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| Launches and Orbital Operations | Tyneside, UK 2020 Oct 1 Thursday, Day 275
Maintained by: Robert Christy Zarya Home Special Orbits: Geosynchronous Satellites Sun-synchronous Satellites Coming Down: Anticipated and recent re-entries Recent Years: 2020 2019 (part) 2018 (part) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Earlier Times: 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 SpaceTrack Primary source of unclassified orbital elements Mike McCants Orbital elements based on amateur observations | 2016 - Launches to Orbit and Beyond Listed are launches, irrespective of outcome, that were irretrievably committed to flight towards orbit or intended to accelerate the payload to escape velocity. Launch times are in UTC and are from the launching agency or estimated by 'walking back' along the ground track to the launch site. The PRIME source of orbit data and decay information is SpaceTrack. All other major sources draw heavily on the Space-Track data. To fill the gaps where Space-Track's elements are not published because they have a classification of "Secret", a minority of orbits is based on amateur observations using visual and radio techniques. 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, early orbit data are published by satellite owners and may cover periods before SpaceTrack lists a new object. In extreme cases, orbits are estimated from public data. Apogee and perigee are measured against a spherical Earth situated at the focus of the orbital ellipse and with a radius of 6378.145 km. Care should be exercised when comparing with other published orbits even when the source is shown as SpaceTrack because they may be be based on a different model. Web sites may link to specific launches by pointing to the page URL followed by the three digit launch number, eg - http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2016#001
2016-001 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2016 Jan 15, 16:57
Belintersat 1 2016-001A 41238 | in space
Commercial comsat owned by Belintersat. It will provide services to eastern and western Europe but principally to Belarus where the company is based. China Satellite Communication Company (China Satcom) will lease some of the bandwidth for use in Africa and the eastern hemisphere, and market it as "Chinasat 15". Expected location - 51°.5 east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jan 16, 12:06 | 27340 | 0.7596 | 193 | 41731 | 749.82 | 26.40 | 180 |  |
2016 Jan 29, 17:23 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35794 | 1436.10 | 0.05 | 36 | 51° east |
CZ 3B upper stage 2016-001B 41239 | Re-entered - 2016 Jul 4 Life 171 days
Launched Belintersat 1.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jan 16, 04:34 | 26445 | 0.7531 | 151 | 39984 | 713.32 | 26.37 | 179 |  |
2016-002 Falcon 9 v1.1 Vandenberg AFB | 2016 Jan 17, 18:42
Jason 3 2016-002A 41240 | in space
Fourth mission in US-European series of satellite missions to provide continuous measurements of the height of the ocean surface. It extends the studies begun by the TOPEX/Poseidon (1992-052A/22076), Jason 1 (2001-055A/26997) and OSTM/Jason 2 (2008-032A/33105) missions. Precise time: 18:42:18 UTC at the start of a 30s window to ensure orbit was co-planar with TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason 2. Feb 12 - Jason 3 fell into formation with Jason 2. Upper stage of the Falcon 9 was not catalogued because it was de-orbited shortly before the end of its first circuit of the Earth. First stage of Falcon 9 landed on SpaceX drone ship located near 120°.75 west, 32°.125 north but was damaged when one of its four landing legs failed and it fell over.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jan 18, 01:25 | 7690 | 0.0015 | 1301 | 1324 | 111.86 | 66.04 | 228 |  |
2016 Jan 31, 19:27 | 7700 | 0.0008 | 1316 | 1329 | 112.08 | 66.04 | 269 |  |
2016 Feb 05, 17:43 | 7727 | 0.0008 | 1343 | 1355 | 112.67 | 66.04 | 268 |  |
2016 Feb 08, 02:04 | 7722 | 0.0018 | 1330 | 1358 | 112.55 | 66.04 | 280 |  |
2016 Feb 14, 02:22 | 7716 | 0.0008 | 1331 | 1344 | 112.42 | 66.04 | 273 |  |
2016-003 PSLV XL (C-31) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2016 Jan 20, 04:01
IRNSS 1E (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1E) 2016-003A 41241 | in space
Navigation satellite in inclined geosynchronous orbit. Equipment includes radio-ranging payload and laser retro-reflectors for use by ground stations in measuring the distance to the satellite. Expected location 111°.75 east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jan 20, 06:00 | 16806 | 0.6033 | 288 | 20567 | 361.36 | 19.19 | 178 |  |
2016 Jan 21, 14:48 | 24462 | 0.7251 | 346 | 35821 | 634.59 | 19.16 | 180 |  |
2016 Jan 22, 14:24 | 27952 | 0.5086 | 7358 | 35791 | 775.16 | 24.04 | 180 |  |
2016 Jan 25, 13:12 | 41966 | 0.0057 | 35347 | 35828 | 1425.94 | 28.05 | 181 | 105° east |
2016 Jan 27, 16:48 | 42010 | 0.0048 | 35432 | 35832 | 1428.21 | 28.03 | 186 | 110° east |
2016 Jan 28, 11:17 | 42077 | 0.0029 | 35576 | 35821 | 1431.60 | 28.04 | 184 | 111° east |
