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| 2018 - 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. The following notes should help with understanding the launch lists.
Launch times are in UTC and are either 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. The Space-Track data 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. Such data is published near-daily by Mike McCants, and the source observations can often be found in the web-based Seesat-L discussion group. Occasionally, orbits are estimated by myself from public data.
Space-Track occasionally fails to allocate names to objects in its catalogue. In these cases, the names are derived from public information.
Apogee and perigee are measured against a spherical Earth with a radius of 6378.145 km assumedto be situated at the focus of the orbital ellipse. The value for the orbital period is the Anomalistic Period, or time to complete one circuit of the ellipse. It is not the same as the time taken to complete one circuit of the Earth. Care should be exercised when comparing Orbital Focus data with other published orbits because they may have been derived using a different model.
2018-001 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Jan 8, 01:00 | USA 280 (ZUMA?) 2018-001A 43098 |
Re-entered - 2018 Jan 8 Life <1 day
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Classified US Government payload. Purpose, mission outcome and orbit unknown. Appears to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on the day of launch, an event that is unlikely to have been intended. SpaceX reported that the launch vehicle completed its mission as planned. The launch azimuth suggested it was heading for an inclination of about 50°. Originally scheduled for launch 2017 Nov 17 from Kennedy SC but launch delayed (and launch pad switched) because of an issue with a Falcon 9 payload shroud on another mission. |
failed to separate from rocket | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Jan 8 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 280. Re-entered on day of launch. Not catalogued. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-002 CZ 2D Taiyuan Space Centre | 2018 Jan 9, 03:24 | Gaojing 3 (Superview-1 03) 2018-002A 43099 |
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched commercial remote sensing satellites operated by Beijing Space View Technology Co. Ltd. of China. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jan 09, 20:45 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.58 | 289 | 10:30 | | 2018 Jan 12, 20:15 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 523 | 536 | 95.23 | 97.59 | 274 | 10:30 | | 2018 Jan 29, 18:43 | 6903 | 0.0005 | 521 | 528 | 95.12 | 97.58 | 236 | 10:31 | | 2023 Feb 13, 13:47 | 6882 | 0.0005 | 501 | 508 | 94.71 | 97.42 | 358 | 10:43 | | | Gaojing 4 (Superview-1 04) 2018-002B 43100 |
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched commercial remote sensing satellites operated by Beijing Space View Technology Co. Ltd. of China. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jan 09, 20:48 | 6904 | 0.0015 | 516 | 536 | 95.15 | 97.58 | 294 | 10:30 | | 2018 Jan 12, 20:11 | 6897 | 0.0014 | 510 | 529 | 95.01 | 97.58 | 281 | 10:30 | | 2018 Jan 27, 00:58 | 6902 | 0.0011 | 516 | 532 | 95.12 | 97.58 | 243 | 10:31 | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:04 | 6882 | 0.0000 | 504 | 504 | 94.70 | 97.42 | 46 | 10:44 | | | CZ 2D second stage 2018-002C 43101 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 22 Life 1990 days
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Launched pair of Gaojing satellites.. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 09, 20:47 | 6905 | 0.0014 | 517 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.58 | 293 | | | |
2018-003 CZ 3B + YZ-1 Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Jan 11, 23:18 | Beidou 26 (Beidou-3 M-7) 2018-003A 43107 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 12, 07:21 | 28244 | 0.0116 | 21538 | 22194 | 787.32 | 55.01 | 177 | | | 2018 Feb 08, 15:43 | 27906 | 0.0004 | 21516 | 21540 | 773.23 | 55.01 | 349 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 14:34 | 27906 | 0.0004 | 21516 | 21540 | 773.23 | 55.22 | 42 | | | | Beidou 27 (Beidou-3 M-8) 2018-003B 43108 |
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 31, 19:23 | 28026 | 0.0037 | 21545 | 21750 | 778.20 | 55.00 | 176 | | | 2018 Feb 10, 20:23 | 27906 | 0.0005 | 21514 | 21542 | 773.22 | 55.00 | 243 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 12:39 | 27906 | 0.0004 | 21517 | 21539 | 773.23 | 55.22 | 273 | | | | YZ-1 rocket stage 2018-003C 43109 |
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Launched pair of Beidou satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 12, 04:24 | 28725 | 0.0056 | 22186 | 22508 | 807.51 | 55.03 | 346 | | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2018-003D 43110 |
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Launched pair of Beidou satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 12, 04:17 | 15755 | 0.5820 | 208 | 18545 | 328.00 | 54.96 | 171 | | | |
2018-004 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-40) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2018 Jan 12, 03:59 | Cartosat 2F 2018-004A 43111 |
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Indian imaging satellite for cartography/mapping. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jan 12, 11:49 | 6881 | 0.0010 | 496 | 510 | 94.67 | 97.56 | 256 | 09:30 | | 2018 Jan 29, 02:50 | 6887 | 0.0006 | 504 | 513 | 94.79 | 97.55 | 169 | 09:32 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:52 | 6886 | 0.0004 | 505 | 510 | 94.78 | 97.42 | 276 | 09:31 | | | LEO Phase 1 2018-004C 43113 |
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Small satellite owned by Telesat of Canada, acting as protoype for a future constellation of 188 "Lightspeed" data networking satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 14, 02:41 | 6879 | 0.0009 | 495 | 507 | 94.64 | 97.56 | 259 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 10 Life 2220 days
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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. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jan 14, 01:07 | 6879 | 0.0009 | 495 | 507 | 94.63 | 97.56 | 261 | 09:31 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:36 | 6837 | 0.0007 | 454 | 463 | 93.76 | 97.34 | 208 | 10:29 | | | Carbonite-2 2018-004E 43115 |
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UK Royal Air Force imaging satellite to demonstrate provision of video direct to troops in the field. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 12, 12:49 | 6879 | 0.0009 | 494 | 507 | 94.63 | 97.56 | 270 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 03:30 | 6861 | 0.0008 | 477 | 488 | 94.26 | 97.33 | 223 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Jun 14 Life 2345 days
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6U Cubesat (3x2) - Satellite from Aquila Space in the "Landmapper" constellation of remote sensing satellites using multispecral imaging to support agriculture planning, water monitoring and land management. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jan 17, 17:28 | 6878 | 0.0009 | 494 | 506 | 94.61 | 97.55 | 259 | 09:31 | | | Flock 3P'-1 2018-004L 43121 |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 28 Life 1901 days
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3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 3P' cluster of imaging satellites.
Flock 3P'-1 is one of four similar satellites carried on this launch. In order to avoid clutter the others are not listed separately. All Flock 3P' satellites are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 17, 11:09 | 6878 | 0.0009 | 494 | 506 | 94.61 | 97.56 | 260 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:55 | 6757 | 0.0005 | 376 | 383 | 92.13 | 97.36 | 221 | | | | Lemur-2 (McCafferty) 2018-004N 43123 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 19 Life 1923 days
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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 this launch. In order to avoid clutter the others are not listed separately. All Lemur-2 satellites are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 17, 11:09 | 6878 | 0.0009 | 494 | 506 | 94.61 | 97.56 | 261 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:01 | 6772 | 0.0005 | 390 | 397 | 92.43 | 97.35 | 224 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Jun 24 Life 2355 days
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3U Cubesat to demonstrate a future small satellite communications constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 14, 20:02 | 6877 | 0.0009 | 493 | 505 | 94.60 | 97.56 | 275 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:27 | 6845 | 0.0007 | 462 | 471 | 93.93 | 97.34 | 223 | | | | MicroSat-TD 2018-004T 43128 |
Re-entered - 2020 Nov 27 Life 1050 days
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Small Indian satellite equipped with multi-spectral imaging syste, |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jan 14, 04:21 | 6737 | 0.0019 | 346 | 371 | 91.71 | 96.88 | 349 | 09:30 | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 28 Life 2238 days
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6U Cubesat (3x2) - demonstrator for an orbital asteroid detection system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 14, 20:02 | 6877 | 0.0009 | 493 | 505 | 94.60 | 97.56 | 275 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:00 | 6836 | 0.0007 | 453 | 462 | 93.74 | 97.34 | 218 | | | | MicroMAS 2A (Micro-sized Microwave Atmospheric Satellite) 2018-004W 43131 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 8 Life 1912 days
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3U Cubesat fitted with a microwave radiometer for Earth studies. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 14, 20:02 | 6877 | 0.0008 | 493 | 505 | 94.60 | 97.56 | 275 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:13 | 6764 | 0.0005 | 382 | 389 | 92.27 | 97.35 | 227 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2023 Oct 3 Life 2090 days
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3U Cubesat from France with a specific astronomical mission. It carried instruments to measure the light curve of the star β Pictoris during a transit of it's planet β Pictoris b. The satellite ceased to operate 2018 Mar 20 before it could undertake its mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 17, 11:08 | 6877 | 0.0009 | 493 | 505 | 94.60 | 97.56 | 265 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 7 Life 2217 days
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1U Cubesat equipped with an amateur radio package. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 14, 16:52 | 6877 | 0.0008 | 493 | 504 | 94.59 | 97.56 | 279 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:30 | 6834 | 0.0006 | 451 | 460 | 93.70 | 97.34 | 221 | | | | STEP Cube Lab (Space Technology Experimental Project CubeSat Laboratory) 2018-004AD 43138 |
Re-entered - 2023 May 23 Life 1957 days
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1U cubesat from Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea. Used to verify electronics for use in future satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 14, 18:26 | 6877 | 0.0008 | 493 | 504 | 94.59 | 97.56 | 280 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:51 | 6789 | 0.0005 | 407 | 414 | 92.77 | 97.35 | 216 | | | | SpaceBEE 1 2018-004AH 43142 |
Re-entered - 2022 Aug 2 Life 1663 days
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0.25U Cubesat from Swarm Technologies to demonstrate a two-way communications system in LEO. Swarm intends to operate a 150 satellite constellation. To aid tracking, the satellite carries a radar retro-reflector. It also carries a GPS receiver to help determine its location. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 17, 04:48 | 6877 | 0.0008 | 493 | 504 | 94.59 | 97.56 | 270 | | | | CICERO 7 (Community Initiative for Cellular Earth Remote Observation) 2018-004AJ 43143 |
Re-entered - 2023 Nov 14 Life 2132 days
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6U Cubesat (3x2) equipped to perform GPS and Galileo radio occultation observations by the Earth's atmosphere and undertake surface remote sensing by reflected navigation satellite signals. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 17, 11:05 | 6876 | 0.0006 | 493 | 502 | 94.57 | 97.56 | 276 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:35 | 6815 | 0.0005 | 434 | 440 | 93.32 | 97.35 | 209 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 8 Life 1912 days
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3U Cubesat built by Tyvak for the US Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to demonstrate a telescope that can be used for both Earth observation and astronomy. Applications include remote sensing, monitoring space debris, and measuring the brightness of variable stars. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 17, 11:04 | 6875 | 0.0007 | 492 | 502 | 94.55 | 97.55 | 284 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 05:12 | 6767 | 0.0005 | 386 | 392 | 92.33 | 97.36 | 244 | | | | PSLV upper stage 2018-004U 43129 |
Re-entered - 2019 Jan 17 Life 370 days
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Launched Cartosat 2F, Cartosat 2ER and a cluster of smallsatellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 12, 11:06 | 6727 | 0.0030 | 328 | 368 | 91.51 | 97.22 | 91 | | | |
2018-005 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,2 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2018 Jan 12, 22:11 | USA 281 (Topaz 5, FIA Radar 5) 2018-005A 43145 |
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Possibly a large radar imaging satellite, the only remaining element of the cancelled Future Imaging Architecture programme. In polar orbit rather than the highly retrograde orbit of its predecessors. Orbit measurements are based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 23, 17:50 | 7430 | 0.0008 | 1046 | 1058 | 106.24 | 105.98 | 260 | | | 2018 Feb 28, 18:15 | 7458 | 0.0003 | 1077 | 1082 | 106.82 | 106.01 | 17 | | | | Delta 4 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched USA 281. Caused to re-enter about 90 mins after lift off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-006 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2018 Jan 13, 07:10 | LKW-3 (Land Survey Satellite 3) 2018-006A 43146 |
in space
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High resolution imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jan 13, 13:33 | 6874 | 0.0011 | 488 | 503 | 94.53 | 97.34 | 252 | 13:30 | | 2018 Jan 19, 09:33 | 6871 | 0.0010 | 486 | 500 | 94.47 | 97.33 | 249 | 13:29 | | 2023 Feb 13, 15:00 | 6872 | 0.0008 | 488 | 499 | 94.49 | 97.51 | 327 | 13:54 | | | CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Jan 13 Life <1 day
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Launched LKW-3. De-orbited soon after releasing satellite. Not catalogued. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-007 Epsilon Uchinoura Space Center, Japan | 2018 Jan 17, 21:06 | ASNARO-2 (Advanced Satellite with New System Architecture for Observation-2) 2018-007A 43152 |
in space
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Japanese SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jan 18, 14:21 | 6878 | 0.0009 | 493 | 506 | 94.61 | 97.37 | 191 | 05:46 | | 2018 Feb 02, 14:17 | 6879 | 0.0002 | 500 | 503 | 94.64 | 97.41 | 93 | 05:46 | | 2023 Feb 13, 08:45 | 6877 | 0.0001 | 498 | 499 | 94.59 | 97.43 | 91 | 05:57 | | | EPSILON upper stage 2018-007B 43153 |
Re-entered - 2024 Aug 22 Life 2409 days
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Launched ASNARO-2. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 18, 15:24 | 6867 | 0.0028 | 470 | 508 | 94.39 | 97.37 | 210 | | | |
2018-008 CZ 11 Jiuquan Space Centre | 2018 Jan 19, 04:12 | Xiaoxiang 2 2018-008A 43155 |
Re-entered - 2024 Aug 22 Life 2407 days
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6U Cubesat (3x2) carrying two amateur radio payloads and conducting communications technology tests. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 22, 03:19 | 6913 | 0.0016 | 524 | 547 | 95.35 | 97.54 | 289 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 15:13 | 6883 | 0.0015 | 495 | 516 | 94.73 | 97.32 | 29 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Jul 16 Life 2370 days
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2U CubeSat developed with primary and middle school students. Equipped with a high definition optical camera. Named after the first Prime Minister of the PRC (1949-1976). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 22, 11:45 | 6915 | 0.0013 | 528 | 546 | 95.38 | 97.55 | 283 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 14:28 | 6883 | 0.0012 | 497 | 514 | 94.72 | 97.32 | 30 | | | | Kepler 01 (Kipp) 2018-008C 43157 |
Re-entered - 2024 Apr 17 Life 2280 days
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3U Cubesat from Kepler Aerospace - first prototype for a constellation of satellites to provide communications connectivity between other satellites and ground. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 22, 11:49 | 6916 | 0.0014 | 528 | 547 | 95.40 | 97.55 | 275 | | | | Quantutong 1 2018-008D 43158 |
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6U Cubesat as an Emergency Rescue Technology Test Satellite. Carries an AIS receiver to relay messages from ships at sea and visible light tracking cameras to track the ship. Also carries a receiver to detect emergency transmissions. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 22, 03:21 | 6916 | 0.0013 | 529 | 546 | 95.40 | 97.54 | 281 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:45 | 6889 | 0.0012 | 503 | 519 | 94.84 | 97.32 | 31 | | | | Jilin-1 Smart Video 07 (Jilin-1 SP07, Deqing-1) 2018-008E 43159 |
