2010 - 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=2010#001

2010-001 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre						2010 Jan 16, 16:12
Beidou 3 (Beidou-2 G-1) 2010-001A 36287						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
2010 Jan 17, 08:16	24279	0.7295	189	35613	627.48	20.44	180
2010 Jan 25, 16:49	42164	0.0044	35600	35972	1436.08	1.83	230	160° east
2011 Nov 22, 09:49	42166	0.0003	35776	35799	1436.14	1.51	192	140° east
2016 Mar 29, 21:33	42164	0.0003	35775	35797	1436.07	1.59	189	140° east
2023 Feb 12, 13:40	42165	0.0003	35774	35799	1436.10	1.94	281	140° east
2023 Feb 13, 13:46	42165	0.0003	35774	35799	1436.11	1.95	282	140° east

2010-002 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Jan 28, 00:18
Raduga-1M (Globus M №2) 2010-002A 36358						in space
Commmunications satellite specifically for Russian government and military, based on the earlier Raduga/Gran but with increased capacity and increased resistance to the effects of radiation. One service provided is tactical battlefield communications and the satellite can also be used with small communications terminals in remote areas.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Jan 28, 04:11	24418	0.7221	409	35671	632.89	46.48	360
2010 Jan 29, 18:37	41957	0.0003	35567	35591	1425.51	0.06	39	58° east
2010 Feb 12, 19:02	42047	0.0008	35634	35704	1430.08	0.03	145	88° east
2010 Mar 30, 22:17	42165	0.0003	35773	35801	1436.10	0.04	95	85° east
2013 Nov 17, 01:59	42165	0.0004	35771	35803	1436.10	0.01	335	85° east
2023 Feb 12, 19:19	42165	0.0004	35771	35803	1436.11	0.45	266	85° east

2010-003 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Feb 3, 03:45
Progress M-04M (Progress 7K-TGM №404) 2010-003A 36361						Re-entered - 2010 Jul 1 Life 148 days
Supplies to ISS. Precise time 03:45:29 UTC. Delayed from 2009 Dec 26. Docked with aft port of Zvezda 2010 Feb 5 at 04:25:58 UTC. Undocking was May 10 at 11:15:31 UTC followed by several weeks of independent flight under the "Reflection" experiment to study reflective characteristics of the freighter's hull and the transparency of the Earth's atmosphere. Retrofire Jul 1 at 13:54:00 UTC led to destructive re-entry with any surviving fragments landing in the southern Pacific Ocean at 14:40:55 UTC near 38° 16' south latitude, 124° 08' west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Feb 03, 05:46	6580	0.0023	187	217	88.53	51.64	68
2010 Feb 03, 14:08	6618	0.0026	222	257	89.29	51.64	331
2010 Feb 05, 14:12	6721	0.0011	335	350	91.39	51.64	287
2010 Apr 18, 12:36	6723	0.0003	342	347	91.43	51.65	183
2010 Apr 21, 11:53	6723	0.0003	342	347	91.43	51.65	190
2010 Jun 10, 08:37	6729	0.0004	348	353	91.55	51.65	320

2010-004 Space Shuttle Endeavour, OV-105 Kennedy Space Center						2010 Feb 8, 09:14
STS-130 2010-004A 36394						Re-entered - 2010 Feb 22 Life 14 days Returned to Earth
Launch to ISS with Node 3 and Cupola. Precise time 09:14:08 UTC. Docked with Harmony node PMA-2 Feb 10 at 05:06 UTC. Undocked Feb 20 at 00:54 UTC. Undocked Feb 20 at 00:54 UTC. Landed KSC runway Feb 22 at 03:20 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Feb 08, 12:27	6653	0.0097	210	339	90.01	51.70	18
2010 Feb 09, 17:21	6703	0.0036	301	349	91.03	51.64	320
2010 Feb 11, 13:19	6720	0.0011	335	350	91.38	51.64	317

2010-005 Atlas V 401, AV-021 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2010 Feb 11, 15:23
Solar Dynamics Observatory 2010-005A 36395						in space
Launch at start of 60 minute window of a NASA satellite - solar monitoring under the Space Weather Research Programme. Intended geosynchronous location - 103° west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Feb 15, 05:39	25268	0.6496	2476	35303	666.20	28.54	41
2010 Mar 08, 19:28	36372	0.1471	24645	35343	1150.57	28.18	43
2010 Apr 29, 05:19	42164	0.0002	35778	35793	1436.04	28.04	280	102° west
2023 Feb 12, 04:29	42164	0.0002	35775	35796	1436.03	32.12	222	102° west

2010-006 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Feb 12, 00:39
Intelsat 16 2010-006A 36397						in space
Comsat to provide expansion capacity for SKY Mexico’s direct-to-home services, including High Definition programming nd backup capacity for SKY Brazil. Separated from the launch vehicle 10:14 UTC. Anticipated location - 58° west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Feb 17, 15:30	42422	0.0033	35903	36184	1449.24	0.14	20	38° west
2010 Feb 27, 03:16	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.09	0.07	10	48° west
2010 Apr 10, 09:56	42165	0.0001	35781	35793	1436.11	0.06	45	58° west
2010 Jul 07, 08:30	42165	0.0002	35776	35797	1436.09	0.03	235	58° west
2023 Feb 13, 05:17	42165	0.0002	35779	35795	1436.11	0.01	264	76° west

2010-007 Proton-M + Blok DM2 Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Mar 1, 21:19
Cosmos 2459 (Uragan-M № 731) 2010-007A 36400						in space
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Mar 02, 11:41	25505	0.0002	19123	19132	675.63	64.77	208

Cosmos 2461 (Uragan-M № 735) 2010-007B 36401						in space
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Mar 03, 03:43	25510	0.0002	19127	19138	675.83	64.76	98
2010 Apr 01, 03:39	25508	0.0004	19121	19139	675.73	64.76	101

Cosmos 2460 (Uragan-M № 732) 2010-007C 36402						in space
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Mar 03, 12:00	25510	0.0000	19131	19133	675.81	64.76	197
2010 Mar 12, 13:32	25503	0.0003	19118	19133	675.55	64.76	250

2010-008 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2010 Mar 4, 23:57
GOES 15 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) 2010-008A 36411						in space
US meteorological imaging and data collection satellite in geosynchronous orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Mar 06, 19:27	27306	0.5224	6663	35192	748.42	12.01	179
2010 Mar 08, 02:29	30277	0.3727	12614	35183	873.81	6.97	181
2010 Mar 12, 14:00	37336	0.1131	26733	35182	1196.60	1.85	189
2010 Mar 29, 02:48	42166	0.0001	35785	35790	1436.15	0.43	357	89° west
2023 Feb 12, 12:23	42164	0.0002	35778	35794	1436.07	0.05	89	128° west

2010-009 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre						2010 Mar 5, 04:55
Yaogan 9 Leader 2010-009A 36413						in space
Remote sensing satellite described as undertaking land resources surveys and crop yield estimation. However, its purpose may be ocean surveillance similar to the US NOSS triplet formations that orbited at a similar altitude and inclination.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Mar 05, 15:04	7469	0.0010	1083	1099	107.06	63.41	321
2013 Sep 02, 05:50	7469	0.0122	999	1182	107.06	63.41	359
2014 Aug 09, 13:25	7468	0.0153	976	1204	107.06	63.41	1
2023 Feb 13, 00:56	7468	0.0432	767	1413	107.04	63.38	13

Yaogan 9 Outlier 2010-009B 36414						in space
One of two further payloads forming the Yaogan 9 mission, and flying in formation with it. May be similar to the US NOSS triplet formations that orbited at a similar altitude and inclination.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Mar 05, 23:59	7470	0.0010	1085	1099	107.09	63.41	317
2010 Mar 11, 09:45	7439	0.0011	1053	1069	106.42	63.41	322
2010 Apr 05, 18:43	7469	0.0013	1081	1100	107.06	63.41	328
2013 Sep 02, 04:03	7469	0.0122	999	1182	107.06	63.41	359
2014 Aug 09, 13:25	7468	0.0153	976	1205	107.06	63.41	0
2023 Feb 12, 13:58	7468	0.0432	767	1412	107.04	63.38	13

Yaogan 9 Trailer 2010-009C 36415						in space
One of two further payloads forming the Yaogan 9 mission, and flying in formation with it. May be similar to the US NOSS triplet formations that orbited at a similar altitude and inclination.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Mar 06, 03:34	7471	0.0010	1086	1100	107.11	63.41	307
2010 Mar 12, 16:35	7469	0.0011	1082	1099	107.06	63.41	326
2013 Aug 31, 21:44	7469	0.0123	998	1183	107.06	63.41	359
2014 Aug 10, 05:28	7468	0.0154	975	1205	107.06	63.41	1
2023 Feb 12, 13:57	7468	0.0432	767	1412	107.04	63.38	13