2016 Feb 11, 10:51 | 42164 | 0.0022 | 35695 | 35877 | 1436.07 | 28.06 | 183 | 112° east |
PSLV stage 4 2016-003B 41242 | in space
Launched IRNSS 1E.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jan 20, 16:21 | 16980 | 0.6074 | 288 | 20916 | 367.01 | 19.07 | 179 |  |
2016-004 Ariane 5ECA (VA-228) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 Jan 27, 23:20
Intelsat 29e 2016-004A 41308 | in space
Communications satellite to replace both Intelsat 1R (2000-072A/2608) and Intelsat 805 (1998-037A/25371). It will provide broadband services to fixed and mobile network operators, aero and maritime mobility service providers, and to government customers operating throughout the Americas. It will also provide spot beams serving the North Atlantic for mobile customers. Expected location - 50° west.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jan 27, 22:45 | 24281 | 0.7258 | 281 | 35526 | 627.58 | 0.62 | 194 |  |
2016 Feb 02, 07:18 | 24800 | 0.6909 | 1288 | 35555 | 647.78 | 0.48 | 179 |  |
2016 Feb 03, 16:31 | 26584 | 0.5815 | 4748 | 35663 | 718.92 | 0.33 | 186 |  |
2016 Feb 05, 07:21 | 29396 | 0.4326 | 10302 | 35733 | 835.97 | 0.31 | 184 |  |
2016 Feb 06, 23:46 | 35174 | 0.1980 | 21831 | 35761 | 1094.18 | 0.16 | 198 |  |
2016 Feb 08, 05:40 | 40218 | 0.0483 | 31897 | 35783 | 1337.81 | 0.16 | 198 |  |
2016 Feb 09, 21:14 | 41774 | 0.0093 | 35005 | 35786 | 1416.18 | 0.13 | 191 | 53° west |
2016 Feb 11, 15:16 | 42162 | 0.0000 | 35783 | 35785 | 1435.97 | 0.12 | 176 | 50° west |
Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-004B 41309 | in space
Launched Intelsat 29e.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 06, 02:06 | 24262 | 0.7258 | 274 | 35493 | 626.83 | 0.68 | 207 |  |
2016-I01 SSIKLOPS small satellite deployer International Space Station | 2016 Jan 29, 15:55
Aggiesat 4 (LONESTAR Mission 2) 1997-067HP 41313 | Re-entered - 2018 Mar 12 Life 773 days
Small satellite released from ISS. Deployment was delayed 5 min at the last moment to take advantage of better lighting conditions at the ISS. Carried BEVO-2 3U Cubesat for later release into independent orbit The pair were intended to carry out rendezvous and navigation experiments but BEVO-2 failed to activate and Aggiesat 4 reportedly failed shortly after leaving the ISS. Carried to ISS on the Cygnus OA-4 flight (2015-072A), launched 2015 Dec 6.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jan 30, 08:04 | 6782 | 0.0005 | 400 | 408 | 92.64 | 51.65 | 89 |  |
BEVO-2 (LONESTAR Mission 2) 1998-064HQ 41314 | Re-entered - 2017 Jun 13 Life 501 days
3U Cubesat intended to separate from Aggiesat 4 2016 late-February but apparently released prematurely shortly after Aggiesat 4 departed from the ISS. Equipped with a thruster system, BEVO-2 was intended to conduct rendezvous-related experiments but it failed to activate, the thrusters were never fired and it drifted away steadily from Aggiesat 4 (which also failed).
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 01, 04:49 | 6782 | 0.0007 | 399 | 408 | 92.63 | 51.64 | 63 |  |
2016-005 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Jan 29, 22:20
Eutelsat 9B 2016-005A 41310 | in space
Communications satellite providing services to Europe. Also hosts EDRS-A, the first data relay payload for the European Data Relay Satellite System. Precise launch time: 22:20:09 UTC, separated from the Briz-M Jan 30 at 07:32:09 UTC. Expected location: 9° east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jan 30, 13:43 | 26409 | 0.5928 | 4375 | 35687 | 711.85 | 12.05 | 360 |  |
2016 Feb 08, 19:21 | 42074 | 0.0008 | 35664 | 35728 | 1431.46 | 0.07 | 197 | 2° east |
2016 Feb 09, 03:00 | 42111 | 0.0015 | 35669 | 35796 | 1433.36 | 0.07 | 179 | 2° east |
2016 Feb 09, 22:15 | 42166 | 0.0003 | 35774 | 35802 | 1436.17 | 0.07 | 321 | 2° east |
2016 Feb 29, 04:12 | 42101 | 0.0001 | 35717 | 35729 | 1432.85 | 0.05 | 203 | 3° east |
2016 Mar 09, 02:49 | 42167 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35794 | 1436.20 | 0.05 | 157 | 9° east |
Briz-M 2016-005B 41311 | in space
Launched Eutelsat 9B.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 14, 06:45 | 25189 | 0.5948 | 3829 | 33793 | 663.11 | 12.52 | 7 |  |
Briz-M APT 2016-006C 41312 | in space
Discarded by Eutelsat 9B Briz-M rocket stage
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 02, 04:59 | 16334 | 0.5882 | 348 | 19564 | 346.26 | 49.40 | 356 |  |
2016-006 CZ 3C + YZ-1 Xichang Space Centre | 2016 Feb 1, 07:29
Beidou-3S M-3S 2016-006A 41315 | in space
In-orbit validation satellite China's navigation system in MEO. Transmitted navigation signals are different from those of the operational satellites. Separated from upper rocket stage 10:45 UTC +/-15 min.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 01, 14:39 | 28125 | 0.0083 | 21513 | 21982 | 782.36 | 55.00 | 177 |  |
2016 Mar 03, 23:33 | 27906 | 0.0001 | 21524 | 21532 | 773.23 | 55.05 | 277 |  |
YZ-1 rocket stage 2016-006B 41316 | in space
Final stage of Beidou-3 M3 launch vehicle. Performed a collision and contamination avoidance manoeuvre after releasing the satellite.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 01, 14:53 | 30871 | 0.0850 | 21870 | 27115 | 899.66 | 55.17 | 19 |  |
