2020 - 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=2020#001

2020-001 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Jan 7, 02:19
Starlink-1073 2020-001A 44914						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jan 13, 19:38	6698	0.0001	320	321	90.93	53.00	86
2020 Jun 19, 22:00	6928	0.0002	549	551	95.65	53.00	102

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Jan 7 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after about 1.5 circuits of the Earth and about two hours after lift-off. Any surviving fragments from its destructive re-entry impacted the southern Indian Ocean. Not catalogued.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-002 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2020 Jan 7, 15:20
TJS 5 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 5) 2020-002A 44978						in space
Described as a technology test satellite, TJS 5 is probably military in nature and possibly intended either for signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT) or to perform a missile early warning rôle. Precise launch time 15:20:14 UTC. Probably transferred to GEO Jan 9 and reached operational location the same day or shortly after. 2021 early-Feb, it was joined by by TJS 6 (47613/2021-10A) and they remained together until Apr 16, approaching to within 10 km of each other. After one month in drift orbit, arrived at new location.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Jan 08, 04:08	24378	0.7304	195	35804	631.32	27.46	180
2020 Jan 17, 16:35	42166	0.0002	35779	35796	1436.15	1.00	24	179° east
2021 Apr 16, 09:01	42164	0.0002	35777	35795	1436.06	0.08	10	178° east
2021 Apr 18, 11:09	42361	0.0002	35973	35992	1446.11	0.09	359	174° east
2021 May 15, 19:44	42164	0.0002	35777	35795	1436.06	0.16	38	108° east
2023 Feb 13, 05:34	42165	0.0005	35768	35806	1436.12	0.16	150	108° east

CZ 3B fourth stage 2020-002B 44979						Re-entered - 2021 Apr 3 Life 452 days
Launched TJS 5.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jan 09, 03:01	23692	0.7241	159	34469	604.89	27.45	180

2020-003 CZ 2D Taiyuan Space Centre						2020 Jan 15, 02:53
Jilin 1 Wide Field 01A (Jilin-1 KF01C, Red Flag-1 H9) 2020-003A 45016						in space
Imaging satellite for Earth resources and land studies, particularly in relation to mining and urban construction industries.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Jan 16, 06:50	6863	0.0011	477	492	94.30	97.34	263	10:00
2023 Feb 13, 11:41	6911	0.0001	532	534	95.30	97.64	89	10:01

ÑuSat 07 (Sophie) 2020-003B 45017						in space
Small satellite 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
2020 Jan 16, 08:45	6862	0.0011	476	492	94.29	97.34	268	10:00
2023 Feb 13, 11:46	6815	0.0010	430	444	93.31	97.18	204	09:34

ÑuSat 08 (Marie) 2020-003C 45018						in space
Small satellite 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
2020 Jan 16, 06:52	6862	0.0012	476	492	94.28	97.34	268	10:00
2023 Feb 13, 10:51	6800	0.0009	416	428	93.01	97.19	202	09:48

Tianqi 5 (Tianqi 2-03) 2020-003D 45019						in space
6U Cubesat? - comsat providing messaging communication links from LEO including between Internet-connected items.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jan 15, 07:20	6862	0.0012	476	492	94.28	97.34	281
2023 Feb 13, 12:10	6834	0.0010	450	463	93.72	97.19	224

CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Jan 15 Life <1 day
Launched Jilin-1 Wide Field 01 and others. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. Not catalogued.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-004 Kuaizhou 1A Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Jan 16, 03:02
Yinhe 01 (SparkSat 01) 2020-004A 45024						in space
Comsat to provided 5G data connections between items of Internet-connected equipment. Demonstrator for a planned constellation from GalaxySpace of China.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Jan 17, 12:31	7007	0.0011	621	637	97.29	86.40	260	09:51

Kuaizhou 1A upper stage 2020-004B 45025						Re-entered - 2020 Jan 18 Life 2 days
Launched Yinhe 01. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jan 16, 07:40	6834	0.0491	121	792	93.72	86.39	32

2020-005 Ariane 5ECA (VA-251) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2020 Jan 16, 21:05
GSat 30 2020-005A 45026						in space
High capacity comsat owned by the Indian Space Research Organisation. Will replace Insat 4A. Separated from launch vehicle at 21:43:25 UTC. Expected location 83° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Jan 16, 22:49	24382	0.7284	243	35764	631.47	6.04	178
2020 Jan 19, 16:24	39877	0.0606	31081	35916	1320.79	0.34	173
2020 Jan 21, 09:35	42249	0.0011	35825	35917	1440.41	0.10	145	82° east
2020 Jan 24, 08:26	42198	0.0011	35773	35866	1437.79	0.11	319	81° east
2020 Jan 28, 14:31	42165	0.0003	35775	35799	1436.11	0.10	30	81° east
2020 Feb 13, 09:42	42165	0.0004	35770	35804	1436.10	0.12	6	83° east
2023 Feb 12, 19:12	42165	0.0001	35783	35790	1436.10	0.07	290	83° east

Eutelsat Konnect 2020-005B 45027						in space
High-capacity broadband satellite to deliver services across Europe and Africa, supporting community networks connected to Wi-Fi hotspots, mobile phone backhauling and rural connectivity. Separated from launch vehicle at 21:32:30 UTC. Transfer orbit converted to GEO over several months using electric propulsion. Expected location 7°.2 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Jan 19, 20:25	24397	0.7276	267	35771	632.06	6.06	180
2020 Jan 23, 15:53	24663	0.7237	436	36133	642.42	6.11	184
2020 Feb 20, 12:56	27258	0.6667	2708	39051	746.44	6.06	192
2020 Mar 11, 07:02	29796	0.6176	5014	41821	853.09	4.88	199
2020 Mar 25, 19:00	31910	0.5813	6981	44082	945.46	4.04	204
2020 Apr 09, 06:01	34133	0.5439	9188	46321	1045.97	3.38	209
2020 Apr 26, 00:46	36263	0.4848	12304	47465	1145.38	2.68	214
2020 May 02, 11:36	36860	0.4565	13655	47309	1173.79	2.41	216
2020 May 20, 06:00	38558	0.3631	18181	46179	1255.84	1.76	218
2020 Jun 02, 00:35	39315	0.3068	20876	44998	1293.02	1.44	220
2020 Jun 12, 02:38	39894	0.2490	23581	43451	1321.68	1.14	221
2020 Jun 25, 14:05	40813	0.1704	27479	41391	1367.59	0.83	220
2020 Jul 06, 15:06	41317	0.1037	30654	39224	1393.02	0.55	214
2020 Jul 16, 08:06	41917	0.0439	33700	37378	1423.45	0.29	199	9° west
2020 Jul 21, 18:43	42079	0.0093	35311	36090	1431.72	0.19	189	7° east
2020 Jul 24, 09:09	42165	0.0014	35726	35848	1436.11	0.18	178	7° east
2023 Feb 12, 14:45	42166	0.0000	35787	35789	1436.15	0.05	277	7° east

Ariane 5 upper stage 2020-005D 45029						in space
Launched Eutelsat Konnect and GSat 30.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jan 21, 12:00	24240	0.7283	209	35516	626.00	5.73	180

2020-I01 SSIKLOPS small satellite deployer International Space Station						2020 Jan 29, 04:20
STPSat 4 (Space Test Program Sat 4) 1998-067QY 45043						Re-entered - 2022 Oct 4 Life 979 days
Small satellite carrying five experimental payloads to study advanced spacecraft communications, navigation, power systems, as well as space weather and improved small-satellite tracking capability. The payloads were developed by the US Navy and the US Air Force as well as DoD research and academic institutions including the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Aerospace Corporation, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jan 31, 08:39	6797	0.0005	416	423	92.95	51.65	229

2020-006 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Jan 29, 13:06
Starlink-1132 2020-006A 45044						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits near 300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 07, 16:00	6694	0.0009	310	321	90.83	53.00	340
2020 Jun 19, 22:00	6928	0.0001	549	550	95.64	53.00	104

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Jan 28 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of Starlink satellites. Not catalogued - retro-fire caused destructive re-entry above the Indian Ocean about two hours, 1.5 circuits, after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-007 Electron (NROL-151) Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand						2020 Jan 31, 02:54
USA 294 2020-007A 45110						in space
Small satellite from US National Reconnaissance Office, possibly testing or demonstrating satellite sensors. Launched under the NRO’s 'Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket' initiative. Orbit data based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 04, 20:06	6965	0.0013	578	596	96.41	69.99	275

Electron kick stage 2019-007B 45111						in space
Launched USA 294. Orbit details based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2021 Apr 17, 19:38	6957	0.0002	577	580	96.24	70.00	356

Electron second stage 2019-007C 45112						Re-entered - 2020 Feb 22 Life 22 days
Launched USA 294. Initial orbit is an estimate based on extrapolation of data from earlier Electron missions. Commencing 2020 Feb 18, orbit data was released routinely through SpaceTrack.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
estimated orbit	6778	0.0310	190	610	92.56	69.98	245
2020 Feb 18, 15:00	6636	0.0135	168	348	89.67	69.98	199

2020-008 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome						2020 Feb 6, 21:42
OneWeb 0013 2020-008A 45131						in space
Broadband distribution satellite for the UK company OneWeb. One of 34 similar satellites carried on this launch
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 16, 18:47	6828	0.0015	439	460	93.58	87.40	255

Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Feb 7 Life 1 day
Launched cluster of 34 OneWeb satellites. Released satellites in groups of 2/4 over the first 3.5 hrs after launch then caused to re-enter above the S Atlantic Ocean Feb 7 around 03:35 UTC.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-009 H-IIA 202 (F-41) Tanegashima Space Centre						2020 Feb 9, 01:34
IGS 14 (IGS Optical 7) 2020-009A 45165						in space
Information Gathering Satellite - Japanese government/military optical imaging reconnaissance satellite. Orbital elements are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Feb 12, 09:59	6869	0.0005	488	495	94.44	97.40	347	10:30
2020 Apr 06, 21:26	6861	0.0003	481	485	94.26	97.37	357	10:30
2021 Apr 05, 21:20	6861	0.0007	478	487	94.26	97.34	89	10:30

HIIA upper stage 2020-009B 45166						in space
Launched IGS 14. Orbit based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 26, 21:34	6869	0.0015	481	501	94.43	97.28	242

2020-F01 - failed to reach orbit Simorgh Ayatollah Khomeini SC						2020 Feb 9, 15:48
Zafar (Victory)
Imaging remote sensing satellite for monitoring natural resources, agricultural and environmental developments. Also carried low-bandwidth comms and messaging system. Aimed at 540 km orbit but lost when the launch vehicle failed to impart sufficient velocity. Re-entered over Indian Ocean.

2020-010 Atlas V 441 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Feb 10, 04:03
Solar Orbiter 2020-010A 45167						Re-entered - 2020 Feb 10 Life <1 day
Joint ESA/NASA Solar observing mission placed in heliocentric orbit with perihelion 42 million km and 168 days orbital period in resonance with Venus. Arrival expected early 2021 when Venus gravity assist will raise inclination to 25° relative to the ecliptic plane and allow observation of polar regions of the Sun.
Heliocentric orbit

Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2020-010B 45168						Re-entered - 2020 Feb 10 Life <1 day
Launched Solar Orbiter.
Heliocentric orbit

2020-011 Antares 230+ Wallops Flight Facility						2020 Feb 15, 20:21
Cygnus NG-13 (SS Robert H Lawrence) 2020-011A 45175						Re-entered - 2020 May 29 Life 104 days
Northrop Grumman vehicle carrying supplies to ISS under CRS-2 contract with NASA. Captured by ISS Remote Manipulator Feb 18 at 09:05 UTC then docked, under control from ground, with downward facing port on Unity at 11:16 UTC. Undocked May 11 and released from the RMS under crew control at 16:09 UTC. Retro-fire 2020 May 29 around 19:00 UTC led to destructive re-entry at approx 19:42 UTC near 40° south, 145° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 15, 21:59	6609	0.0054	195	267	89.12	51.62	132
2020 Feb 16, 12:40	6618	0.0050	207	273	89.30	51.63	138
2020 Feb 16, 18:31	6628	0.0066	206	293	89.49	51.63	138
2020 Feb 17, 00:47	6720	0.0107	269	413	91.36	51.64	42
2020 Feb 17, 12:49	6790	0.0006	408	416	92.80	51.63	8
2020 Feb 17, 19:18	6793	0.0004	412	418	92.87	51.64	268
2020 Feb 18, 13:34	6797	0.0005	416	422	92.95	51.64	288
2020 May 11, 12:59	6797	0.0001	418	419	92.94	51.64	274
2020 May 12, 05:53	6801	0.0001	423	424	93.04	51.64	270
2020 May 14, 02:46	6858	0.0006	475	484	94.19	51.64	337
2020 May 28, 19:35	6839	0.0122	377	544	93.81	51.66	349
2020 May 29, 05:28	6736	0.0004	355	360	91.70	51.64	213

ULTP (Ubiquitilink Test Payload) 2020-011D 45605						in space
6U Cubesat? - Testbed from Lynk for a satellite-ground communications using a mobile phone link where the satellite acts as the 'cell tower'. Released from Slingshot deployer on Cygnus NG-13 2020 May 13 at 23:25 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 16, 01:31	6859	0.0007	476	486	94.23	51.65	1

Antares second stage 2020-011C 45177						Re-entered - 2020 Feb 23 Life 8 days
Launched SS Robert H Lawrence.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 15, 21:59	6610	0.0055	196	268	89.14	51.64	134

2020-012 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Feb 17, 15:05
Starlink-1138 2020-012A 45178						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 15:20 UTC. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 24, 22:00	6714	0.0066	291	380	91.25	53.00	69
2020 Jun 20, 04:00	6928	0.0001	549	551	95.65	53.00	90

Falcon 9 upper stage 2020-012BS 45242						Re-entered - 2020 Mar 5 Life 17 days
Launched cluster of Starlink satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 18, 18:28	6661	0.0137	192	375	90.18	53.00	48

2020-013 Ariane 5ECA (VA-252) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2020 Feb 18, 22:18
JCSat 17 2020-013A 45245						in space
High-bandwidth comsat owned by SKYPerfect of Japan, covering the Japanese islands and the surrounding region. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:45 UTC. Expected location 136° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Feb 19, 10:21	24346	0.7270	268	35667	630.07	6.00	178
2020 Feb 20, 15:48	25073	0.6782	1691	35699	658.52	5.75	179
2020 Feb 23, 03:49	27067	0.5542	5689	35688	738.62	5.28	180
2020 Feb 25, 00:15	33373	0.2625	18233	35756	1011.22	4.68	184
2020 Feb 28, 16:40	42107	0.0013	35676	35782	1433.15	7.00	216	136° east
2020 Mar 04, 15:34	42165	0.0003	35774	35799	1436.08	7.00	350	136° east
2023 Feb 10, 21:09	42165	0.0005	35768	35806	1436.12	5.94	337	136° east

GEO-Kompsat 2B (Cheollian 2B) 2020-013B 45246						in space
South Korean Earth environment monitoring and ocean monitoring satellite. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:49 UTC. Expected location 128°.2 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Feb 19, 10:01	24333	0.7268	269	35640	629.57	6.00	178
2020 Feb 20, 18:46	24778	0.6971	1126	35674	646.94	5.35	179
2020 Feb 23, 02:45	29775	0.4119	11131	35662	852.18	1.99	180
2020 Feb 28, 17:40	42063	0.0001	35681	35689	1430.90	0.05	97	122° east
2020 Mar 02, 15:14	42090	0.0007	35684	35740	1432.29	0.05	340	126° east
2020 Mar 05, 18:44	42117	0.0001	35734	35743	1433.65	0.04	68	128° east
2020 Mar 12, 14:02	42164	0.0002	35780	35793	1436.08	0.04	299	128° east
2023 Feb 12, 20:29	42165	0.0002	35779	35794	1436.09	0.05	15	128° east

Ariane 5 upper stage 2020-013D 45248						in space
Launched JCSat 17 and GEO-Kompsat 2B.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 22, 05:13	24257	0.7268	249	35508	626.63	5.75	178

2020-I02 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Feb 19, 07:10
RadSat-u (Radiation Satellite) 1998-067RF 45262						Re-entered - 2022 Apr 30 Life 801 days
3U Cubesat from Montana State University to demonstrate a radiation tolerant computer.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 23, 15:30	6795	0.0007	412	422	92.91	51.64	333

2020-I03 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Feb 19, 09:35
Phoenix 1998-067RB 45258						Re-entered - 2022 Jun 12 Life 844 days
3U Cubesat designed by students from Arizona State University to study the Urban Heat Island effect associated with cities on the Earth's surface.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 22, 05:28	6795	0.0006	413	421	92.91	51.64	273

2020-I04 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Feb 19, 11:20
QARMAN (Qubesat for Aerothermodynamic Research and Measurements on AblatioN) 1998-067RG 45263						Re-entered - 2022 Feb 6 Life 718 days
3U Cubesat designed to survive entry into Earth's atmosphere. Purpose is to demonstrate the use of a cubesat as a re-entry vehicle for future materials testing experiments. Also carries a sensor to observe lightning and auroral events at the Earth's limb. Precise release time 11:20:08 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 21, 20:11	6795	0.0007	412	422	92.92	51.64	276

2020-I05 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Feb 19, 12:55
AztechSat 1 1998-067RA 45257						Re-entered - 2022 May 6 Life 807 days
1U Cubesat - built collaboratively by NASA and the Mexican Space Agency. Designed to demonstrate inter-satellite communication using satellites in the Globalstar constellation. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 22, 10:07	6795	0.0008	412	423	92.91	51.64	292

CryoCube 1998-067RD 45260						Re-entered - 2021 Nov 23 Life 643 days
3U Cubesat from the Sierra Lobo company equipped with a deployable sunshade to allow parts of the payload to be cooled to cryogenic temperatures for fluid dynamics studies.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 23, 13:58	6795	0.0008	411	422	92.90	51.64	294

2020-I06 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Feb 19, 14:30
SOCRATES (Signal of Opportunity Cubesat Ranging And Timing Experiment System) 1998-067RE 45261						Re-entered - 2021 Dec 10 Life 660 days
3U Cubesat from the University of Minnesota to study gamma-ray photons from deep space. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 22, 17:51	6795	0.0008	411	422	92.91	51.64	291

2020-I07 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Feb 19, 16:00
HARP (Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter) 1998-067QZ 45256						Re-entered - 2022 Apr 4 Life 775 days
3U Cubesat from a consortium of research bodies. Designed to monitor the microphysical cloud water and ice particles in the Earth's atmosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 21, 15:33	6796	0.0007	412	422	92.92	51.65	286

Argus-02 1998-067RC 45259						Re-entered - 2022 Feb 7 Life 719 days
2U CubeSat to improve modeling of the effects of space radiation on modern electronics. Built, managed and operated by a team of students from Saint Louis and Vanderbilt Universities, it will monitor test circuits in orbit and provide data that will be compared to theoretical models. Replacement satellite for one lost in the Super Strypi launch failure 2015 Nov 4. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 23, 15:31	6795	0.0008	412	422	92.91	51.64	296

2020-I08 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Feb 19, 17:40
SORTIE (Scintillation Observations and Response of the Ionosphere to Electrodynamics) 1998-067RH 45264						Re-entered - 2022 Sep 18 Life 942 days
6U Cubesat from NASA and a consortium of research institutions to study plasma waves in the Earth's ionosphere.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 21, 18:39	6796	0.0007	413	423	92.92	51.64	297

2020-014 CZ 2D Xichang Space Centre						2020 Feb 19, 21:07
XJS-C (New Technology Test Satellite - C) 2020-014A 45249						in space
One of four simultaneously launched satellites designed to test inter-satellite communication network links and test new Earth observation technologies. Catalogue Number and Designation unconfirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 20, 06:33	6857	0.0005	476	483	94.19	35.01	270

XJS-D (New Technology Test Satellite - D) 2020-014B 45250						in space
One of four simultaneously launched satellites designed to test inter-satellite communication network links and test new Earth observation technologies. Catalogue Number and Designation unconfirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 20, 06:33	6857	0.0004	476	481	94.17	35.01	258

XJS-E (New Technology Test Satellite - E) 2020-014C 45251						in space
One of four simultaneously launched satellites designed to test inter-satellite communication network links and test new Earth observation technologies. Catalogue Number and Designation unconfirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 20, 06:30	6857	0.0006	474	483	94.17	35.01	282

XJS-F (New Technology Test Satellite - F) 2020-014E 45253						in space
One of four simultaneously launched satellites designed to test inter-satellite communication network links and test new Earth observation technologies. Catalogue Number and Designation unconfirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 20, 06:33	6855	0.0006	473	481	94.15	35.01	296