CZ 4C third stage 2010-009D 36416						in space
Launched Yaogan 9 triplet. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Mar 05, 20:09	7380	0.0128	908	1096	105.16	63.46	18

CZ 4C debris (large) 2010-009F 36418						in space
unknown object
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Mar 08, 00:29	7470	0.0010	1085	1100	107.09	63.41	317

2010-010 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Mar 20, 18:26
Echostar 14 2010-010A 36499						in space
US commercial comsat. Released from Briz-M rocket stage Mar 22 at 03:36 UTC. Expected location - 119° west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Mar 22, 12:13	25806	0.6341	3064	35792	687.62	26.71	0
2010 Mar 23, 09:17	28102	0.5006	7655	35793	781.38	15.52	1
2010 Mar 24, 17:02	33393	0.2626	18244	35785	1012.13	5.82	1
2010 Mar 25, 10:32	36826	0.1450	25110	35787	1172.19	2.82	1
2010 Apr 13, 02:36	42163	0.0001	35780	35790	1436.03	0.04	123	138° west
2010 May 30, 10:56	42164	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.08	0.03	347	119° west
2023 Feb 12, 12:25	42165	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.09	0.01	184	119° west

2010-011 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Apr 2, 04:04
Soyuz TMA-18 (Soyuz 11F732A17 № 228) 2010-011A 36505						Re-entered - 2010 Sep 25 Life 176 days Returned to Earth
Launch of crew to ISS. Precise time 04:04:34 UTC. Docked with the Poisk module Apr 4 at 05:24:50 UTC. Undocked Sep 25 at 02:02:12 UTC. Retro-fire at 04:31:17 for 261.4 seconds resulted in landing at 05:23 UTC, about 35km south of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. The landing was postponed one day due to a faulty pressure sensor on the Poisk hatch suggesting that it was not sealed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Apr 02, 08:40	6622	0.0032	223	265	89.38	51.65	155
2010 Apr 03, 12:55	6624	0.0025	229	263	89.43	51.64	156
2010 Apr 04, 12:49	6725	0.0006	343	351	91.47	51.65	135
2010 Sep 24, 21:42	6733	0.0007	350	360	91.64	51.64	30

2010-012 Space Shuttle Discovery, OV-103 Kennedy Space Center						2010 Apr 5, 10:21
STS-131 2010-012A 36507						Re-entered - 2010 Apr 20 Life 15 days Returned to Earth
Supplies and equipment to ISS. Launched at the mid-point of a ten minute launch window. Docked with PMA-2 on the Harmony module Apr 7 at 07:44 UTC. Undocked Apr 17 at 12:52 and landed on the KSC runway Apr 19 at 12:48 UTC. Delayed from Mar 18 - pre-launch processing was affected by cold weather and resulted in a short delay. It brought mission timing into conflict with Soyuz TMA-18 so a longer postponement became necessary.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Apr 05, 14:24	6673	0.0064	253	338	90.42	51.65	313
2010 Apr 06, 12:16	6705	0.0022	313	342	91.08	51.65	277
2010 Apr 07, 12:25	6724	0.0006	342	350	91.46	51.65	147

2010-013 Dnepr Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Apr 8, 13:57
Cryosat 2 2010-013A 36508						in space
Ice Monitoring satellite. Replacement for the original Cryosat that was lost due to a launch vehicle malfunction 2005 Oct 8. Launch delayed from 2009 Dec 16 to 2010 Jan 25 but on Jan 19, ESA announced an indefinite postponement due to concern about sufficiency of the fuel reserve for the launch vehicle second stage steering engine.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Apr 09, 00:57	7097	0.0011	711	727	99.16	92.03	282

2010-F01 - failed to reach orbit GSLV Mk II D3 Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2010 Apr 15, 10:57
GSat 4
Experimental combined metsat and communiations satellite aimed for GEO carried on a test flight of India's GSLV. Third stage failed to ignite properly and failed to reach orbit - later traced to a failure in a turbo pump.

2010-014 Soyuz-U 11A511U Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2010 Apr 16, 15:00
Cosmos 2462 (Yantar 4K2M 11Ф695M, Kobalt-M) 2010-014A 36511						Re-entered - 2010 Jul 21 Life 96 days Returned to Earth
Military imaging reconnaissance satellite, sometimes referred to as 'Yantar', with manoeuvring engine to maintain its orbit. Re-entered for landing in Russia Jul 21 around 09:10 UTC. Dropped off two containers of exposed film at different points, probably mid-April and mid-May, during the mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Apr 16, 22:30	6627	0.0119	169	327	89.47	67.17	90
2010 Apr 19, 08:50	6650	0.0142	177	366	89.94	67.16	72

2010-015 Atlas V 501, AV-012 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2010 Apr 22, 23:52
USA 212 (OTV-1, X-37B#1 Flight 1) 2010-015A 36514						Re-entered - 2010 Dec 3 Life 225 days Returned to Earth
First flight of the USAF Boeing-built X-37B space plane fitted with a classified payload. Launched at the beginning of a 4 hr launch window. Landed Vandenberg runway 2010 Dec 3 with wheel stop at 09:16:02 UTC. Launch delayed from April 20. Originally planned for release from Space Shuttle, the X-37B was transferred to an Atlas V following orbiter Columbia's destruction in 2003. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 May 23, 09:34	6787	0.0016	398	420	92.74	39.99	209
2010 Aug 22, 09:58	6814	0.0012	428	444	93.30	39.97	352
2010 Aug 30, 08:59	6814	0.0007	431	441	93.30	39.99	53
2010 Oct 15, 10:03	6768	0.0003	388	392	92.36	39.99	230
2010 Nov 05, 16:10	6698	0.0057	281	357	90.91	40.00	351
2010 Nov 24, 17:51	6662	0.0001	284	285	90.20	39.99	76
2010 Nov 29, 04:26	6661	0.0006	279	287	90.17	40.00	33

Atlas V upper stage 2010-015B 36515						in space
Launched USA 212 (OTV-1/X-37B). After releasing the satellite, it was placed on an Earth escape trajectory.
Heliocentric orbit

2010-016 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Apr 24, 11:19
SES 1 (AMS-4R) 2010-016A 36516						in space
Comsat owned by SES World Skies, providing services to the US. Expected location - 101° west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Apr 26, 14:20	40051	0.0057	33443	33903	1329.48	0.07	86
2010 May 10, 05:30	42165	0.0001	35782	35792	1436.12	0.06	167	142° west
2010 Jul 27, 08:26	42164	0.0001	35780	35792	1436.07	0.05	174	101° west
2023 Feb 13, 10:53	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.10	0.06	39	101° west

2010-017 Cosmos-U 11K65M Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2010 Apr 27, 01:05
Cosmos 2463 (Parus) 2010-017A 36519						in space
Navigation satellite. Broadcasts navigational almanac for the active Parus constellation to allow Naval users (principally submarines) to track the satellites in order to use the onboard messaging store/dump system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Apr 27, 21:45	7373	0.0035	970	1021	105.01	82.96	280

2010-018 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Apr 28, 17:15
Progress M-05M (Progress 7K-TGM №405) 2010-018A 36521						Re-entered - 2010 Nov 15 Life 201 days
Supplies to ISS. Precise launch time - 17:15:09 UTC. Docked with the Pirs module May 1 at 18:30 UTC, five minutes earlier than planned and under manual control using TORU after a software error caused a problem in the automatic system when Progress was 1 km from the ISS. Undocked Oct 26 at 14:25 UTC and operated autonomously for the "Reflection" and "Radar Progress" experiments. Retro-fire Nov 15 at 08:49 UTC for 186.2 sec provided delta-V of 89.7 m/s led to destructive re-entry with any surviving debris falling in the southern Pacific Ocean at 09:35:39 UTC - location 47°.95 south, 139°.27 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Apr 28, 21:50	6590	0.0074	164	261	88.74	51.65	258
2010 Apr 28, 23:23	6633	0.0011	248	263	89.61	51.64	230
2010 May 01, 20:02	6727	0.0010	342	355	91.52	51.64	262

2010-019 Space Shuttle Atlantis, OV-104 Kennedy Space Center						2010 May 14, 18:20
STS-132 2010-019A 36572						Re-entered - 2010 May 26 Life 12 days Returned to Earth
Launch to ISS with components plus Russian Mini Research Module 1 (also known as Rassvet) - at the mid-point of a ten minute launch window. Precise time - 18:20:09 UTC. Docked with PMA-2 attached to the Harmony Module May 16 at 14:28 UTC. Undocked May 23, 15:22 UTC. Retro-fire May 26 was followed by a landing on the KSC runway at 12:49 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 May 14, 19:30	6572	0.0058	156	232	88.37	51.64	343
2010 May 15, 05:10	6593	0.0027	197	232	88.79	51.65	337
2010 May 15, 18:23	6597	0.0028	200	237	88.87	51.64	322
2010 May 17, 12:07	6725	0.0010	341	354	91.48	51.65	326

