Jonathan's Space Report No. 759 2019 Jan 2 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spaceship Two -------------- Virgin Galactic completed its first suborbital spaceflight on Dec 13. The White Knight Two carrier aircraft, VMS Eve, took off from runway 30/12 at Mojave Air and Space Port, California, at 1511:35 UTC, on its flight WK2-261. After looping around to the east and north, VMS Eve headed back south towards Mojave and at 1559:39 UTC, over 118.22W 35.39N near Kelso Valley, dropped the Spaceship Two vehicle VSS Unity on its flight N202VG-015/VP-03. After 2 second free fall the hybrid motor was ignited for a 60.0 second burn. The spacecraft, carrying astronauts Mark 'Forger' Stucky and Frederick 'C.J.' Sturckow, flew to an apogee of 82.682 km and descended safely to a landing on the same runway at Mojave with wheels stop at 1613:47UTC for a flight time of 14m08s. Chang'e-4 ---------- Chang'e-4 completed its lunar orbit insertion burn at 0845 UTC Dec 12; China reported the vehicle is in a 100 x 400 km orbit, presumably polar. Radio tracking by S. Tilley and others derive a 138 x 445 km x 85.0 deg orbit. On Dec 30 at 0054, the orbit was lowered to 15 x 100 km. Landing is expected on Jan 3. Osiris-Rex ---------- The Osiris-Rex probe arrived in the vicinity of Bennu on Dec 1. On Dec 31 at 1943:55 UTC it carried out an orbit insertion burn to enter a 1.4 x 2.0 km orbit around the asteroid. New Horizons ------------ The New Horizons probe passed about 3500 km from the cold classical Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 at 0533 UTC on 2019 Jan 1; the encounter occured 43 astronomical units (6.0 light hours) from the Sun. Early images show the body is a contact binary with a rotation period of 15 +/- 1 hours. International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 57 continued aboard the ISS until the undocking of Soyuz MS-09; Expedition 58 is now underway. On Dec 11 astronauts Kononenko and Prokop'ev made spacewalk VKD-45a from the Pirs airlock, using suits Orlan MKS-5 and MKS-4 respectively. The airlock was depressurized at 1539 UTC and the hatch was opened at 1559 UTC; hatch was closed at 2344 UTC and the airlock was repressurizaed at 2348 UTC. The spacewalkers used the GStM-1 and GStM-2 booms to traverse from the Pirs module to the orbital module (bitovoy otsek, BO) of the Soyuz MS-09 ferry ship to inspect the mysterious hole drilled in its pressure hull that caused a leak detected on Aug 29. They worked in the Soyuz MS-09 area from 1920 to 2230 UTC. Kononenko and Prokop'ev cut into the fabric thermal insulation of the Soyuz MS-09 BO and then used a knife and shears to cut away a section of the metal MMOD (micrometeorite and orbital debris) shield layer that covers the pressure hull. They took samples from the epoxy in the hole and a part of the MMOD shield for return and analysis. The first cut in the BO covering was made at 1953 UTC; by 2010 UTC small mm-scale debris from the insulation was visible on video coverage floating away from the worksite. This was soon to be followed by much larger pieces. Between 2037-2053 UTC, 2103-2117 UTC and to a lesser extent from 2121 to 2210 UTC at least 30 cm-scale and probably 20 5-cm to 10-cm scale pieces of insulation floated away. The largest amount of debris generation happened from 2047 to 2050 UTC with many small pieces. Probably the largest piece, possibly about 15 x 5 cm or larger, was ejected at 2051 UTC and may be the one cataloged as object 43847. The hole was located at 2118 UTC; the MMOD shield sample was cut at 2121 UTC. On Dec 14 the SSRMS removed the GEDI Earth observing experiment from the Dragon trunk and handed it to the JRMS which installed it at EFU6 on the Kibo Exposed Facility. On about Dec 16, SSRMS and SPDM moved RRM-3 from Dragon's trunk to ELC-1 site 3. On Dec 18 the Kibo RMS arm moved the 450 kg SEDA-AP package from EFU-11 on the Kibo Exposed Facility to the top of the Kibo pressurized logistics module ELM-PS. The package's mast failed to retract, preventing its disposal aboard Dragon. SEDA-AP was jettisoned on Dec 20 around 2250 UTC and cataloged as 1998-067PU/43870. On Dec 20 at 0140 UTC Soyuz MS-09 undocked from Rassvet, marking the end of Expedition 57 and the beginning of Expedition 58. Astronauts Prokop'ev, Gerst and Aunon-Chancellor departed the ISS leaving Kononenko (new ISS commander), Saint-Jacques and McClain aboard. Soyuz MS-09 deorbit burn was at 0410:52 UTC, the much-abused orbital module was jettisoned at 0438 UTC, and reentry began 0441 UTC. Electron -------- Rocket Lab launched its 4th Electron vehicle, "This One's For Pickering", on Dec 16, carrying 13 cubesats as follows: Space technology - Albus (NASA-Glenn, testing advanced electrical bus); CHOMPTT (U. Florida; laser transfer of time calibration) CubeSail (U. Illinois/Catholic U.; 260-m tether) RSat-P (US Naval Academy; robot arm tests) Shields (NASA-Langley, radiation shielding) Aerocube-11A/11B (Aerospace Corp, tests of new imagers) Space weather and radiation - ISX-CP11 (Cal Poly), NMTSat (New Mexico Tech), CeReS (GSFC), STF (GSFC/West Virginia U) Astronomy - SHFT-1 'Goergen' (DARPA/JPL) for HF radio astronomy Student test satellite - DaVinci (North Idaho STEM Charter Academy GSAT-7A -------- On Dec 19 India launched GSAT-7A, a Ku-band communications satellite for the Indian Air Force. Launch vehicle was GSLV-F11, which introduced the newly stretched CUS-15 upper stage replacing the old CUS-12. By Jan 1, GSAT-7A was on station at 63E. Kosmos-2533 ------------ Russia launched a Blagovest military communications satellite on Dec 21 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket from Baykonur. Some reports suggested a problem with the final Briz-M burn, but on Dec 29 it was shown by US tracking in a 35421 x 35802 km x 0.2 deg orbit drifting over 77E. Hongyun ------- At 2351 UTC on Dec 21 China's CALT launched the 5th CZ-11, carrying the first Hongyun broadband wifi distribution satellite for CASIC. The satellite's name is Hongyun gongcheng jishu yanzheng weixing (Hongyun Engineering Technology Verification Satellite). It was inserted in a 1065 x 1072 km x 99.9 deg sun-sync orbit at 0600 local time descending node; the CZ-11 4th stage made a depletion burn at 0008 UTC to a 642 x 1140 km x 100.4 deg orbit. GPS-3 ----- The first GPS III satellite, SV01 'Vespucci', was launched on Dec 23 after many years of delays. GPS 3 is based on Lockheed Martin's A2100 bus. GPS 3 has a range of improvements, notably increased power and the new L1C civilian signal which will improve accuracy for non-military users. The satellite has a mass of 4400 kg including propellant. TJS-3 ----- On Dec 24 China's CALT launched a CZ-3C from Xichang with the TJS-3 (Tongxing Jishu Shiyan 3, Communications Engineering Test Sat 3). TJS seems to be a cover name for several military GEO programs. The TJS-1 is thought to be a large GEO SIGINT, Qianshao-3; TJS-2 is thought to be the Huoyan-1 missile early warning test satellite. The use of the CZ-3C instead of the CZ-3B for the TJS-3 launch (CZ-3C has only 2 strapons rather than 4) suggests it may be different from both of the first two; TJS-3 is reported to be a SAST/Shanghai payload. TJS-3 reached GEO over 58E by Dec 31 and released a possible debris object or small secondary payload. Vostochniy launch ----------------- Roskosmos flew a Soyuz-2-1A/Fregat from Vostochniy on Dec 27, placing the 473-kg Kanopus-V 5 and 6 imaging payloads in orbit along with the 80-kg GRUS imager from Japanese weather company AXELSPACE and a cluster of cubesats: Eight Lemur-2 AIS/ADS-B/GNSS-RO payloads from Spire Global; 16 Flock-3k Dove imaging payloads from Planet; ZACUBE-2 from CPUT-FSATI, Cape Town, S Africa; UWE-4 from the University of Wurzburg, Germany; Lume-1 from the University of Vigo, Spain; D-Star ONE Sparrow from German Orbital Systems, Berlin; iSat, another GOS/Berlin D-Star ONE to be delivered on orbit to iSky Tech of Prague. Hongyan launch --------------- China's SAST launched the first YZ-3 upper stage on a CZ-2D from Jiuquan on Dec 29. The CZ-2D puth the YZ-3 stage in a 190 km x 50 deg parking orbit. The first two YZ-3 burns reached a 515 x 525 km x 50.0 deg orbit; the Chongqing test satellite for the Hongyan LEO comms constellation was deployed together with the first three Yunhai-2 payloads. The YZ-3 then made two more burns to a 1090 x 1100 km x 50.0 deg orbit and deployed the remaining 3 Yunhai-2 satellites. The Yunhai-2 satellits are GNSS-RO meteorology satellites. I believe the YZ-3 stage then made a deorbit burn; it probably reentered near Australia around 1145 UTC. Saudisat launch --------------- The Chinese rocket that put Saudisat-5A/5B in orbit also orbited 10 small satellites. Their identities have become more clear. The 7 Piao chong (Ladybird) satellites from CommSat/Jiutian Weixing Keji Fazhan YG (Beijing) consist of the 100 kg Piao chong 1 and 6 smaller satellites for relaying IoT data for various customers: Piao chong 2 (6U) is also known as Maowang Shouyinji Xing (Elvis Radio Sat) Piao chong 3 (6U) is also known as Huami xing and relays data from wearable Huami Tech fitness devices. Piao chong 4 (6U)'s mission has not been revealed although it is thought that one of the satellites is involved in relaying data from instrumented collars on giant pandas. Piao chong 5 (3U) is also called Li ke Da Jiaoyu Weixing (Lida Education Satellite), for Li Da Education Technology Group YG of Shanghai. Piao chong 6 (3U) is called Tianmao guoji xing and is connected to the Tmall International subsidiary of the AliBaba online shopping group. Piao chong 7 (3U) is called RE:X xing, and is owned by Luhan Studio, associated with the Seoul-based Chinese musician Lu Han. The remaining three payloads use the Sagittarius-1 cubesat bus (probably 3U?) jointly developed by ADA Space (Guoxing Yuhang Keji, Chengdu) and Tianyi Research: Xinjiang Jiaotong-01 relays IoT data from traffic in Xinjiang TFSTAR, or Douyu-666, connects users of the Douyu.com video streaming platform TY/DF-1 is a test satellite for Tianyi's Xingshidai constellation. Errata ------ The PSLV launch carried Centauri-2 and Hiber 1; the SSO-A launch carried Centauri-1 and Hiber 2. I got this the wrong way round in the last JSR. Identifications for the SSO-A satellites are trickling in; the table below gives what I believe to be the current state of play. Table of Recent Orbital Launches ---------------------------------- Date UT Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission INTL. Catalog Perigee Apogee Incl Notes Nov 15 2046 Es'hailsat-2 Falcon 9 Kennedy LC39A Comms 90A S43700 201 x 37688 x 25.0 Nov 16 1814 Progress MS-10 Soyuz-FG Baykonur LC1 Cargo 91A S43702 186 x 226 x 51.6 Docked to ISS Nov 17 0901 S.S. John Young Antares 230 MARS LA0B Cargo 92A S43704 211 x 252 x 51.6 Nov 18 1807 Beidou DW42 ) Chang Zheng 3B/YZ1 Xichang Navigation 93A S43706 21523 x 22194 x 55.0 Beidou DW43 ) Navigation 93B S43707 21531 x 22194 x 55.0 Nov 19 2340 Shiyan 6 ) Unknown 94A S43710 488 x 504 x 97.4 0600LT SSO Jiading-1 ) Chang Zheng 2D Jiuquan Comms 94B? S43711 489 x 504 x 97.4 0600LT SSO Tianzhi 1 ) Tech 94C? S43712 488 x 504 x 97.4 0600LT SSO Tianping-1A) Calib 94D? S43713 487 x 504 x 97.4 0600LT SSO Tianping-1B) Calib 94E? S43714 489 x 504 x 97.4 0600LT SSO Nov 21 0142 Mohammed VI-B Vega CSG ELV Imaging 95A S43717 601 x 606 x 98.0 1020LT SSO Nov 29 0427 HySIS ) PSLV-CA Satish Dhawan Imaging 96A S43719 647 x 648 x 98.0 1000LT SSO Global-1 ) Imaging 96B? S43720? 484 x 500 x 97.5 1000LT SSO CICERO-8 ) Weather 96 476 x 500 x 97.5 Hiber 1 ) Comms IoT 96 476 x 500 x 97.5 HSAT-1 ) Tech 96 476 x 500 x 97.5 Centauri 2 ) Comms IoT 96 476 x 500 x 97.5 CASE ) Comms IoT 96 476 x 500 x 97.5 FACSAT ) Imaging 96D S43722 476 x 500 x 97.5 Reaktor Hello World) Comms 96K S43728 476 x 500 x 97.5 InnoSAT-2 ) Tech 96V S43738 476 x 500 x 97.5 Lemur-2-Orzulak ) Weather/AIS 96 476 x 500 x 97.5 Lemur-2-Vladimir ) Weather/AIS 96 476 x 500 x 97.5 Lemur-2-Kobyszcze ) Weather/AIS 96 476 x 500 x 97.5 Lemur-2-Duly ) Weather/AIS 96 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-1 ) Imaging 96AE S43747 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-2 ) Imaging 96AF S43748 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-3 ) Imaging 96R S43734 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-4 ) Imaging 96Q S43733 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-5 ) Imaging 96H S43726 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-6 ) Imaging 96Y S43741 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-7 ) Imaging 96Z S43742 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-8 ) Imaging 96J S43727 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-9 ) Imaging 96 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-10 ) Imaging 96E S43723 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-11 ) Imaging 96G S43725 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-12 ) Imaging 96F S43724 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-13 ) Imaging 96AH S43750 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-14 ) Imaging 96AG S43749 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-15 ) Imaging 96T S43736 476 x 500 x 97.5 Flock 3r-16 ) Imaging 96S S43735 476 x 500 x 97.5 Nov 30 0227 Kosmos-2530 ) Rokot Plesetsk LC133/3 Comms 97A S43751 1485 x 1508 x 82.5 Kosmos-2531 ) Comms 97B S43752 1485 x 1508 x 82.5 Kosmos-2532 ) Comms 97C S43753 1485 x 1508 x 82.5 Dec 3 1131 Soyuz MS-11 R-7 Baykonur LC1 Spaceship 98A S43756 200 x 239 x 51.6 Dec 3 1834 SSO-A UFF ) Falcon 9 Vandenberg SLC4E Tech 99 S43758 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SSO-A LFF ) Tech 99 S43759? 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Eu:CROPIS ) Rem.Sensing 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SkySat C12 ) Imaging 99AR S43797 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SkySat C13 ) Imaging 99AW S43802 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO STPSat 5 ) Tech 99E S43762 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO KazSTSat ) Imaging 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO NEXTSat-1 ) IR Astron 99BF S43811 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO eXCITe ) Tech 99A S43758 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO ICEYE-X2 ) Radar 99D S43761 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Global-2 ) Imaging 99BG S43812 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO FalconSat-6 ) Tech 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO ESEO ) Tech 99AL S43792 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Hawk A ) Elint 99H S43765 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Hawk B ) Elint 99AN S43794 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Hawk C ) Elint 99AT S43799 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Flock 3s-1 ) Imaging 99N S43770 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Flock 3s-2 ) Imaging 99BR S43821 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Flock 3s-3 ) Imaging 99AG S43788 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO AISTechSat-2 ) Imaging/Com 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Hiber-2 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Landmapper-BC4) Imaging 99K S43767 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO VESTA ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Yukon ) Comms 99G S43764 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Kodiak ) Comms 99BC S43808 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SIRION PF 2 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO ITASAT-1 ) Tech 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Audacy Zero ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO BRIO ) Tech 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Astrocast-0.1 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Centauri 1 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Eaglet 1 ) Imaging 99AJ S43790 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Al Farabi 2 ) Comms 99AZ S43805 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Denali ) Radar 99AK S43791 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO ICE-Cap ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO K2SAT ) Imaging/Com 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO KazSciSat ) Tech 99AB S43783 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO MinXSS 2 ) Solar X 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Orbital Reflector) Art 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO RAAF M1 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SeaHawk ) Imaging 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SNUSAT 2 ) Imaging 99AA S43782 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO THEA ) Sigint 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Blackhawk ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO ENOCH ) Art 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SNUGLITE ) Tech/Comms 99AC S43784 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO PW-Sat 2 ) Tech 99BJ S43814 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO VisionCube ) Atmos Sci 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO RANGE A ) Tech 99Q S43772 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO RANGE B ) Tech 99R S43773 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO CSIM-FD ) Tech 99AM S43793 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO MOVE 2 ) Tech 99Y S43780 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Suomi-100 ) Tech 99AY S43804 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Elysium Star 2) Burial 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Exseedsat-1 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Fox-1Cliff ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO JY1SAT ) Comms 99AX S43803 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO KNACKSAT ) Tech 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SpaceBEE 5 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SpaceBEE 6 ) Comms 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SpaceBEE 7 ) Comms 99BL S43816 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO DoD Cube 1A ) Comms? 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO DoD Cube 1B ) Comms? 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO DoD Cube 2A ) Comms? 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO DoD Cube 2B ) Comms? 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO DoD Cube 2C ) Comms? 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO WeissSat 1 ) Tech 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO IRVINE02 ) Tech 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO SeeMe ) Imaging 99 574 x 590 x 97.8 1017LT SSO Dec 4 2037 GSAT-11 ) Ariane 5ECA Kourou ELA3 Comms 100A? S43823 245 x 35741 x 3.5 Geo-Kompsat 2A ) Comms 100B? S43824 250 x 35742 x 3.5 Dec 5 1816 Dragon CRS-16 Falcon 9 Canaveral SLC40 Cargo 101A S43827 204 x 358 x 51.6 Dec 7 0412 SaudiSat-5A ) Chang Zheng 2D Jiuquan Tech 102A S43831 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO SaudiSat-5B ) Tech 102B S43832 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO TY/DF-1 ) Tech 102C? S43833? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO TFSTAR ) Comms 102D? S43834? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO Xinjiang Jiaotong--01) Comms 102E? S43835? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO Piao chong 1 ) Comms 102F? S43836? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO Piao chong 2 ) Comms 102G? S43837? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO Piao chong 3 ) Comms 102H? S43838? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO Piao chong 4 ) Comms 102J? S43839? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO Piao chong 5 ) Comms 102K? S43840? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO Piao chong 6 ) Comms 102L? S43841? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO Piao chong 7 ) Imaging 102M? S43842? 535 x 551 x 97.6 1030LT SSO Dec 7 1823 Chang'e 4 ) Chang Zheng 3B Xichang Lunar probe 103A S43845 200 x 420000x 29.4 Lunar rover ) Lunar rover 103 A09236 200 x 420000x 29.4 Dec 16 0633 Albus ) Tech 104 489 x 511 x 85.0 CeReS ) Science 104 489 x 511 x 85.0 CHOMPTT ) Electron Mahia Tech 104G S43855 489 x 511 x 85.0 Cubesail ) Tech 104 489 x 511 x 85.0 DaVinci ) Education 104 489 x 511 x 85.0 ISX-CP11 ) Science 104 489 x 511 x 85.0 NMTSat ) Science 104 489 x 511 x 85.0 RSat-P ) Tech 104 489 x 511 x 85.0 Shields ) Tech 104 489 x 511 x 85.0 STF-1 ) Science 104 489 x 511 x 85.0 Goergen (SHFT-1) ) Rad Astron 104M S43860 496 x 511 x 85.0 AC11-Eagle Scout ) Imaging 104N S43861 489 x 511 x 85.0 AC11-R3 ) Imaging 104A S43849 489 x 511 x 85.0 Dec 19 1040 GSAT-7A GSLV Mk II Sriharikota Comms 105A S43864 145 x 38932 x 19.4 Dec 19 1637 CSO-1 Soyuz ST-B CSG ELS Imaging 106A S43866? 800?x 800?x 98? Dec 21 0020 Kosmos-2533 Proton-M Baykonur Comms 107A S43867 35421 x 35802 x 0.2 Dec 21 SEDA-AP ISS, LEO Science 98067PU S43870 401 x 408 x 51.6 Dec 21 2351 Honygun GJYW Chang Zheng 11 Jiuquan Comms 108A S43871 1065 x 1072 x 99.9 0600LT SSO Dec 23 1351 GPS III SV01 Falcon 9 Canaveral SLC40 Navigation 109A S43873 1192 x 20199 x 55.0 Dec 24 1653 TJS 3 Chang Zheng 3C Xichang Unknown 110A S43874 182 x 35815 x 28.5 Dec 27 0207 Kanopus-V No. 5 ) Soyuz-2-1A/Fregat Vostochniy Imaging 111A S43876 504 x 511 x 97.5 2322LT SSO Kanopus-V No. 6 ) Imaging 111B S43877 499 x 511 x 97.5 2322LT SSO GRUS 1 ) Imaging 111 S43878 486 x 562 x 97.6 2322LT SSO UWE-4 ) Tech 111 S43879? 571 x 587 x 97.3 D-Star ONE Sparrow ) Tech/Comms 111 S43880? 571 x 583 x 97.3 iSky ) Comms 111 S43881? 571 x 583 x 97.3 Lemur-2-RemyColton ) Met/Comms 111 S43882? 571 x 583 x 97.3 Lemur-2-Gustavo ) Met/Comms 111 S43883? 571 x 583 x 97.3 Lemur-2-ChristinaHolt) Met/Comms 111 S43884? 571 x 583 x 97.3 Lemur-2-Zo ) Met/Comms 111 S43885? 571 x 583 x 97.3 Lemur-2-TinyKev ) Met/Comms 111 S43886? 571 x 583 x 97.3 Lemur-2-SarahBettyBoo) Met/Comms 111 S43887? 571 x 583 x 97.3 Lemur-2-NatalieMurray) Met/Comms 111 S43888? 571 x 583 x 97.3 Lemur-2-DaisyHarper ) Met/Comms 111 S43889? 571 x 583 x 97.3 ZACube-2 ) Comms 111 S43891? 495 x 515 x 97.30 Lume-1 ) Comms 111 S43892? 480 x 512 x 97.30 Flock 3k-1/Dove 1062 ) Imaging 111U S43894 480 x 512 x 97.30 Flock 3k-2/Dove 106c ) Imaging 111V S43895 480 x 512 x 97.30 Flock 3k-3/Dove 1068 ) Imaging 111S S43892 480 x 512 x 97.30 Flock 3k-4/Dove 1063 ) Imaging 111T S43893 480 x 512 x 97.30 Flock 3k-5/Dove 1067 ) Imaging 111Z S43899 480 x 512 x 97.30 Flock 3k-6/Dove 1069 ) Imaging 111W S43896 480 x 512 x 97.30 Flock 3k-7/Dove 106a ) Imaging 111AC S43902 480 x 510 x 97.30 Flock 3k-8/Dove 106b ) Imaging 111AB S43901 480 x 510 x 97.30 Flock 3k-9/Dove 1065 ) Imaging 111AG S43906 480 x 510 x 97.30 Flock 3k-10/Dove 106d) Imaging 111AF S43905 480 x 510 x 97.30 Flock 3k-11/Dove 106e) Imaging 111AE S43904 480 x 510 x 97.30 Flock 3k-12/Dove 106f) Imaging 111AD S43903 480 x 509 x 97.30 Dec 29 0800 Chongqing ) Chang Zheng 2D/YZ3 Jiuquan Comms 112A S43909 515 x 525 x 50.0 Yunhai-2 01 ) Meteo? 112B S43910 515 x 525 x 50.0 Yunhai-2 02 ) Meteo? 112C S43911 515 x 525 x 50.0 Yunhai-2 03 ) Meteo? 112D S43912 1088 x 1098 x 50.0 Yunhai-2 04 ) Meteo? 112E S43913 1090 x 1099 x 50.0 Yunhai-2 05 ) Meteo? 112F S43914 1091 x 1100 x 50.0 Yunhai-2 06 ) Meteo? 112G S43915 1092 x 1100 x 50.0 Table of Recent Suborbital Launches ----------------------------------- Date UT Payload/Flt Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission Apogee/km Target Nov 7 0701 GT228GM Minuteman 3 Vandenberg Op. Test 1300? Kwajalein? Nov 22? RV? JL-3 Sub, Bohai? Test 1000? Nov 28 0700 TLV KSLV-II TLV Naro R&D 209 near Jeju Nov 30 RVs? Khorramshahr? Semnan? Test 500? Iranian desert? Dec 7 1106 VISIONS-2 1 Black Brant X Svalbard Auroral 805 Svalbard Dec 7 1108 VISIONS-2 2 Black Brant X Svalbard Auroral 600 Svalbard Dec 8 0826 TRICE-2 High Black Brant XIIA Andoya Plasma 1042 Norwegian Sea Dec 8 0828 TRICE-2 Low Black Brant XIIA Andoya Plasma 756 Norwegian Sea Dec 9 1543 PSR-01 VS-30 Alcantara Tech 120? Atlantic Dec 10 FTI-03 Target IRBM-T1 C-17, Pacific Target 300? Pacific Dec 10 FTI-03 KV SM-3-IIA Kauai AAMDTC Interceptor 300? FTI-03 Dec 10 0800 Agni KV Agni V Kalam Island Test 800? Indian Ocean Dec 13 1600 VSS Unity VP03 Spaceship Two Lake Isabella Test 82.7 Mojave Dec 18 0746 DEUCE 2 Black Brant IX White Sands UV Astron 282 White Sands Dec 26 Avangard UR-100NU? Yasniy Test 1000? 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