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| 2022 - Launches to Orbit and Beyond
Listed are launches, irrespective of outcome, that were irretrievably committed to flight towards orbit or intended to accelerate the payload to escape velocity.
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.
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. Care should be exercised when comparing with other published orbits because they may have been derived using a different model.
2022-001 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Jan 6, 21:49 | Starlink 3321 2022-001A 50803 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty nine LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 22:04 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 ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 11, 20:00 | 6668 | 0.0054 | 254 | 326 | 90.31 | 53.22 | 180 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jan 6 Life <1 day
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Launched forty nine Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the south Atlantic/south western Indian Ocean about 00:59 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-002 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jan 13, 15:25 | FossaSat-2E1 (WISeSAT 1) 2022-002B 50985 |
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2p PocketQube developed by Spain's Fossa Systems - communications satellite that uses low power RF to provide internet connectivity. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:31 UTC.
One of six similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
All are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:00 | 6903 | 0.0014 | 515 | 535 | 95.14 | 97.51 | 211 | | | | |
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Small satellite from US company UMBRA, equipped with a radar imaging system for commercial Earth observation. Released from launch vehicle at 16:47 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 21:51 | 6907 | 0.0010 | 522 | 536 | 95.21 | 97.51 | 213 | | | | ION SCV-004 (Elysian Eleonora) 2022-002K 50993 |
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Satellite Carrier Vehicle built by D-Orbit - released from launch vehicle at 16:49 UTC carrying a small group of satellites for release 2022 Jan-Feb after departure from Falcon 9:
Dodona - Jan 24?
Labsat - Jan 28
Stork 1 - Jan 31
Stork 2 - Feb 3
SW1FT - Feb 4
VZLUSat 2 - Jan 26
Also hosts a payload not designed to be released as a separate satellite:
Unibap - on-orbit cloud computing demonstrator. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:26 | 6907 | 0.0010 | 522 | 536 | 95.21 | 97.51 | 215 | | | | MDASat-1a (Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite) 2022-002M 50995 |
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2U Cubesat from the French South African Institute of Technology. Equipped with an AIS receiver to relay short messages and navigational information from ships at sea. Released from launch vehicle at 16:36 UTC.
One of three similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
All are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:27 | 6907 | 0.0009 | 523 | 535 | 95.22 | 97.50 | 210 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat from the Herzliya Science Center in Israel, carring an amateur radio payload for education purposes. Released from launch vehicle at 16:33 UTC. Identification based on amateur radio observations.
One of eight similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
Contacts reported with all of the amateur radio payloads. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:27 | 6907 | 0.0009 | 523 | 535 | 95.21 | 97.50 | 211 | | | | |
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2p PocketQube from Ariel University, Israel. Equipped with an imaging system and an amateur radio payload. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:27 UTC.
One of two similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
SATLLA-2A is reported by its owners as having failed to activate after release from the launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:23 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.52 | 215 | | | | Flock 4X-1 2022-002AK 51017 |
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3U Cubesat - part of Planet's Flock 4X cluster of second generation imaging satellites. Released from the launch vehicle in a fifteen minute sequence commencing at 16:31 UTC.
One of forty four similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
All are in similar orbits and are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:23 | 6905 | 0.0012 | 519 | 536 | 95.18 | 97.51 | 215 | | | | Lemur-2 (Ramonamae) 2022-002AP 51021 |
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members. Released from launch vehicle at 16:32 UTC.
One of four similar satellites carried on the Tranporter 3 launch.
All are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:07 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.23 | 97.51 | 224 | | | | Grizu-263A 2022-002AT 51025 |
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1p PocketQube, Mission details to follow. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:25 UTC. Initial identification by Nico Janssen - based on radio tracking. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:02 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.52 | 216 | | | | Sich 2-1 (Sich 2-30) 2022-002AY 51030 |
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Small satellite from Ukraine's Pivdenne (Yuzhnoye) State Design Office, to monitor the use of land, vegetation, forest, water resources and to reduce the consequences of natural disasters. Released from launch vehicle at 16:48 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:26 | 6907 | 0.0010 | 522 | 536 | 95.21 | 97.51 | 216 | | | | |
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1p PocketQube built by Nepalese university students and engineers, carries a gamma radiation sensor to be used as an aid in teaching. Also carries an amateur radio payload. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:02 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.51 | 216 | | | | Unicorn-2D 2022-002BA 51032 |
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3p PocketQube satellite as a demonstrator of a future constellation of night-time imaging satellites to study global light pollution.. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:25 UTC.
One of three similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
Only one is accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:01 | 6904 | 0.0011 | 518 | 534 | 95.16 | 97.50 | 201 | | | | Lemur-2 + OroraTech 1 (Rohovithsa) 2022-002BE 51036 |
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6U Cubesat from Spire Global carrying the standard Lemur-2 payload but in a 6U chassis. The other half of the satellite carries a payload from German company Ororatech consisting of a thermal infrared imager to detect, record and analyse the incidence of wildfires on the Earth's surface. Released from launch vehicle at 16:32 UTC.
One of three similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
All are accounted for but the supplementary payloads of the other two are unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:07 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.23 | 97.51 | 225 | | | | IRIS-A (Intelligent Remote Sensing and Internet Satellite) 2022-002BN 51044 |
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2U Cubesat from the Nationa Cheng Kung University of Taiwan. Equipped with an imaging system and a comms package for relaying data from the ground via the Internet. Released from launch vehicle at 16:36 UTC. Initial identification by Nico Janssen - based on radio tracking. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:06 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 524 | 535 | 95.23 | 97.50 | 213 | | | | HYPSO-1 (Hyperspectral Satellite for Ocean Observation) 2022-002BX 51053 |
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6U Cubesat from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology to study biological activity near the ocean surface. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:28 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:32 | 6908 | 0.0008 | 525 | 536 | 95.24 | 97.50 | 223 | | | | Kepler 16 (Astraeus) 2022-002CB 51057 |
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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 the company's Internet communications system. Released from launch vehicle at 16:36 UTC.
One of four similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
All are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:32 | 6908 | 0.0008 | 525 | 536 | 95.24 | 97.51 | 217 | | | | |
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16U Cubesat (4x4) from UK company Sen. First in a constellation of video distribution satellites. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:27 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:32 | 6909 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.24 | 97.51 | 232 | | | | BRO-5 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter 5) 2022-002CF 51061 |
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6U Cubesat (3x2) from Unseen Labs of France for signal intelligence (SIGINT) reporting, specifically for maritime and airborne traffic. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:29 UTC. Initial 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 | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:32 | 6909 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.25 | 97.51 | 233 | 10:01 | | | DEWA-Sat 1 2022-002CM 51067 |
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3U Cubesat from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, UAE to demonstrate internet connection of remote station in the area's electricity and water networks. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:28 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:33 | 6909 | 0.0007 | 526 | 536 | 95.26 | 97.50 | 232 | | | | |
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Small satellite fitted with a sythetic aperture radar for Earth surface imaging. Ultimately intended to be part of an eighteen satellite constellation. Released from EXOport 7 at 16:47 UTC.
One of two similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
Both are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:25 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 520 | 536 | 95.19 | 97.51 | 216 | 10:01 | | | |
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Small satellite from Capella Space carrying Synthetic Aperture Radar for Earth imaging. Member of a planned thirty satellite constellation. Released from launch vehicle at 16:48 UTC.
One of two similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
Both are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:25 | 6906 | 0.0010 | 521 | 535 | 95.20 | 97.51 | 219 | 10:01 | | | |
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3p PocketQube satellite from the Technical University of Delft, Netherlands launched to demonstrate/verify the satellite design. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:24 UTC. Initial identification by Nico Janssen - based on radio tracking. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:21 | 6901 | 0.0013 | 514 | 532 | 95.09 | 97.53 | 251 | | | | |
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US government/military satellite - purpose undisclosed. Apparently not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:21 | 6901 | 0.0014 | 514 | 533 | 95.10 | 97.51 | 249 | 10:01 | | 2022 Jan 22, 17:45 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 521 | 536 | 95.20 | 97.51 | 260 | 10:01 | | | |
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US government/military satellite - purpose undisclosed. Apparently not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:22 | 6902 | 0.0014 | 514 | 533 | 95.11 | 97.51 | 247 | 10:01 | | 2022 Jan 24, 18:56 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 521 | 535 | 95.19 | 97.51 | 255 | 10:01 | | | |
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US government/military satellite - purpose undisclosed. Apparently not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:22 | 6902 | 0.0014 | 514 | 533 | 95.11 | 97.51 | 246 | 10:01 | | 2022 Jan 21, 11:36 | 6906 | 0.0012 | 520 | 536 | 95.19 | 97.51 | 262 | 10:01 | | | |
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US government/military satellite - purpose undisclosed. Apparently not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:22 | 6902 | 0.0014 | 514 | 533 | 95.11 | 97.51 | 246 | 10:01 | | 2022 Jan 25, 10:47 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 520 | 536 | 95.19 | 97.51 | 245 | 10:01 | | | |
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1.5p PocketQube satellite built by AMSAT Spain equipped with a SSTV camera module for Earth observation and an amateur radio package. Weak transmissions detected, indicating the radio aerials did not deploy properly. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:24 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 08, 21:57 | 6900 | 0.0014 | 512 | 532 | 95.08 | 97.52 | 173 | | | | |
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1.5p PocketQube satellite built jointly by AMSAT Spain and a group of European University students. Carries a sample of rock from Lanzarote and an amateur radio payload. Weak transmissions detected, indicating the radio aerials did not deploy properly. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:24 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 08, 21:58 | 6900 | 0.0015 | 512 | 533 | 95.08 | 97.52 | 173 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the Space Engineering Research Centre of the University of Southern California. Demonstrator mission for a range of satellite systems. Relesed from ION SCV probably Jan 24 around 06:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:01 | 6904 | 0.0008 | 520 | 532 | 95.16 | 97.50 | 148 | | | | VZLUSat 2 (Výzkumný a Zkušební Letecký Ústav Satellite) 2022-002DF 51085 |
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3U Cubesat from the Czech Aerospace Research Centre carrying an Earth imaging system and a range of sensors to study x-rays and gamma radiation. Released from ION SCV-04 2022 Jan 26 at 15:02:31 UTC. Initial identification by Nico Janssen - based on radio tracking. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:19 | 6910 | 0.0015 | 521 | 542 | 95.27 | 97.50 | 167 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from SatRevolution of Poland testing the performance of space systems in microgravity. Released from ION SCV-04 2022 Jan 28 at about 07:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:04 | 6904 | 0.0008 | 520 | 532 | 95.15 | 97.50 | 145 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from SatRevolution of Poland. Part of a planned fourteen satellite constellation of Earth imaging satellites. Released from ION SCV-04 2022 Jan 31. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:13 | 6909 | 0.0014 | 521 | 541 | 95.26 | 97.51 | 164 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from SatRevolution of Poland. Part of a planned fourteen satellite constellation of Earth imaging satellites. Released from ION SCV-04 2022 Feb 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:09 | 6905 | 0.0011 | 520 | 535 | 95.18 | 97.50 | 145 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from SatRevolution of Poland. Carries an imaging system and an experimental computer system to process and analyse images onboard the satellite. Released from ION SCV-04 2022 Feb 4. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 10, 19:16 | 6907 | 0.0011 | 521 | 537 | 95.22 | 97.50 | 139 | | | | |
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3p PocketQube satellite from US company Mini-Cubes. Carries an internet comms package. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:30 UTC.
Status unknown. Probably either failed to release from the Falcon 9 or failed to activate. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Gossamer Piccolomini 2022-002xx |
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1U Cubesat from US company Lunasonde for geological studies from orbit. Demonstrator for an eventual constellation. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:28 UTC. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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2p PocketQube from Innova Space of Argentina as a demonstrator of the a satellite to provide internet connection. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:27 UTC.
Status unknown. Probably either failed to release from the Falcon 9 or failed to activate. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat from Singapore companies NuSpace and Aliena. Equipped with an electronic thruster and a comms package for relaying data from the ground via the Internet. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:28 UTC. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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1p PocketQube from PION Labs of Brazil, to demonstrate the satellite design. Carries a receiver transmitter to provide internet connectiona and an amateur radio payload. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:27 UTC. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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2p PocketQube satellite. Mission details to follow. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:24 UTC. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Unicorn 2TA-1 (Tartan Artibeus 1) 2022-002xx |
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1p PocketQube satellite from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Demonstrator for a PocketQube powered by solar cells and testing onboard processing of sensor data. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:24 UTC. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jan 13 Life <1 day
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Launched Transporter 3 cluster of 105 satellites. Caused to re-enter above the western part of the Indian Ocean at about 18:00 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-003 LauncherOne (STP-27VPB) Boeing 747, Pacific Ocean off California | 2022 Jan 13, 22:52 | PAN A (Pathfinder for Autonomous Navigation) 2022-003A 51094 |
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3U Cubesat from Cornell University to undertake rendezvous and docking with a companion satellite carried on the same launch vehicle. Part of NASA ELaNa-29 Cubesat cluster. Released from launch vehicle at 23:46 UTC. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 14, 22:32 | 6879 | 0.0006 | 497 | 505 | 94.63 | 44.98 | 295 | | | | TechEdSat 13 2022-003B 51095 |
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3U Cubesat from NASA Ames carrying an artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) module featuring a neuromorphic processor. Also carries a deployable aerobrake to hasten orbit decay at the end of its operational life. Released from launch vehicle at 23:46 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 14, 22:32 | 6878 | 0.0005 | 496 | 503 | 94.61 | 44.98 | 285 | | | | PAN B (Pathfinder for Autonomous Navigation) 2022-003C 51096 |
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3U Cubesat from Cornell University to undertake rendezvous and docking with a companion satellite carried on the same launch vehicle. Part of NASA ELaNa-29 Cubesat cluster. Released from launch vehicle at 23:46 UTC. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 14, 22:32 | 6877 | 0.0004 | 496 | 502 | 94.59 | 44.98 | 253 | | | | GEARRS 3 (Globalstar Risk Reduction Satellite) 2022-003D 51097 |
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3U Cubesat from Taylor University, investigating the feasibility of using the Globalstar satellite comms network for command and control of cubesats and other small satellite systems. Released from launch vehicle at 23:46 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 14, 18:47 | 6877 | 0.0004 | 496 | 501 | 94.59 | 44.98 | 274 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from SatRevolution of Poland. Part of a planned fourteen satellite constellation of Earth imaging satellites. Released from launch vehicle at 23:46 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 15, 16:49 | 6875 | 0.0004 | 494 | 499 | 94.55 | 44.98 | 233 | | | | Lemur-2 + Adler 1 (Krywe) 2022-003F 51099 |
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6U Cubesat carrying the Austrian Particle Impact Detector (APID) to detect very small items of debris in LEO and a radar system with a 100m range. Design is based on the 3U Lemur-2 satellite from Spire but with specialised instrumentation alongside the standard Lemur-2 equipment. The satellite is named after Tom Krywe, current Chief Financial Officer of Spire. Released from launch vehicle at 23:46 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 14, 12:58 | 6875 | 0.0005 | 493 | 500 | 94.54 | 44.98 | 217 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a water powered thruster from SteamJet Systems. Released from launch vehicle at 23:46 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 14, 22:34 | 6874 | 0.0004 | 493 | 499 | 94.54 | 44.99 | 222 | | | | LauncherOne upper stage 2022-003H 51101 |