CZ 2D second stage 2020-014D 45252						Re-entered - 2023 Feb 18 Life 1095 days
Launched group of four XJS satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 20, 06:20	6856	0.0005	475	481	94.16	35.00	239

2020-015 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2020 Feb 20, 08:24
Meridian 9 (Meridian-M № 19L) 2020-015A 45254						in space
HEO military/government comsat to support Russian forces, commercial shipping and communication ground stations at northern latitudes across Russia. Second mission for the Meridian-M version. 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 ( ° )
2020 Feb 20, 20:43	26737	0.7242	995	39722	725.15	62.85	295
2020 Mar 03, 22:14	26611	0.7222	1013	39453	720.04	62.85	295
2020 Mar 06, 15:52	26559	0.7216	1017	39344	717.91	62.84	295
2020 Mar 16, 09:34	26550	0.7208	1036	39308	717.56	62.84	295

Fregat rocket stage 2020-015B 45255						in space
Launched Meridian 9. Separated from Soyuz launch vehicle together with attached Meridian-M at 08:34 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Feb 20, 09:36	26583	0.7275	866	39543	718.88	62.86	295

Soyuz upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Feb 20 Life <1 day
Launched Meridian 9. Sub-orbital trajectory, re-entered above southern Pacific Ocean about 30 min after lift-off, accordingly not catalogued.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-016 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Mar 7, 04:50
SpaceX Dragon CRS-20 2020-016A 45341						Re-entered - 2020 Apr 7 Life 31 days
Carrying a cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. Captured by ISS Remote Manipulator System under control of the ISS crew Mar 9 at 10:25 UTC. Docked with the Harmony module under ground control at 12:18 UTC. Undocked 2020 Apr 7 under ground control, and released from the RMS by the ISS crew at 13:06 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 07, 08:10	6671	0.0134	203	382	90.37	51.63	47
2020 Mar 08, 05:09	6672	0.0134	204	384	90.40	51.64	50
2020 Mar 08, 11:00	6759	0.0008	375	386	92.16	51.64	2
2020 Mar 09, 05:55	6794	0.0006	412	420	92.90	51.64	13
2020 Mar 09, 12:14	6797	0.0006	415	423	92.95	51.64	6

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Mar 7 Life <1 day
Launched Dragon CRS-20. Performed retro-fire that also changed the orbital inclination to 47°.8. Destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean 65-70 min after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-017 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2020 Mar 9, 11:57
Beidou 54 (Beidou-3 G-2) 2020-017A 45344						in space
Phase 2 operational satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. Probably moved to geosynchronous drift orbit Mar 10 and arrived on-station shortly after.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Mar 09, 18:03	24381	0.7289	231	35775	631.45	28.43	180
2020 Apr 01, 16:54	42165	0.0002	35776	35797	1436.08	3.08	41	80° east
2023 Feb 12, 13:23	42165	0.0001	35783	35791	1436.10	1.99	0	80° east

CZ 3B fourth stage 2020-017B 45345						in space
Launched Beidou-3 G-2. Orbit lowered after releasing satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 09, 15:51	23683	0.7224	196	34414	604.53	28.45	179

2020-F02 - failed to reach orbit CZ 7A Wenchang Space Centre						2020 Mar 16, 13:34
XJY-6
Chines government/military satellite - possibly either a SIGINT (signals intelligence) or a missile early warning mission. Aimed initially at geosynchronous transfer orbit. Lost when the launch vehicle second stage failed. First launch using CZ 7A.

2020-018 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2020 Mar 16, 18:28
Cosmos 2545 (Uragan-M) 2020-018A 45358						in space
GLONASS-M navigation satellite fill a gap in the GLONASS constellation as a replacement for a failed satellite in Plane 3. Released into MEO from the Fregat-M approx 22:20 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 17, 12:01	25521	0.0005	19131	19155	676.25	64.80	264
2020 Apr 28, 07:19	25508	0.0008	19108	19151	675.72	64.82	264

Fregat-M rocket stage 2020-018B 45359						in space
Launched Cosmos 2545.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 17, 14:48	25845	0.0084	19249	19683	689.15	64.78	124

2020-019 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center						2020 Mar 18, 12:16
Starlink-1279 2020-019A 45360						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 26, 20:00	6658	0.0095	217	343	90.11	53.00	79
2020 Jun 20, 04:00	6818	0.0001	439	440	93.37	53.00	50

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Mar 18 Life <1 day
Launched sixty Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere about 80 mins after lift-off. Any surviving fragments hit the mid-western portion of the Pacific Ocean.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-020 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome						2020 Mar 21, 17:06
OneWeb 0066 2020-020A 45424						in space
Broadband distribution satellite for the UK company OneWeb. One of 34 similar satellites carried on this launch
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 22, 19:29	6826	0.0022	433	463	93.55	87.40	295
2020 Jun 21, 14:00	6977	0.0023	583	615	96.66	87.56	318

Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Feb 7 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of 34 OneWeb satellites. Released satellites in groups of 2/4 over the first 3.5 hrs after launch then caused to re-enter above the south Atlantic Ocean at about 23:30 UTC.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-021 CZ 2C Xichang Space Centre						2020 Mar 24, 03:43
Yaogan 30-06A 2020-021A 45460						in space
One of a triplet of simultaneously-launched satellites described as being for "electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests”. That may indicate they are electronic intelligence gathering satellites. The three satellites are spaced at 120º intervals around the orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 25, 01:44	6975	0.0008	591	602	96.62	35.00	274
2020 Mar 28, 07:04	6981	0.0008	597	608	96.75	35.01	10
2020 Mar 29, 16:46	6988	0.0013	600	619	96.89	35.00	48
2020 Mar 31, 20:23	6990	0.0016	601	623	96.93	35.00	79
2020 Apr 11, 03:05	6977	0.0005	595	602	96.66	35.00	258
2023 Feb 13, 09:51	6971	0.0004	590	596	96.55	35.00	205

Yaogan 30-06B 2020-021B 45461						in space
One of a triplet of simultaneously-launched satellites described as being for "electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests”. That may indicate they are electronic intelligence gathering satellites. The three satellites are spaced at 120º intervals around the orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 24, 19:18	6975	0.0008	591	602	96.61	35.00	272
2020 Mar 29, 04:10	6978	0.0007	595	605	96.69	34.99	1
2020 Mar 31, 15:22	6982	0.0008	598	610	96.77	35.00	46
2020 Apr 11, 00:56	6977	0.0003	597	601	96.67	35.00	190
2023 Feb 13, 09:19	6972	0.0002	592	595	96.55	35.00	89

Yaogan 30-06C 2020-021C 45462						in space
One of a triplet of simultaneously-launched satellites described as being for "electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests”. That may indicate they are electronic intelligence gathering satellites. The three satellites are spaced at 120º intervals around the orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 25, 01:44	6975	0.0008	591	602	96.61	35.00	275
2023 Feb 13, 08:47	6972	0.0003	592	595	96.55	35.00	273

CZ 2C second stage 2020-021D 45463						in space
Launched cluster of three Yaogan-30 satellites. Perigee lowered after satellite release.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 25, 13:55	6880	0.0151	398	606	94.65	34.68	77

2020-022 Atlas V 551 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Mar 26, 20:18
TDO 2 (Technology Demonstration Orbiter) 2020-022A 45464						Re-entered - 2022 Sep 28 Life 916 days
12U Cubesat (4x3), possibly equipped with laser retro-reflectors for visual tracking. Purpose is for calibration of laser-based tracking equipment on the ground. Released from the Centaur aft bulkhead at 20:47 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 27, 07:01	24209	0.7282	201	35460	624.76	26.50	180

USA 298 (AEHF 6) 2020-022B 45465						in space
Advanced Extremely High Frequency US military and government communications satellite. Lift-off was 81 minutes into a 120 minute launch window after a delay caused by a fault in an item of ground equipment. Separated from launch vehicle Mar 27, 01:59 UTC. Orbit raised in stages until Apr 6 when all activity ceased until Apr 24. Satellite then resumed orbit raising by frequent operation of a low power thruster.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Mar 27, 14:10	29702	0.4036	11336	35311	849.06	13.71	180
2020 Mar 29, 16:59	31107	0.3402	14147	35311	910.03	12.51	180
2020 Mar 30, 19:01	33282	0.2540	18450	35357	1007.10	11.06	180
2020 Apr 02, 22:42	34967	0.1922	21868	35311	1084.56	10.33	181
2020 Apr 06, 12:17	36804	0.1327	25543	35309	1171.14	9.64	182
2020 Apr 24, 08:32	36805	0.1326	25546	35308	1171.17	9.60	183
2020 Apr 28, 20:02	37044	0.1248	26044	35289	1182.62	9.51	183
2020 May 08, 08:23	37465	0.1152	26772	35401	1202.81	9.31	184
2020 May 18, 20:51	38020	0.0876	28313	34970	1229.62	8.99	185
2020 May 28, 16:59	38606	0.0705	29505	34950	1258.15	8.69	186
2020 Jun 07, 18:00	39180	0.0541	30682	34921	1286.33	8.34	188
2020 Jun 17, 00:35	39556	0.0435	31458	34898	1304.90	8.24	187
2020 Jun 29, 09:08	39802	0.0398	31839	35008	1317.07	8.10	181
2020 Jul 09, 15:35	40816	0.0256	33394	35481	1367.74	7.76	186
2020 Jul 21, 07:37	42003	0.0209	34745	36504	1427.82	7.54	182	105° west
2020 Jul 24, 10:13	42154	0.0197	34944	36608	1435.55	7.50	181	103° west
2020 Sep 08, 14:07	42151	0.0129	35227	36319	1435.39	7.39	180	97° west
2020 Sep 21, 04:48	42167	0.0057	35547	36032	1436.23	7.37	183	95° west
2020 Sep 23, 04:10	42157	0.0050	35568	35989	1435.68	7.36	180	95° west
2020 Oct 06, 14:01	42164	0.0003	35773	35799	1436.06	7.32	281	94° west
2023 Feb 12, 15:22	42166	0.0051	35572	36004	1436.16	5.39	6	138° east

Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2020-022C 45466						in space
Launched USA 298 (AEHF 6) and TDO 2.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Mar 27, 14:01	29459	0.4148	10860	35302	838.67	13.43	180

2020-023 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome						2020 Apr 9, 08:05
Soyuz MS-16 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 746) 2020-023A 45476						Re-entered - 2020 Oct 22 Life 196 days Returned to Earth
Carrying crew to ISS - Anatoly Ivanishin & Ivan Vagner (Roscosmos) and Chris Cassidy (NASA). Third seat was originally allocated to Akihiko Hoshide (JAXA) but NASA planning during 2019 pushed him off the flight. Precise launch time 08:05:06 UTC. First use of Soyuz-2 1A for human spaceflight. Docked with Poisk module of ISS Apr 9 with soft dock at 14:13:21 UTC and hard dock about 2 min later. Undocked, carrying original crew, 2020 Oct 21 at 23:32 UTC. Retro-fire Oct 2 at 02:00 UTC led to landing at 02:54:12 UTC 147 km south east of Dzhezkazgan, Russia.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
estimated orbit	6583	0.0015	195	215	88.59	51.64	68
2020 Apr 09, 11:11	6682	0.0128	218	389	90.59	51.75	181
2020 Apr 09, 14:21	6799	0.0004	418	423	92.98	51.65	100
2020 Oct 20, 12:06	6797	0.0001	418	420	92.94	51.64	52

Soyuz upper stage 2020-023B 45477						Re-entered - 2020 Apr 12 Life 3 days
Launched Soyuz MS-16.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Apr 09, 12:39	6585	0.0019	194	220	88.64	51.66	71

2020-F03 - failed to reach orbit CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2020 Apr 9, 11:46
Palapa N1 (Nusantara 2)
Indonesian domestic comsat built by China. Unclear whether the company, Pasifik Satelit Nusantara, owned the satellite or planned to lease the transponders from China. Expected location - 113° east, replacing Palapa D1. Lost when the launch vehicle upper stage failed and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere above the western Pacific Ocean.

2020-024 Qased (Messenger) Shahroud Test Centre, Dasht-e Kavir, Iran						2020 Apr 22, 03:58
Nour 1 (Light 1) 2020-024A 45529						Re-entered - 2022 Apr 13 Life 721 days
6U Cubesat - military satellite launched by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, probably for low resolution Earth imaging.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Apr 23, 06:11	6810	0.0007	426	436	93.20	59.81	232

Qased upper stage 2020-024B 45530						Re-entered - 2023 Mar 19 Life 1061 days
Launched Nour 1.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Apr 23, 07:25	6814	0.0013	427	445	93.29	59.80	213

2020-025 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Apr 22, 19:30
Starlink-1329 2020-025A 45531						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Apr 29, 16:00	6703	0.0056	288	363	91.03	53.01	74
2020 May 01, 20:00	6718	0.0031	319	361	91.34	53.01	85
2020 May 03, 04:00	6728	0.0018	337	362	91.53	53.01	93

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Apr 22 Life <1 day
Launched sixty Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere about 80 mins after lift-off. Any surviving fragments hit the mid-western portion of the Pacific Ocean.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-026 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome						2020 Apr 25, 01:51
Progress MS-14 (Progress 7K-TGM №448) 2020-026A 45595						Re-entered - 2021 Apr 29 Life 369 days
Supplies to ISS. Docked with rear port of Zvezda Apr 25 at 05:11 UTC. undocked 2021 Apr 28, 20:11:30 UTC. Retro-fire Apr 29, 00:01:20 UTC led to destructive. re-entry at 00:34:23 UTC and any surviving fragments hit the ocean surface around 00:43 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Apr 25, 01:40	6586	0.0029	189	226	88.65	51.66	84
2020 Apr 25, 12:38	6797	0.0002	418	420	92.94	51.64	187
2021 Apr 28, 22:10	6797	0.0003	417	421	92.95	51.64	272

Soyuz upper stage 2020-026B 45596						Re-entered - 2020 Apr 28 Life 3 days
Launched Progress MS-14.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Apr 25, 06:05	6581	0.0025	186	219	88.55	51.66	66

2020-I09 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station						2020 Apr 28, 15:20
G-SATELLITE (Gundam satellite) 1998-067RK 45597						Re-entered - 2022 Apr 18 Life 720 days
3U Cubesat to promote the (postponed) 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Intended to act as a bulletin board, and transmit video images of two miniature figures of Japanese animation characters, plus messages and voice recordings in their voices. The actual release time may have been 2-3 hours later than Quetzal. Dumped overboard from ISS as space junk since its purpose no longer existed. Release from ISS was not formally reported within Japan.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Apr 30, 13:40	6794	0.0005	413	420	92.90	51.64	245

Quetzal 1 1998-067RL 45598						Re-entered - 2022 Mar 1 Life 672 days
1U Cubesat from Guatemala to test a multispectral sensor to acquire remote sensing data for natural resource management such as monitoring water quality in inland water bodies.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Apr 30, 13:40	6795	0.0003	415	419	92.92	51.65	273

2020-027 CZ 5B Wenchang Space Centre						2020 May 5, 10:00
New Generation Piloted Spacecraft 2020-027A 45599						Re-entered - 2020 May 8 Life 3 days Returned to Earth
Test version of new Chinese piloted spacecraft, no crew carried. Retro-fire was completed May 8, 04:21 UTC, followed by Crew Module separation at 05:33 UTC that led to landing at 05:49 UTC, approx 500 km east of Jiuquan Space Centre. Re-entry employed an Apollo/Zond type skip-lob to reduce loading from about 12G to about 5G when compared to a ballistic landing. The final orbit listed is based on a pre-launch description of the vehicle reaching approx 8,000 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 05, 14:12	6648	0.0162	162	377	89.90	41.09	168
2020 May 05, 18:49	6799	0.0285	227	614	92.98	41.12	123
2020 May 05, 23:58	6887	0.0305	299	719	94.80	41.10	102
2020 May 06, 15:05	9028	0.2580	321	4980	142.29	41.10	104
2020 May 06, 21:55	9024	0.2578	320	4971	142.18	41.09	105
2020 May 07, 01:01	9778	0.2943	523	6278	160.38	42.85	112
estimated orbit	10560	0.3450	539	7825	180.00	42.85	110

Inflatable Heat Shield Experiment 2020-027B 45600						Re-entered - 2020 May 6 Life 1 day
Test of version of lightweight cargo return vehicle for use with planned Chinese space station. Fitted with a 3m diameter, conical, inflatable heat shield. Released from service module of main spacecraft shortly after reaching orbit and expected to re-enter May 6 to make a landing at approx 05:20 UTC - about 600 km east of the Jiuquan Space Centre. A problem during descent from orbit meant that the experiment failed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 05, 17:19	6645	0.0159	162	373	89.86	41.10	170

CZ 5B second stage 2020-027C 45601						Re-entered - 2020 May 11 Life 6 days
Launched spacecraft test mission. Major aim of launch was to prove the vehicle for launching elements of China's planned space station.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 05, 14:12	6643	0.0161	158	372	89.80	41.10	167

2020-028 Kuaizhou 1A Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 May 12, 01:16
Xingyun-2 01 2020-028A 45602						in space
One of a simultaneosly-launched pair of internet comsats. Technical verification vehicle as a precursor to a planned constellation of eighty satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 May 12, 09:09	6943	0.0012	557	573	95.96	97.55	266	07:35
2023 Feb 13, 13:05	6937	0.0015	549	570	95.84	97.46	65	06:18

Xingyun-2 02 2020-028B 45603						in space
One of a simultaneosly-launched pair of internet comsats. Technical verification vehicle as a precursor to a planned constellation of eighty satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 May 12, 07:33	6943	0.0011	557	572	95.95	97.55	267	07:35
2023 Feb 13, 08:00	6938	0.0012	551	568	95.85	97.53	117	06:39

Kuaizhou 1A upper stage 2020-028C 45604						Re-entered - 2020 Jul 8 Life 57 days
Launched pair of Xingyun satellites. Orbit perigee lowered after releasing satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 12, 05:47	6940	0.0579	160	963	95.89	97.56	5

2020-029 Atlas V 501 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 May 17, 13:14
USA 299 (OTV-6, X-37B#1 Flight 3) 2020-029A 45606						Re-entered - 2022 Nov 12 Life 909 days Returned to Earth
Flight of USAF/Boeing X-37B space plane. First to be equipped with a service module. Launch delayed from May 16 by weather. The first orbit listed is an estimate, subsequent orbits are based on amateur observation. Landed on the Kennedy Space Center runway 2022 Nov 12 at 10:22 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 17, 13:18	6731	0.0012	344	361	91.59	44.95	70
2020 May 31, 01:34	6767	0.0002	388	391	92.34	44.96	104
2020 Jun 14, 02:13	6765	0.0005	384	390	92.29	45.02	65
2021 Oct 17, 17:51	6766	0.0003	386	390	92.31	45.04	119
2021 Oct 28, 00:16	6714	0.0020	322	349	91.24	45.04	288
2022 Apr 11, 17:11	6714	0.0011	328	343	91.24	45.03	251
2022 Oct 04, 16:11	6714	0.0008	330	341	91.24	45.03	293

USA 300 2020-029B 45610						in space
Small satellite released from USA 299, probably from the service module and probably 2020 May 28 or May 29. Purpose unknown.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
estimated orbit	6767	0.0002	388	391	92.34	44.96	104

FalconSAT 8 2020-029C 49381						in space
Small satellite released from USA 299, possibly as late as 2021 Nov 1. Carries five experiments/demonstrations built by cadets at the US Air Force Academy.
Orbit parameters awaited

Atlas V upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 May 17 Life <1 day
Launched USA 299 (OTV-6/X-37B). Caused to re-enter above southern Indian Ocean about 55 minutes after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

X-37B service module 2020-029D 54246						Re-entered - 2022 Nov 21 Life 918 days
Supported USA 299 (OTV-6/X-37B) while in space. Separated from it probably 2022 Nov 12, prior to retro-fire. Probably no longer in orbit, re-entry date to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2022 Nov 13, 19:29	6614	0.0004	234	239	89.23	45.03	25
2022 Nov 16, 14:14	6603	0.0004	222	228	89.00	45.03	29
2022 Nov 17, 12:24	6599	0.0004	218	223	88.91	45.03	41

2020-030 H-IIB (F-9) Tanegashima Space Centre						2020 May 20, 17:31
HTV-9 (Kounotori 9) 2020-030A 45607						Re-entered - 2020 Aug 20 Life 92 days
Japanese supply vehicle to the ISS. Captured by ISS Remote Manipulator operated by the crew on May 25 at 12:13 UTC. Docked under ground control with the downward-facing port of Harmony module at 14:46 UTC. All securing bolts were in place by 15:25 UTC. Undocked 2020 Aug 18 then released from ISS RMS at 17:36 UTC. Three thruster firings Aug 20 led to destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean at 07:07 UTC. Any surviving fragments hit the ocean surface between 07:19 and 07:57 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 20, 22:59	6622	0.0086	187	301	89.39	51.67	314
2020 May 21, 07:55	6672	0.0012	285	302	90.39	51.70	253
2020 May 25, 05:07	6785	0.0012	399	416	92.71	51.65	355
2020 May 25, 09:46	6797	0.0002	417	420	92.94	51.64	350
2020 May 26, 08:59	6797	0.0002	417	420	92.94	51.64	355
2020 Aug 18, 04:39	6797	0.0002	418	420	92.95	51.64	40
2020 Aug 18, 17:36	6799	0.0002	420	422	92.99	51.77	42
2020 Aug 18, 20:43	6793	0.0004	412	417	92.86	51.66	32
2020 Aug 19, 23:09	6792	0.0001	413	415	92.85	51.64	56

H-IIB upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 May 20 Life <1 day
Launched HTV-9. Caused to re-enter above the southern Pacific Ocean about 35 minutes after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-031 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2020 May 22, 07:31
Cosmos 2546 (EKS 4/Tundra 14L) 2020-031A 45608						in space
Missile early warning satellite capable of tracking missiles and other heat sources in the Earth's atmosphere and in space. May also carry a strategic communications system for use by the Russian Military.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 23, 08:52	26459	0.6964	1654	38507	713.85	63.82	270
2020 Jun 02, 18:58	26495	0.6965	1664	38570	715.33	63.81	270
2020 Jun 05, 09:42	26530	0.6967	1669	38636	716.76	63.80	270
2020 Jun 07, 07:01	26551	0.6970	1668	38679	717.61	63.81	270

Fregat rocket stage 2020-031B 45609						in space
Launched Cosmos 2546 (EKS 4).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 23, 08:35	26485	0.6960	1673	38540	714.91	63.84	270

Soyuz upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 May 22 Life <1 day
Launched Cosmos 2546 (EKS 4). Trajectory was sub-orbital and it re-entered above the southern Pacific Ocean.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-F04 - failed to reach orbit LauncherOne Boeing 747, Pacific Ocean off California						2020 May 25, 18:50
Dummy Payload
Carried on first orbital test mission by Virgin Orbit air launched rocket. Lost when the launch vehicle shut down following release from Boeing 747 and shortly after ignition. Aimed at an orbit with about 63° inclination. Launch time may have been 18:49 UTC.