CZ 3C upper stage 2016-006C 41325 | Re-entered - 2019 Oct 4 Life 1341 days
Third stage of Beidou-3 M3 launch vehicle.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 03, 11:51 | 15697 | 0.5796 | 220 | 18417 | 326.19 | 55.00 | 169 |  |
2019 Oct 04, 18:39 | 6572 | 0.0134 | 105 | 281 | 88.36 | 54.58 | 58 |  |
2016-007 Atlas V 401, AV-057 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Feb 5, 13:38
USA 266 (GPS IIF-12) 2016-007A 41328 | in space
Twelfth Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. Separated from launch vehicle at 17:01 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 05, 19:56 | 26828 | 0.0003 | 20442 | 20457 | 728.84 | 55.08 | 313 |  |
2016 Feb 25, 13:23 | 26684 | 0.0002 | 20300 | 20311 | 723.00 | 55.01 | 296 |  |
2016 Mar 07, 18:45 | 26559 | 0.0002 | 20175 | 20188 | 717.94 | 55.01 | 285 |  |
Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-007B 41329 | in space
Launched USA 266.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 05, 07:28 | 27204 | 0.0138 | 20450 | 21202 | 744.24 | 55.22 | 287 |  |
2016-008 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2016 Feb 7, 00:21
Cosmos 2514 (Uragan) 2016-008A 41330 | in space
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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 07, 04:59 | 25523 | 0.0005 | 19132 | 19158 | 676.34 | 64.80 | 230 |  |
2016 Feb 20, 15:21 | 25508 | 0.0010 | 19104 | 19156 | 675.74 | 64.81 | 226 |  |
Fregat rocket stage 2016-008B 41331 | in space
Launched Cosmos 2514.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 16, 02:15 | 25809 | 0.0096 | 19182 | 19680 | 687.74 | 64.76 | 92 |  |
2016-009 Unha 3 Sohae Launch Centre | 2016 Feb 7, 00:30
Kwangmyongsong 4 (Lodestar 4) 2016-009A 41332 | in space
Reportedly for remote imaging. Precise launch time 00:30:00 UTC. Released from launch vehicle at 00:39:46 UTC. Launch vehicle followed a dog-leg ground track to avoid overflight of China and the Philippines during the ascent. Location of initial Argument Of Perigee suggests launch vehicle may have under-performed. First stage of the launch vehicle reportedly disintegrated into 270 pieces, possibly resulting from a deliberate explosion.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Feb 07, 13:13 | 6862 | 0.0027 | 465 | 502 | 94.28 | 97.53 | 337 | 08:39 |
Unha 3 upper stage 2016-009B 41333 | in space
Third stage of Kwangmyongsong 4 launch vehicle. Perigee of the orbit is in the southern hemisphere and is significantly lower than that of the satellite, suggesting that reverse thrust was applied immediately after the satellite separated.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 07, 04:41 | 6845 | 0.0050 | 433 | 502 | 93.94 | 97.53 | 336 |  |
2016-010 Delta 4 Medium (5,2) Vandenberg AFB | 2016 Feb 10, 11:40
USA 267 (Topaz 4, FIA Radar 4) 2016-010A 41334 | in space
Large radar imaging satellite, the only remaining element of the cancelled Future Imaging Architecture programme. Precise launch time 11:40:32 UTC. Orbit measurements are based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 12, 11:03 | 7460 | 0.0006 | 1078 | 1086 | 106.87 | 122.97 | 355 |  |
Delta 4 upper stage | Re-entered - 2016 Feb 10 Life <1 day
Launched USA 267. Not catalogued although it completed 1.5 circuits of the Earth before it was sent to destructive re-entry.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable
2016-011 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2016 Feb 16, 17:57
Sentinel 3A 2016-011A 41335 | in space
First 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). Postponed from Dec 28 because of bad weather affecting preparations at Plesetsk mid-December. Delayed further by a satellite-fuelling problem on Jan 20. Precise launch time 17:57:45 UTC, separated from the Briz-KM at 19:17 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Feb 17, 03:43 | 7182 | 0.0003 | 802 | 807 | 100.96 | 98.62 | 85 | 10:00 |
Briz-KM 2016-011B 41336 | in space
Upper stage of Sentinel 3A launch vehicle. Manoeuvred away from the satellite to avoid collision/contamination and to accelerate re-entry.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 16, 20:56 | 6958 | 0.0237 | 415 | 745 | 96.26 | 98.69 | 309 |  |
2016 Feb 17, 04:57 | 6956 | 0.0239 | 411 | 744 | 96.22 | 98.69 | 308 |  |
2016-012 H-IIA 202 (F-30) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2016 Feb 17, 08:45
Hitomi (Astro-H) 2011-012A 41337 | in space
Japanese science satellite equipped with imaging and spectroscopy systems looking at the Hard X-ray, Soft X-ray and Gamma-ray portions of the spectrum. Separated from the launch vehicle at 05:59 UTC. The name means 'pupil of the eye'. 2016 Mar 26, JAXA reported that Hitomi failed to conduct a communication session as expected at 07:40 UTC. JSpOC catalogued debris items in a similar orbit to the satellite that appeared earlier in the day - around 01:24 UTC. They included the two solar arrays and are the result of a breakup when Hitomi developed a significant tumble.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 17, 19:38 | 6951 | 0.0011 | 565 | 580 | 96.12 | 31.01 | 282 |  |