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Chinese commercial imaging satellite providing high definition Earth surface video. Part of a simultaneously-launched pair of Jilin-1 satellites, named after the city where the satellites were developed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jan 22, 05:09 | 6917 | 0.0013 | 529 | 548 | 95.41 | 97.54 | 276 | 10:30 | | 2023 Feb 13, 15:15 | 6906 | 0.0014 | 518 | 538 | 95.20 | 97.31 | 43 | 08:39 | | | Jilin-1 Smart Video 08 (Jilin-1 SP08, Linye-2) 2018-008F 43160 |
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Chinese commercial imaging satellite providing high definition Earth surface video. Part of a simultaneously-launched pair of Jilin-1 satellites, named after the city where the satellites were developed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jan 22, 19:51 | 6919 | 0.0012 | 532 | 549 | 95.46 | 97.55 | 275 | 10:30 | | 2023 Feb 13, 14:05 | 6906 | 0.0010 | 521 | 536 | 95.20 | 97.31 | 57 | 08:39 | | | CZ 11 fourth stage 2018-008G 43161 |
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Launched two Jilin-1 satellites and several smaller satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 22, 03:54 | 7176 | 0.0378 | 527 | 1069 | 100.84 | 98.49 | 190 | | | |
2018-009 Atlas V 411 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Jan 20, 00:48 | USA 282 (SBIRS GEO 4) 2018-009A 43162 |
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Missile launch detection satellite for the Space-Based Infra Red System with a combination of scanning and staring sensors. The scanning sensor is designed to provide a wide area view in search of missile launches, satellite re-entries and natural terrestrial events, while the staring sensor is designed to observe areas of particular interest with enhanced sensitivity. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Jan 22, 18:43 | 26345 | 0.6003 | 4151 | 35783 | 709.28 | 12.94 | 179 | | | 2018 Jan 24, 19:46 | 27927 | 0.5096 | 7319 | 35779 | 774.10 | 11.22 | 180 | | | 2018 Jan 25, 20:13 | 30252 | 0.3935 | 11970 | 35778 | 872.75 | 9.62 | 180 | | | 2018 Jan 26, 23:25 | 33477 | 0.2593 | 18419 | 35778 | 1015.96 | 8.28 | 180 | | | 2018 Jan 28, 21:57 | 38597 | 0.0923 | 28656 | 35783 | 1257.75 | 7.03 | 180 | | | 2018 Jan 30, 15:46 | 42115 | 0.0015 | 35672 | 35802 | 1433.57 | 6.50 | 180 | 162° west | | 2018 Feb 05, 23:11 | 42165 | 0.0008 | 35754 | 35819 | 1436.09 | 6.49 | 127 | 159° west | | 2018 May 20, 16:05 | 42166 | 0.0008 | 35753 | 35823 | 1436.16 | 6.32 | 125 | 159° west | | 2018 May 23, 15:58 | 42246 | 0.0003 | 35854 | 35881 | 1440.24 | 6.32 | 151 | 161° west | | 2018 Jul 23, 16:00 | 42204 | 0.0011 | 35782 | 35871 | 1438.13 | 6.22 | 111 | 139° east | | 2018 Jul 26, 15:05 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35776 | 35798 | 1436.11 | 6.21 | 177 | 139° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 18:49 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35796 | 1436.10 | 3.10 | 1 | 139° east | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Jan 20 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 282. De-orbited soon after releasing satellite. Not catalogued. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-010 Electron (Still Testing) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2018 Jan 21, 02:43 | Dove Pioneer 2018-010A 43163 |
Re-entered - 2019 Sep 22 Life 609 days
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3U Cubesat, one of Planet's 'Flock' imaging satellites launched to verify integration with the Electron launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 23, 14:45 | 6789 | 0.0176 | 291 | 531 | 92.79 | 82.91 | 213 | | | | Lemur-2 (Marshall) 2018-010C 43165 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 22 Life 2039 days
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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. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 23, 19:16 | 6890 | 0.0032 | 490 | 534 | 94.87 | 82.92 | 234 | | | | Lemur-2 (Tallhamn-FC) 2018-010E 43167 |
Re-entered - 2023 Nov 9 Life 2118 days
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. One of four released from Cygnus OA-5 2016 Nov 25. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 23, 19:20 | 6895 | 0.0024 | 501 | 534 | 94.97 | 82.92 | 239 | | | | Humanity Star 2018-010F 43168 |
Re-entered - 2018 Mar 22 Life 60 days
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Geodesic sphere about 1 metre diameter - passive satellite intended to be seen. Carried as ballast on test flight of Electron launch vehicle and released from the Electron second stage. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 24, 04:40 | 6787 | 0.0175 | 290 | 528 | 92.74 | 82.92 | 212 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2018-010B 43164 |
Re-entered - 2023 Dec 17 Life 2156 days
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Launched cluster of small satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 23, 19:16 | 6891 | 0.0029 | 492 | 532 | 94.87 | 82.93 | 242 | | | | Electron second stage 2018-010D 43166 |
Re-entered - 2019 Mar 3 Life 406 days
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Launched cluster of small satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 23, 20:54 | 6787 | 0.0174 | 291 | 527 | 92.74 | 82.93 | 213 | | | |
2018-011 CZ 2C Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Jan 25, 05:39 | |
in space
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Small satellite - mission unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 28, 10:21 | 6976 | 0.0005 | 594 | 602 | 96.65 | 35.00 | 290 | | | | Yaogan 30-04A 2018-011B 43170 |
in space
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One of a triplet of simultaneously-launched satellites described as being for "electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests”. That may indicate they are electronic intelligence gathering satellites. The three satellites are spaced at 120º intervals around the orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 26, 11:43 | 6975 | 0.0007 | 592 | 602 | 96.62 | 34.99 | 280 | | | 2018 Jan 30, 12:19 | 6985 | 0.0005 | 603 | 610 | 96.82 | 35.00 | 276 | | | 2018 Feb 04, 14:42 | 6978 | 0.0007 | 595 | 605 | 96.68 | 35.00 | 271 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 09:56 | 6972 | 0.0005 | 590 | 597 | 96.55 | 35.00 | 170 | | | | Yaogan 30-04B 2018-011C 43171 |
in space
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One of a triplet of simultaneously-launched satellites described as being for"electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests”. That may indicate they are electronic intelligence gathering satellites. The three satellites are spaced at 120º intervals around the orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 26, 13:37 | 6975 | 0.0008 | 591 | 602 | 96.62 | 34.99 | 283 | | | 2018 Jan 28, 12:22 | 6978 | 0.0005 | 596 | 603 | 96.69 | 35.00 | 336 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:59 | 6972 | 0.0003 | 591 | 596 | 96.55 | 35.00 | 227 | | | | Yaogan 30-04C 2018-011D 43172 |
in space
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One of a triplet of simultaneously-launched satellites described as being for "electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests”. That may indicate they are electronic intelligence gathering satellites. The three satellites are spaced at 120º intervals around the orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 26, 16:32 | 6975 | 0.0008 | 591 | 602 | 96.61 | 34.99 | 286 | | | 2018 Feb 08, 19:47 | 6978 | 0.0004 | 597 | 602 | 96.68 | 35.00 | 24 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:51 | 6972 | 0.0005 | 590 | 597 | 96.55 | 35.00 | 267 | | | | CZ 2C second stage 2018-011E 43173 |
Re-entered - 2023 Dec 23 Life 2158 days
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Launched cluster of three Yaogan-30 satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 26, 18:58 | 6877 | 0.0151 | 395 | 603 | 94.60 | 34.97 | 24 | | | |
2018-012 Ariane 5ECA (VA-241) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2018 Jan 25, 22:20 | |
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Comsat providing Broadband and connectivity services and Fixed satellites Services (FSS) to Brazil and Africa. Delivered to an incorrect transfer orbit by the launch vehicle, it spent longer than planned reaching geosynchronous orbit. Expected location - 20° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Jan 27, 11:59 | 28077 | 0.7645 | 234 | 43163 | 780.33 | 20.65 | 230 | | | 2018 Feb 02, 14:06 | 28299 | 0.7506 | 680 | 43162 | 789.61 | 19.99 | 236 | | | 2018 Feb 08, 04:10 | 33307 | 0.6249 | 6116 | 47741 | 1008.22 | 21.55 | 210 | | | 2018 Feb 12, 16:48 | 37461 | 0.4300 | 14973 | 47192 | 1202.61 | 9.33 | 234 | | | 2018 Feb 13, 17:26 | 40435 | 0.3271 | 20829 | 47285 | 1348.63 | 6.23 | 260 | | | 2018 Feb 20, 15:24 | 41766 | 0.2884 | 23344 | 47431 | 1415.75 | 5.56 | 275 | | | 2018 Feb 25, 04:31 | 42256 | 0.2753 | 24245 | 47510 | 1440.74 | 5.27 | 269 | | | 2018 Apr 19, 10:59 | 42438 | 0.0200 | 35211 | 36909 | 1450.08 | 0.41 | 261 | 7° west | | 2018 May 02, 09:08 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35792 | 1436.09 | 0.06 | 117 | 20° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 16:20 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35795 | 1436.06 | 0.06 | 236 | 20° west | | | |
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Comsat providing Direct to Home and cable broadcasting services, aeronautical andmaritime connectivity, broadband internet and cellular backhaul services. SES-14 also hosts GOLD (Global-Scale Observation of the Limb and Disk), a NASA-funded instrument observing the Earth's upper atmosphere and ionosphere. Delivered to an incorrect transfer orbit by the launch vehicle, it spent longer than planned reaching geosynchronous orbit. Expected location - 47°.5 west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Jan 27, 15:39 | 28142 | 0.7615 | 334 | 43194 | 783.06 | 20.56 | 231 | | | 2018 Feb 07, 11:22 | 28112 | 0.7633 | 277 | 43190 | 781.80 | 20.65 | 236 | | | 2018 Feb 09, 15:25 | 29734 | 0.7405 | 1337 | 45375 | 850.43 | 19.12 | 239 | | | 2018 Feb 12, 00:35 | 30137 | 0.7333 | 1659 | 45858 | 867.77 | 18.80 | 240 | | | 2018 Feb 21, 11:42 | 32004 | 0.7088 | 2942 | 48310 | 949.67 | 17.82 | 245 | | | 2018 Mar 16, 17:15 | 36542 | 0.6367 | 6898 | 53430 | 1158.63 | 14.55 | 254 | | | 2018 Apr 03, 19:43 | 38147 | 0.5574 | 10507 | 53031 | 1235.80 | 12.21 | 258 | | | 2018 Apr 24, 22:59 | 40045 | 0.4463 | 15797 | 51537 | 1329.17 | 9.40 | 262 | | | 2018 Jun 11, 15:56 | 42032 | 0.1619 | 28847 | 42461 | 1429.32 | 3.26 | 263 | | | 2018 Jul 02, 16:59 | 42199 | 0.0613 | 33232 | 38410 | 1437.86 | 1.23 | 260 | 41° west | | 2018 Jul 17, 16:00 | 42164 | 0.0026 | 35679 | 35894 | 1436.08 | 0.11 | 165 | 39° west | | 2018 Aug 01, 06:29 | 42242 | 0.0003 | 35850 | 35877 | 1440.02 | 0.01 | 58 | 47° west | | 2018 Aug 03, 06:22 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35788 | 1436.09 | 0.03 | 307 | 47° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 12:46 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35791 | 1436.10 | 0.01 | 258 | 47° west | | | Ariane 5 upper stage 2018-012C 43176 |
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Launched Al Yah 3 and SES 14. Delivered both satellites to an obit with the correct perigee and apogee but at 21° inclination rather the planned 3°. The cause was an incorrect parameter set in the launch trajectory computer program. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 01, 10:09 | 27871 | 0.7639 | 202 | 42783 | 771.75 | 20.97 | 233 | | | |
2018-013 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Jan 31, 21:25 | SES 16 (GovSat 1) 2018-013A 43178 |
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Communications satellite offering services to government/military customers via military comms frequencies. Design includes a port to which a further payload can be added while in orbit. The satellite covers Europe, Africa, the Middle East plus the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas and the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Delivered to HEO then manoeuvered itself on-station Orbit data from amateur sources. Expected location - 21°.5 east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Feb 25, 04:48 | 42165 | 0.0005 | 35764 | 35810 | 1436.12 | 0.04 | 43 | 21° east | | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2018-013B 43179 |
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Launched SES 16. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 03, 13:49 | 35278 | 0.8107 | 299 | 57501 | 1099.05 | 25.09 | 180 | | | |
2018-014 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Vostochny Cosmodrome | 2018 Feb 1, 02:07 | Canopus-Vulcan 3 2018-014A 43180 |
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Imaging remote sensing satellite for environmental monitoring, mapping, fire detection, agricultural planning, land use assessments, and urban planning. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Feb 02, 16:15 | 6886 | 0.0004 | 505 | 510 | 94.77 | 97.47 | 81 | 23:23 | | 2018 Apr 16, 10:51 | 6888 | 0.0002 | 508 | 511 | 94.81 | 97.46 | 82 | 23:23 | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:45 | 6882 | 0.0002 | 502 | 505 | 94.69 | 97.42 | 80 | 23:25 | | 2024 Mar 02, 02:12 | 6878 | 0.0002 | 499 | 501 | 94.62 | 97.40 | 85 | 23:24 | | | Canopus-Vulcan 4 2018-014B 43181 |
in space
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Imaging remote sensing satellite for environmental monitoring, mapping, fire detection, agricultural planning, land use assessments, and urban planning. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Feb 02, 16:15 | 6883 | 0.0007 | 500 | 510 | 94.72 | 97.47 | 86 | 23:23 | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:06 | 6881 | 0.0002 | 502 | 505 | 94.69 | 97.42 | 87 | 23:25 | | 2024 Mar 02, 01:25 | 6878 | 0.0002 | 499 | 501 | 94.61 | 97.40 | 91 | 23:25 | | | Lemur-2 (Jin-Luen) 2018-014C 43182 |
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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 this launch. In order to avoid clutter the others are not listed separately. All Lemur-2 satellites are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 03, 10:05 | 6958 | 0.0013 | 571 | 589 | 96.28 | 97.73 | 239 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:09 | 6940 | 0.0015 | 552 | 573 | 95.90 | 97.63 | 218 | | | | |
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Small satellite from the Technical University of Berlin to investigate and demonstrate the inter-satellite communications.
One of four similar satellites carried on this launch. In order to avoid clutter the others are not listed separately. All are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 14, 18:53 | 6956 | 0.0009 | 572 | 584 | 96.23 | 97.73 | 195 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:01 | 6947 | 0.0009 | 563 | 575 | 96.05 | 97.65 | 198 | | | | Soyuz-2 1A upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Feb 1 Life <1 day
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Launched Canopus-Vulcan 3 & 4 and smaller satellites. De-orbited soon after releasing satellites. Not catalogued. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-015 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2018 Feb 2, 07:51 | Fengmaniu 1 2018-015A 43192 |
Re-entered - 2023 Mar 16 Life 1868 days
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3U CubeSat developed by Link Space Aerospace Technology to test out a series of new components including a pair of miniaturized panoramic cameras for still image and video collection. Also xarried ana amteur radio payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Feb 03, 05:24 | 6877 | 0.0015 | 489 | 510 | 94.60 | 97.34 | 250 | 14:11 | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:27 | 6734 | 0.0011 | 348 | 363 | 91.65 | 97.55 | 259 | 16:08 | | | Zhangzheng 1 (China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite) 2018-015C 43194 |
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Satellite developed by the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) carrying six instruments to measure the electromagnetic effects of earthquakes. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Feb 05, 07:52 | 6876 | 0.0016 | 487 | 509 | 94.57 | 97.33 | 250 | 14:11 | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:33 | 6879 | 0.0012 | 493 | 509 | 94.64 | 97.55 | 334 | 14:28 | | | ÑuSat 04 (Ada) 2018-015D 43195 |
Re-entered - 2024 Jan 4 Life 2162 days
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina to provide earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Feb 06, 04:43 | 6875 | 0.0016 | 486 | 508 | 94.56 | 97.33 | 251 | 14:11 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:00 | 6828 | 0.0013 | 441 | 458 | 93.58 | 97.56 | 270 | 15:30 | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 9 Life 2441 days
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6U Cubesat (3x2) - a collaboration between ESA and GomSpace ApS of Aalborg, Denmark to demonstrate future space technology including station-keeping, inter-satellite communication and imaging. Also equipped with ADS-B and AIS receivers to relay data messages from aircraft and ships. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 06, 01:09 | 6873 | 0.0018 | 483 | 507 | 94.51 | 97.33 | 261 | | | | Ulloriaq (GOMX4-A) 2018-015F 43197 |
Re-entered - 2024 Aug 18 Life 2389 days