2010-020 H-IIA 202 (F-17) Tanegashima Space Centre						2010 May 20, 21:58
Hayato (KSat) 2010-020A 36573						Re-entered - 2010 Jun 28 Life 39 days
Student-built 1U Cubesat from Kagoshima University for technology demonstration and remote sensing, also carries equipment to study water vapour in the Earth's atmosphere and making images at microwave frequencies.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 May 21, 11:12	6676	0.0013	289	306	90.47	29.98	279

Waseda-Sat 2 2010-020B 36574						Re-entered - 2010 Jul 12 Life 53 days
1U Cubesat built by students at Waseda University for Earth observation, technology demonstration and testing the use of extensible paddles to provide attitude control.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 May 20, 23:53	6676	0.0011	290	305	90.48	29.98	276

Negai* (Wish) 2010-020C 36575						Re-entered - 2010 Jun 26 Life 37 days
1U Cubesat built by students of Soka University. Onboard is a field-programmable gate array to be tested in orbit. in orbit.[3] It also carried the names of selected children and details of wishes they have made. An imaging system will provide photographs to be given to the named children.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 May 21, 00:40	6675	0.0013	289	306	90.46	29.98	277

Akatsuki (Planet-C) 2010-020D 36576						in space
Venus atmospheric studies spacecraft also known as Planet-C and Venus Climate Orbiter. Precise time 21:58:22 UTC. It failed to enter orbit around Venus 2010 Dec. 6 when a communications error caused the main thruster not to ignite. A mid-course correction consisting of three thruster firings 2011 November re-targeted Venus and, 2015 on Dec 6 at 23:51 UTC, a 1233s thruster firing placed it in orbit around the planet. Near equatorial orbit of 400 x 440,000 km was higher than, and at different inclination to, the originally planned one because the approach path to Venus was different from the 2010 arrival.


IKAROS 2010-020E 36577						in space
20-meter square solar sail carried as a secondary payload with Akatsuki (Planet-C), testing the concept in orbit around the Sun. IKAROS is an acronym from Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun. It passed near Venus 2010 Dec 8, two days after Akatsuki.
Heliocentric orbit

Unitec-1 (UNIsec Technological Experiment Carrier-1) 2010-020F 36578						in space
1U Cubesat testing electronic components that accompanied Akatsuki towards Venus.
Heliocentric orbit

2010-021 Ariane 5ECA (V-194) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2010 May 21, 22:01
Astra 3B 2010-021A 36581						in space
Commercial comsat. Lift off was at the beginning of a 43 minute launch window. Postponed several times from Mar 24. Intended location - 23°.5 east longitude
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 May 23, 21:50	24394	0.7279	260	35771	631.95	3.01	179
2010 Jun 21, 23:03	42165	0.0006	35763	35810	1436.09	0.09	336	24° east
2023 Feb 12, 19:59	42163	0.0004	35770	35801	1436.03	0.06	264	24° east

COMSATBw 2 2010-021B 36582						in space
German military comsat launched to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Postponed several times from Mar 24. Intended location - 13°.2 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 May 23, 00:52	24405	0.7280	259	35795	632.38	3.00	178
2010 Jun 01, 21:47	42165	0.0002	35780	35794	1436.10	0.08	170	13° east
2023 Feb 13, 08:28	42164	0.0002	35776	35796	1436.07	0.06	234	13° east

2010-022 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2010 May 28, 03:00
USA 213 (Navstar GPS IIF-01) 2010-022A 36585						in space
First second generation navigation satellite in the US Global Positioning System (GPS).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 May 29, 06:02	26827	0.0004	20438	20461	728.82	54.98	182
2010 Jun 30, 00:38	26585	0.0007	20189	20224	718.96	54.99	134
2010 Aug 12, 10:40	26562	0.0005	20170	20197	718.03	55.03	125

2010-023 Rockot Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2010 Jun 2, 01:59
SERVIS 2 (Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System) 2010-023A 36588						in space
Japanese test satellite to evaluate use off-the-shelf components in satellite construction.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Jun 02, 21:37	7577	0.0016	1186	1211	109.39	100.44	305	17:58
2023 Feb 12, 11:35	7578	0.0017	1187	1214	109.43	100.43	175	18:02

2010-024 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre						2010 Jun 2, 15:53
Beidou 4 (Beidou-2 G-3) 2010-024A 36590						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. Moved to 110° east 2012 Nov to replace Beidou 1C (2003-021A/27813).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Jun 03, 02:29	24314	0.7291	209	35663	628.85	20.54	180
2010 Jun 11, 20:15	42164	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.08	1.82	196	85° east
2011 Nov 22, 16:16	42164	0.0001	35781	35792	1436.07	1.17	243	84° east
2012 Nov 07, 15:48	42041	0.0002	35653	35673	1429.80	1.23	185	86° east
2012 Nov 23, 23:11	42164	0.0003	35772	35799	1436.04	1.25	293	110° east
2016 Mar 30, 00:37	42166	0.0003	35773	35802	1436.15	1.52	301	111° east
2023 Feb 11, 21:53	42165	0.0008	35751	35821	1436.09	2.00	331	80° east

2010-025 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Jun 3, 22:00
Badr 5 2010-025A 36592						in space
Comsat for the Arab region. Planned location - 26° east longitude, co-located with Badr-4 and Badr-6.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Jun 04, 13:06	27144	0.5524	5771	35760	741.75	18.97	360
2010 Jul 07, 15:42	42238	0.0003	35845	35874	1439.83	0.06	288	33° east
2010 Aug 05, 18:13	42165	0.0005	35767	35806	1436.10	0.01	333	26° east
2023 Feb 13, 08:11	42165	0.0000	35786	35788	1436.13	0.03	165	26° east

2010-026 Falcon 9 v1.0 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2010 Jun 4, 18:45
SpaceX Dragon Dummy 2010-026A 36595						Re-entered - 2010 Jun 27 Life 23 days
Dummy payload in the shape of the Dragon space capsule being developed by Space X. Not intended for re-entry and recovery.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Jun 04, 21:34	6637	0.0023	244	274	89.68	34.50	216

2010-F02 - failed to reach orbit Naro 1 Naro Space Centre, South Korea						2010 Jun 10, 08:01
STSat 2B
Korean research satellite for solar observation, also equipped with a laser ranging device to measure orbit height. Similar to STSat 2, lost in a launch failure 2009 Aug 25 when the launch vehicle exploded 137.3s after lift-off.

2010-027 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2010 Jun 15, 01:39
Shijian 12 (Practice 12) 2010-027A 36596						in space
Experimental satellite. Observers reported that, starting Aug 20, it made several approches to Shijian VI-04A.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Jun 15, 09:08	6964	0.0016	575	597	96.40	97.70	226	07:57
2010 Jun 24, 15:02	6968	0.0016	579	601	96.48	97.66	175	07:57
2023 Feb 12, 16:18	6948	0.0011	562	577	96.05	97.74	312	04:47

2010-028 Dnepr Dombarovsky (Yasny) Cosmodrome						2010 Jun 15, 14:42
Picard 2010-028A 36598						in space
French solar physics satellite measuring small variations in total solar output, mapping differential rotation of the Sun and making an accurate measurement of the solar diameter
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Jun 16, 05:06	7117	0.0017	727	751	99.59	98.28	192	18:00
2010 Jun 22, 13:30	7106	0.0001	727	729	99.35	98.29	205	18:00
2023 Feb 12, 23:01	7101	0.0001	721	723	99.24	98.30	115	18:13

Prisma - Mango 2010-028B 36599						in space
One of a pair of satellites to demonstrate new technology in the field of Formation Flying and Rendezvous techniques and network communications between satellites. It is also equipped with an imaging system. Mango and Tango were launched as a joined pair, they separated from each other on Aug 12.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Jun 16, 16:35	7089	0.0023	695	728	99.01	98.29	7	18:00
2010 Jun 17, 20:39	7134	0.0042	726	785	99.94	98.28	186	18:00
2010 Aug 12, 02:07	7134	0.0044	724	787	99.94	98.28	22	17:56
2023 Feb 13, 08:09	7082	0.0056	664	744	98.86	98.14	51	20:02

Prisma - Tango 2010-028F 36827						in space
One of a pair of satellites to demonstrate new technology in the field of Formation Flying and Rendezvous techniques and network communications between satellites. It is also equipped with an imaging system. Mango and Tango were launched as a joined pair, they separated from each other on Aug 12.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Aug 12, 22:45	7134	0.0045	723	788	99.94	98.28	19	17:56
2023 Feb 12, 19:40	7127	0.0042	719	779	99.80	98.53	312	18:36

Dnepr upper stage 2010-028C 36600						in space
Final stage rocket from multiple satellite launch. It carries BPA-1, a block of Ukrainian experimental avionic equipment to test navigation equipment for civil aircraft and satellites
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Jun 15, 22:51	7369	0.0376	714	1268	104.93	98.25	193

