use by ground stations in measuring the distance to the satellite. Expected location 111°.75 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jan 20, 06:00	16806	0.6033	288	20567	361.36	19.19	178
2016 Jan 21, 14:48	24462	0.7251	346	35821	634.59	19.16	180
2016 Jan 22, 14:24	27952	0.5086	7358	35791	775.16	24.04	180
2016 Jan 25, 13:12	41966	0.0057	35347	35828	1425.94	28.05	181	105° east
2016 Jan 27, 16:48	42010	0.0048	35432	35832	1428.21	28.03	186	110° east
2016 Jan 28, 11:17	42077	0.0029	35576	35821	1431.60	28.04	184	111° east
2016 Feb 11, 10:51	42164	0.0022	35695	35877	1436.07	28.06	183	112° east

PSLV upper stage 2016-003B 41242						in space
Launched IRNSS 1E.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jan 20, 16:21	16980	0.6074	288	20916	367.01	19.07	179

2016-004 Ariane 5ECA (VA-228) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 Jan 27, 23:20
Intelsat 29e 2016-004A 41308						in space
Communications satellite to replace both Intelsat 1R (2000-072A/2608) and Intelsat 805 (1998-037A/25371). It will provide broadband services to fixed and mobile network operators, aero and maritime mobility service providers, and to government customers operating throughout the Americas. It will also provide spot beams serving the North Atlantic for mobile customers. Expected location - 50° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jan 27, 22:45	24281	0.7258	281	35526	627.58	0.62	194
2016 Feb 02, 07:18	24800	0.6909	1288	35555	647.78	0.48	179
2016 Feb 03, 16:31	26584	0.5815	4748	35663	718.92	0.33	186
2016 Feb 05, 07:21	29396	0.4326	10302	35733	835.97	0.31	184
2016 Feb 06, 23:46	35174	0.1980	21831	35761	1094.18	0.16	198
2016 Feb 08, 05:40	40218	0.0483	31897	35783	1337.81	0.16	198
2016 Feb 09, 21:14	41774	0.0093	35005	35786	1416.18	0.13	191	53° west
2016 Feb 11, 15:16	42162	0.0000	35783	35785	1435.97	0.12	176	50° west
2023 Feb 12, 12:32	42065	0.0009	35647	35726	1430.98	3.41	345	97° west

Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-004B 41309						in space
Launched Intelsat 29e.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 06, 02:06	24262	0.7258	274	35493	626.83	0.68	207

2016-I01 SSIKLOPS small satellite deployer International Space Station						2016 Jan 29, 15:55
BEVO-2 (LONESTAR Mission 2) 1998-064HQ 41314						Re-entered - 2017 Jun 13 Life 501 days
3U Cubesat intended to separate from Aggiesat 4 2016 late-February but apparently released prematurely shortly after Aggiesat 4 departed from the ISS. Equipped with a thruster system, BEVO-2 was intended to conduct rendezvous-related experiments but it failed to activate, the thrusters were never fired and it drifted away steadily from Aggiesat 4 (which also failed).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )

Aggiesat 4 (LONESTAR Mission 2) 1998-067HP 41313						Re-entered - 2018 Mar 12 Life 773 days
Small satellite released from ISS. Deployment was delayed 5 min at the last moment to take advantage of better lighting conditions at the ISS. Carried BEVO-2 3U Cubesat for later release into independent orbit The pair were intended to carry out rendezvous and navigation experiments but BEVO-2 failed to activate and Aggiesat 4 reportedly failed shortly after leaving the ISS. Carried to ISS on the Cygnus OA-4 flight (2015-072A), launched 2015 Dec 6.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jan 30, 08:04	6782	0.0005	400	408	92.64	51.65	89

2016-005 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Jan 29, 22:20
Eutelsat 9B 2016-005A 41310						in space
Communications satellite providing services to Europe. Also hosts EDRS-A, the first data relay payload for the European Data Relay Satellite System. Precise launch time: 22:20:09 UTC, separated from the Briz-M Jan 30 at 07:32:09 UTC. Expected location: 9° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jan 30, 13:43	26409	0.5928	4375	35687	711.85	12.05	360
2016 Feb 08, 19:21	42074	0.0008	35664	35728	1431.46	0.07	197	2° east
2016 Feb 09, 03:00	42111	0.0015	35669	35796	1433.36	0.07	179	2° east
2016 Feb 09, 22:15	42166	0.0003	35774	35802	1436.17	0.07	321	2° east
2016 Feb 29, 04:12	42101	0.0001	35717	35729	1432.85	0.05	203	3° east
2016 Mar 09, 02:49	42167	0.0001	35783	35794	1436.20	0.05	157	9° east
2023 Feb 12, 09:21	42165	0.0004	35769	35805	1436.12	0.02	243	9° east

Briz-M 2016-005B 41311						in space
Launched Eutelsat 9B.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 14, 06:45	25189	0.5948	3829	33793	663.11	12.52	7

Briz-M APT 2016-006C 41312						in space
Discarded by Eutelsat 9B Briz-M rocket stage
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 02, 04:59	16334	0.5882	348	19564	346.26	49.40	356

2016-006 CZ 3C + YZ-1 Xichang Space Centre						2016 Feb 1, 07:29
Beidou 21 (Beidou-3S M-3S) 2016-006A 41315						in space
In-orbit validation satellite China's navigation system in MEO. Transmitted navigation signals are different from those of the operational satellites. Separated from upper rocket stage 10:45 UTC +/-15 min.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 01, 14:39	28125	0.0083	21513	21982	782.36	55.00	177
2016 Mar 03, 23:33	27906	0.0001	21524	21532	773.23	55.05	277
2023 Feb 13, 02:14	27906	0.0005	21515	21541	773.23	55.72	256

YZ-1 rocket stage 2016-006B 41316						in space
Final stage of Beidou-3 M3 launch vehicle. Performed a collision and contamination avoidance manoeuvre after releasing the satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 01, 14:53	30871	0.0850	21870	27115	899.66	55.17	19

CZ 3C upper stage 2016-006C 41325						Re-entered - 2019 Oct 4 Life 1341 days
Third stage of Beidou-3 M3 launch vehicle.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 03, 11:51	15697	0.5796	220	18417	326.19	55.00	169
2019 Oct 04, 18:39	6572	0.0134	105	281	88.36	54.58	58

2016-007 Atlas V 401, AV-057 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Feb 5, 13:38
USA 266 (GPS IIF-12) 2016-007A 41328						in space
Twelfth Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. Separated from launch vehicle at 17:01 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 05, 19:56	26828	0.0003	20442	20457	728.84	55.08	313
2016 Feb 25, 13:23	26684	0.0002	20300	20311	723.00	55.01	296
2016 Mar 07, 18:45	26559	0.0002	20175	20188	717.94	55.01	285

Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-007B 41329						in space
Launched USA 266.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 05, 07:28	27204	0.0138	20450	21202	744.24	55.22	287

2016-008 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2016 Feb 7, 00:21
Cosmos 2514 (Uragan-M) 2016-008A 41330						in space
GLONASS-M navigation satellite to fill a space in the constellation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 07, 15:02	25520	0.0006	19126	19158	676.21	64.81	251
2016 Feb 20, 15:21	25508	0.0010	19104	19156	675.74	64.81	226

Fregat rocket stage 2016-008B 41331						in space
Launched Cosmos 2514.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 16, 02:15	25809	0.0096	19182	19680	687.74	64.76	92

2016-009 Unha 3 Sohae Launch Centre						2016 Feb 7, 00:30
Kwangmyongsong 4 (Lodestar 4) 2016-009A 41332						Re-entered - 2023 Jun 30 Life 2700 days
Reportedly for remote imaging. Precise launch time 00:30:00 UTC. Released from launch vehicle at 00:39:46 UTC. Launch vehicle followed a dog-leg ground track to avoid overflight of China and the Philippines during the ascent. Location of initial Argument Of Perigee suggests launch vehicle may have under-performed. First stage of the launch vehicle reportedly disintegrated into 270 pieces, possibly resulting from a deliberate explosion.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Feb 07, 13:13	6862	0.0027	465	502	94.28	97.53	337	08:39
2023 Feb 13, 12:21	6773	0.0012	386	403	92.45	97.22	162	10:47

Unha 3 upper stage 2016-009B 41333						Re-entered - 2023 Jun 9 Life 2679 days
Third stage of Kwangmyongsong 4 launch vehicle. Perigee of the orbit is in the southern hemisphere and is significantly lower than that of the satellite, suggesting that reverse thrust was applied immediately after the satellite separated.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 07, 04:41	6845	0.0050	433	502	93.94	97.53	336

2016-010 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,2 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2016 Feb 10, 11:40
USA 267 (Topaz 4, FIA Radar 4) 2016-010A 41334						in space
Large radar imaging satellite, the only remaining element of the cancelled Future Imaging Architecture programme. Precise launch time 11:40:32 UTC. Orbit measurements are based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 12, 11:03	7460	0.0006	1078	1086	106.87	122.97	355

Delta 4 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2016 Feb 10 Life <1 day
Launched USA 267. Not catalogued although it completed 1.5 circuits of the Earth before it was sent to destructive re-entry.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2016-011 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2016 Feb 16, 17:57
Sentinel 3A 2016-011A 41335						in space
First of a pair of satellites for ocean studies but also surveying land areas. Instruments include the Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer, the Ocean and Land Colour Instrument, an SAR Altimeter and a Microwave Radiometer. The satellite is part of ESA's Copernicus constellation, the EU contribution to GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems). Postponed from Dec 28 because of bad weather affecting preparations at Plesetsk mid-December. Delayed further by a satellite-fuelling problem on Jan 20. Precise launch time 17:57:45 UTC, separated from the Briz-KM at 19:17 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Feb 17, 03:43	7182	0.0003	802	807	100.96	98.62	85	10:00
2023 Feb 13, 10:44	7181	0.0001	802	803	100.93	98.62	98	10:00

Briz-KM 2016-011B 41336						in space
Upper stage of Sentinel 3A launch vehicle. Manoeuvred away from the satellite to avoid collision/contamination and to accelerate re-entry.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 16, 20:56	6958	0.0237	415	745	96.26	98.69	309
2016 Feb 17, 04:57	6956	0.0239	411	744	96.22	98.69	308

2016-012 H-IIA 202 (F-30) Tanegashima Space Centre						2016 Feb 17, 08:45
Hitomi (Astro-H) 2011-012A 41337						in space
Japanese science satellite equipped with imaging and spectroscopy systems looking at the Hard X-ray, Soft X-ray and Gamma-ray portions of the spectrum. Separated from the launch vehicle at 05:59 UTC. The name means 'pupil of the eye'. 2016 Mar 26, JAXA reported that Hitomi failed to conduct a communication session as expected at 07:40 UTC. JSpOC catalogued debris items in a similar orbit to the satellite that appeared earlier in the day - around 01:24 UTC. They included the two solar arrays and are the result of a breakup when Hitomi developed a significant tumble.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 17, 19:38	6951	0.0011	565	580	96.12	31.01	282
2016 Mar 26, 04:42	6951	0.0013	563	582	96.11	31.00	282
2016 Mar 26, 09:29	6949	0.0014	561	580	96.07	31.02	290

Chubusat 2 2016-012B 41338						in space
Small satellite from Nagoya and Daido Universities to measure Solar and Earth radiation, undertake imaging of the Earth with an infrared camera and to act as a message relay fo radio amateurs.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 17, 20:00	6948	0.0014	559	579	96.05	31.00	296

Chubusat 3 2016-012C 41339						in space
Small satellite from Nagoya and Daido Universities to measure solar and Earth radiation and undertake imaging of the Earth with an infrared camera. It also carries a receiver for the Automatic Information System (AIS) to pick up positional and other information from ships at sea, and a system to relay messages between radio amateurs.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 17, 19:59	6947	0.0015	558	579	96.04	31.01	302

Horyu 4 (AEGIS) 2016-012D 41340						in space
Arc Event Generator and Investigation Satellite - a small technology demonstration satellite from the Kyushu Institute of Technology designed to study elecrical arcing on high power solar arrays. It also carries a telemetry system operating in an amateur radio frequency band.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 17, 19:57	6946	0.0015	557	579	96.02	31.00	307

H-IIA third stage 2016-012E 41341						in space
Final stage of launcher for Astro-H and small satellites Performed a small retrograde thruster firing before releasing the Chubusats and Horyu then fired thrusters again to lower the orbit further and move it away from the satellite cluster.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Feb 17, 18:16	6934	0.0018	544	569	95.78	30.62	302

2016-013 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Mar 4, 23:46
SES 9 2016-013A 41380						in space
Communications satellite providing coverage of Northeast Asia, South Asia & Indonesia, as well as maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean. launched at the opening of a 91 minute launch window, released from the launch vehicle Mar 5 at 00:06 UTC. Delayed from Feb 24, Feb 25 and Feb 29 by launch vehicle issues. Expected location - 108°.2 east. First stage of launch vehicle was destroyed when it landed heavily on a barge at sea off Florida.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Mar 07, 13:54	26870	0.7505	326	40657	730.56	27.94	180
2016 Mar 08, 01:12	27356	0.7548	328	41627	750.47	27.94	180
2016 Mar 09, 18:02	29793	0.6106	5223	41607	852.97	14.16	181
2016 Mar 14, 18:12	41501	0.1579	28570	41676	1402.32	0.46	203
2016 Mar 16, 17:05	42167	0.1258	30484	41093	1436.19	0.17	289
2016 Mar 21, 20:42	42198	0.1201	30753	40886	1437.79	0.15	275
2016 Mar 27, 22:28	42207	0.1110	31145	40513	1438.27	0.14	276
2016 Apr 10, 22:09	42206	0.0662	33034	38622	1438.20	0.10	274	112° east
2016 Apr 26, 16:34	42165	0.0029	35664	35910	1436.11	0.08	290	114° east
2016 May 26, 22:12	42276	0.0002	35888	35909	1441.80	0.05	173	112° east
2016 May 31, 19:32	42165	0.0004	35771	35802	1436.08	0.05	20	108° east
2023 Feb 13, 06:43	42165	0.0001	35781	35792	1436.11	0.04	108	108° east

Falcon 9 upper stage 2016-013B 41381						in space
Launched SES 9.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 07, 12:49	26846	0.7503	326	40610	729.60	27.94	180

2016-014 Ariane 5ECA (VA-229) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 Mar 9, 05:20
Eutelsat 65 West A 2016-014A 41382						in space
Comsat to provide Direct to Home services, video and broadband connection to an area extending from Brazil to Latin America. Expected location - 65° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Mar 09, 16:49	24379	0.7295	217	35784	631.35	0.50	178
2016 Mar 10, 14:08	27609	0.5271	6679	35782	760.90	0.10	173
2016 Mar 11, 17:22	34792	0.2117	21050	35778	1076.42	0.00	86
2016 Mar 14, 22:07	42123	0.0004	35729	35760	1433.94	0.03	233	44° west
2016 Mar 19, 14:52	42164	0.0001	35780	35791	1436.05	0.03	275	43° west
2016 Apr 18, 13:14	42324	0.0002	35939	35954	1444.26	0.07	305	46° west
2016 Apr 29, 06:29	42164	0.0002	35776	35796	1436.07	0.08	319	65° west
2023 Feb 13, 04:46	42165	0.0002	35779	35795	1436.13	0.08	33	65° west

Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-014B 41383						in space
Launched Eutelsat 65 West A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 09, 12:55	24312	0.7286	221	35648	628.78	0.44	173

2016-015 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-32) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2016 Mar 10, 10:30
IRNSS 1F (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1F) 2016-015A 41384						in space
Satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. As well as the radio-based navigation payload, IRNSS-1F is equipped with laser retro-reflectors for range finding measurements. Launch was delayed by one minute shortly before planned lift off as a debris avoidance manoeuvre. Will be placed in geosynchronous orbit. Expected location 32º.5 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Mar 10, 11:48	16839	0.6051	272	20651	362.45	17.88	178
2016 Mar 13, 05:04	29163	0.4452	9801	35768	826.04	9.77	181
2016 Mar 13, 23:08	40926	0.0293	33349	35747	1373.29	5.28	182
2016 Mar 20, 18:19	42110	0.0024	35629	35835	1433.31	5.09	198	33° east
2016 Mar 24, 07:20	42165	0.0021	35700	35874	1436.12	5.09	173	32° east
2023 Feb 12, 18:19	42163	0.0024	35686	35885	1436.02	2.54	185	32° east

PSLV upper stage 2016-015B 41385						in space
Launched IRNSS 1F.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 10, 12:11	17005	0.6091	269	20984	367.80	17.75	179

2016-016 Soyuz-2 1B Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Mar 13, 18:56
Resurs-P 3 (Resurs-P №3) 2016-016A 41386						Re-entered - 2023 Oct 17 Life 2774 days
Remote sensing using Geoton 1 imaging system. Earlier launch attempt aborted at last moment on Mar 12 when sensors detected a problem in the Soyuz launch vehicle as the startup command was issued. Orbit lowered 2022 November in order to conduct rendezvous manoeuvres with Cosmos 2562 (54110, 2022-137B) that continued until 2023 July 26. There followed a period of natural orbit decay and a thruster-firing on Oct 10. Retro-fire 2023 Oct 17 at about 07:20 UTC above central Asia led to re-entry above the Pacific Ocean on a northbound track near 59° south, 112° west at about 08:05 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Mar 18, 08:04	6808	0.0059	390	469	93.17	97.28	89	11:49
2016 Mar 20, 11:46	6849	0.0002	469	472	94.01	97.28	255	11:49
2022 Nov 11, 04:37	6836	0.0003	456	459	93.74	97.19	199	10:57
2022 Nov 11, 07:40	6807	0.0042	400	458	93.15	97.19	109	10:57
2022 Nov 11, 12:15	6771	0.0011	385	401	92.42	97.19	271	10:58
2023 Feb 13, 11:47	6761	0.0011	375	390	92.20	97.18	280	11:07
2023 Jul 26, 19:46	6730	0.0009	346	358	91.57	97.17	31	11:31
2023 Oct 10, 09:24	6708	0.0008	324	335	91.12	97.17	95	11:45
2023 Oct 10, 15:29	6704	0.0003	324	328	91.05	97.17	62	11:45
2023 Oct 17, 06:51	6700	0.0003	320	324	90.97	97.17	32	11:47

Soyuz-2 1B upper stage 2016-016B 41387						Re-entered - 2016 Sep 24 Life 195 days
Launched Resurs-P 3.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 14, 05:54	6740	0.0120	281	443	91.79	97.32	57

2016-017 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Mar 14, 09:31
ExoMars-2016 2016-017A 41388						in space
Two part European spacecraft aimed at Mars Exploration, particularly to seek out evidence of living organisms now or in the past. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) is to study trace gases in the Martian atmosphere from orbit. Of special interest are the abundance and distribution of methane. It entered orbit around Mars 2016 Oct 19 and after 12 months of aerobraking it reached its operational orbit. Schiaparelli is an entry, descent and landing demonstrator module to demonstrate the capability of European industry and was aimed at a controlled landing on the surface of Mars. Schiaparelli separated from TGO Oct 14, on the approach to Mars, and headed for landing Oct 19 but was detroyed on impact when the parachute and heat shield faided to separate cleanly. Launch date was the opening of a window that closed Mar 25. Precise launch time 09:31:42 UTC.