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6U Cubesat (3x2) sponsored by the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) for multispectral imaging surveillance of Arctic regions. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 06, 04:51 | 6874 | 0.0018 | 483 | 507 | 94.52 | 97.33 | 258 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:17 | 6842 | 0.0015 | 454 | 474 | 93.88 | 97.56 | 284 | | | | Shaonian Xing (Youth Satellite) 2018-015H 43199 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 1 Life 2006 days
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3U Cubesat - developed by Chinese students as part of the Sat-China outreach project to engage youth in thinking about space. Carries the first BlockChain cryptocurrency node to be set up in space. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 06, 09:04 | 6874 | 0.0016 | 485 | 507 | 94.54 | 97.31 | 255 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:51 | 6801 | 0.0012 | 415 | 431 | 93.02 | 97.54 | 261 | | | | ÑuSat 05 (Maryam) 2018-015K 43204 |
Re-entered - 2023 Dec 24 Life 2151 days
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Small satellite from Satellogic of Argentina to provide earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Feb 07, 10:28 | 6875 | 0.0017 | 486 | 509 | 94.56 | 97.33 | 246 | 14:11 | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:44 | 6826 | 0.0013 | 439 | 456 | 93.54 | 97.56 | 272 | 15:33 | | | CZ 2B upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Feb 2 Life <1 day
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Launched Fengmaniu 1 and other satellites. De-orbited soon after releasing satellites. Not catalogued. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-016 SS-520 Uchinoura Space Center, Japan | 2018 Feb 3, 05:03 | TRICOM-1R (Tasuki) 2018-016A 43201 |
Re-entered - 2018 Aug 21 Life 199 days
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3U Cubesat from the University of Tokyo, carrying a store and forward data relay, and imaging equipment. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 04, 00:24 | 7476 | 0.1218 | 187 | 2008 | 107.22 | 30.90 | 84 | | | | SS-520-5 upper stage 2018-016B 43202 |
Re-entered - 2018 Jun 22 Life 139 days
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Sounding rocket used as orbital launcher. Launched TRICOM-1R. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 04, 05:44 | 7473 | 0.1214 | 187 | 2002 | 107.15 | 30.88 | 85 | | | |
2018-017 Falcon Heavy Kennedy Space Center | 2018 Feb 6, 20:45 | Falcon 9H upper stage + Tesla Roadster motor car 2018-017A 43205 |
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Test launch of Falcon Heavy rocket. The motor vehicle was carried as ballast. |
Heliocentric orbit | |
2018-018 CZ 3B + YZ-1 Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Feb 12, 05:03 | Beidou 28 (Beidou-3 M-3) 2018-018A 43207 |
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 13, 11:01 | 28240 | 0.0117 | 21533 | 22192 | 787.17 | 54.99 | 178 | | | 2018 Feb 27, 04:06 | 27906 | 0.0007 | 21509 | 21547 | 773.22 | 54.98 | 316 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 16:57 | 27906 | 0.0005 | 21514 | 21542 | 773.23 | 55.66 | 326 | | | | Beidou 29 (Beidou-3 M-4) 2018-018B 43208 |
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 14, 13:16 | 28246 | 0.0115 | 21544 | 22191 | 787.38 | 54.98 | 178 | | | 2018 Feb 27, 02:02 | 27921 | 0.0008 | 21521 | 21565 | 773.86 | 54.99 | 248 | | | 2018 Feb 28, 04:17 | 27906 | 0.0008 | 21506 | 21551 | 773.24 | 54.98 | 288 | | | 2023 Feb 11, 16:46 | 27906 | 0.0009 | 21504 | 21552 | 773.23 | 55.66 | 296 | | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2018-018C 43209 |
Re-entered - 2021 May 3 Life 1176 days
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Launched Beidou-3 M-3 and Beidou-3 M-4. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 14, 09:39 | 15751 | 0.5849 | 160 | 18586 | 327.90 | 54.94 | 171 | | | | YZ-1 rocket stage 2018-018D 43210 |
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Launched Beidou-3 M-3 and Beidou-3 M-4. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 14, 14:23 | 28647 | 0.0027 | 22191 | 22346 | 804.22 | 54.79 | 69 | | | |
2018-019 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2018 Feb 13, 08:13 | Progress MS-08 (Progress 7K-MS №438) 2018-019A 43211 |
Re-entered - 2018 Aug 30 Life 198 days
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Supplies to ISS. Precise launch time 08:13:33 UTC. Docked with the aft port of Zvezda 2018 Feb 15 at 10:38 UTC. Undocked 2018 Aug 23 at 02:16 UTC. Retrofire Aug 28 at 01'23 UTC resulted in a destructive re-entry at 00:58 UTC with any surviving fragments impacting the southern Pacific Ocean about 20 mins later. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 13, 08:41 | 6583 | 0.0028 | 186 | 223 | 88.58 | 51.65 | 75 | | | 2018 Feb 13, 18:41 | 6699 | 0.0004 | 319 | 323 | 90.95 | 51.64 | 86 | | | 2018 Feb 14, 14:20 | 6701 | 0.0007 | 319 | 328 | 90.99 | 51.65 | 65 | | | 2018 Feb 15, 09:06 | 6783 | 0.0004 | 402 | 407 | 92.66 | 51.64 | 103 | | | | Soyuz upper stage 2018-019B 43212 |
Re-entered - 2018 Feb 16 Life 3 days
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Launched Progress MS-08. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 13, 10:14 | 6584 | 0.0026 | 189 | 223 | 88.62 | 51.65 | 68 | | | |
2018-020 Falcon 9 v1.2 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2018 Feb 22, 14:17 | Paz (Peace) 2018-020A 43215 |
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Spanish combined civilian and government/military reconnaissance satellite equipped with a synthetic aperture radar to collect Earth image. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Feb 23, 07:43 | 6888 | 0.0012 | 502 | 519 | 94.83 | 97.47 | 274 | 06:00 | | 2018 Mar 07, 13:59 | 6887 | 0.0001 | 508 | 510 | 94.80 | 97.45 | 130 | 06:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:25 | 6887 | 0.0002 | 507 | 510 | 94.79 | 97.45 | 79 | 06:00 | | | Microsat 2A (Tintin A) 2018-020B 43216 |
Re-entered - 2020 Aug 29 Life 919 days
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched identical satellites as a testbed for SpaceX's planned Starlink constellation offering broadband Internet access. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 23, 18:46 | 6887 | 0.0012 | 500 | 517 | 94.80 | 97.46 | 273 | | | | Microsat 2B (Tintin B) 2018-020C 43217 |
Re-entered - 2020 Aug 8 Life 898 days
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched identical satellites as a testbed for SpaceX's planned Starlink constellation offering broadband Internet access. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 23, 18:13 | 6886 | 0.0013 | 499 | 517 | 94.79 | 97.46 | 276 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2018-020D 43218 |
Re-entered - 2018 Feb 22 Life <1 day
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Launched Microsat 2A and Microsat 2B. Performed a retro-firing to accelerate orbit decay after releasing the satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Feb 22, 15:42 | 6884 | 0.0015 | 495 | 516 | 94.73 | 97.46 | 269 | | | 2018 Feb 22, 15:49 | 6742 | 0.0227 | 211 | 517 | 91.82 | 97.27 | 263 | | | |
2018-021 H-IIA 202 (F-38) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2018 Feb 27, 04:34 | IGS 12 (IGS Optical 6) 2018-021A 43223 |
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Information Gathering Satellite - Japanese government/military optical imaging reconnaissance satellite. Element sets are not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jun 23, 00:01 | 6861 | 0.0001 | 482 | 484 | 94.26 | 97.46 | 145 | 13:31 | | 2019 Jun 22, 23:30 | 6861 | 0.0003 | 481 | 485 | 94.26 | 97.35 | 346 | 13:30 | | 2020 Jun 26, 00:27 | 6861 | 0.0002 | 482 | 484 | 94.26 | 97.35 | 320 | 13:30 | | 2021 Jun 18, 00:08 | 6861 | 0.0002 | 481 | 484 | 94.26 | 97.35 | 10 | 13:30 | | | H-IIA upper stage 2018-021B 43224 |
Re-entered - 2024 Apr 27 Life 2251 days
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Launched IGS 12. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jun 09, 00:12 | 6872 | 0.0012 | 485 | 502 | 94.48 | 97.22 | 19 | | | |
2018-022 Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Mar 1, 22:02 | GOES 17 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) 2018-022A 43226 |
in space
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Imaging meteorological satellite from the North American Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Expected location - 137°.2 west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Mar 03, 19:27 | 28141 | 0.4805 | 8241 | 35286 | 783.03 | 9.53 | 180 | | | 2018 Mar 05, 17:58 | 30507 | 0.3659 | 12968 | 35291 | 883.82 | 6.23 | 180 | | | 2018 Mar 07, 19:00 | 32485 | 0.2826 | 16926 | 35287 | 971.14 | 4.41 | 180 | | | 2018 Mar 10, 19:29 | 35074 | 0.1880 | 22102 | 35291 | 1089.54 | 2.69 | 181 | | | 2018 Mar 12, 09:27 | 38061 | 0.0949 | 28070 | 35296 | 1231.64 | 1.30 | 182 | | | 2018 Mar 13, 08:07 | 41881 | 0.0046 | 35311 | 35696 | 1421.65 | 0.05 | 57 | 100° west | | 2018 Mar 17, 07:55 | 42065 | 0.0002 | 35677 | 35697 | 1431.00 | 0.07 | 54 | 90° west | | 2018 Mar 19, 11:52 | 42101 | 0.0000 | 35721 | 35725 | 1432.85 | 0.03 | 316 | 85° west | | 2018 Mar 20, 11:21 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35792 | 1436.09 | 0.06 | 355 | 89° west | | 2018 Oct 25, 04:22 | 42259 | 0.0023 | 35782 | 35980 | 1440.94 | 0.01 | 287 | 90° west | | 2018 Nov 13, 05:40 | 42358 | 0.0002 | 35972 | 35986 | 1445.96 | 0.04 | 242 | 137° west | | 2018 Nov 13, 15:11 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35772 | 35799 | 1436.05 | 0.03 | 294 | 137° west | | 2023 Feb 09, 14:34 | 42104 | 0.0002 | 35719 | 35732 | 1432.97 | 0.01 | 111 | 105° west | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2018-022B 43227 |
in space
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Launched GOES 17. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 14, 21:36 | 27670 | 0.4934 | 7640 | 34944 | 763.43 | 9.72 | 181 | | | |
2018-023 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Mar 6, 05:33 | Hispasat 30W-6 2018-023A 43228 |
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Comsat as a replacement for the Hispasat 1D. Serves Europe and North Africa, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, the Azores, Cape Verde and Madeira, Mauritius, and the Americas - with coverage from Canada to South America. Expected location - 30° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Mar 08, 03:54 | 17649 | 0.6225 | 285 | 22256 | 388.89 | 27.00 | 179 | | | 2018 Mar 12, 07:14 | 24517 | 0.7269 | 317 | 35961 | 636.73 | 27.04 | 183 | | | 2018 Mar 13, 06:23 | 27093 | 0.5607 | 5524 | 35905 | 739.68 | 13.76 | 183 | | | 2018 Mar 14, 11:59 | 31931 | 0.3228 | 15246 | 35859 | 946.39 | 5.46 | 184 | | | 2018 Mar 15, 14:08 | 40768 | 0.0337 | 33018 | 35762 | 1365.35 | 0.36 | 170 | | | 2018 Mar 19, 15:35 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35791 | 1436.07 | 0.09 | 31 | 26° west | | 2018 Jun 19, 07:54 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35774 | 35800 | 1436.13 | 0.03 | 86 | 26° west | | 2018 Jun 21, 04:44 | 42260 | 0.0004 | 35866 | 35898 | 1440.96 | 0.03 | 19 | 28° west | | 2018 Jun 22, 21:01 | 42226 | 0.0007 | 35818 | 35878 | 1439.24 | 0.03 | 28 | 30° west | | 2018 Jun 26, 07:42 | 42165 | 0.0005 | 35765 | 35809 | 1436.12 | 0.04 | 21 | 30° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 05:26 | 42166 | 0.0005 | 35768 | 35807 | 1436.14 | 0.04 | 301 | 30° west | | | PODSat (Payload Orbital Delivery Satellite) 2018-023B 43229 |
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Demonstrator of an orbit delivery system for very small satellites. Developed for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and launched covertly. There is no indication whether it launched any active payloads. Released from Hispasat Hispasat 30W-6 soon after separation from the launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 09, 08:11 | 17596 | 0.6269 | 188 | 22249 | 387.17 | 27.01 | 181 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2018-023C 43230 |
Re-entered - 2020 Oct 16 Life 955 days
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Launched Hispasat 30W-6. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 07, 04:40 | 17581 | 0.6265 | 189 | 22217 | 386.65 | 27.01 | 178 | | | |
2018-024 Soyuz ST-B + Fregat-MT (VS-18) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2018 Mar 9, 17:10 | |
in space
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Communications satellite, owned by O3b Networks, to provide broadband links between ground stations lying in the range ±45° latitude. Orbiting at one quarter the altitude of geosynchronous satellites, O3b satellites reduce the delays (latency) in transmission introduced by the lengths of radio links. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 11, 04:49 | 14221 | 0.0002 | 7840 | 7845 | 281.28 | 0.03 | 4 | | | 2018 Mar 26, 17:37 | 14444 | 0.0003 | 8062 | 8070 | 287.93 | 0.05 | 359 | | | | |
in space
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Communications satellite, owned by O3b Networks, to provide broadband links between ground stations lying in the range ±45° latitude. Orbiting at one quarter the altitude of geosynchronous satellites, O3b satellites reduce the delays (latency) in transmission introduced by the lengths of radio links. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 10, 05:26 | 14204 | 0.0009 | 7812 | 7839 | 280.77 | 0.04 | 284 | | | 2018 Mar 28, 09:12 | 14444 | 0.0003 | 8062 | 8070 | 287.93 | 0.05 | 3 | | | | |
in space
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Communications satellite, owned by O3b Networks, to provide broadband links between ground stations lying in the range ±45° latitude. Orbiting at one quarter the altitude of geosynchronous satellites, O3b satellites reduce the delays (latency) in transmission introduced by the lengths of radio links. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 10, 00:45 | 14209 | 0.0007 | 7820 | 7841 | 280.92 | 0.04 | 175 | | | 2018 Mar 26, 15:13 | 14444 | 0.0002 | 8062 | 8069 | 287.93 | 0.05 | 1 | | | | |
in space
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Communications satellite, owned by O3b Networks, to provide broadband links between ground stations lying in the range ±45° latitude. Orbiting at one quarter the altitude of geosynchronous satellites, O3b satellites reduce the delays (latency) in transmission introduced by the lengths of radio links. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 11, 09:30 | 14214 | 0.0003 | 7832 | 7840 | 281.08 | 0.04 | 171 | | | 2018 Mar 26, 16:33 | 14444 | 0.0002 | 8062 | 8069 | 287.93 | 0.05 | 353 | | | | Fregat rocket stage 2018-024E 43235 |
in space
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Launched cluster of O3b satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 17, 02:57 | 14049 | 0.0011 | 7656 | 7686 | 276.20 | 0.09 | 355 | | | |
2018-025 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2018 Mar 17, 07:10 | LKW-4 (Land Survey Satellite 4) 2018-025A 43236 |
in space
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High resolution imaging satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Mar 17, 22:59 | 6874 | 0.0010 | 489 | 503 | 94.53 | 97.33 | 296 | 13:30 | | 2023 Feb 13, 07:01 | 6870 | 0.0004 | 489 | 495 | 94.45 | 97.50 | 185 | 13:48 | | | CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Mar 17 Life <1 day
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Launched LKW-4. De-orbited shortly after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-026 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2018 Mar 21, 17:44 | Soyuz MS-08 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 738) 2018-026A 43238 |
Re-entered - 2018 Oct 4 Life 197 days
Returned to Earth |
Carrying crew to ISS - Oleg Artemyov (Roscosmos) plus Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold of NASA. Precise launch time 20:44:23 UTC. Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS Mar 23 at 19:40 UTC, one minute earlier than planned. Undocked, carrying its original crew, 2018 Oct 4 at 07:57 UTC. Retro-fire at 10:51 UTC was followd by landing in Kazakhstan, 146 kilometers south east of Dzhezkazgan, at 11:45 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 21, 18:14 | 6592 | 0.0028 | 196 | 232 | 88.78 | 51.63 | 91 | | | 2018 Mar 22, 04:25 | 6693 | 0.0008 | 310 | 321 | 90.83 | 51.64 | 128 | | | 2018 Mar 23, 01:23 | 6696 | 0.0004 | 315 | 321 | 90.88 | 51.64 | 131 | | | 2018 Mar 24, 18:35 | 6783 | 0.0001 | 404 | 406 | 92.66 | 51.64 | 246 | | | | Soyuz upper stage 2018-026B 43239 |
Re-entered - 2018 Mar 25 Life 4 days
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Launched Soyuz MS-08. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 21, 23:27 | 6586 | 0.0021 | 194 | 221 | 88.65 | 51.64 | 76 | | | |
2018-027 GSLV Mk II F08 Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2018 Mar 29, 11:26 | |
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Comsat intended to provide mobile communication services to the Indian Armed Forces. The satellite was lost following failure of its communication system after the second of several planned engine firings to raise it to geosynchronous altitude. Intended location - 86° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 30, 03:24 | 24709 | 0.7357 | 153 | 36509 | 644.22 | 20.69 | 178 | | | 2018 Mar 30, 16:14 | 27112 | 0.5793 | 5028 | 36440 | 740.45 | 11.98 | 179 | | | 2018 Apr 02, 17:51 | 37552 | 0.1383 | 25979 | 36368 | 1206.99 | 3.31 | 184 | | | | GSLV third stage 2018-027B 43242 |
Re-entered - 2019 Dec 4 Life 615 days
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Launched GSat 6A. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 00:47 | 24449 | 0.7333 | 143 | 35998 | 634.09 | 20.67 | 179 | | | |