2010-029 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Jun 15, 21:35
Soyuz TMA-19 (Soyuz 11F732A17 № 229) 2010-029A 36603						Re-entered - 2010 Nov 26 Life 164 days Returned to Earth
Launch of crew to ISS. Precise time - 21:35:19 UTC. Docked with the aft port of Zvezda Jun 17 at 22:21 UTC - four minutes early. Jun 28, it was relocated to the Rassvet docking unit. Undocked Nov 26 at 01:23:13. Retro-fire at 03:55:12 UTC was followed by landing at 04:46 UTC. Landing was on target - 84 km north of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan at 04:46 UTC. It was brought forward four days because of air traffic control restrictions in connection with a summit meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - taking place in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Jun 15, 23:36	6597	0.0034	196	241	88.87	51.60	78
2010 Jun 16, 06:29	6627	0.0009	244	255	89.49	51.64	243
2010 Jun 18, 12:45	6732	0.0009	347	360	91.61	51.65	340

2010-030 Dnepr Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Jun 21, 02:14
TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement) 2010-030A 36605
Successful launch is in middle of 28 minute launch window of German operated satellite to orbit in close formation with TerraSAR-X (launched 2007) to add terrain height measurements to the radar data from TerraSAR-X. It will allow precise 3-D mapping. Delayed from 2009 Oct 14 and 21, and then further delayed from mid-December. The name is an acronym for TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurements
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Jun 23, 11:18	6882	0.0011	497	511	94.70	97.45	285	06:00
2010 Jul 19, 18:50	6887	0.0001	508	509	94.79	97.45	87	06:00
2023 Feb 12, 00:13	6887	0.0002	507	510	94.79	97.45	79	06:01

2010-031 Shavit 2? Palmachim AFB						2010 Jun 22, 19:00
Ofeq 9 (Horizon 9) 2010-031A 36608						in space
Israeli military imaging satellite including night-time capability monitoring Israel's neighbours in the Middle East from highly retrograde orbit.. Offeq 9 operates in a constelllation of three satellites including the previously-launched Offeq 5 and Offeq 7. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Jan 31, 02:49	6893	0.0166	400	629	94.91	141.77	23

2010-032 Ariane 5ECA (V-195) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2010 Jun 26, 21:41
COMS-1 (Chollian) 2010-032A 36744						in space
Multi-purpose South Korea satellite. COMS is an abbreviation for Communications, Oceanography and Meteorology. Intended location - 128°.2 east
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Jun 27, 13:59	24419	0.7281	260	35822	632.93	1.97	179
2010 Jul 07, 20:24	42165	0.0001	35783	35791	1436.10	0.01	26	128° east
2010 Dec 23, 04:17	42165	0.0001	35782	35792	1436.12	0.00	276	128° east
2023 Feb 12, 18:40	42165	0.0001	35783	35791	1436.11	1.67	256	128° east

Arabsat 5A 2010-032B 36745						in space
Comsat for the Arab region to be stationed at 30.5 deg east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Jun 28, 07:12	24386	0.7276	265	35749	631.62	1.97	178
2010 Oct 02, 19:33	42164	0.0002	35776	35795	1436.04	0.04	182	31° east
2023 Feb 13, 05:02	42165	0.0003	35773	35800	1436.09	0.07	284	30° east

2010-033 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Jun 30, 15:35
Progress M-06M (Progress 7K-TGM №406) 2010-033A 36748						Re-entered - 2010 Sep 6 Life 68 days
Supplies to ISS. Initial attempt at docking Jul 2 was called off because of radio interference with TORU caused by an ISS TV system. Docked Jul 4 at 16:17 UTC at the rear port of Zarya. Undocking Aug 31 at 11:24 UTC was followed by several days of Radar Progress experiments. Retro-fire Sep 6 at 12:13:50 UTC for 198 seconds provided a delta-V of 101.75 m/s and resulted in destructive re-entry with any surviving elements of the spacecraft structure impactng in the southern Pacific Ocean near 42 ° 07 ' South latitude and 138 ° 25' West Longitude at 12:53:20 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Jun 30, 17:36	6584	0.0028	188	225	88.62	51.61	78
2010 Jun 30, 23:04	6625	0.0026	230	264	89.45	51.64	123
2010 Jul 03, 00:32	6731	0.0019	340	366	91.60	51.64	111
2010 Sep 04, 09:58	6726	0.0017	336	359	91.49	51.64	307

2010-034 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Jul 10, 18:40
Echostar 15 2010-034A 36792						in space
Commercial comsat in a launch managed by by International Launch Services for satellite operator Echostar. It provides services for the DISH HDTV network. Precise time: 18:40:36 UTC. Spacecraft separation - Jul 11, 03:53 UTC following fifth firing of the Briz-M engine. Intended location - 61°.5 west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Jul 12, 10:45	31139	0.3561	13671	35851	911.43	9.17	360
2010 Jul 20, 23:02	42163	0.0002	35777	35793	1436.02	0.07	224	62° west
2010 Oct 07, 02:45	42165	0.0002	35779	35794	1436.09	0.05	182	61° west
2023 Feb 13, 09:21	42164	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.08	0.00	43	62° west

2010-035 PSLV-CA (PSLV C-15) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2010 Jul 12, 03:52
Cartosat 2B 2010-035A 36795						in space
Indian imaging satellite for cartography/mapping, launched at the beginning of a ten minute window.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Jul 12, 09:43	7010	0.0012	623	640	97.34	98.15	279	09:29
2010 Jul 24, 09:12	7016	0.0013	629	647	97.47	98.08	254	09:30
2023 Feb 13, 10:17	7012	0.0013	624	643	97.38	97.93	181	09:34

Studsat 2010-035B 36796						in space
Picosatellite with a remote sensing imaging system, built by students of Bangalore and Hyderabad Universities mainly to provide experience in satellite design and building. Launched alonside Cartosat 2B.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Jul 12, 12:57	7009	0.0012	622	639	97.33	98.15	283	09:29
2023 Feb 13, 11:40	6976	0.0013	588	607	96.64	98.22	72	18:39

AISSat-1 2010-035C 36797						in space
Norwegian small satellite with AIS (Automatic Information System) for receiving location information from shipping. Launched alonside Cartosat 2B.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Jul 12, 20:03	7006	0.0011	620	636	97.26	98.15	304	09:29
2023 Feb 12, 19:29	6982	0.0012	596	613	96.78	98.23	106	18:36

AlSat-2A 2010-035D 36798						in space
Algerian satellite carrying an imaging system. Launched alonside Cartosat 2B.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Jul 12, 12:57	7008	0.0012	621	638	97.31	98.14	291	09:29
2023 Feb 13, 09:34	7037	0.0001	658	660	97.91	97.84	98	07:54

TISat 2010-035E 36799
Ticino Satellite 1. Small satellite from Italy, built by students, studying molecular oxygen at orbital altitude. Launched alonside Cartosat 2B.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Jul 12, 19:51	7007	0.0014	619	639	97.29	98.15	296	09:29
2023 Feb 13, 10:29	6962	0.0012	575	592	96.35	98.15	29	20:24

2010-036 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre						2010 Jul 31, 21:30
Beidou 5 (Beidou-2 IGEO-1) 2010-036A 36828						in space
Fully-functional satellite in China's pre-operational navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. Orbit is inclined at 55° to provide northerly coverage. It has an equator crossing near 118° east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Aug 01, 03:35	24398	0.7308	190	35851	632.13	55.06	175
2010 Aug 07, 17:18	42159	0.0027	35667	35894	1435.79	55.09	183	116° east
2010 Oct 06, 10:52	42164	0.0026	35677	35895	1436.06	55.06	182	118° east
2016 Mar 29, 21:39	42169	0.0044	35603	35978	1436.29	54.25	215	119° east
2023 Feb 12, 15:41	42162	0.0035	35636	35931	1435.95	54.21	185	108° east

2010-037 Ariane 5ECA (V-196) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2010 Aug 4, 20:59
Nilesat 201 2010-037A 36830						in space
Egyptian broadcasting satellite. Intended location - 7° west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Aug 05, 18:47	24387	0.7281	253	35765	631.68	1.97	179
2010 Aug 18, 00:48	42165	0.0000	35786	35788	1436.11	0.02	46	10° west
2010 Nov 22, 15:57	42165	0.0006	35762	35811	1436.09	0.06	104	7° west
2023 Feb 13, 09:37	42165	0.0003	35774	35799	1436.10	0.04	150	7° west

Rascom-QAF 1R 2010-037B 36831						in space
Comsat providing services to Africa, replacing RASCOM QAF-1 which suffered reduced lifetime through a helium leak. Intended location - 2°.85 east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Aug 05, 18:51	24381	0.7280	254	35751	631.43	1.97	179
2010 Aug 18, 01:19	42165	0.0018	35710	35863	1436.09	0.01	115	14° east
2010 Sep 07, 21:36	42272	0.0020	35808	35980	1441.58	0.03	141	4° east
2023 Feb 13, 08:36	42165	0.0006	35760	35813	1436.09	0.05	198	3° east