2020-032 CZ 11 Xichang Space Centre						2020 May 29, 20:13
XJS-G (New Technology Test Satellite - G) 2020-032A 45611						in space
One of a pair of simultaneously launched satellites designed to test inter-satellite communication network links and test new Earth observation technologies.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 30, 20:05	6855	0.0013	468	486	94.14	35.04	303
2020 Jun 03, 09:57	6854	0.0018	464	489	94.13	35.04	346

XJS-H (New Technology Test Satellite - H) 2020-032B 45612						in space
One of a pair of simultaneously launched satellites designed to test inter-satellite communication network links and test new Earth observation technologies.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 30, 13:36	6854	0.0014	466	486	94.13	35.03	308

CZ 11 fourth stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 May 29 Life <1 day
Launched pair of XJS satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-033 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center						2020 May 30, 19:22
SpaceX Dragon Crew Demo 2 (Dragon Endeavour flight #1) 2020-033A 45623						Re-entered - 2020 Aug 2 Life 64 days
First Crew Dragon mission to carry a crew, and its final test flight. Commercial mission to ISS by SpaceX. Crew of NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley (spacecraft commander) and Robert Behnken. Docked with the forward-facing port of the Harmony module May 31 at 16:16 UTC with hard docking at 14:20 UTC. Hooks and larches were engaged a few minutes later. Undocked 2020 Aug 1 at 22:35 UTC carrying its original crew. Retro-fire for 12 min 2020 Aug 2 at 17:56 UTC led to splash-down in the Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola, northern Florida at 18:47:48 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 May 30, 19:46	6578	0.0016	190	211	88.50	51.64	359
2020 May 30, 20:24	6645	0.0084	211	323	89.85	51.62	212
2020 May 30, 22:45	6784	0.0007	401	410	92.67	51.64	217
2020 May 31, 01:59	6786	0.0002	407	409	92.73	51.65	205
2020 May 31, 06:37	6797	0.0002	417	420	92.94	51.64	14
2020 Aug 01, 06:02	6797	0.0001	419	420	92.96	51.64	339
2020 Aug 02, 00:12	6797	0.0004	416	422	92.95	51.65	186
2020 Aug 02, 03:57	6787	0.0001	408	409	92.74	51.64	19
2020 Aug 02, 11:41	6638	0.0155	156	363	89.70	51.69	12

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 May 30 Life <1 day
Launched Crew Dragon Demo 2 mission. Caused to re-enter above the southern Indian Ocean about 55 minutes after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

Crew Dragon trunk module 2020-033B 46024						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 11 Life 195 days
Separated from Dragon Endeavour 2020 Aug 2 at 17:51 UTC, prior to retrofire.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 03, 15:50	6722	0.0095	279	407	91.40	51.65	68

2020-034 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 May 31, 08:53
Gaofen 9-02 2020-034A 45624						in space
Carries a high-resolution optical system to support a 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
2020 May 31, 23:13	6871	0.0012	485	501	94.47	97.28	279	15:14
2023 Feb 13, 08:57	6835	0.0011	449	464	93.72	97.41	21	15:12

Head 2C (Head 4) 2020-034B 45625						in space
Application satellite from Head Aerospace in the Skywalker constellation, carrying an AIS receiver and providing communications between internet-connected devices.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 May 31, 14:59	6873	0.0012	487	503	94.51	97.28	271	15:14
2023 Feb 13, 14:23	6874	0.0016	485	506	94.53	97.42	29	14:52

CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 May 31 Life <1 day
Launched Gaofen 9-02 and Head 4. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-035 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Jun 4, 01:35
Starlink-1440 2020-035A 45657						Re-entered - 2020 Jul 14 Life 40 days
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jun 11, 20:00	6664	0.0104	217	355	90.24	53.00	79

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Jun 4 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above western Pacific Ocean about 90 mins after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-036 CZ 2C Taiyuan Space Centre						2020 Jun 10, 18:31
Haiyang 1D (Ocean 1D) 2020-036A 45721						in space
Oceanographic studies satellite equipped with an ocean colour temperature scanner and an imaging system to study coastal zones.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Jun 11, 02:19	7156	0.0011	770	785	100.40	98.44	266	01:38
2023 Feb 13, 10:18	7156	0.0004	775	780	100.41	98.54	91	01:25

CZ 2C second stage 2020-036B 45722						in space
Launched Haiyang 1D. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jun 10, 21:40	7116	0.0055	699	777	99.57	98.54	79

2020-037 Electron Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand						2020 Jun 13, 05:12
USA 301 2020-037A 45723						in space
Small satellite launched under National Reconnaissance Office 'Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket' initiative. Mission details not available but it is related to intelligence-gathering. May raise orbit. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Orbit details are classified.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
estimated orbit	6963	0.0007	580	590	96.38	97.70	270	18:03

USA 302 2020-037B 45724						in space
Small satellite launched under National Reconnaissance Office 'Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket' initiative. Mission details not available but it is related to intelligence-gathering. May raise orbit. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Orbit details are classified.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
estimated orbit	6963	0.0007	580	590	96.38	97.70	270	18:03

USA 303 2020-037C 45725						in space
Small satellite launched under National Reconnaissance Office 'Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket' initiative. Mission details not available but it is related to intelligence-gathering. May raise orbit. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Orbit details are classified.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
estimated orbit	6963	0.0007	580	590	96.38	97.70	270	18:03

ANDESITE (nonsensical acronym) 2020-037D 45726						in space
6U Cubesat created by students and staff at Boston University under NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative. Earth magnetic field studies, carrying eight subsidiary pico satellites that will be ejected at intervals and in pairs to provide a long baseline for observations. They are equipped to track electric currents flowing in and out of the atmosphere and relay data back to the parent satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jun 18, 11:26	6970	0.0013	583	601	96.52	97.71	285

M2 Pathfinder 2020-037E 45727						in space
3U Cubesat from the University of New South Wales Canberra Space, built for the Royal Australian Air Force to test systems for a future military satellite. Among other, undisclosed, tasks the satellite will demonstrate the ability of a software-based radio to operate and be reconfigured while in orbit. It may also carry an Earth-imaging system and an AIS receiver to monitor shipping locations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Jun 18, 11:30	6972	0.0012	586	602	96.57	97.70	300	17:33

Electron kick stage 2020-037F 45728						in space
Launched cluster of small satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
estimated orbit	6973	0.0010	588	602	96.58	97.76	270

Electron second stage 2020-037G 45729						Re-entered - 2020 Jul 8 Life 25 days
Launched cluster of small satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
estimated orbit	6771	0.0292	195	590	92.41	97.70	270
2020 Jun 30, 16:16	6680	0.0192	173	430	90.55	97.72	161

2020-038 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Jun 13, 09:21
Starlink-1461 2020-038A 45730						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty eight LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle about 38 minutes after lift-off. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jun 17, 22:00	6670	0.0105	222	361	90.35	53.00	66

Skysat 16 (Skysat C14) 2020-038BL 45788						in space
Commercial Earth-imaging satellite from Planet Labs providing high resolution images and video. Released from launch vehicle about 12 min after lift-off.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jun 16, 13:59	6665	0.0113	212	362	90.25	53.00	62
2020 Jun 20, 17:20	6690	0.0087	253	369	90.75	53.02	60
2020 Jun 23, 17:58	6700	0.0077	270	374	90.97	53.00	59
2020 Jun 24, 21:16	6710	0.0064	289	375	91.17	53.00	69
2020 Jun 27, 20:42	6720	0.0049	308	375	91.37	53.00	77
2020 Jun 29, 13:50	6729	0.0036	327	375	91.55	53.00	80
2020 Jul 01, 10:05	6737	0.0023	344	375	91.72	53.00	82
2020 Jul 03, 09:29	6746	0.0010	360	375	91.89	53.00	80
2020 Jul 05, 10:30	6753	0.0002	374	376	92.05	53.00	300
2020 Jul 07, 20:49	6761	0.0013	375	392	92.22	53.00	254
2020 Jul 10, 11:52	6769	0.0010	384	397	92.36	53.00	206
2020 Jul 11, 09:26	6775	0.0001	396	398	92.51	53.00	108
2020 Jul 15, 21:20	6778	0.0002	398	401	92.55	53.00	319

Skysat 18 (Skysat C16) 2020-038BM 45789						in space
Commercial Earth-imaging satellite from Planet Labs providing high resolution images and video. Released from launch vehicle about 12 min after lift-off.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jun 17, 20:03	6665	0.0112	212	362	90.25	53.00	67
2020 Jun 21, 02:34	6690	0.0084	256	368	90.76	53.00	61
2020 Jun 22, 02:47	6701	0.0077	271	374	90.98	53.00	54
2020 Jun 24, 15:24	6709	0.0066	286	375	91.14	53.00	72
2020 Jun 26, 11:28	6718	0.0056	302	377	91.33	53.00	68
2020 Jun 28, 10:40	6726	0.0043	319	377	91.50	53.00	73
2020 Jul 01, 16:29	6742	0.0018	352	376	91.82	53.00	92
2020 Jul 04, 10:17	6750	0.0008	366	377	91.98	53.00	75
2020 Jul 05, 15:23	6757	0.0008	373	384	92.13	53.01	213
2020 Jul 08, 12:29	6764	0.0012	378	394	92.27	53.00	248
2020 Jul 27, 08:20	6771	0.0008	387	398	92.41	53.00	256

Skysat 17 (Skysat C15) 2020-038BN 45790						in space
Commercial Earth-imaging satellite from Planet Labs providing high resolution images and video. Released from launch vehicle about 12 min after lift-off.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jun 17, 11:02	6666	0.0111	214	362	90.27	53.00	65
2020 Jun 20, 11:25	6689	0.0085	254	367	90.73	53.00	60
2020 Jun 21, 16:42	6702	0.0084	267	380	91.00	53.00	53
2020 Jun 25, 03:36	6710	0.0065	288	376	91.17	53.00	71
2020 Jun 27, 08:50	6719	0.0055	304	378	91.36	53.00	69
2020 Jun 30, 13:01	6728	0.0042	322	378	91.53	53.00	77
2020 Jul 01, 10:23	6736	0.0030	338	378	91.70	53.00	77
2020 Jul 03, 09:47	6744	0.0018	354	378	91.87	53.00	79
2020 Jul 05, 09:15	6752	0.0006	370	378	92.03	53.00	70
2020 Jul 07, 11:52	6760	0.0006	378	385	92.18	53.00	279
2020 Jul 09, 13:02	6767	0.0013	379	397	92.32	53.00	239
2020 Jul 23, 21:32	6773	0.0010	388	402	92.46	53.00	238
2020 Jul 25, 21:18	6777	0.0005	395	403	92.54	53.00	272
2020 Aug 06, 12:18	6777	0.0005	395	403	92.54	53.00	323

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Jun 13 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of Skysat and Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above western Pacific Ocean around 90 mins after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-039 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Jun 17, 07:19
Gaofen 9-03 2020-039A 45794						in space
Carries a high-resolution optical system to support a 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
2020 Jun 17, 21:29	6873	0.0012	487	503	94.52	97.32	263	13:39
2020 Jun 20, 07:39	6870	0.0016	481	503	94.46	97.32	272	13:39
2020 Jul 29, 16:56	6873	0.0014	485	504	94.51	97.32	127	13:38
2023 Feb 13, 12:28	6874	0.0012	488	503	94.52	97.41	101	13:26

ZP 3 (Zhejiang University Pi Satellite 3) 2020-039B 45795						in space
Small satellite described as testing pico-satellite and nano-satellite technologies.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Jun 18, 03:42	6872	0.0012	486	503	94.50	97.32	267	13:39
2023 Feb 13, 10:57	6849	0.0013	462	479	94.01	97.41	82	13:40

Head 2D (Head 5) 2020-039C 45796						in space
Application satellite from Head Aerospace in the Skywalker constellation, carrying an AIS receiver and providing communications between internet-connected devices.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Jun 17, 21:29	6871	0.0013	485	502	94.48	97.32	276	13:39
2023 Feb 13, 13:05	6827	0.0011	442	456	93.56	97.41	71	13:49

CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Jun 17 Life <1 day
Launched Gaofen 9-03, Head 4 and ZP-3. Caused to re-enter soon after releasing satellites.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-I10 Dextre Arm + Kaber Micro Satellite Deployer International Space Station						2020 Jun 17, 17:50
RedEye 2 (Merlot) 1998-067RM 45800						Re-entered - 2022 Nov 16 Life 882 days
Small satellite from DARPA, possibly for testing inter-satellite communication links.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jun 19, 17:32	6796	0.0002	417	419	92.93	51.64	75

2020-040 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2020 Jun 23, 01:43
Beidou 55 (Beidou-3 G-3) 2020-040A 45807						in space
Phase 2 operational satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. Final satellite required to complete the Beidou system. Probably manoeuvred to geosynchronous drift orbit by Jun 25 and arrived on station by Jun 30.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Jun 23, 14:41	24383	0.7295	218	35791	631.52	28.42	180
2020 Jul 06, 16:57	42165	0.0005	35764	35809	1436.10	3.08	349	111° east
2023 Feb 13, 00:53	42164	0.0008	35753	35818	1436.05	0.93	337	111° east

CZ 3B fourth stage 2020-040B 45808						in space
Launched Beidou-3 G-3. Orbit lowered after releasing satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jun 23, 07:14	23658	0.7224	190	34370	603.57	28.41	179

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2021 May 9 Life 320 days
Launched cluster of Starlink satellites. Not catalogued - retro-fire caused destructive re-entry above the Indian Ocean about two hours, 1.5 circuits, after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-I11 Dextre Arm + Kaber Micro Satellite Deployer International Space Station						2020 Jun 23, 21:10
RedEye 3 (Cabernet) 1998-067RN 45809						Re-entered - 2022 Nov 16 Life 876 days
Small satellite from DARPA, possibly for testing inter-satellite communication links.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jun 24, 20:20	6796	0.0002	416	419	92.93	51.65	60

2020-041 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2020 Jun 30, 20:10
USA 304 (GPS IIIA SV03) 2020-041A 45854						in space
Block 3 GPS Navsat.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 01, 21:27	16677	0.5944	386	20211	357.22	54.99	270
2020 Jul 19, 02:50	26560	0.0006	20165	20199	717.96	55.06	89

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Jul 1 Life 1 day
Launched USA 304. An engine firing at first apogee of its HEO caused destructive re-entry above the Indian Ocean, near perigee and about 6.5 hrs, 1.25 circuits, after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-042 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2020 Jul 3, 03:10
Gaofen Multi-mode 1 2020-042A 45856						in space
Carries an extremely high resolution, multi-spectral Earth imaging satellite to support a 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
2020 Jul 03, 06:18	7018	0.0013	631	649	97.51	98.01	267	10:26
2023 Feb 13, 01:57	7018	0.0015	629	650	97.51	97.92	72	10:32

BY70-2 (Xibaipo) 2020-042B 45857						in space
2U Cubesat from the China Association for Science and Technology, in conjunction with Xibaipo High School, carrying an educational payload consisting of an imaging system and an amateur radio system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 03, 12:23	7020	0.0010	635	648	97.55	98.01	254
2023 Feb 13, 11:06	6993	0.0009	608	621	96.99	97.93	57

CZ 4B third stage 2020-042C 45858						in space
Launched Gaofen Multi-mode 1 and Xibaipo. Orbit perigee lowered after releasing satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 03, 14:22	6894	0.0183	390	642	94.95	97.98	7

2020-F05 - failed to reach orbit Electron Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand						2020 Jul 3, 21:19
CE-Sat-1B (Canon Electric Satellite IB)
Experimental Earth imaging microsatellite developed and built by Canon Electronics. Cameras are engineered versions of commercial camera models built by Canon. Lost when a faulty electrical connector caused the Electron launch vehicle second stage to shut down early.

Faraday 1
6U Cubesat from In-Space Missions of the UK, providing hosted payload space for six unidentified customers. Lost when a faulty electrical connector caused the Electron launch vehicle second stage to shut down early.

Flock 4e (five satellites)
3U Cubesat, Planet's Flock 4e cluster of five second generation imaging satellites. Lost when a faulty electrical connector caused the Electron launch vehicle second stage to shut down early.

2020-043 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Jul 4, 23:44
Shiyan 6-02 2020-043A 45859						in space
Described as being for space environment studies and related technology experiments.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Jul 05, 04:45	7074	0.0014	686	706	98.69	98.20	261	06:00
2020 Oct 14, 11:07	7041	0.0008	657	668	98.00	98.21	323	06:01

CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Jul 5 Life 1 day
Launched Shiyan 6-2. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellite.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-044 Shavit 2 Palmachim AFB						2020 Jul 6, 01:00
Ofeq 16 2020-044A 45860						in space
Israeli electro-optical reconnaissance satellite to monitor the Middle East from highly retrograde orbit, possible replacement for Ofeq 11 (41759/2016-056A). Orbit data based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 09, 02:17	6846	0.0200	331	604	93.95	140.92	88
2020 Jul 15, 02:27	6856	0.0183	352	603	94.16	141.12	134

Shavit fourth stage 2020-044B 45861						Re-entered - 2021 Jan 27 Life 205 days
Launched Ofeq 16.
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld

2020-045 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2020 Jul 9, 12:11
APStar 6D 2020-045A 45863						in space
Commercial comsat owned by APT Mobile SatCom to provide to provide high-bandwidth satellite broadband telecommunications services for airborne, shipborne and other mobile applications. To be stationed alongside Apstar 6C (43450/2018-041A). The satellite manoeuvred itself in to geosynchronous drift orbit around July 12 and arrived on station a small number of days later. Expected location 134° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Jul 10, 00:30	24372	0.7293	219	35768	631.09	28.44	180
2020 Jul 17, 16:48	42213	0.0012	35785	35885	1438.57	0.10	347	134° east
2023 Feb 12, 17:26	42166	0.0002	35779	35796	1436.15	0.02	296	134° east

CZ 3B fourth stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Jul 10 Life 1 day
Launched Apstar 6D. Probably fired engine at first apogee of transfer orbit, causing perigee to dip into the atmosphere and lead to destructive re-entry above the Atlantic Ocean about 11 hrs after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-F06 - failed to reach orbit Kuaizhou 11 Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Jul 10, 04:17
Centispace-1 S2
Demonstrator for an LEO navigation enhancement system being developed by Beijing Future Navigation Technology Co Ltd. Satellite developed by the Microsatellite Innovation Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Will also be used to test the Beidou system and to test an inter-satellite laser communication system. Lost when Kuaizhou 11 launch vehicle upper stage failed. Launch apparently delayed by six minutes during final countdown.