2018-028 Soyuz-2 1V Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2018 Mar 29, 17:38 | Cosmos 2525 (EMKA?) 2018-028A 43243 |
Re-entered - 2021 Apr 1 Life 1099 days
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Reportedly a development version of a future commercial Russian military imaging satellite. Manoeuvred multiple times and continued to maintain its orbit until 2021 mid-January then orbit allowed to decay naturally until re-entry. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Mar 29, 22:43 | 6696 | 0.0002 | 316 | 319 | 90.87 | 96.64 | 97 | 09:12 | | 2018 Oct 24, 16:02 | 6649 | 0.0003 | 270 | 273 | 89.94 | 96.60 | 96 | 09:06 | | 2018 Oct 28, 04:05 | 6662 | 0.0005 | 281 | 287 | 90.20 | 96.59 | 65 | 09:06 | | 2018 Dec 21, 02:42 | 6650 | 0.0004 | 269 | 274 | 89.94 | 96.58 | 67 | 09:06 | | 2019 Jan 21, 04:16 | 6648 | 0.0002 | 269 | 271 | 89.91 | 96.56 | 30 | 09:06 | | 2019 Feb 11, 04:17 | 6656 | 0.0003 | 276 | 280 | 90.07 | 96.54 | 89 | 09:05 | | 2019 Feb 11, 19:28 | 6660 | 0.0002 | 281 | 283 | 90.15 | 96.54 | 49 | 09:05 | | 2019 Feb 12, 07:17 | 6663 | 0.0003 | 283 | 287 | 90.21 | 96.54 | 48 | 09:05 | | 2019 Mar 21, 09:14 | 6659 | 0.0001 | 280 | 281 | 90.13 | 96.54 | 9 | 09:03 | | 2019 Mar 21, 21:16 | 6663 | 0.0003 | 283 | 287 | 90.21 | 96.54 | 59 | 09:03 | | 2019 Apr 02, 08:27 | 6659 | 0.0001 | 280 | 281 | 90.12 | 96.53 | 124 | 09:03 | | 2019 Apr 02, 21:01 | 6662 | 0.0003 | 282 | 286 | 90.19 | 96.53 | 37 | 09:02 | | 2019 May 21, 04:59 | 6656 | 0.0004 | 275 | 281 | 90.07 | 96.52 | 168 | 09:00 | | 2019 Jun 21, 12:46 | 6661 | 0.0002 | 282 | 284 | 90.18 | 96.51 | 116 | 08:58 | | 2020 Dec 06, 21:47 | 6652 | 0.0000 | 274 | 275 | 90.00 | 96.42 | 59 | 08:07 | | 2020 Dec 09, 23:07 | 6663 | 0.0003 | 283 | 287 | 90.21 | 96.41 | 92 | 08:07 | | 2021 Jan 10, 21:10 | 6662 | 0.0003 | 282 | 286 | 90.20 | 96.41 | 94 | 08:02 | | 2021 Jan 21, 04:56 | 6661 | 0.0003 | 281 | 285 | 90.18 | 96.40 | 93 | 08:01 | | 2021 Feb 21, 21:32 | 6651 | 0.0003 | 270 | 275 | 89.96 | 96.40 | 112 | 07:57 | | 2021 Apr 01, 03:21 | 6506 | 0.0010 | 121 | 135 | 87.04 | 96.36 | 281 | 07:55 | | | Soyuz upper stage 2018-028B 43244 |
Re-entered - 2018 Nov 4 Life 220 days
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Launched Cosmos 2525. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 30, 07:23 | 6694 | 0.0001 | 315 | 317 | 90.85 | 96.65 | 180 | | | |
2018-029 CZ 3B + YZ-1 Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Mar 29, 17:56 | Beidou 30 (Beidou-3 M-9) 2018-029A 43245 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 03, 12:58 | 27909 | 0.0003 | 21523 | 21538 | 773.34 | 55.02 | 321 | | | 2018 Apr 05, 21:56 | 27906 | 0.0002 | 21522 | 21534 | 773.22 | 55.02 | 305 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 16:01 | 27906 | 0.0002 | 21523 | 21533 | 773.23 | 55.13 | 323 | | | | Beidou 31 (Beidou-3 M-10) 2018-029B 43246 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 16:13 | 28245 | 0.0115 | 21542 | 22192 | 787.37 | 55.00 | 178 | | | 2018 Apr 30, 03:18 | 27906 | 0.0006 | 21512 | 21544 | 773.24 | 55.03 | 323 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 17:16 | 27906 | 0.0005 | 21513 | 21543 | 773.22 | 55.12 | 352 | | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2018-029C 43247 |
in space
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 30, 18:57 | 15669 | 0.5803 | 198 | 18383 | 325.33 | 54.99 | 171 | | | | YZ-1 rocket stage 2018-029D 43248 |
in space
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 00:43 | 28806 | 0.0092 | 22162 | 22694 | 810.94 | 55.26 | 342 | | | |
2018-030 Falcon 9 v1.2 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2018 Mar 30, 14:13 | Iridium 144 (Iridium Next) 2018-030A 43249 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of ten satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 05:48 | 6994 | 0.0014 | 607 | 626 | 97.02 | 86.68 | 251 | | | 2018 Apr 09, 13:42 | 7086 | 0.0003 | 706 | 711 | 98.94 | 86.51 | 35 | | | 2018 Apr 30, 11:07 | 7156 | 0.0002 | 776 | 779 | 100.40 | 86.39 | 83 | | | | Iridium 149 (Iridium Next) 2018-030B 43250 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of ten satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 12:17 | 6995 | 0.0013 | 608 | 626 | 97.05 | 86.68 | 257 | | | 2018 Mar 31, 17:08 | 6995 | 0.0013 | 608 | 626 | 97.05 | 86.68 | 256 | | | 2018 Apr 12, 09:07 | 7085 | 0.0001 | 705 | 707 | 98.91 | 86.52 | 21 | | | 2018 Apr 30, 14:37 | 7156 | 0.0002 | 776 | 779 | 100.40 | 86.39 | 90 | | | | Iridium 157 (Iridium Next) 2018-030C 43251 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of ten satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 08, 01:05 | 7083 | 0.0001 | 704 | 705 | 98.87 | 86.52 | 35 | | | 2018 Apr 18, 10:09 | 7121 | 0.0001 | 743 | 743 | 99.67 | 86.45 | 80 | | | 2018 Apr 19, 16:12 | 7154 | 0.0001 | 775 | 776 | 100.37 | 86.39 | 52 | | | 2018 Apr 30, 21:47 | 7156 | 0.0003 | 776 | 780 | 100.40 | 86.39 | 89 | | | | Iridium 140 (Iridium Next) 2018-030D 43252 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of ten satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 12:17 | 6995 | 0.0014 | 607 | 626 | 97.04 | 86.68 | 254 | | | 2018 Apr 03, 01:46 | 6995 | 0.0014 | 607 | 626 | 97.04 | 86.68 | 245 | | | 2018 Apr 16, 21:22 | 7088 | 0.0002 | 708 | 711 | 98.97 | 86.52 | 51 | | | 2018 May 20, 21:08 | 7156 | 0.0002 | 776 | 779 | 100.40 | 86.40 | 126 | | | | Iridium 145 (Iridium Next) 2018-030E 43253 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of ten satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 17:08 | 6995 | 0.0012 | 609 | 625 | 97.03 | 86.67 | 260 | | | 2018 Apr 07, 23:44 | 7086 | 0.0002 | 707 | 709 | 98.94 | 86.52 | 36 | | | 2018 Apr 17, 00:43 | 7156 | 0.0001 | 777 | 778 | 100.40 | 86.39 | 98 | | | | Iridium 146 (Iridium Next) 2018-030F 43254 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of ten satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 17:08 | 6996 | 0.0013 | 608 | 627 | 97.06 | 86.68 | 260 | | | 2018 Apr 09, 12:42 | 7087 | 0.0010 | 702 | 716 | 98.96 | 86.59 | 61 | | | 2018 Apr 30, 09:45 | 7156 | 0.0002 | 776 | 779 | 100.40 | 86.39 | 102 | | | | Iridium 148 (Iridium Next) 2018-030G 43255 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of ten satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 17:08 | 6994 | 0.0014 | 607 | 626 | 97.03 | 86.68 | 250 | | | 2018 Apr 16, 20:42 | 7086 | 0.0002 | 707 | 710 | 98.95 | 86.52 | 105 | | | 2018 May 20, 09:33 | 7156 | 0.0003 | 776 | 780 | 100.40 | 86.40 | 86 | | | | Iridium 142 (Iridium Next) 2018-030H 43256 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of ten satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 12:17 | 6996 | 0.0013 | 609 | 627 | 97.06 | 86.68 | 258 | | | 2018 Mar 31, 17:08 | 6996 | 0.0013 | 608 | 627 | 97.05 | 86.68 | 258 | | | 2018 Apr 08, 13:48 | 7092 | 0.0001 | 714 | 715 | 99.07 | 86.52 | 45 | | | 2018 Apr 30, 21:38 | 7156 | 0.0002 | 776 | 779 | 100.40 | 86.39 | 90 | | | | Iridium 150 (Iridium Next) 2018-030J 43257 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of ten satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 20:22 | 6995 | 0.0014 | 607 | 626 | 97.03 | 86.68 | 252 | | | 2018 Apr 13, 21:32 | 7086 | 0.0002 | 707 | 710 | 98.95 | 86.52 | 107 | | | 2018 May 20, 08:02 | 7156 | 0.0002 | 776 | 779 | 100.40 | 86.40 | 90 | | | | Iridium 143 (Iridium Next) 2018-030K 43258 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of ten satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Mar 31, 17:08 | 6996 | 0.0013 | 608 | 627 | 97.05 | 86.68 | 257 | | | 2018 Apr 05, 13:01 | 7089 | 0.0001 | 710 | 712 | 99.00 | 86.52 | 3 | | | 2018 Apr 16, 21:31 | 7156 | 0.0001 | 777 | 779 | 100.40 | 86.39 | 85 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Mar 30 Life <1 day
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Launched cluster of Iridium satellites. Caused to re-enter shortly after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-031 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2018 Mar 31, 03:22 | Gaofen 1-02 2018-031A 43259 |
in space
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Remote sensing satellite with 1m resolution, possibly for cartography. It's name means "high resolution" in English. It will operate as part of a system to combine data from satellites in orbit with data from sensors flown within the atmosphere by aircraft and operating lifetime is expected to be 5-8 years. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Apr 02, 00:21 | 7019 | 0.0003 | 639 | 643 | 97.54 | 98.04 | 268 | 10:30 | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:18 | 7018 | 0.0002 | 639 | 642 | 97.52 | 97.88 | 322 | 10:29 | | | Gaofen 1-03 2018-031B 43260 |
in space
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Remote sensing satellite with 1m resolution, possibly for cartography. It's name means "high resolution" in English. It will operate as part of a system to combine data from satellites in orbit with data from sensors flown within the atmosphere by aircraft and operating lifetime is expected to be 5-8 years. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Apr 02, 01:58 | 7018 | 0.0003 | 638 | 642 | 97.52 | 98.04 | 283 | 10:30 | | 2018 Apr 29, 04:11 | 7016 | 0.0006 | 634 | 642 | 97.47 | 98.03 | 207 | 10:31 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:25 | 7018 | 0.0006 | 636 | 644 | 97.52 | 97.88 | 36 | 10:29 | | | Gaofen 1-04 2018-031D 43262 |
in space
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Remote sensing satellite with 1m resolution, possibly for cartography. It's name means "high resolution" in English. It will operate as part of a system to combine data from satellites in orbit with data from sensors flown within the atmosphere by aircraft and operating lifetime is expected to be 5-8 years. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Apr 02, 01:59 | 7019 | 0.0004 | 639 | 644 | 97.54 | 98.04 | 262 | 10:30 | | 2018 Apr 29, 03:25 | 7022 | 0.0006 | 640 | 648 | 97.60 | 98.03 | 120 | 10:31 | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:49 | 7018 | 0.0004 | 637 | 643 | 97.52 | 97.88 | 349 | 10:29 | | | CZ 4C third stage 2018-031F 43264 |
in space
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Launched three Gaofen 1 satellites, perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 02, 02:53 | 6948 | 0.0113 | 491 | 648 | 96.05 | 98.08 | 25 | | | |
2018-032 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Apr 2, 20:30 | SpaceX Dragon CRS-14 2018-032A 43267 |
Re-entered - 2018 May 5 Life 33 days
Returned to Earth |
Carrying a cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. Captured by ISS RMS Apr 4 at 10:40 UTC then docked with downward-facing port of Harmony module at 13:00 UTC. Undocked May 5 at ~05:30 UTC and released into independent orbit at 13:23 UTC. Retro-fire at 18:06 UTC led to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off California at 19:03 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 02, 22:26 | 6658 | 0.0113 | 205 | 356 | 90.12 | 51.65 | 49 | | | 2018 Apr 03, 08:56 | 6734 | 0.0005 | 352 | 359 | 91.65 | 51.64 | 328 | | | 2018 Apr 03, 19:47 | 6772 | 0.0003 | 392 | 396 | 92.43 | 51.64 | 321 | | | 2018 Apr 04, 03:35 | 6780 | 0.0002 | 400 | 403 | 92.60 | 51.65 | 325 | | | 2018 Apr 04, 05:10 | 6783 | 0.0001 | 404 | 406 | 92.65 | 51.64 | 301 | | | 2018 May 04, 18:14 | 6783 | 0.0003 | 402 | 407 | 92.65 | 51.64 | 49 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Apr 2 Life <1 day
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Launched SpaceX Dragon CRS-14. Caused to re-enter shortly after releasing Dragon. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-033 Ariane 5ECA (VA-242) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2018 Apr 5, 21:34 | Superbird 8 2018-033A 43271 |
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Comsat providing services mainly to Japan. Expected location 162° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Apr 06, 19:56 | 24369 | 0.7279 | 254 | 35728 | 630.98 | 3.01 | 179 | | | 2018 Apr 08, 06:46 | 27347 | 0.5398 | 6208 | 35730 | 750.11 | 1.65 | 179 | | | 2018 Apr 10, 12:54 | 40187 | 0.0476 | 31896 | 35723 | 1336.27 | 0.18 | 178 | | | 2018 Apr 11, 14:56 | 42128 | 0.0009 | 35713 | 35787 | 1434.22 | 0.09 | 320 | 158° east | | 2018 Apr 14, 16:26 | 42185 | 0.0003 | 35793 | 35821 | 1437.13 | 0.09 | 301 | 158° east | | 2018 Apr 16, 13:53 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35789 | 1436.04 | 0.09 | 128 | 158° east | | 2018 Jun 05, 20:31 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35773 | 35800 | 1436.09 | 0.02 | 195 | 158° east | | 2018 Jun 07, 20:17 | 42103 | 0.0007 | 35698 | 35753 | 1432.96 | 0.01 | 270 | 159° east | | 2018 Jun 11, 19:49 | 42103 | 0.0007 | 35697 | 35753 | 1432.94 | 0.01 | 125 | 163° east | | 2018 Jun 12, 19:47 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.09 | 0.05 | 98 | 162° east | | 2018 Jul 17, 17:29 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35795 | 1436.13 | 0.01 | 231 | 162° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 15:01 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.11 | 0.05 | 69 | 162° east | | | HYLAS 4 (Highly Adaptable Satellite 4) 2018-033B 43272 |
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Comsat to provide high speed links to Europe, South America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Expected location 33°.5 west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Apr 07, 20:10 | 24368 | 0.7278 | 254 | 35725 | 630.95 | 3.03 | 180 | | | 2018 Apr 08, 02:28 | 26766 | 0.5729 | 5054 | 35723 | 726.35 | 1.76 | 179 | | | 2018 Apr 10, 14:11 | 31231 | 0.3478 | 13990 | 35716 | 915.47 | 0.79 | 180 | | | 2018 Apr 14, 07:58 | 40047 | 0.0515 | 31608 | 35729 | 1329.27 | 0.10 | 180 | | | 2018 Apr 18, 02:26 | 42129 | 0.0006 | 35727 | 35775 | 1434.29 | 0.04 | 320 | 21° east | | 2018 Apr 19, 08:45 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35793 | 1436.09 | 0.02 | 164 | 21° east | | 2018 Jul 20, 02:43 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35795 | 1436.08 | 0.01 | 294 | 21° east | | 2018 Jul 24, 03:03 | 42317 | 0.0010 | 35896 | 35982 | 1443.89 | 0.05 | 133 | 12° east | | 2018 Aug 15, 04:28 | 42319 | 0.0009 | 35902 | 35980 | 1443.99 | 0.05 | 209 | 31° west | | 2018 Aug 17, 04:32 | 42163 | 0.0004 | 35768 | 35803 | 1436.03 | 0.06 | 27 | 33° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 16:17 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35793 | 1436.10 | 0.08 | 69 | 33° west | | | Ariane 5 upper stage 2018-033D 43274 |
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Launched Superbird 8 and HYLAS. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 07, 21:02 | 24131 | 0.7260 | 234 | 35273 | 621.77 | 2.66 | 175 | | | |
2018-034 CZ 4C Jiuquan Space Centre | 2018 Apr 10, 04:25 | Yaogan 31-01 Leader 2018-034A 43275 |
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Remote sensing satellite described as used for electromagnetic environment surveys and other related technology tests. Orbiting in close formation with the other two satellites from the launch, Its purpose may be signals or electronic intelligence gathering over the world's oceans, a similar task to the US NOSS triplet formations that orbited at a similar altitude and inclination. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 11, 11:58 | 7471 | 0.0009 | 1086 | 1100 | 107.11 | 63.41 | 38 | | | 2018 Jun 15, 00:53 | 7468 | 0.0013 | 1080 | 1100 | 107.05 | 63.41 | 8 | | | 2021 Jan 29, 03:47 | 7468 | 0.0099 | 1016 | 1164 | 107.05 | 63.40 | 3 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:52 | 7468 | 0.0166 | 966 | 1214 | 107.04 | 63.40 | 4 | | | | Yaogan 31-01 Trailer 2018-034B 43276 |
in space
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Remote sensing satellite described as used for electromagnetic environment surveys and other related technology tests. Orbiting in close formation with the other two satellites from the launch, Its purpose may be signals or electronic intelligence gathering over the world's oceans, a similar task to the US NOSS triplet formations that orbited at a similar altitude and inclination. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 11, 10:11 | 7472 | 0.0007 | 1089 | 1099 | 107.13 | 63.41 | 37 | | | 2018 Jun 15, 20:30 | 7468 | 0.0013 | 1080 | 1100 | 107.05 | 63.41 | 7 | | | 2021 Jan 29, 03:47 | 7468 | 0.0099 | 1016 | 1164 | 107.05 | 63.40 | 3 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:53 | 7468 | 0.0166 | 966 | 1214 | 107.04 | 63.40 | 4 | | | | Yaogan 31-01 Outlier 2018-034C 43277 |
in space
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Remote sensing satellite described as used for electromagnetic environment surveys and other related technology tests. Orbiting in close formation with the other two satellites from the launch, Its purpose may be signals or electronic intelligence gathering over the world's oceans, a similar task to the US NOSS triplet formations that orbited at a similar altitude and inclination. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 11, 10:11 | 7472 | 0.0008 | 1088 | 1100 | 107.13 | 63.41 | 45 | | | 2018 Apr 14, 08:14 | 7442 | 0.0019 | 1050 | 1077 | 106.48 | 63.41 | 3 | | | 2018 Apr 16, 12:47 | 7440 | 0.0016 | 1049 | 1073 | 106.43 | 63.41 | 4 | | | 2018 May 07, 05:36 | 7459 | 0.0015 | 1069 | 1092 | 106.84 | 63.40 | 32 | | | 2018 May 13, 04:17 | 7468 | 0.0011 | 1082 | 1098 | 107.05 | 63.41 | 7 | | | 2021 Jan 29, 03:47 | 7468 | 0.0099 | 1016 | 1164 | 107.05 | 63.41 | 3 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:53 | 7468 | 0.0166 | 966 | 1214 | 107.04 | 63.41 | 4 | | | | |
in space
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Small satellite - mission unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 16, 00:51 | 7470 | 0.0010 | 1085 | 1100 | 107.10 | 63.41 | 36 | | | | CZ 4C third stage 2018-034D 43278 |