2016 Mar 26, 04:42 | 6951 | 0.0013 | 563 | 582 | 96.11 | 31.00 | 282 |  |
2016 Mar 26, 09:29 | 6949 | 0.0014 | 561 | 580 | 96.07 | 31.02 | 290 |  |
Chubusat 2 2016-012B 41338 | in space
Small satellite from Nagoya and Daido Universities to measure Solar and Earth radiation, undertake imaging of the Earth with an infrared camera and to act as a message relay fo radio amateurs.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 17, 20:00 | 6948 | 0.0014 | 559 | 579 | 96.05 | 31.00 | 296 |  |
Chubusat 3 2016-012C 41339 | in space
Small satellite from Nagoya and Daido Universities to measure solar and Earth radiation and undertake imaging of the Earth with an infrared camera. It also carries a receiver for the Automatic Information System (AIS) to pick up positional and other information from ships at sea, and a system to relay messages between radio amateurs.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 17, 19:59 | 6947 | 0.0015 | 558 | 579 | 96.04 | 31.01 | 302 |  |
Horyu 4 (AEGIS) 2016-012D 41340 | in space
Arc Event Generator and Investigation Satellite - a small technology demonstration satellite from the Kyushu Institute of Technology designed to study elecrical arcing on high power solar arrays. It also carries a telemetry system operating in an amateur radio frequency band.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 17, 19:57 | 6946 | 0.0015 | 557 | 579 | 96.02 | 31.00 | 307 |  |
H-IIA third stage 2016-012E 41341 | in space
Final stage of launcher for Astro-H and small satellites Performed a small retrograde thruster firing before releasing the Chubusats and Horyu then fired thrusters again to lower the orbit further and move it away from the satellite cluster.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Feb 17, 18:16 | 6934 | 0.0018 | 544 | 569 | 95.78 | 30.62 | 302 |  |
2016-013 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Mar 4, 23:46
SES 9 2016-013A 41380 | in space
Communications satellite providing coverage of Northeast Asia, South Asia & Indonesia, as well as maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean. launched at the opening of a 91 minute launch window, released from the launch vehicle Mar 5 at 00:06 UTC. Delayed from Feb 24, Feb 25 and Feb 29 by launch vehicle issues. Expected location - 108°.2 east. First stage of launch vehicle was destroyed when it landed heavily on a barge at sea off Florida.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Mar 07, 13:54 | 26870 | 0.7505 | 326 | 40657 | 730.56 | 27.94 | 180 |  |
2016 Mar 08, 01:12 | 27356 | 0.7548 | 328 | 41627 | 750.47 | 27.94 | 180 |  |
2016 Mar 09, 18:02 | 29793 | 0.6106 | 5223 | 41607 | 852.97 | 14.16 | 181 |  |
2016 Mar 14, 18:12 | 41501 | 0.1579 | 28570 | 41676 | 1402.32 | 0.46 | 203 |  |
2016 Mar 16, 17:05 | 42167 | 0.1258 | 30484 | 41093 | 1436.19 | 0.17 | 289 |  |
2016 Mar 21, 20:42 | 42198 | 0.1201 | 30753 | 40886 | 1437.79 | 0.15 | 275 |  |
2016 Mar 27, 22:28 | 42207 | 0.1110 | 31145 | 40513 | 1438.27 | 0.14 | 276 |  |
2016 Apr 10, 22:09 | 42206 | 0.0662 | 33034 | 38622 | 1438.20 | 0.10 | 274 |  |
2016 Apr 26, 16:34 | 42165 | 0.0029 | 35664 | 35910 | 1436.11 | 0.08 | 290 | 114° east |
2016 May 26, 22:12 | 42276 | 0.0002 | 35888 | 35909 | 1441.80 | 0.05 | 173 | 112° east |
2016 May 31, 19:32 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35771 | 35802 | 1436.08 | 0.05 | 20 | 108° east |
Falcon 9 upper stage 2016-013B 41381 | in space
Launched SES 9.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 07, 12:49 | 26846 | 0.7503 | 326 | 40610 | 729.60 | 27.94 | 180 |  |
2016-014 Ariane 5ECA (VA-229) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 Mar 9, 05:20
Eutelsat 65 West A 2016-014A 41382 | in space
Comsat to provide Direct to Home services, video and broadband connection to an area extending from Brazil to Latin America. Expected location - 65° west.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Mar 09, 16:49 | 24379 | 0.7295 | 217 | 35784 | 631.35 | 0.50 | 178 |  |
2016 Mar 10, 14:08 | 27609 | 0.5271 | 6679 | 35782 | 760.90 | 0.10 | 173 |  |
2016 Mar 11, 17:22 | 34792 | 0.2117 | 21050 | 35778 | 1076.42 | 0.00 | 86 |  |
2016 Mar 14, 22:07 | 42123 | 0.0004 | 35729 | 35760 | 1433.94 | 0.03 | 233 | 44° west |
2016 Mar 19, 14:52 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35780 | 35791 | 1436.05 | 0.03 | 275 | 43° west |
2016 Apr 18, 13:14 | 42324 | 0.0002 | 35939 | 35954 | 1444.26 | 0.07 | 305 | 46° west |
2016 Apr 29, 06:29 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35776 | 35796 | 1436.07 | 0.08 | 319 | 65° west |
Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-014B 41383 | in space
Launched Eutelsat 65 West A.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 09, 12:55 | 24312 | 0.7286 | 221 | 35648 | 628.78 | 0.44 | 173 |  |
2016-015 PSLV-XL (C32) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2016 Mar 10, 10:30
IRNSS 1F 2016-015A 41384 | in space
Satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. As well as the radio-based navigation payload, IRNSS-1F is equipped with laser retro-reflectors for range finding measurements. Launch was delayed by one minute shortly before planned lift off as a debris avoidance manoeuvre. Will be placed in geosynchronous orbit. Expected location 32º.5 east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Mar 10, 11:48 | 16839 | 0.6051 | 272 | 20651 | 362.45 | 17.88 | 178 |  |
2016 Mar 13, 05:04 | 29163 | 0.4452 | 9801 | 35768 | 826.04 | 9.77 | 181 |  |
2016 Mar 13, 23:08 | 40926 | 0.0293 | 33349 | 35747 | 1373.29 | 5.28 | 182 |  |
2016 Mar 20, 18:19 | 42110 | 0.0024 | 35629 | 35835 | 1433.31 | 5.09 | 198 | 33° east |
2016 Mar 24, 07:20 | 42165 | 0.0021 | 35700 | 35874 | 1436.12 | 5.09 | 173 | 32° east |
PSLV stage 4 2016-015B 41385 | in space
Launched IRNSS 1F.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 10, 12:11 | 17005 | 0.6091 | 269 | 20984 | 367.80 | 17.75 | 179 |  |
2016-016 Soyuz-2 1B Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Mar 13, 18:56
Resurs-P 3 (Resurs-P №3) 2016-016A 41386 | in space
Remote sensing using Geoton 1 imaging system. Earlier launch attempt aborted at last moment on Mar 12 when sensors detected a problem in the Soyuz launch vehicle as the startup command was issued.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Mar 14, 01:21 | 6744 | 0.0126 | 281 | 451 | 91.87 | 97.29 | 58 | 11:48 |
2016 Mar 18, 08:04 | 6808 | 0.0059 | 390 | 469 | 93.17 | 97.28 | 89 | 11:49 |
2016 Mar 20, 11:46 | 6849 | 0.0002 | 469 | 472 | 94.01 | 97.28 | 255 | 11:49 |
Soyuz-2 1B upper stage 2016-016B 41387 | Re-entered - 2016 Sep 24 Life 195 days
Launched Resurs-P 3.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 14, 05:54 | 6740 | 0.0120 | 281 | 443 | 91.79 | 97.32 | 57 |  |
2016-017 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Mar 14, 09:31
ExoMars-2016 2016-017A 41388 | in space
Two part European spacecraft aimed at Mars Exploration, particularly to seek out evidence of living organisms now or in the past. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) is to study trace gases in the Martian atmosphere from orbit. Of special interest are the abundance and distribution of methane. It entered orbit around Mars 2016 Oct 19 and after 12 months of aerobraking it reached its operational orbit. Schiaparelli is an entry, descent and landing demonstrator module to demonstrate the capability of European industry and was aimed at a controlled landing on the surface of Mars. Schiaparelli separated from TGO Oct 14, on the approach to Mars, and headed for landing Oct 19 but was detroyed on impact when the parachute and heat shield faided to separate cleanly. Launch date was the opening of a window that closed Mar 25. Precise launch time 09:31:42 UTC.
Briz-M 2016-017B 41389 | in space
Launched ExoMars-2016. Accompanied ExoMars-2016. Exploded shortly after spacecraft separation.
Heliocentric orbit
Auxilliary Propellant Tank (APT) 2016-017C 41390 | in space
Discarded by ExoMars-2016 Briz-M.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 14, 16:15 | 17269 | 0.5903 | 697 | 21086 | 376.42 | 51.60 | 100 |  |
2016-018 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Mar 18, 21:26
Soyuz TMA-20M (Soyuz 11F732A47 № 720) 2016-018A 41391 | Re-entered - 2016 Sep 7 Life 173 days Returned to Earth
Carrying crew to ISS - Alexei Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka (Roscosmos), and Jeffrey Williams (NASA). Precise launch time was 00:26:38 UTC. Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS Mar 19 at 03:09:54 UTC, about one minute earlier than expected. Undocked, carrying its original crew, 2016 Sep 26 at 21:52:30 UTC. Retro-fire Sep 27 at 00:21 UTC was followed by landing at 01:13 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 18, 21:15 | 6590 | 0.0028 | 194 | 231 | 88.74 | 51.65 | 103 |  |
2016 Mar 19, 00:30 | 6637 | 0.0084 | 202 | 315 | 89.68 | 51.67 | 188 |  |
2016 Mar 19, 02:06 | 6692 | 0.0161 | 206 | 422 | 90.80 | 51.74 | 320 |  |
2016 Mar 22, 11:56 | 6783 | 0.0002 | 403 | 406 | 92.65 | 51.64 | 346 |  |
Soyuz upper stage 2016-018B 41392 | Re-entered - 2016 Mar 21 Life 3 days
Launched Soyuz TMA-20M.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 19, 02:00 | 6584 | 0.0021 | 192 | 220 | 88.62 | 51.64 | 83 |  |
2016-019 Atlas V 401 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Mar 23, 03:05
SS Rick Husband (Cygnus OA-6) 2016-019A 41393 | Re-entered - 2016 Jun 22 Life 91 days
Fifth Cygnus resupply mission to ISS. Numbered out of sequence for administrative reasons. Time was the opening of a 30 minute window. Second of two launches switched to Atlas V as a result of the loss of Cygnus Orb 3 2014 Oct when the Antares launch vehicle exploded. Atlas first stage shut down early so Centaur fired for longer in order to achieve orbit, trajectory was slightly modified from that planned as a result. Captured by ISS Remote Manipulator Mar 26 at 10:51:21 UTC and docked with the downward-facing port on Unity at 14:52 UTC. Undocked using the ISS Remote Manipulator at Jun 14 at 11:43 UTC. Released from the manipulator at 13:30 UTC. Successfully released four of five Lemur-2 Cubesats Jun 20 but a fifth one (BeccaDewey) failed to exit its Nanoracks deployer. Sent to destructive re-entry Jun 22 with atmospheric entry occurring at 13:29 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 23, 04:54 | 6613 | 0.0003 | 233 | 237 | 89.20 | 51.65 | 270 |  |