Jilin-1 High Resolution 02E (Jilin-1 GF02E)
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite aimed at sun-synchronous orbit with LTDN 10:30. Lost when Kuaizhou 11 launch vehicle upper stage failed. Launch apparently delayed by six minutes during final countdown.

2020-I12 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Jul 13, 13:40
DeMi (Deformable Mirror) 1998-067RP 45916						Re-entered - 2022 Mar 8 Life 603 days
6U Cubesat - demonstration mission from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, relating to development of a flexible mirror that can be used to correct defects caused by such as aberration and speckle in astronomical images.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 16, 07:14	6795	0.0002	415	418	92.90	51.64	65

2020-I13 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Jul 13, 16:55
TechEdSat 10 (Technical Education Satellite 10) 1998-067RQ 45917						Re-entered - 2021 Mar 15 Life 245 days
6U Cubesat (6 x 1) - to demonstrate use of a braking parachute to initiate re-entry and provide precise control of the re-entry point with a view to use of the system for future, recoverable, space missions.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 16, 08:46	6794	0.0004	413	419	92.88	51.64	83
2020 Sep 04, 20:53	6788	0.0004	407	412	92.76	51.64	301
2020 Nov 01, 14:39	6775	0.0002	396	399	92.50	51.64	88
2020 Nov 26, 19:36	6766	0.0005	385	391	92.31	51.64	166

2020-046 Minotaur IV Wallops Flight Facility						2020 Jul 15, 13:46
USA 305 2020-046A 45873						in space
Small satellite, probably equipped with an Earth imaging system for photo-reconnaissance. Orbit measurements based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 03, 21:45	6952	0.0010	567	581	96.15	53.98	342
2022 Jun 14, 23:01	6929	0.0003	549	553	95.68	53.97	144

USA 306 2020-046B 45874						in space
Small satellite, probably equipped with an Earth imaging system for photo-reconnaissance. Orbit measurements based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 03, 21:46	6953	0.0008	569	580	96.15	53.98	335
2022 Jun 15, 22:02	6930	0.0021	537	566	95.68	53.98	187

USA 307 2020-046C 45875						in space
Small satellite, probably equipped with an Earth imaging system for photo-reconnaissance. Orbit measurements based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 03, 21:53	6954	0.0010	569	583	96.18	53.98	334
2022 Jun 14, 22:23	6932	0.0001	553	554	95.72	53.97	11

USA 308 2020-046D 45876						in space
Small satellite, probably equipped with an Earth imaging system for photo-reconnaissance. Orbit measurements based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 03, 21:54	6954	0.0009	570	582	96.18	53.98	328
2022 Jun 14, 21:17	6932	0.0007	549	558	95.72	53.98	0

Minotaur upper stage 2020-046E 45877						in space
Launched four small satellites (USA 305, 306, 307 & 308) for US National Reconnaissance Office. Initial orbit measurement based on amateur observation. Orbit data became de-classified as of 2021 Dec 3 following the appearance, around Nov 27, of several debris items following a similar orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 03, 21:48	6953	0.0008	569	580	96.16	53.98	335
2021 Dec 03, 11:53	6952	0.0009	567	580	96.14	53.98	180

2020-047 H-IIA (F-42) Tanegashima Space Centre						2020 Jul 19, 21:58
El Amal (Hope) 2020-047A 45918						in space
Mars orbiter mission launched by Japan for the United Arab Emirates. Aimed to study Mars weather and climate. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:55 UTC. Launch delayed from July 15 by weather. 2021 Feb 9 at 15:30 UTC the main engine was fired for 27 minutes. It resulted in the vehicle entering a 1000 x 49000 km orbit of Mars.
Entered orbit around Mars

H-IIA upper stage 2020-047B 45919						in space
Launched El Amal.
Heliocentric orbit

2020-048 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Jul 20, 21:30
ANASIS-II (Army, Navy Air Force Satellite Information System 2) 2020-048A 45920						in space
South Korean military communications satellite. Expected (but unconfirmed) location - 115°.9 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Jul 21, 05:08	29177	0.7745	200	45397	826.64	27.46	178
2020 Jul 21, 18:30	30382	0.7042	2609	45398	878.37	21.25	178
2020 Jul 23, 20:59	40200	0.2115	25320	42323	1336.89	3.06	175
2020 Jul 24, 11:31	40725	0.2201	25382	43312	1363.18	3.08	176
2020 Jul 26, 13:22	46445	0.0936	35721	44412	1660.22	0.92	180
2020 Jul 27, 22:45	42254	0.0010	35834	35918	1440.67	0.01	168	118° east
2020 Jul 29, 22:19	42207	0.0007	35799	35859	1438.26	0.02	8	116° east
2020 Aug 01, 01:15	42165	0.0001	35781	35792	1436.10	0.01	39	116° east
2023 Feb 12, 18:43	42164	0.0001	35782	35790	1436.07	0.00	63	116° east

Falcon 9 upper stage 2020-048B 45921						in space
Launched ANASIS-II.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 21, 14:50	29242	0.7757	180	45548	829.41	27.58	179

2020-049 CZ 5 Wenchang Space Centre						2020 Jul 23, 04:41
Tianwen 1 (Questions to Heaven 1) 2020-049A 45935						in space
Spacecraft from China aimed at Mars, consisting of an orbiter with an attached lander, in turn carrying a surface rover. Mission is to search for evidence of both current and past life, and to study the Martian environment. After arrival, the vehicle's cameras were used from orbit to reconnoitre for a landing site. Engine firing 2021 Feb 10 at 11:52 UTC for 14 minutes put Tianwen into orbit around Mars with perigee 400 km and apogee 180,000 km. Feb 24 the orbit was lowered to 280 x 59,000 km. 2021 May 14, released atmosphere entry vehicle carrying Zhurong surface rover.
Entered orbit around Mars

Camera platform#1 uncatalogued						in space
Separated from Tianwen 1 on 2020 Sep 1 and used to photograph the main spacecraft.
Heliocentric orbit

Camera platform#2 uncatalogued						in space
Small camera-carrier released from Tianwen 1 2021 Dec to return images of it in Mars orbit.
Entered orbit around Mars

Tianwen 1 Lander uncatalogued						in space
Separated from Tianwen 1 2021 May 14 at about 20:00 UTC, carrying Zhurong surface rover. Retrofire led to entry into Martian atmosphere at about 23:08 UTC. Landed at 25°.1 north, 119°.9 east, on the southern edge of Utopia Planitia at 23:18 UTC.
Landed on Mars

Zhurong uncatalogued						in space
Mars surface rover named after the Chinese God of Fire. Carried to surface by Tianwen 1 Lander 2021 May 14. Zhurong rolled onto Martian surface 2021 May 22, 02:40 UTC.
Landed on Mars

CZ 5B second stage 2020-049B 45936						in space
Launched Tianwen 1.
Heliocentric orbit

2020-050 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome						2020 Jul 23, 14:26
Progress MS-15 (Progress 7K-TGM №444) 2020-050A 45937						Re-entered - 2021 Feb 9 Life 201 days
Supplies to ISS. Docked with Pirs module at 17:44:52 UTC, just over three hours after launch. Undocked 2021 Feb 9 at 05:21 UTC. Retro-fire at 08:30 UTC led to destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean at 09:04 UTC with any unburnt fragments hitting the Ocean Surface at about 09:13 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 23, 14:56	6579	0.0029	182	220	88.52	51.65	60
2020 Jul 23, 16:26	6591	0.0022	199	228	88.76	51.68	103
2020 Jul 23, 17:17	6796	0.0001	417	419	92.93	51.64	142
2021 Feb 07, 13:11	6798	0.0003	418	422	92.97	51.65	345

Soyuz upper stage 2020-050B 45938						Re-entered - 2020 Jul 27 Life 4 days
Launched Progress MS-15.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 23, 19:00	6582	0.0026	187	221	88.58	51.64	75

2020-051 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2020 Jul 25, 03:13
Ziyuan-3 03 2020-051A 45939						in space
Chinese government satellite for Earth observation and cartography, including 3D-Imaging.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Jul 25, 06:13	6870	0.0011	484	500	94.45	97.50	277	10:30
2020 Jul 29, 12:40	6871	0.0009	487	499	94.47	97.50	243	10:30
2020 Aug 18, 05:01	6880	0.0012	494	510	94.65	97.49	227	10:31
2023 Feb 13, 12:14	6879	0.0008	496	507	94.64	97.41	302	10:46

Long Xia Yan (Lobster Eye) 2020-051B 45940						in space
Small satellite equipped with x-ray detectors to study emissions from dark matter. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed,
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 25, 07:47	6869	0.0014	481	500	94.43	97.49	295
2023 Feb 13, 12:41	6799	0.0008	416	426	92.99	97.42	214

Tianqi 6 2020-051C 45941						in space
6U Cubesat? - comsat providing messaging communication links from LEO including between Internet-connected items. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed,
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 25, 07:47	6869	0.0013	482	500	94.43	97.49	294
2023 Feb 13, 12:41	6841	0.0010	456	469	93.84	97.42	219

CZ 4B third stage 2020-051D 45942						Re-entered - 2021 Sep 9 Life 411 days
Launched Ziyuan 3-03 and two smaller satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites in order to speed up orbit decay.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Jul 25, 07:39	6767	0.0154	285	493	92.33	97.60	25

2020-052 Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Jul 30, 11:50
Perseverance						in space
Mars Rover that will seek signs of ancient life and collect rock and soil samples for possible return to Earth by a future vehicle. Also carries Ingenuity, a Mars helicopter, as a technology demonstrator for future missions. Landed Mars 2021 Feb 18 at 20:55 UTC.
Landed on Mars

Mars 2020 2020-052A 45983						in space
Carried NASA Mars rover Perseverance. Entered Mars atmosphere 2021 Feb 18 and deposited Perseverance on the surface. Various other components of the vehicle impacted Mars in locations around the rover touch down site.
Hard landed on Mars

Atlas upper stage (Centaur) 2020-052B 45984						in space
Launched Mars 2020.
Heliocentric orbit

2020-053 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2020 Jul 30, 21:25
Express 103 2020-053A 45985						in space
Domestic comsat owned by RSCC (the Russian Satellite Communications Company) to provide high frequency fixed and mobile communications, digital television and radio broadcasting, high-speed Internet access and data transmission services across Russia and Southeast Asia. Also carries a low frequency transponder for global coverage. Separated from Briz-M Jul 31, 15:41UTC. Entry into service expected 2021 January at location - 103° east. 2021 Mar 4 - commenced move westward and, Mar 8, arrived at 96°.5 east next to Express AM-33. Declared operational at that location Mar 26 having taken over Express AM-33 service provision.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Aug 02, 05:45	42070	0.4543	16579	54805	1431.27	0.64	187
2020 Aug 07, 23:08	42114	0.4523	16686	54786	1433.51	0.61	188
2020 Aug 10, 15:50	42186	0.4470	16952	54664	1437.18	0.60	189
2020 Aug 12, 21:59	42089	0.4465	16917	54504	1432.21	0.56	189
2020 Aug 15, 22:30	42182	0.4345	17477	54131	1436.98	0.58	189
2020 Sep 16, 19:28	42167	0.3425	21348	50229	1436.21	0.44	193
2020 Oct 03, 18:32	42222	0.2957	23357	48330	1439.02	0.38	195
2020 Oct 15, 22:57	42210	0.2571	24978	46685	1438.39	0.34	197
2020 Nov 01, 16:06	42162	0.2119	26850	44717	1435.93	0.29	201
2020 Nov 16, 00:57	42185	0.1579	29146	42467	1437.12	0.26	203
2020 Dec 01, 23:22	42206	0.1120	31100	40556	1438.21	0.22	208
2020 Dec 13, 00:40	42184	0.0738	32691	38921	1437.10	0.20	212	104° east
2021 Jan 02, 16:46	42175	0.0156	35140	36455	1436.64	0.16	226	103° east
2021 Jan 09, 10:19	42163	0.0001	35781	35788	1436.00	0.13	277	103° east
2021 Feb 26, 16:37	42165	0.0000	35786	35788	1436.11	0.05	96	103° east
2021 Mar 04, 01:33	42230	0.0002	35844	35861	1439.45	0.05	279	99° east
2021 Mar 14, 14:57	42166	0.0002	35778	35797	1436.14	0.02	125	96° east
2023 Feb 13, 09:57	42166	0.0001	35786	35790	1436.17	0.05	218	97° east

Express 80 2020-053B 45986						in space
Domestic comsat owned by RSCC (the Russian Satellite Communications Company) to provide high frequency fixed and mobile communications, digital television and radio broadcasting, high-speed Internet access and data transmission services across Russia and Southeast Asia Also carries low frequency transponders for global coverage. Separated from Briz-M Jul 31, 15:24 UTC. Entry into service expected 2020 January at location - 80° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Aug 01, 15:41	42080	0.4541	16593	54812	1431.79	0.62	187
2020 Aug 06, 23:19	42134	0.4518	16720	54791	1434.51	0.60	188
2020 Aug 10, 14:26	42194	0.4465	16978	54654	1437.60	0.58	188
2020 Aug 18, 04:12	42218	0.4260	17854	53826	1438.83	0.55	189
2020 Aug 22, 22:07	42156	0.4084	18562	52994	1435.65	0.53	190
2020 Sep 16, 10:51	42271	0.3353	21718	50068	1441.54	0.41	197
2020 Oct 03, 19:29	42164	0.2845	23791	47782	1436.07	0.37	196
2020 Oct 14, 19:17	42148	0.2497	25244	46296	1435.24	0.33	198
2020 Nov 01, 21:46	42107	0.1875	27836	43622	1433.14	0.27	201
2020 Nov 18, 02:53	42125	0.1334	30129	41364	1434.05	0.24	204
2020 Dec 02, 14:40	42133	0.0843	32201	39308	1434.45	0.21	209	80° east
2020 Dec 13, 14:50	42166	0.0446	33906	37670	1436.17	0.18	215	79° east
2020 Dec 31, 16:55	42155	0.0007	35749	35805	1435.62	0.12	57	80° east
2021 Jan 07, 13:48	42165	0.0002	35778	35796	1436.12	0.08	2	80° east
2023 Feb 12, 09:11	42165	0.0001	35781	35792	1436.09	0.06	216	80° east

Briz-M rocket stage 2020-053C 45987						in space
Launched Express 80 and Express 103. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 01, 15:42	41249	0.4668	15615	54127	1389.56	0.95	182

Briz-M propellant tank 2020-053D 45988						in space
Discarded auxilliary propellant tank from Briz-M that launched Express 80 and Express 103.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 02, 06:05	18224	0.6272	416	23276	408.06	49.52	181

2020-054 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Aug 6, 04:01
Gaofen 9-04 2020-054A 46025						in space
Carries a high-resolution optical system to support a 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
2020 Aug 06, 10:25	6874	0.0014	486	506	94.53	97.48	259	10:22
2020 Aug 09, 04:23	6875	0.0014	487	507	94.55	97.47	238	10:22
2020 Aug 28, 21:19	6874	0.0015	485	505	94.52	97.47	173	10:22
2023 Feb 13, 12:24	6873	0.0004	493	498	94.52	97.38	204	10:36

Gravity & Atmosphere Scientific Satellite (Q-SAT) 2020-054B 46026						in space
Small satellite from Tsinghua University used for studying upper atmosphere density and making measurements of the Earth's gravitational field.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 06, 11:57	6872	0.0016	483	505	94.49	97.47	268
2023 Feb 13, 12:16	6844	0.0013	457	474	93.91	97.38	257

CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Aug 6 Life <1 day
Launched Gaofen 9-04 and Q-SAT. Caused to re-enter soon after releasing satellites.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-055 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center						2020 Aug 7, 05:12
Starlink 1522 2020-055A 46027						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty seven LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at ~06:45 UTC. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits near ~400 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 13, 22:00	6813	0.0003	432	437	93.27	53.00	323

BlackSky 7 (Global 7) 2020-055BP 46088						in space
Commercial multi-spectral Earth imaging satellite from BlackSky Global inc. Separated from launch vehicle at 06:13 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 13, 10:27	6772	0.0012	386	401	92.43	53.01	313
2020 Sep 09, 03:09	6777	0.0007	394	404	92.54	53.01	68

BlackSky 8 (Global 8) 2020-055BQ 46089						in space
Commercial multi-spectral Earth imaging satellite from BlackSky Global inc. Separated from launch vehicle at 06:18 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 13, 13:32	6772	0.0012	386	402	92.44	53.01	310
2020 Sep 09, 01:59	6780	0.0006	398	406	92.60	53.01	53

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Aug 7 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of Black Sky Global and Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above south-eastern Indian Ocean around 150 minutes (1.5 circuits) after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-056 Ariane 5ECA (VA-253) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2020 Aug 15, 22:04
BSAT-4b 2020-056A 46112						in space
Japanese broadcast comsat providing high definition television services. Will act as backup to, and to supplement, BSat-4A (42951/2017-059B). Separated from launch vehicle at 22:51 UTC. Expected location - 110°east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Aug 16, 18:09	24400	0.7279	261	35783	632.19	5.98	178
2020 Aug 18, 14:29	32958	0.2786	17397	35763	992.43	1.12	177
2020 Aug 22, 13:04	42132	0.0006	35729	35778	1434.41	0.07	33	104° east
2020 Aug 25, 14:05	42146	0.0005	35746	35789	1435.13	0.06	41	105° east
2020 Aug 26, 19:32	42164	0.0001	35781	35791	1436.06	0.06	207	105° east
2020 Sep 09, 22:06	42112	0.0004	35718	35750	1433.40	0.04	189	107° east
2020 Sep 13, 14:37	42113	0.0003	35720	35749	1433.44	0.03	183	109° east
2020 Sep 16, 23:16	42164	0.0003	35772	35799	1436.05	0.02	219	110° east
2023 Feb 10, 09:53	42164	0.0001	35783	35790	1436.08	0.03	317	110° east

MEV-2 (Mission Extension Vehicle 2) 2020-056B 46113						in space
Northrop Grumman vehicle - launched to rendezvous and attach itself to the Intelsat 10-02 GEO comsat (28358/2004-022A) at 1° west and take over its pointing and station-keeping functions in order to extend its on-orbit life by five years. It may then move to another satellite. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:38 UTC. Arrived in the vicinity of Intelsat 10-02 - 2021 Feb 4. After approaching its target on at least three occasions for pre-docking inspection and possible docking attempts, MEV-2 captured Intelsat 10-02 on 2021 Apr 12 at 17:34 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Aug 16, 20:43	24371	0.7273	267	35719	631.07	5.95	179
2020 Aug 18, 20:05	26107	0.6140	3699	35759	699.68	4.14	179
2020 Aug 19, 18:19	26437	0.5939	4358	35759	712.96	3.94	180
2020 Sep 01, 19:45	27187	0.5761	5146	36473	743.55	3.71	184
2020 Sep 17, 11:20	28875	0.5401	6903	38090	813.83	3.32	187
2020 Oct 01, 02:51	30439	0.5110	8507	39614	880.85	2.89	190
2020 Oct 16, 15:06	32525	0.4722	10787	41506	972.93	2.59	191
2020 Nov 01, 22:10	34836	0.4217	13767	43149	1078.46	2.02	194
2020 Nov 18, 08:14	36796	0.3541	17389	43447	1170.75	1.58	197
2020 Dec 02, 13:45	38149	0.2816	21026	42515	1235.90	1.19	199
2020 Dec 16, 05:56	39066	0.2262	23851	41525	1280.72	0.99	204
2021 Jan 03, 19:59	40518	0.1283	28940	39339	1352.77	0.55	204
2021 Jan 15, 16:48	41248	0.0736	31834	37907	1389.53	0.30	202
2021 Jan 29, 09:08	42143	0.0085	35407	36123	1434.98	0.01	97	1° east
2021 Feb 05, 15:17	42164	0.0000	35784	35788	1436.08	0.05	40	1° west
2021 Mar 31, 07:42	42165	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.11	0.04	317	1° west
2023 Feb 11, 09:27	42165	0.0001	35783	35791	1436.11	0.04	73	1° west