in space
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 12, 05:14 | 7411 | 0.0102 | 958 | 1109 | 105.83 | 63.45 | 19 | | | |
2018-035 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-41) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2018 Apr 11, 22:34 | IRNSS 1L (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1L) 2018-035A 43286 |
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Satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System in incline GEO. As well as the radio-based navigation payload, IRNSS-1G is equipped with laser retro-reflectors for range finding measurements. Expected location 55° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Apr 12, 01:54 | 16844 | 0.6053 | 271 | 20661 | 362.61 | 19.20 | 178 | | | 2018 Apr 13, 04:15 | 24403 | 0.7266 | 293 | 35756 | 632.30 | 19.21 | 180 | | | 2018 Apr 14, 15:49 | 28586 | 0.4742 | 8653 | 35764 | 801.67 | 24.69 | 180 | | | 2018 Apr 15, 17:18 | 40943 | 0.0346 | 33150 | 35980 | 1374.14 | 28.34 | 147 | | | 2018 Apr 16, 17:26 | 42453 | 0.0055 | 35843 | 36308 | 1450.86 | 28.55 | 3 | 47° east | | 2018 Apr 16, 17:43 | 41980 | 0.0033 | 35463 | 35742 | 1426.69 | 28.52 | 181 | 48° east | | 2018 Apr 29, 23:39 | 42166 | 0.0020 | 35703 | 35873 | 1436.15 | 28.56 | 188 | 55° east | | | PSLV upper stage 2018-035B 43287 |
in space
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Launched IRNSS 1L. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 12, 20:13 | 16984 | 0.6085 | 272 | 20941 | 367.14 | 19.11 | 180 | | | |
2018-036 Atlas V 551 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Apr 14, 23:13 | USA 283 (Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM) 2018-036A 43339 |
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US military comsat to supplement the fixed comsat network and provide specialised comms to US armed forces in the field. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Apr 27, 01:34 | 41632 | 0.0005 | 35233 | 35275 | 1408.98 | 0.05 | 126 | 172° west | | 2018 May 23, 23:06 | 42165 | 0.0009 | 35748 | 35827 | 1436.12 | 0.01 | 127 | 112° west | | 2019 Sep 11, 13:39 | 42164 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35786 | 1436.05 | 0.03 | 50 | 134° east | | 2023 Jan 11, 19:07 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.11 | 0.01 | 200 | 134° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 14:36 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35790 | 1436.12 | 0.00 | 206 | 134° east | | | USA 284 (EAGLE - ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment) 2018-036B 43340 |
in space
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Apr 27, 01:32 | 41651 | 0.0003 | 35259 | 35288 | 1409.95 | 0.06 | 117 | 174° west | | 2018 May 11, 11:03 | 41977 | 0.0002 | 35588 | 35609 | 1426.50 | 0.07 | 13 | 115° west | | 2018 Jul 22, 20:48 | 42414 | 0.0003 | 36021 | 36050 | 1448.83 | 0.35 | 332 | 164° west | | | USA 285 (Mycroft) 2018-036E 43445 |
in space
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2019 Mar 29, 13:37 | 41655 | 0.0007 | 35247 | 35305 | 1410.11 | 0.79 | 96 | 101° west | | | |
in space
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2019 Mar 31, 07:09 | 41653 | 0.0007 | 35246 | 35304 | 1410.02 | 0.79 | 101 | 82° west | | | |
in space
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 May 13, 21:27 | 41981 | 0.0002 | 35593 | 35614 | 1426.74 | 0.07 | 13 | 109° west | | 2019 Dec 16, 06:28 | 42475 | 0.0001 | 36095 | 36099 | 1451.97 | 0.58 | 331 | 94° west | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2018-036C 43341 |
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Launched USA 283 - 287 Group. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 27, 08:44 | 40052 | 0.0417 | 32002 | 35345 | 1329.51 | 0.06 | 134 | | | |
2018-037 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2018 Apr 18, 22:12 | Cosmos 2526 (Blagovest, 14F149 № 12L) 2018-037A 43432 |
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Russian military and civilian communications satellite providing high-speed internet, data communications, television and radio broadcasting, telephony and videoconferencing services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Apr 19, 15:05 | 24414 | 0.7229 | 387 | 35686 | 632.74 | 48.65 | 360 | | | 2018 Apr 25, 20:05 | 41992 | 0.0028 | 35497 | 35730 | 1427.27 | 0.09 | 150 | 69° east | | 2018 Apr 26, 22:37 | 42026 | 0.0022 | 35555 | 35741 | 1429.02 | 0.09 | 150 | 71° east | | 2018 May 01, 04:17 | 42091 | 0.0015 | 35651 | 35774 | 1432.30 | 0.08 | 137 | 77° east | | 2018 May 09, 14:00 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35791 | 1436.08 | 0.04 | 114 | 80° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 18:21 | 42164 | 0.0000 | 35784 | 35788 | 1436.07 | 0.02 | 245 | 128° east | | | Briz-M rocket stage 2018-037B 43433 |
in space
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Launched Cosmos 2526. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 24, 19:11 | 45141 | 0.0678 | 35704 | 41821 | 1590.78 | 0.08 | 163 | | | |
2018-038 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Apr 18, 22:51 | TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, Explorer 95) 2018-038A 43435 |
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NASA space telescope used to detect planets crossing the face of distant stars. Operational orbit period is in 0.5:1 resonance with the Moon to ensure it is relatively stable in the Earth-Moon system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 25, 06:58 | 184523 | 0.9533 | 2233 | 354057 | 13147.29 | 28.38 | 231 | | | 2020 Aug 12, 18:12 | 241090 | 0.6783 | 71172 | 398252 | 19634.91 | 0.62 | 202 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2018-038B 43436 |
Re-entered - 2018 Apr 19 Life 1 day
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Launched TESS. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2018-039 Rockot Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2018 Apr 25, 17:57 | Sentinel 3B 2018-039A 43437 |
in space
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Second of a pair of satellites for ocean studies but also surveying land areas. Instruments include the Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer, the Ocean and Land Colour Instrument, an SAR Altimeter and a Microwave Radiometer. The satellite is part of ESA's Copernicus constellation, the EU contribution to GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Apr 26, 10:28 | 7187 | 0.0009 | 802 | 815 | 101.06 | 98.62 | 315 | 10:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 03:21 | 7181 | 0.0001 | 802 | 803 | 100.93 | 98.63 | 113 | 10:00 | | | Briz-KM rocket stage 2018-039B 43438 |
in space
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Launched Sentinel 3B. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 26, 11:22 | 6956 | 0.0256 | 400 | 755 | 96.22 | 98.69 | 305 | | | |
2018-040 CZ 11 Jiuquan Space Centre | 2018 Apr 26, 04:42 | Zhuhai-1 OHS-01 2018-040A 43439 |
Re-entered - 2024 Nov 14 Life 2394 days
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Commercial Chinese Earth observation satellite equipped with high definition, multispectral cameras. Data and imagery will be used to study vegetation, water and crops |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Apr 26, 14:05 | 6882 | 0.0012 | 496 | 512 | 94.69 | 97.40 | 281 | 11:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:05 | 6868 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.40 | 97.21 | 265 | 09:04 | | | Zhuhai-1 OVS-02 2018-040B 43440 |
in space
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Commercial Chinese Earth observation satellite using high definition video. Data and imagery will be used to study vegetation, water and crops. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Apr 26, 17:28 | 6882 | 0.0012 | 495 | 512 | 94.69 | 97.40 | 284 | 11:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:44 | 6867 | 0.0009 | 483 | 496 | 94.40 | 97.21 | 279 | 09:05 | | | Zhuhai-1 OHS-02 2018-040C 43441 |
in space
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Commercial Chinese Earth observation satellite equipped with high definition, multispectral cameras. Data and imagery will be used to study vegetation, water and crops |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Apr 26, 17:18 | 6881 | 0.0012 | 494 | 511 | 94.67 | 97.40 | 287 | 11:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:18 | 6867 | 0.0010 | 482 | 496 | 94.39 | 97.22 | 295 | 09:16 | | | Zhuhai-1 OHS-03 2018-040D 43442 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 2 Life 2351 days
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Commercial Chinese Earth observation satellite equipped with high definition, multispectral cameras. Data and imagery will be used to study vegetation, water and crops |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Apr 26, 17:18 | 6881 | 0.0014 | 493 | 512 | 94.67 | 97.40 | 283 | 11:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:19 | 6863 | 0.0004 | 483 | 488 | 94.31 | 97.21 | 301 | 09:05 | | | Zhuhai-1 OHS-04 2018-040E 43443 |
Re-entered - 2024 Nov 5 Life 2385 days
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Commercial Chinese Earth observation satellite equipped with high definition, multispectral cameras. Data and imagery will be used to study vegetation, water and crops |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Apr 26, 20:24 | 6880 | 0.0014 | 492 | 512 | 94.65 | 97.40 | 287 | 11:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:02 | 6868 | 0.0005 | 486 | 493 | 94.40 | 97.22 | 262 | 09:08 | | | CZ 11 fourth stage 2018-040F 43444 |
Re-entered - 2018 Apr 29 Life 3 days
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Launched group of Zuhai satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 26, 19:22 | 6703 | 0.0310 | 117 | 533 | 91.03 | 97.29 | 310 | | | |
2018-041 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2018 May 3, 16:06 | |
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Commercial comsat owned by APT Mobile SatCom to provide satellite high-bandwidth broadband telecommunications services for airborne, shipborne and other mobile applications. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 May 03, 18:35 | 27411 | 0.7586 | 239 | 41827 | 752.76 | 27.18 | 180 | | | 2018 May 14, 18:39 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35789 | 1436.08 | 0.15 | 233 | 137° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 05:07 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35793 | 1436.10 | 0.04 | 59 | 134° east | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2018-041B 43451 |
Re-entered - 2021 Jul 7 Life 1161 days
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Launched Apstar 6C. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 03, 22:46 | 26799 | 0.7550 | 187 | 40654 | 727.66 | 27.22 | 179 | | | |
2018-042 Atlas V 401 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2018 May 5, 11:05 | INSIGHT (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) 2018-042A 43457 |
in space
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Nasa Mars lander to study the planet's interior. Landed on Mars November 26 at 19:52 UTC. |
Landed on Mars | | |
in space
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6U Cubesat - demonstrator satellite that carried communications from NASA's Insight Mars lander during descent to the surface. One of a pair carried on the same launch as Insight. |
Heliocentric orbit | | |
in space
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6U Cubesat - demonstrator satellite that carried communications from NASA's Insight Mars lander during descent to the surface. One of a pair carried on the same launch as Insight. |
Heliocentric orbit | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2018-042D 43460 |
in space
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Launched INSIGHT and accompanying MARCO satellites. |
Heliocentric orbit | |
2018-043 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2018 May 8, 18:28 | Gaofen 5-01 2018-043A 43461 |
in space
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Environmental satellite with multi-spectral imaging equipment and detectors for greenhouse gasses, infrared radiation and trace gasses. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 May 09, 18:32 | 7062 | 0.0010 | 677 | 692 | 98.45 | 98.12 | 86 | 01:36 | | 2018 May 12, 22:10 | 7079 | 0.0001 | 700 | 701 | 98.78 | 98.12 | 177 | 01:36 | | 2021 Sep 03, 12:53 | 7078 | 0.0003 | 698 | 702 | 98.78 | 98.23 | 90 | 01:25 | | 2022 Dec 08, 14:16 | 7077 | 0.0003 | 697 | 701 | 98.76 | 98.29 | 102 | 01:39 | | 2023 Feb 13, 13:37 | 7077 | 0.0001 | 699 | 699 | 98.75 | 98.30 | 265 | 01:43 | | | CZ 4C third stage 2018-043B 43462 |
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Launched Gaofen 5. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 09, 06:54 | 7005 | 0.0096 | 560 | 695 | 97.26 | 98.11 | 34 | | | |
2018-044 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2018 May 11, 20:14 | BangabandhuSat-1 2018-044A 43463 |
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Bangladeshi comsat covering Bangladesh, eastern India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Expected location - 119° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 May 12, 21:15 | 24285 | 0.7251 | 297 | 35516 | 627.72 | 19.29 | 180 | | | 2018 May 13, 23:06 | 26835 | 0.5611 | 5399 | 35513 | 729.12 | 11.02 | 180 | | | 2018 May 17, 21:19 | 39162 | 0.0739 | 29889 | 35678 | 1285.45 | 0.81 | 180 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 00:53 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35796 | 1436.10 | 0.01 | 201 | 119° east | | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2018-044B 43464 |
in space
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Launched BangabandhuSat-1 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 12, 12:25 | 24267 | 0.7250 | 294 | 35483 | 627.01 | 19.29 | 179 | | | |
2018-045 CZ 4C Xichang Space Centre | 2018 May 20, 21:28 | Queqiao 1 (Magpie Bridge 1) 2018-045A 43470 |
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Communications relay satellite launched in advance of the Chang'e 4 lunar rover mission that will be aimed at the Moon's far side. |
Halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L-2 Lagrange Point | | Longjiang 1 2018-045B 43471 |
Re-entered - unknown date
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One of a pair of small satellites from the Harbin Institute of Technology to conduct radio astronomy studies from orbit around the Moon. Contact was lost shortly after release from the launch vehicle. Probably entered orbit similar to launch vehicle upper stage. |
Orbit unknown | | Longjiang 2 2018-045C 43472 |
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One of a pair of small satellites from the Harbin Institute of Technology to conduct radio astronomy studies from orbit around the Moon. Also equipped with a camera developed by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia that was used to photograph the Moon And Earth. Entered lunar orbit May 25 then 2019 Jul 31, after completing its mission, it was deliberately crashed into the Moon, impacting on the far-side at around 14:30 UTC. |
Impacted on the Moon | | CZ 4C third stage 2018-045D 43473 |
Re-entered - 2018 Sep 25 Life 128 days
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Launched Queqiao and two Longjiang spacecraft. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 20, 23:16 | 198130 | 0.9658 | 395 | 383110 | 14628.05 | 27.50 | 171 | | | 2018 Jul 04, 23:16 | 207039 | 0.9428 | 5458 | 395863 | 15625.61 | 23.10 | 172 | | | 2018 Aug 03, 17:49 | 227479 | 0.9026 | 15773 | 426429 | 17995.86 | 24.67 | 178 | | | 2018 Sep 02, 06:32 | 227148 | 0.8867 | 19357 | 422183 | 17956.55 | 30.63 | 179 | | | 2018 Sep 25, 10:31 | 60198 | 0.7790 | 6926 | 100714 | 2449.82 | 21.44 | 160 | | | |
2018-046 Antares 230 Wallops Flight Facility | 2018 May 21, 08:44 | Cygnus OA-9E (SS J R Thompson) 2018-046A 43474 |
Re-entered - 2018 Jul 30 Life 70 days
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Cygnus resupply mission to ISS. Captured by ISS remote arm May 24 at 09:26 UTC and docked with Unity module at 12:13 UTC. Undocked July 15 at 10:20 UTC using the ISS remote Manipulator then released into independent orbit at 12:37 UTC. Cygnus released six Cubesats on July 15 or 16. Retro-fire July 30 led to a destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 21, 11:15 | 6645 | 0.0063 | 225 | 309 | 89.85 | 51.59 | 137 | | | 2018 May 21, 14:27 | 6697 | 0.0008 | 314 | 324 | 90.91 | 51.61 | 9 | | | 2018 May 22, 05:26 | 6741 | 0.0055 | 325 | 400 | 91.79 | 51.62 | 179 | | | 2018 May 23, 08:10 | 6769 | 0.0008 | 386 | 396 | 92.38 | 51.64 | 290 | | | 2018 May 24, 07:37 | 6783 | 0.0004 | 403 | 408 | 92.67 | 51.65 | 118 | | | 2018 May 24, 17:30 | 6783 | 0.0004 | 402 | 408 | 92.66 | 51.64 | 117 | | | 2018 Jul 16, 15:06 | 6858 | 0.0004 | 477 | 482 | 94.20 | 51.64 | 340 | | | 2018 Jul 22, 00:58 | 6859 | 0.0005 | 478 | 484 | 94.22 | 51.64 | 49 | | | 2018 Jul 22, 12:05 | 6864 | 0.0007 | 481 | 491 | 94.32 | 51.64 | 337 | | | 2018 Jul 28, 21:42 | 6860 | 0.0002 | 481 | 483 | 94.25 | 51.64 | 96 | | | 2018 Jul 29, 21:12 | 6771 | 0.0052 | 358 | 428 | 92.41 | 51.71 | 283 | | | 2018 Jul 29, 22:52 | 6768 | 0.0037 | 365 | 415 | 92.36 | 51.70 | 243 | | | 2018 Jul 30, 03:15 | 6773 | 0.0020 | 382 | 409 | 92.46 | 51.64 | 268 | | | 2018 Jul 30, 11:19 | 6774 | 0.0021 | 381 | 410 | 92.47 | 51.64 | 270 | | | | AeroCube 12A 2018-046C 43556 |
Re-entered - 2023 May 26 Life 1831 days