2016 Mar 24, 03:21 | 6620 | 0.0012 | 234 | 249 | 89.34 | 51.65 | 255 |  |
2016 Mar 25, 01:44 | 6701 | 0.0107 | 251 | 394 | 90.98 | 51.65 | 98 |  |
2016 Mar 26, 10:17 | 6785 | 0.0004 | 404 | 409 | 92.69 | 51.64 | 11 |  |
2016 Jun 13, 14:46 | 6782 | 0.0000 | 403 | 404 | 92.63 | 51.64 | 295 |  |
2016 Jun 15, 03:56 | 6786 | 0.0014 | 399 | 418 | 92.73 | 51.61 | 37 |  |
2016 Jun 15, 22:16 | 6767 | 0.0001 | 388 | 389 | 92.33 | 51.64 | 162 |  |
2016 Jun 22, 05:09 | 6766 | 0.0001 | 387 | 389 | 92.32 | 51.64 | 158 |  |
Lemur-2 (Bridgeman) 2016-019B 41595 | Re-entered - 2017 Jun 25 Life 459 days
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. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Released from Cygnus OA6 2016 Jun 20. 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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 21, 21:01 | 6770 | 0.0003 | 389 | 394 | 92.39 | 51.64 | 48 |  |
Lemur-2 (DrMuzz) 2016-019C 41596 | Re-entered - 2017 Mar 8 Life 350 days
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. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Released from Cygnus OA6 2016 Jun 20. 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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 21, 21:01 | 6770 | 0.0004 | 389 | 394 | 92.39 | 51.64 | 45 |  |
Lemur-2 (Nate) 2016-019D 41597 | Re-entered - 2017 Mar 6 Life 348 days
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. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Released from Cygnus OA6 2016 Jun 20. 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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 21, 22:33 | 6770 | 0.0006 | 388 | 395 | 92.38 | 51.64 | 30 |  |
Lemur-2 (Cubecheese) 2016-019E 41598 | Re-entered - 2017 Feb 27 Life 341 days
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. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). Released from Cygnus OA6 2016 Jun 20. 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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 21, 22:33 | 6770 | 0.0004 | 389 | 394 | 92.38 | 51.64 | 47 |  |
2016-020 Soyuz-2 1A Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2016 Mar 24, 09:42
Cosmos 2515 (Bars-M 2) 2016-020A 41394 | in space
Russian government optical imaging satellite for use in cartography.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Mar 24, 17:17 | 6812 | 0.0156 | 328 | 541 | 93.26 | 97.63 | 73 | 01:25 |
2016 Mar 25, 20:05 | 6815 | 0.0153 | 333 | 541 | 93.32 | 97.63 | 69 | 01:25 |
2016 Mar 27, 18:44 | 6947 | 0.0037 | 543 | 594 | 96.03 | 97.64 | 253 | 01:26 |
2016 Apr 01, 19:01 | 6950 | 0.0033 | 549 | 594 | 96.10 | 97.62 | 233 | 01:26 |
Soyuz upper stage 2016-020B 41395 | Re-entered - 2018 Sep 6 Life 896 days
Launched Cosmos 2515.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 24, 17:17 | 6811 | 0.0154 | 328 | 537 | 93.23 | 97.64 | 71 |  |
2016-021 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre | 2016 Mar 29, 20:11
Beidou-2 IGEO-6 2016-021A 41434 | in space
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. Launch may have been delayed by ten minutes towards the end of countdown.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Mar 30, 02:19 | 24374 | 0.7303 | 196 | 35796 | 631.18 | 55.04 | 175 |  |
2016 Apr 04, 15:44 | 42161 | 0.0025 | 35676 | 35890 | 1435.92 | 54.97 | 183 | 94° east |
CZ 3A upper stage 2016-021B 41435 | in space
Launched Beidou I3-S
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 30, 02:07 | 24217 | 0.7273 | 225 | 35452 | 625.08 | 54.96 | 175 |  |
2016-022 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Mar 31, 16:23
Progress MS-02 (Progress 7K-MS №432) 2016-022A 41436 | Re-entered - 2016 Oct 14 Life 197 days
Supplies to ISS. Precise launch time - 16:23:58 UTC. Docked with the rear port of ISS Zvezda module Apr 2, a few seconds before 17:58 UTC - about three minutes earlier than expected. Undocked 2016 Oct 14 at 0938 UTC. Retrofire at 12:50 UTC led to destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean at 13:28 UTC. Any surviving debris hit the ocean surface about 12 minutes later.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 31, 16:12 | 6581 | 0.0022 | 189 | 218 | 88.56 | 51.65 | 63 |  |
2016 Apr 01, 01:37 | 6645 | 0.0003 | 265 | 269 | 89.85 | 51.64 | 142 |  |
2016 Apr 02, 05:55 | 6646 | 0.0001 | 267 | 269 | 89.87 | 51.64 | 82 |  |
2016 Apr 02, 16:42 | 6782 | 0.0002 | 403 | 406 | 92.64 | 51.64 | 30 |  |
Soyuz upper stage 2016-022B 41437 | Re-entered - 2016 Apr 3 Life 3 days
Launched Progress MS-02.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Mar 31, 17:41 | 6582 | 0.0028 | 185 | 222 | 88.57 | 51.57 | 73 |  |
2016-023 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2016 Apr 5, 17:38
Shijian 10 2016-023A 41448 | Re-entered - 2016 Apr 18 Life 13 days Returned to Earth