Briz-M 2016-017B 41389						in space
Launched ExoMars-2016. Accompanied ExoMars-2016. Exploded shortly after spacecraft separation.
Heliocentric orbit

Auxilliary Propellant Tank (APT) 2016-017C 41390						in space
Discarded by ExoMars-2016 Briz-M.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )

2016-018 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Mar 18, 21:26
Soyuz TMA-20M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 720) 2016-018A 41391						Re-entered - 2016 Sep 7 Life 173 days Returned to Earth
Carrying crew to ISS - Alexei Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka (Roscosmos), and Jeffrey Williams (NASA). Precise launch time was 00:26:38 UTC. Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS Mar 19 at 03:09:54 UTC, about one minute earlier than expected. Undocked, carrying its original crew, 2016 Sep 26 at 21:52:30 UTC. Retro-fire Sep 27 at 00:21 UTC was followed by landing at 01:13 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 18, 21:15	6590	0.0028	194	231	88.74	51.65	103
2016 Mar 19, 00:30	6637	0.0084	202	315	89.68	51.67	188
2016 Mar 19, 02:06	6692	0.0161	206	422	90.80	51.74	320
2016 Mar 22, 11:56	6783	0.0002	403	406	92.65	51.64	346

Soyuz upper stage 2016-018B 41392						Re-entered - 2016 Mar 21 Life 3 days
Launched Soyuz TMA-20M.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 19, 02:00	6584	0.0021	192	220	88.62	51.64	83

2016-019 Atlas V 401 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Mar 23, 03:05
Cygnus OA-6 (SS Rick Husband) 2016-019A 41393						Re-entered - 2016 Jun 22 Life 91 days
Fifth Cygnus resupply mission to ISS. Numbered out of sequence for administrative reasons. Time was the opening of a 30 minute window. Second of two launches switched to Atlas V as a result of the loss of Cygnus Orb 3 2014 Oct when the Antares launch vehicle exploded. Atlas first stage shut down early so Centaur fired for longer in order to achieve orbit, trajectory was slightly modified from that planned as a result. Captured by ISS Remote Manipulator Mar 26 at 10:51:21 UTC and docked with the downward-facing port on Unity at 14:52 UTC. Undocked using the ISS Remote Manipulator at Jun 14 at 11:43 UTC. Released from the manipulator at 13:30 UTC. Successfully released four of five Lemur-2 Cubesats Jun 20 but a fifth one (BeccaDewey) failed to exit its Nanoracks deployer. Sent to destructive re-entry Jun 22 with atmospheric entry occurring at 13:29 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 23, 04:54	6613	0.0003	233	237	89.20	51.65	270
2016 Mar 24, 03:21	6620	0.0012	234	249	89.34	51.65	255
2016 Mar 25, 01:44	6701	0.0107	251	394	90.98	51.65	98
2016 Mar 26, 10:17	6785	0.0004	404	409	92.69	51.64	11
2016 Jun 13, 14:46	6782	0.0000	403	404	92.63	51.64	295
2016 Jun 15, 03:56	6786	0.0014	399	418	92.73	51.61	37
2016 Jun 15, 22:16	6767	0.0001	388	389	92.33	51.64	162
2016 Jun 22, 05:09	6766	0.0001	387	389	92.32	51.64	158

Lemur-2 (Bridgeman) 2016-019B 41595						Re-entered - 2017 Jun 25 Life 459 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Released from Cygnus OA6 2016 Jun 20. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 21, 21:01	6770	0.0003	389	394	92.39	51.64	48

Lemur-2 (DrMuzz) 2016-019C 41596						Re-entered - 2017 Mar 8 Life 350 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Released from Cygnus OA6 2016 Jun 20. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 21, 21:01	6770	0.0004	389	394	92.39	51.64	45

Lemur-2 (Nate) 2016-019D 41597						Re-entered - 2017 Mar 6 Life 348 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Released from Cygnus OA6 2016 Jun 20. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 21, 22:33	6770	0.0006	388	395	92.38	51.64	30

Lemur-2 (Cubecheese) 2016-019E 41598						Re-entered - 2017 Feb 27 Life 341 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Released from Cygnus OA6 2016 Jun 20. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 21, 22:33	6770	0.0004	389	394	92.38	51.64	47

2016-020 Soyuz-2 1A Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2016 Mar 24, 09:42
Cosmos 2515 (Bars-M №2) 2016-020A 41394						in space
Russian government optical imaging satellite for use in cartography.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Mar 24, 17:17	6812	0.0156	328	541	93.26	97.63	73	01:25
2016 Mar 25, 20:05	6815	0.0153	333	541	93.32	97.63	69	01:25
2016 Mar 27, 18:44	6947	0.0037	543	594	96.03	97.64	253	01:26
2016 Apr 01, 19:01	6950	0.0033	549	594	96.10	97.62	233	01:26
2022 May 18, 13:43	6947	0.0031	547	590	96.03	97.88	298	02:35
2023 Mar 23, 03:13	6943	0.0030	544	586	95.97	97.93	324	03:10

Soyuz upper stage 2016-020B 41395						Re-entered - 2018 Sep 6 Life 896 days
Launched Cosmos 2515.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 24, 17:17	6811	0.0154	328	537	93.23	97.64	71

2016-021 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre						2016 Mar 29, 20:11
Beidou 22 (Beidou-2 IGEO-6) 2016-021A 41434						in space
Phase 1 operational satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region from inclined geosynchronous orbit. Launch may have been delayed by ten minutes towards the end of countdown.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Apr 04, 15:44	42161	0.0025	35676	35890	1435.92	54.97	183	94° east
2023 Feb 12, 08:28	42163	0.0049	35577	35992	1435.99	58.45	225	96° east

CZ 3A upper stage 2016-021B 41435						in space
Launched Beidou I3-S
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 30, 02:07	24217	0.7273	225	35452	625.08	54.96	175

2016-022 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Mar 31, 16:23
Progress MS-02 (Progress 7K-MS №432) 2016-022A 41436						Re-entered - 2016 Oct 14 Life 197 days
Supplies to ISS. Precise launch time - 16:23:58 UTC. Docked with the rear port of ISS Zvezda module Apr 2, a few seconds before 17:58 UTC - about three minutes earlier than expected. Undocked 2016 Oct 14 at 0938 UTC. Retrofire at 12:50 UTC led to destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean at 13:28 UTC. Any surviving debris hit the ocean surface about 12 minutes later.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 31, 16:12	6581	0.0022	189	218	88.56	51.65	63
2016 Apr 01, 01:37	6645	0.0003	265	269	89.85	51.64	142
2016 Apr 02, 05:55	6646	0.0001	267	269	89.87	51.64	82

Soyuz upper stage 2016-022B 41437						Re-entered - 2016 Apr 3 Life 3 days
Launched Progress MS-02.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Mar 31, 17:41	6582	0.0028	185	222	88.57	51.57	73

2016-023 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2016 Apr 5, 17:38
Shijian 10 (Practice 10) 2016-023A 41448						Re-entered - 2016 Apr 18 Life 13 days Returned to Earth
Recoverable science satellite carrying 19 microgravity and biological experiments. The mission was jointly developed by 11 institutes of the China Academy of Sciences, together with six Chinese universities, the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Following retro-fire and re-entry, the descent module touched down in the Siziwang Banner of Inner Mongolia (the Shenzhou landing zone) Apr 18 at 08:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 06, 01:00	6629	0.0026	234	268	89.53	42.89	315
2016 Apr 09, 08:08	6628	0.0025	233	266	89.50	42.89	338
2016 Apr 10, 03:21	6634	0.0025	239	272	89.62	42.89	5
2016 Apr 13, 06:16	6632	0.0024	238	270	89.59	42.90	29
2016 Apr 14, 00:00	6636	0.0018	246	270	89.66	42.89	30
2016 Apr 16, 05:50	6635	0.0017	245	268	89.64	42.89	47
2016 Apr 16, 18:59	6639	0.0011	253	269	89.73	42.90	40

Shijian 10 service module 2016-023E 41455						Re-entered - 2016 Jul 1 Life 87 days
Left in orbit by Shijian 10 when it returned to Earth - some of its experiments continued to operate until the chemical battery died. Orbit raised Apr 22 and continued to conduct minor thruster firings until early-May.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 18, 15:51	6639	0.0012	253	269	89.73	42.89	48
2016 Apr 22, 02:10	6638	0.0011	252	267	89.70	42.90	74
2016 Apr 22, 19:51	6659	0.0041	254	308	90.14	42.89	63

CZ 2D second stage 2016-023B 41449						Re-entered - 2016 Apr 18 Life 13 days
Launched Shijian 10.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 05, 23:38	6629	0.0025	234	268	89.52	42.89	320

2016-024 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Apr 8, 20:43
SpaceX Dragon CRS-8 2016-024A 41452						Re-entered - 2016 May 11 Life 33 days Returned to Earth
Carrying a cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) an inflatable inhabitable module carried in Dragon's Trunk Section to be attached the ISS Tranquillity module. Captured by the ISS Remote Manipulator System Apr 10. at 11:23 UTC (about 30 min later than planned due to higher than expected air drag acting on Dragon's orbit). Docked with the ISS Unity module at 13:47 UTC. Undocked May 11 at 11:02 UTC using the ISS RMS and released into independent orbit at 13:19:40 UTC. Retro-fire for about 600s at 17:57 UTC led to re-entry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off California, about 300 km from Los Angeles, at 18:51 UTC near 31°.45 north, 120°.20 east. Upper stage of launch vehicle was de-orbited above the southern Pacific Ocean during its first circuit of he Earth. First stage of launch vehicle landed successfully on a barge at sea off Florida.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 09, 00:04	6662	0.0108	212	356	90.20	51.65	47
2016 Apr 09, 16:35	6733	0.0005	351	358	91.63	51.65	17
2016 Apr 10, 04:54	6772	0.0002	393	395	92.44	51.64	25
2016 Apr 11, 12:52	6782	0.0003	402	406	92.64	51.64	57
2016 May 10, 13:19	6782	0.0002	402	405	92.63	51.64	109

2016-025 Soyuz ST-A + Fregat-M (VS-14) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 Apr 25, 21:02
Sentinel 1B 2016-025A 41456						in space
Second of a pair of Earth observation satellites. It is equipped with an imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to provide an all-weather day-and-night supply of Earth imagery and will operate one half orbit away from Sentinel 1A. It developed a power system problem 2021 Dec 21 that was not fixable and a decision was made to retire the satellite 2022 early August.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2023 Feb 13, 10:35	7074	0.0001	695	697	98.68	98.18	86	06:00

MICROSCOPE (MICROSatellite à trainée Compensée pour l’Observation du Principe d’Équivalence) 2016-025B 41457						in space
Small CNES science satellite to prove Einstein's equivalence principle to a greater degree of precision than other measurements to date.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Apr 26, 06:58	7091	0.0002	712	714	99.04	98.24	89	06:00

OUFTI 1 2016-025C 41458						Re-entered - 2024 Mar 14 Life 2880 days
1U Cubesat from the University of Liège, Belgium, equipped with an amateur radio payload. Launched under the ESA "Fly Your Satellite" initiative. Identified from amateur tracking prior to JSpOC making an ID.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 27, 01:58	6943	0.0176	442	687	95.95	98.22	238
2023 Feb 13, 07:41	6872	0.0119	412	576	94.50	98.19	162

e-st@r II (Educational Satellite @ Politecnico di Torino) 2016-025D 41459						in space
1U Cubesat to give hands-on experience to university students and test an active attitude determination and control system based on inertial and magnetic measurements with magnetic actuation. Launched under the ESA "Fly Your Satellite". Identified from amateur tracking prior to JSpOC making an ID.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 26, 22:56	6943	0.0176	442	687	95.95	98.21	238
2023 Feb 13, 11:57	6879	0.0125	415	586	94.63	98.19	167

AAUSat 4 2016-025E 41460						Re-entered - 2023 Sep 8 Life 2692 days
1U Cubesat from Aalborg University, Denmark equipped with an AIS receiver to receive messages from ships at sea. Launched under the ESA "Fly Your Satellite" initiative. Identified from amateur tracking prior to JSpOC making an ID.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 27, 00:22	6943	0.0176	442	687	95.95	98.22	238
2023 Feb 13, 11:57	6841	0.0092	400	526	93.85	98.18	133

Soyuz upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2016 Apr 26 Life 1 day
Launched the Arianespace VS-14 satellite cluster. Re-entered above the Equator near 119º west on a northbound track Apr 26 at around 01:37 UTC following a final thruster firing at 01:18 UTC. No Catalogue ID assigned although it completed 2.5 circuits of the Earth.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2016-I02 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station						2016 Apr 27, 11:45
Diwata 1 (PHL Microsat 1) 1998-067HT 41463						Re-entered - 2020 Apr 6 Life 1440 days
Small Earth oservation satellite for the Philippines. Carried to the ISS BY Cygnus OA-6 earlier in 2016.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 27, 18:06	6781	0.0002	402	405	92.63	51.64	136

2016-026 Soyuz-2 1A + Volga Vostochny Cosmodrome						2016 Apr 28, 02:01
Lomonosov 2016-026A 41464						Re-entered - 2023 Dec 16 Life 2788 days
Science satellite for studies of ultra-high energy cosmic rays, X-rays and gamma rays in the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere and in near-Earth space. Named to commemorate the 300th birth anniversary of Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. Carried on the first orbital launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Apr 28, 19:27	6857	0.0011	471	486	94.18	97.27	256	23:15
2023 Feb 13, 08:52	6817	0.0010	431	446	93.35	97.02	26	20:12

AIST 2D 2016-026B 41465						in space
Joint project between Samara State Aerospace University and SRC Progress to develop a small light-weight surveillance spacecraft principally for use by the Russian government. Carried on the first orbital launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Reportedly did not activate on separating from the launch vehicle.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Apr 28, 15:56	6857	0.0011	471	486	94.17	97.27	258	23:15
2023 Feb 13, 15:11	6793	0.0007	410	419	92.86	97.02	347	21:00

SamSat-218D 2016-026C 41466						Re-entered - 2022 Mar 4 Life 2136 days
3U Cubesat created by students and scientists from Samara State Aerospace University in Russia as a technology demonstrator and educational satellite. Its main task is to test algorithms for controlling the orientation of nano-satellites. Carried on the first orbital launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 28, 15:56	6856	0.0010	472	485	94.17	97.28	263

Soyuz third stage 2016-026D 41467						Re-entered - 2016 Apr 30 Life 2 days
Launched Mikhail Lomonosov, AIST 2D & SamSat-218D.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 28, 09:15	6571	0.0013	185	201	88.35	97.30	315