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3U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously-launched pair equipped with an experimental electric thruster. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 20, 14:39 | 6861 | 0.0008 | 477 | 488 | 94.26 | 51.64 | 323 | | | | AeroCube 12B 2018-046D 43557 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 14 Life 1911 days
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3U Cubesat - one of a simultaneously-launched pair equipped with an experimental electric thruster. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 20, 13:16 | 6861 | 0.0008 | 477 | 488 | 94.26 | 51.64 | 324 | | | | Lemur-2 (Vu) 2018-046E 43558 |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 6 Life 1722 days
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. One of four released from Cygnus OA-5 2016 Nov 25. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 18, 17:08 | 6861 | 0.0007 | 478 | 487 | 94.26 | 51.64 | 320 | | | | Lemur-2 (Alexander) 2018-046F 43559 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jan 13 Life 1698 days
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. One of four released from Cygnus OA-5 2016 Nov 25. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 19, 21:12 | 6861 | 0.0008 | 477 | 488 | 94.26 | 51.64 | 327 | | | | Lemur-2 (Yuasa) 2018-046G 43560 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jan 18 Life 1703 days
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. One of four released from Cygnus OA-5 2016 Nov 25. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 19, 02:16 | 6861 | 0.0008 | 477 | 488 | 94.26 | 51.64 | 334 | | | | Lemur-2 (TomHenderson) 2018-046H 43561 |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 13 Life 1729 days
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. One of four released from Cygnus OA-5 2016 Nov 25. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 20, 03:21 | 6861 | 0.0008 | 477 | 489 | 94.26 | 51.64 | 337 | | | | Antares second stage 2018-046B 43475 |
Re-entered - 2018 Jun 5 Life 15 days
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Launched Cygnus OA-9E. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 21, 11:15 | 6630 | 0.0077 | 201 | 303 | 89.55 | 51.60 | 140 | | | |
2018-047 Falcon 9 v1.2 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2018 May 22, 19:47 | GRACE-FO 1 (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment - Follow On 1) 2018-047A 43476 |
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched satellites - co-operative mission between NASA and the German space agency to study the Earth's gravitational field in detail. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 23, 09:50 | 6873 | 0.0014 | 486 | 504 | 94.51 | 89.00 | 277 | | | | GRACE-FO 2 (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment - Follow On 2) 2018-047B 43477 |
in space
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched satellites - co-operative mission between NASA and the German space agency to study the Earth's gravitational field in detail. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 23, 09:50 | 6873 | 0.0015 | 484 | 505 | 94.50 | 88.99 | 280 | | | | Iridium 161 (Iridium Next) 2018-047C 43478 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of five satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 23, 06:53 | 6980 | 0.0160 | 490 | 713 | 96.72 | 86.71 | 333 | | | | Iridium 152 (Iridium Next) 2018-047D 43479 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of five satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 23, 14:35 | 6980 | 0.0160 | 490 | 713 | 96.72 | 86.71 | 332 | | | | Iridium 147 (Iridium Next) 2018-047E 43480 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of five satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 23, 06:53 | 6980 | 0.0159 | 491 | 713 | 96.73 | 86.71 | 333 | | | | Iridium 110 (Iridium Next) 2018-047F 43481 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of five satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 23, 14:35 | 6981 | 0.0162 | 490 | 716 | 96.75 | 86.71 | 333 | | | | Iridium 162 (Iridium Next) 2018-047G 43482 |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched set of five satellites. Will replace a satellite in the first generation Iridium constellation providing satellite-based voice and data telephony services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 May 23, 14:35 | 6981 | 0.0160 | 492 | 715 | 96.75 | 86.70 | 333 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 May 22 Life <1 day
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Carried GRACE Follow On and Iridium satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-052 H-IIA 202 (F-39) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2018 Jun 12, 04:20 | IGS 13 (IGS Radar 6) 2018-052A 43495 |
in space
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Information Gathering Satellite - Japanese government/military radar imaging reconnaissance satellite. Element sets are not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jun 18, 06:36 | 6879 | 0.0001 | 500 | 502 | 94.64 | 97.38 | 182 | 13:15 | | 2018 Jun 25, 01:09 | 6874 | 0.0001 | 495 | 497 | 94.54 | 97.38 | 159 | 13:15 | | 2018 Jun 28, 00:04 | 6869 | 0.0001 | 491 | 492 | 94.44 | 97.37 | 148 | 13:15 | | 2018 Jun 30, 00:52 | 6866 | 0.0001 | 487 | 489 | 94.37 | 97.37 | 31 | 13:15 | | 2018 Jul 09, 00:28 | 6866 | 0.0001 | 487 | 488 | 94.36 | 97.38 | 359 | 13:15 | | 2019 Jul 05, 23:41 | 6866 | 0.0002 | 486 | 489 | 94.37 | 97.37 | 356 | 13:15 | | 2020 Jul 07, 00:04 | 6866 | 0.0002 | 487 | 489 | 94.37 | 97.37 | 290 | 13:15 | | | H-IIA upper stage 2018-052B 43496 |
Re-entered - 2023 Dec 8 Life 2005 days
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jun 21, 00:24 | 6869 | 0.0010 | 483 | 497 | 94.42 | 97.34 | 76 | | | |
2018-053 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2018 Jun 16, 21:46 | Cosmos 2527 (Uragan-M № 756) 2018-053A 43508 |
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GLONASS-M navigation satellite to fill a space in the constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jun 18, 13:36 | 25516 | 0.0007 | 19120 | 19155 | 676.03 | 64.83 | 230 | | | | Fregat rocket stage 2018-053B 43509 |
in space
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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2018-I03 ISS Canadarm 2 International Space Station | 2018 Jun 20, 11:35 | RemoveDEBRIS 1998-067NT 43510 |
Re-entered - 2021 Dec 3 Life 1262 days
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Small satellite from the University of Surrey, England. Released two Cubesats for use in orbital debris removal experiments. 2019 Feb 8, a harpoon capture device was demonstrated by firing at target carried by an inflatable boom extended from the satellite body. RemoveDEBRIS was intended to extend a drag device to take itself out of orbit. It failed to deploy when commanded 2019 Mar 4 and the orbit decayed naturally. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jun 20, 15:05 | 6782 | 0.0005 | 401 | 407 | 92.65 | 51.64 | 204 | | | | DebrisSat-1 (Net) 1998-067PM 43621 |
Re-entered - 2019 Mar 2 Life 255 days
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2U Cubesat released from RemoveDEBRIS 2018 Sep 16 with an attached balloon, used as a test target for a net fired from RemoveDEBRIS. The larger surface area of the balloon resulted in accelerated orbit decay compared with a basic Cubesat. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Sep 17, 01:49 | 6780 | 0.0005 | 398 | 406 | 92.60 | 51.65 | 177 | | | | DebrisSat-2 (VBN) 1998-067PR 43680 |
Re-entered - 2020 May 30 Life 710 days
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2U Cubesat released from RemoveDEBRIS 2018 Oct 28. Used as a testbed for visual navigation techniques in tracking debris. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Oct 29, 15:55 | 6779 | 0.0004 | 399 | 404 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 347 | | | |
2018-054 CZ 2C Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Jun 27, 03:30 | XJS A (New Technology Test Satellite - A) 2018-054A 43518 |
in space
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One of a pair of simultaneously launched satellites designed to test inter-satellite communication network links and test new Earth observation technologies. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jun 27, 19:17 | 6859 | 0.0007 | 476 | 486 | 94.22 | 35.00 | 302 | | | | XJS B (New Technology Test Satellite - B) 2018-054B 43519 |
Re-entered - 2024 Nov 12 Life 2330 days
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One of a pair of simultaneously launched satellites designed to test inter-satellite communication network links and test new Earth observation technologies. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jun 27, 19:17 | 6860 | 0.0007 | 478 | 487 | 94.25 | 35.00 | 284 | | | | CZ 2C second stage 2018-054D 43521 |
in space
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Launched pair of XJS satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jun 27, 18:52 | 6913 | 0.0085 | 476 | 594 | 95.34 | 35.16 | 245 | | | |
2018-057 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Jul 9, 20:58 | Beidou 32 (Beidou-2 IGEO-7) 2018-057A 43539 |
in space
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Phase 1 operational satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region from inclined geosynchronous orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Jul 10, 03:04 | 24364 | 0.7303 | 193 | 35778 | 630.78 | 55.10 | 175 | | | 2018 Jul 16, 13:57 | 42161 | 0.0022 | 35692 | 35874 | 1435.89 | 55.06 | 183 | 111° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 06:44 | 42159 | 0.0056 | 35543 | 36018 | 1435.80 | 55.10 | 228 | 111° east | | | CZ 3A upper stage 2018-057B 43540 |
Re-entered - 2019 Dec 4 Life 513 days
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 11, 20:42 | 24237 | 0.7274 | 228 | 35489 | 625.85 | 55.07 | 175 | | | |
2018-062 CZ 3B + YZ-1 Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Jul 29, 01:48 | Beidou 33 (Beidou-3 M-5) 2018-062A 43581 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 30, 21:26 | 28092 | 0.0065 | 21531 | 21896 | 780.97 | 54.98 | 182 | | | 2018 Aug 16, 03:32 | 28204 | 0.0105 | 21531 | 22121 | 785.65 | 55.08 | 340 | | | 2018 Aug 21, 10:54 | 27906 | 0.0006 | 21510 | 21546 | 773.23 | 54.98 | 239 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 05:16 | 27906 | 0.0002 | 21523 | 21533 | 773.23 | 54.22 | 338 | | | | Beidou 34 (Beidou-3 M-6) 2018-062B 43582 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 29, 10:08 | 28238 | 0.0120 | 21521 | 22198 | 787.05 | 54.99 | 177 | | | 2018 Aug 16, 12:24 | 27906 | 0.0004 | 21517 | 21538 | 773.21 | 54.96 | 287 | | | 2023 Feb 11, 23:14 | 27906 | 0.0007 | 21509 | 21548 | 773.24 | 54.22 | 32 | | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2018-062C 43583 |
Re-entered - 2019 Jul 20 Life 356 days
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Launched Beidou-3 M-9 and Beidou-3 M-10. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 29, 21:33 | 15758 | 0.5824 | 203 | 18556 | 328.10 | 55.01 | 171 | | | | YZ-1 rocket stage 2018-062D 43584 |
in space
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Launched Beidou-3 M-9 and Beidou-3 M-10. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 30, 21:49 | 28668 | 0.0029 | 22206 | 22374 | 805.11 | 55.12 | 359 | | | |
2018-063 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre | 2018 Jul 31, 03:00 | Gaofen 11-01 2018-063A 43585 |
in space
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Chinese remote sensing imaging satellite operating at optical wavelengths. Attained sun-synchronous orbit 2019 April, nine months after launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Jul 31, 09:19 | 6849 | 0.0326 | 247 | 694 | 94.01 | 97.43 | 171 | 10:09 | | 2018 Aug 14, 22:01 | 6841 | 0.0325 | 241 | 685 | 93.86 | 97.43 | 120 | 10:11 | | 2019 Apr 10, 09:24 | 6759 | 0.0205 | 242 | 519 | 92.16 | 97.38 | 328 | 10:50 | | 2019 Apr 11, 07:06 | 6809 | 0.0132 | 341 | 521 | 93.19 | 97.38 | 323 | 10:50 | | 2019 Apr 13, 18:38 | 6870 | 0.0021 | 478 | 506 | 94.46 | 97.42 | 289 | 10:50 | | 2023 Mar 21, 20:09 | 6874 | 0.0012 | 487 | 504 | 94.53 | 97.29 | 274 | 10:22 | | | CZ 4B third stage 2018-063B 43586 |
Re-entered - 2018 Nov 4 Life 96 days
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Launched Gaofen 11 01, orbit lowered after releasing satellite in order to hasten re-entry. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jul 31, 05:42 | 6723 | 0.0187 | 220 | 471 | 91.44 | 97.37 | 144 | | | |
2018-064 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Aug 7, 05:18 | Mehra Putih (Telkom-4) 2018-064A 43587 |
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Comsat owned by Indonesian company PT Telkom, providing broadband communications across Indonesia. Covers Indonesia, India, Japan and parts of China. Expected location - 108° east. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Aug 07, 18:47 | 21207 | 0.6909 | 176 | 29482 | 512.26 | 27.06 | 177 | | | 2018 Aug 08, 20:01 | 23489 | 0.7067 | 512 | 33709 | 597.10 | 27.36 | 179 | | | 2018 Aug 10, 02:51 | 23902 | 0.7245 | 206 | 34842 | 612.94 | 27.13 | 179 | | | 2018 Aug 10, 17:45 | 24482 | 0.7298 | 238 | 35971 | 635.39 | 27.06 | 179 | | | 2018 Aug 11, 17:58 | 27069 | 0.5573 | 5605 | 35777 | 738.70 | 13.52 | 180 | | | 2018 Aug 12, 16:24 | 34135 | 0.2349 | 19740 | 35774 | 1046.07 | 3.69 | 179 | | | 2018 Aug 14, 22:03 | 42125 | 0.0002 | 35739 | 35756 | 1434.08 | 0.09 | 339 | 106° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 14:26 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35793 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 251 | 108° east | | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2018-064B 43588 |
Re-entered - 2020 Dec 26 Life 872 days
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Launched Merah Putih. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Aug 15, 13:46 | 21195 | 0.6905 | 183 | 29452 | 511.82 | 27.03 | 184 | | | |
2018-065 Delta 4 Heavy/Star 48BV Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Aug 12, 07:31 | Parker Solar Probe 2018-065A 43592 |
Re-entered - 2018 Aug 13 Life 1 day
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Solar investigation spacecraft from NASA with perihelion about 6.5 million km. Released from launch vehicle at 08:14 UTC. |
Heliocentric orbit | | Delta 4 second stage 2018-065B 43593 |
Re-entered - 2018 Aug 13 Life 1 day
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Launched Parker Solar Probe. May initially have been in Earth-Moon barycentric orbit. |
Heliocentric orbit | | Star-48BV rocket stage 2018-065C 43594 |
Re-entered - 2018 Aug 13 Life 1 day
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Launched Parker Solar Probe, orbit similar to spacecraft. |
Heliocentric orbit | |
2018-I05 Manual release during EVA International Space Station | 2018 Aug 15, 16:45 | SiriusSat-1 1998-067PG 43595 |
Re-entered - 2020 Dec 9 Life 847 days
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1U Cubesat released from ISS during Russian EVA. Equipped with a space radiation detector. Built at the Sirius educational center in Sochi by schoolchildren guided by engineers from private company SPUTNIX LLC. Launch time is approximate. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Aug 16, 17:09 | 6782 | 0.0004 | 402 | 407 | 92.65 | 51.64 | 61 | | | | SiriusSat-2 1998-067PH 43596 |
Re-entered - 2020 Dec 9 Life 847 days
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1U Cubesat released from ISS during Russian EVA. Equipped with a space radiation detector. Built at the Sirius educational center in Sochi by schoolchildren guided by engineers from private company SPUTNIX LLC. Launch time is approximate. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Aug 16, 14:04 | 6783 | 0.0005 | 401 | 408 | 92.65 | 51.64 | 54 | | | | YuZGU № 3 (Tanyusha 3) 1998-067PJ 43597 |
Re-entered - 2020 Sep 5 Life 752 days
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3U Cubesat from Russia's Southwest State University at Kursk and built by students, carrying an amateur radio payload. Released during a Russian EVA. Launch time is approximate. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Aug 16, 15:37 | 6783 | 0.0004 | 402 | 407 | 92.66 | 51.64 | 61 | | | | YuZGU № 4 (Tanyusha 4) 1998-067PK 43598 |
Re-entered - 2020 Aug 24 Life 740 days
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3U Cubesat from Russia's Southwest State University at Kursk and built by students, carrying an amateur radio payload. Released during a Russian EVA. Launch time is approximate. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Aug 16, 15:37 | 6783 | 0.0005 | 402 | 408 | 92.66 | 51.64 | 68 | | | |
2018-066 Vega (VV-12) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2018 Aug 22, 21:20 | |
Re-entered - 2023 Jul 28 Life 1801 days
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Climate studies satellite equipped with a LIDAR for wind speed and direction measurement. The final orbit-maintains thruster firing was 2023 July 17 then, starting July 25, it was guided through a series of orbit adjustments to a destructive re-entry above Antarctica with any surviving fragments falling into the southern Pacific Ocean. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Aug 23, 04:57 | 6694 | 0.0001 | 315 | 317 | 90.84 | 96.73 | 4 | | | 2018 Aug 24, 05:11 | 6695 | 0.0002 | 316 | 318 | 90.86 | 96.73 | 295 | | | 2023 Jun 17, 09:06 | 6690 | 0.0007 | 307 | 317 | 90.76 | 96.71 | 124 | | | 2023 Jul 24, 12:20 | 6651 | 0.0004 | 271 | 276 | 89.98 | 96.71 | 161 | | | 2023 Jul 25, 13:45 | 6632 | 0.0018 | 243 | 266 | 89.59 | 96.71 | 267 | | | 2023 Jul 28, 16:07 | 6540 | 0.0092 | 101 | 222 | 87.72 | 96.69 | 295 | | | 2023 Jul 28, 16:38 | 6528 | 0.0082 | 97 | 204 | 87.49 | 96.71 | 281 | | | 2023 Jul 28, 17:34 | 6501 | 0.0059 | 85 | 161 | 86.95 | 96.70 | 264 | | | |
2018-067 CZ 3B + YZ-1 Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Aug 24, 23:52 | Beidou 35 (Beidou-3 M-11) 2018-067A 43602 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Aug 28, 00:23 | 28246 | 0.0116 | 21541 | 22195 | 787.42 | 55.01 | 177 | | | 2018 Sep 24, 18:52 | 27905 | 0.0005 | 21514 | 21540 | 773.20 | 55.00 | 327 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 22:14 | 27906 | 0.0008 | 21506 | 21550 | 773.23 | 54.31 | 22 | | | | Beidou 36 (Beidou-3 M-12) 2018-067B 43603 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Aug 27, 01:57 | 28241 | 0.0117 | 21532 | 22193 | 787.18 | 55.01 | 177 | | | 2018 Sep 01, 06:33 | 27914 | 0.0003 | 21527 | 21545 | 773.58 | 55.02 | 243 | | | 2018 Sep 03, 05:16 | 27906 | 0.0003 | 21518 | 21537 | 773.23 | 55.02 | 292 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 06:48 | 27906 | 0.0005 | 21514 | 21542 | 773.23 | 54.30 | 20 | | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2018-067C 43604 |
Re-entered - 2019 Jul 4 Life 314 days
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Launched Beidou-3 M-11 and Beidou-3 M-12. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Aug 28, 02:27 | 15778 | 0.5839 | 186 | 18613 | 328.73 | 55.02 | 171 | | | | YZ-1 rocket stage 2018-067D 43605 |
in space
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Launched Beidou-3 M-11 and Beidou-3 M-12. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Aug 28, 12:08 | 28674 | 0.0035 | 22195 | 22397 | 805.37 | 54.74 | 357 | | | |
2018-072 CZ 3B + YZ-1 Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Sep 19, 14:07 | Beidou 37 (Beidou-3 M-13) 2018-072A 43622 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Sep 21, 15:26 | 28241 | 0.0117 | 21533 | 22193 | 787.20 | 54.97 | 177 | | | 2018 Sep 28, 15:36 | 28018 | 0.0038 | 21532 | 21747 | 777.88 | 54.96 | 184 | | | 2018 Oct 11, 04:50 | 27906 | 0.0005 | 21514 | 21542 | 773.24 | 54.98 | 289 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 02:19 | 27906 | 0.0007 | 21507 | 21549 | 773.23 | 55.63 | 281 | | | | Beidou 38 (Beidou-3 M-14) 2018-072B 43623 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Sep 20, 20:37 | 28244 | 0.0116 | 21538 | 22193 | 787.31 | 54.97 | 177 | | | 2018 Oct 01, 20:53 | 27906 | 0.0005 | 21514 | 21542 | 773.22 | 54.98 | 316 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 08:45 | 27906 | 0.0005 | 21515 | 21541 | 773.23 | 55.63 | 301 | | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2018-072C 43624 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 18 Life 1794 days
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Launched Beidou-3 M-13 and Beidou-3 M-14. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Sep 20, 20:38 | 15703 | 0.5810 | 202 | 18448 | 326.38 | 54.96 | 171 | | | | YZ-1 rocket stage 2018-072D 43625 |
in space
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Launched Beidou-3 M-13 and Beidou-3 M-14. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Sep 20, 20:54 | 28818 | 0.0090 | 22182 | 22699 | 811.45 | 54.79 | 3 | | | |
2018-077 CZ 2C + YZ-1S Jiuquan Space Centre | 2018 Oct 9, 02:43 | Yaogan 32-01A 2018-077A 43642 |
in space
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Mission described as remote sensing and "...electromagnetic environment surveys and other related technology tests". Probably electronic or signals intelligence gathering for the Chinese military or government. One of a pair of satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Oct 10, 09:26 | 7075 | 0.0011 | 689 | 705 | 98.71 | 98.28 | 230 | 09:00 | | 2018 Oct 12, 14:39 | 7073 | 0.0003 | 693 | 697 | 98.66 | 98.28 | 180 | 09:00 | | 2018 Oct 15, 16:10 | 7074 | 0.0001 | 695 | 697 | 98.69 | 98.28 | 76 | 09:00 | | 2021 Nov 16, 01:19 | 7073 | 0.0001 | 694 | 696 | 98.67 | 98.12 | 80 | 09:10 | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:03 | 7072 | 0.0002 | 692 | 695 | 98.64 | 98.06 | 93 | 08:50 | | | Yaogan 32-01B 2018-077B 43643 |
in space
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Mission described as remote sensing and "...electromagnetic environment surveys and other related technology tests". Probably electronic or signals intelligence gathering for the Chinese military or government. One of a pair of satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Oct 10, 09:26 | 7075 | 0.0011 | 689 | 704 | 98.70 | 98.28 | 235 | 09:00 | | 2018 Oct 13, 01:38 | 7074 | 0.0001 | 695 | 697 | 98.69 | 98.28 | 104 | 09:00 | | 2021 Nov 16, 02:57 | 7073 | 0.0001 | 694 | 696 | 98.67 | 98.12 | 75 | 09:09 | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:03 | 7072 | 0.0001 | 693 | 695 | 98.64 | 98.06 | 72 | 08:50 | | | YZ-1S rocket stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Oct 9 Life <1 day
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Launched Yaogan 32 satellite pair. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-F01 - failed to reach orbit Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2018 Oct 11, 08:40 | Soyuz MS-10 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 740) |
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Carrying crew to ISS - Aleksey Ovchinin (Roscosmos) and Nick Hague (NASA). Failed to reach orbit after a strap-on booster collided with the core stage of the launch vehicle. Abort system was triggered and the crew landed safely. |
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2018-078 CZ 3B + YZ-1 Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Oct 15, 04:23 | Beidou 39 (Beidou-3 M-15) 2018-078A 43647 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Oct 17, 01:17 | 28246 | 0.0116 | 21541 | 22195 | 787.42 | 54.98 | 178 | | | 2018 Nov 07, 05:58 | 28083 | 0.0058 | 21542 | 21867 | 780.59 | 55.00 | 182 | | | 2018 Nov 13, 00:22 | 27906 | 0.0006 | 21510 | 21546 | 773.23 | 55.01 | 316 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 22:43 | 27907 | 0.0009 | 21504 | 21552 | 773.25 | 55.02 | 2 | | | | Beidou 40 (Beidou-3 M-16) 2018-078B 43648 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Oct 17, 15:03 | 28244 | 0.0116 | 21538 | 22195 | 787.33 | 54.99 | 177 | | | 2018 Nov 15, 02:15 | 28037 | 0.0044 | 21535 | 21783 | 778.69 | 55.00 | 183 | | | 2018 Nov 16, 16:23 | 27905 | 0.0004 | 21516 | 21537 | 773.18 | 55.01 | 313 | | | 2023 Feb 11, 21:00 | 27906 | 0.0005 | 21513 | 21542 | 773.23 | 55.02 | 7 | | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2018-078C 43649 |
in space
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Launched Beidou-3 M-15 and Beidou-3 M-16. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Oct 17, 03:21 | 15733 | 0.5815 | 206 | 18503 | 327.31 | 54.97 | 171 | | | | YZ-1 rocket stage 2018-078D 43650 |
in space
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Launched Beidou-3 M-15 and Beidou-3 M-16. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Oct 17, 14:11 | 28806 | 0.0100 | 22139 | 22717 | 810.94 | 54.79 | 9 | | | |
2018-081 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre | 2018 Oct 24, 22:57 | Haiyang 2-02 (Ocean 2-02) 2018-081A 43655 |
in space
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Oceanographic satellite equipped with a microwave radiometer, a radar altimeter and a radar scatterometer to monitor ocean and wind conditions. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Oct 25, 09:25 | 7314 | 0.0010 | 929 | 943 | 103.75 | 99.35 | 278 | 06:00 | | 2018 Oct 26, 17:40 | 7326 | 0.0005 | 944 | 952 | 104.01 | 99.35 | 281 | 06:00 | | 2018 Oct 27, 11:36 | 7343 | 0.0003 | 963 | 967 | 104.38 | 99.36 | 68 | 06:00 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:52 | 7344 | 0.0000 | 966 | 967 | 104.40 | 99.34 | 204 | 06:06 | | | CZ 4B third stage 2018-081B 43656 |
in space
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Launched Haiyang 2B. Perigee lowered after releasing satellite in order to hasten re-entry. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Oct 25, 21:54 | 7169 | 0.0209 | 641 | 940 | 100.67 | 99.45 | 5 | | | |
2018-082 Soyuz-2 1B Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2018 Oct 25, 00:15 | Cosmos 2528 (Lotos-S1 № 3) 2018-082A 43657 |
in space
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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 ( ° ) | | |
2018 Oct 26, 09:53 | 6951 | 0.0472 | 245 | 901 | 96.12 | 67.14 | 91 | | | 2018 Oct 29, 14:41 | 7284 | 0.0005 | 903 | 910 | 103.12 | 67.15 | 273 | | | 2018 Oct 31, 03:59 | 7283 | 0.0007 | 900 | 911 | 103.10 | 67.15 | 271 | | | | Soyuz upper stage 2018-082B 43658 |
Re-entered - 2020 Aug 4 Life 649 days
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Launched Cosmos 2528 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Oct 25, 03:34 | 6939 | 0.0464 | 238 | 883 | 95.87 | 67.14 | 92 | | | |
2018-085 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Nov 1, 15:57 | Beidou 41 (Beidou-3 G-1) 2018-085A 43683 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Nov 01, 23:41 | 24375 | 0.7308 | 183 | 35810 | 631.20 | 28.45 | 180 | | | 2018 Nov 13, 17:14 | 42164 | 0.0000 | 35784 | 35788 | 1436.05 | 3.07 | 123 | 145° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 05:26 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35795 | 1436.07 | 1.11 | 32 | 140° east | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2018-085B 43684 |
Re-entered - 2019 Mar 10 Life 129 days
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Launched Beidou-3 G-1. Orbit lowered after releasing satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Nov 02, 17:34 | 23656 | 0.7236 | 160 | 34397 | 603.51 | 28.45 | 179 | | | |
2018-086 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2018 Nov 3, 20:17 | Cosmos 2529 (Uragan-M № 757) 2018-086A 43687 |
in space
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GLONASS-M navigation satellite to fill a space in the constellation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Nov 05, 12:51 | 25521 | 0.0008 | 19123 | 19163 | 676.27 | 64.82 | 287 | | | 2018 Nov 11, 16:06 | 25556 | 0.0012 | 19146 | 19209 | 677.63 | 64.82 | 12 | | | 2018 Nov 21, 13:01 | 25508 | 0.0013 | 19097 | 19162 | 675.72 | 64.80 | 274 | | | | Fregat rocket stage 2018-086B 43688 |
in space
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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2018-087 Soyuz ST-B + Fregat-M (VS-19) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2018 Nov 7, 00:47 | |
in space
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European Space Agency operational metsat. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Nov 07, 09:12 | 7185 | 0.0001 | 806 | 807 | 101.01 | 98.74 | 290 | 09:28 | | 2018 Nov 27, 14:53 | 7198 | 0.0003 | 818 | 822 | 101.30 | 98.73 | 169 | 09:29 | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:48 | 7198 | 0.0004 | 817 | 823 | 101.30 | 98.70 | 71 | 09:30 | | | Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Aug 7 Life <1 day
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Launched MetOp C. Caused to re-enter shortly after releasing satellite. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-093 CZ 3B + YZ-1 Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Nov 18, 18:07 | Beidou 42 (Beidou-3 M-17) 2018-093A 43706 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Nov 22, 03:43 | 28237 | 0.0119 | 21523 | 22194 | 787.02 | 54.99 | 178 | | | 2018 Nov 25, 17:04 | 28237 | 0.0119 | 21523 | 22194 | 787.02 | 54.99 | 178 | | | 2018 Dec 18, 13:39 | 27927 | 0.0014 | 21510 | 21587 | 774.09 | 54.97 | 230 | | | 2018 Dec 20, 05:01 | 27906 | 0.0010 | 21500 | 21556 | 773.21 | 54.97 | 261 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 02:40 | 27906 | 0.0007 | 21509 | 21546 | 773.23 | 54.30 | 289 | | | | Beidou 43 (Beidou-3 M-18) 2018-093B 43707 |
in space
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Phase 2 operational satellite in MEO for China's navigation satellite system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Nov 20, 17:56 | 28241 | 0.0117 | 21532 | 22194 | 787.19 | 54.99 | 178 | | | 2018 Nov 22, 11:02 | 28180 | 0.0096 | 21532 | 22071 | 784.63 | 54.98 | 179 | | | 2018 Dec 12, 21:37 | 28007 | 0.0037 | 21526 | 21731 | 777.41 | 54.97 | 189 | | | 2018 Dec 14, 22:18 | 27906 | 0.0010 | 21501 | 21554 | 773.20 | 54.98 | 281 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 22:46 | 27906 | 0.0007 | 21510 | 21546 | 773.23 | 54.30 | 328 | | | | YZ-1 rocket stage 2018-093C 43708 |
in space
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Launched Beidou-3 M-17 and Beidou-3 M-18. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Nov 20, 14:28 | 28831 | 0.0112 | 22130 | 22775 | 811.97 | 55.10 | 11 | | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2018-093D 43709 |
Re-entered - 2019 Oct 28 Life 344 days
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Launched Beidou-3 M-17 and Beidou-3 M-18. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Nov 20, 01:03 | 15846 | 0.5847 | 202 | 18734 | 330.87 | 54.96 | 171 | | | |
2018-094 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2018 Nov 19, 23:40 | |
in space
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Described as a 'software defined satellite' - demonstrator for a satellite capable of modifying its purpose and processing data onboard before transmitting it to the ground. Probably carries an imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Nov 21, 00:40 | 6874 | 0.0012 | 488 | 504 | 94.53 | 97.41 | 263 | 05:59 | | 2023 Feb 13, 14:56 | 6859 | 0.0011 | 473 | 489 | 94.23 | 97.40 | 216 | 06:14 | | | Shiyan 6-01 (Test 6-01, Chuangxin 3A?) 2018-094B 43711 |
in space
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Described as being for space environment studies and related technology experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Nov 21, 02:07 | 6874 | 0.0011 | 489 | 504 | 94.54 | 97.41 | 259 | 05:59 | | | Tianping 1A 2018-094C 43712 |
Re-entered - 2024 Oct 8 Life 2150 days
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Small satellite, one of a simultaneously-launched pair. 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 | |
2018 Nov 21, 02:07 | 6875 | 0.0012 | 488 | 505 | 94.54 | 97.41 | 260 | 05:59 | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:26 | 6847 | 0.0010 | 463 | 476 | 93.98 | 97.39 | 203 | 06:21 | | | |
in space
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Comsat - possibly carrying a messaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Nov 21, 00:42 | 6874 | 0.0013 | 487 | 505 | 94.53 | 97.41 | 265 | 05:59 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:52 | 6850 | 0.0011 | 465 | 480 | 94.04 | 97.39 | 211 | 06:20 | | | Tianping 1B 2018-094E 43714 |
in space
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Small satellite, one of a simultaneously-launched pair. 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 | |
2018 Nov 21, 03:51 | 6874 | 0.0011 | 489 | 504 | 94.54 | 97.41 | 261 | 05:59 | | 2023 Feb 13, 13:00 | 6857 | 0.0010 | 472 | 486 | 94.19 | 97.40 | 213 | 06:16 | | | CZ 2D second stage uncatalogued |
in space
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Launched Shiyan 6-01, Tianzhi 1, Tianping 1A & 1 B and Jidiang 1. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-097 Rockot Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2018 Nov 30, 02:27 | Cosmos 2530 (Rodnik-S № 26L) 2018-097A 43751 |
in space
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Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Nov 30, 07:46 | 7873 | 0.0015 | 1483 | 1507 | 115.87 | 82.50 | 308 | | | 2018 Dec 16, 12:06 | 7870 | 0.0016 | 1479 | 1504 | 115.79 | 82.51 | 252 | | | | Cosmos 2531 (Rodnik-S № 27L) 2018-097B 43752 |
in space
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Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Nov 30, 10:12 | 7874 | 0.0014 | 1485 | 1507 | 115.89 | 82.51 | 314 | | | | Cosmos 2532 (Rodnik-S № 28L) 2018-097C 43753 |
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Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Nov 30, 10:17 | 7875 | 0.0014 | 1486 | 1508 | 115.92 | 82.51 | 319 | | | | Briz-KM rocket stage 2018-097D 43754 |
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Launched Cosmos 2530 - Cosmos 2532. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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2018-107 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2018 Dec 21, 00:20 | Cosmos 2533 (Blagovest, 14F149 № 13L) 2018-107A 43867 |
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Russian military and civilian communications satellite providing high-speed internet, data communications, television and radio broadcasting, telephony and videoconferencing services. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Dec 23, 20:55 | 41927 | 0.0047 | 35350 | 35748 | 1423.98 | 0.19 | 175 | 62° east | | 2019 Jan 02, 20:33 | 42095 | 0.0028 | 35600 | 35833 | 1432.52 | 0.16 | 178 | 85° east | | 2019 Jan 07, 17:50 | 42200 | 0.0011 | 35777 | 35866 | 1437.88 | 0.15 | 196 | 86° east | | 2019 Jan 20, 22:36 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35776 | 35796 | 1436.07 | 0.12 | 349 | 80° east | | 2023 Feb 03, 18:31 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35789 | 1436.06 | 0.02 | 165 | 70° east | | | Briz-M rocket stage 2018-107B 43868 |
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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2018-110 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre | 2018 Dec 24, 16:53 | TJS 3 payload 1 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 3) 2018-110A 43874 |
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Probably military in nature and maybe intended for signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT). Initially in co-orbit with TJS-3 payload 2 and was probably attached to it on arrival at their original GEO station. Commenced eastward drift 2019 May 20 to begin a stop-start journey around the geosynchronous belt. From 2019 Sep - Dec, it stopped alongside Shijian 13 (42662/2017-018A) at 111° east, then 2020 Feb - 2021 Aug it was co-located with Shijian 20 (44910/2019-097A) at 88° east before commencing a westward drift. 2021 Oct it settled near 59° east alongside 2018-110C from where it had originally departed, remaining there until 2022 Jul 5. Continued to follow GEO belt and made further stops 2022 Sep 13 at 88° east near USA 233 (38070/2012-003A)) and 2023 Feb 8 at 137°.5 east near USA 298 (45465/2020-022B). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Dec 24, 22:36 | 24374 | 0.7309 | 180 | 35811 | 631.17 | 28.48 | 179 | | | 2018 Dec 31, 14:55 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35795 | 1436.09 | 0.11 | 320 | 59° east | | 2019 May 20, 19:46 | 42166 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35792 | 1436.14 | 0.04 | 68 | 59° east | | 2019 May 21, 18:44 | 41968 | 0.0003 | 35577 | 35601 | 1426.03 | 0.06 | 43 | 61° east | | 2019 Jun 29, 14:35 | 42006 | 0.0003 | 35615 | 35640 | 1427.97 | 0.06 | 284 | 161° east | | 2019 Jul 06, 16:42 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35774 | 35800 | 1436.13 | 0.04 | 324 | 173° east | | 2020 Aug 03, 21:28 | 42164 | 0.0007 | 35755 | 35817 | 1436.07 | 0.06 | 299 | 173° east | | 2020 Aug 04, 16:48 | 42263 | 0.0002 | 35877 | 35892 | 1441.11 | 0.05 | 289 | 173° east | | 2020 Aug 20, 20:43 | 42265 | 0.0001 | 35881 | 35893 | 1441.23 | 0.03 | 41 | 152° east | | 2020 Sep 20, 18:09 | 42269 | 0.0002 | 35882 | 35899 | 1441.42 | 0.10 | 95 | 112° east | | 2020 Sep 22, 13:20 | 42166 | 0.0000 | 35786 | 35790 | 1436.15 | 0.10 | 147 | 111° east | | 2020 Dec 18, 00:42 | 42166 | 0.0000 | 35786 | 35790 | 1436.16 | 0.09 | 98 | 111° east | | 2020 Dec 18, 20:35 | 42216 | 0.0000 | 35836 | 35839 | 1438.70 | 0.08 | 101 | 110° east | | 2021 Jan 21, 02:23 | 42219 | 0.0002 | 35835 | 35848 | 1438.89 | 0.04 | 171 | 88° east | | 2021 Jan 22, 14:56 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35792 | 1436.05 | 0.03 | 187 | 88° east | | 2021 Aug 30, 16:28 | 42166 | 0.0007 | 35759 | 35816 | 1436.14 | 0.44 | 30 | 88° east | | 2021 Aug 30, 22:22 | 42204 | 0.0003 | 35815 | 35836 | 1438.10 | 0.44 | 219 | 88° east | | 2021 Aug 31, 15:42 | 42215 | 0.0000 | 35835 | 35838 | 1438.67 | 0.45 | 300 | 87° east | | 2021 Sep 02, 18:43 | 42219 | 0.0001 | 35835 | 35847 | 1438.87 | 0.11 | 216 | 86° east | | 2021 Sep 16, 12:21 | 42220 | 0.0002 | 35834 | 35849 | 1438.90 | 0.08 | 216 | 76° east | | 2021 Sep 16, 17:44 | 42227 | 0.0003 | 35835 | 35863 | 1439.28 | 0.08 | 231 | 76° east | | 2021 Oct 07, 23:01 | 42226 | 0.0003 | 35835 | 35860 | 1439.23 | 0.04 | 233 | 59° east | | 2021 Oct 08, 16:33 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35790 | 1436.10 | 0.04 | 244 | 59° east | | 2021 Dec 07, 16:50 | 42167 | 0.0002 | 35782 | 35795 | 1436.19 | 0.06 | 11 | 59° east | | 2022 Jul 04, 18:18 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35771 | 35803 | 1436.12 | 0.11 | 184 | 59° east | | 2022 Jul 05, 09:11 | 42198 | 0.0004 | 35803 | 35837 | 1437.79 | 0.11 | 349 | 59° east | | 2022 Jul 06, 11:01 | 42215 | 0.0001 | 35833 | 35841 | 1438.68 | 0.11 | 253 | 58° east | | 2022 Jul 18, 20:53 | 42164 | 0.0011 | 35742 | 35830 | 1436.06 | 0.07 | 111 | 50° east | | 2022 Jul 19, 10:40 | 42114 | 0.0001 | 35730 | 35742 | 1433.50 | 0.07 | 304 | 51° east | | 2022 Sep 12, 22:54 | 42138 | 0.0008 | 35728 | 35792 | 1434.72 | 0.07 | 164 | 88° east | | 2022 Sep 13, 14:46 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35791 | 1436.07 | 0.08 | 184 | 88° east | | 2022 Nov 18, 16:26 | 42137 | 0.0005 | 35737 | 35780 | 1434.67 | 0.06 | 257 | 89° east | | 2022 Nov 18, 23:45 | 42115 | 0.0001 | 35732 | 35742 | 1433.57 | 0.06 | 176 | 89° east | | 2023 Feb 07, 14:36 | 42142 | 0.0005 | 35744 | 35784 | 1434.94 | 0.10 | 34 | 137° east | | 2023 Feb 08, 15:05 | 42164 | 0.0010 | 35745 | 35827 | 1436.08 | 0.10 | 33 | 138° east | | 2023 Mar 25, 18:23 | 42122 | 0.0006 | 35718 | 35771 | 1433.93 | 0.02 | 272 | 138° east | | 2023 Mar 26, 17:01 | 42100 | 0.0001 | 35718 | 35727 | 1432.81 | 0.02 | 281 | 139° east | | | TJS 3 payload 2 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 3) 2018-110C 43917 |
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Probably military in nature and maybe intended for signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT). Placed at 59° east with a simultaneously-launched TJS that may have originally been attached to it. The latter departed station 2019 May 20. Stayed on station until 2021 December when it was raised to graveyard orbit. This satellite is listed by Space-Track as a rocket body named 'TJS-3 AKM', an abbreviation for 'apogee kick motor'. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Dec 31, 13:21 | 42203 | 0.0009 | 35787 | 35863 | 1438.07 | 0.11 | 131 | 60° east | | 2019 Jan 01, 13:19 | 42145 | 0.0006 | 35740 | 35794 | 1435.09 | 0.10 | 61 | 59° east | | 2019 Jan 02, 16:36 | 42166 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35791 | 1436.14 | 0.10 | 30 | 59° east | | 2021 Aug 30, 21:49 | 42165 | 0.0006 | 35760 | 35813 | 1436.10 | 0.11 | 277 | 59° east | | 2021 Nov 19, 18:49 | 42164 | 0.0007 | 35758 | 35815 | 1436.08 | 0.09 | 103 | 59° east | | 2021 Nov 20, 11:12 | 42177 | 0.0004 | 35782 | 35815 | 1436.71 | 0.09 | 105 | 59° east | | 2021 Nov 27, 03:03 | 42176 | 0.0004 | 35782 | 35814 | 1436.67 | 0.13 | 88 | 58° east | | 2021 Nov 28, 12:38 | 42219 | 0.0013 | 35785 | 35896 | 1438.85 | 0.46 | 23 | 57° east | | 2021 Nov 30, 15:23 | 42472 | 0.0010 | 36051 | 36137 | 1451.84 | 0.47 | 7 | 51° east | | 2021 Dec 02, 15:23 | 42713 | 0.0007 | 36306 | 36363 | 1464.17 | 0.36 | 7 | 39° east | | | CZ 3C upper stage 2018-110B 43875 |
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Launched TJS 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 25, 08:48 | 24124 | 0.7258 | 237 | 35255 | 621.50 | 28.50 | 180 | | | |
2018-111 Soyuz-2 1A + Fregat Vostochny Cosmodrome | 2018 Dec 27, 02:07 | Canopus-Vulcan 5 2018-111A 43876 |
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Imaging remote sensing satellite for environmental monitoring, mapping, fire detection, agricultural planning, land use assessments, and urban planning. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Dec 27, 10:23 | 6886 | 0.0005 | 504 | 511 | 94.77 | 97.47 | 84 | 23:23 | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:26 | 6882 | 0.0002 | 502 | 505 | 94.69 | 97.42 | 88 | 23:25 | | 2024 Mar 02, 03:22 | 6878 | 0.0002 | 499 | 501 | 94.62 | 97.40 | 85 | 23:24 | | | Canopus-Vulcan 6 2018-111B 43877 |
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Imaging remote sensing satellite for environmental monitoring, mapping, fire detection, agricultural planning, land use assessments, and urban planning. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2018 Dec 27, 10:25 | 6883 | 0.0009 | 499 | 511 | 94.72 | 97.47 | 86 | 23:23 | | 2024 Mar 02, 03:25 | 6872 | 0.0002 | 493 | 495 | 94.49 | 97.40 | 86 | 23:25 | | | |
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3U Cubesat from the Czech Republic, equipped with an AIS receiver to relay messages from aircraft. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 27, 17:57 | 6958 | 0.0012 | 571 | 588 | 96.27 | 97.72 | 240 | | | | UWE-4 (University Würzburg Experimental satellite) 2018-111E 43880 |
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1U Cubesat equipped with a demonstration version of an electric thruster. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 27, 19:33 | 6957 | 0.0011 | 571 | 587 | 96.25 | 97.73 | 242 | | | | D-Star One (Sparrow) 2018-111F 43881 |
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3U Cubesat from German Orbital Systems, equipped with an amateur radio system, flown as a demonstrator for a future communications system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 27, 17:57 | 6957 | 0.0011 | 571 | 587 | 96.25 | 97.73 | 239 | | | | Lemur-2 (ChristinaHolt) 2018-111G 43882 |
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and a receiver that uses occultation measurements of GPS satellite signals to measure temperature, pressure and humidity profiles in the Earth's atmosphere for weather forecasting.. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members.
One of eight similar satellites carried on this launch. All are are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 27, 16:20 | 6957 | 0.0011 | 571 | 586 | 96.24 | 97.73 | 239 | | | | GRUS 1A (Suisen) 2018-111Q 43890 |
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First generation Earth imaging satellite from Axelspace of Japan. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 27, 19:33 | 6955 | 0.0009 | 571 | 583 | 96.21 | 97.72 | 252 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2023 Feb 14 Life 1510 days
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3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 3K cluster of imaging satellites.
One of twelve similar satellites carried on this launch. All are are in similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 28, 11:28 | 6874 | 0.0023 | 480 | 511 | 94.53 | 97.30 | 241 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Apr 24 Life 1945 days
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3U Cubesat from South Africa, equipped with an Earth imaging system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 27, 23:05 | 6872 | 0.0020 | 480 | 508 | 94.49 | 97.30 | 239 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 14 Life 1875 days
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1U Cubesat from the University of Vigo, Spain equipped with an Earth imaging system aimed at detecting and reporting fires of the ground. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 28, 11:27 | 6872 | 0.0020 | 480 | 508 | 94.49 | 97.30 | 234 | | | | Fregat rocket stage uncatalogued |
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Launched Canopus Vulcan 5 & 6 plus several small satellites. Probably caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-112 CZ 2D + YZ-3 Jiuquan Space Centre | 2018 Dec 29, 08:00 | Yunhai-2 01 2018-112A 43909 |
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Meteorological satellite developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) to be used for observation of atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and scientific experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 30, 16:42 | 6899 | 0.0006 | 517 | 525 | 95.05 | 50.01 | 257 | | | 2019 Feb 28, 19:08 | 6899 | 0.0006 | 516 | 525 | 95.04 | 50.01 | 137 | | | 2019 Jul 13, 11:41 | 7167 | 0.0009 | 783 | 796 | 100.65 | 50.01 | 59 | | | 2019 Jul 18, 19:05 | 7169 | 0.0007 | 785 | 796 | 100.67 | 50.01 | 76 | | | 2019 Jul 21, 19:15 | 7177 | 0.0000 | 799 | 799 | 100.86 | 50.01 | 98 | | | 2019 Jul 22, 08:41 | 7179 | 0.0001 | 800 | 802 | 100.89 | 50.01 | 228 | | | | Yunhai-2 02 2018-112B 43910 |
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Meteorological satellite developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) to be used for observation of atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and scientific experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 30, 16:41 | 6898 | 0.0007 | 515 | 524 | 95.02 | 50.01 | 271 | | | 2019 Feb 28, 17:05 | 6897 | 0.0007 | 514 | 524 | 95.02 | 50.01 | 149 | | | 2019 Mar 01, 13:52 | 6902 | 0.0008 | 519 | 529 | 95.11 | 50.01 | 103 | | | 2019 Mar 02, 16:45 | 6947 | 0.0008 | 564 | 574 | 96.05 | 50.01 | 29 | | | 2019 Mar 04, 12:01 | 7049 | 0.0008 | 665 | 676 | 98.15 | 50.01 | 359 | | | 2019 Mar 06, 08:56 | 7131 | 0.0036 | 727 | 779 | 99.89 | 50.03 | 295 | | | 2019 Mar 07, 12:50 | 7170 | 0.0008 | 785 | 797 | 100.69 | 49.99 | 9 | | | 2019 Aug 27, 03:42 | 7178 | 0.0005 | 796 | 803 | 100.87 | 50.01 | 141 | | | 2019 Sep 09, 20:59 | 7178 | 0.0005 | 796 | 803 | 100.87 | 50.01 | 188 | | | | Yunhai-2 03 2018-112C 43911 |
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Meteorological satellite developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) to be used for observation of atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and scientific experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 30, 16:41 | 6897 | 0.0009 | 512 | 524 | 95.00 | 50.01 | 277 | | | 2019 Sep 07, 09:02 | 6913 | 0.0024 | 519 | 551 | 95.34 | 49.88 | 53 | | | 2019 Sep 07, 19:07 | 6931 | 0.0042 | 524 | 582 | 95.71 | 50.01 | 263 | | | 2019 Sep 08, 12:34 | 7001 | 0.0034 | 599 | 647 | 97.16 | 50.02 | 269 | | | 2019 Sep 09, 06:19 | 7051 | 0.0120 | 588 | 758 | 98.21 | 49.78 | 222 | | | 2019 Sep 09, 18:07 | 7064 | 0.0036 | 661 | 711 | 98.48 | 50.02 | 273 | | | 2019 Sep 10, 13:40 | 7110 | 0.0029 | 712 | 753 | 99.45 | 50.01 | 272 | | | 2019 Sep 11, 09:23 | 7145 | 0.0018 | 754 | 780 | 100.18 | 50.02 | 281 | | | 2019 Sep 13, 00:12 | 7167 | 0.0017 | 777 | 801 | 100.64 | 50.02 | 230 | | | 2019 Sep 14, 06:11 | 7178 | 0.0003 | 798 | 801 | 100.86 | 50.02 | 78 | | | | Yunhai-1 04 2018-112D 43912 |
in space
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Meteorological satellite developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) to be used for observation of atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and scientific experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 30, 20:30 | 7471 | 0.0006 | 1088 | 1098 | 107.12 | 50.01 | 264 | | | 2019 Sep 02, 18:25 | 7471 | 0.0007 | 1088 | 1098 | 107.12 | 50.01 | 296 | | | 2019 Sep 03, 16:32 | 7466 | 0.0013 | 1078 | 1098 | 107.01 | 50.02 | 282 | | | 2019 Sep 04, 06:07 | 7404 | 0.0007 | 1021 | 1030 | 105.67 | 50.15 | 52 | | | 2019 Sep 04, 13:41 | 7398 | 0.0009 | 1013 | 1027 | 105.54 | 50.01 | 290 | | | 2019 Sep 05, 05:06 | 7325 | 0.0010 | 939 | 954 | 103.98 | 50.02 | 299 | | | 2019 Sep 06, 08:49 | 7261 | 0.0012 | 875 | 892 | 102.64 | 50.01 | 298 | | | 2019 Sep 07, 08:13 | 7231 | 0.0051 | 816 | 889 | 101.98 | 50.01 | 295 | | | 2019 Sep 08, 01:32 | 7211 | 0.0032 | 809 | 856 | 101.56 | 50.04 | 330 | | | 2019 Sep 08, 04:33 | 7203 | 0.0017 | 813 | 837 | 101.41 | 50.01 | 302 | | | 2019 Sep 09, 05:52 | 7200 | 0.0016 | 811 | 834 | 101.34 | 50.01 | 307 | | | 2019 Sep 09, 17:41 | 7197 | 0.0017 | 806 | 831 | 101.26 | 50.02 | 312 | | | 2019 Sep 10, 05:29 | 7194 | 0.0018 | 803 | 829 | 101.21 | 50.01 | 313 | | | 2019 Sep 11, 05:04 | 7188 | 0.0015 | 799 | 821 | 101.08 | 50.01 | 318 | | | 2019 Sep 11, 20:13 | 7184 | 0.0016 | 794 | 817 | 100.99 | 50.01 | 316 | | | 2019 Sep 12, 16:24 | 7179 | 0.0015 | 790 | 811 | 100.88 | 50.01 | 320 | | | 2019 Sep 12, 19:45 | 7178 | 0.0015 | 789 | 810 | 100.86 | 50.01 | 321 | | | | Yunhai-2 05 2018-112E 43913 |
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Meteorological satellite developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) to be used for observation of atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and scientific experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 30, 20:31 | 7473 | 0.0005 | 1091 | 1098 | 107.15 | 50.01 | 252 | | | 2019 Jan 29, 12:35 | 7473 | 0.0005 | 1091 | 1099 | 107.15 | 50.01 | 342 | | | 2019 Jan 29, 14:22 | 7467 | 0.0002 | 1088 | 1090 | 107.03 | 50.01 | 246 | | | 2019 Jan 30, 03:24 | 7437 | 0.0036 | 1032 | 1085 | 106.38 | 50.01 | 94 | | | 2019 Jan 31, 17:52 | 7324 | 0.0012 | 937 | 955 | 103.97 | 50.01 | 283 | | | 2019 Feb 01, 00:22 | 7297 | 0.0037 | 891 | 946 | 103.38 | 50.01 | 76 | | | 2019 Feb 01, 22:34 | 7240 | 0.0022 | 846 | 878 | 102.18 | 50.03 | 37 | | | 2019 Feb 03, 10:08 | 7198 | 0.0021 | 805 | 835 | 101.29 | 50.01 | 113 | | | 2019 Feb 04, 06:57 | 7178 | 0.0006 | 796 | 804 | 100.87 | 50.01 | 286 | | | | Hongyan 1 (HYXZ-0-01) 2018-112F 43914 |
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Prototype for future constellation of communications satellites in low Earth orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 30, 18:44 | 7474 | 0.0006 | 1091 | 1100 | 107.17 | 50.01 | 234 | | | | Yunhai-2 06 2018-112G 43915 |
in space
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Meteorological satellite developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) to be used for observation of atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and scientific experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 30, 18:44 | 7474 | 0.0005 | 1092 | 1099 | 107.17 | 50.01 | 233 | | | 2019 May 16, 04:35 | 7474 | 0.0005 | 1092 | 1100 | 107.17 | 50.01 | 294 | | | 2019 May 18, 01:37 | 7410 | 0.0052 | 993 | 1071 | 105.81 | 49.96 | 152 | | | 2019 May 18, 22:05 | 7334 | 0.0026 | 936 | 975 | 104.17 | 50.01 | 271 | | | 2019 May 20, 03:20 | 7270 | 0.0027 | 873 | 912 | 102.82 | 50.02 | 281 | | | 2019 May 20, 18:29 | 7230 | 0.0026 | 833 | 870 | 101.97 | 50.01 | 283 | | | 2019 May 21, 18:37 | 7193 | 0.0027 | 796 | 834 | 101.19 | 50.02 | 288 | | | 2019 May 22, 04:48 | 7178 | 0.0008 | 794 | 806 | 100.88 | 50.01 | 279 | | | 2019 May 22, 09:13 | 7178 | 0.0008 | 794 | 806 | 100.88 | 50.01 | 273 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2019 Jan 1 Life 3 days
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Launch cluster or remote sensing and communications satellites. Entered 520 km orbit where it released three Yunhai satellites. Two engine firings raised orbit to 1100 km in order to release the other four satellites. Orbit lowered to 160 km, using two further firings, after releasing final satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Dec 29, 13:27 | 6569 | 0.0007 | 186 | 195 | 88.30 | 50.00 | 322 | | | | YZ-3 rocket stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Dec 29 Life <1 day
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Launched cluster of seven satellites. Caused to re-enter after satellite release. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
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