Galaxy 30 (Galaxy 14R) 2020-056C 46114						in space
Comsat to provide high-performance broadcast distribution to North America, including Ultra-High Definition (UHD) and over-the-top (OTT) streaming media, while also supporting broadband, mobility and enterprise network solutions. Will replace Galaxy 14 (28790/2005-030A). Separated from launch vehicle at 22:31 UTC. Expected location - 125° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Aug 16, 18:12	24381	0.7277	262	35743	631.43	5.97	178
2020 Aug 18, 13:51	26529	0.5876	4561	35741	716.71	3.62	179
2020 Aug 19, 21:28	32238	0.3063	15986	35734	960.09	1.25	179
2020 Aug 22, 04:31	39095	0.0775	29689	35745	1282.16	0.19	173
2020 Aug 26, 16:53	42226	0.0003	35835	35861	1439.23	0.05	246	85° east
2020 Aug 31, 02:24	42165	0.0001	35785	35790	1436.13	0.04	199	85° east
2020 Oct 17, 22:24	42165	0.0001	35780	35793	1436.10	0.00	25	85° east
2020 Nov 30, 12:47	42165	0.0002	35778	35796	1436.11	0.02	321	85° east
2020 Dec 02, 18:12	42085	0.0006	35679	35733	1432.00	0.01	250	86° east
2020 Dec 03, 21:46	42006	0.0013	35574	35682	1428.00	0.01	227	88° east
2020 Dec 10, 10:46	41903	0.0001	35523	35528	1422.76	0.01	240	108° east
2021 Jan 15, 13:45	41956	0.0001	35573	35582	1425.45	0.04	91	131° west
2021 Jan 19, 02:11	42080	0.0008	35667	35736	1431.75	0.04	185	125° west
2021 Jan 20, 23:06	42165	0.0001	35782	35792	1436.13	0.02	1	125° west
2023 Feb 12, 12:24	42165	0.0002	35778	35794	1436.08	0.02	236	125° west

Ariane 5 upper stage 2020-056E 46116						in space
Launched Galaxy 30, MEV-2 and BSAT-4b.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 17, 01:07	24338	0.7274	256	35664	629.78	5.73	176

2020-057 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Aug 18, 14:31
Starlink 1585 2020-057A 46117						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty eight LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle about 46 minutes after lift-off. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 25, 20:00	6695	0.0055	280	354	90.86	53.00	72

Skysat 19 (Skysat C17) 2020-057BQ 46179						in space
Commercial Earth-imaging satellite from Planet Labs providing high resolution images and video. Released from launch vehicle about 12 min after lift-off.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 25, 01:29	6683	0.0081	251	359	90.62	53.00	72
2020 Aug 27, 12:28	6700	0.0055	285	358	90.96	53.00	78
2020 Sep 04, 10:23	6727	0.0015	339	359	91.52	53.00	70

Skysat 20 (Skysat C18) 2020-057BR 46180						in space
Commercial Earth-imaging satellite from Planet Labs providing high resolution images and video. Released from launch vehicle about 12 min after lift-off.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 25, 01:26	6687	0.0072	261	357	90.70	53.00	70

Skysat 21 (Skysat C19) 2020-057BS 46235						in space
Commercial Earth-imaging satellite from Planet Labs providing high resolution images and video. Released from launch vehicle about 12 min after lift-off.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 25, 01:15	6661	0.0108	211	355	90.18	53.00	73
2020 Aug 27, 17:58	6673	0.0087	236	353	90.41	53.00	81
2020 Aug 29, 18:10	6684	0.0069	259	351	90.63	53.00	86
2020 Sep 02, 11:17	6693	0.0052	280	350	90.82	53.00	95
2020 Sep 02, 18:51	6703	0.0038	300	350	91.03	53.00	90
2020 Sep 06, 18:37	6721	0.0017	331	353	91.38	53.00	63

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Aug 18 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of Skysat and Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above western Pacific Ocean around 90 mins after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-058 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Aug 23, 02:27
Gaofen 9-05 2020-058A 46232						in space
Carries a high-resolution optical system to support a 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
2020 Aug 23, 11:54	6874	0.0015	485	506	94.53	97.50	259	08:47
2020 Aug 26, 02:48	6872	0.0016	483	505	94.49	97.50	255	08:47
2023 Feb 13, 10:07	6873	0.0011	488	502	94.51	97.37	336	09:08

Multi-Functional Test Satellite 2020-058B 46233						in space
Small satellite from the China Academy of Military Science, carrying developmental equipment for communication, navigation and remote sensing.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Aug 23, 11:54	6872	0.0014	484	504	94.50	97.50	269	08:47
2023 Feb 13, 12:13	6848	0.0013	461	478	93.99	97.37	327	09:21

Tiantuo 5 2020-058C 46234						in space
Small satellite from China's National University of Defense Technology including experimental/test equipment, a real-time video based Earth imaging system, and an AIS receiver for relaying ship location information from the worlds' oceans.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Aug 23, 13:40	6872	0.0015	483	504	94.48	97.50	271	08:47
2023 Feb 13, 12:06	6862	0.0014	474	493	94.28	97.37	327	09:15

CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Aug 23 Life <1 day
Launched Gaofen 9-05, a military test satellite and Tiantuo 5. Caused to re-enter soon after releasing satellites.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-059 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Aug 30, 23:18
SAOCOM 1B (Satélite Argentino de Observación Con Microondas) 2020-059A 46265						in space
Argentinian radar-imaging earth observation satellite. 2019 Nov - SpaceX changed launch site from Vandenberg to Cape Canaveral. Released from launch vehicle 14 min after lift-off.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Aug 31, 11:40	6987	0.0004	606	612	96.87	97.88	160	17:52
2023 Feb 13, 10:53	7001	0.0001	622	623	97.16	97.89	85	17:54

GNOMES 1 (GNSS Navigation and Occultation Measurement Satellite) 2020-059B 46266						in space
Small satellite from PlanetiQ, equipped with radio receivers to observe occultations of MEO navsat signals in order to study the Earth's upper atmosphere and contribute to weather forecasting. First in a planned multi-satellite constellation. Released from launch vehicle 61 min after lift-off.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 31, 11:40	6983	0.0007	600	609	96.78	97.89	134
2023 Feb 13, 12:02	6977	0.0006	594	603	96.67	97.87	78

Echostar Global 1 2020-059C 46267						in space
6U Cubesat - part of a planned constellation of 30+ satellite to provide communications for internet-connected items. Released from launch vehicle 62 min after lift-off.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Aug 31, 13:16	6982	0.0007	599	609	96.76	97.88	140	17:52
2023 Feb 13, 12:03	6968	0.0007	585	594	96.47	97.86	74	18:24

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Aug 31 Life 1 day
Launched SAOCOM 1B and two small satellites. Caused to re-enter above the southern Pacific Ocean about 2 hrs after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-060 Electron Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand						2020 Aug 31, 03:05
First Light (Photon 1) 2020-060A 46268						in space
Satellite based on Electron launch vehicle third stage (kick stage). Mission is a demonstrator of the power management, thermal control and attitude control subsystems used to allow the stage to perform as an active satellite. Also carries an Earth-imaging camera system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 31, 11:36	6915	0.0013	528	546	95.39	45.10	270

Capella 2 (Sequoia) 2020-060B 46269						Re-entered - 2023 Feb 28 Life 911 days
Small satellite from Capella Space carrying synthetic radar for Earth imaging. Member of a planned thirty satellite constellation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 31, 11:36	6917	0.0011	531	546	95.41	45.10	267

Electron second stage 2020-060C 46270						Re-entered - 2020 Sep 19 Life 19 days
Launched Sequoia and First Light.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Aug 31, 07:15	6740	0.0272	179	545	91.79	45.10	257

2020-061 Vega (VV-16) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2020 Sep 2, 01:51
ÑuSat 06 (Hypatia) 2020-061A 46272						in space
Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina to provide earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. Released from launch vehicle at 02:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Sep 04, 06:24	6899	0.0005	517	525	95.05	97.47	213	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 05:31	6855	0.0005	474	480	94.14	97.30	299	10:09

ESAIL 2020-061B 46273						in space
Small satellite under ESA’s SAT-AIS program equipped with an AIS (Automatic Information System) receiver to pick up positional information from ships at sea. Released from launch vehicle at 02:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 03, 22:29	6899	0.0005	517	524	95.04	97.47	215
2023 Feb 13, 03:10	6880	0.0006	498	506	94.65	97.37	20

ION SCV-001 (Lucas) 2020-061C 46274						in space
Carrying part of Flock 4V for Planet. Flock 4V is split into two batches, fourteen released directly from Vega and the remaining twelve were released individually from the ION SCV LUCAS dispenser over a period of eight weeks. Released from launch vehicle at 02:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 04, 19:05	6898	0.0005	517	524	95.04	97.47	215
2023 Feb 13, 04:05	6886	0.0006	503	512	94.77	97.37	23

Athena 2020-061D 46275						in space
Experimental satellite testing an communications sytem, probably owned by a subsidiary of Facebook. Released from launch vehicle at 02:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 04, 19:04	6896	0.0001	518	518	94.99	97.46	118

UPMSat-2 (Universidad Politécnica Madrid) 2020-061E 46276						in space
Educational, scientific and in-orbit technological demonstration microsatellite project led by the research institute of Universidad Politécnica Madrid (IRD/UPM) to give students experience in designing and building a satellite. Released from launch vehicle at 02:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 04, 13:13	6896	0.0001	517	518	94.98	97.47	73

NEMO-HD (Next-generation Earth Monitoring and Observation - High Definition) 2020-061F 46277						in space
Small satellite from Slovenia for Earth observation using video streaming and multispectral imaging. Released from launch vehicle at 02:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Sep 03, 22:28	6896	0.0001	517	518	94.98	97.47	86	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 11:59	6886	0.0003	506	510	94.79	97.36	71	10:04

GHGSat-C1 (Iris) 2020-061G 46278						in space
Small satellite - first in a planned constellation being built for GHGSat Inc of Montreal. It will monitor greenhouse gases emitted from sources on the ground. Released from launch vehicle at 02:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 04, 03:13	6895	0.0002	515	519	94.97	97.47	28
2023 Feb 13, 11:07	6879	0.0003	498	503	94.63	97.36	101

SIMBA (Sun-earth IMBAlance) 2020-061H 46279						in space
3U Cubesat from ESA, provided by the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium to help measure the Earth's energy budget from the Sun. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 13:29	6915	0.0003	535	539	95.38	97.52	341
2023 Feb 13, 11:02	6890	0.0004	509	515	94.87	97.42	138

TRISAT 2020-061J 46280						in space
3U Cubesat from the University of Malibor, Slovenia, carrying an Earth imaging system and acting as a demonstrator for Slovenia's space capabilities. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC. Identification from radio transmissions received by amateur observer Nico Janssen.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 13:28	6915	0.0003	535	539	95.38	97.52	341
2023 Feb 13, 10:53	6891	0.0004	511	516	94.89	97.41	134

PICASSO-BE (Pico-Satellite for Atmospheric and Space Science Observations) 2020-061K 46281						in space
3U Cubesat - ESA satellite from aconsortium led by the Royal Belgian Institute of Space Aeronomy, to study the Earth's atmosphere. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 07, 01:18	6915	0.0003	534	539	95.38	97.52	356

DIDO-3 2020-061N 46284						in space
3U Cubesat - joint Italy/Israeli mission using a SpacePharma module to provide a small laboratory in space. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 13:27	6915	0.0003	535	538	95.37	97.52	339
2023 Feb 13, 00:07	6897	0.0004	516	521	95.00	97.42	134

Flock 4V-1 2020-061P 46313						in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 4V cluster of second generation imaging satellites. Flock 4V is split into two batches, fourteen released directly from Vega VV-16 with the remaining twelve to be released individually from the ION SCV LUCAS dispenser. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC. One of fourteen satellites of Flock 4V released directly from the Vega launch vehicle, all are in similar orbits.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 04, 08:04	6915	0.0001	536	538	95.39	97.52	305
2023 Feb 13, 03:48	6883	0.0003	503	507	94.72	97.42	65

AMICal SAT 2020-061R 46287						in space
2U Cubesat from Centre Spatial Universaire Grenoble to observe the Earth's aurorae. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC. Identification from radio transmissions received by amateur observer Nico Janssen.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 11:51	6915	0.0002	535	538	95.37	97.52	13
2023 Feb 13, 04:16	6895	0.0003	515	519	94.97	97.42	142

³Cat 5/A (Federated Satellite Systems 5A) 2020-061W 46292						in space
6U Cubesat from Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña carrying Earth imaging sensors to complement ESA's Sentinel satellites. Satellite uses arttificial intelligence to select suitable quality images to be transmitted. One of a pair of simultaneously-launched satellites under ESA's Φ-Sat mission. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 11:49	6914	0.0002	534	537	95.35	97.52	300
2023 Feb 13, 03:27	6903	0.0004	522	528	95.14	97.42	112

³Cat 5/B (Federated Satellite Systems 5B) 2020-061X 46293						in space
6U Cubesat from Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña carrying Earth imaging sensors to complement ESA's Sentinel satellites. Satellite uses arttificial intelligence to select suitable quality images to be transmitted. One of a pair of simultaneously-launched satellites under ESA's Φ-Sat mission. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 10:13	6914	0.0002	534	537	95.35	97.52	294

OSM 1 (Cicero) 2020-061Y 46294						in space
6U Cubesat from Monaco collecting atmospheric data by detecting changes in radio signals as they pass through the Earth’s atmosphere. Its mission is to improve weather forecasting models. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 10:13	6914	0.0002	534	537	95.35	97.52	298
2023 Feb 13, 03:21	6897	0.0004	516	521	95.00	97.42	108

Echostar Global 2 2020-061Z 46295						in space
6U Cubesat - part of a planned constellation of 30+ satellite to provide communications for internet-connected items. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 11:49	6914	0.0002	534	537	95.35	97.52	294
2023 Feb 13, 10:13	6877	0.0004	496	501	94.59	97.42	108

Lemur-2 (EthanOakes) 2020-061AC 46298						in space
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. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC. One of eight Lemur-2 satellites carried on this launch, all aimed at similar orbits. Only six satellites were catalogued, two remained attached to the launch vehicle upper stage when their release mechanisms failed..
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 11:47	6913	0.0001	534	535	95.33	97.52	111

TTU-100 2020-061AS 46312						in space
1U Cubesat from Tallin University of Technology Earth observation and demonstration of Earth observation technologies. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 03, 15:01	6913	0.0001	534	535	95.33	97.52	189
2023 Feb 13, 11:29	6886	0.0003	505	510	94.78	97.42	69

Kepler 03 (Tars) 2020-061AZ 46319						in space
6U Cubesat from Kepler Aerospace - third prototype for future constellation of 140 satellites to provide satellite to ground links for other satellites. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 13:19	6911	0.0002	532	535	95.30	97.52	179
2023 Feb 13, 03:48	6892	0.0003	511	516	94.90	97.42	60

Napa-1 2020-061BA 46320						in space
6U Cubesat belonging to the Royal Thai AIr Force, carries an Earth imaging payload. Released from launch vehicle as part of a three minute sequence commencing at 02:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 11, 13:18	6911	0.0003	531	535	95.30	97.52	175
2023 Feb 13, 11:33	6900	0.0004	519	524	95.07	97.42	54

Flock 4V-15 2020-061BE 46528						in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 4V cluster of second generation imaging satellites. Flock 4V was split into two batches for launch. Fourteen were released directly from Vega VV-16. Flock 4V-15 is one of the the remaining twelve, released individually over an eight week period from launch, from the ION SCV LUCAS dispenser that was also orbited by VV-16. One of twelve satellites of Flock 4V released from ION SCV LUCAS (46274/2020-061C). All are in similar orbits.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 30, 19:28	6896	0.0004	515	520	94.98	97.46	142
2023 Feb 13, 11:00	6855	0.0003	475	479	94.14	97.37	38

Vega upper stage uncatalogued						in space
Launched cluster of 58 satellites and Cubesats. Retro-fire at approx 03:55 UTC led to destructive re-entry. Two Lemur-2 satellites that failed to separate as intended were destroyed as a result.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-062 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center						2020 Sep 3, 12:46
Starlink-1734 2020-062A 46325						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 06, 22:54	6610	0.0057	194	269	89.14	53.00	59

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Sep 3 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of sixty Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter soon after releasing the satellites.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-063 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Sep 4, 07:30
Reusable Spacecraft Test Vehicle Type 1 Flight 1 2020-063A 46389						Re-entered - 2020 Sep 6 Life 2 days Returned to Earth
Small re-usable spaceplane, possibly associated with China's space station programme and maybe intended for long duration missions. Vehicle used to test launch and landing technology and spacecraft materials. Launch vehicle only previously used for launches of Shenzhou piloted spacecraft and Tiangong space lab. Launch time was 2 hr later than indicated by associated NOTAM, implying it was delayed during final countdown. Landed Sep 6 at approx 02:00 UTC, probably at a landing strip on the NE edge of the Taklamakan Desert.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 04, 12:05	6718	0.0012	332	348	91.33	50.20	284
2020 Sep 04, 16:39	6717	0.0011	331	347	91.31	50.20	285

Banxing 3? 2020-063G 46395						Re-entered - 2021 Dec 26 Life 478 days
Probably used to inspect the main vehicle while on orbit and may also carry a science/technology payload. Remained in orbit after the spaceplane returned to Earth. Was not catalogued as separate object until the spaceplane departed from orbit Sep 6. Satellites with a similar task were deployed from Shenzhou 7 (33386/2008-047A) and Tiangong 2 (41765/2016-057A).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 06, 12:33	6718	0.0012	332	348	91.33	50.21	300

CZ 2F third stage 2020-063B 46390						Re-entered - 2021 Jul 1 Life 300 days
Launched experimental spaceplane.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 04, 12:05	6716	0.0015	328	348	91.29	50.20	295

2020-064 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2020 Sep 7, 05:57
Gaofen 11-02 2020-064A 46396						in space
Chinese remote sensing imaging satellite operating at optical wavelengths. Initially operating in elliptical orbit with low perigee. 2021 Mar 16 it commenced thruster firings to produce a circular orbit. Its predecessor, Gaofen 11 01 (43585/2018-063A), performed a similar mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Sep 07, 11:59	6849	0.0325	248	693	94.02	97.33	171	13:06
2020 Sep 11, 21:16	6845	0.0328	242	691	93.92	97.33	155	13:06
2020 Sep 21, 22:25	6841	0.0324	241	684	93.84	97.33	119	13:07
2020 Nov 07, 13:57	6824	0.0299	242	650	93.50	97.33	311	13:09
2021 Feb 08, 05:57	6781	0.0246	236	570	92.63	97.33	333	13:20
2021 Mar 15, 16:02	6765	0.0226	234	539	92.29	97.33	201	13:26
2021 Mar 19, 08:42	6875	0.0064	453	541	94.55	97.43	283	13:26
2021 Mar 21, 04:50	6873	0.0001	494	496	94.51	97.33	102	13:26
2023 Mar 21, 19:18	6874	0.0002	495	497	94.53	97.40	325	13:18

CZ 4B third stage 2020-064B 46397						Re-entered - 2021 Jan 1 Life 116 days
Launched Gaofen 11 02. Orbit lowered after releasing satellite in order to hasten re-entry.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 07, 11:50	6743	0.0198	232	499	91.85	97.26	150

2020-F07 - failed to reach orbit Rocket 3.1 (Astra LV0004) Kodiak Launch Centre, Alaska						2020 Sep 12, 03:19
Rocket 3.1 second stage
Test mission of rocket from US manufacturer, Astra - intended to reach polar orbit at 340 km, 86° inclination. No satellite carried. Lost when first stage failed about 20s after lift-off.

2020-F08 - failed to reach orbit Kuaizhou 1A Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Sep 12, 05:02
Jilin-1 High Resolution 02C (Jilin-1 GF02C)
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite aimed at sun-synchronous orbit with LTDN 11:20. Lost when Kuaizhou 1A launch vehicle failed.