2010-038 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre						2010 Aug 9, 22:49
Yaogan 10 2010-038A 36834
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.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Aug 10, 03:07	6993	0.0011	607	622	96.99	97.82	57	06:00
2010 Aug 23, 17:58	7007	0.0001	628	629	97.28	97.83	92	05:59
2012 Apr 08, 12:38	7005	0.0002	626	628	97.25	97.83	91	05:36
2012 May 09, 22:46	7005	0.0002	626	628	97.25	97.83	65	05:35
2013 Jul 16, 08:39	7004	0.0002	624	627	97.22	97.85	68	05:22
2023 Feb 13, 11:19	7002	0.0002	623	626	97.19	97.97	89	06:23

2010-039 Atlas V 531, AV-019 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2010 Aug 14, 11:07
USA 214 (AEHF 1) 2010-039A 36868						in space
First Advanced Extra High Frequency satellite to replace the Milstar constellation, providing secure communications for the US military and government Commercial launch into geosynchronous transfer orbit by United Launch Alliance at the beginning of a two hour launch window. It's apogee engine failed to operate so the orbit was raised over a fifteen month period using the vehicles's xenon-fuelled ion electric thrusters. Launch delayed from Jul 30. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Aug 27, 15:13	31509	0.7906	220	50041	927.70	22.04	186
2010 Sep 29, 21:34	33721	0.6715	4699	49986	1027.09	15.12	200
2011 May 25, 03:32	45346	0.2803	26258	51679	1601.67	6.63	229
2011 Jun 25, 04:33	46548	0.2052	30619	49720	1665.74	5.97	228
2011 Oct 06, 21:35	43203	0.0207	35929	37721	1489.47	4.55	238
2011 Nov 22, 19:04	42165	0.0003	35773	35801	1436.12	4.35	246	69° west
2023 Feb 13, 07:57	42166	0.0002	35780	35795	1436.14	5.14	341	4° east

2010-040 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2010 Aug 23, 07:10
Tianhui 1-01 2010-040A 36985						in space
Cartographic imaging satellite capable of stereoscopic Earth photography, equipped with orbit adjustment engine to maintain height against air drag. Precise launch 07:10:04 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Aug 24, 21:27	6874	0.0012	487	504	94.53	97.35	312	13:29
2012 May 04, 12:57	6874	0.0012	488	504	94.53	97.40	276	13:22
2023 Feb 12, 21:02	6855	0.0028	458	496	94.13	97.64	173	20:38

2010-041 Proton-M + Blok DM2 Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Sep 2, 00:53
Cosmos 2464 (Uragan-M № 736) 2010-041A 37137						in space
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 03, 12:05	25505	0.0003	19119	19135	675.60	64.83	131
2010 Sep 08, 16:05	25430	0.0030	18974	19129	672.62	64.84	221
2010 Sep 11, 12:36	25394	0.0044	18904	19128	671.20	64.82	223
2010 Oct 01, 19:01	25508	0.0023	19071	19189	675.73	64.83	156

Cosmos 2465 (Uragan-M № 737) 2010-041B 37138
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 03, 15:41	25505	0.0003	19119	19134	675.60	64.84	141
2010 Sep 10, 16:48	25627	0.0051	19118	19380	680.48	64.84	103
2010 Sep 29, 00:37	25508	0.0039	19029	19230	675.73	64.85	167

Cosmos 2466 (Uragan-M № 738) 2010-041C 37139
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 03, 15:30	25505	0.0004	19116	19138	675.62	64.83	121
2010 Sep 12, 00:00	25391	0.0034	18926	19099	671.07	64.84	270
2010 Sep 23, 19:29	25508	0.0019	19082	19178	675.73	64.85	17

2010-042 CZ 3B/E Xichang Space Centre						2010 Sep 4, 16:14
Zhongxing 6 (Chinasat 6) 2010-042A 37150						in space
Chinese national communications and direct-broadcasting satellite - replacement for SinoSat 3. Precise lift off time - 16:14:04 UTC. Injection into GTO was 26 min after lift off. Intended location 126°.4 east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Sep 08, 02:00	27402	0.7607	179	41869	752.37	25.19	181
2010 Sep 21, 17:36	42165	0.0003	35775	35799	1436.10	0.40	131	126° east
2022 Jan 12, 18:34	42168	0.0001	35785	35795	1436.26	0.06	344	125° east
2022 Jan 19, 13:10	42251	0.0007	35843	35903	1440.51	0.08	190	120° east

2010-043 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2010 Sep 8, 03:30
Gonets M (Gonets M-12) 2010-043A 37152						in space
Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system. Launched as part of a triple payload. Identification is from amateur radio tracking. Spacetrack has this object tagged as one of the two Strela satellites from the launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 09, 23:30	7879	0.0007	1496	1506	116.01	82.45	321

Cosmos 2467 (Strela-3) 2010-043B 37153						in space
Military/government system store-dump communications satellite. Launched as part of a triple payload. Identification is from amateur radio tracking. Spacetrack has this object tagged tagged simply as Strela 3.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 09, 23:31	7882	0.0007	1498	1510	116.07	82.45	346

Cosmos 2468 (Strela-3M/Rodnik №13) 2010-043C 37154						in space
Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. Identification as a Strela 3M is from amateur radio tracking.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 09, 23:31	7881	0.0007	1497	1508	116.04	82.46	333

2010-044 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Sep 10, 10:22
Progress M-07M (Progress 7K-TGM №407) 2010-044A 37156						Re-entered - 2011 Feb 20 Life 163 days
Supplies to ISS - precise time 10:22:57 UTC. Docked with rear port of Zvezda Sep 12 at 15:57:57 UTC. Undocked 2011 Feb 20 at 13:11:47 UTC. At 16:12:00 UTC the main engine was fired for 161 seconds to provide a delta-V of 87.5 m/s, leading to a destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean. Any unburned elements hit the ocean surface at 16:58:23 UTC near 42 ° 25' south latitude, 139° 39' west longitude. Launch delayed from Sep 8.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 10, 12:23	6583	0.0025	189	222	88.60	51.61	84
2010 Sep 11, 04:39	6640	0.0019	250	275	89.75	51.65	130
2010 Sep 12, 13:19	6732	0.0008	348	360	91.62	51.65	5

2010-045 H-IIA 202 (F-18) Tanegashima Space Centre						2010 Sep 11, 11:17
Michibiki 1 (QZSS 1) 2010-045A 37158						in space
Quasi Zenith Satellite System satellite to prove the concept of providing a timing and positioning service to improve navigational accuracy for users in Japan. Inclined, eccentric orbit with high period provides long 'stay time' above Japan, giving coverage to areas where the topography works against GPS reception. “Michibiki" translates into English as "Showing the Way". Launch delayed from Aug 2, reached operational orbit Sep 26.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 12, 13:40	24202	0.7243	294	35354	624.51	31.81	181
2010 Sep 13, 04:47	40123	0.0553	31525	35965	1333.08	40.74	181
2010 Oct 01, 16:11	42164	0.0754	32608	38965	1436.08	40.96	270

2010-046 Atlas V 501, AV-025 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2010 Sep 21, 04:03
USA 215 (Topaz 1, FIA Radar 1) 2010-046A 37162						in space
Launched 34.5 minutes into a 60 minute launch window. US government or military reconnaissance satellite, part of the only remaining element of the Future Imaging Architecture programme, equipped with an imaging radar. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 30, 02:30	7452	0.0011	1066	1082	106.71	123.01	83
2010 Nov 27, 11:29	7482	0.0004	1101	1107	107.35	122.99	120
2013 Nov 23, 17:07	7482	0.0002	1102	1105	107.35	123.00	130

2010-047 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2010 Sep 22, 02:42
Yaogan 11 2010-047A 37165						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.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Sep 22, 15:09	7019	0.0023	624	657	97.53	98.00	296	08:59
2012 May 09, 23:11	7025	0.0031	625	669	97.67	97.91	168	08:52
2013 Jul 15, 04:34	7025	0.0030	626	668	97.67	97.85	221	08:31
2013 Oct 29, 12:50	7025	0.0029	626	667	97.67	97.84	240	08:23
2016 May 16, 02:06	7018	0.0038	613	667	97.52	98.39	128	08:20
2023 Feb 12, 19:58	7016	0.0038	611	665	97.48	98.38	185	15:33

ZP 1A1 (Zhejiang University Pi Satellite 1B) 2010-047B 37166
Picosats, developed by Zhejiang University, for microelectronics studies. One of a pair launched alongside Yaogan 11.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 23, 02:32	7018	0.0024	623	656	97.51	98.01	296
2023 Feb 13, 09:26	7000	0.0022	606	637	97.14	97.79	330