Volga rocket body 2016-026D 41468						Re-entered - 2016 Apr 28 Life <1 day
Launched Mikhail Lomonosov, AIST 2D & SamSat-218D. Final firing of thrusters caused it to re-enter above the southern Pacific Ocean near New Zealand Apr 28 around 09:05 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 28, 06:56	6856	0.0011	470	486	94.16	97.27	264

2016-027 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-33) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2016 Apr 28, 07:20
IRNSS 1G (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1G) 2016-027A 41469						in space
Satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. As well as the radio-based navigation payload, IRNSS-1G is equipped with laser retro-reflectors for range finding measurements. The third of the listed orbits is derived from ISRO data. Expected location - 131°.5 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Apr 28, 10:42	16840	0.6049	275	20648	362.46	17.84	178
2016 Apr 29, 23:52	28155	0.4982	7751	35802	783.58	10.77	180
2016 May 02, 09:52	38809	0.0873	29044	35817	1268.10	5.70	181
2016 May 03, 21:42	41890	0.0071	35213	35811	1422.09	5.08	182	119° east
2016 May 06, 16:32	42012	0.0047	35435	35833	1428.32	5.08	163	126° east
2016 May 08, 22:42	42186	0.0011	35762	35854	1437.19	5.02	103	129° east
2016 May 11, 10:18	42158	0.0007	35749	35810	1435.73	5.00	139	129° east
2016 May 16, 10:03	42164	0.0003	35774	35797	1436.05	5.06	142	129° east
2016 Jul 01, 18:52	42167	0.0002	35779	35798	1436.20	4.96	156	129° east
2023 Feb 12, 20:30	42166	0.0004	35769	35807	1436.17	2.45	266	129° east

PSLV upper stage 2016-027B 41470						in space
Launched IRNSS 1G.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Apr 28, 09:09	16980	0.6081	277	20927	367.00	17.76	179

2016-028 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 May 6, 05:21
JCSat 14 (JCSat 2B) 2016-028A 41471						in space
Telecommunications satellite owned by Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT, providing services for Japan, East Asia and Oceania. Replacement for JCSat 2A (launched 2002). Expected location 154º east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 May 06, 18:15	24414	0.7316	175	35896	632.71	23.67	179
2016 May 11, 12:00	42190	0.0012	35762	35862	1437.40	0.05	38	177° east
2016 May 16, 13:18	42164	0.0003	35774	35798	1436.08	0.02	64	176° east
2016 Jun 04, 17:01	42271	0.0001	35890	35897	1441.55	0.01	296	174° east
2016 Jun 21, 11:07	42165	0.0004	35770	35805	1436.12	0.02	116	154° east
2023 Feb 13, 13:53	42165	0.0001	35783	35791	1436.12	0.02	225	154° east

Falcon 9 upper stage 2016-028B 41472						Re-entered - 2016 Sep 15 Life 132 days
Launched JCSat 14. The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket landed successfully on a floating platform lying off Florida.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )

2016-029 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2016 May 15, 02:43
Yaogan 30 2016-029A 41473						in space
Imaging satellite for natural resources surveys and, possibly, intelligence gathering. Specific tasks include land survey, crop yield assessment, and input to disaster monitoring and prevention plans. The launch vehicle upper stage was not catalogued as it was caused to re-enter, probably over the southern polar region, after releasing the satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 May 15, 09:01	7020	0.0020	628	656	97.57	98.07	232	09:00
2023 Feb 13, 09:00	7019	0.0018	629	654	97.54	98.08	183	08:33

2016-I03 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 16, 10:05
CADRE (Cubesat investigating Atmospheric Density Response to Extreme driving) 1998-067HV 41475						Re-entered - 2017 Jan 3 Life 232 days
3U Cubesat from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbour investigation space weather and phenomena in the upper atmosphere, the thermosphere and the ionosphere. One of three Cubesats in NASA's ELaNa 9 cluster. Precise release time 10:05:26 UTC. Appears not to have activated on departure from ISS.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 17, 02:35	6779	0.0005	398	404	92.58	51.64	360

MinXSS (Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer) 1998-067HU 41474						Re-entered - 2017 May 5 Life 354 days
3U Cubesat from the University of Colorado, Boulder to study solar flares and their impact on the Earth's ionosphere. One of three Cubesats in NASA's ELaNa 9 cluster. Precise release time 10:05:26 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 17, 02:36	6779	0.0001	400	402	92.58	51.64	91

2016-I04 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 16, 14:40
STMSat 1 (Sir Thomas More Satellite) 1998-067HW 41476						Re-entered - 2017 Apr 21 Life 340 days
1U Cubesat from the St Thomas More Cathedral School, Arlington Virginia. Aimed at Earth imaging - the first Cubesat from a primary school. One of three Cubesats in NASA's ELaNa 9 cluster. Appears not to have activated on departure from ISS.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 18, 09:26	6779	0.0003	399	403	92.58	51.64	16

NODeS 1 (Network & Operation Demonstration Satellite) 1998-067HX 41477						Re-entered - 2017 Sep 19 Life 491 days
1.5U Cubesat from NASA released from the ISS alongside NODeS 2 to demonstrate communications with ground stations using a second satellite as a relay.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 18, 09:26	6779	0.0003	399	403	92.58	51.64	19

NODeS 2 (Network & Operation Demonstration Satellite) 1998-067HY 41478						Re-entered - 2017 Sep 23 Life 495 days
1.5U Cubesat from NASA Released from the ISS alongside NODeS 1 to demonstrate communications with ground stations using a second satellite as a relay.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 18, 11:09	6779	0.0002	400	402	92.58	51.64	16

2016-I05 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 17, 08:45
Flock 2E'-1 1998-067HZ 41479						Re-entered - 2018 Apr 15 Life 698 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 18, 09:31	6779	0.0002	400	403	92.58	51.64	213

Flock 2E'-2 1998-067JB 41481						Re-entered - 2017 Dec 1 Life 563 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 18, 09:27	6779	0.0002	400	402	92.58	51.64	303

2016-I06 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 17, 12:00
Flock 2E'-3 1998-067JA 41480						Re-entered - 2018 Apr 18 Life 701 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 18, 09:31	6779	0.0002	400	402	92.59	51.64	205

Flock 2E'-4 1998-067JC 41482						Re-entered - 2017 Nov 8 Life 540 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 18, 09:30	6779	0.0002	400	402	92.59	51.64	230

2016-I07 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 17, 23:00
Flock 2E-1 1998-067JD 41483						Re-entered - 2018 Jun 16 Life 760 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 18, 09:30	6780	0.0002	400	403	92.59	51.64	4

Flock 2E-2 1998-067JE 41484						Re-entered - 2018 Jan 23 Life 616 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 18, 09:25	6780	0.0002	400	403	92.59	51.64	2

2016-I08 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 18, 02:15
Flock 2E-3 1998-067JG 41486						Re-entered - 2018 Apr 5 Life 687 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 18, 12:33	6780	0.0003	400	403	92.59	51.64	47

Flock 2E-4 1998-067JH 41487						Re-entered - 2018 Mar 11 Life 662 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 19, 05:33	6780	0.0004	399	404	92.59	51.64	35

2016-I09 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 18, 07:05
Lemur-2 (TheresaCondor) 1998-067JF 41485						Re-entered - 2017 Mar 30 Life 316 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 19, 05:25	6779	0.0002	400	403	92.59	51.64	214

Lemur-2 (Kane) 1998-067JK 41489						Re-entered - 2017 Apr 7 Life 324 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 23, 11:31	6779	0.0002	399	402	92.57	51.64	345

2016-I10 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 18, 11:15
Lemur-2 (Nick-Allain) 1998-067JJ 41488						Re-entered - 2017 Apr 5 Life 322 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 23, 06:16	6779	0.0001	400	401	92.57	51.64	314

Lemur-2 (Jeff) 1998-067JL 41490						Re-entered - 2017 Mar 24 Life 310 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 23, 11:30	6779	0.0002	399	402	92.57	51.64	347

2016-030 Soyuz ST-B + Fregat-MT (VS-15) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 May 24, 08:48
Galileo 13 (Danielè, Galileo FM-10) 2016-030A 41549						in space
One of a pair of dual-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface. Launched simultaneously with Galileo 14. Precise launch time 08:48:37 UTC. Separated from launch vehicle at 12:36:40 UTC. Orbit, Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 24, 19:36	29936	0.0003	23548	23567	859.10	57.42	157
2016 Jun 02, 14:11	29651	0.0001	23268	23277	846.86	57.40	75

Galileo 14 (Alizée, Galileo FM-11) 2016-030B 41550						in space
One of a pair of dual-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface. Launched simultaneously with Galileo 13. Precise launch time 08:48:37 UTC. Separated from launch vehicle at 12:36:40 UTC. Orbit, Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 25, 07:44	29963	0.0010	23553	23616	860.26	57.41	232
2016 Jun 04, 10:55	29885	0.0008	23483	23530	856.90	57.40	224

Fregat rocket stage 2016-030C 41551						in space
Launched Galileo 13 and Galileo 14. The Soyuz third stage was sub-orbital. Orbit, Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 25, 07:44	29939	0.0015	23515	23607	859.24	57.42	196

2016-031 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 May 27, 21:39
Thaicom 8 2016-031A 41552						in space
Comsat to serve the mainland of south east Asia, particularly Thailand. Some services will be provided to east Africa, including Madagascar. Expected location alongside Thaicom 5 and Thaicom 6 at 78°.5 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 May 27, 23:16	52029	0.8702	375	90928	1968.49	21.12	179
2016 May 30, 16:00	58062	0.6650	13075	90292	2320.56	6.94	180
2016 Jun 03, 08:21	74056	0.4034	37806	97550	3342.73	1.42	203
2016 Jun 06, 14:20	45974	0.0807	35887	43303	1635.01	0.31	182
2016 Jun 08, 00:34	43687	0.0326	35886	38731	1514.56	0.13	185
2016 Jun 08, 19:04	42265	0.0001	35881	35892	1441.22	0.03	215	80° east
2016 Jun 17, 01:25	42241	0.0005	35841	35886	1440.02	0.06	231	72° east
2016 Jun 23, 00:41	42166	0.0002	35781	35794	1436.15	0.03	133	78° east
2023 Feb 13, 07:25	42164	0.0003	35772	35800	1436.07	0.08	317	79° east

Falcon 9 upper stage 2016-031B 41553						Re-entered - 2019 Jan 6 Life 954 days
Launched Thaicom 8. The Falcon 9 first stage landed on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 28, 00:27	51647	0.8698	347	90191	1946.83	21.24	180

2016-032 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2016 May 29, 08:44
Cosmos 2516 (Uragan-M № 753 ) 2016-032A 41554						in space
GLONASS-M navigation satellite to fill a space in the constellation. Precise launch time - 08:44:37 UTC. Separated from the launch vehicle at 12:16 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 29, 13:30	25517	0.0005	19125	19152	676.07	64.82	242
2016 Jun 04, 11:42	25449	0.0032	18991	19152	673.40	64.81	232
2016 Jun 12, 07:19	25502	0.0012	19094	19153	675.49	64.80	226
2016 Jun 15, 18:18	25508	0.0010	19104	19155	675.74	64.81	218

Fregat rocket stage 2016-032B 41555						in space
Launched Cosmos 2516. After releasing the satellite, Fregat moved to a higher orbit to deplete its propellant and as a collision avoidance manoeuvre. The Soyuz third stage was sub-orbital and re-entered before completing its first circuit of the Earth.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 29, 14:04	25698	0.0067	19149	19492	683.31	64.80	63

2016-033 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2016 May 30, 03:17
Ziyuan-3 02 2016-033A 41556						in space
Chinese government satellite for Earth observation including 3D-Imaging. Will work alongside Ziyuan 3-01 (38046/2012-001A) launched 2012 Jan 9.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 May 30, 06:07	6870	0.0011	484	500	94.45	97.49	267	10:24
2016 Jun 03, 04:46	6872	0.0009	487	500	94.49	97.50	257	10:25
2016 Jun 18, 07:15	6878	0.0003	498	502	94.62	97.50	108	10:25
2016 Jun 19, 09:58	6881	0.0003	501	504	94.67	97.50	96	10:25
2023 Feb 13, 11:22	6879	0.0001	500	502	94.64	97.51	153	10:19

ÑuSat 01 (Fresco) 2016-033B 41557						Re-entered - 2023 Oct 21 Life 2700 days
One of a pair of small satellites from Satellogic of Argentina to provide earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. It also carries an amateur radio receiver/transmitter.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 May 31, 09:16	6868	0.0013	481	499	94.41	97.50	273	10:24
2023 Feb 13, 13:53	6811	0.0009	426	439	93.23	97.39	230	12:22

ÑuSat 02 (Batata) 2016-033C 41558						Re-entered - 2023 Oct 5 Life 2684 days
One of a pair of small satellites from Satellogic of Argentina to provide earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Jun 01, 03:58	6869	0.0013	482	499	94.42	97.50	267	10:24
2023 Feb 13, 09:02	6806	0.0009	421	434	93.12	97.41	219	12:51

CZ 4B third stage 2016-033D 41559						Re-entered - 2017 Jan 8 Life 223 days
Launched Ziyuan 3-02 and two smaller satellites. Fired again after releasing the satellites to avoid collision and to hasten orbit decay.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 30, 06:01	6758	0.0171	265	496	92.16	97.40	4

2016-I11 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 30, 11:40
Flock 2E-6 1998-067JM 41563						Re-entered - 2018 Feb 12 Life 623 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 30, 20:37	6780	0.0003	399	404	92.59	51.64	281

Flock 2E-5 1998-067JN 41564						Re-entered - 2018 Aug 14 Life 806 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 31, 04:31	6779	0.0002	399	403	92.58	51.64	201

2016-I12 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 31, 00:45
Flock 2E-7 1998-067JP 41565						Re-entered - 2018 Apr 6 Life 675 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 31, 09:21	6779	0.0004	398	404	92.58	51.64	109

Flock 2E-8 1998-067JQ 41566						Re-entered - 2017 Jul 25 Life 420 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 May 31, 22:50	6779	0.0005	398	405	92.58	51.64	125

2016-I13 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 31, 04:00
Flock 2E'-5 1998-067JR 41567						Re-entered - 2018 Jun 27 Life 757 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 02, 10:21	6779	0.0003	399	402	92.57	51.64	159

Flock 2E'-6 1998-067JS 41568						Re-entered - 2018 Apr 5 Life 674 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 01, 11:32	6779	0.0004	398	404	92.59	51.64	140

2016-I14 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 31, 09:35
Flock 2E'-8 1998-067JT 41569						Re-entered - 2018 Apr 5 Life 674 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 01, 03:33	6779	0.0002	399	403	92.58	51.64	39

Flock 2E'-7 1998-067JU 41570						Re-entered - 2017 Oct 3 Life 490 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 01, 02:08	6778	0.0005	397	403	92.56	51.64	161

2016-I15 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 May 31, 23:55
Flock 2E-9 1998-067JV 41571						Re-entered - 2017 Dec 25 Life 573 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 02, 04:24	6779	0.0005	398	404	92.58	51.64	115

Flock 2E-10 1998-067JW 41572						Re-entered - 2018 Feb 28 Life 638 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 02, 04:20	6779	0.0004	398	404	92.58	51.65	110

2016-I16 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 Jun 1, 03:10
Flock 2E-12 1998-067JX 41573						Re-entered - 2018 Mar 4 Life 641 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 03, 04:58	6779	0.0004	398	403	92.57	51.64	116

Flock 2E-11 1998-067JY 41574						Re-entered - 2018 Mar 4 Life 641 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 03, 05:06	6779	0.0008	395	407	92.58	51.64	166

2016-I17 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 Jun 1, 06:25
Flock 2E'-9 1998-067JZ 41575						Re-entered - 2018 Mar 12 Life 649 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 03, 04:58	6779	0.0008	395	407	92.58	51.64	175

Flock 2E'-10 1998-067KA 41576						Re-entered - 2018 Feb 17 Life 626 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 03, 03:24	6779	0.0004	399	403	92.58	51.64	174

2016-I18 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 Jun 2, 02:15
Flock 2E'-11 1998-067KB 41577						Re-entered - 2018 Mar 11 Life 647 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 03, 03:18	6779	0.0004	398	404	92.58	51.64	135

Flock 2E'-12 1998-067KC 41578						Re-entered - 2018 Feb 28 Life 636 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 03, 03:25	6779	0.0004	398	404	92.58	51.64	136

2016-034 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2016 Jun 4, 14:00
Cosmos 2517 (Geo-IK-2 № 12/Musson 2-2) 2016-034A 41579						in space
Geodetic satellite, based on the GLONASS-M chassis with equipment including radar altimeter, laser retro reflectors and GLONASS receivers. Launched to perform the mission intended for GEO-IK-2 № 11 (37362/2011-005A) that was lost following launch 2011 Feb 1. Separated from the launch vehicle at 15:36 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Jun 04, 18:50	7327	0.0017	937	962	104.03	99.28	314	06:01
2023 Feb 13, 12:03	7321	0.0001	943	944	103.90	99.22	71	06:22