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Launched seven smalll satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites in order to accelerate orbit decay. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 14, 14:06 | 6838 | 0.0054 | 423 | 497 | 93.80 | 45.03 | 210 | | | |
2022-004 CZ 2D Taiyuan Space Centre | 2022 Jan 17, 02:35 | |
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Purpose unknown - described as "mainly used for space environment exploration and related technical tests". Initial orbit shown is subject to confirmation and may be erroneous. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 17, 02:35 | 6859 | 0.0018 | 468 | 493 | 94.21 | 97.44 | 293 | 09:42 | | 2022 Jan 17, 12:14 | 7205 | 0.0652 | 357 | 1297 | 101.45 | 98.68 | 145 | 09:40 | | | CZ 2D upper stage 2022-004B 51103 |
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Launched Shiyan 13. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 17, 12:09 | 7204 | 0.0652 | 356 | 1295 | 101.42 | 98.68 | 145 | | | |
2022-005 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Jan 19, 02:02 | Starlink 3366 2022-005A 51104 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty nine LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 02:17 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 ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 24, 16:00 | 6669 | 0.0054 | 254 | 327 | 90.33 | 53.22 | 184 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jan 19 Life <1 day
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Launched forty nine Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter above the south Atlantic/south western Indian Ocean about 04:10 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-006 Atlas V 511 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jan 21, 19:00 | USA 324 (GSSAP 5) 2022-006A 51280 |
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It carries an experimental sensor look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Separated from launch vehicle Jan 22 at 01:35 UTC. Initial orbit based on ULA pre-launch data, others on amateur observations. 'USA' number is out of sequence. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jan 22, 01:36 | 42514 | 0.0007 | 36106 | 36165 | 1453.97 | 0.00 | 351 | 95° west | | | USA 325 (GSSAP 6) 2022-006B 51281 |
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It carries an experimental sensor look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Separated from launch vehicle Jan 22 at 01:45 UTC. Initial orbit based on ULA pre-launch data, others on amateur observations. 'USA' number is out of sequence. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jan 22, 01:45 | 42499 | 0.0011 | 36075 | 36168 | 1453.22 | 0.00 | 341 | 95° west | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2022-006C 51282 |
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Launched GSSAP 5 & GSSAP 6. Orbit based on ULA data for the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Currently in an orbit similar to the satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 21, 20:14 | 24658 | 0.7320 | 231 | 36329 | 642.25 | 25.97 | 0 | | | |
2022-007 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Jan 25, 23:44 | L-SAR 01A (Land Exploration 01A) 2022-007A 51284 |
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Earth surface studies satellite equipped with a large, high resolution, Synthetic Aperture Radar. Will work in conjunction with L-SAR 01B satellite, launched 2022 Feb 26. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 26, 09:33 | 6976 | 0.0006 | 594 | 602 | 96.65 | 97.81 | 242 | 06:00 | | 2022 Feb 08, 03:07 | 6982 | 0.0003 | 602 | 606 | 96.76 | 97.81 | 95 | 06:00 | | | CZ-4C upper stage 2022-007B 51285 |
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Launched L-SAR 01A. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 26, 07:08 | 6897 | 0.0126 | 432 | 606 | 95.01 | 97.84 | 31 | | | |
2022-I01 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2022 Jan 26, 12:00 | GASPACS (Get Away Special Passive Attitude Control Satellite) 1998-067TB 51439 |
Re-entered - 2022 May 22 Life 116 days
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1U Cubesat from Utah State University - one of four satellites in NASA's ELaNa 38 cluster, it will extend a 1m long inflatable boom to evaluate its use for supporting equipment and in satellite stabilisation. Allocation of Catalogue Number and Designation based on radio observations by amateur observers. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 28, 18:28 | 6794 | 0.0009 | 410 | 422 | 92.88 | 51.64 | 79 | | | | FEES 2 (Flexible Experimental Embedded Satellite) 1998-067TD 51441 |
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0.3U Cubesat - from Italian company GP Advanced Projects, carrying an imaging system, a message relay system and an amateur radio payload. Will test use of Iridium satellite system for data relay. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 28, 18:28 | 6794 | 0.0009 | 409 | 422 | 92.88 | 51.64 | 81 | | | | PATCOOL (Passive Thermal Coating Observatory Operating in Low-Earth Orbit) 1998-067TE 51442 |
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3U Cubesat - one of four satellites in NASA's ELaNa 38 cluster and sponsored by NASA, from the University of Florida to assess feasibility of using cryogenic surface coatings as a method of passive cooling. Actual release was 12:10 UTC, ten minutes behind FEES 2 and GASPACS. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 28, 18:28 | 6793 | 0.0009 | 409 | 421 | 92.87 | 51.64 | 91 | | | |
2022-I02 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2022 Jan 26, 13:30 | TARGIT (Tethering and Ranging mission of the Georgia Institute of Technology) 1998-067TC 51440 |
Re-entered - 2022 May 3 Life 97 days
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3U Cubesat - one of four satellites in NASA's ELaNa 38 cluster, sponsored by NASA’s Undergraduate Student Instrument Program. It deployed a small inflatable target on a tether and used a miniaturised LiDAR imaging camera to create a 3D image of it. The target will later be released into independent orbit to allow imaging at longer distances. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 28, 18:28 | 6794 | 0.0009 | 409 | 422 | 92.88 | 51.64 | 78 | | | 2022 Mar 29, 03:53 | 6754 | 0.0005 | 373 | 380 | 92.07 | 51.64 | 206 | | | | DAILI (Daily Atmospheric Ionospheric Limb Imager) 1998-067TF 51443 |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 26 Life 151 days
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6U Cubesat (6x1) - one of four satellites in NASA's ELaNa 38 cluster, to determine the daytime density of oxygen of the upper atmosphere, between 140 and 300 km, by analysing the spectrum of its dayglow. Actual release was 13:40 UTC, ten minutes behind TARGIT. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 28, 18:28 | 6793 | 0.0011 | 408 | 422 | 92.86 | 51.64 | 75 | | | |
2022-008 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jan 31, 23:11 | CSG-2 (COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation) 2022-008A 51444 |
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Italian Space Agency second generation, follow-on, Earth imaging satellite equipped with synthetic aperture radar. Precise launch time 23:11:50 UTC, separated from launch vehicle upper stage Feb 1 at 00:11 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Feb 01, 07:22 | 7001 | 0.0004 | 620 | 626 | 97.16 | 97.90 | 128 | 17:45 | | 2022 Feb 12, 05:07 | 6998 | 0.0002 | 619 | 621 | 97.10 | 97.89 | 89 | 17:46 | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Feb 1 Life 1 day
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Launched CSG 2. Caused to re-enter above the south eastern Pacific Ocean Feb 1 about 01:05 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-009 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2022 Feb 2, 20:27 | |
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Government/military imaging reconnaissance satellite. Orbit details are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6900 | 0.0010 | 515 | 529 | 95.07 | 97.40 | 160 | 12:10 | | 2022 Apr 08, 23:12 | 6885 | 0.0023 | 491 | 522 | 94.75 | 97.40 | 33 | 12:08 | | 2022 Jul 31, 22:49 | 6881 | 0.0021 | 489 | 518 | 94.68 | 97.40 | 12 | 12:06 | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched USA 326. Caused to re-enter with surviving fragments hitting the Pacific Ocean near 42° north, 142° west at about 22:05 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-I03 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2022 Feb 3, 08:55 | |
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3U Cubesat - a collaboration between the UAE Space Agency and Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency to monitor and study terrestrial gamma ray flashes from thunderstorms and cumulus clouds. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 20:43 | 6792 | 0.0011 | 407 | 421 | 92.85 | 51.65 | 108 | | | |
2022-I04 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2022 Feb 3, 10:30 | |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 19 Life 136 days
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1U Cubesat - from the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA). Demonstrator of the life-cycle of a university-built satellite from initial design to re-entry. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:37 | 6794 | 0.0009 | 410 | 421 | 92.88 | 51.64 | 102 | | | |
2022-010 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Feb 3, 18:13 | Starlink 3181 2022-010F 51461 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty nine LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 02:17 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at 200-300 km altitude.
A solar storm shortly after launch caused higher than expected drag on the satellites, preventing them making orbit-raising manoeures. Many of them re-entered within a couple of weeks. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 08, 22:00 | 6663 | 0.0047 | 254 | 316 | 90.22 | 53.22 | 182 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Feb 3 Life <1 day
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Launched forty nine Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter with surviving fragments hitting the south Atlantic/south western Indian Ocean about 20:30 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-011 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2022 Feb 5, 07:00 | Cosmos 2553 2022-011A 51511 |
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Military satellite described as a "technological spacecraft… equipped with newly developed on-board devices and systems for their development under radiation and heavy charged particles". |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 05, 14:51 | 8369 | 0.0005 | 1987 | 1995 | 126.98 | 67.09 | 272 | | | 2022 Feb 06, 09:55 | 8374 | 0.0004 | 1993 | 1999 | 127.11 | 67.09 | 268 | | | | Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Feb 5 Life <1 day
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Launched Cosmos 2553. Caused to re-enter - probably near 60° south, 170° east at about 09:50 UTC, about 1.4 circuits after launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-012 Soyuz ST-B + Fregat-M (VS-27) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2022 Feb 10, 18:09 | |
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Broadband distribution satellite for the UK company OneWeb.
One of 34 similar satellites carried on this launch, released from the Fregat stage of the launch vehicle in nine batches of four over a period of three hours. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 14, 16:00 | 6851 | 0.0015 | 463 | 484 | 94.07 | 87.40 | 235 | | | | Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Feb 10 Life <1 day
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Launched cluster of 34 OneWeb satellites. Directed to destructive re-entry above the Indian Ocean at about 23:50 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-F01 - failed to reach orbit Rocket 3.3 (Astra LV0008) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Feb 10, 20:00 | |
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3U Cubesat from the University of Alabama to demonstrate a drag sail to accelerate orbit decay. Part of NASA's ELaNa 41 cluster, lost when the launch vehicle shroud failed to detach and second stage thrust vectoring failed to perform properly. |
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3U Cubesat from New Mexico State University to study the spectrum of Neutron flux in LEO. Part of NASA's ELaNa 41 cluster, lost when the launch vehicle shroud failed to detach and second stage thrust vectoring failed to perform properly. |
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2U Cubesat from University of California Berkeley to test and characterise the effects of orbital conditions on quantum gyroscopes built around nitrogen vacancy centres in the mineral diamond. Part of NASA's ELaNa 41 cluster, lost when the launch vehicle shroud failed to detach and second stage thrust vectoring failed to perform properly. |
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3U Cubesat from NASA Johnson Space Centre to demonstrate a fast, cost effective method to build a Cubesat - precise payload unknown. Part of NASA's ELaNa 41 cluster, lost when the launch vehicle shroud failed to detach and second stage thrust vectoring failed to perform properly. |
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2022-013 PSLV-XL (C-52) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2022 Feb 14, 00:29 | EOS 04 (Earth Observation Satellite 4) 2022-013A 51656 |
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Indian remote sensing satellite equipped with Earth imaging radar. Separated from launch vehicle at 00:47 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Feb 14, 07:47 | 6906 | 0.0010 | 521 | 535 | 95.20 | 97.55 | 249 | 06:00 | | | Ispiresat 1 2022-013B 51657 |
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Student satellite from the Indian Institute of Space Technolgy and the University of Colorado. Carries an Earth imaging thermal camera. Separated from launch vehicle at 00:47 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 14, 07:51 | 6905 | 0.0010 | 520 | 533 | 95.17 | 97.56 | 253 | | | | |
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Satellite from ISRO acting as a demonstrator for equipment designed for the planned India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B). Separated from launch vehicle at 00:47 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 14, 06:28 | 6905 | 0.0009 | 520 | 533 | 95.16 | 97.56 | 259 | | | | PSLV upper stage 2022-013D 51659 |
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Launched EOS 04 and two small satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 14, 07:59 | 6897 | 0.0033 | 496 | 542 | 95.01 | 97.57 | 339 | | | |
2022-014 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2022 Feb 15, 04:25 | Progress MS-19 2022-014A 51660 |
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Supplies and equipment to ISS. Docked with the Poisk module Feb 17 at 07:03 UTC, about three minutes earlier than scheduled. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 15, 04:56 | 6589 | 0.0023 | 195 | 226 | 88.71 | 51.64 | 98 | | | 2022 Feb 15, 11:57 | 6674 | 0.0028 | 278 | 315 | 90.44 | 51.64 | 329 | | | 2022 Feb 16, 16:46 | 6677 | 0.0027 | 281 | 317 | 90.49 | 51.64 | 325 | | | 2022 Feb 17, 12:32 | 6795 | 0.0006 | 413 | 421 | 92.91 | 51.64 | 139 | | | | Soyuz upper stage 2022-014B 51661 |
Re-entered - 2022 Feb 17 Life 2 days
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Launched Progress MS-19. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 15, 08:59 | 6583 | 0.0028 | 186 | 223 | 88.58 | 51.66 | 66 | | | |
2022-015 Antares 230+ Wallops Flight Facility | 2022 Feb 19, 17:40 | Cygnus NG-17 (SS Piers Sellers) 2022-015A 51712 |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 29 Life 130 days
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Northrop Grumman vehicle carrying supplies to ISS under CRS-2 contract with NASA. First Cygnus Enhanced version capable of boosting the ISS orbit. Capured by ISS Remote Manipulator Feb 21 at 09:44 UTC, about 9 min behind schedule. Docked with downward-facing port of the Unity module at 12:02 UTC. Undocked using Canadarm under ground control 2022 Jun 28, then released into independent orbit at 12:07 UTC. A thruster firing Jun 29 led to re-entry at about 06:55 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 19, 19:20 | 6662 | 0.0045 | 254 | 313 | 90.19 | 51.64 | 148 | | | 2022 Feb 20, 05:07 | 6669 | 0.0054 | 254 | 327 | 90.32 | 51.64 | 148 | | | 2022 Feb 20, 11:18 | 6716 | 0.0114 | 261 | 414 | 91.28 | 51.64 | 122 | | | 2022 Feb 20, 16:27 | 6790 | 0.0006 | 408 | 416 | 92.80 | 51.64 | 168 | | | 2022 Feb 21, 14:01 | 6795 | 0.0005 | 414 | 420 | 92.91 | 51.64 | 151 | | | 2022 Jun 28, 11:40 | 6795 | 0.0005 | 413 | 420 | 92.90 | 51.64 | 282 | | | 2022 Jun 28, 14:54 | 6798 | 0.0007 | 415 | 424 | 92.96 | 51.65 | 338 | | | 2022 Jun 29, 06:05 | 6659 | 0.0174 | 165 | 397 | 90.13 | 51.64 | 306 | | | | NACHOS 1 (Nano-satellite Atmospheric Chemistry Hyperspectral Observation System) 2022-015D 52917 |
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3U Cubesat from the US Los Alamos National Laboratory using a new design of heat detector by measuring, mapping and quantifying trace gasses in support of volcanology and climate change research. Released from Cygnus NG-17 2022 Jun 28 at 20:20 UTC after leaving ISS. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 29, 19:39 | 6783 | 0.0008 | 399 | 410 | 92.65 | 51.64 | 318 | | | | Antares upper stage 2022-015B 51713 |
Re-entered - 2022 Feb 25 Life 6 days
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Launched SS Piers Sellers. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 20, 06:36 | 6621 | 0.0090 | 183 | 303 | 89.36 | 51.62 | 143 | | | |
2022-016 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Feb 21, 14:44 | |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty six LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 15:47 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 350 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 25, 16:00 | 6718 | 0.0001 | 339 | 340 | 91.32 | 53.22 | 58 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Feb 21 Life <1 day
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Launched forty six Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter with surviving fragments hitting the south Atlantic/south western Indian Ocean about 17:00 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-017 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2022 Feb 25, 16:12 | |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 17:14 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 350 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 02, 16:00 | 6706 | 0.0001 | 327 | 329 | 91.09 | 53.22 | 48 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Feb 25 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty Starlinks. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-018 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Feb 26, 23:44 | L-SAR 01B (Land Exploration 01B) 2022-018A 51822 |
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Earth surface studies satellite equipped with a large, high resolution, Synthetic Aperture Radar. Will work in conjunction with L-SAR 01A, launched 2022 Jan 25. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Feb 27, 04:38 | 6976 | 0.0004 | 595 | 601 | 96.65 | 97.81 | 267 | 06:00 | | 2022 Mar 03, 12:48 | 6981 | 0.0001 | 602 | 604 | 96.75 | 97.80 | 128 | 06:00 | | | CZ-4C upper stage 2022-018B 51823 |
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Launched L-SAR 01B. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 27, 05:36 | 6885 | 0.0134 | 414 | 599 | 94.75 | 97.87 | 39 | | | |
2022-019 CZ 8 Wenchang Space Centre | 2022 Feb 27, 03:06 | |
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Small radar imaging satellite produced by the Spacety company. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | |
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Probably a small store-dump communications satellite developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to be used to collect and relay water conservancy, hydrological and meteorological data from remote monitoring stations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | |
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Maritime surveillance satellite produced by the Shenzhen Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite company. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | |
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Maritime surveillance satellite produced by the Shenzhen Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite company. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 2A 1 2022-019xx |
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Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. Demonstrator for new onboard systems. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 10 2022-019xx |
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite.