ZP 1A2 (Zhejiang University Pi Satellite 1C) 2010-047C 37167
Picosats, developed by Zhejiang University, for microelectronics studies. One of a pair launched alongside Yaogan 11.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Sep 22, 15:09	7018	0.0024	623	656	97.52	97.99	300
2023 Feb 13, 08:42	7001	0.0022	607	638	97.15	97.82	332

2010-048 Minotaur IV Vandenberg Air Force Base						2010 Sep 26, 04:41
USA 216 (SBSS) 2010-048A 37168
Space-Based Space Surveillance spacecraft launched at the start of a fifteen minute window. Sensors capable of tracking other orbiting objects but from space rather than from the ground. An on-orbit vehicle test phase preceded handover to the USAF. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Oct 17, 20:18	7011	0.0001	632	634	97.37	97.97	343	20:26
2014 Mar 24, 20:13	7007	0.0003	627	631	97.28	97.93	158	20:50
2023 Feb 13, 11:44	7000	0.0002	621	624	97.15	97.92	62	20:01

2010-049 Molniya-M 8K78M Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2010 Sep 30, 17:01
Cosmos 2469 (Oko, US-K №86) 2010-049A 37170						Re-entered - 2022 Oct 15 Life 4398 days
First generation missile detection and early warning satellite in Molniya-type highly eccentric orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Oct 02, 05:28	26223	0.7355	559	39131	704.33	62.79	287
2010 Oct 21, 20:55	26557	0.7374	596	39762	717.84	62.81	287

2010-050 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre						2010 Oct 1, 10:59
Chang'e 2 2010-050A 37174						in space
Chinese lunar exploration craft with principal mission to photograph the planned Chang'e 3 landing site. Oct 6 at 03:06 UTC, it commenced retrofire and entered lunar orbit where it conducted several manoeuvres. 2011 Jun 9, it departed the Moon and was used to test China's deep space tracking network. It arrived at the Sun-Earth Lagrange 2 point Aug 28 and went into orbit around it. Around 2012 Jun 1 it departed to rendezvous with minor planet 4179 Toutatis 2012 Dec 13 from where it returned a number of images during a close (3 km) fly-by. It subsequently continued to follow its own orbit within the solar system.
In orbit around the Moon or landed on its surface

2010-051 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2010 Oct 6, 00:49
Shijian 6-04A (Practice 6-04A) 2010-051A 37179						in space
One of a pair of Shijian 6 satellites in a dual launch. Reportedly to monitor the space environment but may have been used to develop systems and sensors for a future constellation of Yaogan 31 electronic intelligence gathering satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Oct 16, 17:43	6974	0.0013	587	606	96.61	97.76	277	07:55
2013 Aug 22, 08:50	6971	0.0016	582	604	96.54	97.65	65	07:12
2021 Dec 09, 21:17	6963	0.0030	564	605	96.37	97.74	49	04:24
2023 Feb 13, 13:11	6956	0.0029	558	597	96.22	97.79	53	04:32

Shijian 6-04B (Practice 6-04B) 2010-051B 37180						in space
One of a pair of Shijian 6 satellites in a dual launch. Reportedly to monitor the space environment but may have been used to develop systems and sensors for a future constellation of Yaogan 31 electronic intelligence gathering satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Oct 08, 02:13	6975	0.0012	588	605	96.61	97.76	327	07:55
2013 Aug 22, 08:27	6971	0.0014	584	603	96.55	97.65	79	07:11
2021 Dec 09, 21:59	6965	0.0013	578	596	96.41	97.75	58	04:22
2023 Feb 13, 10:00	6963	0.0013	575	594	96.37	97.79	64	04:28

2010-052 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Oct 7, 23:10
Soyuz TMA-M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 701) 2010-052A 37183						Re-entered - 2011 Mar 16 Life 160 days Returned to Earth
Crew to ISS - Scott Kelly (Commander Expedition 26), Aleksandr Kaleriand Oleg Skripochka. Docked with the Poisk module Oct 10 at 00:01 UTC. Undocked 2011 Mar 16 at 04:27 UTC. Landing followed 257 seconds of retrofire starting at 03:03:17 UTC that resulted in a delta-V of 115 metres/second. It occurred 86 kilometres to the north of Arkalyk in severe weather conditions - strong wind, blizzard and very low temperature (-20° C). It was close to the planned location near 51° north, 63° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Oct 07, 22:59	6597	0.0036	195	242	88.87	51.61	71
2010 Oct 08, 17:28	6644	0.0029	246	285	89.82	51.65	351
2010 Oct 10, 19:04	6732	0.0008	348	359	91.61	51.65	82

2010-053 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Oct 14, 18:53
Sirius XM-5 2010-053A 37185						in space
Commercial comsat providing services to the continental USA including digital audio radio broadcast directly to cars, homes and portable radios expected location - 85°.2 west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Oct 16, 09:25	26370	0.5993	4188	35795	710.26	22.81	0
2010 Oct 20, 09:48	34271	0.2306	19989	35797	1052.32	4.81	1
2010 Oct 23, 17:28	42221	0.0016	35776	35910	1438.98	0.04	262	79° west
2010 Nov 06, 09:17	42164	0.0001	35781	35791	1436.05	0.01	225	80° west
2010 Dec 16, 23:33	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.09	0.07	142	85° west
2023 Feb 12, 22:46	42165	0.0001	35784	35790	1436.10	0.00	267	115° west

2010-054 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Oct 19, 17:10
Globalstar-2 M079 2010-054A 37188						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Oct 25, 03:50	7301	0.0005	919	926	103.46	52.00	231
2011 Apr 29, 02:40	7792	0.0001	1413	1415	114.08	52.01	69

Globalstar-2 M074 2010-054B 37189						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Oct 25, 02:08	7301	0.0005	919	927	103.47	52.01	218
2011 Apr 29, 16:55	7792	0.0001	1413	1414	114.08	52.00	72

Globalstar-2 M076 2010-054C 37190						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Oct 25, 08:58	7299	0.0006	917	925	103.44	52.01	248
2011 Apr 29, 17:24	7792	0.0001	1413	1414	114.08	52.01	39

Globalstar-2 M077 2010-054D 37191						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Oct 25, 08:58	7299	0.0007	916	926	103.44	52.01	238
2011 Apr 29, 00:28	7792	0.0001	1412	1415	114.08	52.01	122

Globalstar-2 M075 2010-054E 37192						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Oct 24, 19:14	7301	0.0004	920	926	103.48	52.01	232
2010 Dec 29, 12:37	7792	0.0001	1413	1415	114.08	52.00	152

Globalstar-2 M073 2010-054F 37193						in space
Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Oct 24, 19:12	7300	0.0006	917	926	103.45	52.01	231
2011 Apr 29, 18:03	7792	0.0001	1413	1415	114.08	52.01	109

2010-055 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Oct 27, 15:11
Progress M-08M (Progress 7K-TGM №408) 2010-055A 37196						Re-entered - 2011 Jan 24 Life 89 days
Supplies to ISS. Precise time: 15:11:50 UTC. Docked under manual control at the Pirs module Oct 30 at 16:35 UTC after three days. Undocked 2011 Jan 24 at 11:42:43 UTC. Retrofire was at 05:16:44 UTC and lasted for 155s. The delta-v of 85m/s initiated a destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean. Any unburned remains will have hit the sea at 06:07:03 UTC, near 51° 18' south latitude, 135° 54' west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Oct 27, 14:59	6586	0.0029	189	228	88.66	51.62	77
2010 Oct 27, 21:20	6639	0.0020	248	274	89.73	51.64	153
2010 Oct 31, 13:28	6731	0.0008	347	358	91.60	51.65	144

2010-056 Ariane 5ECA (V-197) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2010 Oct 28, 21:51
Eutelsat W3B 2010-056A 37206						in space
Comsat to replace three other satellites - Eurobird 16, W2M and SESAT 1. They will now continue in service as Eutelsat W3B was declared loss following a fuel leak soon after launch. Launched at start of 88 minute window. Intended location - 16Â° east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Oct 29, 14:24	24409	0.7279	265	35798	632.55	1.99	178

BSAT-3b 2010-056B 37207						in space
High definition direct broadcasting satellite launched at start of 88 minute window. Intended geosynchronous location - 110° east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Oct 29, 16:48	24372	0.7276	260	35727	631.09	1.99	178
2010 Nov 01, 18:39	33290	0.2649	18094	35730	1007.46	0.40	176
2010 Nov 05, 03:40	42112	0.0002	35726	35742	1433.41	0.01	165	109° east
2010 Nov 14, 22:34	42165	0.0005	35768	35806	1436.11	0.03	65	110° east
2010 Dec 31, 18:09	42165	0.0004	35770	35803	1436.10	0.07	13	110° east
2023 Feb 13, 00:53	42165	0.0004	35770	35804	1436.11	0.09	39	110° east