2020-065 CZ 11H Self propelled barge 'De Bo 3', Yellow Sea - 34°.3 N, 123°.8 E						2020 Sep 15, 01:23
Jilin-1 High Resolution 03B 01 (Jilin-1 GF03B 01) 2020-065A 46454						in space
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. 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
2020 Sep 15, 05:56	6918	0.0010	532	547	95.43	97.54	278	09:21
2022 May 01, 03:32	6911	0.0016	522	544	95.30	97.45	48	09:03
2023 Feb 13, 12:18	6902	0.0015	514	534	95.11	97.41	125	08:49

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03B 02 (Jilin-1 GF03B 02) 2020-065B 46455						in space
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite.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
2020 Sep 15, 05:57	6917	0.0012	530	547	95.41	97.52	296	09:21
2022 May 01, 03:17	6911	0.0015	522	544	95.30	97.45	62	09:01
2023 Feb 13, 11:54	6902	0.0014	514	534	95.11	97.41	139	08:47

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03B 03 (Jilin-1 GF03B 03) 2020-065C 46456						in space
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. 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
2020 Sep 15, 05:57	6916	0.0012	530	547	95.41	97.53	295	09:21
2022 May 01, 03:00	6911	0.0014	523	543	95.30	97.46	63	09:04
2023 Feb 13, 11:39	6902	0.0012	515	533	95.11	97.42	140	08:51

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03B 04 (Jilin-1 GF03B 04) 2020-065D 46457						in space
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. 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
2020 Sep 15, 05:57	6916	0.0011	531	546	95.41	97.53	296	09:21
2022 May 01, 03:10	6911	0.0015	523	543	95.30	97.45	68	09:03
2023 Feb 13, 12:02	6902	0.0013	515	533	95.12	97.41	143	08:49

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03B 05 (Jilin-1 GF03B 05) 2020-065E 46458						in space
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. 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
2020 Sep 15, 05:56	6916	0.0013	529	547	95.40	97.52	299	09:21
2022 May 01, 02:37	6911	0.0015	523	543	95.30	97.44	59	09:01
2023 Feb 13, 11:31	6902	0.0014	515	534	95.11	97.41	134	08:46

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03B 06 (Jilin-1 GF03B 06) 2020-065F 46459						in space
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. 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
2020 Sep 15, 05:56	6916	0.0013	528	547	95.40	97.53	299	09:21
2022 May 01, 02:46	6911	0.0016	522	544	95.30	97.46	61	09:05
2023 Feb 13, 11:25	6902	0.0015	514	534	95.11	97.42	139	08:52

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03C 01 (Jilin-1 GF03C 01) 2020-065G 46460						in space
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite using video. 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
2020 Sep 15, 05:56	6916	0.0013	529	547	95.39	97.52	296	09:21
2022 May 01, 02:30	6911	0.0015	523	543	95.30	97.45	60	09:02
2023 Feb 13, 11:19	6902	0.0014	515	534	95.12	97.41	136	08:47

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03C 02 (Jilin-1 GF03C 02) 2020-065H 46461						in space
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite using video. 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
2020 Sep 15, 05:56	6916	0.0013	529	546	95.39	97.53	295	09:21
2022 May 01, 03:42	6911	0.0015	523	544	95.30	97.46	54	09:05
2023 Feb 13, 12:40	6902	0.0014	514	534	95.11	97.42	129	08:52

Jilin-1 High Resolution 03C 03 (Jilin-1 GF03C 03) 2020-065J 46462						in space
Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite using video. 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
2020 Sep 15, 05:56	6915	0.0013	528	546	95.39	97.53	297	09:21
2022 May 01, 03:35	6911	0.0014	523	543	95.30	97.45	58	09:03
2023 Feb 13, 12:36	6902	0.0014	515	534	95.11	97.41	133	08:49

CZ 11 fourth stage 2020-065K 46463						Re-entered - 2021 Feb 21 Life 159 days
Launched six Jilin HR satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites to hasten re-entry.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 15, 05:48	6796	0.0285	224	611	92.93	97.47	317

2020-066 CZ 4B Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Sep 21, 05:40
Haiyang 2C (Ocean 2C) 2020-066A 46469						in space
Oceanographic satellite to observe ocean surface heights, wave heights and wind patterns. Also carries a radio receiver for AIS to track ships and relay short messages, and a receiver to relay data from remote buoys on the ocean surface. Orbit inclined at 66° provides extended coverage of mid-latitude areas compared with sun-synchronous orbit as used by predecessors.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 21, 08:30	7318	0.0012	931	948	103.83	66.00	251
2020 Sep 25, 00:58	7330	0.0011	944	960	104.09	66.00	241

CZ 4B third stage 2020-066B 46470						in space
Launched Haiyang 2C. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite in order to hasten re-entry.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 21, 08:35	7175	0.0199	654	939	100.80	66.06	356

2020-067 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2020 Sep 27, 03:23
Huanjing 2A (Environmental Satellite 2A) 2020-067A 46478						in space
Chinese optical imaging satellite for disaster and environmental monitoring
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Sep 27, 20:41	7005	0.0038	601	654	97.26	97.98	22	10:40
2020 Oct 03, 13:22	7021	0.0019	630	656	97.58	98.05	350	10:40
2023 Feb 13, 11:28	7019	0.0000	640	641	97.53	97.97	75	11:01

Huanjing 2B (Environmental Satellite 2B) 2020-067B 46479						in space
Chinese optical imaging satellite for disaster and environmental monitoring
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Sep 29, 13:13	7004	0.0040	598	655	97.24	97.98	15	10:40
2020 Oct 04, 01:58	7017	0.0025	622	657	97.50	98.05	353	10:40
2023 Feb 13, 10:40	7019	0.0001	640	641	97.53	97.98	98	11:02

CZ 4B third stage 2020-067D 46481						in space
Launched Huanjjin 2A and 2B. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites in order to hasten re-entry
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 27, 15:36	6920	0.0165	427	656	95.48	97.96	16

2020-068 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2020 Sep 28, 11:20
Gonets 27 (Gonets M-27) 2020-068A 46486						in space
Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system. Released from the launch vehicle at about 13:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 28, 15:44	7875	0.0012	1487	1506	115.91	82.50	299

Gonets 28 (Gonets M-28) 2020-068B 46487						in space
Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system. Released from the launch vehicle at about 13:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 28, 15:47	7874	0.0012	1486	1505	115.89	82.50	294

Gonets 29 (Gonets M-29) 2020-068C 46488						in space
Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system. Released from the launch vehicle at about 13:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 28, 15:38	7872	0.0013	1484	1504	115.86	82.50	285

MeznSat 2020-068D 46489						in space
3U Cubesat - built by students from the Khalifa University and the American University of Ras Al Khaimah and designed to detect greenhouse gas concentrations. Catalogue information supplied by Nico Janssen from radio tracking data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 02, 14:32	6934	0.0017	544	568	95.77	97.67	223

Yarilo 1 2020-068E 46490						in space
1.5U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously-launched pair built by the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) and the Lebedev Physical Institute of Russia. Designed to study solar activity within the x-ray range. Equipped with a steerable solar sail to control station-keeping with its partner whilst operating on orbit. Catalogue information supplied by Nico Janssen from radio tracking data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Sep 29, 21:03	6934	0.0017	545	568	95.78	97.67	237	01:13

Yarilo 2 2020-068F 46491						in space
1.5U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously-launched pair built by the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) and the Lebedev Physical Institute of Russia. Designed to study solar activity within the x-ray range. Equipped with a steerable solar sail to control station-keeping with its partner whilst operating on orbit. Catalogue information supplied by Nico Janssen from radio tracking data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Sep 29, 22:39	6934	0.0017	545	568	95.78	97.67	236	01:13

LacunaSat 3 2020-068G 46492						in space
3U Cubesat - demonstrator satellite from Lithuanian company Nanoavionics with a receiver for data from Internet connected devices.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 29, 22:39	6934	0.0017	545	568	95.78	97.67	235

Dekart 2020-068H 46493						in space
3U CubeSat built by Moscow State University and the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics - possible government/military mission. Catalogue information supplied by Nico Janssen from radio tracking data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 29, 22:39	6935	0.0016	545	568	95.78	97.67	236

Norbi 2020-068J 46494						in space
6U Cubesat from Novosibirsk State University, mission details awaited. Catalogue information supplied by Nico Janssen from radio tracking data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 29, 19:28	6935	0.0016	546	568	95.79	97.67	238

SALSAT (Spectrum AnaLysis SATellite) 2020-068K 46495						in space
Small satellite from the Technische Universität of Berlin aimed to analyze the global use of S-band, and the VHF and UHF amateur radio bands in order to study the increasing number of users and the potential for radio interference. Catalogue information supplied by Nico Janssen from radio tracking data.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 29, 22:39	6935	0.0015	546	568	95.79	97.67	228

ICEYE X7 2020-068L 46496						in space
Small satellite fitted with a sythetic aperture radar for Earth surface imaging. Ultimately intended to be part of an eighteen satellite constellation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Sep 29, 22:40	6936	0.0013	549	567	95.82	97.67	233	01:13

ICEYE X6 2020-068M 46497						in space
Small satellite fitted with a sythetic aperture radar for Earth surface imaging. Ultimately intended to be part of an eighteen satellite constellation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Sep 29, 17:52	6936	0.0014	549	568	95.82	97.67	232	01:13

Kepler 04 (Antilles) 2020-068N 46498						in space
6U Cubesat - Kepler Gen 1 satellite, part of a planned 140 satellite constellation from Kepler Aerospace carrying a high capacity communications system to provide links between other satellites and the ground, and a prototype of an Internet communications system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 29, 19:29	6938	0.0011	552	568	95.85	97.67	239

Kepler 05 (Amidala) 2020-068P 46499						in space
6U Cubesat - Kepler Gen 1 satellite, part of a planned 140 satellite constellation from Kepler Aerospace carrying a high capacity communications system to provide links between other satellites and the ground, and a prototype of an Internet communications system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 29, 22:41	6938	0.0011	552	568	95.86	97.67	240

Lemur-2 (Slicers) 2020-068Q 46500						in space
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. One of four Lemur-2 satellites carried on the 2020-068 launch, all are in similar orbits.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 30, 22:39	6938	0.0011	552	568	95.86	97.67	236

NetSat 1 2020-068W 46506						in space
3U Cubesat - designed to fly in formation with three similar satellites to demonstrate self-organisation of a cluster for future missions such as 3D mapping and cloud formation studies. One of four NetSat satellites carried on the 2020-068 launch, all are in similar orbits.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Sep 30, 14:41	6940	0.0010	554	568	95.89	97.67	243

Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Sep 28 Life <1 day
Launched three Gonets-M satellites and nineteen smaller payloads. Separated from Soyuz upper stage at 11:30 UTC. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites, over the Ocean to the south of Australia around 4.5 hours after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-069 Antares 230+ Wallops Flight Facility						2020 Oct 3, 01:16
Cygnus NG-14 (SS Kalpana Chawla) 2020-069A 46530						Re-entered - 2021 Jan 26 Life 115 days
Northrop Grumman vehicle carrying supplies to ISS under CRS-2 contract with NASA. Captured by ISS RMS under manual control Oct 5 at 09:32 UTC. Docked under ground control with the downward-facing port of the Unity module at 12:01 UTC. Undocked 2021 Jan 6, approx 12:25 UTC using the RMS under ground control. Released into independent orbit at 15:11:40 UTC following the release command sent at 15:10.45 UTC. A pair of engine firings mid Jan 26, UTC prepared the orbit for retro-fire at approx 19:40 UTC that led to destructive re-entry at 20:23 UTC near 45° south, 160° west
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 03, 21:30	6590	0.0040	185	238	88.72	51.62	125
2020 Oct 04, 22:36	6793	0.0002	414	417	92.87	51.64	119
2020 Oct 05, 04:44	6795	0.0002	415	418	92.90	51.65	125
2020 Oct 05, 10:06	6798	0.0001	419	421	92.97	51.64	124
2021 Jan 05, 14:21	6797	0.0001	418	419	92.95	51.65	180
2021 Jan 07, 04:52	6861	0.0010	476	489	94.26	51.64	287
2021 Jan 26, 07:21	6860	0.0011	475	490	94.25	51.64	356
2021 Jan 26, 18:02	6644	0.0144	170	361	89.82	51.65	303

Antares second stage 2020-069B 46531						Re-entered - 2020 Oct 7 Life 4 days
Launched SS Kalpana Chawla.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 03, 17:02	6583	0.0045	175	235	88.59	51.66	102

2020-070 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center						2020 Oct 6, 11:29
Starlink 1644 2020-070A 46532						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 12:30 UTC. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 14, 14:00	6679	0.0002	300	302	90.54	52.99	267

Falcon 9 upper stage 2020-070BS 46669						Re-entered - 2020 Oct 30 Life 24 days
Launched cluster of sixty Starlink satellites. A pre-launch navigation warning indicated SpaceX's intention for the upper stage to re-enter above the Indian Ocean about 2.5 hrs (1.5 Earth circuits) after lift-off. However, 2020 Oct 16 (ten days after launch) Space-Track started to issue element sets for an item it identified as the rocket body. Analysis indicates that retro-fire did not occur..
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
estimated orbit	6641	0.0020	250	277	89.78	52.99	302
2020 Oct 16, 13:19	6628	0.0017	238	261	89.50	52.99	330

2020-071 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2020 Oct 11, 16:57
Gaofen 13-01 2020-071A 46610						in space
Chinese optical remote sensing satellite. Probably entered geosynchronous drift orbit around 21:30 UTC on day of launch.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Oct 11, 19:19	24388	0.7310	183	35836	631.71	28.53	180
2020 Oct 20, 15:50	42165	0.0003	35775	35799	1436.13	1.98	282	118° east
2023 Feb 12, 22:57	42166	0.0004	35770	35805	1436.14	0.07	160	118° east

CZ 3B fourth stage 2020-071B 46611						Re-entered - 2021 Jan 2 Life 83 days
Launched Gaofen 13.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 11, 20:37	23661	0.7243	145	34419	603.66	28.50	179

2020-072 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome						2020 Oct 14, 05:45
Soyuz MS-17 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 747) 2020-072A 46613						Re-entered - 2021 Apr 17 Life 185 days Returned to Earth
Carrying crew to ISS - Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (Roscosmos), and Kate Rubins (NASA). Precise launch time 05:45:04 UTC. Docked with Rassvet module two orbits after launch with soft dock at 08:48:44 UTC and hard dock about 2 min later. Orbit details for the period between launch and docking are not available. Undocked from Rassvet 2021 Mar 19 at 16:38 UTC carrying its original crew. Docked with Poisk module at 20:12 UTC. The move was in order to make Rassvet available for Soyuz MS-18 and free-up Poisk for use during EVA after Soyuz MS-17 departure. Undocked 2021 Apr 17 at 01:34:04 UTC carrying its original crew. Retrofire at 04:01:33 UTC led to Landing in Kazakhstan at 04:55:12 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 14, 12:05	6797	0.0002	418	420	92.94	51.64	27

Soyuz upper stage 2020-072B 46614						Re-entered - 2020 Oct 18 Life 4 days
Launched Soyuz MS-17.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 14, 12:54	6585	0.0020	193	220	88.63	51.65	66

2020-073 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center						2020 Oct 18, 12:25
Starlink 1819 2020-073A 46670						Re-entered - 2020 Oct 25 Life 7 days
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 13:29 UTC. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 20, 22:42	6638	0.0011	252	267	89.70	53.05	328

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Oct 18 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of sixty Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean about 2.5 hrs (1.5 Earth circuits) after lift-off.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-074 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Oct 24, 15:31
Starlink 1847 2020-074A 46739						Re-entered - 2021 Jul 14 Life 263 days
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 16:34 UTC. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 03, 20:00	6684	0.0001	305	307	90.65	53.05	45

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Oct 24 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of sixty Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean about 2.5 hrs (1.5 Earth circuits) after lift-off.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-075 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2020 Oct 25, 19:08
Cosmos 2547 (Uragan-K1 № 13L) 2020-075A 46805						in space
GLONASS-K navigation satellite. It also carries radio receiving equipment for the COSPAS-SARSAT international search and rescue system. Released from the launch vehicle Oct 26 at around 01:20 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 30, 17:54	25503	0.0008	19103	19146	675.53	64.81	231

Fregat rocket stage 2020-075B 46806						in space
Launched GLONASS navsat. Orbit raised after releasing satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 26, 07:31	25858	0.0078	19279	19680	689.68	64.89	108

2020-076 CZ 2C Xichang Space Centre						2020 Oct 26, 15:19
Yaogan 30-07A 2020-076A 46807						in space
One of a triplet of simultaneously-launched satellites described as being for "electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests”. That may indicate they are electronic intelligence gathering satellites. The three satellites will be spaced at 120º intervals around the orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 27, 03:42	6975	0.0011	589	604	96.62	34.99	299
2020 Oct 31, 18:56	6991	0.0006	609	618	96.96	34.99	231
2023 Feb 13, 07:00	6972	0.0002	592	595	96.55	35.00	309

Yaogan 30-07B 2020-076B 46808						in space
One of a triplet of simultaneously-launched satellites described as being for "electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests”. That may indicate they are electronic intelligence gathering satellites. The three satellites will be spaced at 120º intervals around the orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 27, 03:42	6975	0.0011	589	604	96.61	34.99	300
2020 Oct 30, 21:56	6981	0.0007	598	607	96.74	35.00	285
2023 Feb 13, 01:36	6972	0.0002	592	595	96.55	35.00	219

Yaogan 30-07C 2020-076C 46809						in space
One of a triplet of simultaneously-launched satellites described as being for "electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests”. That may indicate they are electronic intelligence gathering satellites. The three satellites will be spaced at 120º intervals around the orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 26, 21:36	6975	0.0011	589	604	96.61	34.99	296
2020 Oct 30, 20:05	6970	0.0008	586	598	96.53	35.00	312
2023 Feb 13, 07:30	6972	0.0008	588	599	96.55	35.00	281

Tianqi 7 2020-076D 46810						in space
6U Cubesat? - comsat providing messaging communication links from LEO including between Internet-connected items.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 26, 23:19	6972	0.0015	584	604	96.56	35.00	310

CZ 2C second stage 2020-076E 46811						in space
Launched cluster of three Yaogan-30 satellites. Perigee lowered after satellite release.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 27, 00:48	6895	0.0122	433	601	94.97	35.33	61

2020-077 Electron Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand						2020 Oct 28, 21:21
Flock 4E'-1 2020-077A 46813						in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 4E' cluster of second generation imaging satellites. All nine Flock-4E' satellites carried on this launch are in similar orbits
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Oct 29, 00:09	6898	0.0012	511	528	95.02	97.50	336	09:42
2023 Feb 12, 23:08	6852	0.0009	468	479	94.07	97.39	293	09:45

CE-Sat-IIB (Canon Electric Satellite IIB) 2020-077F 46818						in space
Small remote sensing satellite built by Canon Electronics as a demonstrator for ultra high sensitivity camera for producing night images of the Earth's surface, and two or more small telescopes suitable for integration into a Cubesat.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Oct 29, 15:27	6894	0.0011	508	524	94.94	97.50	306	09:42
2023 Feb 13, 09:54	6882	0.0012	496	512	94.70	97.39	271	09:35

Electron second stage 2020-077l 46823						Re-entered - 2020 Nov 11 Life 14 days
Launched CE-Sat IIB and nine satellites of Planet Labs Flock 4E'.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 28, 22:47	6727	0.0250	181	517	91.52	97.50	226

Electron kick stage 2020-077M 46824						in space
Launched CE-Sat IIB and nine satellites of Planet Labs Flock 4E'. After releasing its satellites, the kick stage performed a plane change in order to demonstrate its manoeuvrability. It lowered orbital inclination by 0.9°.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Oct 29, 10:42	6894	0.0012	508	525	94.95	96.64	320

2020-I14 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Nov 5, 09:05
SpOC (Spectral Ocean Color) 1998-067RR 46921						Re-entered - 2022 Jun 25 Life 597 days
3U Cubesat from the University of Georgia' Small Satellite Research Laboratory, equipped with medium resolution optical sensors to study vegetation, sediments, and organic matter in ocean shelf waters and salt marshes, particularly off the State of Georgia. One of three satellites as part of NASA's ELaNa 31 initiative (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 18, 12:04	6794	0.0003	414	418	92.88	51.64	27

Bobcat 1 1998-067RS 46922						Re-entered - 2022 Apr 9 Life 520 days
3U Cubesat from Ohio University designed to study the time offsets between different global navigation satellite constellations. One of three satellites as part of NASA's ELaNa 31 initiative (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 18, 05:53	6794	0.0003	414	418	92.88	51.64	30

2020-I15 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Nov 5, 10:40
Neutron 1 1998-067RT 46923						Re-entered - 2022 Jun 25 Life 597 days
3U Cubesat from the Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory to study low energy neutron flux in low Earth orbit. objective to validate a similar instrument for the planned LunaH-Map mission to the Moon. One of three satellites as part of NASA's ELaNa 31 initiative (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 18, 19:49	6794	0.0003	414	418	92.89	51.64	40