One of nine similar 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 | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | |
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Mission details to follow. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | |
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Commercial satellite for medium-resolution remote sensing using an optical imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | |
in space
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Commercial satellite for medium-resolution remote sensing, equipped with a radar imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | |
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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 ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | |
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Small satellite equipped with an Earth imaging system, and produced by the Minospace company. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | |
in space
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Small satellite equipped with an Earth imaging system, and produced by the Minospace company. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | |
in space
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Small satellite equipped with an Earth imaging system, and produced by the Minospace company. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | Xingshidai 17 (Dayun/Star Times 17) 2022-019xx |
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Small Earth observation satellite equipped with visible light and infrared imagers and owned by Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology Co. Includes artificial intelligence software to help pinpoint unusual events on the Earth's surface such as fires |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6913 | 0.0023 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 97.51 | 267 | 10:32 | | | CZ 8 upper stage 2022-019U 51842 |
in space
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Launched cluster of 22 small satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 27, 09:09 | 6878 | 0.0070 | 451 | 548 | 94.61 | 97.56 | 212 | | | |
2022-020 Electron Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand | 2022 Feb 28, 20:37 | |
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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. Start of a 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 | |
2022 Mar 01, 05:18 | 6942 | 0.0013 | 555 | 573 | 95.94 | 97.78 | 291 | 09:00 | | | Electron kick stage 2022-020B 51848 |
in space
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Launched StriX-β. Perigee lowered after releasing satelite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 01, 05:14 | 6894 | 0.0061 | 474 | 558 | 94.94 | 97.09 | 30 | | | | Electron second stage 2022-020C 51849 |
Re-entered - 2022 Mar 15 Life 15 days
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Launched StriX-β. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 01, 06:33 | 6772 | 0.0313 | 182 | 606 | 92.44 | 97.73 | 222 | | | |
2022-021 Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Mar 1, 21:38 | GOES 18 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) 2022-021A 51850 |
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Imaging meteorological satellite from the North American Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Also carries a search and rescue radio transponder. Separated from launch vehicle Mar 2 at 01:11 UTC. Reached GEO Drift Orbit Mar 15. Expected location - 136°.8 west. Test location 89°.5 west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Mar 02, 02:48 | 28462 | 0.4635 | 8893 | 35275 | 796.45 | 9.45 | 180 | | | 2022 Mar 08, 04:55 | 32400 | 0.2856 | 16769 | 35275 | 967.33 | 4.69 | 181 | | | 2022 Mar 10, 15:01 | 34969 | 0.1911 | 21909 | 35272 | 1084.62 | 2.66 | 180 | | | 2022 Mar 13, 09:48 | 38051 | 0.0949 | 28063 | 35283 | 1231.16 | 1.34 | 181 | | | 2022 Mar 18, 12:15 | 42024 | 0.0016 | 35579 | 35713 | 1428.91 | 0.06 | 54 | 91° west | | 2022 Mar 21, 10:34 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35789 | 1436.08 | 0.06 | 286 | 89° west | | | Atlas upper stage 2022-021B 51851 |
in space
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Launched GOES-T. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite at orbital apogee. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 08, 06:06 | 27973 | 0.4767 | 8260 | 34931 | 776.03 | 9.66 | 179 | | | |
2022-022 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Mar 3, 14:25 | Starlink 3542 2022-022A 51852 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty seven LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 09, 22:00 | 6715 | 0.0001 | 336 | 338 | 91.28 | 53.22 | 53 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched forty seven Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter with surviving fragments hitting the south Atlantic/south western Indian Ocean about 16:40 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-023 CZ 2C Xichang Space Centre | 2022 Mar 5, 06:01 | |
in space
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(6?)U Cubesat - commercial remote sensing satellite from Xinguan Aerospace. Technology verification vehicle for a future constellation. Catalogue Number and Designation subject to confirmation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 06, 05:22 | 6869 | 0.0016 | 480 | 502 | 94.43 | 63.44 | 298 | | | | |
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One of a batch of six broadband communication satellites from chinese company Galaxy Aerospace. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6869 | 0.0015 | 480 | 501 | 94.42 | 63.44 | 302 | | | | |
in space
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One of a batch of six broadband communication satellites from chinese company Galaxy Aerospace. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6869 | 0.0015 | 480 | 501 | 94.42 | 63.44 | 302 | | | | |
in space
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One of a batch of six broadband communication satellites from chinese company Galaxy Aerospace. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6869 | 0.0015 | 480 | 501 | 94.42 | 63.44 | 302 | | | | |
in space
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One of a batch of six broadband communication satellites from chinese company Galaxy Aerospace. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6869 | 0.0015 | 480 | 501 | 94.42 | 63.44 | 302 | | | | |
in space
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One of a batch of six broadband communication satellites from chinese company Galaxy Aerospace. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6869 | 0.0015 | 480 | 501 | 94.42 | 63.44 | 302 | | | | |
in space
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One of a batch of six broadband communication satellites from chinese company Galaxy Aerospace. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6869 | 0.0015 | 480 | 501 | 94.42 | 63.44 | 302 | | | | CZ 2C upper stage 2022-023H 51953 |
in space
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Launched cluster of seven small satellites. Seems to have raised apogee after releasing satellites, reason unknown but possibly to support instrumentation remaining attached after satellites' deployment. Orbit, Catalogue Number, Designation and orbit subject to confirmation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 06, 05:25 | 6942 | 0.0117 | 483 | 645 | 95.95 | 63.64 | 247 | | | |
2022-024 Qased (Messenger) Shahroud Test Centre, Dasht-e Kavir, Iran | 2022 Mar 8, 05:06 | Nour 2 (Light 2) 2022-024A 51954 |
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6U Cubesat - military satellite launched by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, probably for low resolution Earth imaging - purpose was announced as "reconnaissance". |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 08, 15:36 | 6882 | 0.0013 | 495 | 513 | 94.70 | 58.30 | 238 | | | | Qased upper stage 2022-024B 51955 |
in space
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Launched Nour 2. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 08, 15:36 | 6881 | 0.0010 | 496 | 509 | 94.67 | 58.30 | 248 | | | |
2022-025 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Mar 9, 13:45 | Starlink 3700 2022-025A 51956 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty eight LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 16, 14:00 | 6702 | 0.0001 | 323 | 325 | 91.01 | 53.22 | 88 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched forty eight Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter with surviving fragments hitting the south Atlantic/south western Indian Ocean about 16:00 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-026 Rocket 3.3 (Astra LV0009) Kodiak Launch Centre, Alaska | 2022 Mar 15, 16:22 | OreSat0 (Oregon Satellite 0) 2022-026K 52017 |
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1U Cubesat from Portland State University. Carries a colour imaging system and an amateur radio payload. Released from launch vehicle at 16:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Mar 17, 17:05 | 6903 | 0.0026 | 507 | 543 | 95.14 | 97.50 | 229 | 05:30 | | | SpaceBEE 112 2022-026T 52025 |
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0.25U Cubesat from Swarm Technologies 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.
One of twenty SpaceBEE satellites carried on the launch.
All were aimed at similar orbits and all have been confirmed as active. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Mar 18, 15:17 | 6903 | 0.0026 | 507 | 543 | 95.13 | 97.50 | 225 | 05:30 | | | Astra upper stage 2022-026A 52008 |
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Launched multiple satellites. A further payload, S4 Crossover, remains intentionally attached to it. S4 Crossover is a Cubesat (6U) from Near Space Launch inc as a demonstrator for a possible future satellite design. It carries an Iridium satellite telephone, a Globalstar transmitter and sensors to monitor radiation and space plasma density. Orbit, Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 15, 18:02 | 6882 | 0.0048 | 470 | 537 | 94.69 | 97.49 | 274 | | | |
2022-027 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Mar 17, 07:09 | Yaogan 34-02 2022-027A 52084 |
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Intelligence gathering satellite. Orbit is similar to the Yaogan 31 electronic surveillance satellites,and the Initial orbit plane has RAAN about three degrees to the east of that of the third Yaogan 31 triplet (launch no 2021-014). Settled into formation with Yaogan 31 Group 2, sitting 34° of orbit arc behind it and following a near-identical ground track. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 17, 12:23 | 7472 | 0.0003 | 1092 | 1096 | 107.14 | 63.40 | 262 | | | 2022 Mar 18, 11:28 | 7462 | 0.0014 | 1074 | 1094 | 106.92 | 63.39 | 263 | | | | CZ 4C upper stage 2022-027B 52085 |
in space
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Launched Yaogan 34-02. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 17, 08:43 | 7396 | 0.0105 | 940 | 1095 | 105.50 | 63.40 | 44 | | | |
2022-028 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2022 Mar 18, 15:55 | Soyuz MS-21 2022-028A 52086 |
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Carrying crew to ISS - Oleg Artemyev (commander), Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov (all Roscosmos). Docked, under manual control by its crew, with the Prichal module of ISS at 19:12 UTC on day of launch - due to an unspecified problem with the 'Kurs' automatic system at 180m from the ISS. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 18, 16:26 | 6590 | 0.0019 | 200 | 224 | 88.73 | 51.68 | 84 | | | 2022 Mar 18, 17:55 | 6796 | 0.0004 | 416 | 421 | 92.94 | 51.64 | 283 | | | | Soyuz upper stage 2022-028B 52087 |
Re-entered - 2022 Mar 21 Life 3 days
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Launched Soyuz MS-21. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 18, 16:24 | 6588 | 0.0023 | 195 | 226 | 88.70 | 51.66 | 76 | | | |
2022-029 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Mar 19, 04:42 | Starlink 3537 2022-029A 52088 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 05:41 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 22, 16:00 | 6686 | 0.0010 | 301 | 315 | 90.69 | 53.22 | 295 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter with surviving fragments hitting the south Atlantic/south western Indian Ocean about 06:55 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-030 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2022 Mar 22, 12:48 | Meridian 10 (Meridian-M № 20L) 2022-030A 52145 |
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HEO military/government comsat to support Russian forces, commercial shipping and communication ground stations at northern latitudes across Russia. Third mission for the Meridian-M version. Meridian also supports the clandestine short messaging system formerly provided by the Parus satellites. Moved to stable, operational orbit on or after Apr 18 but orbit data not published until May 18. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 23, 02:12 | 26748 | 0.7252 | 974 | 39767 | 725.61 | 62.83 | 270 | | | 2022 Apr 02, 02:18 | 26757 | 0.7236 | 1018 | 39740 | 725.96 | 62.79 | 270 | | | 2022 May 18, 15:21 | 26555 | 0.7209 | 1035 | 39320 | 717.77 | 62.75 | 270 | | | | Fregat rocket stage 2022-030B 52146 |
in space
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Launched Meridian 10. Separated from Soyuz launch vehicle together with attached Meridian-M at 12:57 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 23, 14:04 | 26589 | 0.7297 | 810 | 39612 | 719.14 | 62.80 | 270 | | | |
2022-I05 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2022 Mar 24, 09:00 | |
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3U Cubesat from IHI Corporation and the Space Robotics Laboratory of Tohoku University, Japan. Demonstrator of a tracking system for AIS, the identification and short messaging system for use by ships at sea. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 28, 20:08 | 6793 | 0.0004 | 412 | 418 | 92.87 | 51.64 | 14 | | | |
2022-I06 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2022 Mar 24, 12:10 | KITSUNE (Kyutech standardized bus Imaging Technology System Utilizing Networking and Electron content measurements) 1998-067TK 52148 |
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6U Cubesat from Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. Carries a high resolution Earth imaging system and a radio system to collect data from remote ground stations and sensors. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 28, 20:10 | 6794 | 0.0003 | 414 | 418 | 92.89 | 51.64 | 353 | | | |
2022-031 CZ 6A + SRB x4 (Y-1) Taiyuan Space Centre | 2022 Mar 29, 09:50 | |
in space
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Technology demonstration satellite for satellite bus including an attitude control system, thermal cladding and an onboard processing system for optical imaging. Released from launch vehicle at 10:04 UTC. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Mar 29, 15:45 | 6975 | 0.0012 | 588 | 605 | 96.61 | 97.80 | 262 | 17:00 | | | |
in space
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Small technology demonstration satellite, includes an Earth imaging system. Released from launch vehicle at 10:06 UTC. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Mar 29, 17:22 | 6974 | 0.0011 | 588 | 604 | 96.60 | 97.78 | 267 | 17:00 | | | CZ 6 upper stage 2022-031C 52152 |
in space
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Launched Puijang 2 and Taikun 2. Orbit lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 29, 16:05 | 6952 | 0.0028 | 554 | 592 | 96.13 | 97.78 | 2 | | | |
2022-032 CZ 11 Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Mar 30, 02:29 | Tianping 2A 2022-032A 52153 |
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Small satellite, one of a simultaneously-launched group of three. Precise purpose unknown but reportedly for space environment studies in LEO and acting as calibration targets for ground-based visual and radar tracking equipment. Probably equipped with an Earth imaging system. Catalogue Number, Designation and orbit to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Mar 30, 08:21 | 6972 | 0.0013 | 585 | 603 | 96.56 | 97.80 | 283 | 08:47 | | | Tianping 2B 2022-032C 52155 |
in space
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Small satellite, one of a simultaneously-launched group of three. Precise purpose unknown but reportedly for space environment studies in LEO and acting as calibration targets for ground-based visual and radar tracking equipment. Probably equipped with an Earth imaging system. Catalogue Number, Designation and orbit to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Mar 30, 12:14 | 6971 | 0.0015 | 582 | 603 | 96.53 | 97.80 | 292 | 08:47 | | | Tianping 2C 2022-032D 52156 |
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Small satellite, one of a simultaneously-launched group of three. Precise purpose unknown but reportedly for space environment studies in LEO and acting as calibration targets for ground-based visual and radar tracking equipment. Probably equipped with an Earth imaging system. Catalogue Number, Designation and orbit to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Mar 30, 12:04 | 6971 | 0.0015 | 582 | 603 | 96.53 | 97.79 | 292 | 08:47 | | | CZ 11 upper stage 2022-032B 52154 |
Re-entered - 2022 Apr 7 Life 8 days
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Launched Tianping 2A, 2B & 2C. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Mar 30, 06:33 | 6777 | 0.0387 | 137 | 662 | 92.54 | 97.63 | 322 | | | |
2022-033 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Apr 1, 16:24 | Spark 1 (LEO 1) 2022-033A 52157 |
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Small satellite from Omnispace, demonstrator for a future LEO comsat constellation to include internet connectivity. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 13:06 | 7026 | 0.0012 | 639 | 656 | 97.68 | 97.95 | 238 | | | | GNOMES 3 (GNSS Navigation and Occultation Measurement Satellite) 2022-033B 52158 |
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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. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 17:57 | 7024 | 0.0012 | 638 | 654 | 97.64 | 97.95 | 249 | | | | EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program) 2022-033C 52159 |
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German hyperspectral imaging satellite mission to monitor and characterise the Earth’s environment. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Apr 06, 13:01 | 7023 | 0.0009 | 638 | 651 | 97.62 | 97.95 | 265 | 11:00 | | | |
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3U Cubesat from a consortium of Brazilian and UK universities to demonstrate point-to-point and store/forward messaging communications from remote areas. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 12:46 | 6883 | 0.0009 | 499 | 511 | 94.72 | 97.39 | 282 | | | | ARCSAT (Arctic Regional Communications small SATellite) 2022-033E 52161 |
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6U Cubesat from Norway's Defence Research Establishment to to demonstrate the use and relevance of a satellite relay for UHF communication at high latitudes. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 15:55 | 6883 | 0.0009 | 499 | 511 | 94.72 | 97.39 | 278 | | | | Lynk Tower 1 2022-033F 52162 |
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Small satellite from Lynk Global providing two-way connectivity for broadband, voice, and text messaging globally. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 12:43 | 6882 | 0.0009 | 497 | 510 | 94.69 | 97.39 | 260 | | | | ION SCV-005 (Almighty Alexius) 2022-033G 52163 |
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Satellite Carrier Vehicle built by D-Orbit - released from launch vehicle at 17:50 UTC carrying a small group of satellites for later deployment:
Plantsat - released Apr 9,
KLEOS, KSM 2c - Released Apr 11,
KLEOS, KSM 2d - Released Apr 11,
SUCHAI 2 - released Apr 13,
SUCHAI 3 - released Apr 14,
KLEOS, KSM 2a - released May 9,
KLEOS, KSM 2b - released May 9.
Also carries a hosted payload from Upmosphere consisting of a wooden box containing personal items for clients wishing to deposit something on-orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 12:44 | 6882 | 0.0009 | 497 | 510 | 94.69 | 97.39 | 261 | | | 2022 Apr 14, 11:48 | 6881 | 0.0010 | 496 | 510 | 94.68 | 97.39 | 226 | | | 2022 Apr 18, 12:07 | 6882 | 0.0011 | 496 | 511 | 94.69 | 97.44 | 208 | | | 2022 Apr 19, 11:48 | 6882 | 0.0011 | 496 | 512 | 94.70 | 97.47 | 201 | | | 2022 Apr 24, 11:51 | 6883 | 0.0013 | 496 | 514 | 94.72 | 97.59 | 181 | | | 2022 Apr 25, 11:32 | 6883 | 0.0014 | 496 | 515 | 94.73 | 97.62 | 177 | | | | |
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SIGINT (signals intelligence satellite) to map radio transmissions worldwide. This is a private programme where SIGINT is usually a military/government activity. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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SIGINT (signals intelligence satellite) to map radio transmissions worldwide. This is a private programme where SIGINT is usually a military/government activity.
One of three similar satellites carried on this launch. All were aimed at similar orbits and are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 17:28 | 6882 | 0.0009 | 498 | 510 | 94.69 | 97.39 | 263 | | | | ÑuSat 23 (Annie Maunder) 2022-033M 52168 |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video.
One of five similar satellites carried on this launch. All were aimed at similar orbits and are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Apr 06, 12:44 | 6882 | 0.0008 | 498 | 510 | 94.70 | 97.39 | 267 | 10:58 | | | |
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Small satellite to built by Nanoavionics of Lithuania to prove the MP42 platform and carring a number of technology tests and technical customer payloads including a 'cell tower in space' for mobile telephony. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 17:26 | 6880 | 0.0011 | 495 | 510 | 94.66 | 97.39 | 263 | | | | |
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SIGINT (signals intelligence satellite) to map radio transmissions worldwide. This is a private programme where SIGINT is usually a military/government activity. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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Demonstrator satellite from Indian company Pixxel for a hyperspectral Earth imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Apr 06, 11:05 | 6879 | 0.0012 | 492 | 510 | 94.64 | 97.39 | 256 | 10:58 | | | BRO 7 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter 7) 2022-033T 52174 |
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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 ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 12:39 | 6879 | 0.0012 | 492 | 509 | 94.63 | 97.39 | 250 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat from the Czech Republic testing space environment sensors and carrying an amateur radio system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 11:04 | 6879 | 0.0013 | 492 | 509 | 94.63 | 97.39 | 252 | | | | SpaceBEE 128 2022-033AB 52182 |
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0.25U Cubesat from Swarm Technologies 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.