2010-057 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre						2010 Oct 31, 16:26
Beidou 6 (Beidou-2 G-4) 2010-057A 37210						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
2010 Nov 01, 07:12	24385	0.7306	192	35821	631.58	20.48	180
2010 Nov 10, 13:14	42165	0.0005	35764	35809	1436.09	1.82	208	160° east
2011 Nov 21, 12:34	42164	0.0004	35769	35804	1436.08	1.04	196	160° east
2016 Mar 29, 14:17	42164	0.0005	35765	35807	1436.06	0.98	182	160° east
2023 Feb 12, 13:45	42165	0.0005	35767	35806	1436.09	0.98	180	160° east

2010-058 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2010 Nov 2, 00:58
Meridian 3 (Meridian № 13L) 2010-058A 37212						in space
HEO military/government comsat to support Russian forces, commercial shipping and communication ground stations at northern latitudes across Russia. Meridian also supports the clandestine short messaging system formerly provided by the Parus satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Nov 04, 02:39	26748	0.7255	965	39776	725.62	62.80	270
2010 Nov 18, 03:54	26553	0.7236	962	39388	717.69	62.80	270

2010-059 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre						2010 Nov 4, 18:37
Fengyun 3B 2010-059A 37214						in space
Second generation meteorological satellite. It is the second of two experimental vehicles and the two will work together with ground tracks separated by about 120° of longitude on the Earth's surface. Fengyun-3B is capable of producing three-dimensional analyses of weather systems.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Nov 06, 02:02	7182	0.0008	799	809	100.96	98.70	288	01:40
2010 Nov 15, 14:02	7205	0.0000	826	827	101.43	98.70	324	01:40
2023 Feb 13, 12:40	7223	0.0023	828	861	101.82	99.09	37	06:26

2010-060 Delta 7420 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2010 Nov 6, 02:20
COSMO-Skymed 4 2010-060A 37216						in space
Part of the COnstellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation, an imaging satellite equipped with a 600 km swathe, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2010 Nov 06, 11:26	7001	0.0002	622	624	97.17	97.86	112	17:59
2010 Nov 19, 03:43	6991	0.0002	612	614	96.96	97.86	77	17:59
2010 Dec 05, 17:58	7001	0.0002	621	624	97.15	97.86	77	17:59
2023 Feb 13, 11:03	7001	0.0001	622	623	97.15	97.89	78	17:46

2010-061 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Nov 14, 17:29
SkyTerra 1 (MSV 1) 2010-061A 37218						in space
Satellite for mobile broadband communications. It separated from the Briz-M upper stage Nov 15, 02:43 UTC. Delayed from Aug 17 after satellite manufacturer Boeing started troubleshooting a technical problem. Intended location - 101°.3 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Nov 16, 21:38	27104	0.5483	5864	35588	740.13	18.84	1
2010 Dec 05, 15:42	42164	0.0002	35779	35792	1436.06	6.05	78	101° west
2023 Feb 12, 15:57	42165	0.0002	35780	35794	1436.11	2.76	316	101° west

2010-062 Minotaur IV Kodiak Launch Centre, Alaska						2010 Nov 20, 01:25
USA 217 (STPSat 2) 2010-062A 37222						in space
Department of Defense Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) program satellite. Space technology experiments in support of the Operationally Responsive Space strategy designed "...to ensure US space superiority". Carries the SPEX (Space Phenomenology Experiment) payload that assesses sensor compatibility for space environment, while the ODTML (Ocean Data Telemetry MicroSatLink) offers a bi-directional data relay from terrestrial sensors to a ground station.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
estimated orbit	7016	0.0022	622	653	97.47	71.97	290

USA 218 (RAX, Radio Aurora Explorer) 2010-062B 37223						in space
3U Cubesat - National Science Foundation sponsored University of Michigan satellite to study dense plasma clouds in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt communication between Earth and vehicles in orbit. Launch delayed from May. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 02, 13:36	7016	0.0022	623	654	97.48	71.97	290

USA 219 (O/OREOS) 2010-062C 37224
3U Cubesat, Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses, from NASA to study the effects of space radiation on micro-organisms and organic molecules. Launch delayed from May. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 03, 10:48	7017	0.0021	624	654	97.50	71.97	287

USA 220 (FASTSAT-HSV01) 2010-062D 37225						in space
NASA Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite built and launched within 14 months to demonstrate creation of a low-cost satellite. It incorporated NanoSail D which was released into independent orbit 2011 Jan 18. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 03, 10:53	7019	0.0020	626	654	97.53	71.97	284

USA 221 (FalconSAT-5) 2010-062E 37226						in space
Small satellite built by the US Air Force Academy to study the effects of space plasma on radio transmissions.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Sep 20, 21:13	7019	0.0018	628	653	97.53	71.97	99

USA 222 (FAST 1/ Sarah Lily) 2010-062F 37227						in space
One of a pair of satellites, joined together at launch, used by the University of Texas for experiments in Navigation and Attitude control. A separation command was sent 2011 Mar 14 but the satellites did not respond. A further attempt Mar 22 was successful and resulted in FAST 2/Emma entering separate orbit. Launch delayed from May. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 01, 13:23	7019	0.0019	627	654	97.54	71.97	287

Nanosail-D 2010-062L 37361						Re-entered - 2011 Sep 17 Life 301 days
3U Cubesat released from FASTSAT-HSV01 into independent orbit 2011 Jan 18. Event was delayed from Dec 6 after the ejection mechanism failed to function properly when commanded to operate. NanoSail later separated spontaneously 2011 Jan 18.. 3m square solar sail deployed Jan 20 that accelerated orbit decay and ultimately led to re-entry.. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Feb 26, 18:46	7009	0.0022	616	646	97.33	71.97	91
2011 Aug 28, 01:59	6880	0.0036	477	526	94.65	71.98	239

USA 228 (FAST 2/Emma) 2010-062M 37380						in space
One of a pair of satellites, joined together at launch, used by the University of Texas for experiments in Navigation and Attitude control. A separation command was sent 2011 Mar 14 but the satellites did not respond. A further attempt Mar 22 was successful and resulted in FAST 2/Emma detaching from FAST 1/Sarah Lily. The USA number is out of sequence due to the separation delay. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2011 Apr 28, 09:42	7019	0.0017	629	653	97.54	71.97	5

2010-063 Delta 4 Heavy, Delta 351 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2010 Nov 21, 22:58
USA 223 (Mentor 5/Advanced Orion 5) 2010-063A 37232						in space
Probably a SIGINT satellite aimed at inclined geosynchronous orbit. Delayed from Nov 15. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Jan 01, 00:00	42168	0.0044	35603	35976	1436.24	6.90	346	101° east

2010-064 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre						2010 Nov 24, 16:09
Zhongxing 20A (Chinasat 20A) 2010-064A 37234						in space
Communications satellite for radio and tv broadcasting, and voice and data services.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Nov 25, 07:31	27406	0.7596	209	41847	752.54	24.87	180
2010 Nov 30, 19:26	42164	0.0003	35773	35799	1436.05	0.55	347	130° east
2023 Feb 12, 16:29	42164	0.0003	35775	35798	1436.07	3.25	240	86° east

2010-065 Ariane 5ECA (V-198) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2010 Nov 26, 18:39
HYLAS 1 (Highly Adaptable Satellite 1) 2010-065A 37237						in space
Joint European/Indian development to provide broadband services to remote areas of Europe.It has a design life exceeding 15 years. Release from the launcher came 35 minutes after lift off. Originally planned as first Soyuz payload from CSG but changed to Ariane 5 because of CSG site construction delays. Intended location 33°.5 west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Nov 27, 10:59	24423	0.7296	226	35863	633.06	2.03	178
2010 Nov 30, 00:00	40220	0.0489	31875	35810	1337.91	0.11	127
2010 Dec 02, 20:15	42036	0.0035	35512	35803	1429.53	0.08	87	55° east
2010 Dec 16, 21:45	42165	0.0003	35773	35800	1436.10	0.05	79	61° east
2011 Jan 26, 21:17	42242	0.0022	35771	35958	1440.07	0.11	332	28° east
2011 May 12, 04:30	42164	0.0002	35779	35794	1436.08	0.06	331	33° west
2023 Feb 12, 13:14	42165	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.11	2.52	243	52° east

Intelsat 17 2010-065B 37238						in space
General services communications satellite. It was released from the launch vehicle about 27 minutes after launch. Intended location - 66° east longitude
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Nov 27, 21:27	24396	0.7295	222	35814	632.04	2.03	179
2010 Dec 02, 02:05	38220	0.1035	27887	35797	1239.34	0.42	8
2010 Dec 08, 18:22	42166	0.0002	35781	35794	1436.16	0.07	316	63° east
2011 Jan 07, 16:20	42165	0.0004	35769	35804	1436.09	0.01	324	66° east
2023 Feb 13, 02:29	42165	0.0002	35776	35797	1436.09	0.01	166	66° east

2010-F03 - failed to reach orbit Proton-M + Blok DM2 Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Dec 6, 10:25
Cosmos (Uragan-M № 739)
One of a triplet of navigation satellites. The launch vehicle failed to reach orbit because of an error resulting in under-fuelling of the DM-3 rocket stage.

Cosmos (Uragan-M № 740)
One of a triplet of navigation satellites. The launch vehicle failed to reach orbit because of an error resulting in under-fuelling of the DM-3 rocket stage.

Cosmos (Uragan-M № 741)
One of a triplet of navigation satellites. The launch vehicle failed to reach orbit because of an error resulting in under-fuelling of the DM-3 rocket stage.

2010-066 Falcon 9 v1.0 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2010 Dec 8, 15:43
SpaceX Dragon COTS 1 2010-066A 37244						Re-entered - 2010 Dec 8 Life <1 day
Prototype Dragon spacecraft on a two orbit test. The mission was completed with re-entry, followed by splashdown in the ocean 800 kilometres off the southern California coast at 19:02 UTC. The world's first commercial launch, re-entry and recovery mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 08, 17:03	6672	0.0019	281	306	90.39	34.55	264

QbX-2 (Cubesat Experiment 2) 2010-066B 37245						Re-entered - 2011 Jan 16 Life 39 days
3U Cubesat from the National Reconnaissance Office, flown to evaluate the performance of the vehicle as a future experiments platform and equipped with a developmental radio system provided by the US National Research Laboratory. Stabilisation is by a combination of air drag on the solar panels, small flywheels and magnetic torque. It is one of twelve Cubesats built for the NRO by Pumpkin inc under the Colony 1 programme.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 10, 05:11	6675	0.0023	282	312	90.46	34.54	257

SMDC-ONE 2010-066C 37246						Re-entered - 2011 Jan 12 Life 35 days
Operational Nanosatellite Effect - a 3U Cubesat with a store and forward communications payload for the US Army Space and Missile Command, first launch in a series to evaluate the use of nanosats in tactical communications.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 10, 12:42	6674	0.0024	279	312	90.43	34.53	269

Perseus 003 (SOCOM) 2010-066D 37247						Re-entered - 2010 Dec 31 Life 23 days
1.5U Cubesat for the Los Alamos National Laboratory with classified payload, initially thought to be for energetic charged particle measurements but later understood to be for experimental tactical communications for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Probably released from the same payload dispenser as one of the other Persus cubesats on the launch, and separated from it after release.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 10, 12:41	6673	0.0021	281	309	90.42	34.53	264

Perseus 001 (SOCOM) 2010-066E 37248						Re-entered - 2010 Dec 31 Life 23 days
1.5U Cubesat for the Los Alamos National Laboratory with classified payload, initially thought to be for energetic charged particle measurements but later understood to be for experimental tactical communications for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Probably released from the same payload dispenser as one of the other Persus cubesats on the launch, and separated from it after release.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 10, 12:41	6673	0.0027	277	313	90.41	34.55	261

QbX-1 (Cubesat Experiment 1) 2010-066F 37249						Re-entered - 2011 Jan 6 Life 29 days
3U Cubesat from the National Reconnaissance Office, flown to evaluate the performance of the vehicle as a future experiments platform and equipped with a developmental radio system provided by the US National Research Laboratory. Stabilisation is by a combination of air drag on the solar panels, small flywheels and magnetic torque. It is one of twelve Cubesats built for the NRO by Pumpkin inc under the Colony 1 programme.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 10, 12:41	6672	0.0034	272	316	90.40	34.56	280

Perseus 002 (SOCOM) 2010-066G 37250						Re-entered - 2010 Dec 30 Life 22 days
1.5U CubeSat for the Los Alamos National Laboratory with classified payload, initially thought to be for energetic charged particle measurements but later understood to be for experimental tactical communications for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Probably released from the same payload dispenser as one of the other Persus cubesats on the launch, and separated from it after release.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 09, 21:40	6676	0.0021	283	312	90.47	34.54	250

Perseus 000 (SOCOM) 2010-066H 37251						Re-entered - 2010 Dec 30 Life 22 days
1.5U CubeSat for the Los Alamos National Laboratory with classified payload, initially thought to be for energetic charged particle measurements but later understood to be for experimental tactical communications for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Probably released from the same payload dispenser as one of the other Persus cubesats on the launch, and separated from it after release.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 10, 17:12	6658	0.0041	253	307	90.11	34.52	286

Mayflower (incl CAERUS) 2010-066J 37252						Re-entered - 2010 Dec 22 Life 14 days
Two part CubeSat consisting of a Northrop Grumman payload that included new, previously unproven advanced solar cell deployment system (2U Cubesat), and CAERUS - an amateur radio CubeSat built by the University of Southern California (1U Cubesat).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 12, 20:16	6664	0.0020	273	300	90.24	34.53	291

2010-067 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Dec 15, 19:09
Soyuz TMA-20 (Soyuz 11F732A17 № 230) 2010-067A 37254						Re-entered - 2011 May 24 Life 160 days Returned to Earth
Launch of crew to ISS - Kondratyev (Expedition 27 Commander), Coleman, Nespoli. Precise time - 19:09:25 UTC. Docked at the Rassvet port Dec 17 at 20:11. Undocking occurred 2011 May 23 at 21:35:17 UTC - Paulo Nespoli took still and HD video images of the ISS from a distance of 180-200 metres while it rotated and Soyuz kept station with it. Retro-fire May 24 at 01:36:51for 255.4 seconds provided a Δv of 115.2 m/s and led to touchdown 147 km east-south-east of Dzhezkazgan at 02:27.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2010 Dec 16, 02:35	6622	0.0033	223	266	89.39	51.65	57
2010 Dec 17, 01:07	6624	0.0027	228	264	89.42	51.65	60
2010 Dec 18, 14:48	6727	0.0008	344	355	91.52	51.65	5

2010-068 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre						2010 Dec 17, 20:20
Beidou 7 (Beidou-2 IGEO-2) 2010-068A 37256						in space
Fully-functional satellite in China's pre-operational navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. Orbit is inclined at 55° to provide northerly coverage. Equator crossing near 118° east longitude to share service with Beidou 2-05 (2010-036A/36828).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Dec 19, 02:41	24379	0.7308	184	35818	631.36	55.09	175
2010 Dec 22, 13:38	42165	0.0017	35717	35856	1436.09	55.24	179	120° east
2016 Mar 29, 17:33	42167	0.0040	35621	35957	1436.20	53.67	205	119° east
2023 Feb 13, 03:09	42159	0.0023	35683	35879	1435.81	49.78	206	107° east

2010-F04 - failed to reach orbit GSLV Mk I F06 Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2010 Dec 25, 10:34
GSat 5P
GSat 5P was equipped with 12 normal C-band transponders and 6 extended C-band transponders covering Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Design life - 12 years. The geosynchronous location was to be 82° east longitude. Launch delayed from October.

2010-069 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2010 Dec 26, 21:51
Eutelsat KA-Sat 9A 2010-069A 37258						in space
Comsat to provide broadband internet services. Satellite separated from launch vehicle at 07:51 UTC. Launch delayed from Dec 19 as a result of the outcome of an investigation into the GLONASS Proton failure Dec 5. Intended location - 9° east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Dec 27, 12:37	26120	0.6140	3705	35779	700.20	24.55	360
2011 Jan 10, 03:28	42163	0.0017	35714	35856	1436.01	0.13	201	9° east
2023 Feb 12, 18:12	42165	0.0001	35783	35790	1436.09	0.06	137	9° east

2010-070 Ariane 5ECA (V-199) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2010 Dec 29, 21:27
Hispasat 1E 2010-070A 37264						in space
Comsat to serve Spain. Intended location - 30° west longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2011 Jan 01, 06:49	24330	0.7276	249	35655	629.47	3.52	185
2011 Jan 01, 21:45	33896	0.2427	19290	35746	1035.11	0.44	178
2011 Jan 09, 02:37	42163	0.0000	35783	35786	1435.99	0.07	25	26° west
2011 Mar 28, 05:00	42164	0.0003	35775	35798	1436.08	0.04	299	30° west
2023 Feb 13, 09:30	42165	0.0003	35775	35798	1436.11	0.01	200	30° west

Mugunghwa 6 (Olleh 1/Koreasat 6) 2010-070B 37265						in space
Comsat for South Korea. Intended location - 116° east longitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2010 Dec 30, 22:00	24395	0.7282	252	35782	632.01	3.01	179
2011 Jan 01, 21:10	26554	0.5870	4589	35764	717.74	2.27	179
2011 Jan 04, 07:50	38658	0.0903	28790	35770	1260.74	0.20	185
2011 Jan 16, 14:08	42166	0.0001	35782	35793	1436.14	0.04	349	119° east
2011 Feb 14, 19:14	42165	0.0001	35781	35793	1436.11	0.01	92	116° east
2023 Feb 13, 00:53	42165	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.10	0.02	162	116° east