Briz-KM 2016-034B 41580						in space
Launched Cosmos 2517. Lowered orbital perigee after releasing the satellite in order to speed up orbital decay.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 04, 17:32	7187	0.0208	660	959	101.07	99.23	258

2016-035 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Jun 9, 07:10
Intelsat 31 (Intelsat DLA-2) 2016-035A 41581						in space
Communications satellite providing Direct to Home services to Latin America. Precise launch time 07:10:00, relased from the Briz-M at 22:41 UTC. Expected location 95° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jun 11, 14:10	40576	0.7599	3365	65029	1355.67	29.52	180
2016 Jun 23, 10:45	42145	0.0045	35579	35954	1435.07	0.14	358	134° west
2016 Jul 01, 12:47	42165	0.0003	35776	35798	1436.11	0.13	290	132° west
2023 Feb 10, 02:01	42165	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.10	0.03	332	95° west

Briz-M 2016-035B 41582						in space
Launched Intelsat 31.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 10, 11:57	39150	0.7903	1830	63713	1284.85	31.03	183

Auxilliary Propellant Tank 2016-035C 41583						in space
Depleted fuel tank discarded by Briz-M between thruster firings.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 09, 18:31	13572	0.5037	357	14031	262.26	50.81	172

2016-036 Delta 4 Heavy (NROL-37) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Jun 11, 17:51
USA 268 (Mentor 7/Advanced Orion 7) 2016-036A 41584						in space
US government signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT) satellite. Separated from the launch vehicle in geosynchronous drift orbit Jun 12, 00:15 UTC ±45 min. Orbit parameters based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jun 15, 23:03	42186	0.0046	35613	36003	1437.19	7.51	41
2016 Jun 28, 22:15	42165	0.0046	35594	35981	1436.12	7.50	48

2016-037 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre						2016 Jun 12, 15:30
Beidou 23 (Beidou-2 G-7) 2016-037A 41586						in space
Phase 1 operational satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region from geosynchronous orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jun 12, 20:09	23775	0.7225	219	34574	608.05	19.28	179
2016 Jun 23, 12:22	42164	0.0002	35776	35794	1436.03	1.84	258	144° east
2023 Feb 13, 04:03	42164	0.0008	35751	35820	1436.05	1.92	347	111° east

CZ 3C upper stage 2016-037B 41587						in space
Launched Beidou 23.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 12, 20:59	24344	0.7297	202	35730	630.01	19.32	180

2016-038 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Jun 15, 14:29
ABS 2A (Asia Broadcast Satellite 2A) 2016-038A 41588						in space
Commercial communications satellite offering Direct-to-home, VSAT, maritime and mobile services to South Asia, South East Asia, Russia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East. Will be co-located with ABS 2 at 75° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jun 15, 18:18	37871	0.8211	395	62591	1222.44	24.68	171
2016 Jul 05, 19:59	38028	0.8231	349	62950	1230.01	24.60	177
2016 Jul 08, 12:00	38765	0.7943	1597	63177	1265.97	19.62	176
2016 Jul 11, 23:13	39010	0.7857	1980	63283	1277.96	18.28	177
2016 Jul 27, 07:00	39898	0.7509	3560	63479	1321.85	14.36	180
2016 Nov 10, 22:26	42280	0.3184	22439	49365	1441.98	2.51	194
2017 Jan 09, 11:45	42165	0.0001	35783	35791	1436.11	0.05	234	74° east
2023 Feb 12, 15:04	42166	0.0001	35784	35791	1436.14	0.01	96	75° east

Eutelsat 117 West B 2016-038B 41589						in space
Commercial communications satellite offering services to the US, Central America and South America. Will be co-located with Eutelsat 117 West A at 116°.8 west. Launch vehicle first stage crash landed on barge off the Florida coast and was badly damaged.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jun 15, 17:54	37952	0.8215	398	62750	1226.35	24.68	171
2016 Jun 20, 09:47	38002	0.8246	289	62959	1228.77	24.30	172
2016 Jun 28, 02:34	38066	0.8163	616	62759	1231.85	23.40	174
2016 Jul 07, 13:33	38703	0.7967	1490	63160	1262.93	19.85	176
2016 Jul 08, 12:00	38768	0.7973	1480	63301	1266.13	19.52	175
2016 Jul 12, 05:50	39347	0.7466	3593	62344	1294.56	18.14	176
2016 Nov 17, 22:27	42073	0.1689	28590	42800	1431.42	1.17	186
2016 Dec 21, 01:47	42161	0.0001	35777	35788	1435.90	0.04	86	117° west
2023 Feb 13, 05:39	42165	0.0000	35786	35787	1436.11	0.01	12	117° west

Falcon 9 upper stage 2016-038C 41590						in space
Launched Eutelsat 118 West B and ABS 2A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 18, 16:54	37906	0.8214	391	62664	1224.09	24.64	172

2016-039 Ariane 5ECA (VA-230) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 Jun 18, 21:38
BRISat 2016-039A 41591						in space
Comsat belonging to Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) that will serve Indonesia and south-east Asia. It will provide, among other services, secure banking connections within Indonesia. Separated from the launch vehicle at 22:20 UTC. Expected location - 150°.5 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jun 18, 23:52	24338	0.7278	246	35673	629.77	5.86	177
2016 Jun 20, 08:24	27629	0.5236	6784	35718	761.75	3.08	178
2016 Jun 23, 09:23	40695	0.0340	32932	35702	1361.67	0.03	204
2016 Jun 24, 15:17	42167	0.0021	35702	35876	1436.22	0.07	176	151° east
2023 Feb 12, 13:52	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.11	0.01	196	151° east

Echostar 18 2016-039B 41592						in space
Comsat providing direct broadcast services to parts of the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:09 UTC. Expected location 67º west for 60 days of testing, Planned operational location 61°.4 west. Note - some sources (including the official Arianespace Launch Kit) incorrectly give 110° west for the operational location.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jun 19, 00:03	24389	0.7277	263	35758	631.75	5.97	178
2016 Jun 20, 07:49	27941	0.5072	7392	35734	774.67	2.74	179
2016 Jun 23, 19:21	40921	0.0306	33290	35796	1373.03	0.09	156
2016 Jun 24, 16:51	42118	0.0011	35692	35788	1433.71	0.08	242	69° west
2016 Jun 30, 04:56	42165	0.0002	35777	35797	1436.10	0.05	216	67° west
2016 Aug 30, 05:30	42165	0.0002	35779	35794	1436.11	0.01	276	61° west
2023 Feb 12, 12:42	42165	0.0001	35781	35793	1436.11	0.02	220	61° west

Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-039D 41594						in space
Launched Echostar 18 and BRISat.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 18, 16:41	24339	0.7275	254	35668	629.82	6.11	180

2016-040 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-34) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2016 Jun 22, 03:56
Cartosat 2C 2016-040A 41599						in space
Indian imaging satellite for cartography/mapping. Catalogue Number and Designation subject to confirmation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Jun 23, 14:45	6888	0.0013	501	519	94.82	97.50	237	09:30
2023 Feb 13, 14:51	6886	0.0014	498	517	94.78	97.45	61	09:33

Sathyabamasat 2016-040B 41600						Re-entered - 2023 Jul 11 Life 2575 days
2U Cubesat from Sathyabama University of India designed to measure greenhouse gases and transmit results to a dedicated ground station also built by the Sathyabama University.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 22, 19:23	6887	0.0012	501	517	94.80	97.51	244
2023 Feb 13, 10:09	6804	0.0007	421	430	93.08	97.18	335

Skysat 3 (Skysat C1) 2016-040C 41601						in space
First of a second generation of Earth imaging satellite from Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging). Terra Bella is owned by Google.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Jun 23, 17:55	6886	0.0011	500	515	94.78	97.51	247	09:30
2023 Feb 13, 03:14	6827	0.0001	449	450	93.57	97.13	83	10:21

GHGSat D (GreenHouse Gas Satellite - Demonstrator) 2016-040D 41602						in space
Small satellite from Canada designed to demonstrate sensors for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sources and mobile sources such as ships at sea.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Jun 22, 19:42	6884	0.0008	500	512	94.74	97.50	251	09:30
2023 Feb 13, 02:42	6850	0.0008	467	477	94.04	97.18	12	08:16

LAPAN A3 2016-040E 41603						in space
Small satellite from Indonesia's National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) built for an experimental remote sensing mission. In addition, it carries an AIS receiver and amateur radio communication package.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Jun 23, 04:59	6887	0.0012	501	517	94.80	97.51	246	09:30
2023 Feb 13, 11:42	6879	0.0014	491	511	94.64	97.18	39	07:30

BIROS (Bi-spectral InfraRed Optical System) 2016-040F 41604						in space
German-built satellite as a follow-on and companion to TET-1 (38710/2012-039D) and intended to detect fires or other high temperature events on the Earth's surface. A Cubesat (1U) - BEESat4 from the Technical University of Berlin sits inside BIROS for ejection later.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 22, 19:30	6887	0.0012	500	517	94.79	97.51	245
2023 Feb 13, 13:03	6863	0.0011	477	493	94.31	97.18	9

M3MSat (Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite) 2016-040G 41605						in space
Small satellite from Canada equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) to pick up positional and other information from shipping in Canadian waters.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Jun 22, 19:30	6886	0.0011	501	515	94.78	97.51	251	09:30
2023 Feb 13, 09:02	6865	0.0012	479	495	94.35	97.18	26	07:56

Flock 2P-6 2016-040H 41606						Re-entered - 2023 Jan 8 Life 2391 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 26, 05:28	6885	0.0010	500	514	94.77	97.50	238

Swayam 2016-040J 41607						Re-entered - 2023 Aug 18 Life 2613 days
1U Cubesat from the University of Pune, to demonstrate and test a two-way communications system for use in space.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 25, 02:42	6887	0.0014	500	518	94.81	97.51	240
2023 Feb 12, 21:15	6812	0.0008	429	439	93.25	97.18	341

Flock 2P-11 2016-040K 41608						Re-entered - 2022 Oct 20 Life 2311 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 09:58	6885	0.0016	496	518	94.77	97.50	214

Flock 2P-2 2016-040L 41609						Re-entered - 2023 Jan 16 Life 2399 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 11:34	6885	0.0012	499	516	94.77	97.50	207

Flock 2P-9 2016-040M 41610						Re-entered - 2023 Mar 20 Life 2462 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 09:51	6885	0.0010	500	514	94.77	97.50	229
2023 Feb 13, 11:02	6745	0.0005	364	371	91.89	97.20	261

Flock 2P-4 2016-040N 41611						Re-entered - 2022 Dec 22 Life 2374 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 03:19	6885	0.0011	499	514	94.76	97.51	236

Flock 2P-10 2016-040P 41612						Re-entered - 2023 Mar 6 Life 2448 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 03:19	6885	0.0010	500	513	94.76	97.51	240

Flock 2P-8 2016-040Q 41613						Re-entered - 2023 Mar 28 Life 2470 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 16:16	6885	0.0011	500	514	94.76	97.51	234

Flock 2P-7 2016-040R 41614						Re-entered - 2023 Jan 16 Life 2399 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 16:18	6885	0.0011	499	514	94.75	97.51	217

Flock 2P-12 2016-040S 41615						Re-entered - 2022 Nov 29 Life 2351 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 16:16	6885	0.0010	500	514	94.75	97.51	242

Flock 2P-5 2016-040T 41616						Re-entered - 2022 Dec 13 Life 2365 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 09:41	6885	0.0010	500	514	94.75	97.51	235

Flock 2P-1 2016-040U 41617						Re-entered - 2022 Nov 16 Life 2338 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 16:17	6885	0.0010	500	513	94.75	97.51	237

Flock 2P-3 2016-040V 41618						Re-entered - 2023 Mar 28 Life 2470 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 28, 16:15	6885	0.0010	500	514	94.75	97.51	232
2023 Feb 13, 10:00	6758	0.0004	377	383	92.15	97.20	319

PSLV upper stage 2016-040X 41620						Re-entered - 2023 May 19 Life 2522 days
Launched Cartosat 2C and nineteen further payloads. Orbit lowered after satellite release to reduce orbital lifetime and avoid collision.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 22, 08:19	6842	0.0025	447	481	93.88	97.52	267

2016-041 Atlas V 551 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Jun 24, 14:30
MUOS 5 (Mobile User Objective System 5) 2016-041A 41622						in space
Narrowband tactical comsat for geosynchronous orbit, designed to work with highly portable receiver/transmitter equipment. Fourth satellite in a constellation of five, expected location 70º-75º east. Rôle of MUOS 5 is to act as an on-orbit spare to cover for problems with one of the other four satellites. Suffered a malfunction after reaching space and appears to be stranded in intermediate transfer orbit after making a thruster firing to raise perigee. Orbital data based on observations by amateur satellite trackers.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Jun 25, 18:45	26157	0.6069	3903	35654	701.67	18.97	179
2016 Jul 09, 12:26	31851	0.3210	15249	35697	942.86	9.83	179
2016 Sep 23, 22:39	33951	0.2695	18423	36723	1037.64	9.71	185
2016 Oct 23, 02:14	42165	0.0232	34810	36764	1436.12	9.67	186	105° west
2019 Jul 19, 08:45	42164	0.0207	34913	36660	1436.08	7.94	209	105° west
2023 Feb 12, 15:57	42164	0.0194	34970	36603	1436.08	5.05	243	105° west

Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-041B 41623						in space
Launched MUOS 5.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 24, 18:45	25809	0.6093	3706	35155	687.72	19.10	178

2016-042 CZ 7 + YZ-1A Wenchang Space Centre						2016 Jun 25, 12:00
Experimental Re-entry Module + YZ-1A rocket stage 2016-042A 41624						Re-entered - 2016 Jun 26 Life 1 day Returned to Earth
Half-scale model of the descent module of a future Chinese piloted spacecraft with attached YZ-1A rocket stage. The YZ-1A re-ignited at least twice and released four satellites into a variety of orbits, then fired its rocket engine again Jun 26 around 07:15 UTC to set it on course for destructive re-entry. The descent module separated to make its own re-entry and, after opening a parachute, landed in the Badain Jaran Desert of Inner Mongolia at 07:41 UTC. The first & third orbits listed are estimates.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 25, 12:30	6669	0.0131	204	379	90.34	40.80	174
2016 Jun 25, 20:48	6713	0.0071	288	382	91.23	40.81	176
2016 Jun 27, 06:00	6663	0.0008	280	291	90.22	40.77	322

Aoxiang (Soaring Star) 2016-042B 41625						Re-entered - 2016 Sep 29 Life 96 days
12U Cubesat for measurement of the Earth's gravitational field, radiation measurements and testing space navigation techniques.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 25, 20:48	6711	0.0068	287	378	91.18	40.81	176

Ao Long 1 (Long Excursion 1) 2016-042F 41629						Re-entered - 2016 Aug 27 Life 63 days
Space debris clean-up experiment using a robotic arm to capture items of space debris for destruction in the Earth's upper atmosphere on re-entry. May be similar to Shiyan 7 (39208/2013-037A) that made repeated approaches to a small sub-satellite - capturing, releasing and re-capturing it.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 26, 13:22	6669	0.0135	201	381	90.34	40.81	179

Tian Ge 1 (Dove 1) 2016-042L 41636						Re-entered - 2016 Aug 27 Life 63 days
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched satellites to experiment with new communications techniques between spacecraft and between spacecraft and ground. May involve line of sight laser communication. Separated from the launch vehicle Jun 26 at around 02:30 UTC (±2 hrs).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 30, 13:41	6663	0.0009	279	291	90.22	40.77	332

Tian Ge 2 (Dove 2) 2016-042M 41637						Re-entered - 2016 Aug 24 Life 60 days
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched satellites to experiment with new communications techniques between spacecraft and between spacecraft and ground. May involve line of sight laser communication. Separated from the launch vehicle Jun 26 at around 02:30 UTC (±2 hrs).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jul 01, 13:35	6664	0.0010	279	292	90.23	40.83	344

CZ 7 upper stage 2016-042E 41628						Re-entered - 2016 Jul 28 Life 33 days
Launched YZ-1A rocket stage/platform and attached satellites. Also carried the Tianyuan 1 experiment to demonstrate transferring propellant to/from a satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 26, 00:03	6667	0.0130	202	376	90.29	40.81	176

Support structure 2016-042D 41627						Re-entered - 2016 Jul 2 Life 7 days
Supported payloads carried on the CZ-7 test launch and acted as a cover for the Experimental Re-entry Module. Catalogued by Space-Track as a payload.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 25, 19:25	6667	0.0132	201	377	90.30	40.80	173