2020-I16 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Nov 5, 12:15
Lemur-2 (Djara) 1998-067RW 46926						Re-entered - 2022 Jan 4 Life 425 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 ( ° )
2020 Nov 17, 12:53	6794	0.0003	414	418	92.88	51.65	56

2020-I17 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station						2020 Nov 5, 13:15
DESCENT (DEorbiting SpaceCraft using ElectrodyNamic Tethers) 1998-067RU 46924						Re-entered - 2021 Dec 30 Life 420 days
2U Cubesat from York University, Toronto.. Designed to split into two separate 1U Cubesats joined by a 100m electrically conducting metal tape tether. The tether is expected to generate current by collecting electrons from the ionosphere. The Lorenz Force resulting from subsequent interaction with the Earth's magnetic field will be evaluated as a potential orbit adjustment device.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 18, 19:49	6794	0.0003	413	418	92.88	51.64	60

Lemur-2 (Baxter-Oliver) 1998-067RV 46925						Re-entered - 2021 Dec 20 Life 410 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 ( ° )
2020 Nov 18, 05:53	6794	0.0003	414	418	92.88	51.64	57

SATLLA 1998-067RX 46927						Re-entered - 2022 Jun 19 Life 591 days
1U Cubesat from Ariel University, Israel equipped with a low resolution imager and an amateur radio system to return telemetry. Also fitted with a flashing light capable of being seen by amateur telescopes.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 17, 09:48	6794	0.0003	414	418	92.89	51.65	58

2020-078 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Nov 5, 23:24
USA 309 (GPS IIIA SV04) 2020-078A 46826						in space
Block 3 GPS Navsat. Released from launch vehicle approx 90 min after lift-off.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 06, 04:15	16671	0.5933	402	20184	357.03	54.99	270
2020 Nov 25, 23:15	26561	0.0001	20179	20186	717.99	54.97	109

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Nov 6 Life 1 day
Launched USA 309. An engine firing shortly after releasing the satellite caused destructive re-entry above the Indian Ocean, near perigee and about six hours, 1.5 circuits, after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-079 CZ 6 (Y-3) Taiyuan Space Centre						2020 Nov 6, 03:19
ÑuSat 12 (Dorothy) 2020-079A 46827						in space
Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina to provide earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. One of ten ÑuSat satellites carried on this launch - all are in similar orbits.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Nov 07, 19:51	6852	0.0008	468	479	94.07	97.27	237	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 11:08	6800	0.0007	418	427	93.02	97.17	146	10:09

Beihangkongshi 1 2020-079M 46838						in space
12U Cubesat - developed by Tianyi Research Institute (SpaceTy) as a technology demonstrator for space systems including a French designed and built iodine-fuelled thruster from ThrustMe, a 6G communications payload using TeraHerz frequencies, and an ADBS receiver for receiving navigation information and relaying messages from aircraft in flight. Also may carry an optical Earth imaging system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Nov 07, 04:16	6848	0.0006	466	473	93.99	97.27	283	10:30
2021 Nov 24, 20:42	6838	0.0006	456	465	93.80	97.23	5	10:22

BY70-3 (Taiyuan) 2020-079N 46839						in space
2U Cubesat from the China Association for Science and Technology, in conjunction with Taiyuan City Jinshan Middle School, carrying an educational payload including an imaging system. Also carries an amateur radio system. Identification by Nico Janssen based on radio tracking.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Nov 11, 03:30	6848	0.0006	465	473	93.99	97.27	267	10:30
2021 Nov 24, 22:43	6838	0.0007	455	465	93.79	97.23	5	10:22

Tianyan 05 (Tianyan 20) 2020-079xx						in space
Medium resolution optical Earth-imaging satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
estimated orbit	6848	0.0010	463	476	93.99	97.26	246	10:30

CZ 6 third stage 2020-079Q 46841						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 21 Life 45 days
Launched thirteen small satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 06, 18:33	6709	0.0208	191	471	91.15	97.26	50

2020-080 Ceres-1 (Y-1) Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Nov 7, 07:12
Tianqi 11 (Scorpio 1) 2020-080A 46904						in space
Comsat providing messaging communication links from LEO including between Internet-connected items. First satellite for new Chinese commercial launch vehicle.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Nov 07, 13:14	6871	0.0010	486	500	94.47	97.41	301	13:31
2023 Feb 13, 10:46	6824	0.0010	440	453	93.50	97.48	251	14:17

Ceres 1 fourth stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Nov 7 Life <1 day
Launched Tianqi 11. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellite.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-081 PSLV-DL (C-49) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2020 Nov 7, 07:41
Lemur-2 (Ozarak) 2020-81D 46908						in space
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. One of four Lemur-2 satellites carried on the 2020-081 launch, all are in similar orbits.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 07, 17:35	6949	0.0008	565	576	96.08	36.91	328

EOS 01 (Earth Observation Satellite 1) 2020-081A 46905						in space
Indian civil Earth observation satellite for use in agriculture, forestry and disaster mangement support. Launch delayed ten minutes because of rain in the launch zone.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 07, 17:05	6951	0.0007	568	578	96.12	36.90	306
2021 Mar 31, 03:10	6950	0.0006	568	576	96.11	36.90	24
2021 Mar 31, 19:10	6951	0.0005	569	576	96.12	36.90	32
2021 Sep 15, 21:15	6951	0.0007	567	577	96.11	36.90	322
2021 Sep 16, 03:39	6951	0.0007	568	578	96.12	36.90	324

Kleos Scouting Mission 1c (KSM-1c) 2020-081B 46906						in space
6U Cubesat - one of four satellites orbiting together, designed to observe maritime activity, particularly of shipping in strategic areas not using AIS. Carries radio receivers to monitor nautical radio bands. Satellite built by GomSpace in Denmark for Luxemburg company Kleos Space.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 14, 16:55	6950	0.0008	566	577	96.10	36.90	14
2021 Nov 29, 09:57	6946	0.0005	564	571	96.01	36.90	208

Kleos Scouting Mission 1d (KSM-1d) 2020-081C 46907						in space
6U Cubesat - one of four satellites orbiting together, designed to observe maritime activity, particularly of shipping in strategic areas not using AIS. Carries radio receivers to monitor nautical radio bands. Satellite built by GomSpace in Denmark for Luxemburg company Kleos Space.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 12, 00:57	6950	0.0008	566	577	96.09	36.90	355
2021 Nov 29, 09:57	6945	0.0007	562	572	96.01	36.90	233

Kleos Scouting Mission 1a (KSM-1a) 2020-081H 46912						in space
6U Cubesat - one of four satellites orbiting together, designed to observe maritime activity, particularly of shipping in strategic areas not using AIS. Carries radio receivers to monitor nautical radio bands. Satellite built by GomSpace in Denmark for Luxemburg company Kleos Space.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 10, 13:44	6947	0.0009	563	576	96.05	36.90	3
2021 Nov 29, 05:09	6945	0.0005	564	571	96.01	36.90	303

R2 2020-081J 46913						in space
6U Cubesat - from Lithuania to demonstrate a thruster system for orbit adjustment, and other equipment.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 16, 13:33	6947	0.0010	562	575	96.03	36.90	51

Kleos Scouting Mission 1b (KSM-1b) 2020-081K 46914						in space
6U Cubesat - one of four satellites orbiting together, designed to observe maritime activity, particularly of shipping in strategic areas not using AIS. Carries radio receivers to monitor nautical radio bands. Satellite built by GomSpace in Denmark for Luxemburg company Kleos Space.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 12, 08:58	6947	0.0009	562	574	96.03	36.90	25
2021 Nov 29, 01:57	6945	0.0010	560	574	96.01	36.91	259

PSLV upper stage 2020-081L 46915						in space
Launched EOS 1 and nine small satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 07, 13:47	6922	0.0040	516	571	95.52	36.85	77

2020-082 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2020 Nov 12, 15:59
Tiantong 1-02 2020-082A 46916						in space
Part of 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. Probably entered geosynchronous drift orbit 2020 Nov 12 or 13 and arrived on station soon after.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Nov 12, 23:42	24373	0.7313	170	35820	631.13	28.44	178
2020 Nov 25, 18:56	42165	0.0003	35773	35800	1436.11	5.46	303	125° east
2023 Feb 12, 23:55	42165	0.0002	35779	35795	1436.10	3.55	65	125° east

CZ-3B upper stage 2020-082B 46917						Re-entered - 2021 Feb 28 Life 108 days
Launched Tiantong 1-02.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 13, 17:48	23672	0.7243	149	34439	604.12	28.41	178

2020-083 Atlas V 531 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Nov 13, 22:32
USA 310 2020-083A 46918						in space
Mission details awaited. An amateur photograph of what was probably a propellant dump from the the Atlas upper stage indicated that the satellite was aimed at a high orbit with ~60° inclination. Orbit based on data from amateur sources.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 16, 12:26	17429	0.0009	11035	11066	381.64	58.53	274
2020 Dec 20, 23:48	17464	0.0008	11072	11100	382.81	58.52	271

Atlas upper stage (Centaur) 2020-083B 46919						in space
Launched USA 310. Perigee lowered after releasing the satellite. Orbit based on data from amateur sources.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 17, 08:50	17155	0.0144	10530	11024	372.68	58.81	115

2020-084 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center						2020 Nov 16, 00:27
SpaceX Dragon Crew 1 (Dragon Resilience flight #1) 2020-084A 46920						Re-entered - 2021 May 2 Life 167 days
Crew flight to ISS provided by by SpaceX under contract to NASA. Crew of NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins (commander), Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and Sochi Noguchi (JAXA). Docked with the forward port of the Harmony module of ISS 2020 Nov 17 at 04:01 UTC. Hooks and latches were engaged a few minutes later. 2021 Apr 5 at 10:30 UTC, carrying its original crew, Dragon undocked from ISS. It re-docked using Harmony's upper port at 11:08 UTC. Undocked, carrying original crew, 2021 May 2 at 00:35 UTC followed by retro-fire at 06:03 UTC led to splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico at 06:56 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 16, 00:51	6577	0.0015	189	209	88.47	51.65	358
2020 Nov 16, 21:56	6787	0.0001	408	410	92.75	51.65	201
2020 Nov 17, 02:44	6799	0.0007	417	426	93.00	51.65	198
2020 Nov 17, 08:45	6798	0.0002	418	421	92.96	51.65	58
2021 May 01, 12:37	6798	0.0003	418	422	92.97	51.64	305
2021 May 02, 02:22	6787	0.0005	405	412	92.74	51.64	312

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Nov 15 Life <1 day
Launched Crew Dragon Demo 2 mission. Caused to re-enter above the southern Indian Ocean about one hour after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

Crew Dragon trunk module 2020-084B 48342						Re-entered - 2022 Jul 9 Life 600 days
Separated from Dragon Endeavour 2021 May 2 at 05:58 UTC, prior to retrofire.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2021 May 02, 09:46	6787	0.0003	406	411	92.74	51.55	291

2020-F09 - failed to reach orbit Vega (VV-17) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2020 Nov 17, 01:52
SEOSAT-Ingenio
Earth observation satellite owned by Spain's Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI). Intended for 670 km sun-synchronous orbit with LTDN 10:30. Lost when the Vega fourth stage nozzle steering failed to engage due to an incorrectly-connected cable. Probably re-entered north of the Arctic Circle still attached to the rocket stage.

Taranis
Science satellite from CNES to study transient luminous events (TLE) and terrestrial Gamma-ray flashes (TGF) in the upper atmosphere Intended for 676 km sun-synchronous orbit with LTDN 10:30. Lost when the Vega fourth stage nozzle steering failed to engage due to an incorrectly-connected cable. Probably re-entered north of the Arctic Circle still attached to the rocket stage.

2020-085 Electron Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand						2020 Nov 20, 02:20
Mandrake 1 2020-085C 46931						in space
6U Cubesat (3x2) - Demonstrator mission for use of supercomputing chips from US Defense Advanced Research Program Agency under its 'Blackjack' program intended to lead to a high-speed communications system in orbit.This satellite was not included in the manifest for the launch contained in Rocket Lab's pre-launch Press Kit
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 21, 15:18	6879	0.0014	491	511	94.63	97.37	278
2023 Feb 13, 09:13	6844	0.0012	457	474	93.91	97.47	296

QuakeTEC (APSS-1) 2020-085D 46932						in space
1U Cubesat from the University of Auckland Programme for Space Systems, a competition for students to propose a mission and then design and build a Cubesat. Fitted with a Langmuir probe to detect and measure plasma in low orbit. Catalogue Number and Designation subject to confirmation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 23, 22:34	6881	0.0015	492	512	94.67	97.36	283

BRO-2 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter 2) 2020-085M 46940						in space
6U Cubesat (3x2) from Unseen Labs of France for signal intelligence (SIGINT) reporting, specifically for maritime and airborne traffic.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 22, 00:48	6882	0.0011	497	512	94.70	97.37	294
2023 Feb 13, 12:14	6858	0.0010	473	487	94.20	97.48	318

BRO-3 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter 3) 2020-085Q 46943						in space
6U Cubesat (3x2) from Unseen Labs of France for signal intelligence (SIGINT) reporting, specifically for maritime and airborne traffic.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 23, 22:37	6883	0.0011	497	512	94.72	97.36	294
2023 Feb 13, 10:47	6841	0.0010	456	469	93.84	97.45	309

SpaceBEE 22 2020-085AA 46953						Re-entered - 2022 Oct 22 Life 701 days
0.25U Cubesat from Swarm Technologies to to provide a two-way communications system from LEO. Swarm intends to operate a 150 satellite constellation. To aid tracking, the satellite carries a radar retro-reflector. It also carries a GPS receiver to help determine its location. One of eighteen similar satellites carried on this launch, all were injected into similar orbits.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 23, 19:28	6883	0.0015	495	515	94.72	97.37	304

Dragracer (Alchemy) 2020-085AB 46954						Re-entered - 2021 Jul 19 Life 241 days
6U Cubesat from TriSept Corporation - one of a simultaneously-launched pair of similar satellites to compare orbital decay rates where one satellites is fitted with a drag-producing device. The satellites were joined together on release from the launch vehicle and then separated from each other shortly after. Alchemy trailed an attached 70m long tape and was expected to re-enter after 8-12 months due to the extra drag produced. It re-entered 2021 Jul 19 at around noon UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 21, 05:52	6884	0.0012	498	514	94.74	97.37	313
2020 Dec 08, 05:10	6877	0.0015	488	508	94.58	97.36	260
2021 Jul 19, 10:28	6561	0.0018	171	195	88.14	97.31	282

Dragracer (Augury) 2020-085AC 46955						in space
6U Cubesat from TriSept Corporation - one of a simultaneously-launched pair of similar satellites to compare orbital decay rates where one satellites is fitted with drag-producing device. The satellites were joined together on release from the launch vehicle and then separated from each other shortly after. Augury has no drag device fitted and is expected to stay in orbit for several years.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 23, 22:39	6884	0.0013	497	515	94.74	97.36	304
2020 Dec 07, 23:12	6884	0.0012	498	514	94.74	97.37	250
2021 Jul 19, 21:50	6883	0.0013	496	514	94.72	97.40	180

SpaceBEE NZ-1 2020-085AG 46959						Re-entered - 2023 Mar 7 Life 837 days
0.25U Cubesat from Swarm Technologies, New Zealand to provide a two-way communications system from LEO as part of a 150 satellite constellation. To aid tracking,the satellite carries a radar retro-reflector. It also carries a GPS receiver to help determine its location. Released as part of a cluster of 28 satellites in a sequence beginning 16:08 UTC. One of a batch of six SpaceBee satellites from New Zealand carried on this launch, all were aimed at similar orbits.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 27, 15:00	6881	0.0015	492	513	94.68	97.37	273
2023 Feb 13, 09:19	6725	0.0014	338	356	91.48	97.44	292

Electron kick stage 2020-085A 46929						in space
Launched group of 29 satellites. Attached is a 150mm tall titanium 'Gnome Chompski' from the 'Half Life' video game series - purpose is to evaluate 3D printed components for space use. Catalogue Number and Designation subject to confirmation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 23, 20:59	6880	0.0011	495	509	94.66	97.37	285

Electron second stage 2020-085B 46930						Re-entered - 2020 Nov 30 Life 10 days
Launched group of 29 satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 20, 04:32	6718	0.0245	176	505	91.34	97.37	219

2020-086 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2020 Nov 21, 17:17
Sentinel 6 (Michael Freilich) 2020-086A 46984						in space
First of of a pair of ocean studies satellites to be launched five years apart. Joint NASA/ESA mission equipped with a radar altimeter to measure heights of sea level around the world. A microwave radiometer measures water vapour in the atmosphere in order to ensure the radar altimeter readings are properly calibrated. Also carries a GPS receiver and a laser reflector for precise orbit measurement.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 22, 13:04	7698	0.0012	1310	1329	112.02	66.07	239
2020 Dec 01, 11:39	7693	0.0006	1311	1320	111.92	66.05	260

Falcon 9 upper stage 2020-086B 46985						Re-entered - 2020 Nov 21 Life <1 day
Launched Sentinel 6. Caused to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere about 2 hrs after lift off - approximately 1.25 circuits of the Earth.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 21, 18:57	7698	0.0009	1313	1327	112.03	66.06	248

2020-087 CZ 5 Wenchang Space Centre						2020 Nov 23, 20:30
Chang'e 5 2020-087A 47097						in space
Lunar exploration spacecraft with mission including return to Earth of a lunar soil sample. Entered Barycentric orbit at about 20:55 UTC. Mid course corrections were made Nov 25 and Nov 26. On Nov 28, commencing at 12:58 UTC, a 17 minute engine firing placed Chang'e 5 into orbit around the Moon with parameters approx 217 x 5585 km, inclination not announced. Nov 29, after an engine firing was completed at 12:23 UTC, the orbit was circular ar 217 km, 45°.7 inclination. An engine firing Dec 12, 01:54 UTC resulted in a highly elliptical lunar orbit in preparation for departure towards Earth. Departure engine firing for return to Earth occurred Dec 13 at 01:51 UTC and lasted 22 minutes. Dec 16, after releasing the Sample Return Vehicle, a trajectory correction caused it to pass by Earth and enter Heliocentric orbit. Entered orbit round the Earth-Sun Lagrange Point 1 (L1) 2021 Mar 15 where it will remain and act as an engineering testbed for study of a spacecraft on a long duration deep space mission.
Stationed near the L1 Lagrange Point in the Earth-Sun system

Chang'e 5 Lander uncatalogued						in space
Separated from Chang'e 5 2020 Nov 30 at 12:40 UTC. Retro-fire Dec 1 at around 14:56 UTC led to landing on Moon at 15:11:12 UTC in the north-west area of Oceanus Procellarum, near 43°.1 north, 51°.9 west. Dec 2 and Dec 3, soil and rock samples were collected using an excavator and a drill and deposited aboard the Ascent Stage.
Landed on the Moon

Chang'e 5 Lander - Ascent Stage uncatalogued						in space
Separated from the descent stage and lifted off from Moon 2020 Dec 3 at 15:10 UTC, carrying lunar surface samples. Entered 15 x 180 km, 45°.7 orbit after a six minute engine firing. Docked with Chang'e 5 main vehicle Dec 5 around 21:40 UTC. Lunar samples were transferred shortly after. Undocked into independent orbit Dec 6, 04:35 UTC. Retrofire Dec 7 led to a relatively soft, but destructive, landing on the Moon Dec 7 around 23:30 UTC in a manoeuvre intended to result in the minimum amount of debris.
Hard landed on the Moon

Chang'e 5 Sample Return Vehicle uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 16 Life 23 days Returned to Earth
Separated from Chang'e 5 main spacecraft 2020 Dec 16. Followed a skip re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere above southern Africa commencing at 17:33 UTC, then landed Inner Mongolia at 17:59 UTC.
Orbit parameters not available

CZ 5 second stage 2020-087B 47098						Re-entered - 2020 Nov 30 Life 7 days
Launched Chang'e 5. Transfer orbit listed is Barycentric. Re-entered Earth's atmosphere after one circuit of the Earth-Moon system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 23, 20:30	6647	0.0010	263	276	89.89	22.28	118
2020 Nov 24, 00:00	154383	0.9575	181	295830	10061.44	21.39	228

2020-088 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2020 Nov 25, 02:13
Starlink 1777 2020-088A 47122						in space
One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of sixty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Orbit parameters provided by SpaceX via Celestrak. All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 29, 02:39	6675	0.0077	246	348	90.46	53.05	64