One of twelve SpaceBEE satellites carried on the launch. All were aimed at similar orbits and are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 06, 17:29 | 6882 | 0.0008 | 498 | 509 | 94.70 | 97.38 | 266 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the University of Chile and the University of Santiago de Chile to study the development of a plant in a simulated Martian environment. Released from ION SCV-005 2022 Apr 9 at 14:22 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 14, 14:52 | 6878 | 0.0005 | 496 | 503 | 94.61 | 97.39 | 248 | | | | Kleos Scouting Mission 2c (KSM-2c) 2022-033AJ 52189 |
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6U Cubesat - one of two 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. Released from ION SCV-005 on Apr 11 at 07:13 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 15, 16:13 | 6881 | 0.0010 | 496 | 510 | 94.68 | 97.38 | 221 | | | | Kleos Scouting Mission 2d (KSM-2d) 2022-033AK 52190 |
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6U Cubesat - one of two 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. Released from ION SCV-005 on Apr 11 at 18:16 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 15, 16:13 | 6881 | 0.0010 | 496 | 510 | 94.68 | 97.38 | 221 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat from the University of Chile and the University of Santiago de Chile studying the ionosphere, Released from ION SCV-005 on Apr 13 at 08:03:04 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 15, 17:50 | 6884 | 0.0011 | 498 | 513 | 94.73 | 97.40 | 203 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat from the University of Chile and the University of Santiago de Chile studying the ionosphere, Released from ION SCV-005 on Apr 14 at 07:45:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 26, 09:28 | 6879 | 0.0010 | 494 | 508 | 94.63 | 97.38 | 196 | | | | Kleos Scouting Mission 2a (KSM-2a) 2022-033AN 52193 |
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6U Cubesat - one of two 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. Released from ION SCV-005 on May 9 at 15:49:19 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 16, 12:47 | 6880 | 0.0014 | 493 | 511 | 94.66 | 97.40 | 131 | | | | Kleos Scouting Mission 2b (KSM-2b) 2022-033AP 52194 |
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6U Cubesat - one of two 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. Released from ION SCV-005 on May 9 at 18:58:48 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 16, 20:41 | 6880 | 0.0014 | 493 | 512 | 94.66 | 97.40 | 131 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Apr 1 Life <1 day
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Launched Transporter 4 satellite cluster. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean at about 18:45 UTC on day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-034 Electron Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand | 2022 Apr 2, 12:41 | BlackSky 18 (Global 18) 2022-034B 52196 |
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Second Generation commercial multi-spectral Earth imaging satellite from BlackSky Global inc. Released from kick stage at about 13:41 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 03, 01:44 | 6813 | 0.0009 | 429 | 440 | 93.27 | 53.01 | 293 | | | | BlackSky 20 (Global 20) 2022-034C 52197 |
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Second Generation commercial multi-spectral Earth imaging satellite from BlackSky Global inc. Released from kick stage at about 13:41 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 03, 18:49 | 6811 | 0.0010 | 426 | 440 | 93.23 | 53.00 | 285 | | | | Electron kick stage 2022-034D 52198 |
Re-entered - 2022 Apr 6 Life 4 days
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Launched pair of BlackSky Global Gen 2 satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satelites. Space-Track has this object labelled incorrectly as the Electron second stage. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 02, 20:53 | 6677 | 0.0182 | 177 | 421 | 90.50 | 52.98 | 54 | | | | Electron second stage 2022-034E 52199 |
Re-entered - 2022 Apr 11 Life 9 days
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Launched pair of BlackSky Global Gen 2 satellites. Space-Track has this object labelled incorrectly as the Electron kick stage. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 02, 18:24 | 6698 | 0.0208 | 181 | 459 | 90.92 | 53.03 | 243 | | | |
2022-035 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Apr 6, 23:47 | Gaofen 3-03 2022-035A 52200 |
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Earth imaging satellite equipped with a Synthetic Aperture Radar with resolution of 1m. Sun-synchronous orbit plane matched to its predecessors. The satellites will work together observing targets mainly on the Earth's sea/ocean surface. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Apr 07, 04:13 | 7120 | 0.0005 | 738 | 745 | 99.64 | 98.40 | 271 | 06:02 | | 2022 Apr 19, 12:51 | 7127 | 0.0005 | 746 | 753 | 99.80 | 98.42 | 76 | 06:02 | | 2022 Apr 21, 19:01 | 7129 | 0.0002 | 750 | 752 | 99.85 | 98.42 | 100 | 06:02 | | | CZ 4C upper stage 2022-035C 52201 |
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Launched Gaofen 3-03. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 07, 04:09 | 7038 | 0.0113 | 580 | 739 | 97.92 | 98.40 | 51 | | | |
2022-036 Soyuz-2 1B Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2022 Apr 7, 11:20 | Cosmos 2554 (Lotos-S № 6) 2022-036A 52202 |
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Electronic intelligence gathering - signals intelligence (SIGINT) satellite. Vehicle is based on the design of the Yantar satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 07, 17:58 | 6948 | 0.0476 | 239 | 900 | 96.06 | 67.14 | 92 | | | 2022 Apr 08, 16:12 | 6950 | 0.0472 | 244 | 900 | 96.11 | 67.13 | 91 | | | 2022 Apr 12, 00:15 | 7281 | 0.0008 | 897 | 909 | 103.05 | 67.15 | 318 | | | 2022 Apr 12, 13:37 | 7285 | 0.0005 | 904 | 911 | 103.14 | 67.14 | 280 | | | 2022 Apr 13, 06:28 | 7283 | 0.0006 | 901 | 910 | 103.10 | 67.14 | 280 | | | | Soyuz upper stage 2022-036B 52203 |
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Launched Cosmos 2554. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 07, 16:04 | 6933 | 0.0457 | 238 | 871 | 95.75 | 67.14 | 93 | | | |
2022-037 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Apr 8, 15:17 | SpaceX Axiom 1 (Dragon Endeavour flight #3) 2022-037A 52204 |
Re-entered - 2022 Apr 25 Life 17 days
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Privately funded (Axiom Space) science mission to ISS using SpaceX Crew Dragon. Crew consisting of Michael Lopez Allegria (Commander), Larry Conor (Pilot), Eytan Stibbe (Mission Specialist - Israel) and Mark Pathy (Mission Specialist). Separated from launch vehicle at 15:29 UTC. Docked with forward facing port of ISS Harmony module April 9 at 12:29 UTC, about 16 min earlier than planned. Undocked, carrying original crew, 2022 April 25, 01:10 UTC. Retro-fire at 16:18 UTC was followed by splashdown at 17:06 UTC in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 08, 18:35 | 6608 | 0.0034 | 207 | 252 | 89.09 | 51.64 | 228 | | | 2022 Apr 09, 08:24 | 6795 | 0.0005 | 414 | 420 | 92.91 | 51.64 | 3 | | | 2022 Apr 24, 13:16 | 6796 | 0.0006 | 414 | 422 | 92.92 | 51.64 | 30 | | | 2022 Apr 25, 01:58 | 6800 | 0.0005 | 419 | 425 | 93.01 | 51.64 | 57 | | | 2022 Apr 25, 04:37 | 6694 | 0.0134 | 226 | 405 | 90.84 | 51.65 | 163 | | | 2022 Apr 25, 06:12 | 6692 | 0.0133 | 225 | 403 | 90.80 | 51.64 | 164 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Apr 8 Life <1 day
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Launched Crew Dragon Axiom 1. Caused to re- enter above the Indian Ocean about 45 mins after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | | Crew Dragon Trunk Module 2022-037B 52319 |
Re-entered - 2022 May 14 Life 36 days
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Separated from Dragon Endeavour 2022 Apr 25 at 16:16 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 27, 16:45 | 6684 | 0.0123 | 223 | 388 | 90.64 | 51.89 | 173 | | | |
2022-038 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2022 Apr 15, 12:00 | Zhongxing 6D (Chinasat 6D) 2022-038A 52255 |
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Comsat providing radio, TV and general communications to mainland China and its territorial waters, and to other users in the Asia-Pacific region. Probably moved to Geosynchronous Drift Orbit Apr 16. Expected location - 125° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Apr 16, 04:12 | 24378 | 0.7289 | 232 | 35769 | 631.34 | 28.46 | 180 | | | 2022 Apr 27, 15:02 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35797 | 1436.12 | 0.06 | 334 | 130° east | | 2022 May 03, 19:18 | 42222 | 0.0003 | 35831 | 35857 | 1439.01 | 0.05 | 324 | 126° east | | 2022 May 07, 16:49 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35793 | 1436.08 | 0.02 | 357 | 125° east | | | CZ 3B upper stage 2022-038B 52256 |
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Launched Zhongxing 6D. Orbit lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 15, 15:51 | 23652 | 0.7225 | 186 | 34362 | 603.34 | 28.47 | 179 | | | |
2022-039 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2022 Apr 15, 18:16 | AEMS (Atmosphere Environment Monitoring Satellite) 2022-039A 52257 |
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Environment Monitoring satellite equipped with a cluster of active instrumentation, including a LIDAR, to monitor the build-up of aerosols, dust and polluting gases relating to climate change, such as carbon dioxide, in the Earth's atmosphere. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Apr 15, 21:24 | 7064 | 0.0007 | 681 | 690 | 98.47 | 98.13 | 233 | 01:35 | | 2022 Apr 18, 13:30 | 7071 | 0.0005 | 690 | 697 | 98.63 | 98.14 | 28 | 01:35 | | 2022 Apr 20, 12:48 | 7079 | 0.0000 | 700 | 701 | 98.79 | 98.13 | 282 | 01:35 | | | CZ 4C upper stage 2022-039B 52258 |
Re-entered - 2022 May 12 Life 27 days
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Launched AEMS. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 15, 21:20 | 6974 | 0.0137 | 500 | 691 | 96.59 | 98.16 | 63 | | | |
2022-040 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2022 Apr 17, 13:13 | USA 327 (NOSS 3-9 p/l 1?, Intruder?) 2022-040A 52259 |
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Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS)? A companion satellite was expected to separate from it to create a two satellite system but it has not yet been detected by amateur observers. Orbits based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 20, 01:25 | 7486 | 0.0134 | 1008 | 1208 | 107.43 | 63.45 | 179 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched USA 327. Directed to a destructive re-entry above the eastern Pacific Ocean about 140 minutes after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-041 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Apr 21, 17:51 | Starlink 3810 2022-041A 52262 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 18:50 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 25, 18:00 | 6705 | 0.0001 | 326 | 328 | 91.06 | 53.22 | 67 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Apr 21 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter with surviving fragments hitting the south Atlantic/south western Indian Ocean about 20:05 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-042 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Apr 27, 07:52 | SpaceX Dragon Crew 4 (Dragon Freedom flight #1) 2022-042A 52318 |
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Crew flight to ISS provided by SpaceX under contract to NASA. Crew members - Kjell Lindgren (NASA), Bob Hines (NASA), Samantha Cristoforetti (ESA) and Jessica Watkins (NASA). Docked with the downward-facing port of the Harmony module at 23:37 UTC on the day of launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 27, 08:17 | 6579 | 0.0015 | 191 | 211 | 88.51 | 51.65 | 3 | | | 2022 Apr 27, 12:30 | 6615 | 0.0040 | 210 | 263 | 89.23 | 51.64 | 229 | | | 2022 Apr 28, 13:13 | 6795 | 0.0006 | 413 | 422 | 92.92 | 51.64 | 43 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Apr 27 Life <1 day
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Launched Dragon Crew 4. Caused to re- enter above the Indian Ocean about 45 mins after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-043 CZ 2C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Apr 29, 04:11 | Superview Neo 1-01 (Siwei 01) 2022-043A 52320 |
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One of a simultaneously launched pair of commercial remote sensing satellites from the Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co aimed at producing 3D Earth images. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Apr 29, 07:11 | 6873 | 0.0011 | 487 | 503 | 94.52 | 97.47 | 277 | 10:31 | | | Superview Neo 1-02 (Siwei 02) 2022-043B 52321 |
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One of a simultaneously launched pair of commercial remote sensing satellites from the Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co aimed at producing 3D Earth images. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Apr 29, 07:00 | 6872 | 0.0013 | 485 | 503 | 94.49 | 97.47 | 290 | 10:31 | | | CZ 2C upper stage 2022-043D 52323 |
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Launched pair of Superview Neo 1 satellites. Catalogue Number, Designation and orbit subject to confirmation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 29, 07:06 | 6811 | 0.0091 | 371 | 495 | 93.24 | 97.56 | 25 | | | |
2022-044 Angara 1.2 + orbit insertion stage Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2022 Apr 29, 19:56 | Cosmos 2555 2022-044A 52330 |
Re-entered - 2022 May 17 Life 18 days
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Payload unknown - re-entry occurred within four weeks and there were no orbit adjustments, suggesting that its purpose may have been to monitor performance of the launch vehicle. Separated from launch vehicle at 20:18 UTC. Carried on first flight of Angara 1.2 launch vehicle. May be similar to Cosmos 2551 (49127/2021-081A) that was orbited with similar LTDN and also re-entered naturally with no significant orbit changes. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Apr 30, 05:08 | 6664 | 0.0011 | 278 | 293 | 90.22 | 96.45 | 240 | 11:30 | | 2022 May 17, 22:17 | 6504 | 0.0014 | 117 | 135 | 87.00 | 96.42 | 229 | 11:29 | | | Orbit insertion stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Apr 29 Life <1 day
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Launched Cosmos 2555. Re-entered above the central Pacific Ocean at around 23:30 UTC after 2.3 revolutions. Orbit listed was attained after releasing the satellite and is based on analysis of amateur observations over Europe of a gas cloud resulting from the engine firing that caused reentry. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6945 | 0.0415 | 279 | 855 | 96.00 | 96.45 | 240 | | | |
2022-045 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Apr 29, 21:27 | Starlink 3889 2022-045A 52331 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 22:26 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 04, 18:00 | 6699 | 0.0001 | 320 | 322 | 90.94 | 53.22 | 55 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter with surviving fragments hitting the south Atlantic/south western Indian Ocean about 23:30 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-046 CZ 11H Towed barge 'Tai Rui', East China Sea - 32°.2 N, 123°.8 E | 2022 Apr 30, 03:30 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 4A 01 2022-046A 52388 |
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Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 01, 09:25 | 6917 | 0.0012 | 530 | 547 | 95.41 | 97.53 | 284 | 11:20 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 07 2022-046B 52389 |
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Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 01, 09:25 | 6916 | 0.0010 | 531 | 545 | 95.40 | 97.54 | 284 | 11:20 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 06 2022-046C 52390 |
in space
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Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 01, 09:25 | 6916 | 0.0012 | 529 | 546 | 95.39 | 97.53 | 284 | 11:20 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 05 2022-046D 52391 |
in space
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Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 01, 22:15 | 6915 | 0.0013 | 528 | 546 | 95.38 | 97.55 | 288 | 11:20 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 04 2022-046E 52392 |
in space
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Chinese high resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 01, 20:52 | 6915 | 0.0014 | 527 | 546 | 95.38 | 97.54 | 287 | 11:20 | | | CZ 11 upper stage 2022-046F 52393 |
Re-entered - 2022 May 29 Life 29 days
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Launched cluster of Jilin 1 satellites. Perigee lowered after after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 02, 14:58 | 6763 | 0.0305 | 178 | 591 | 92.25 | 97.27 | 314 | | | |
2022-047 Electron Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand | 2022 May 2, 22:49 | SpaceBEE 140 2022-047F 52399 |
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0.25U Cubesat from Swarm Technologies 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.
One of twenty four SpaceBEE satellites carried on this launch.
All were aimed at similar orbits, confirmation of activation awaited. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 10, 15:40 | 6906 | 0.0008 | 522 | 533 | 95.18 | 97.45 | 307 | 11:12 | | | |
in space
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1p PocketQube satellite conducting tests on decoding weak signals and testing a very small satellite transmit/receive aerial. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 10, 14:06 | 6906 | 0.0008 | 523 | 534 | 95.20 | 97.45 | 315 | 11:12 | | | |
in space
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1p PocketQube satellite conducting tests on decoding weak signals and testing a very small satellite transmit/receive aerial. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 10, 14:06 | 6906 | 0.0008 | 523 | 534 | 95.20 | 97.45 | 316 | 11:12 | | | BRO 6 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter 6) 2022-047AE 52422 |
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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 ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 10, 14:09 | 6908 | 0.0007 | 525 | 534 | 95.23 | 97.45 | 328 | | | | |
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1.5U Cubesat from Aurora Technologies to demonstrate a water powered thruster and a de-orbit system using 'plasma drag' greated by an electrically charged ribbon. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6906 | 0.0008 | 523 | 534 | 95.20 | 97.45 | 316 | 11:12 | | | |
in space
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Small satellite to demonstrate satellite systems and payload for a future constellation for Internet communications. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6906 | 0.0008 | 523 | 534 | 95.20 | 97.45 | 316 | 11:12 | | | |
in space
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Small satellite to demonstrate satellite systems and payload for a future constellation for Internet communications. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6906 | 0.0008 | 523 | 534 | 95.20 | 97.45 | 316 | 11:12 | | | |
in space
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Small satellite to demonstrate satellite systems and payload for a future constellation for Internet communications. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6906 | 0.0008 | 523 | 534 | 95.20 | 97.45 | 316 | 11:12 | | | |
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1p PocketQube satellite demonstrating a weather reporting system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6906 | 0.0008 | 523 | 534 | 95.20 | 97.45 | 316 | 11:12 | | | |
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3p PocketQube satellite from Alba Orbital carring a night time imaging sensor to monitor light pollution across the globe. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6906 | 0.0008 | 523 | 534 | 95.20 | 97.45 | 316 | 11:12 | | | Electron second stage 2022-047AL 52428 |
Re-entered - 2022 May 18 Life 16 days
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Launched cluster of 34 satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 10, 06:16 | 6720 | 0.0247 | 176 | 508 | 91.37 | 97.44 | 226 | | | | Electron kick stage 2022-047xx |
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Launched cluster of 34 satellites.