Recoverable science satellite carrying 19 microgravity and biological experiments. The mission was jointly developed by 11 institutes of the China Academy of Sciences, together with six Chinese universities, the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Following retro-fire and re-entry, the descent module touched down in the Siziwang Banner of Inner Mongolia (the Shenzhou landing zone) Apr 18 at 08:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 06, 01:00 | 6629 | 0.0026 | 234 | 268 | 89.53 | 42.89 | 315 |  |
2016 Apr 09, 08:08 | 6628 | 0.0025 | 233 | 266 | 89.50 | 42.89 | 338 |  |
2016 Apr 10, 03:21 | 6634 | 0.0025 | 239 | 272 | 89.62 | 42.89 | 5 |  |
2016 Apr 13, 06:16 | 6632 | 0.0024 | 238 | 270 | 89.59 | 42.90 | 29 |  |
2016 Apr 14, 00:00 | 6636 | 0.0018 | 246 | 270 | 89.66 | 42.89 | 30 |  |
2016 Apr 16, 05:50 | 6635 | 0.0017 | 245 | 268 | 89.64 | 42.89 | 47 |  |
2016 Apr 16, 18:59 | 6639 | 0.0011 | 253 | 269 | 89.73 | 42.90 | 40 |  |
Shijian 10 service module 2016-023E 41455 | Re-entered - 2016 Jul 1 Life 87 days
Left in orbit by Shijian 10 when it returned to Earth - some of its experiments continued to operate until the chemical battery died. Orbit raised Apr 22 and continued to conduct minor thruster firings until early-May.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 18, 15:51 | 6639 | 0.0012 | 253 | 269 | 89.73 | 42.89 | 48 |  |
2016 Apr 22, 02:10 | 6638 | 0.0011 | 252 | 267 | 89.70 | 42.90 | 74 |  |
2016 Apr 22, 19:51 | 6659 | 0.0041 | 254 | 308 | 90.14 | 42.89 | 63 |  |
CZ 2D upper Stage 2016-023B 41449 | Re-entered - 2016 Apr 18 Life 13 days
Launched Shijian 10.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 05, 23:38 | 6629 | 0.0025 | 234 | 268 | 89.52 | 42.89 | 320 |  |
2016-024 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Apr 8, 20:43
SpaceX Dragon CRS-8 2016-024A 41452 | Re-entered - 2016 May 11 Life 33 days Returned to Earth
Carrying a cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) an inflatable inhabitable module carried in Dragon's Trunk Section to be attached the ISS Tranquillity module. Captured by the ISS Remote Manipulator System Apr 10. at 11:23 UTC (about 30 min later than planned due to higher than expected air drag acting on Dragon's orbit). Docked with the ISS Unity module at 13:47 UTC. Undocked May 11 at 11:02 UTC using the ISS RMS and released into independent orbit at 13:19:40 UTC. Retro-fire for about 600s at 17:57 UTC led to re-entry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off California, about 300 km from Los Angeles, at 18:51 UTC near 31°.45 north, 120°.20 east. Upper stage of launch vehicle was de-orbited above the southern Pacific Ocean during its first circuit of he Earth. First stage of launch vehicle landed successfully on a barge at sea off Florida.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 09, 00:04 | 6662 | 0.0108 | 212 | 356 | 90.20 | 51.65 | 47 |  |
2016 Apr 09, 16:35 | 6733 | 0.0005 | 351 | 358 | 91.63 | 51.65 | 17 |  |
2016 Apr 10, 04:54 | 6772 | 0.0002 | 393 | 395 | 92.44 | 51.64 | 25 |  |
2016 Apr 11, 12:52 | 6782 | 0.0003 | 402 | 406 | 92.64 | 51.64 | 57 |  |
2016 May 10, 13:19 | 6782 | 0.0002 | 402 | 405 | 92.63 | 51.64 | 109 |  |
2016-025 Soyuz-ST A + Fregat-M (VS-14) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 Apr 25, 21:02
Sentinel 1B 2016-025A 41456 | in space
Second of a pair of Earth observation satellites. It is equipped with an imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to provide an all-weather day-and-night supply of Earth imagery and will operate one half orbit away from Sentinel 1A.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Apr 26, 05:49 | 7076 | 0.0004 | 695 | 700 | 98.73 | 98.19 | 65 | 06:00 |
MICROSCOPE (MICROSatellite à trainée Compensée pour l’Observation du Principe d’Équivalence) 2016-025B 41457 | in space
Small CNES science satellite to prove Einstein's equivalence principle to a greater degree of precision than other measurements to date.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Apr 26, 06:58 | 7091 | 0.0002 | 712 | 714 | 99.04 | 98.24 | 89 | 06:00 |
OUFTI 1 2016-025C 41458 | in space
1U Cubesat from the University of Liège, Belgium, equipped with an amateur radio payload. Launched under the ESA "Fly Your Satellite" initiative. Identified from amateur tracking prior to JSpOC making an ID.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 27, 01:58 | 6943 | 0.0176 | 442 | 687 | 95.95 | 98.22 | 238 |  |
e-st@r II (Educational Satellite @ Politecnico di Torino) 2016-025D 41459 | in space
1U Cubesat to give hands-on experience to university students and test an active attitude determination and control system based on inertial and magnetic measurements with magnetic actuation. Launched under the ESA "Fly Your Satellite". Identified from amateur tracking prior to JSpOC making an ID.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 26, 22:56 | 6943 | 0.0176 | 442 | 687 | 95.95 | 98.21 | 238 |  |
AAUSat 4 2016-025E 41460 | in space
1U Cubesat from Aalborg University, Denmark equipped with an AIS receiver to receive messages from ships at sea. Launched under the ESA "Fly Your Satellite" initiative. Identified from amateur tracking prior to JSpOC making an ID.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 27, 00:22 | 6943 | 0.0176 | 442 | 687 | 95.95 | 98.22 | 238 |  |