2016-043 CZ 4B Jiuquan Space Centre						2016 Jun 29, 03:21
Shijian 16-02 (Practice 16-02) 2016-043A 41634						in space
Described as "conducting spacial environment detection and technological experiments". It may actually be an ELINT (electronic intelligence gathering) satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 30, 01:24	6984	0.0014	596	616	96.81	75.00	233
2023 Feb 13, 10:08	6985	0.0007	602	612	96.84	75.00	127

CZ 4B third stage 2016-043B 41635						Re-entered - 2022 Apr 6 Life 2107 days
Launched Shijian 16-02. After releasing the satellite, orbital perigee was lowered to speed up orbit decay.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jun 29, 04:43	6844	0.0187	338	594	93.91	74.98	21

2016-044 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Jul 7, 01:36
Soyuz MS-01 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 731) 2016-044A 41639						Re-entered - 2016 Oct 30 Life 115 days Returned to Earth
New generation Soyuz on its first mission, carrying Expedition 48 crew to ISS - Anatoli Ivanishin (Roscosmos), Takuya Onishi (JAXA) and Kate Rubins (NASA). Precise launch time: 01:36:40 UTC. First mission for upgraded Soyuz, using two-day approach the ISS in order to test new systems. Docked with the Rassvet port of the ISS Jun 9 at 04:06:31 UTC. Undocked 2016 Oct 30 at 00:35 UTC carrying its original crew. Retrofire at 03:06 UTC led to landing at 03:58 UTC, location 150 km south east of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Launch postponed from Jun 24 to allow time for extended software testing. The first orbit listed is an estimate.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jul 07, 01:25	6589	0.0010	205	218	88.72	51.59	82
2016 Jul 07, 14:52	6665	0.0008	282	292	90.26	51.64	153
2016 Jul 08, 09:24	6667	0.0006	285	293	90.29	51.64	160

Soyuz upper stage 2016-044B 41640						Re-entered - 2016 Jul 10 Life 3 days
Launched Soyuz MS-01.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jul 07, 09:03	6587	0.0021	195	222	88.67	51.60	67

2016-045 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Jul 16, 21:41
Progress MS-03 (Progress 7K-MS №433) 2016-045A 41670						Re-entered - 2017 Jan 31 Life 199 days
Supplies to ISS. Docked with the port on the ISS Pirs module 2016 Jul 19 at 00:20 UTC, about two minutes earlier than planned but within the anticipated ±3 minute window. Undocked 2017 Jan 31 at 14:25 UTC. Retrofire at 17:35 UTC resulted in a destructive re-entry at 18:12 UTC with any surviving fragments impacting the souther Pacific Ocean 10-12 minutes later.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jul 16, 22:10	6582	0.0032	183	225	88.58	51.62	82
2016 Jul 17, 05:11	6659	0.0005	278	284	90.13	51.64	28
2016 Jul 18, 06:55	6661	0.0002	282	284	90.17	51.64	47
2016 Jul 18, 21:20	6781	0.0002	401	404	92.61	51.64	63

Soyuz upper stage 2016-045B 41671						Re-entered - 2016 Jul 19 Life 3 days
Launched Progress MS-03.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jul 16, 22:58	6580	0.0022	188	216	88.53	51.64	84

2016-046 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Jul 18, 04:45
SpaceX Dragon CRS-9 2016-046A 41672						Re-entered - 2016 Aug 26 Life 39 days Returned to Earth
Carrying a cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. Captured by the ISS Remote Manipulator System July 20 at 10:56 UTC and attached to th lower port of the Harmony module at 14:03 UTC. Undocked using the RMS controlled from the ground 2016 Aug 25 at 23:00 UTC. Released Aug 26 at 10:11 UTC. Retro-fire at 15:02 UTC led to splashdown at 15:47 UTC in the Pacific Ocean, 525 km SW of Baja, California. Cargo carried in the Trunk Section includeD the IDA-2 international docking adapter. It will allow Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to dock to the station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The IDA-1 adapter was intended to be attached about one year earlier but the original was lost in the SpaceX CRS-7 launch failure of 2015 June 28. Upper stage rocket not catalogued as it was caused to re-enter shortly after launch. First stage of rocket landed near to launch site fter completion of task.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Jul 18, 06:42	6660	0.0117	204	360	90.15	51.66	45
2016 Jul 18, 11:19	6734	0.0002	354	358	91.66	51.66	39
2016 Jul 18, 18:52	6770	0.0001	391	393	92.39	51.66	80
2016 Jul 19, 23:59	6771	0.0003	391	395	92.42	51.64	72
2016 Jul 20, 04:46	6778	0.0003	397	402	92.55	51.64	109

2016-047 Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Jul 28, 12:37
USA 269 (SDS [-3 F-8?]) 2016-047A 41724						in space
Satellite Data System government/military communications satellite, possibly third generation, aimed at geosynchronous orbit. Orbit information is based on amateur observations. The Centaur stage of the Atlas V was not catalogued - it was intentionally sent toward a destructive re-entry at the end of its first circuit. Any surviving fragments hit the Surface of the Pacific Ocean around 14:30 UTC near 14° north, 175° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Aug 07, 00:14	41021	0.0279	33500	35786	1378.07	5.25	178
2016 Aug 12, 18:16	42165	0.0001	35783	35791	1436.12	5.01	0	92° east

2016-048 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2016 Aug 5, 16:22
Tiantong 1-01 2016-048A 41725						in space
First satellite in Chinese satellite-based mobile telecom network - operated by China Telecom. Provides services including voice, short messages and data transmission for users in China and surrounding areas, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Aug 06, 05:02	24388	0.7305	195	35826	631.74	28.53	179
2016 Aug 16, 17:13	42164	0.0001	35781	35791	1436.08	5.00	303	101° east
2023 Feb 12, 14:17	42166	0.0008	35753	35822	1436.14	2.26	340	101° east

CZ-3B upper stage 2016-048B 41726						Re-entered - 2017 Jul 21 Life 350 days
Launched Tiantong 1-01.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Aug 07, 00:07	23881	0.7252	185	34820	612.12	28.48	178

2016-049 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre						2016 Aug 9, 22:55
Gaofen 3-01 2016-049A 41727						in space
Carries an imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar with resolution of 1m. Gaofen 3 will support a civilian remote sensing programme based on LEO and GEO satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Aug 10, 11:39	7119	0.0008	736	747	99.64	98.42	95	06:00
2016 Aug 10, 13:18	7121	0.0008	737	748	99.67	98.42	90	06:00
2016 Aug 11, 09:16	7129	0.0001	750	751	99.84	98.42	60	06:00
2016 Aug 14, 02:12	7129	0.0001	751	752	99.85	98.42	99	06:00
2021 Nov 21, 21:20	7129	0.0001	750	752	99.85	98.41	113	06:04
2022 Apr 07, 03:32	7129	0.0002	750	752	99.85	98.41	107	06:04
2023 Feb 13, 10:01	7129	0.0001	751	752	99.85	98.41	57	06:04

CZ 4C third stage 2016-049B 41728						in space
Launched Gaofen 3-01.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Aug 10, 04:55	7047	0.0109	592	745	98.11	98.38	48

2016-050 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Aug 14, 05:26
JCSat 16 2016-050A 41729						in space
Communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group. Expected location 162° east to replace Superbird 4 (2000-012A/26095) then moved multiple times from late 2018 onwards.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Aug 15, 14:46	27122	0.5590	5582	35906	740.87	10.84	181
2016 Aug 20, 05:59	42189	0.0010	35767	35854	1437.33	0.07	130	150° east
2016 Aug 22, 09:34	42153	0.0004	35760	35789	1435.48	0.07	188	150° east
2016 Aug 27, 20:58	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.09	0.05	250	150° east
2016 Nov 21, 14:47	42165	0.0002	35777	35797	1436.11	0.02	343	150° east
2016 Nov 25, 09:16	42007	0.0000	35627	35631	1428.07	0.04	335	156° east
2016 Nov 28, 08:42	42153	0.0002	35766	35783	1435.49	0.03	183	162° east
2016 Dec 04, 08:17	42165	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.09	0.02	154	162° east
2018 Nov 07, 21:04	42235	0.0005	35833	35879	1439.66	0.02	271	150° east
2018 Nov 08, 10:54	42253	0.0000	35874	35876	1440.59	0.00	331	149° east
2018 Nov 11, 10:56	42253	0.0000	35874	35875	1440.60	0.05	310	145° east
2018 Nov 13, 09:18	42166	0.0000	35787	35789	1436.17	0.05	303	144° east
2019 Feb 13, 13:46	42166	0.0002	35780	35795	1436.14	0.02	263	144° east
2019 Feb 15, 13:59	42250	0.0001	35869	35875	1440.46	0.01	122	142° east
2019 Feb 20, 12:51	42251	0.0000	35871	35874	1440.51	0.02	264	136° east
2019 Feb 23, 21:49	42164	0.0001	35782	35791	1436.08	0.03	211	136° east
2019 May 27, 12:22	42166	0.0002	35781	35794	1436.15	0.02	88	136° east
2019 Jun 06, 15:18	42206	0.0001	35825	35830	1438.19	0.01	293	131° east
2019 Jun 30, 07:48	42164	0.0002	35779	35793	1436.07	0.08	144	124° east
2023 Feb 12, 14:08	42165	0.0003	35772	35801	1436.11	0.04	194	93° east

JCSat 16 upper stage 2016-050B 41730						Re-entered - 2016 Sep 26 Life 43 days
Launched JCSat 16.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Aug 15, 20:08	23619	0.7268	73	34407	602.06	20.91	181

2016-051 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2016 Aug 15, 17:40
QUESS (Micius) 2016-051A 41731						in space
Quantum Experiments at Space Scale satellite testing the use of Quantum Physics to establish secure communications links between ground and space.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Aug 16, 15:28	6874	0.0012	488	504	94.53	97.37	263	23:59
2023 Feb 13, 12:27	6857	0.0012	470	487	94.18	97.33	164	23:33

³Cat 2 2016-051B 41732						Re-entered - 2023 Dec 18 Life 2681 days
6U Cubesat (3x2) from Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Spain designed to measure the height of world oceans using reflected Navsat signals.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Aug 16, 18:44	6873	0.0012	487	504	94.52	97.37	266
2023 Feb 13, 07:19	6818	0.0011	433	448	93.39	97.39	133

Lixing 1 2016-051C 41733						Re-entered - 2016 Aug 19 Life 4 days
Small satellite to study the upper atmosphere. After separation from the launch vehicle, the orbit was lowered to a height just above the top of the Earth's atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Aug 16, 10:54	6873	0.0012	487	504	94.52	97.37	268
2016 Aug 17, 15:27	6507	0.0007	124	133	87.06	97.36	255
2016 Aug 18, 10:20	6497	0.0007	114	123	86.86	97.35	272

CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2016 Aug 15 Life <1 day
Launched QUESS and two other satellites. De-orbited immediately after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2016-052 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Aug 19, 04:52
USA 270 (GSSAP 3) 2016-052A 41744						in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It carries an experimental sensor look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Orbit information is based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Sep 04, 00:31	42163	0.0008	35749	35821	1436.02	0.03	311	111° west
2023 Feb 07, 13:54	42084	0.0000	35705	35707	1431.97	1.04	65	155° east

USA 271 (GSSAP 4) 2016-052B 41745						in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It carries an experimental sensor look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Orbit information is based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Aug 26, 17:08	42212	0.0010	35791	35876	1438.50	0.02	300	112° west
2016 Nov 29, 09:19	42165	0.0001	35781	35793	1436.12	0.23	261	140° west
2023 Feb 11, 11:30	42166	0.0010	35744	35831	1436.14	1.02	284	67° east

Delta 4 upper stage 2016-052C 41746						in space
Launched USA 270 and USA 271.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Aug 23, 12:44	42530	0.0006	36127	36178	1454.82	0.87	270

2016-053 Ariane 5ECA (VA-231) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 Aug 24, 22:16
Intelsat 36 2016-053A 41747						in space
Communications satellite providing Direct to Home TV services to sub-saharan Africa and TV distribution services to south Asia. Expected location - 68°.5 east alongside Intelsat 20 (2012-043A/38740).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Aug 25, 19:00	24374	0.7276	261	35730	631.17	5.95	178
2016 Aug 26, 11:08	27984	0.5043	7493	35719	776.46	2.70	177
2016 Aug 27, 17:19	34411	0.2235	20340	35725	1058.76	0.08	164
2016 Aug 28, 13:10	40255	0.0472	31976	35778	1339.65	0.24	3
2016 Sep 05, 01:09	42168	0.0002	35782	35798	1436.27	0.13	220	63° east
2016 Sep 17, 16:55	42101	0.0001	35719	35726	1432.83	0.09	281	67° east
2016 Oct 05, 13:39	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.08	0.06	2	69° east
2023 Feb 09, 06:34	42165	0.0001	35782	35791	1436.10	0.01	292	69° east

Intelsat 33e 2016-053B 41748						in space
Communications satellite providing broadband data and media services to Europe, Africa, the Middle East Asia, and Australia. Expected location - 60° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Aug 26, 01:01	24343	0.7281	240	35690	629.98	5.94	179
2016 Aug 29, 03:28	25526	0.6499	2558	35737	676.43	4.45	180
2016 Aug 30, 22:25	27473	0.5349	6400	35790	755.30	3.10	181
2016 Sep 02, 01:59	29232	0.4411	9960	35748	828.99	2.05	180
2016 Sep 15, 19:26	32158	0.3117	15756	35804	956.53	0.60	171
2016 Sep 29, 07:13	38595	0.0947	28561	35872	1257.63	0.10	96
2016 Oct 05, 13:13	39689	0.0647	30745	35878	1311.51	0.14	59
2016 Oct 17, 15:15	40056	0.0562	31428	35928	1329.72	0.10	59
2016 Nov 27, 00:09	42295	0.0058	35673	36161	1442.75	0.03	65	73° east
2016 Dec 07, 19:52	42164	0.0002	35780	35793	1436.08	0.02	68	60° east
2023 Feb 12, 20:10	42165	0.0001	35781	35793	1436.11	0.01	49	60° east

Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-053C 41749						in space
Launched Intelsat 36 and Intelsat 33E.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Aug 27, 18:34	24336	0.7272	260	35656	629.71	6.05	182

2016-F01 - failed to reach orbit CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre						2016 Aug 31, 18:55
Gaofen 10
Remote sensing satellite to be used for land use surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop estimation and disaster prevention/mitigation, part of a remote sensing programme based on LEO and GEO satellites. Intended for Sun-synchronous orbit with LTDN near 02:00 but lost when the launch vehicle third stage failed.