Copia - from Astrix Astonautics of New Zealand intentionally remains attached and aimed to demonstrate a large, inflatable solar panel for 1U Cubesats. Test inflation proved successful. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6909 | 0.0008 | 525 | 536 | 95.25 | 97.45 | 339 | | | |
2022-048 CZ 2D Taiyuan Space Centre | 2022 May 5, 02:38 | Jilin 1 Wide Field 01C 2021-048A 52443 |
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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 | |
2022 May 06, 05:31 | 6916 | 0.0012 | 530 | 546 | 95.40 | 97.68 | 264 | 09:47 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 27 2022-048B 52450 |
in space
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 06, 00:47 | 6915 | 0.0013 | 528 | 546 | 95.38 | 97.68 | 280 | 09:47 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 28 2022-048C 52449 |
in space
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 06, 00:47 | 6915 | 0.0013 | 528 | 546 | 95.38 | 97.68 | 273 | 09:47 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 29 2022-048D 52448 |
in space
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 06, 11:59 | 6915 | 0.0012 | 529 | 545 | 95.38 | 97.68 | 269 | 09:47 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 30 2022-048E 52447 |
in space
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 06, 07:07 | 6915 | 0.0013 | 528 | 546 | 95.39 | 97.68 | 270 | 09:47 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 31 2022-048F 52446 |
in space
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 06, 11:59 | 6916 | 0.0013 | 528 | 547 | 95.39 | 97.68 | 268 | 09:47 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 32 2022-048G 52445 |
in space
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 06, 05:31 | 6916 | 0.0013 | 529 | 546 | 95.39 | 97.68 | 268 | 09:47 | | | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 33 2022-048H 52444 |
in space
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 06, 00:47 | 6916 | 0.0012 | 529 | 546 | 95.40 | 97.68 | 267 | 09:47 | | | CZ 2D upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched cluster of Jilin-1 satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-049 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 May 6, 09:42 | Starlink 3870 2022-049A 52451 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 10:36 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 13, 14:00 | 6710 | 0.0001 | 331 | 332 | 91.16 | 53.22 | 42 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 May 6 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites with surviving fragments hitting the south Atlantic/south western Indian Ocean about 11:55 UTC, 1.3 circuits after lift-off |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-050 CZ 7 Wenchang Space Centre | 2022 May 9, 17:56 | |
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Supplies and equipment to Chinese Space Station (CSS) in advance of the Shenzhou 14 crew mission. Made rendezvous with CSS and the final docking command was issued May 10 at 00:54 UTC. Docked with the rear port of Tianhe a few minutes later. Also includes a set of hosted payloads consisting of a set of space science and engineering sensors operated independently of the space station mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 09, 22:12 | 6748 | 0.0010 | 363 | 376 | 91.93 | 41.46 | 288 | | | 2022 May 10, 13:55 | 6763 | 0.0012 | 376 | 393 | 92.24 | 41.47 | 306 | | | | CZ 7 upper stage 2022-050C 52511 |
Re-entered - 2022 May 16 Life 7 days
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Launched Tianzhou 4. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 09, 23:44 | 6641 | 0.0094 | 201 | 325 | 89.77 | 41.47 | 174 | | | |
2022-F02 - failed to reach orbit Hyperbola 1 Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 May 13, 07:09 | |
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Details awaited - lost when the launch vehicle failed to achieve orbit. |
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2022-051 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2022 May 13, 22:07 | Starlink 3951 2022-051A 52533 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at about 23:11 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 18, 18:00 | 6703 | 0.0001 | 324 | 326 | 91.03 | 53.22 | 54 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 May 13 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Directed to re-enter above the Pacific Ocean within a few hours of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-052 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 May 14, 20:40 | Starlink 4019 2022-052A 52598 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at about 21:44 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 20, 16:00 | 6709 | 0.0001 | 330 | 331 | 91.14 | 53.22 | 91 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 May 14 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Directed to re-enter late on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-053 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 May 18, 10:59 | Starlink 4004 2022-053A 52656 |
in space
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 11:58 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 24, 15:13 | 6709 | 0.0002 | 329 | 332 | 91.14 | 53.21 | 54 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 May 18 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Directed to re-enter late on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-054 Soyuz-2 1A Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2022 May 19, 08:03 | Cosmos 2556 (Bars-M 3) 2022-054A 52713 |
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Russian government optical imaging satellite for use in cartography. Reached operational sun-synchronous orbit May 22. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 May 19, 11:28 | 6825 | 0.0160 | 338 | 556 | 93.52 | 97.69 | 72 | 23:47 | | 2022 May 20, 20:06 | 6828 | 0.0157 | 343 | 556 | 93.58 | 97.69 | 69 | 23:47 | | 2022 May 21, 13:28 | 6839 | 0.0140 | 365 | 557 | 93.81 | 97.70 | 63 | 23:47 | | 2022 May 21, 17:59 | 6860 | 0.0109 | 407 | 557 | 94.25 | 97.69 | 62 | 23:47 | | 2022 May 22, 06:47 | 6904 | 0.0050 | 491 | 560 | 95.14 | 97.70 | 45 | 23:47 | | 2022 May 23, 01:54 | 6947 | 0.0015 | 559 | 579 | 96.04 | 97.68 | 282 | 23:47 | | 2022 May 23, 05:06 | 6950 | 0.0010 | 565 | 579 | 96.10 | 97.70 | 271 | 23:47 | | | Soyuz upper stage 2022-054B 52714 |
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Launched Cosmos 2556. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 19, 09:53 | 6824 | 0.0160 | 337 | 555 | 93.51 | 97.70 | 73 | | | |
2022-055 Atlas V N22 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2022 May 19, 22:54 | Boeing Starliner OFT 2 (Starliner CST-100 #2, Flight 1) 2022-055A 52715 |
Re-entered - 2022 May 25 Life 6 days
Returned to Earth |
Orbital Flight Test - second test mission for new vehicle to be used for ferrying crew and cargo to/from ISS. No crew carried on this mission but it included a cargo, and an instrumented anthropomorphic dummy in one of the seats. Repeat of mission profile for OFT 1 in 2019, necessitated by failure to meet the goals of the earlier mission. Docked with forward-facing port of the Unity module May 21, 00:38 UTC. Undocked May 25, 18:36 UTC. Retro-fire at 23:05 UTC led to a parachute-assisted landing on the White Sands Missile Range at 22:49 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 20, 05:01 | 6745 | 0.0009 | 361 | 373 | 91.88 | 51.64 | 274 | | | 2022 May 20, 23:38 | 6796 | 0.0005 | 415 | 421 | 92.93 | 51.64 | 140 | | | 2022 May 25, 21:13 | 6796 | 0.0006 | 414 | 422 | 92.93 | 51.64 | 107 | | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) |
Re-entered - 2022 May 19 Life <1 day
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Launched Boeing Starliner OFT 2. Followed sub-orbital trajectory. Re-entered the atmosphere above southern Pacific Ocean around one hour after lift off. |
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2022-056 CZ 2C + YZ-1S Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 May 20, 10:30 | LEO Comms Test Satellite A 2022-056A 52716 |
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Demonstrator for an LEO communications system - maybe store-dump or maybe broadband internet. Launch time chosen to match the orbit plane of a similar triplet of satellites launched 2021 Aug 24 (2021-076). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 21, 18:24 | 7261 | 0.0018 | 870 | 896 | 102.63 | 86.00 | 303 | | | | LEO Comms Test Satellite B 2022-056B 52717 |
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Demonstrator for an LEO communications system - maybe store-dump or maybe broadband internet. Launch time chosen to match the orbit plane of a similar triplet of satellites launched 2021 Aug 24 (2021-076). Started to raise orbit at a rate of 5 km per day on May 30. Thruster firing ceased Jun 15 then resumed Jun 22. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 21, 11:32 | 7258 | 0.0013 | 871 | 890 | 102.57 | 86.00 | 303 | | | 2022 May 28, 19:45 | 7261 | 0.0013 | 873 | 892 | 102.62 | 86.00 | 272 | | | 2022 Jun 03, 12:47 | 7272 | 0.0013 | 885 | 904 | 102.86 | 86.00 | 271 | | | 2022 Jun 09, 11:28 | 7295 | 0.0027 | 897 | 937 | 103.34 | 86.00 | 273 | | | 2022 Jun 15, 11:06 | 7313 | 0.0032 | 911 | 958 | 103.73 | 86.00 | 267 | | | 2022 Jun 22, 00:49 | 7314 | 0.0033 | 912 | 960 | 103.76 | 86.01 | 248 | | | 2022 Jul 16, 06:15 | 7361 | 0.0026 | 964 | 1002 | 104.75 | 86.00 | 258 | | | | LEO Comms Test Satellite C 2022-056C 52718 |
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Demonstrator for an LEO communications system - maybe store-dump or maybe broadband internet. Launch time chosen to match the orbit plane of a similar triplet of satellites launched 2021 Aug 24 (2021-076). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 21, 18:22 | 7258 | 0.0013 | 870 | 889 | 102.56 | 86.00 | 298 | | | 2022 Jul 28, 18:50 | 7260 | 0.0017 | 870 | 895 | 102.61 | 86.00 | 85 | | | | YZ-1S rocket stage 2022-056D 52719 |
Re-entered - 2022 May 21 Life 1 day
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Launched triplet of LEO communication test satellites. Perigee lowered with a thruster firing at about 12:10 UTC. Re-entered May 21 at 14:53 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 May 20, 17:54 | 6816 | 0.0507 | 92 | 784 | 93.34 | 85.95 | 299 | | | 2022 May 20, 20:59 | 6787 | 0.0467 | 92 | 726 | 92.74 | 85.95 | 298 | | | 2022 May 20, 22:32 | 6772 | 0.0448 | 91 | 697 | 92.44 | 85.95 | 298 | | | 2022 May 21, 05:11 | 6700 | 0.0348 | 89 | 555 | 90.97 | 85.95 | 297 | | | 2022 May 21, 06:10 | 6687 | 0.0329 | 89 | 529 | 90.71 | 85.95 | 296 | | | 2022 May 21, 10:55 | 6614 | 0.0219 | 91 | 380 | 89.21 | 85.95 | 294 | | | 2022 May 21, 12:10 | 6591 | 0.0183 | 92 | 333 | 88.75 | 85.96 | 293 | | | |
2022-057 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 May 25, 18:35 | Lemur-2 (TennysonLily) 2022-057A 52732 |
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
One of FOUR similar satellites carried on the Tranporter 5 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:38 | 6910 | 0.0008 | 526 | 538 | 95.28 | 97.52 | 235 | | | | Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 (PTD-3) 2022-057C 52734 |
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6U Cubesat from NASA as the first in a series of missions using a new commercial spacecraft bus. Carried the TeraByte InfraRed Delivery , or TBIRD, payload developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory in collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. It aims to demonstrate a 200 GB/s laser-based comms downlink. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:37 | 6909 | 0.0009 | 525 | 537 | 95.26 | 97.52 | 229 | | | | Cicero-2 2 (Community Initiative for Cellular Earth Remote Observation) 2022-057D 52735 |
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6U Cubesat equipped to perform GPS and Galileo radio occultation observations by the Earth's atmosphere and undertake surface remote sensing by reflected navigation satellite signals. One of a simultaneously pair in an upgrade to the existing CICERO constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:37 | 6909 | 0.0008 | 526 | 537 | 95.26 | 97.51 | 225 | | | | GHGSat C3 (Luca) 2022-057F 52737 |
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Small satellite in a constellation being built for GHGSat Inc of Montreal. It will monitor greenhouse gases emitted from sources on the ground. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:36 | 6909 | 0.0008 | 525 | 537 | 95.26 | 97.51 | 221 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat from Czech company Spacemaniac. Built for Planetum for astronomical studies by cluster of Prague observatories and planetariums, also carrying an amateur radio payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:36 | 6909 | 0.0008 | 525 | 536 | 95.25 | 97.51 | 218 | | | | Connecta T1.1 2022-057H 52739 |
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3U Cubesat from Turkish company Plan-S as a demonstrator for a constellation of broadband communications satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:36 | 6909 | 0.0009 | 525 | 537 | 95.25 | 97.52 | 223 | | | | Lemur-2 + Hancom payload (Sejong 1) 2022-057J 52740 |
in space
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6U Cubesat carrying a payload from the Hancom company of South Korea, equipped with a multispectral Earth imaging system. Design is based on the 3U Lemur-2 satellite from Spire but with specialised instrumentation alongside the standard Lemur-2 equipment. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:35 | 6909 | 0.0010 | 524 | 538 | 95.25 | 97.53 | 227 | 13:10 | | | Cicero-2 1 (Community Initiative for Cellular Earth Remote Observation) 2022-057K 52741 |
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6U Cubesat equipped to perform GPS and Galileo radio occultation observations by the Earth's atmosphere and undertake surface remote sensing by reflected navigation satellite signals. One of a simultaneously pair in an upgrade to the existing CICERO constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:35 | 6909 | 0.0010 | 524 | 537 | 95.25 | 97.52 | 224 | | | | C-POD 2 (Cubesat Proximity Operations Demonstration) 2022-057L 52742 |
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3U Cubesat - one of a simulltaneously-launched pair from NASA Ames to demonstrate rendezvous, station keeping and docking of cubesats. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:35 | 6909 | 0.0008 | 525 | 536 | 95.25 | 97.51 | 216 | | | | Agile Microsatellite (AMS) 2022-057N 52745 |
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6U Cubesat from MIT Lincoln Laboratory carrying a remote sensing payload. It will also be used to demonstrate satellite operations in an extremely low orbit. Released from Sherpa AC-1 before it too was released from the Falcon 9 rocket. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:34 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.23 | 97.51 | 207 | | | | GHGSat C5 (Diako) 2022-057N 52744 |
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Small satellite in a constellation being built for GHGSat Inc of Montreal. It will monitor greenhouse gases emitted from sources on the ground. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:34 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 524 | 537 | 95.24 | 97.52 | 219 | | | | GHGSat C4 (Penny) 2022-057Q 52746 |
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Small satellite in a constellation being built for GHGSat Inc of Montreal. It will monitor greenhouse gases emitted from sources on the ground. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:34 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.23 | 97.51 | 209 | | | | |
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina providing earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video.
One of four similar satellites carried on the Transporter 5 launch. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:33 | 6908 | 0.0010 | 523 | 536 | 95.23 | 97.52 | 213 | | | | |
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Small satellite from US company UMBRA, equipped with a radar imaging system for commercial Earth observation. Released from launch vehicle at 16:47 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:32 | 6907 | 0.0010 | 522 | 536 | 95.22 | 97.51 | 205 | | | | Hawk 5A (Alex Witko) 2022-057AB 52757 |
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SIGINT (signals intelligence satellite) to map radio transmissions worldwide. This is a private programme where SIGINT is usually a military/government activity.
One of FOUR similar satellites carried on the Transporter 5 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:31 | 6907 | 0.0010 | 522 | 536 | 95.21 | 97.52 | 208 | | | | Vigoride 3 2022-057AE 52760 |
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Satellite carrier from US company Momentus Systems, carrying a number of hosted payloads, Cubesats and PocketQubes to be released in the weeks after launch. Planned lifetime for the hosted payloads is six months. Experienced several problems after departing the launch vehicle the major of which was the solar array failing to function at full capacity, inhibiting the ability to release the satellites and provide power to the hosted payloads.
Satellites include:
SelfieSat - 2U Cubesat - from NTNU of Norway. Equipped with external LCD-display to show pictures sent in by the public. A camera mounted on an arm will photograph the screen with the Earth in the background - not released.
Fossasat 2E 7… Fossasat 2E 13 - seven 2p PocketQube developed by Spain's Fossa Systems - communications satellite that uses low power RF to provide internet connectivity,
Fossasat-2E 11 & 12 were released from Vigoride May 28,
Fossasat-2E 13 was released 2022 Jul 18 together with Veery Hatchling,
Veery Hatchling (Orion/FS-1) - released 2022 Jul 18 together with Fossasat-2E 13. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:30 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 521 | 536 | 95.20 | 97.52 | 205 | | | 2022 Jul 18, 03:10 | 6906 | 0.0013 | 519 | 537 | 95.19 | 97.52 | 55 | | | | ION SCV-006 (Thrilling Thomas) 2022-057AF 52761 |
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Satellite Carrier Vehicle built by D-Orbit carrying a pair of satellites for later deployment:
Guardian - released Jul 5 at 12:54 UTC,
SBUDNIC - released 2022 Jun 9 at 09:31:27 UTC.
Also carries two hosted payloads:
Crypto 1 - protype 1U Cubesat for undertaking cryptographic transactions from an orbiting space vehicle.
Gen 01 - from secretive, possibly Italian, company/organisation called Genergo, testing a novel space propulsion system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:30 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 520 | 536 | 95.20 | 97.52 | 206 | | | | |
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Small satellite fitted with a sythetic aperture radar for Earth surface imaging.
One of FIVE similar satellites carried on the Transporter 5 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 | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:30 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 520 | 536 | 95.19 | 97.52 | 208 | 13:10 | | | Sherpa AC-1 2022-057AH 52763 |
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Satellite carrier vehicle carrying two hosted paylods:
Huginn - demonstrator for a navigation system in LEO,
TROOP 3 (Train Rapid on Orbit Payload) - carrying a number of payloads for paying customers and designed to operate for eight years.