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Nov 25 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of sixty Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean about 2.5 hrs (1.5 Earth circuits) after lift-off.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-089 H-IIA (F-43) Tanegashima Space Centre						2020 Nov 29, 07:25
Japan Data Relay Satellite 1 (Optical Data Relay Satellite) 2020-089A 47202						in space
Japanese government/JAXA vehicle to act as a data relay for other satellites in low orbit, including use of a secure laser-based communications system. It will support a range of other vehicles including science and engineering satellites, and the IGS imaging reconnaissance satellites. Expected location - 90° east or 170° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Nov 29, 13:38	24404	0.7282	256	35797	632.36	28.43	179
2020 Nov 30, 17:34	28009	0.5055	7473	35790	777.52	11.88	179
2020 Dec 08, 13:16	42139	0.0006	35735	35788	1434.79	0.04	301	90° east
2020 Dec 09, 18:01	42162	0.0002	35775	35792	1435.93	0.04	26	91° east
2020 Dec 10, 12:42	42164	0.0001	35779	35792	1436.04	0.04	31	91° east
2023 Feb 12, 14:07	42165	0.0003	35775	35798	1436.10	0.03	214	91° east

H-IIA upper stage 2020-089B 47203						Re-entered - 2021 Jun 13 Life 196 days
Launched Optical Data Relay Satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Nov 29, 17:08	23943	0.7243	224	34906	614.52	28.42	179

2020-090 Soyuz ST-A + Fregat-M (VS-24) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2020 Dec 2, 01:33
FalconEye 2020-090A 47226						in space
United Arab Emirates government very high resolution imaging satellite combining strategic military photography with civil commercial imaging. Separated from launch vehicle at 02:32 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Dec 02, 11:16	6976	0.0001	597	599	96.65	97.87	279	10:29
2020 Dec 12, 12:00	6992	0.0002	613	615	96.98	97.86	86	10:29
2023 Feb 13, 15:03	6992	0.0001	613	615	96.98	97.86	80	10:30

Fregat-M rocket stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 2 Life <1 day
Launched FalconEye. Caused to re-enter above the Southern Indian Ocean about 2.5 hrs after launch at around 04:05 UTC.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-091 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2020 Dec 3, 01:14
Gonets 30 (Gonets M-30) 2020-091A 47227						in space
Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system. Separated from the Fregat stage of the launch vehicle at about 03:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 03, 05:11	7875	0.0012	1487	1506	115.91	82.50	300

Gonets 31 (Gonets M-31) 2020-091B 47228						in space
Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system. Separated from the Fregat stage of the launch vehicle at about 03:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 03, 05:11	7874	0.0013	1486	1506	115.90	82.50	295

Gonets 32 (Gonets M-32) 2020-091C 47229						in space
Store and forward communications satellite for Russia's civil/commercial system. Separated from the Fregat stage of the launch vehicle at about 03:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 03, 05:11	7873	0.0014	1484	1506	115.87	82.50	287

Cosmos 2548 (ERA-1) 2020-091D 47230						in space
Small satellite, possibly Cubesat-sized - military mission as demonstrator for miniaturised satellite components including test of an orientation system. Separated from the Fregat stage of the launch vehicle at about 03:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 03, 05:09	7872	0.0014	1483	1506	115.86	82.50	288

Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 3 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of Gonets-M satellites and Cosmos 2548. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites, over the Ocean to the south of Australia around 4.5 hours after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-092 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2020 Dec 6, 03:58
Gaofen 14 2020-092A 47231						in space
High definition imaging satellite equipped with cameras for stereo views and mapping. First Xichang launch to sun-synchronous orbit since 2004.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Dec 06, 22:47	6867	0.0010	481	496	94.38	97.36	269	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 13:38	6866	0.0004	485	491	94.37	97.36	305	10:42

CZ 3B fourth stage 2020-092B 47232						in space
Launched Gaofen 14. Perigee lowered after releasing satellte.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 06, 06:47	6837	0.0097	393	526	93.78	97.36	42

2020-093 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center						2020 Dec 6, 16:17
SpaceX Dragon 2 CRS-21 2020-093A 47233						Re-entered - 2021 Jan 14 Life 39 days Returned to Earth
Carrying a cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. Docked with the downward-facing port of the Harmony module Dec 7 at 18:40 UTC. Undocked 2021 Jan 12, 14:05 UTC. Retro-fire Jan 14, 00:37 UTC led to re-entry followed by splash-down at 01:26 UTC in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 06, 16:40	6580	0.0015	192	212	88.53	51.65	15
2020 Dec 06, 20:55	6597	0.0015	209	229	88.88	51.64	248
2020 Dec 07, 11:47	6786	0.0007	404	413	92.73	51.64	157
2020 Dec 07, 16:33	6797	0.0002	418	421	92.95	51.64	109
2020 Dec 08, 12:33	6797	0.0002	418	420	92.95	51.64	108
2021 Jan 12, 08:46	6797	0.0000	419	419	92.95	51.65	212
2021 Jan 12, 17:41	6681	0.0152	202	405	90.59	51.64	57
2021 Jan 13, 17:38	6681	0.0151	201	404	90.57	51.64	61

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 6 Life <1 day
Launched SpaceX Dragon CRS-21. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean about 40 min after lift-off.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

Dragon 2 Trunk module 2020-093B 47308						Re-entered - 2021 Feb 3 Life 59 days
Separated from Dragon 2 CRS-21 2021 Jan 14 at 05:58:21 UTC, prior to retrofire.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2021 Jan 14, 20:47	6678	0.0149	201	400	90.52	51.65	66

2020-094 CZ 11 Xichang Space Centre						2020 Dec 9, 20:14
GECAM A (Gravitational Wave High-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor) 2020-094A 47234						in space
One of a simultaneously-launched pair of satellites that will work together in detecting electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves, high-energy radiation from fast radio bursts, various gamma-ray bursts, and magnetar flares - particularly applicable to studies of compact objects, such as neutron stars and black holes, as well as the merger of binary compact objects.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 11, 05:34	6974	0.0012	587	605	96.60	29.00	303
2022 Aug 23, 02:00	6972	0.0012	585	602	96.56	29.00	219

GECAM B (Gravitational Wave High-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor) 2020-094B 47235						in space
One of a simultaneously-launched pair of satellites that will work together in detecting electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves, high-energy radiation from fast radio bursts, various gamma-ray bursts, and magnetar flares - particularly applicable to studies of compact objects, such as neutron stars and black holes, as well as the merger of binary compact objects.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 11, 10:23	6974	0.0013	587	605	96.60	29.00	305
2022 Aug 23, 01:02	6971	0.0013	584	602	96.55	29.00	219

CZ 11 fourth stage 2020-094D 47239						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 23 Life 14 days
Launched pair of GECAM satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 11, 10:24	6782	0.0371	152	656	92.64	28.91	293

2020-095 Delta 4 Heavy Cape Canaveral Space Force Station						2020 Dec 11, 01:09
USA 311 (Mentor 8/Advanced Orion 8) 2019-095A 47237						in space
US government signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT) satellite. Separated from the launch vehicle in geosynchronous drift orbit. Launch codename NROL-44. Mission subject to confirmation. Orbit parameters via amateur sources.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Dec 22, 09:20	42330	0.0082	35606	36298	1444.55	7.97	181	75° east
2021 Jan 05, 10:01	42158	0.0040	35610	35949	1435.74	7.95	182	51° east

Delta 4 upper stage 2020-095B 47238						in space
Launched USA 311. Orbit parameters via amateur sources.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 14, 12:21	43688	0.0266	36147	38473	1514.61	7.97	333

2020-096 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station						2020 Dec 13, 17:30
Sirius XM-7 2020-096A 47240						in space
Commercial comsat intended to provide services to the continental USA including digital audio radio broadcast directly to cars, homes and portable radios. Originally expected location - 85°.15 west to replace Sirius XM-3 but 2021 late-January, it was revealed that the satellite suffered a number of failures during testing at 120° west. 2021 Mar 18 - commenced slow eastwards drift at 0.4° per day then settled at 115° west on Mar 30.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Dec 13, 23:30	16193	0.5916	235	19394	341.78	27.01	175
2020 Dec 15, 20:18	17537	0.6205	278	22040	385.21	26.93	177
2020 Dec 16, 15:36	19169	0.6518	296	25286	440.20	26.87	178
2020 Dec 17, 15:32	21225	0.6849	309	29384	512.88	26.81	179
2020 Dec 18, 05:38	24030	0.7211	324	34981	617.88	26.75	179
2020 Dec 20, 16:33	27012	0.5614	5470	35797	736.35	13.76	181
2020 Dec 21, 04:51	33488	0.2590	18438	35782	1016.46	4.18	181
2020 Dec 22, 15:25	41094	0.0256	33665	35768	1381.76	0.31	171
2020 Dec 23, 21:47	42126	0.0004	35732	35765	1434.14	0.07	53	125° west
2021 Jan 04, 16:17	42165	0.0000	35785	35789	1436.10	0.04	95	120° west
2021 Mar 18, 03:47	42165	0.0004	35771	35803	1436.12	0.04	345	121° west
2021 Mar 18, 13:23	42152	0.0002	35766	35782	1435.46	0.04	319	120° west
2021 Mar 20, 09:47	42119	0.0003	35730	35752	1433.77	0.04	12	120° west
2021 Mar 25, 10:31	42133	0.0001	35750	35759	1434.47	0.05	352	117° west
2021 Mar 31, 05:43	42165	0.0001	35784	35791	1436.13	0.07	270	115° west
2023 Feb 13, 10:58	42165	0.0002	35777	35797	1436.12	0.01	133	85° west

Falcon 9 upper stage 2020-096B 47241						in space
Launched Sirius XM-7.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 13, 17:38	6656	0.0183	156	399	90.06	28.22	102
2020 Dec 15, 18:24	16175	0.5914	231	19362	341.21	27.00	177

2020-097 Angara A5 + Briz-M Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2020 Dec 14, 05:50
Briz-M rocket stage 2020-097A 47242						in space
Carried on test flight of Angara 5 launch vehicle aimed at geosynchronous orbit. A satellite mass simulator remains intentionally attached to the Briz-M stage. The Briz-M issued a simulated separation command for the payload at 14:59 UTC on day of launch to indicate completion of the flight sequence. The Briz-M then manoeuvred to a geosynchronous graveyard orbit, as shown below.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 16, 05:23	43637	0.0077	36923	37594	1511.95	0.08	144
2023 Feb 13, 04:07	43620	0.0084	36873	37610	1511.06	2.05	242

Briz-M propellant tank 2020-097B 47243						in space
Discarded auxilliary propellant tank from Briz-M carried on the second Angara 5 test mission.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 16, 16:15	24993	0.7296	381	36849	655.38	59.97	0

2020-098 Electron Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand						2020 Dec 15, 10:09
StriX-α 2020-098A 47253						in space
Imaging satellite equipped with a synthetic aperture radar - produced by he University of Tokyo, the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Keio University, Japan Space Systems, and a private company - Synspective Inc of Tokyo. Demonstrator for a future constellation of 25-30 satellites to monitor ground movement and ground changes in urban areas. The name derives from the scientific name for the owl and its sensitivity to low levels of light.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Dec 16, 04:43	6882	0.0013	495	513	94.70	97.37	301	22:30
2023 Feb 13, 13:03	6835	0.0012	448	465	93.73	97.29	38	22:10

Electron kick stage 2020-098B 47254						in space
Launched StriX-α.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 15, 11:38	6882	0.0013	495	513	94.70	97.37	303

Electron second stage 2020-098C 47255						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 28 Life 13 days
Launched StriX-α.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 15, 11:20	6717	0.0235	181	497	91.31	97.38	224

2020-F10 - failed to reach orbit Rocket 3.2 (Astra LV0005) Kodiak Launch Centre, Alaska						2020 Dec 15, 20:55
Rocket 3.2 second stage
Test mission of rocket from US manufacturer, Astra - intended to reach polar orbit at 340 km, 86° inclination. No satellite carried. Re-entered after second stage attained final velocity that was slightly less than required to reach orbit.

2020-099 PSLV-XL (C-50) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2020 Dec 17, 09:11
CMS-01 (GSat 12R) 2020-099A 47256						in space
Communications satellite covering the Indian mainland and the Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands. Replacement for GSat 12 (37746/2011-034A). Expected location - 83° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	GEO Longitude
2020 Dec 17, 13:33	16957	0.6076	276	20882	366.26	17.80	179
2020 Dec 18, 16:48	24403	0.7279	263	35786	632.30	17.81	180
2020 Dec 22, 14:24	42091	0.0012	35661	35764	1432.31	0.09	98	74° east
2020 Dec 25, 11:06	42111	0.0008	35701	35765	1433.37	0.09	89	76° east
2020 Dec 26, 22:03	42137	0.0003	35747	35769	1434.65	0.08	48	77° east
2020 Dec 29, 11:01	42165	0.0002	35778	35795	1436.10	0.08	7	78° east
2021 Jan 10, 09:59	42145	0.0007	35738	35795	1435.08	0.05	41	78° east
2021 Jan 17, 11:33	42116	0.0001	35735	35740	1433.60	0.05	135	82° east
2021 Jan 19, 01:27	42137	0.0001	35755	35763	1434.68	0.04	57	83° east
2021 Jan 22, 17:07	42165	0.0007	35756	35817	1436.10	0.03	16	83° east
2023 Feb 12, 19:12	42165	0.0007	35755	35819	1436.12	0.04	176	83° east

PSLV upper stage 2020-099B 47257						in space
Launched CMS-01.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 17, 13:32	16834	0.6059	257	20655	362.28	17.86	178

2020-100 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Vostochny Cosmodrome						2020 Dec 18, 12:26
OneWeb 0102 2020-100A 47258						in space
Broadband distribution satellite for the UK company OneWeb. One of 36 similar satellites carried on this launch. Released from the Fregat stage of the launch vehicle in nine batches of four between 13:44 and 16:18 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 19, 04:00	6823	0.0006	441	448	93.47	87.40	303

Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 18 Life <1 day
Launched cluster of 36 OneWeb satellites. Caused to re-enter above the south eastern Pacific Ocean around 17:36 UTC on the day of launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-101 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center						2020 Dec 19, 14:00
USA 312 2019-101A 47294						in space
One of a simultaneously-launched pair of clandestine satellites for US National Reconnaissance Office - possibly remote sensing or signals interception. Location of launch vehicle disposal zone indicated that it was aimed at LEO near 52° inclination. Orbit parameters based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2021 Jan 12, 05:38	6906	0.0004	525	531	95.20	53.00	13
2022 Apr 29, 22:02	6901	0.0013	514	532	95.08	52.99	12

USA 313 2019-101B 47295						in space
One of a simultaneously-launched pair of clandestine satellites for US National Reconnaissance Office - possibly remote sensing or signals interception. Location of launch vehicle disposal zone indicated that it was aimed at LEO near 52° inclination. Orbit parameters based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2021 Jan 12, 05:35	6906	0.0006	524	532	95.19	53.00	354
2022 Apr 29, 21:58	6901	0.0012	514	531	95.09	53.00	2

Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 19 Life <1 day
Launched USA 312 and USA 313. Caused to re-enter above the eastern Pacific Ocean after releasing the satellites and about 70 minutes after lift-off.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable

2020-102 CZ 8 Wenchang Space Centre						2020 Dec 22, 04:37
Yuanguang 2020-102A 47296						in space
12U Cubesat (4x3) - materials science experiments satellite from SpaceTY Co Ltd. (Changsha).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 23, 12:13	6888	0.0008	504	515	94.82	97.44	172
2023 Feb 13, 14:05	6860	0.0006	477	486	94.24	97.43	326

HiSea 1 2020-102B 47297						in space
6U Cubesat equipped with a synthetic aperture imaging radar from SpaceTY Co Ltd. (Changsha). To be used for ocean and coastal studies.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Dec 23, 12:13	6886	0.0007	503	513	94.78	97.43	155	12:01
2023 Feb 13, 13:03	6871	0.0005	489	496	94.46	97.43	318	12:02

XJY 7 2020-102C 47298						in space
Technology verification satellite - possibly carrying a synthetic aperture radar for all-weather imaging. The LTDN around noon indicates that the satellite is not being used for optical imaging.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Dec 23, 18:42	6884	0.0004	504	509	94.74	97.43	149	12:01
2020 Dec 26, 14:24	6873	0.0001	495	496	94.52	97.39	82	12:01
2023 Feb 13, 13:19	6867	0.0008	483	494	94.38	97.39	355	12:01

Tianqi 8 2020-102D 47299						in space
Small satellite providing messaging communication links from LEO including between Internet-connected items.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 23, 20:13	6885	0.0006	503	511	94.76	97.44	137
2023 Feb 13, 14:14	6858	0.0004	477	483	94.21	97.43	294

Zhixing 1 (ET-SMART-RSS) 2020-102E 47300						in space
6U Cubesat - imaging satellite for remote sensing. Built by Beijing Smart Satellite Space Technology Co Ltd in co-operation with the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Dec 23, 20:13	6883	0.0006	500	509	94.71	97.44	107	12:01
2023 Feb 13, 13:23	6834	0.0004	453	459	93.71	97.43	244	12:23

CZ 8 upper stage 2020-102F 47301						Re-entered - 2023 Mar 16 Life 814 days
Launched TJS 7 and four other satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. First launch of CZ 8.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 22, 14:59	6835	0.0102	387	527	93.73	97.44	157

2020-103 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre						2020 Dec 27, 15:44
Yaogan 33-01 2020-103A 47302						in space
Described as being used for remote sensing for natural resources surveys. Specific tasks include land survey, crop yield assessment, and input to disaster monitoring and prevention plans. Equipped with synthetic aperture radar for Earth imaging provided by the Institute of Space and Space Information Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Mission is probably military or government.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Dec 29, 01:40	7064	0.0001	685	687	98.48	98.27	261	22:00
2021 Jan 01, 16:51	7074	0.0001	696	696	98.69	98.27	101	22:00
2021 Jan 11, 05:37	7074	0.0001	695	697	98.69	98.27	108	22:00
2022 Jun 27, 03:28	7074	0.0002	695	698	98.69	98.21	20	22:15
2022 Sep 03, 05:48	7074	0.0003	694	698	98.69	98.20	99	22:16
2023 Feb 13, 09:07	7074	0.0002	694	697	98.68	98.19	15	22:16

Technology Test Satellite 2020-103B 47303						in space
Small satellite, possibly a Cubesat, name and mission details awaited but China's launch announcement seemed to suggests its purpose is related to that of Yaogan 33 but it may be a technology test related to the upcoming Xuntian astronomy satellite that will orbit in formation with the Chinese Space Station. After a series of orbit manoeuvres by both satellites, they settled into formation 2021 Jan 14 with Yaogan 33 trailing by about 24 minutes (approx 0.25 Earth circuits).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 28, 03:27	7061	0.0001	682	683	98.41	98.27	290
2020 Dec 30, 20:21	7066	0.0006	683	692	98.52	98.27	150
2021 Jan 04, 18:38	7066	0.0006	683	692	98.51	98.27	138
2021 Jan 08, 04:49	7071	0.0005	689	696	98.62	98.27	119
2021 Jan 11, 06:52	7074	0.0001	695	697	98.69	98.27	98
2022 Jun 27, 02:55	7073	0.0002	694	696	98.67	98.21	88
2023 Feb 13, 09:54	7072	0.0004	691	696	98.64	98.19	71

CZ 4C third stage 2020-103C 47304						in space
Launched Yaogan 33 and secondary satellite. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )
2020 Dec 28, 14:12	6979	0.0118	518	683	96.70	98.32	42

2020-104 Soyuz ST-A + Fregat-M (VS-25) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2020 Dec 28, 16:42
CSO 2 (Composante Spatiale Optique 2) 2020-104A 47305						in space
French military high-resolution optical imaging satellite, second in a constellation of three satellites to replace the Helios II series. Aimed at Sun-synchrous orbit co-planar with CSO 1 (43866/2018-106A) but 320 km lower. The first orbit listed is derived from a combination of information from Arianespace and unclassified information from Space-Track. Other orbits are based on amateur observation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl ( ° )	ω ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2020 Dec 29, 17:39	6850	0.0002	470	473	94.03	97.36	205	01:30
2021 Apr 10, 02:48	6863	0.0002	484	486	94.31	97.36	336	01:33
2022 May 02, 00:42	6863	0.0002	484	486	94.31	97.36	53	01:33

Fregat-M rocket stage uncatalogued						Re-entered - 2020 Dec 28 Life <1 day
Launched CSO 2. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellite, above Indian Ocean around 19:30 UTC on day of launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable