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Jonathan's Space Report
No. 790 Draft 2021 Feb 24 Somerville, MA
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International Space Station
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Expedition 64 continues under the command of Sergey Ryzhikov.
In addition to the satellites previously mentioned, NG-15 also delivered the
Japanese WARP-01 and Sanko (STARS-EC) cubesats for later Kibo deployment.
YG-31
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The Yaogan 31 hao 03 zu (YG-31 Group 03) cluster of three signals
intelligence satellites was launched on Feb 24. YG-31 Group 01 was
launched in Apr 2018 and Group 02 was launched on Jan 29 this year.
Table of Recent Orbital Launches
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Date UT Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission INTL. Catalog Perigee Apogee Incl Notes
Feb 1 0815? Test payload? Shang Quxian 1 Jiuquan Tech F01 F01578 -6300?x 10?x 97?
Feb 2 2045 Kosmos-2549? Soyuz-2-1b Plesetsk LC43/4 Sigint 08A S47546 240 x 899 x 67.1
Feb 4 0619 Starlink 1702 ) Falcon 9 Canaveral SLC40 Comms 09 S47548- 251 x 292 x 53.0
Starlink 1806 ) S47607
Starlink 1909 )
Starlink 1938 )
Starlink 1940 )
Starlink 1951 )
Starlink 1953-1971)
Starlink 1975-1982)
Starlink 1984 )
Starlink 1986-1991)
Starlink 1993-2008)
Starlink 2021-2025)
Feb 4 1536 Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 6 Chang Zheng 3B Xichang LC3 Early Warn? 10A S47613 195x x 35811 x 28.5
Feb 8 1232 Flock 4s-48 ION-SCV 2, LEO Imaging 06EJ S47617 523 x 541 x 97.5
Feb 10 1022 Flock 4s-45 ION-SCV 2, LEO Imaging 06EP S47688 523 x 541 x 97.5
Feb 13 1200 Flock 4s-46 ION-SCV 2, LEO Imaging 06EK S47684 523 x 541 x 97.5
Feb 14 1027 Flock 4s-47 ION-SCV 2, LEO Imaging 06EL S47685 523 x 541 x 97.5
Feb 15 0445 Progress MS-16 Soyuz-2-1a Baykonur LC31 Cargo 11A S47618 190 x 221 x 51.6
Feb 16 0400 Starlink 1528 Falcon 9 Canaveral SLC40 Comms 12 S47667- 257 x 282 x 53.0
Starlink 1609 S47680
Starlink 1645
Starlink 1669
Starlink 1704
Starlink 1761
Starlink 1972-1974
Starlink 1983
Starlink 1985
Starlink 1992
Starlink 2009-2010
Starlink 2012-2016
Starlink 2018-2020
Starlink 2022
Starlink 2026-2028
Starlink 2030-2033
Starlink 2035-2044
Starlink 2051-2054
Starlink 2056-2060
Starlink 2062
Starlink 2064-2067
Starlink 2078
Starlink 2083
Starlink 2090-2091
Starlink 2095
Feb 16 1006 Flock 4s-44 ION-SCV 2, LEO Imaging 06EM S47686 520 x 538 x 97.5
Feb 17 0956 Flock 4s-43 ION-SCV 2, LEO Imaging 06EN S47687 520 x 538 x 97.5
Feb 20 1736 S.S. Katherine Johnson ) Antares 230+ Wallops Pad 0A Cargo 13A S47689 170 x 320 x 51.7
ThinSat 2A ) Tech 13 A09696 170?x 320?x 51.6
ThinSat 2B ) Tech 13 A09697 170?x 320?x 51.6
ThinSat 2C ) Tech 13 A09698 170?x 320?x 51.6
ThinSat 2D ) Tech 13 A09699 170?x 320?x 51.6
ThinSat 2E ) Tech 13 A09700 170?x 320?x 51.6
ThinSat 2F ) Tech 13 A09701 170?x 320?x 51.6
ThinSat 2G ) Tech 13 A09702 170?x 320?x 51.6
ThinSat 2H ) Tech 13 A09703 170?x 320?x 51.6
ThinSat 2I ) Tech 13 A09704 170?x 320?x 51.6
Feb 18 0946 Flock 4s-42 ION-SCV 2, LEO Imaging 06EQ S47612 520 x 538 x 97.5
Feb 19 1011 Flock 4s-41 ION-SCV 2, LEO Imaging 06
Feb 24 0222 Yaogan 31 hao 03 zu 01 xing ) Chang Zheng 4C Jiuquan Sigint 14A S47691 1090 x 1097 x 63.4
Yaogan 31 hao 03 zu 02 xing ) Sigint 14B S47692 1090 x 1097 x 63.4
Yaogan 31 hao 03 zu 03 xing ) Sigint 14C S47693 1090 x 1097 x 63.4
Table of Recent Suborbital Launches
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Iran test-flew its new Zoljanah space launch vehicle on a suborbital mission at some point on or
prior to Feb 1. Iran often announces such tests days or weeks after the event.
Date UT Payload/Flt Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission Apogee/km Target
Feb 3 RV Ghaznavi Somniani? Test 80? Arabian Sea?
Feb 4 ABM Target B-611? Taiyuan Test 200? Urumqi
Feb 4 Interceptor DF-21? Urumqi? Interceptor 100? Takla Makan
Feb 5 0905 OS-X6B OS-X6B Jiuquan? Test 300 Jiuquan?
Feb 9 2330 USN RV Trident II Sub, 76W 28N Op. Test 1000? S Atlantic
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