Also released three satellites while still attached to the Falcon 9:
Agile Microsatellite - see separate entry,
CNCE 4 - see separate entry,
CNCE 5 - see separate entry. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:29 | 6906 | 0.0012 | 519 | 536 | 95.19 | 97.52 | 203 | | | | |
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16U-CubeSat from Spanish company Satlantis, equipped with a camera and a binocular telescope for Earth imaging. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:27 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.52 | 200 | | | | Foresail 1 2022-057AL 52766 |
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3U Cubesat from the University of Turku, Finland equipped with a charged-particle telescope to study the near-Earth radiation environment. Also carries a plasma brake to take the satellite out of orbit at the end of its life. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 02, 00:34 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 517 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.52 | 201 | | | | CNCE 4 (Cubesat Networked Communications Experiment) 2022-057AM 52767 |
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3U Cubesat from the US Missile Defense Agency to demonstrate networked radio communication between satellites on orbit. One of a simulaneously-launched pair released from Sherpa AC-1 before it too was released from the Falcon 9 rocket. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:27 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 535 | 95.16 | 97.51 | 199 | | | | CNCE 5 (Cubesat Networked Communications Experiment) 2022-057AN 52768 |
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3U Cubesat from the US Missile Defense Agency to demonstrate networked radio communication between satellites on orbit. One of a simulaneously-launched pair released from Sherpa AC-1 before it too was released from the Falcon 9 rocket. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:27 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 517 | 535 | 95.16 | 97.51 | 199 | | | | Platform 1 (Sharedsat 2141) 2022-057AQ 52770 |
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6U Cubesat from Endurosat carrying a number of unspecified payloads. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:26 | 6904 | 0.0013 | 517 | 535 | 95.16 | 97.51 | 193 | | | | Spark 2 (LEO 2) 2022-057AR 52771 |
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Small satellite from Omnispace, demonstrator for a future LEO comsat constellation to include internet connectivity. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:25 | 6904 | 0.0014 | 516 | 535 | 95.15 | 97.52 | 196 | | | | C-POD1 (Cubesat Proximity Operations Demonstration) 2022-057AS 52772 |
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3U Cubesat - one of a simulltaneously-launched pair from NASA Ames to demonstrate rendezvous, station keeping and docking of cubesats. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:25 | 6904 | 0.0014 | 516 | 535 | 95.14 | 97.52 | 194 | | | | FossaSat-2E 11 2022-057AS 52750 |
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2p PocketQube developed by Spain's Fossa Systems - communications satellite that uses low power RF to provide internet connectivity. Released from Vigoride May 28. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:29 | 6905 | 0.0012 | 519 | 535 | 95.18 | 97.52 | 210 | | | | FossaSat-2E 12 2022-057AT 52773 |
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2p PocketQube developed by Spain's Fossa Systems - communications satellite that uses low power RF to provide internet connectivity. Released from Vigoride May 28. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 01, 13:29 | 6905 | 0.0012 | 519 | 536 | 95.18 | 97.52 | 210 | | | | SBUDNIC (Satellite by Brown University, D-Orbit, and the National Italian Council for Research) 2022-057AU 52774 |
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3U CubeSat developed by Brown University in collaboration with the Institute on Atmospheric Pollution of the National Research Council of Italy to collect and panoramic views of space. Released from ION SCV-006 Jun 9 at 09:31:27 UTC. After its mission is complete, SBUDNIC will deploy a drag sail to deorbit itself. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 21, 14:19 | 6902 | 0.0009 | 518 | 530 | 95.11 | 97.52 | 149 | | | | Guardian 1 2022-057AV 52775 |
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6U CubeSat from by Aistech carrying a multispectral telescope for imaging to support commercial services linked to environmental sustainability. Released from ION SCV-006 Jul 5 at 12:54 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 13, 13:41 | 6908 | 0.0012 | 522 | 538 | 95.24 | 97.52 | 86 | | | | Fossasat-2E 13 2022-057AW 52776 |
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2p PocketQube developed by Spain's Fossa Systems - communications satellite that uses low power RF to provide internet connectivity. Released from Vigoride 2022 Jul 18 ~08:00-09:00 UTC together with Veery Hatchling (52777/2022-057AX). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 29, 13:39 | 6903 | 0.0015 | 514 | 535 | 95.13 | 97.52 | 10 | | | | Veery Hatchling (Veery FS-1) 2022-057AX 52777 |
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1p PocketQube from Fossasat built for Careweather carrying a wind scatterometer as a demonstrator for a future constellation of weather monitoring satellites. The satellite carries a four-panel drag device to shorten orbital lifetime. Separated from Vigoride 3 2022 Jul 18, ~08:00-09:00 UTC together with Fossasat 2E-13 (52776/2022-057AW) |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 29, 13:38 | 6903 | 0.0015 | 514 | 535 | 95.13 | 97.52 | 10 | | | | |
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1.5U Cubesat from Bronco Space to demonstrate Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for analysing Earth Images produced by an onboard imaging system before transmission to Earth. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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6U Cubesat from Fleet Space - one of a planned constellation of 140 satellites to provide internet connectivity for ground based sensors. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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6U Cubesat equipped with sensors and a LINUX processor to allow students to upload code to manipulate data from the sensors. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | SPiN 1 (Space Products and Innovation) 2022-057xx |
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1U Cubesat from Germany's Space Products and Innovation Company to demonstrate 'plug and play' components in satellite construction. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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6U Cubesat from US company OmniTeq to test use of satellites to carry communications from ships at sea using HF frequencies. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
Re-entered - 2022 May 25 Life <1 day
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Launched Transporter 5 cluster of satellites. Caused to re-enter above the south eastern Pacific Ocean around 20:30 UTC.
Carried Nanoracks hosted payload:
Mars Demo 1 - to demonstrate metal cutting in space, it reportedly failed to return any results. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-058 CZ 2C Xichang Space Centre | 2022 Jun 2, 04:00 | GeeSat 1-01 2022-058A 52785 |
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Small satellite owned by China's Geely automotive group. Part of a system called GeeSat 1 to provide supplementary navigation information to self-driving motor vehicles.
One of nine similar 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 ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 02, 10:05 | 6988 | 0.0014 | 600 | 619 | 96.88 | 49.99 | 288 | | | | CZ 2C upper stage 2022-058K 52794 |
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Launched cluster of nine satellites for Geely 1 constellation. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 02, 09:59 | 6912 | 0.0104 | 462 | 606 | 95.32 | 50.16 | 41 | | | |
2022-059 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2022 Jun 3, 09:32 | Progress MS-20 2022-059A 52795 |
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Supplies and equipment to ISS. Docked with the Zvezda module at 16:02 UTC (time to be confirmed). Expected to undock and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere 2022 Nov 23. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 03, 10:01 | 6583 | 0.0024 | 189 | 221 | 88.59 | 51.66 | 71 | | | 2022 Jun 03, 11:31 | 6795 | 0.0005 | 414 | 420 | 92.91 | 51.65 | 190 | | | | Soyuz upper stage 2022-059B 52796 |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 5 Life 2 days
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Launched Progress MS-20. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 03, 10:04 | 6582 | 0.0027 | 186 | 221 | 88.56 | 51.65 | 70 | | | |
2022-060 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Jun 5, 02:44 | Shenzhou 14 2022-060A 52797 |
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Crew to CSS - Chen Dong (commander), Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe. Docked with the downward-facing port of the Tianhe module at 09:42 UTC. Initial orbit similar to rocket upper stage. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 05, 16:28 | 6766 | 0.0004 | 385 | 391 | 92.31 | 41.47 | 221 | | | | CZ 2F upper stage 2022-060B 52798 |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 21 Life 16 days
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Launched Shenzhou 14. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 05, 13:05 | 6648 | 0.0108 | 198 | 341 | 89.91 | 41.47 | 126 | | | |
2022-061 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jun 8, 21:04 | Nilesat 301 2022-061B 52817 |
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Egyptian comsat providing communication services to the Middle East including TV broadcasting, broadband and internet connectivity. Released from launch vehicle at 21:37 UTC. Expected location - 7° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jun 09, 13:44 | 29019 | 0.7694 | 312 | 44969 | 819.92 | 18.64 | 179 | | | 2022 Jun 10, 10:00 | 33671 | 0.5246 | 9627 | 44958 | 1024.80 | 7.28 | 179 | | | 2022 Jun 13, 20:52 | 41929 | 0.2247 | 26132 | 44971 | 1424.09 | 1.93 | 179 | | | 2022 Jun 14, 16:39 | 46815 | 0.0971 | 35889 | 44983 | 1680.08 | 0.60 | 178 | | | 2022 Jun 14, 21:36 | 47103 | 0.1005 | 35990 | 45460 | 1695.65 | 0.49 | 186 | | | 2022 Jun 22, 10:53 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35788 | 1436.09 | 0.03 | 272 | 10° west | | 2022 Jul 04, 21:00 | 42133 | 0.0002 | 35748 | 35761 | 1434.47 | 0.02 | 157 | 7° west | | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2022-061B 52818 |
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Launched Nilesat 301. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 10, 08:02 | 29000 | 0.7694 | 309 | 44934 | 819.13 | 18.65 | 180 | | | |
2022-F03 - failed to reach orbit Rocket 3.3 (Astra LV0010) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jun 12, 17:43 | TROPICS 02 (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) |
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3U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously-launched pair from NASA in co-operation with MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Carried on first launch of three to set up a constellation of six satellites to study thermodynamics of the troposphere and precipitation in storm centres within the tropical region of the Earth's atmosphere. Lost when the launch vehicle second stage shut down early and failed to reach orbital velocity. |
| TROPICS 04 (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) |
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3U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously-launched pair from NASA in co-operation with MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Carried on first launch of three to set up a constellation of six satellites to study thermodynamics of the troposphere and precipitation in storm centres within the tropical region of the Earth's atmosphere. Lost when the launch vehicle second stage shut down early and failed to reach orbital velocity. |
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2022-062 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Jun 17, 16:09 | Starlink 4091 2022-062A 52830 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 16:25 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 22, 14:00 | 6679 | 0.0041 | 273 | 328 | 90.53 | 53.22 | 56 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 17 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Directed to destructive re-entry above the eastern Pacific Ocean at around 17:30 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-063 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2022 Jun 18, 14:19 | |
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German military satellite carrying an imaging radar system. Successor to the SAR-Lupe satellites launched 2006-2008. Orbital data ceased to be published as of 2002 Jun 23. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jun 19, 08:32 | 7125 | 0.0006 | 743 | 751 | 99.76 | 98.40 | 129 | 05:59 | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 18 Life <1 day
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Launched SARah 1. Directed to destructive re-entry above the mid Pacific Ocean at around 15:30 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-064 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jun 19, 04:27 | Globalstar-2 M087 (Globalstar-2 FM-15) 2022-064A 52888 |
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Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Held as a ground spare for more than ten years after launch of the earlier constellation of Globalstar satellites. Released from the launch vehicle at 06:20 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 20, 16:03 | 7497 | 0.0009 | 1111 | 1125 | 107.66 | 51.98 | 319 | | | 2022 Jul 17, 06:30 | 7497 | 0.0010 | 1111 | 1126 | 107.66 | 51.97 | 27 | | | | |
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Clandestine satellite for US National Reconnaissance Office - possibly remote sensing or signals interception. Orbit plane matched to USA 312 and USA 313 from the 2020-101 launch. Released from launch vehicle around 05:00 UTC. Orbit parameters based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 22, 22:43 | 6903 | 0.0011 | 518 | 533 | 95.14 | 53.01 | 214 | | | | |
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Clandestine satellite for US National Reconnaissance Office - possibly remote sensing or signals interception. Orbit plane matched to USA 312 and USA 313 from the 2020-101 launch. Released from launch vehicle around 05:00 UTC. Orbit parameters based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 22, 22:43 | 6903 | 0.0010 | 519 | 532 | 95.14 | 53.02 | 227 | | | | |
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Clandestine satellite for US National Reconnaissance Office - possibly remote sensing or signals interception. Orbit plane matched to USA 312 and USA 313 from the 2020-101 launch. Released from launch vehicle around 05:00 UTC. Orbit parameters based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 22, 22:44 | 6903 | 0.0009 | 519 | 531 | 95.14 | 53.00 | 296 | | | 2022 Jul 02, 09:21 | 6904 | 0.0008 | 521 | 531 | 95.15 | 53.00 | 333 | | | | |
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Clandestine satellite for US National Reconnaissance Office - possibly remote sensing or signals interception. Orbit plane matched to USA 312 and USA 313 from the 2020-101 launch. Released from launch vehicle around 05:00 UTC. Orbit parameters based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 25, 09:24 | 6904 | 0.0003 | 524 | 528 | 95.15 | 53.01 | 354 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 19 Life <1 day
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Launched Globalstar FM-15 and four US government satellites. Directed to destructive re-entry above the eastern Pacific Ocean at around 07:45 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-065 KSLV-II (Nuri) Naro Space Centre, South Korea | 2022 Jun 21, 07:00 | Performance Verification Satellite 2022-065A 52894 |
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Instrumented payload to monitor performance of the rocket during launch and at satellite separation. Released from the launch vehicle at 07:14 UTC.
Carries four Cubesats scheduled for release at intervals. All were released on time:
STEP Cube Lab-II - released Jun 29,
RANDEV - released Jun 30,
SNUGLITE 2 - released Jul 3,
MIMAN - released Jul 5. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jun 22, 05:30 | 7079 | 0.0008 | 695 | 707 | 98.80 | 98.02 | 232 | 15:36 | | | Dummy satellite 2022-065B 52895 |
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1.6 tonne mass to simulate a satellite payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 21, 21:15 | 7077 | 0.0007 | 694 | 704 | 98.76 | 98.02 | 254 | | | | STEP Cube Lab-II (Space Technology Experimental Project CubeSat Laboratory) 2022-065D 52897 |
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6U Cubesat from Chosun University, equipped for Earth imaging in visible and infrared bands of the spectrum. Released from Performance Verification Satellite Jun 29, 07:50 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jun 29, 12:21 | 7077 | 0.0007 | 694 | 704 | 98.76 | 98.02 | 227 | 15:35 | | | RANDEV (Repeater Arrangement & Disaster Early View) 2022-065E 52898 |
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3U Cubesat developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. carrying an imaging system to study hazardous areas around volcanoes, clouds and coasts. Released from Performance Verification Satellite Jun 30 at about 22:50 UTC |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jul 01, 10:40 | 7076 | 0.0009 | 692 | 704 | 98.73 | 98.01 | 244 | 15:35 | | | SNUGLITE 2 (Seoul National University Global navigation satellite system Laboratory satellITE) 2022-065F 52899 |
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3U Cubesat from Seoul National University to demonstrate use of radio occultation of navsat signals as a means of measuring aspects of the Earth's upper atmosphere. Released from Performance Verification Satellite Jul 3 at about 08:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jul 04, 14:02 | 7077 | 0.0007 | 693 | 704 | 98.74 | 98.02 | 215 | 15:35 | | | MIMAN (Multi-spectral Imaging for Monitoring Aerosol by Nanosatellite) 2022-065G 52900 |
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3U Cubesat from Yonsei University to monitor dust in the upper atmosphere. Released from Performance Verification Satellite Jul 5 at at about 09:30 UTC. Precise orbit to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jul 07, 09:35 | 7077 | 0.0007 | 694 | 704 | 98.75 | 98.02 | 198 | 15:35 | | | Unidentified payload 2022-065H 52983 |
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Released from Performance Verification Satellite Jul 7 around 08:00 UTC. Catalogued by Space-Track as a "Dummy Cubesat". Maybe 6U in size. Not listed in published payload schedule. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 07, 12:54 | 7078 | 0.0007 | 695 | 704 | 98.77 | 98.01 | 199 | | | | KSLV-II upper stage 2022-065C 52896 |
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Launched Performance Verification Satellite and a dummy payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 21, 10:08 | 7064 | 0.0016 | 674 | 697 | 98.47 | 98.07 | 10 | | | |
2022-066 Kuaizhou 1A Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Jun 22, 02:08 | |
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Described as a test satellite used for experiments such as space environment detection. Low orbit means that a thruster firing every few days is needed to maintain height and, thereby, LTDN. Precise mission details awaited. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jun 22, 04:45 | 6661 | 0.0012 | 275 | 292 | 90.18 | 96.76 | 278 | 08:29 | | 2022 Jun 24, 14:13 | 6663 | 0.0009 | 279 | 291 | 90.22 | 96.74 | 233 | 08:29 | | 2022 Jun 28, 17:30 | 6659 | 0.0010 | 274 | 288 | 90.14 | 96.74 | 213 | 08:30 | | 2022 Jun 29, 03:53 | 6666 | 0.0011 | 281 | 296 | 90.28 | 96.74 | 267 | 08:30 | | | Kaizhou 1A upper stage 2022-066B 52902 |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 23 Life 1 day
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Launched Tianxing 1. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 22, 06:24 | 6688 | 0.0298 | 111 | 509 | 90.72 | 96.80 | 319 | | | |
2022-067 Ariane 5ECA (VA-257) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2022 Jun 22, 21:50 | |
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High capacity comsat built by the Indian Space Research Organisation for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to provide high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services. Initially, the entire capacity will be used by Tata Play for direct to home TV. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:29 UTC. Expected location 83° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jun 23, 14:05 | 24383 | 0.7278 | 259 | 35751 | 631.52 | 6.01 | 179 | | | 2022 Jun 24, 11:02 | 24374 | 0.7278 | 257 | 35734 | 631.17 | 6.01 | 179 | | | 2022 Jun 24, 16:27 | 26817 | 0.5719 | 5103 | 35775 | 728.42 | 3.32 | 179 | | | 2022 Jun 25, 11:09 | 31365 | 0.3444 | 14186 | 35789 | 921.38 | 1.34 | 181 | | | 2022 Jun 28, 12:00 | 42056 | 0.0033 | 35540 | 35816 | 1430.55 | 0.09 | 332 | 85° east | | 2022 Jun 30, 12:49 | 42032 | 0.0027 | 35539 | 35769 | 1429.33 | 0.10 | 334 | 88° east | | 2022 Jul 04, 07:31 | 42078 | 0.0013 | 35644 | 35755 | 1431.66 | 0.09 | 328 | 93° east | | 2022 Jul 05, 09:21 | 42135 | 0.0004 | 35742 | 35772 | 1434.59 | 0.09 | 239 | 93° east | | 2022 Jul 11, 10:00 | 42166 | 0.0009 | 35750 | 35825 | 1436.14 | 0.08 | 194 | 94° east | | | |
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Comsat covering Malaysia, Indonesia, South Asia and Australia, replacing the retired MEASAT 3 (29648/2006-056A). Launched 47 minutes into a 100 minute launch window. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:18 UTC. Expected location alongside Measat 3a and Measat 3b at 91°.5 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jun 23, 04:41 | 24378 | 0.7279 | 255 | 35745 | 631.34 | 5.98 | 178 | | | 2022 Jun 28, 10:44 | 42090 | 0.0012 | 35660 | 35763 | 1432.26 | 0.08 | 280 | 89° east | | 2022 Jul 01, 10:38 | 42160 | 0.0005 | 35761 | 35802 | 1435.84 | 0.10 | 143 | 91° east | | 2022 Jul 02, 22:06 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35780 | 35792 | 1436.06 | 0.09 | 112 | 92° east | | | Ariane 5 upper stage 2022-067D 52906 |
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Launched Measat 3d and GSat 24. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 24, 07:45 | 24340 | 0.7280 | 243 | 35681 | 629.86 | 6.17 | 181 | | | |
2022-068 CZ 2D Xichang Space Centre | 2022 Jun 23, 02:22 | Yaogan 35-02A 2022-068A 52907 |
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 23, 15:05 | 6870 | 0.0009 | 486 | 499 | 94.46 | 35.00 | 281 | | | | Yaogan 35-02B 2022-068B 52908 |
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 23, 18:13 | 6869 | 0.0010 | 485 | 498 | 94.44 | 34.99 | 291 | | | | Yaogan 35-02C 2022-068C 52909 |
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 23, 10:09 | 6872 | 0.0009 | 488 | 499 | 94.48 | 34.99 | 273 | | | | CZ 2D upper stage 2022-068D 52910 |
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Launched Yaogan group 35-02 triplet. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 23, 15:05 | 6871 | 0.0009 | 487 | 499 | 94.47 | 35.00 | 272 | | | |
2022-069 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Jun 27, 15:46 | Gaofen 12-03 2022-069A 52912 |
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Earth observation using radar and high resolution optical sensors for Earth imaging to "support land surveys, crop management, urban and road network planning". |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jun 27, 20:03 | 6975 | 0.0003 | 595 | 599 | 96.62 | 97.98 | 232 | 22:02 | | 2022 Jun 28, 12:10 | 6975 | 0.0006 | 593 | 601 | 96.62 | 97.99 | 260 | 22:02 | | 2022 Jun 29, 08:09 | 6992 | 0.0002 | 612 | 615 | 96.97 | 97.99 | 181 | 22:02 | | 2022 Jun 29, 15:52 | 7000 | 0.0009 | 615 | 628 | 97.14 | 97.98 | 137 | 22:02 | | 2022 Jun 30, 06:11 | 7006 | 0.0003 | 626 | 630 | 97.26 | 97.98 | 31 | 22:02 | | 2022 Jul 01, 18:18 | 7007 | 0.0001 | 628 | 629 | 97.28 | 97.98 | 116 | 22:02 | | | CZ 4 C upper stage 2022-069B 52913 |
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Launched Gaofen 12-03. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 27, 18:47 | 6923 | 0.0074 | 493 | 596 | 95.54 | 97.97 | 46 | | | |
2022-070 Electron Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand | 2022 Jun 28, 09:55 | CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) 2022-070A 52914 |
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Lunar spacecraft owned and operated by Advanced Space. Purpose of CAPSTONE is to test and verify orbit operational procedures for NASA's planned Lunar Gateway. Released from Rocket Lab's Photon rocket stage Jul 4 at 07:18 UTC. Intended to enter a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) in Lunar space 2022 Nov 13 where it will operate for about six months to test and evaluate use of the trajectory. |
Barycentric Orbit | | Electron upper stage 2022-070B 52915 |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 28 Life <1 day
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Launched CAPSTONE. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 28, 12:02 | 6541 | 0.0013 | 154 | 171 | 87.74 | 39.11 | 267 | | | | Photon rocket stage (Lunar Photon) 2022-070C 52916 |
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Instrumented rocket stage that launched CAPSTONE.
Engine firing Jul 4 at 06:56 UTC placed it in Barycentric orbit after which it released CAPSTONE.
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epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 28, 10:54 | 6985 | 0.0627 | 169 | 1045 | 96.83 | 39.12 | 330 | | | 2022 Jun 30, 17:09 | 13242 | 0.4989 | 257 | 13470 | 252.75 | 39.09 | 343 | | | 2022 Jul 01, 05:46 | 26657 | 0.7505 | 274 | 40285 | 721.91 | 39.05 | 344 | | | 2022 Jul 03, 03:24 | 41615 | 0.8405 | 258 | 70215 | 1408.08 | 39.08 | 344 | | | |
2022-071 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jun 29, 21:04 | |
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Comsat providing data services, and TV and radio services to North America, South America and the Caribbean. Released from launch vehicle at 21:37 UTC. Expected location 135° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jun 30, 13:20 | 24332 | 0.7253 | 305 | 35603 | 629.54 | 16.53 | 179 | | | 2022 Jul 01, 09:00 | 28901 | 0.4538 | 9407 | 35639 | 814.96 | 6.28 | 180 | | | 2022 Jul 04, 10:34 | 42032 | 0.0003 | 35640 | 35668 | 1429.31 | 0.06 | 153 | 146° west | | 2022 Jul 04, 18:17 | 42025 | 0.0003 | 35634 | 35659 | 1428.95 | 0.06 | 169 | 146° west | | 2022 Jul 06, 14:06 | 42079 | 0.0009 | 35663 | 35740 | 1431.74 | 0.06 | 4 | 143° west | | 2022 Jul 07, 06:44 | 42127 | 0.0006 | 35724 | 35774 | 1434.15 | 0.06 | 267 | 142° west | | 2022 Jul 12, 17:36 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35786 | 35788 | 1436.11 | 0.05 | 286 | 142° west | | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2022-071B 52934 |
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Launched SES 22. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 30, 20:50 | 24331 | 0.7253 | 306 | 35601 | 629.52 | 16.54 | 180 | | | |
2022-072 PSLV-CA (C-53) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2022 Jun 30, 12:30 | DS-EO (Earth Observation Satellite 6) 2022-072A 52935 |
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Multispectral Earth imaging payload for land studies, from Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency. Separated from launch vehicle at 12:47 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 01, 11:51 | 6946 | 0.0007 | 563 | 573 | 96.02 | 9.99 | 328 | | | | |
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Small satellite from Singapore carrying an Earth imaging radar system. Separated from launch vehicle at 12:48 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jul 01, 12:02 | 6944 | 0.0009 | 560 | 573 | 95.99 | 9.99 | 336 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat - student built satellite from the Research Centre at Singapore's NTU School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Equipped with a Solar spectrometer and an Earth imaging system. Separated from launch vehicle at 12:48 UTC. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | PSLV upper stage 2022-072xx |
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Launched DC-EO and two other satellites. Carries POEM (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module) holding six hosted payloads, two of which are from India. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2022-073 Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jul 1, 23:15 | USA 332 (Wide Field of View Testbed) 2022-073A 52940 |
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Testbed for sensors to be employed in the next generation of missile detection satellite that will replace the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS). Released from the launch vehicle Jul 2, 05:04 UTC. The first orbit listed is an estimate based on information from ULA. Jul 13, Space-Track started issuing orbit data against this Catalogue entry but data seems to relate to 52941/2022-073B. Satellite expected to move to Geosynchronous orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jul 02, 05:24 | 42513 | 0.0007 | 36106 | 36164 | 1453.95 | 0.00 | 201 | 99° east | | 2022 Jul 14, 11:47 | 42668 | 0.0012 | 36239 | 36340 | 1461.86 | 0.04 | 119 | 39° east | | | USA 333 (USSF-12 Ring) 2022-073B 52941 |
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EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) hosting a quantity of secret test/demonstration payloads. Released from the launch vehicle Jul 2, 05:20 UTC. The first orbit listed is an estimate based on information from ULA. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jul 02, 05:24 | 42624 | 0.0018 | 36167 | 36323 | 1459.60 | 0.01 | 172 | 99° east | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2022-073C 52942 |
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Launched WFOV Testbed and USSF-12 Ring. Orbit estimates are based on ULA information. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6870 | 0.0287 | 295 | 689 | 94.46 | 28.20 | 180 | | | estimated orbit | 42624 | 0.0018 | 36167 | 36323 | 1459.60 | 0.01 | 172 | | | |
2022-074 LauncherOne (STP-27A) Boeing 747, Pacific Ocean off California | 2022 Jul 2, 06:52 | |
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6U Cubesat from the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) intended to test and evaluate radio communications and mesh networking for use in military operations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 03, 05:05 | 6874 | 0.0004 | 493 | 499 | 94.54 | 44.99 | 268 | | | | NACHOS 2 (NanoSat Atmospheric Chemistry Hyperspectral Observation System) 2022-074B 52945 |
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3U Cubesat from the US Los Alamos National Laboratory to detect, map, and quantify Earth’s trace gasses in support of volcanology and climate change research. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 03, 05:56 | 6874 | 0.0004 | 493 | 499 | 94.53 | 44.99 | 255 | | | | Slingshot 1 2022-074D 52947 |
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12U Cubesat (4x3) testing SatCat5, a data interface that uses Ethernet-type communication between payloads using low power serial communications. Carries an experiment to test precise control of attitude for aiming at targets on Earth, and a GPS receiver. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 03, 05:55 | 6873 | 0.0004 | 492 | 497 | 94.50 | 44.98 | 228 | | | | |
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3U or 6U Cubesat from the US Department of Defense to demonstrate communications systems with ground-based sensors and experiments, possibly using Internet links. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 03, 05:56 | 6874 | 0.0005 | 492 | 499 | 94.52 | 44.99 | 246 | | | | CTIM-FD (Compact Total Irradiance Monitor - Flight Demonstration) 2022-074G 52950 |
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6U Cubesat from the University of Colorado at Boulder, to test an instrument the Earth's Total Solar Irradiation. One of two satellites flown on the same launch underNASA's ELaNa-39 mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 03, 05:56 | 6874 | 0.0004 | 493 | 498 | 94.53 | 45.00 | 251 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from NASA Langley Research Center to demonstrate differential GPS to determine satellite position for use in future formation flying in orbit. Equipped with gravity gradient stabilisation boom. One of two satellites flown on the same launch underNASA's ELaNa-39 mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6873 | 0.0004 | 492 | 497 | 94.51 | 44.98 | 280 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the US Army's Space and Missile Defense Command to support military operations by providing battlefield imagery from orbit. Design with based on Los Alamos National Laboratory's Prometheus 1.5U Cubesat with the Gunsmoke payload attached. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6873 | 0.0004 | 492 | 497 | 94.51 | 44.98 | 280 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the US Army's Space and Missile Defense Command to support military operations by providing battlefield imagery from orbit. Design with based on Los Alamos National Laboratory's Prometheus 1.5U Cubesat with the Gunsmoke payload attached. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6873 | 0.0004 | 492 | 497 | 94.51 | 44.98 | 280 | | | | LauncherOne upper stage 2022-074xx |
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Launched cluster of small satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6837 | 0.0049 | 426 | 493 | 93.78 | 44.99 | 213 | | | |
2022-075 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2022 Jul 7, 09:18 | Cosmos 2557 (Uragan-K1 № 16L) 2022-075A 52984 |
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GLONASS-K navigation satellite. It also carries radio receiving equipment for the COSPAS-SARSAT international search and rescue system. Released from launch vehicle around 15:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 08, 10:13 | 25517 | 0.0003 | 19130 | 19148 | 676.09 | 64.82 | 270 | | | 2022 Jul 11, 18:07 | 25537 | 0.0007 | 19141 | 19178 | 676.89 | 64.83 | 359 | | | 2022 Jul 21, 15:36 | 25508 | 0.0008 | 19110 | 19150 | 675.74 | 64.81 | 285 | | | | Fregat rocket stage 2022-075B 52985 |
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Launched GLONASS navsat. Orbit raised after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 08, 13:54 | 25864 | 0.0107 | 19208 | 19764 | 689.94 | 64.79 | 95 | | | |
2022-076 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jul 7, 13:11 | Starlink 4260 2022-076A 52986 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 12, 16:00 | 6687 | 0.0031 | 288 | 329 | 90.69 | 53.22 | 55 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jul 7 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Directed to re-enter later on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-077 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2022 Jul 11, 01:39 | Starlink 4362 2022-077A 53043 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty six LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 02:41 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 15, 14:00 | 6721 | 0.0002 | 342 | 344 | 91.40 | 97.66 | 100 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jul 11 Life <1 day
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Launched forty six Starlink satellites. Directed to re-enter on the day of launch, above the mid-Pacific Ocean at about 03:30 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-078 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2022 Jul 12, 16:30 | Tianlian 2-03 2022-078A 53100 |
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Second Generation data communications satellite to provide a data relay, and measurement and control service for Chinese satellites and space stations. Launch completes planned constellation of three second-generation vehicles once satellite is on-station in GEO. Probably moved to Geosynchronous Drift Orbit 2022 Jul 13. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jul 13, 00:00 | 24390 | 0.7305 | 194 | 35829 | 631.78 | 27.17 | 175 | | | 2022 Jul 24, 22:15 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35798 | 1436.12 | 3.00 | 190 | 11° east | | | CZ 3B upper stage 2022-078B 53101 |
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Launched Tianlian 2-03. Orbit lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 12, 23:57 | 23780 | 0.7251 | 159 | 34644 | 608.23 | 27.12 | 174 | | | |
2022-079 Electron (NRO L-162) Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand | 2022 Jul 13, 06:30 | |
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Satellite built for US National Reconnaissance Office launched as NRO L-162 mission. Precise purpose not known but probably Earth observation. Released from launch vehicle around 07:30 UTC. Launched 90 mins into two hour window with delay due to weather. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Electron upper stage 2022-079B 53103 |
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Launched USA 334. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Electron kick stage 2022-079C 53104 |
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Launched USA 334. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | |
2022-080 Vega C (VV-21) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2022 Jul 13, 13:13 | LaReS 2 (Laser Relativity Satellite 2) 2022-080A 53105 |
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Italian Space Agency (ASI) passive satellite with a high density, made of 390 kg of tungsten and being 0.364m in diameter. It has 92 corner cube laser reflectors to be used for extremely accurate measurement of range. Its purpose is to help study aspects of the theory of relativity. Separated from launch vehicle at 14:37 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 15, 02:33 | 12268 | 0.0006 | 5882 | 5897 | 225.37 | 70.14 | 291 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat from ARCA Dynamics of Italy to study the Earth's magnetosphere. Released from launch vehicle together with the other Cubesats at ~15:23 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 12219 | 0.0021 | 5816 | 5867 | 224.04 | 70.13 | 273 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the Italian Space Agency working with a group of science institutions, carrying a micro laboratory to provide a platform for an automatic bioanalytical experiments in space. Uses chemiluminescence to identify individual substances. Released from launch vehicle together with the other Cubesats at ~15:23 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 12219 | 0.0021 | 5816 | 5867 | 224.04 | 70.13 | 273 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat carrying a payload from the University of Montpellier, France to study short circuits induced by space radiation in electronic circuits. Released from launch vehicle together with the other Cubesats at ~15:23 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 12219 | 0.0021 | 5816 | 5867 | 224.04 | 70.13 | 273 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the Italian Space Agency and Sapienza University of Rome, carrying an experiment to grow plants in the radiation environment experienced in the Earth's van Allen radiation belts. Released from launch vehicle together with the other Cubesats at ~15:23 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 12219 | 0.0021 | 5816 | 5867 | 224.04 | 70.13 | 273 | | | | MTCube 2 (Robusta 1F) 2022-080xx |
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1U Cubesat carrying a payload from the University of Montpellier, France to measure errors induced by radiation into several different types of flash memory. Released from launch vehicle together with the other Cubesats at ~15:23 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 12219 | 0.0021 | 5816 | 5867 | 224.04 | 70.13 | 273 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the University of Maribor Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Slovenia to measure ionizing radiation with the aim of modeling the magnetosphere environment and better understanding space weather. Released from launch vehicle together with the other Cubesats at ~15:23 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 12219 | 0.0021 | 5816 | 5867 | 224.04 | 70.13 | 273 | | | | Vega C upper stage (AVUM+) |
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Launched LARES 2 and six Cubesats. Navigation warnings issued from CSG indicate planned destructive re-entry above the south western Pacific Ocean around 16:00 UTC on day of launch, but later information from ESA suggested that de-orbit may not have been part of the mission as flown. Orbit to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 12222 | 0.0010 | 5832 | 5855 | 224.11 | 70.17 | 214 | | | |
2022-081 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Jul 15, 00:44 | SpaceX Dragon 2 CRS-25 2022-081A 53113 |
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Carrying a cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. Docked with the forward-facing port of the Harmony module of ISS Jul 16 at 16:21 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 15, 01:07 | 6579 | 0.0011 | 193 | 208 | 88.50 | 51.65 | 8 | | | 2022 Jul 15, 05:05 | 6616 | 0.0048 | 206 | 269 | 89.25 | 51.65 | 232 | | | 2022 Jul 15, 23:22 | 6618 | 0.0053 | 205 | 275 | 89.30 | 51.65 | 234 | | | 2022 Jul 16, 11:34 | 6792 | 0.0006 | 410 | 418 | 92.85 | 51.64 | 15 | | | 2022 Jul 16, 12:56 | 6795 | 0.0005 | 413 | 420 | 92.90 | 51.64 | 17 | | | |
2022-082 CZ 2C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2022 Jul 15, 22:57 | Superview Neo 2-01 (Siwei 03) 2022-082A 53128 |
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One of a simultaneously launched pair of commercial remote sensing satellites from the Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co aimed at producing 3D Earth images using a radar-imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jul 16, 10:07 | 6871 | 0.0011 | 485 | 500 | 94.46 | 97.38 | 261 | 06:04 | | | Superview Neo 2-02 (Siwei 04) 2022-082B 53129 |
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One of a simultaneously launched pair of commercial remote sensing satellites from the Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co aimed at producing 3D Earth images using a radar imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jul 16, 13:06 | 6869 | 0.0012 | 483 | 499 | 94.43 | 97.38 | 271 | 06:04 | | | CZ 2C upper stage 2022-082D 53131 |
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Launched Superview Neo 2-01 and Superview Neo 2-02. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 16, 12:30 | 6837 | 0.0049 | 425 | 493 | 93.77 | 97.36 | 12 | | | |
2022-083 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jul 17, 14:20 | Starlink 4063 2022-083A 53132 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 14:35 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 21, 18:00 | 6684 | 0.0036 | 282 | 329 | 90.63 | 53.22 | 52 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jul 17 Life <1 day
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Directed to re-enter later on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-I07 Manual release during EVA International Space Station | 2022 Jul 21, 16:02 | Tsiolkovsky-Ryazan № 1 1998-067xx |
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3U Cubesat from Ryazan State Radiotechnical University, carrying radio transmitting equipment to calibrate the sensitivity of radio telescopes of the Pushchino Observatory. Released within forty minutes of the launch time shown, during Russian EVA from ISS. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6794 | 0.0005 | 412 | 419 | 92.88 | 51.64 | 52 | | | | Tsiolkovsky-Ryazan № 2 1998-067xx |
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3U Cubesat from Ryazan State Radiotechnical University, carrying radio transmitting equipment to calibrate the sensitivity of radio telescopes of the Pushchino Observatory. Released within a forty minute period during Russian EVA from ISS. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6794 | 0.0005 | 412 | 419 | 92.88 | 51.64 | 52 | | | | YuZGU-55 № 5 (Tanyusha 5) 1998-067xx |
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3U Cubesat from Russia's Southwest State University at Kursk and built by students. Acting as demonstrator for an autonomous satellite control system, carrying a number of science sensors and an amateur radio payload. Released up to forty minutes after the launch time shown, during Russian EVA from ISS.
