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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-124

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 31, 2008, 9:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission, flown by Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station. Discovery launched on 31 May 2008 at 17:02 EDT, moved from an earlier scheduled launch date of 25 May 2008, and landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, at 11:15 EDT on 14 June 2008.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 4C | Feng Yun 3A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
May 27, 2008, 3:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese 2nd generation polar orbiting meteorological satellite

Polar Orbit
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Rokot / Briz-KM | Strela-3 137 to 139

Russian Aerospace Defence Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 23, 2008, 3:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation store-dump military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Zenit | Galaxy 18

Sea Launch | Russia
Sea Launch
May 21, 2008, 9:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

American geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress M-64

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 14, 2008, 8:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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Zenit | Amos 3

Land Launch | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 28, 2008, 5 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Israeli geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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PSLV | Cartosat 2A

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
April 28, 2008, 3:53 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Indian Earth observation satellite. Launched alongside 9 nanosatellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-FG | Giove-B

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 26, 2008, 10:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental Galileo navigation satellite

Medium Earth Orbit
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Long March 3C | Tian Lian 1A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 25, 2008, 3:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Ariane 5 ECA | Star One C2 & Vinasat-1

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
April 18, 2008, 10:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Star One C2 is a Brazilian communications satellite located in Geostionary Orbit at 70 degrees West. Vinasat-1 is the first Vietnamese satellite to be placed into orbit. It provides telecommunications links that operates at 132 degrees East in Geostationary orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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