2016-054 GSLV Mk II F05 Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2016 Sep 8, 11:20
InSat 3DR 2016-054A 41752						in space
Advanced meteorological satellite equipped with an imaging System and an Atmospheric Sounder. Also carries a Data Relay Transponder and a Search and Rescue Transponder. Expected location - 74° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Sep 08, 16:10	24415	0.7321	163	35911	632.76	20.60	178
2016 Sep 09, 14:33	27824	0.5198	6982	35909	769.81	9.02	178
2016 Sep 11, 21:26	41996	0.0070	35321	35913	1427.46	0.14	3	66° east
2016 Sep 15, 21:05	42090	0.0074	35401	36022	1432.26	0.13	22	73° east
2016 Oct 03, 13:39	42165	0.0014	35729	35844	1436.08	0.09	350	74° east
2023 Feb 13, 10:00	42165	0.0013	35732	35842	1436.10	0.08	180	74° east

GSLV third stage 2016-054B 41753						Re-entered - 2019 Apr 29 Life 963 days
Launched InSat 3DR
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 09, 13:55	24301	0.7308	164	35682	628.33	20.62	179

2016-055 Atlas V 411 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Sep 8, 23:05
OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) 2016-055A 41757						in space
Endowed with one of the most contrived acronyms ever - spacecraft sent to visit Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, and bring a small sample back to Earth for study. Arrived near Bennu 2018 Dec 3 and entered orbit Dec 31. Successfully collected surface sample 2020 Oct 20 at 22:13 UTC for return to Earth. 2021 May 10, the spacecraft departed Bennu. 2024 Sep 24 at 10:42 UTC, the sample return container was detached. The vehicle then made a small trajectory correction in order to avoid re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere and put it onto a trajectory that will take it to minor planet Apophis with arrival due 2029.
Heliocentric orbit

OSIRIS-REx sample container uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2023 Sep 24 Life 2572 days Returned to Earth
Returned asteroid Bennu material sample to Earth. Separated from main spacecraft 2023 Sep 24 at 10:42 UTC then entered the Earth's atmosphere and landed via parachute in Utah, USA at 14:52 UTC.
Landed on Earth

Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-055B 41758						in space
Launched OSIRIS-REx.
Heliocentric orbit

2016-056 Shavit 2 Palmachim AFB, Israel						2016 Sep 13, 14:38
Ofeq 11 2016-056A 41759						in space
Israeli reconnaissance satellite monitoring the Middle East from highly retrograde orbit. Reported that a problem on reaching orbit delayed the satellite coming under ground control for a few hours. Orbit information is based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 18, 03:30	6869	0.0161	380	602	94.42	141.96	71

Shavit fourth stage 2016-056B 41760						Re-entered - 2016 Oct 21 Life 38 days
Launched Ofeq 11.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )

2016-I19 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 Sep 14, 15:25
Flock 2E'-13 1998-067KH 41761						Re-entered - 2018 Jun 3 Life 627 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 15, 18:32	6782	0.0009	397	409	92.63	51.65	323

Flock 2E'-14 1998-067KJ 41762						Re-entered - 2018 Oct 25 Life 771 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 17, 01:44	6782	0.0010	397	410	92.63	51.65	328

2016-I20 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 Sep 14, 23:15
Flock 2E'-16 1998-067KK 41763						Re-entered - 2018 Jun 1 Life 625 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 16, 13:03	6782	0.0008	398	410	92.64	51.64	331

Flock 2E'-15 1998-067KL 41764						Re-entered - 2018 Nov 10 Life 787 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 17, 03:21	6782	0.0010	397	410	92.64	51.64	334

2016-I21 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 Sep 15, 02:35
Flock 2E'-18 1998-067KM 41769						Re-entered - 2018 Nov 7 Life 783 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 16, 14:36	6782	0.0008	398	409	92.64	51.64	348

Flock 2E'-17 1998-067KN 41776						Re-entered - 2018 Jun 26 Life 649 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 17, 04:41	6782	0.0008	398	409	92.63	51.64	352

2016-I22 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2016 Sep 15, 05:40
Flock 2E'-19 1998-067KP 41777						Re-entered - 2018 May 12 Life 604 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 17, 17:12	6782	0.0007	398	408	92.63	51.64	349

Flock 2E'-20 1998-067KQ 41782						Re-entered - 2018 Sep 22 Life 737 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 17, 17:12	6782	0.0007	398	408	92.63	51.64	351

2016-057 CZ 2F/G Jiuquan Space Centre						2016 Sep 15, 14:04
Tiangong 2 2016-057A 41765						Re-entered - 2019 Jul 19 Life 1037 days
Small laboratory, 8.5 tonnes mass (9.5 tonnes including fuel), for docking experiments during visits by the Shenzhou 11 crew carrying mission (2016 Oct 18 - Nov 17), and Tianzhou-1 (2017-021A/42684) supply vehicle (2017 April - September). Destructive re-entry followed retro-fire with any surviving fragments impacting in the southern Pacific Ocean.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 15, 18:11	6644	0.0103	197	334	89.82	42.79	130
2016 Sep 19, 19:20	6628	0.0086	193	307	89.50	42.79	161
2016 Sep 20, 01:07	6752	0.0006	370	378	92.03	42.78	64
2016 Sep 24, 23:24	6759	0.0010	374	387	92.16	42.79	177
2016 Sep 25, 15:49	6764	0.0005	382	389	92.27	42.78	120
2017 Mar 04, 23:51	6750	0.0008	367	378	91.99	42.78	234
2017 Mar 05, 13:24	6758	0.0009	374	386	92.15	42.78	251
2017 Apr 04, 20:23	6756	0.0006	374	382	92.12	42.78	107
2017 Apr 15, 22:10	6763	0.0007	381	390	92.26	42.79	255
2017 Oct 14, 11:59	6768	0.0003	388	392	92.36	42.78	332
2017 Nov 03, 17:46	6767	0.0002	388	391	92.34	42.78	163
2017 Nov 04, 06:20	6768	0.0002	388	391	92.35	42.78	156
2018 Jun 12, 21:39	6761	0.0005	380	386	92.22	42.79	244
2018 Jun 14, 12:32	6674	0.0004	293	299	90.43	42.78	261
2018 Jun 21, 20:46	6672	0.0004	291	297	90.40	42.79	316
2018 Jun 23, 17:06	6769	0.0008	385	396	92.37	42.78	303
2019 Jul 18, 08:09	6760	0.0006	378	386	92.19	42.78	122
2019 Jul 18, 20:06	6659	0.0144	185	377	90.13	42.78	269
2019 Jul 19, 06:45	6659	0.0143	185	376	90.12	42.78	273

Banxing 2 2016-057H 41834						Re-entered - 2019 Jul 15 Life 1033 days
Micro-satellite built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, carrying cameras and equipped with a cold gas thruster system. Ejected by a spring mechanism from Tiangong 2 2016 Oct 22 at 22:31 UTC and used to photograph the station while docked with Shenzhou 11 (2016-061A/41812). It made several minor orbit adjustments while in the vicinity of Tiangong 2 to allow it to move away and return.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Oct 24, 08:48	6758	0.0007	375	384	92.14	42.79	350
2019 Jul 08, 20:54	6589	0.0016	200	221	88.71	42.77	273
2019 Jul 15, 20:29	6499	0.0012	113	129	86.90	42.74	179

CZ 2F third stage 2016-057B 41766						Re-entered - 2016 Sep 29 Life 14 days
Launched Tiangong 2.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 15, 19:41	6665	0.0136	195	377	90.24	42.76	132

2016-058 Vega (VV-07) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 Sep 16, 01:43
PeruSat 1 2016-058A 41770						in space
High resolution imaging satellite operated by the Peruvian Defence Ministry.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 17, 12:07	7056	0.0002	677	679	98.31	98.21	70	10:24
2023 Feb 13, 10:22	7076	0.0001	697	699	98.73	98.18	85	10:25

Skysat 6 (Skysat C4) 2016-058B 41771						in space
Second generation Earth imaging satellite from Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging). Terra Bella is owned by Google.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 17, 20:46	6880	0.0006	498	506	94.66	97.42	40	10:23

Skysat 7 (Skysat C5) 2016-058C 41772						in space
Second generation Earth imaging satellite from Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging). Terra Bella is owned by Google.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 17, 11:27	6880	0.0001	501	503	94.66	97.42	128	10:23
2023 Feb 13, 13:01	6856	0.0003	476	479	94.15	97.23	79	09:33

Skysat 4 (Skysat C2) 2016-058D 41773						in space
Second generation Earth imaging satellite from Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging). Terra Bella is owned by Google.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 17, 19:24	6880	0.0001	501	502	94.65	97.42	86	10:23
2023 Feb 13, 11:19	6828	0.0001	449	450	93.58	97.09	158	09:37

Skysat 5 (Skysat C3) 2016-058E 41774						in space
Second generation Earth imaging satellite from Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging). Terra Bella is owned by Google.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 17, 19:24	6880	0.0001	501	502	94.65	97.42	94	10:23
2023 Feb 13, 10:28	6811	0.0001	433	434	93.24	97.09	64	09:45

Vega upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2016 Sep 16 Life <1 day
Launched PeruSat 1 and several other satellites. De-orbited before it could be catalogued.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2016-059 PSLV-G (PSLV C-35) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2016 Sep 26, 03:42
Pratham 2016-059A 41783						in space
Student designed and built satellite from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Carries a package of instruments to measure Total Electron Count in the ionosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 27, 02:03	7069	0.0041	662	720	98.58	98.28	271	09:28

PISat 2016-059B 41784						in space
Nanosatellite from Satellite from PES University, Bengaluru, India built to develop the capability of designing satellites by students in collaboration with academic staff.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 27, 08:35	7061	0.0031	661	705	98.42	98.21	265	09:29

AlSat 1B 2016-059C 41785						in space
One of a simultaneously-launched pair of small imaging satellite from the Algerian Space Agency to be used for agricultural and disaster monitoring.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 28, 04:42	7061	0.0030	661	704	98.41	98.21	261	09:29
2023 Feb 13, 08:51	7038	0.0010	653	667	97.94	97.88	170	08:11

AlSat 2B 2016-059D 41786						in space
One of a simultaneously-launched pair of small imaging satellite from the Algerian Space Agency to be used for agricultural and disaster monitoring.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 27, 02:00	7061	0.0030	661	704	98.41	98.21	265	09:29
2023 Feb 13, 10:01	7048	0.0002	668	671	98.14	98.08	101	09:33

BlackSky Global Pathfinder 2016-059E 41787						in space
Technology satellite from BlackSky to prove the imaging system for its future Earth observation satellite constellation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 27, 12:23	7060	0.0029	661	703	98.40	98.21	264	09:29
2023 Feb 13, 09:20	7057	0.0031	657	701	98.34	97.88	123	08:01

CanX-7 2016-059F 41788						Re-entered - 2022 Apr 21 Life 2033 days
3U Cubesat collecting ADS-B data from aircraft in flight. After seven months, the main mission was concluded and 2017 May 4 a small solar sail was deployed to increase drag and accelerate orbital decay.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 27, 08:34	7060	0.0029	661	702	98.39	98.21	266

ALSat 1N 2016-059G 41789						in space
3U Cubesat - developed co-operatively between the Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) and the UK Space Agency. Carries an experimental, low mass extendible coon, an experimental camera for use in future cubesats and an experimental thin-film solar cell.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 27, 13:29	7059	0.0027	661	700	98.36	98.21	259
2023 Feb 13, 08:11	7055	0.0029	656	698	98.29	97.89	113

ScatSat 1 (Scatterometer Satellite 1) 2016-059H 41790						in space
Snall satellite from India, equipped with a scatterometer similar to the one aboard Oceansat 2. It collects data on upper atmosphere winds to assist in weather forecasting over ocean areas.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Sep 27, 10:29	7103	0.0010	718	733	99.30	98.11	232	09:17
2023 Feb 13, 01:51	7100	0.0005	719	726	99.24	98.29	175	08:28

PSLV upper stage 2016-059J 41791						in space
Launched Pratham and several other satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Sep 27, 02:00	7058	0.0027	661	699	98.36	98.21	266
2016 Sep 27, 15:44	7069	0.0041	662	720	98.58	98.28	268
2016 Sep 29, 18:02	7062	0.0032	661	707	98.44	98.21	256

2016-060 Ariane 5ECA (VA-232) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 Oct 5, 20:30
GSat 18 2016-060A 41793						in space
Indian communications satellite. Expected location - 74° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Oct 07, 14:04	31701	0.3308	14837	35809	936.20	1.31	175
2016 Oct 11, 01:20	41928	0.0061	35294	35805	1424.01	0.12	47	60° east
2016 Oct 18, 21:41	42118	0.0006	35714	35765	1433.69	0.11	67	74° east
2023 Feb 13, 10:00	42165	0.0002	35779	35794	1436.10	0.05	210	74° east

Sky Muster 2 (NBN-Co 1B) 2016-060B 41794						in space
Australian comsat to provide broadband services to remote parts of the country. Expected location - 145° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Oct 07, 16:30	27173	0.5535	5754	35836	742.96	3.14	179
2016 Oct 09, 17:04	31409	0.3439	14228	35834	923.29	1.45	179
2016 Oct 11, 02:40	36361	0.1608	24135	35831	1150.04	0.53	176
2016 Oct 14, 10:35	42221	0.0002	35833	35853	1438.98	0.05	230	148° east
2016 Oct 25, 15:52	42165	0.0000	35785	35788	1436.09	0.03	282	145° east
2023 Feb 12, 13:52	42165	0.0002	35781	35793	1436.11	0.01	45	145° east

Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-060C 41795						in space
Launched GSat 18 and Sky Muster 2.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Oct 07, 13:52	24354	0.7283	240	35713	630.41	5.68	177

2016-061 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre						2016 Oct 16, 23:30
Shenzhou 11 2016-061A 41812						Re-entered - 2016 Nov 18 Life 33 days Returned to Earth
Carried Jing Haipeng (commander) and Chen Dong (engineer) to Tiangong 2. Docked Oct 18 at 19:24 UTC and the crew entered Tiangong at 22:32 UTC. Undocked 2016 Nov 17 at 04:41 UTC, after 29.4 days. Landed in the Siziwang Banner area of Inner Mongolia Nov 18 at 05:59 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Oct 17, 11:58	6657	0.0123	197	361	90.09	42.79	132
2016 Oct 17, 14:58	6729	0.0023	335	366	91.55	42.78	141
2016 Oct 18, 12:14	6749	0.0008	366	376	91.97	42.79	268
2016 Oct 18, 16:50	6762	0.0008	379	389	92.23	42.79	278
2016 Nov 15, 17:56	6756	0.0009	372	384	92.11	42.78	185
2016 Nov 17, 17:26	6759	0.0025	363	398	92.16	42.80	356

CZ 2F third stage 2016-061B 41813						Re-entered - 2016 Nov 4 Life 19 days
Launched Shenzhou 11.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Oct 17, 14:46	6657	0.0123	197	360	90.09	42.79	134

Shenzhou-11 Orbital Module 2016-061G 41868						Re-entered - 2020 Oct 6 Life 1451 days
Detached from Shenzhou 11 2016 Nov 18.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 22, 22:00	6759	0.0010	375	388	92.17	42.80	147

2016-062 Antares 230 Wallops Flight Facility						2016 Oct 17, 23:45
Cygnus OA-5 (SS Alan Poindexter ) 2016-062A 41818						Re-entered - 2016 Nov 28 Life 42 days
Resupply mission to ISS. Stood off from ISS during arrival of Soyuz MS-02 (2016-063A/41820). Captured by ISS Remote Manipulator Oct 23 at 11:28 UTC and docked with the downward-facing port on Unity at approx 14:53 UTC. Undocked using the ISS Remote Manipulator Nov 21 at 11:25 UTC. Released from the manipulator at 13:22 UTC. Oct 25 the orbit was raised to permit release of four cubesats, then on Nov 26 at 23:30 a two-part retro firing led to destructive re-entry above the Southern Ocean Nov 27 around 01:00 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Oct 18, 02:51	6663	0.0101	218	352	90.22	51.62	145
2016 Oct 18, 23:44	6678	0.0080	247	354	90.53	51.60	142
2016 Oct 19, 18:03	6750	0.0030	352	392	91.99	51.60	285
2016 Oct 19, 21:12	6762	0.0016	373	395	92.24	51.57	312
2016 Oct 20, 08:11	6775	0.0007	392	402	92.50	51.61	95
2016 Oct 23, 07:00	6771	0.0008	387	398	92.41	51.63	344
2016 Oct 24, 18:33	6782	0.0007	399	409	92.65	51.64	106
2016 Nov 20, 14:02	6784	0.0006	402	410	92.68	51.65	234
2016 Nov 22, 04:03	6789	0.0007	406	416	92.79	51.64	243
2016 Nov 26, 00:54	6878	0.0006	496	504	94.61	51.64	284

Lemur-2 (Xiaoxing) 2016-062C 41871						Re-entered - 2023 Apr 10 Life 2366 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. One of four released from Cygnus OA-5 2016 Nov 25. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 29, 08:26	6881	0.0007	498	507	94.67	51.64	252

Lemur-2 (Sokolsky) 2016-062D 41872						Re-entered - 2023 Apr 8 Life 2364 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. One of four released from Cygnus OA-5 2016 Nov 25. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 28, 11:15	6881	0.0007	498	507	94.67	51.64	249

Lemur-2 (AnubhavThakur) 2016-062E 41873						in space
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. One of four released from Cygnus OA-5 2016 Nov 25. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 28, 11:15	6881	0.0006	498	507	94.67	51.64	248

Lemur-2 (Wingo) 2016-062F 41874						Re-entered - 2023 Apr 25 Life 2381 days
3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. One of four released from Cygnus OA-5 2016 Nov 25. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 28, 22:46	6881	0.0006	499	507	94.67	51.64	286

Antares second stage 2016-062B 41819						Re-entered - 2016 Nov 6 Life 20 days
Launched SS Alan Poindexter.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Oct 18, 01:14	6659	0.0101	213	348	90.13	51.59	149

2016-063 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Oct 19, 08:05
Soyuz MS-02 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 732) 2016-063A 41820						Re-entered - 2017 Apr 10 Life 173 days
Carrying crew to ISS - Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Borisenko (Roscosmos), and Robert Kimbrough (NASA). Launch was delayed by nearly one month by an electrical fault in the spacecraft. Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS Oct 21 at 09:52 UTC, seven minutes earlier than planned. Undocked, carrying the same crew, 2017 Apr 10 at 07:57 UTC. Retro-fire at 10:28 UTC was followd by landing in Kazakhstan, 150 kilometers south east of Dzhezkazgan, at 11:20:35 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Oct 19, 07:53	6594	0.0034	194	238	88.82	51.64	96
2016 Oct 19, 18:31	6676	0.0013	289	307	90.48	51.64	345
2016 Oct 21, 09:49	6782	0.0007	399	409	92.65	51.64	96

Soyuz upper stage 2016-063B 41821						Re-entered - 2016 Oct 24 Life 5 days
Launched Soyuz MS-02.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Oct 19, 17:12	6589	0.0034	188	233	88.70	51.67	82

2016-064 H-IIA 202 (F-31) Tanegashima Space Centre						2016 Nov 2, 06:20
Himawari 9 2016-064A 41836						in space
Japanese imaging meterorological satellite. After testing it was it was placed in a standby rôle and will replace Himawari 8 as primary satellite in 2022. Expected location 140°.7 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Nov 02, 17:51	24429	0.7289	244	35857	633.30	22.38	179
2016 Nov 08, 15:34	42148	0.0008	35736	35803	1435.23	0.07	236	141° east
2016 Nov 11, 20:45	42164	0.0001	35782	35790	1436.06	0.07	340	141° east
2023 Feb 13, 00:35	42165	0.0001	35781	35793	1436.12	0.01	71	141° east

H-IIA upper stage 2016-064B 41837						in space
Launched Himawari 9.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 03, 08:40	24086	0.7242	265	35151	620.02	22.38	180

2016-065 CZ 5 + YZ-2 Wenchang Space Centre						2016 Nov 3, 12:43
Shijian 17 (Practice 17) 2016-065A 41838						in space
Technology demonstration satellite carried on the first flight of the CZ-5 heavy lift launcher. Includes communications equiment and an imaging system to identify orbital debris. It has occupied several different locations around the geosynchronous belt, most of them close to Chinese-owned communications satellites, indicating that Shjian 17's purpose may be monitor the activities of other satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Nov 03, 18:15	24400	0.7296	220	35824	632.19	19.51	180
2016 Nov 04, 21:56	43731	0.0333	35898	38809	1516.88	0.33	148
2016 Nov 11, 17:42	42234	0.0008	35820	35891	1439.62	0.76	136	163° east
2016 Nov 20, 17:21	42164	0.0004	35768	35803	1436.05	0.80	153	163° east
2017 Apr 25, 17:56	42166	0.0009	35749	35826	1436.16	0.07	31	163° east
2017 Apr 27, 21:26	42194	0.0003	35806	35827	1437.61	0.07	63	162° east
2017 May 06, 14:16	42219	0.0003	35829	35853	1438.87	0.09	197	158° east
2017 Jun 21, 09:23	42168	0.0001	35785	35795	1436.25	0.18	332	125° east
2017 Sep 29, 14:02	42166	0.0001	35785	35791	1436.17	0.19	261	125° east
2017 Sep 30, 15:01	42218	0.0001	35838	35843	1438.84	0.19	224	124° east
2017 Oct 10, 20:36	42165	0.0001	35782	35792	1436.11	0.21	357	118° east
2018 Jan 10, 22:37	42166	0.0001	35785	35790	1436.14	0.42	346	118° east
2018 Jan 13, 13:51	41951	0.0024	35471	35674	1425.18	0.42	342	120° east
2018 Jan 25, 11:02	42180	0.0063	35535	36069	1436.87	2.24	9	153° east
2018 Jan 26, 23:02	42022	0.0012	35594	35693	1428.79	3.95	25	156° east
2018 Mar 18, 22:49	42312	0.0016	35867	36001	1443.62	4.04	69	40° east
2018 May 06, 23:54	42201	0.0002	35816	35830	1437.95	4.14	114	106° east
2018 May 08, 23:24	42164	0.0005	35767	35805	1436.05	4.14	274	106° east
2018 Jun 04, 12:04	42167	0.0009	35751	35826	1436.19	4.20	204	104° east
2018 Jun 06, 21:22	42208	0.0009	35794	35866	1438.32	4.20	138	103° east
2018 Jun 28, 15:04	42187	0.0006	35783	35834	1437.22	4.24	176	94° east
2018 Jun 30, 15:05	42165	0.0003	35772	35801	1436.09	4.25	231	94° east
2018 Jul 17, 23:28	42164	0.0004	35768	35805	1436.07	4.28	221	94° east
2018 Aug 31, 14:59	42165	0.0002	35777	35797	1436.12	0.11	49	94° east
2019 Jul 31, 18:15	42166	0.0002	35779	35796	1436.14	0.86	15	94° east
2019 Nov 07, 17:12	42224	0.0013	35793	35899	1439.12	1.09	69	94° east
2019 Nov 09, 17:58	42259	0.0008	35848	35913	1440.90	1.10	116	91° east
2019 Nov 18, 18:55	42165	0.0002	35781	35793	1436.12	0.14	175	84° east
2019 Nov 19, 22:57	42165	0.0002	35781	35793	1436.11	0.14	164	84° east
2019 Nov 23, 18:58	42134	0.0004	35738	35773	1434.50	0.13	218	85° east
2019 Nov 26, 19:30	42070	0.0005	35669	35715	1431.25	0.12	163	86° east
2019 Dec 18, 17:25	42122	0.0007	35714	35775	1433.93	0.07	358	113° east
2019 Dec 24, 20:24	42164	0.0003	35773	35798	1436.06	0.06	32	115° east
2020 Apr 08, 20:36	42048	0.0028	35553	35787	1430.15	0.08	240	116° east
2020 Apr 09, 15:03	41928	0.0002	35544	35557	1424.03	0.08	346	118° east
2020 Apr 25, 18:08	42165	0.0002	35777	35797	1436.10	0.12	337	163° east
2020 Aug 08, 21:04	42165	0.0004	35771	35802	1436.09	0.36	36	163° east
2020 Aug 09, 14:30	42214	0.0006	35810	35863	1438.64	0.36	40	163° east
2020 Aug 12, 15:09	42247	0.0012	35817	35920	1440.28	0.37	10	161° east
2020 Sep 14, 07:34	42200	0.0007	35790	35853	1437.88	0.45	314	129° east
2020 Oct 07, 16:52	42163	0.0003	35771	35800	1436.03	0.50	298	118° east
2021 Mar 31, 10:32	42164	0.0006	35760	35812	1436.06	0.93	340	118° east
2023 Feb 12, 15:26	42165	0.0004	35770	35804	1436.12	2.63	275	94° east

CZ 5 second stage 2016-065B 41839						in space
Launched Shijian 17.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 03, 20:32	21011	0.6885	167	29099	505.17	19.49	178

YZ-2 rocket stage 2016-065C 41840						in space
Launched Shijian 17.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 08, 08:21	44185	0.0489	35648	39966	1540.54	0.41	116

2016-066 CZ 11 Jiuquan Space Centre						2016 Nov 9, 23:42
XPNav-1 (Pulsar Navigation Test Satellite.) 2016-066A 41841						in space
Demonstration satellite for stellar navigation system using x-ray emissions from pulsars.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Nov 10, 07:28	6881	0.0014	493	513	94.68	97.41	281	06:00
2023 Feb 13, 13:15	6859	0.0014	471	490	94.22	97.41	160	06:08

Xiaoxiang-1 01 2016-066B 41842						in space
6U Cubesat (3x2) testing a stabilisation system to be used for precise orientation of satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 10, 03:58	6878	0.0015	490	510	94.62	97.40	280
2023 Feb 13, 07:41	6845	0.0013	458	476	93.94	97.39	149

Pina 2A 2016-066C 41843						Re-entered - 2023 May 25 Life 2388 days
Small Chinese satellite, probably a Cubesat - purpose unknown.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Nov 10, 13:20	6880	0.0015	491	512	94.66	97.41	284	06:00
2021 Dec 24, 05:10	6864	0.0020	473	500	94.33	97.40	204	06:12
2021 Dec 24, 22:26	6860	0.0026	465	500	94.25	97.41	204	06:12
2021 Dec 25, 14:35	6857	0.0031	457	500	94.17	97.40	206	06:12
2023 Feb 13, 08:52	6775	0.0034	374	420	92.50	97.38	150	07:00

Pina 2B 2016-066D 41844						Re-entered - 2023 Nov 10 Life 2557 days
Small Chinese satellite, probably a Cubesat - purpose unknown.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Nov 10, 18:05	6880	0.0015	491	512	94.65	97.41	287	06:00
2022 Jan 04, 10:11	6864	0.0015	475	496	94.32	97.40	142	06:14
2023 Feb 13, 12:51	6825	0.0013	438	455	93.51	97.38	137	06:33

Lishui 1-01 2016-066E 41845						Re-entered - 2023 Apr 19 Life 2352 days
3U Cubesat carrying instruments relating to remote sensing, built by Zhejiang Lizhui Electronic Technology Company of China.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 10, 17:28	7144	0.0367	504	1029	100.16	98.78	176
2023 Feb 13, 13:09	6880	0.0101	432	571	94.65	98.72	6

CZ 11 fourth stage 2016-066G 41847						in space
Launched XPNAV 1 and several small satellites. Second stage of rocket re-entered above Myanmar and large fragments hit the ground in Kachin state, in the north of the country.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 10, 15:44	7128	0.0345	504	996	99.82	98.78	175

2016-067 Atlas V 401 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2016 Nov 11, 18:30
WorldView 4 2016-067A 41848						Re-entered - 2021 Nov 30 Life 1845 days
Commercial Earth imaging satellite owned by Digital Globe. 2019 Jan 7, Digital Globe announced that the satellite's gyros had failed and it was unlikely that control of its pointing would be restored.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 12, 03:40	6990	0.0003	610	614	96.93	97.97	28

RAVAN (Radiometer Assessment Using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes) 2016-067B 41849						in space
3U Cubesat to evaluate carbon nanotubes as a radiometer instrument, and test the viability of a gallium target as a black body in order to callibrate the instrument.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 12, 16:27	6956	0.0007	573	583	96.22	97.98	306
2023 Feb 13, 07:53	6935	0.0016	546	568	95.79	98.02	242

CELTEE (Cubesat Enhanced Locator Transponder Evaluation Experiment) 2016-067C 41850						in space
1U Cubesat built by M42 Technologies for the US Air Force Research Laboratory to evaluate a location transponder for orbit determination.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 12, 18:03	6956	0.0006	574	582	96.23	97.98	305
2023 Feb 13, 08:22	6945	0.0004	564	570	96.00	98.03	279

Opticube 4 2016-067D 41851						in space
3U Cubesat built by students of California Polytechnic (CalPol). Passive satellite for use as callibration target for orbital debris studies. Each satellite in the series has a different coating to test ground based sensors. Project sponsored by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 13, 02:28	6956	0.0007	573	583	96.23	97.97	303
2023 Feb 13, 03:16	6949	0.0007	566	575	96.08	98.02	254

AeroCube 8d 2016-067E 41852						in space
1.5U Cubesat, one of a jointly-launched pair from the Aerospace Corporation, MIT and eSpace, carring an R&D payload sponsored by the National Reconnaissance Office and relating to development of a Scalable ion Electrospray Propulsion system (SiEPro) plus further technology experiments.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 13, 02:15	6957	0.0007	574	584	96.26	97.97	303
2023 Feb 13, 08:12	6945	0.0004	564	570	95.99	98.03	278

AeroCube 8c 2016-067F 41853						in space
1.5U Cubesat, one of a jointly-launched pair from the Aerospace Corporation, MIT and eSpace, carring an R&D payload sponsored by the National Reconnaissance Office and relating to development of a Scalable ion Electrospray Propulsion system (SiEPro) plus further technology experiments.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 13, 02:28	6958	0.0007	574	584	96.26	97.97	303
2023 Feb 13, 07:52	6945	0.0007	562	571	96.00	98.02	233

Prometheus 2-1 2016-067G 41854						in space
1.5U Cubesat in the Prometheus programme, launched as on of a pair. Prometheus Block 2 satellites act as a host for separately-produced payloads. Satellite purpose not known.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 12, 18:03	6958	0.0009	574	586	96.27	97.98	306

Prometheus 2-3 2016-067H 41855						in space
1.5U Cubesat in the Prometheus programme, launched as on of a pair. Prometheus Block 2 satellites act as a host for separately-produced payloads. Satellite purpose not known.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 12, 14:51	6958	0.0010	573	587	96.27	97.98	305

Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-067J 41856						in space
Launched Worldview 4 and cluster of Cubesats. Caused to re-enter soon after launch so was not catalogued.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )

2016-068 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2016 Nov 11, 23:14
Yunhai-1 01 2016-068A 41857						in space
Meteorological satellite developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) to be used for observation of atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and scientific experiments.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Nov 12, 20:25	7151	0.0034	748	797	100.30	98.37	161	05:29
2016 Nov 15, 05:19	7160	0.0012	773	790	100.48	98.51	246	05:30
2016 Nov 16, 03:07	7161	0.0011	775	790	100.51	98.51	251	05:30
2023 Feb 13, 10:41	7160	0.0009	776	788	100.50	98.59	4	05:45

CZ 2D second stage 2016-068B 41858						in space
Launched Yunhai 1
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 12, 12:03	7152	0.0020	760	788	100.32	98.51	264

2016-069 Ariane 5ES (VA-233) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 Nov 17, 13:06
Galileo 15 (Antonianna, Galileo FOC FM-07) 2016-069A 41859						in space
One of a group of quadruple-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 18, 19:12	29269	0.0003	22883	22899	830.58	54.59	17
2016 Dec 04, 07:33	29636	0.0007	23237	23279	846.22	54.60	277
2017 Jan 03, 06:50	29615	0.0004	23224	23250	845.33	54.59	350
2017 Jan 10, 21:53	29600	0.0002	23216	23229	844.71	54.59	278

Galileo 16 (Lisa, Galileo FOC FM-12) 2016-069B 41860						in space
One of a group of quadruple-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 23, 03:01	29269	0.0002	22885	22897	830.57	54.58	28
2016 Nov 30, 15:49	29418	0.0003	23032	23048	836.93	54.58	114
2017 Feb 03, 05:29	29600	0.0002	23218	23227	844.71	54.59	310

Galileo 17 (Kimberley, Galileo FOC FM-13) 2016-069C 41861						in space
One of a group of quadruple-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 20, 05:48	29268	0.0002	22886	22895	830.54	54.58	81
2016 Nov 23, 03:20	29424	0.0044	22916	23176	837.17	54.60	3
2016 Nov 30, 15:22	29354	0.0003	22966	22985	834.17	54.58	34
2017 Feb 03, 14:17	29600	0.0002	23216	23228	844.71	54.59	221

Galileo 18 (Tijmen, Galileo FOC FM-14) 2016-069D 41862						in space
One of a group of quadruple-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 22, 13:13	29277	0.0002	22894	22903	830.90	54.52	276
2016 Dec 04, 19:59	29541	0.0004	23151	23174	842.16	54.58	8
2017 Jan 26, 12:42	29600	0.0001	23219	23226	844.70	54.59	208

Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-069E 41863						in space
Launched cluster of four Galileo satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 23, 03:04	29277	0.0002	22894	22903	830.90	54.52	279

2016-070 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Nov 17, 20:20
Soyuz MS-03 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 733) 2016-070A 41864						Re-entered - 2017 Jun 2 Life 197 days Returned to Earth
Carrying crew to ISS - Oleg Novitskiy (Roscosmos). Thomas Pesquet (ESA) and Peggy Whitson (NASA). Docked with the Rassvet module of the ISS Nov 19 at 21:58:35 UTC, three miutes earlier than planned. Undocked, carrying Novitsky and Pesquet (Whitson stayed onboard the ISS), 2017 Jun 16 at 10:47 UTC. Retro-fire at 13:17 UTC was followd by landing in Kazakhstan, 145 kilometers south east of Dzhezkazgan, at 14:10 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 17, 20:49	6590	0.0025	196	229	88.74	51.63	85
2016 Nov 18, 00:53	6699	0.0006	317	326	90.95	51.64	94
2016 Nov 18, 03:45	6695	0.0002	316	319	90.87	51.64	169
2016 Nov 19, 14:55	6784	0.0006	402	410	92.68	51.64	229

Soyuz upper stage 2016-070B 41865						Re-entered - 2016 Nov 21 Life 4 days
Launched Soyuz MS-03.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 18, 03:31	6591	0.0029	193	232	88.75	51.60	65

2016-071 Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Nov 19, 23:42
GOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) 2016-071A 41866						in space
US meteorological imaging and data collection satellite in geosynchronous orbit. Expected location 75°.2 west (GOES East location). At the end of 2017 Nov, after checkout, GOES 16 was moved to its operational location and became operational 2017 Dec 18.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Nov 21, 16:18	28091	0.4826	8157	35270	780.94	10.57	180
2016 Nov 22, 01:13	29098	0.4313	10169	35270	823.28	8.79	180
2016 Nov 25, 17:28	31008	0.3433	13985	35275	905.66	6.24	181
2016 Nov 27, 10:23	33912	0.2281	19797	35271	1035.83	3.68	181
2016 Nov 28, 13:49	37355	0.1152	26674	35279	1197.50	1.73	181
2016 Nov 30, 21:55	41881	0.0049	35295	35710	1421.60	0.03	13	99° west
2016 Dec 04, 09:59	42164	0.0001	35784	35789	1436.07	0.01	160	86° west
2017 Nov 30, 01:20	42165	0.0001	35781	35793	1436.12	0.00	6	89° west
2017 Dec 01, 01:16	42060	0.0001	35677	35686	1430.74	0.01	280	89° west
2017 Dec 11, 10:59	42061	0.0001	35679	35688	1430.81	0.05	228	75° west
2017 Dec 11, 23:37	42165	0.0002	35779	35795	1436.11	0.02	315	75° west
2023 Feb 12, 12:38	42165	0.0001	35784	35789	1436.11	0.08	88	75° west

Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-071B 41867						in space
Launched GOES 16.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 20, 18:45	27607	0.4958	7541	34917	760.85	10.81	179

2016-072 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre						2016 Nov 22, 15:24
Tianlian 1-04 2016-072A 41869						in space
Data communications satellite to provide a data relay, and measurement and control service for Chinese satellites and space stations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Nov 22, 19:23	27367	0.7596	202	41777	750.95	17.41	180
2016 Dec 01, 16:32	42164	0.0002	35778	35794	1436.07	3.06	184	77° east
2020 Nov 21, 01:21	42164	0.0014	35728	35843	1436.04	0.15	24	77° east
2020 Nov 22, 20:25	42145	0.0014	35709	35825	1435.11	0.16	38	78° east
2020 Nov 30, 12:55	41871	0.0011	35448	35538	1421.12	0.18	6	113° east
2020 Dec 17, 01:27	41873	0.0011	35449	35539	1421.19	0.22	360	176° east
2020 Dec 18, 01:17	42204	0.0034	35681	35971	1438.10	0.26	7	177° east
2020 Dec 18, 20:31	42166	0.0017	35718	35858	1436.16	0.23	356	177° east
2023 Feb 12, 19:00	42165	0.0020	35701	35872	1436.10	0.14	38	177° east
2023 Nov 10, 17:28	42164	0.0029	35666	35907	1436.08	0.12	239	177° east

CZ 3C upper stage 2016-072B 41870						in space
Launched Tianlian 1-04.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Nov 22, 19:21	26528	0.7544	136	40164	716.68	17.67	180

2016-F02 - failed to reach orbit Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2016 Dec 1, 14:51
Progress MS-04 (Progress 7K-MS №434)
Supplies to ISS. Lost when Progress separated from the launcher third stage while the second stage was part way through its firing.

2016-073 Vega (VV-08) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 Dec 5, 13:51
Göktürk 1A 2016-073A 41875						in space
Turkish military/civilian imaging satellite designed and developed for the Turkish Ministry of National Defence by the Italian space service company Telespazio. As well as military imaging, the satellites is designed to collect data for mapping, landcover survey, geology, ecosystem monitoring, disaster management, environmental control, coastal zone management, and water resources.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Dec 05, 20:25	7062	0.0003	682	686	98.44	98.12	159	22:30
2023 Feb 13, 09:34	7062	0.0002	683	685	98.44	98.15	70	22:29

Vega upper stage (AVUM) 2016-073B 41876						Re-entered - 2016 Dec 5 Life <1 day
Launched Göktürk-1A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 05, 15:38	7058	0.0010	673	686	98.34	98.15	73

2016-074 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-36) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2016 Dec 7, 04:54
Resourcesat 2A 2016-074A 41877						in space
Indian satellite with a five year design life for crop forecasting and military reconnaissance.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Dec 07, 09:58	7201	0.0012	814	831	101.35	98.73	248	10:31
2016 Dec 09, 17:05	7209	0.0017	818	843	101.52	98.73	200	10:31
2016 Dec 18, 19:59	7197	0.0030	798	841	101.28	98.72	191	10:31
2023 Feb 13, 12:15	7198	0.0001	819	821	101.29	98.69	39	10:33

PSLV upper stage 2016-074B 41878						in space
Launched Resourcesat 2A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 07, 13:18	7192	0.0003	811	816	101.17	98.81	137

2016-075 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,4 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Dec 7, 23:52
USA 272 (Wideband Global SATCOM 8) 2016-075A 41879						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 at 23:34 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Dec 10, 16:48	28759	0.7624	456	44305	808.95	26.91	179
2016 Dec 12, 19:21	31111	0.6463	4625	44840	910.17	14.64	180
2016 Dec 14, 17:28	35622	0.4477	13297	45190	1115.16	5.28	185
2016 Dec 15, 13:59	39834	0.2843	22133	44780	1318.70	1.29	174
2016 Dec 17, 11:25	41326	0.2325	25339	44556	1393.44	0.30	162
2016 Dec 19, 13:33	42169	0.2133	26795	44787	1436.33	0.23	157
2023 Feb 13, 13:48	42165	0.0000	35786	35788	1436.13	0.01	329	150° east

Delta 4 upper stage 2016-075B 41880						Re-entered - 2016 Dec 8 Life 1 day
Launched USA 272.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )

2016-076 H-IIB (F-6) Tanegashima Space Centre						2016 Dec 9, 13:26
HTV 6 (Kounotori 6) 2016-076A 41881						Re-entered - 2017 Feb 5 Life 58 days
Japanese supply vehicle to the ISS, precise launch time 13:26:47. Captured by Remote Manipulator Arm Dec 13 at 10:49 UTC UTC and berthed with the Harmony module at 10:39 UTC. Unberthed 2017 Jan 27 at 10:59 UTC and released into free flight at 15:45 UTC. Retro-fire for seven minutes starting Nov 14:42 UTC led to re-entry at 15:06 over the southern Pacific Ocean with any unburnt fragments hitting the oean surface about 12 minutes later.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 09, 16:17	6624	0.0085	189	302	89.41	51.65	314
2016 Dec 10, 03:01	6667	0.0018	277	301	90.30	51.65	294
2016 Dec 11, 22:34	6754	0.0013	367	385	92.07	51.64	181
2016 Dec 12, 21:32	6771	0.0006	389	397	92.42	51.65	322
2016 Dec 13, 14:21	6784	0.0006	401	410	92.67	51.64	329

H-IIB upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2016 Dec 9 Life <1 day
Launched HTV 6. Not catalogued.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2016-077 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2016 Dec 10, 16:11
Fengyun 4A (Fengyun 4-01) 2016-077A 41882						in space
Second generation meteorological imaging satellite capable of producing three-dimensional analyses of weather systems. Retired from service 2024 March 5 and replaced by Fengyun 4B.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Dec 11, 06:02	24373	0.7307	185	35805	631.14	28.46	180
2016 Dec 20, 20:19	42164	0.0002	35776	35796	1436.07	0.38	233	100° east
2017 May 18, 07:08	42165	0.0002	35777	35798	1436.13	0.07	244	100° east
2017 May 19, 20:06	42104	0.0003	35714	35738	1433.01	0.07	252	101° east
2017 May 24, 11:44	42105	0.0003	35716	35738	1433.05	0.06	261	105° east
2017 May 28, 23:07	42164	0.0009	35748	35824	1436.08	0.05	187	105° east
2023 Feb 12, 20:23	42167	0.0005	35767	35810	1436.19	0.13	339	105° east
2024 Mar 04, 22:48	42167	0.0005	35768	35810	1436.22	0.19	336	104° east
2024 Mar 05, 19:26	42242	0.0015	35801	35926	1440.03	0.19	289	104° east
2024 Mar 06, 02:06	42305	0.0004	35910	35944	1443.27	0.19	319	103° east

CZ 3B fourth stage 2016-077B 41883						Re-entered - 2019 Jan 20 Life 771 days
Launched Fengyun 4A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 12, 03:46	23640	0.7236	156	34367	602.86	28.45	180

2016-078 Lockheed L-1011 + Pegasus XL Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Dec 15, 13:37
CYGNSS 5 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 5) 2016-078A 41884						in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 16, 16:03	6905	0.0016	515	537	95.16	34.96	157

CYGNSS 4 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 4) 2016-078B 41885						in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 15, 22:38	6904	0.0014	516	535	95.14	34.96	148

CYGNSS 2 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 2) 2016-078C 41886						in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 17, 12:38	6904	0.0016	515	537	95.15	34.96	165

CYGNSS 1 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 1) 2016-078D 41887						in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 16, 23:58	6905	0.0016	516	538	95.17	34.96	160

CYGNSS 8 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 8) 2016-078E 41888						in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 16, 14:28	6904	0.0016	515	537	95.16	34.95	156

CYGNSS 6 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 6) 2016-078F 41889						in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 16, 23:57	6903	0.0014	515	534	95.13	34.96	158

CYGNSS 7 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 7) 2016-078G 41890						in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 16, 14:28	6903	0.0014	515	534	95.13	34.95	153

CYGNSS 3 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 3) 2016-078H 41891						in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 16, 14:28	6903	0.0013	515	534	95.12	34.96	155

Pegasus upper stage 2016-078J 41892						in space
Launched CYGNSS satellite cluster.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 16, 16:02	6901	0.0012	514	531	95.08	34.96	139

2016-079 Atlas V 431 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2016 Dec 18, 19:13
Echostar 19 (Jupiter 2) 2016-079A 41893						in space
Comsat providing high speed internet services to the continental United States, Canada and Mexico. Expected location 97º.2 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Dec 22, 20:15	48484	0.4750	19076	65137	1770.77	5.21	180
2016 Dec 26, 17:48	56752	0.2587	35693	65054	2242.49	1.36	179
2016 Dec 29, 19:43	43507	0.0323	35725	38532	1505.21	0.21	165
2016 Dec 30, 15:23	42156	0.0006	35751	35804	1435.63	0.06	358	98° west
2017 Jan 05, 12:03	42164	0.0002	35780	35793	1436.08	0.05	358	97° west
2023 Feb 12, 12:32	42165	0.0002	35780	35794	1436.13	0.02	230	97° west

Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-079B 41894						Re-entered - 2017 Mar 7 Life 79 days
Launched Echostar 19.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 27, 14:27	37882	0.8270	175	62833	1222.96	25.75	183

2016-I23 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station						2016 Dec 19, 08:55
STARS-C (Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite ) 1998-067KR 41895						Re-entered - 2018 Mar 3 Life 439 days
Joined pair of 1U Cubesats that later separated but remained linked by a 100m long Kevlar tether as technology demonstration for gravity gradient. Another experiment studied electrical currents induced in the tether by electrons in the space environment.. Carried to the ISS by HTV 6.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 22, 18:45	6782	0.0005	400	407	92.63	51.64	27

2016-080 Epsilon Uchinoura Space Center, Japan						2016 Dec 20, 11:00
Arase (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace) 2016-080A 41896						in space
Japanese satellite to make direct observations of the process by which the high energy electrons in the Van Allen belt are generated.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 22, 00:35	22560	0.7074	224	32140	562.04	31.43	116

Epsilon upper stage 2016-080B 41897						in space
Launched Arase.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 22, 00:10	22399	0.7051	227	31815	556.04	31.40	116

2016-081 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2016 Dec 21, 19:22
Tansat (Carbon Satellite) 2016-081A 41898						in space
Chinese Earth observation satellite to monitor carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Dec 23, 03:47	7083	0.0020	691	719	98.88	98.15	219	01:39
2023 Feb 13, 09:45	7080	0.0022	686	717	98.80	98.40	115	02:40

Yijian 2016-081B 41899						in space
Small Chinese Earth observation satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Dec 23, 03:47	7084	0.0021	691	720	98.89	98.15	218	01:39
2023 Feb 13, 02:31	7081	0.0023	686	719	98.82	98.40	116	02:32

Spark 1 2016-081C 41900						in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched of small Chinese Earth imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Dec 23, 03:48	7086	0.0025	691	726	98.95	98.15	212	01:39
2023 Feb 13, 07:36	7084	0.0026	687	724	98.89	98.40	121	02:22

Spark 2 2016-081D 41901						in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched of small Chinese Earth imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Dec 23, 03:49	7088	0.0026	691	728	98.97	98.15	211	01:39

CZ 2C second stage 2016-081E 41902						Re-entered - 2020 Mar 21 Life 1186 days
Launched Tansat, etc.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 23, 04:01	6881	0.0323	280	725	94.67	97.86	45

2016-082 Ariane 5ECA (VA-234) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2016 Dec 21, 20:30
JCSat 15 (JCSAT 110A) 2016-082A 41903						in space
Telecommunications satellite owned by Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT, providing services for Japan, East Asia and Oceania. Expected location 110º east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Dec 22, 10:12	24399	0.7283	252	35790	632.16	6.02	178
2016 Dec 24, 20:44	32285	0.3058	16034	35778	962.17	1.32	178
2016 Dec 27, 15:53	42126	0.0006	35721	35775	1434.12	0.07	181	135° east
2017 Jan 05, 20:18	42165	0.0002	35779	35795	1436.10	0.05	17	136° east
2017 Jan 19, 15:55	42167	0.0002	35778	35799	1436.21	0.03	132	136° east
2017 Jan 23, 07:06	42273	0.0002	35885	35905	1441.64	0.07	17	130° east
2017 Feb 06, 11:56	42276	0.0003	35887	35908	1441.76	0.04	25	111° east
2017 Feb 11, 20:59	42165	0.0005	35765	35808	1436.11	0.04	332	110° east
2023 Feb 12, 18:34	42165	0.0001	35783	35792	1436.13	0.02	213	110° east

Star One D1 2016-082B 41904						in space
Commercial communications satellite covering Brazil, plus western south and central America, Mexico and the continental United States. Expected location - 84° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2016 Dec 22, 19:03	24379	0.7276	263	35739	631.37	6.02	178
2016 Dec 24, 16:51	29348	0.4354	10191	35748	833.92	2.21	179
2016 Dec 26, 12:33	35121	0.1992	21745	35741	1091.73	0.82	178
2016 Dec 31, 09:07	42145	0.0005	35747	35787	1435.10	0.08	4	84° west
2017 Jan 05, 10:47	42164	0.0001	35783	35789	1436.06	0.07	36	84° west
2023 Feb 13, 09:35	42164	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.08	0.01	242	84° west

Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-082C 41905						in space
Launched JCSat 15 and Start One D1.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 23, 19:46	24367	0.7281	246	35732	630.91	6.46	183

2016-083 CZ 2D Taiyuan Space Centre						2016 Dec 28, 03:23
Gaojing 1 (Superview-1 01) 2016-083A 41907						in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched commercial Chinese remote sensing satellites operated by Beijing Space View Technology Co. Ltd. of China. Expected to reach 520 km circular orbit, the CZ-2D upper stage appears to have failed to make a circularisation burn. The satellite subsequently used its own propellant to raise perigee to operational height.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Dec 28, 11:09	6746	0.0228	214	522	91.90	97.59	6	10:30
2016 Dec 29, 08:21	6761	0.0208	242	523	92.20	97.60	3	10:30
2016 Dec 29, 16:16	6783	0.0179	283	526	92.66	97.60	2	10:30
2016 Dec 29, 19:22	6801	0.0150	321	525	93.03	97.60	359	10:31
2016 Dec 30, 05:50	6817	0.0127	353	526	93.36	97.60	357	10:31
2016 Dec 30, 14:07	6832	0.0106	381	526	93.66	97.61	354	10:31
2016 Dec 30, 21:53	6845	0.0088	407	527	93.94	97.61	351	10:31
2016 Dec 31, 18:15	6881	0.0039	476	530	94.68	97.61	338	10:31
2017 Jan 01, 06:36	6884	0.0032	484	528	94.75	97.61	334	10:31
2017 Jan 07, 09:52	6905	0.0014	517	536	95.16	97.62	253	10:31
2019 Aug 01, 09:04	6901	0.0014	513	532	95.08	97.54	264	11:06
2020 Sep 06, 04:01	6899	0.0014	512	531	95.06	97.52	320	11:13
2023 Feb 13, 09:21	6881	0.0015	493	513	94.68	97.47	106	11:22

Gaojing 2 (Superview-1 02) 2016-083B 41908						in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched commercial Chinese remote sensing satellites operated by Beijing Space View Technology Co. Ltd. of China. Expected to reach 520 km circular orbit, the CZ-2D upper stage appears to have failed to make a circularisation burn. The satellite subsequently used its own propellant to raise perigee to operational height.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2016 Dec 28, 11:09	6747	0.0230	213	524	91.92	97.59	6	10:30
2016 Dec 29, 03:47	6769	0.0185	266	516	92.38	97.59	2	10:30
2016 Dec 29, 20:52	6811	0.0137	339	526	93.23	97.58	359	10:30
2016 Dec 31, 04:06	6863	0.0059	444	525	94.30	97.57	345	10:31
2017 Jan 01, 15:11	6905	0.0012	518	535	95.17	97.57	295	10:31
2019 Aug 02, 05:04	6901	0.0013	514	531	95.08	97.48	260	10:39
2023 Feb 13, 10:05	6874	0.0020	483	510	94.54	97.34	127	09:53

BY70-1 (Bayi) 2016-083C 41909						Re-entered - 2017 Feb 18 Life 52 days
2U Cubesat from the China Association for Science and Technology, in conjunction with Bayi High School of Beijing, carrying an educational payload consisting of an amateur radio system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 28, 17:12	6747	0.0228	215	523	91.93	97.59	5

CZ 2D second stage 2016-083D 41910						Re-entered - 2017 Jan 23 Life 26 days
Launched Gaojing 1 & 2, and BY70-1. Planned circularisation burn at 525 km failed to occur and left all payloads in a lower, more-eccentric, orbit than planned.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2016 Dec 28, 17:20	6745	0.0228	213	520	91.88	97.59	5