One of a group of eight similar satellites released at about the same time. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6794 | 0.0005 | 412 | 419 | 92.88 | 51.64 | 52 | | | |
2022-084 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2022 Jul 22, 17:39 | Starlink 4391 2022-084A 53189 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of forty six LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Released from launch vehicle at 18:42:03 UTC.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 27, 14:00 | 6710 | 0.0002 | 331 | 333 | 91.17 | 97.66 | 97 | | | | |
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Launched forty six Starlink satellites. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2022-085 CZ 5 Wenchang Space Centre | 2022 Jul 24, 06:22 | |
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Module for Chinese Space Station, precise launch time 06:22:32 UTC, released from launch vehicle at 06:30:47 UTC about 5700 km behind CSS. Docked with forward-facing port of Tianhe module of CSS at 19:13 UTC on day of launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6619 | 0.0089 | 182 | 300 | 89.32 | 41.45 | 168 | | | 2022 Jul 24, 17:08 | 6756 | 0.0008 | 372 | 384 | 92.11 | 41.46 | 227 | | | 2022 Jul 24, 17:52 | 6761 | 0.0007 | 378 | 388 | 92.21 | 41.47 | 272 | | | 2022 Jul 24, 18:15 | 6762 | 0.0007 | 379 | 388 | 92.22 | 41.47 | 278 | | | | CZ 5 upper stage 2022-085B 53240 |
Re-entered - 2022 Jul 30 Life 6 days
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Launched Wentian. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 24, 14:45 | 6619 | 0.0089 | 182 | 300 | 89.32 | 41.45 | 168 | | | 2022 Jul 27, 15:54 | 6592 | 0.0064 | 172 | 256 | 88.78 | 41.48 | 195 | | | 2022 Jul 30, 15:57 | 6507 | 0.0016 | 119 | 140 | 87.07 | 41.47 | 234 | | | |
2022-086 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Jul 24, 13:38 | Starlink 4056 2022-086A 53242 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 28, 20:00 | 6682 | 0.0040 | 278 | 331 | 90.61 | 53.22 | 53 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Directed to re-enter later on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-087 Lijian 1 (ZK 1A) Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Jul 27, 04:12 | Atmospheric Density Detection Test Satellite 2022-087xx |
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Spherical satellite for upper atmosphere studies by measuring variations in air drag at orbital altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0013 | 492 | 510 | 94.64 | 97.40 | 286 | 10:31 | | | Electromagnetic Assembly Test Satellite 1 2022-087xx |
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Small satellite - one of a pair carried on the same launch vehicle. Mission details awaited. May still be attached to the second satellite of the pair. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0013 | 492 | 510 | 94.64 | 97.40 | 286 | 10:31 | | | |
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Demonstrator satellite using Quantum Physics to generate security keys for secure communications links between ground and space. Developed jointly by the University of Science and Technology of China, the Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, the Institute of Microsatellite Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics. Follow-on from QUESS (Micius) - 41731/2016-051A. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0013 | 492 | 510 | 94.64 | 97.40 | 286 | 10:31 | | | Nanyue (Guangdong Science Satellite) 2022-087xx |
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Small satellite from the South Space Technology Co, carrying remote sensing equipment for Earth studies, in particular soil moisture content and ocean surface winds. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0013 | 492 | 510 | 94.64 | 97.40 | 286 | 10:31 | | | Space Technology Test Satellite 2022-087xx |
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Small satellite from the Institute of Microsatellite Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, probably a demonstration or test payload with a number of engineering experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6879 | 0.0013 | 492 | 510 | 94.64 | 97.40 | 286 | 10:31 | | | Lijian 1 upper stage 2022-087F 53304 |
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Launched cluster of six satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 28, 07:36 | 6802 | 0.0175 | 305 | 543 | 93.05 | 97.28 | 309 | | | |
2022-088 CZ 2D Xichang Space Centre | 2022 Jul 29, 13:28 | Yaogan 35-03A 2022-088A 53318 |
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 30, 02:14 | 6870 | 0.0007 | 488 | 497 | 94.46 | 35.01 | 266 | | | | Yaogan 35-03B 2022-088B 53317 |
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 30, 02:14 | 6871 | 0.0009 | 487 | 500 | 94.48 | 35.00 | 269 | | | | Yaogan 35-03C 2022-088C 53316 |
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Chinese government or military remote sensing reconnaissance satellite. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jul 30, 02:01 | 6872 | 0.0008 | 488 | 499 | 94.48 | 35.00 | 266 | | | | |
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Launched Yaogan 35 group 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6870 | 0.0010 | 485 | 498 | 94.44 | 35.00 | 287 | | | |
2022-089 Soyuz-2 1V Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2022 Aug 1, 20:25 | Cosmos 2558 2022-089A 53323 |
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Military satellite possibly equipped with sensors that allow it to observe other satellites in orbit. It also may carry an Earth imaging system. Released from Volga rocket stage at 21:49 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Aug 02, 00:53 | 6822 | 0.0013 | 435 | 452 | 93.46 | 97.26 | 261 | 12:06 | | | Soyuz upper stage 2022-089B 53324 |
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Launched Cosmos 2558. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Aug 02, 00:50 | 6735 | 0.0108 | 284 | 429 | 91.67 | 97.25 | 70 | | | | Volga rocket stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Aug 2 Life 1 day
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Launched Cosmos 2558. Caused to re-enter above the southern Pacific Ocean on a south-north trajectory Aug 2 at about 08:30 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-090 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre | 2022 Aug 4, 03:08 | Jumang (Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite) 2022-090A 53346 |
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Terrestrial carbon monitoring satellite with a range of instruments to detect and measure such as vegetation biomass, and atmospheric aerosol and chlorophyll fluorescence. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Aug 04, 07:20 | 6875 | 0.0009 | 491 | 504 | 94.56 | 97.47 | 250 | 10:25 | | | Head 2G (Jiaotong 4) 2022-090B 53347 |
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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 ( ° ) | | |
2022 Aug 04, 07:42 | 6874 | 0.0010 | 489 | 502 | 94.53 | 97.47 | 271 | | | | Minhang Junior 2022-090C 53348 |
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Small satellite to allow primary and secondary school students to participate in space science research and engineering practice. Carries instruments to monitor carbon sources, and the space environment. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Aug 04, 07:42 | 6874 | 0.0010 | 489 | 502 | 94.52 | 97.47 | 271 | | | | CZ 4B upper stage 2022-090D 53349 |
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Launched Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite. Orbit lowered after releasing satellites. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Aug 04, 08:55 | 6770 | 0.0159 | 284 | 499 | 92.39 | 97.51 | 30 | | | |
2022-091 Electron (NRO L-199) Rocket Lab LC-1, New Zealand | 2022 Aug 4, 05:00 | |
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Satellite built for US National Reconnaissance Office launched as NRO L-199 mission. Precise purpose not known but probably Earth observation. Released from launch vehicle around 06:00 UTC and aimed at ~550 km orbit at 70° inclination. Launched at the opening of a two hour window. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Electron upper stage 2022-091B 53353 |
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Launched USA 335. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Electron kick stage 2022-091C 53354 |
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Launched USA 335. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | |
2022-092 Atlas V 421 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Aug 4, 10:29 | USA 336 (SBIRS GEO 6) 2022-092A 53355 |
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Missile launch detection satellite for the Space-Based Infra Red System with a combination of scanning and staring sensors. A scanning sensor is designed to provide a wide area view in search of missile launches, satellite re-entries and natural terrestrial events, while a staring sensor is designed to observe areas of particular interest with enhanced sensitivity. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Aug 05, 18:00 | 26652 | 0.5651 | 5214 | 35334 | 721.71 | 17.53 | 178 | | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2022-092B 53356 |
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Launched SBIRS GEO 6. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Aug 05, 04:38 | 26648 | 0.5655 | 5202 | 35338 | 721.53 | 16.48 | 176 | | | |
2022-093 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Aug 4, 16:00 | Reusable Spacecraft Test Vehicle Type 1 Flight 2 2022-093A 53357 |
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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. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Aug 04, 20:44 | 6848 | 0.0180 | 346 | 593 | 93.99 | 49.99 | 149 | | | | unidentified object 2022-093G 53363 |
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Noted on day 1 of mission and assumed to be debris but, on Aug 8, a minor orbit change indicated it might be an active satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Aug 04, 22:10 | 6847 | 0.0222 | 317 | 621 | 93.98 | 50.02 | 161 | | | 2022 Aug 08, 11:50 | 6841 | 0.0215 | 315 | 610 | 93.84 | 50.02 | 175 | | | 2022 Aug 09, 06:35 | 6837 | 0.0212 | 314 | 604 | 93.77 | 50.03 | 179 | | | | |
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Possibly used to inspect the main vehicle while on orbit and may also carry a science/technology payload. Satellites with a similar task were deployed from Shenzhou 7 (33386/2008-047A) and Tiangong 2 (41765/2016-057A). Not announced officially and not among the objects listed by Space-Track so may still be attached to the main vehicle. Identified by radio transmissions matching those from a similar satellite carried on the earlier 2020 test flight of the re-usable spacecraft (2022-063). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6847 | 0.0180 | 346 | 593 | 93.98 | 49.99 | 149 | | | | CZ 2F upper stage 2022-093B 53358 |
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Launched experimental spaceplane. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Aug 04, 20:44 | 6847 | 0.0180 | 346 | 593 | 93.98 | 49.99 | 149 | | | |
2022-094 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Aug 4, 23:08 | Danuri (Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter) 2022-094A 53365 |
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South Korean lunar mission from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), scheduled to to orbit the Moon for one year Equipped with an array of South Korean experiments and one US built instrument. The objectives are to develop indigenous lunar exploration technologies, demonstrate a "space internet", and conduct scientific investigations of the lunar environment, topography, and resources, as well as identify potential landing sites for future missions. |
Barycentric Orbit | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2022-094B 53366 |
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Launched KPOL. |
Barycentric Orbit | |
2022-F04 - failed to reach orbit SSLV (D1) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2022 Aug 7, 03:48 | |
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Experimental optical remote sensing satellie from India developed and a short space of time to demonstrate rapid launch on demand ability. Aimed at ~350 km orbit with inclination 37°. Lost when VTM satellite orbit stage carried by SSLV failed to ignite, re-entered after about 0.6 orbits. |
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8U Cubesat - carrying 75 individual experiments provided by female students at schools across India under the 'Space Kidz India' initiative. Includes an amateur radio payload. Aimed at ~350 km orbit with inclination 37°. Lost when VTM satellite orbit stage carried by SSLV failed to ignite, re-entered after about 0.6 orbits. |
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2022-095 Ceres-1 (Y-3) Jiuquan Space Centre | 2022 Aug 9, 04:11 | |
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Small satellite to demonstrate a micro-miniature remote sensing imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6870 | 0.0081 | 437 | 547 | 94.45 | 97.41 | 75 | 10:30 | | | |
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Commercial satellite for medium-resolution remote sensing, equipped with a radar imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6871 | 0.0081 | 437 | 549 | 94.47 | 97.42 | 76 | 10:30 | | | |
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Commercial satellite for medium-resolution remote sensing, equipped with a radar imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6871 | 0.0084 | 435 | 551 | 94.47 | 97.41 | 74 | 10:30 | | | |
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Launched two Taijing 1 satellites, and Donghai 1. Probably caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2022-096 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2022 Aug 9, 05:52 | |
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Iranian Government/Military imaging satellite built and operated by Russia. Design based on Russia's Canopus V. Catalogue Number, Designation and orbit to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Aug 09, 11:57 | 6871 | 0.0081 | 437 | 549 | 94.47 | 97.42 | 76 | 10:30 | | | |
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3U Cubesat - payload includes an AIS receiver for monitoring positions of ships on the ocean surface. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat - mission details awaited. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Geoscan Eidelweiss 2022-096xx |
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3U Cubesat equipped with a cold gas thruster for orbital manoeuvres. Also carries an amateur radio payload. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat - mission details awaited. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat from Kuzbass State Technical University, Russia equipped with an imaging system to monitor fires on the Earth's surface. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat equipped with an AIS receiver to monitor positions of ships on the ocean surface. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat from M V Lomonosov Moscow State University, carrying radiation detectors to register dose rates of cosmic radiation, fluxes of high-energy nuclei, and neutron fluxes. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat - mission details awaited. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Polytech Universe 1 2022-096xx |
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3U Cubesat - mission details awaited. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Polytech Universe 2 2022-096xx |
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3U Cubesat - mission details awaited. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat from the M S Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technologies equipped to study the Earth's magnetic field and radiation on orbit. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat - mission details awaited. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia - mission details awaited. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia - mission details awaited. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat - mission details awaited. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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3U Cubesat developed by school students in the Moscow Area. Equipped with an AIS receiver to monitor positions of ships on the ocean surface. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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Launched Khayyam and sixteen cubesats. Expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere at about 08:00 UTC after retro-fire. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2022-097 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Aug 10, 02:14 | |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of fifty three LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude.
All satellites were injected initially into similar orbits at about 330 km altitude. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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Launched fifty three Starlink satellites. Expected to be directed to re-enter later on the day of launch. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2022-098 CZ 6 Taiyuan Space Centre | 2022 Aug 10, 04:50 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 3D 09 2022-098xx |
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High resolution, multi-spectral imaging satellite.
One of ten similar 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 | |
estimated orbit | 6915 | 0.0011 | 529 | 544 | 95.37 | 97.53 | 253 | 11:59 | | | Jilin-1 Infrared A 01 2022-098xx |
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Imaging satellite providing infrared views of the Earth, with a particular emphasis on atmosphere studies.
One of six similar 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 | |
estimated orbit | 6919 | 0.0009 | 535 | 547 | 95.46 | 97.53 | 245 | 11:59 | | | |
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Launched cluster of sixteen satellites. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
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