Soyuz upper stage | Re-entered - 2016 Apr 26 Life 1 day
Launched the Arianespace VS-14 satellite cluster. Re-entered above the Equator near 119º west on a northbound track Apr 26 at around 01:37 UTC following a final thruster firing at 01:18 UTC. No Catalogue ID assigned although it completed 2.5 circuits of the Earth.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable
2016-I02 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2016 Apr 27, 11:45
Diwata 1 (PHL Microsat 1) 1998-067HT 41463 | Re-entered - 2020 Apr 6 Life 1440 days
Small Earth oservation satellite for the Philippines. Carried to the ISS BY Cygnus OA-6 earlier in 2016.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 27, 18:06 | 6781 | 0.0002 | 402 | 405 | 92.63 | 51.64 | 136 |  |
2016-026 Soyuz-2 1A + Volga Vostochny Cosmodrome | 2016 Apr 28, 02:01
Lomonosov 2016-026A 41464 | in space
Science satellite for studies of ultra-high energy cosmic rays, X-rays and gamma rays in the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere and in near-Earth space. Named to commemorate the 300th birth anniversary of Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. Carried on the first orbital launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Apr 28, 19:27 | 6857 | 0.0011 | 471 | 486 | 94.18 | 97.27 | 256 | 23:15 |
AIST 2D 2016-026B 41465 | in space
Joint project between Samara State Aerospace University and SRC Progress to develop a small light-weight surveillance spacecraft principally for use by the Russian government. Carried on the first orbital launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Reportedly did not activate on separating from the launch vehicle.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Apr 28, 15:56 | 6857 | 0.0011 | 471 | 486 | 94.17 | 97.27 | 258 | 23:15 |
SamSat-218D 2016-026C 41466 | in space
3U Cubesat created by students and scientists from Samara State Aerospace University in Russia as a technology demonstrator and educational satellite. Its main task is to test algorithms for controlling the orientation of nano-satellites. Carried on the first orbital launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 28, 15:56 | 6856 | 0.0010 | 472 | 485 | 94.17 | 97.28 | 263 |  |
Soyuz third stage 2016-026D 41467 | Re-entered - 2016 Apr 30 Life 2 days
Launched Mikhail Lomonosov, AIST 2D & SamSat-218D.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 28, 09:15 | 6571 | 0.0013 | 185 | 201 | 88.35 | 97.30 | 315 |  |
Volga rocket body 2016-026D 41468 | Re-entered - 2016 Apr 28 Life <1 day
Launched Mikhail Lomonosov, AIST 2D & SamSat-218D. Final firing of thrusters caused it to re-enter above the southern Pacific Ocean near New Zealand Apr 28 around 09:05 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 28, 06:56 | 6856 | 0.0011 | 470 | 486 | 94.16 | 97.27 | 264 |  |
2016-027 PSLV-XL (C-33) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2016 Apr 28, 07:20
IRNSS 1G 2016-027A 41469 | in space
Satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. As well as the radio-based navigation payload, IRNSS-1G is equipped with laser retro-reflectors for range finding measurements. The third of the listed orbits is derived from ISRO data. Expected location - 131°.5 east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Apr 28, 10:42 | 16840 | 0.6049 | 275 | 20648 | 362.46 | 17.84 | 178 |  |
2016 Apr 29, 15:01 | 24438 | 0.7266 | 303 | 35816 | 633.65 | 17.83 | 180 |  |
2016 Apr 29, 23:52 | 28155 | 0.4982 | 7751 | 35802 | 783.58 | 10.77 | 180 |  |
2016 May 02, 09:52 | 38809 | 0.0873 | 29044 | 35817 | 1268.10 | 5.70 | 181 |  |
2016 May 03, 21:42 | 41890 | 0.0071 | 35213 | 35811 | 1422.09 | 5.08 | 182 | 119° east |
2016 May 06, 16:32 | 42012 | 0.0047 | 35435 | 35833 | 1428.32 | 5.08 | 163 | 126° east |
2016 May 08, 06:39 | 42055 | 0.0040 | 35508 | 35845 | 1430.49 | 5.00 | 153 | 128° east |
2016 May 08, 22:42 | 42186 | 0.0011 | 35762 | 35854 | 1437.19 | 5.02 | 103 | 129° east |
2016 May 11, 10:18 | 42158 | 0.0007 | 35749 | 35810 | 1435.73 | 5.00 | 139 | 129° east |
2016 May 16, 10:03 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35774 | 35797 | 1436.05 | 5.06 | 142 | 129° east |
2016 Jul 01, 18:52 | 42167 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35798 | 1436.20 | 4.96 | 156 | 129° east |
PSLV stage 4 2016-027B 41470 | in space
Launched IRNSS 1G.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Apr 28, 09:09 | 16980 | 0.6081 | 277 | 20927 | 367.00 | 17.76 | 179 |  |
2016-028 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral | 2016 May 6, 05:21
JCSat 14 (JCSat 2B) 2016-028A 41471 | in space
Telecommunications satellite owned by Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT, providing services for Japan, East Asia and Oceania. Replacement for JCSat 2A (launched 2002). Expected location 154º east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 May 06, 18:15 | 24414 | 0.7316 | 175 | 35896 | 632.71 | 23.67 | 179 |  |
2016 May 10, 11:19 | 41045 | 0.0292 | 33468 | 35865 | 1379.25 | 0.28 | 172 |  |
2016 May 11, 12:00 | 42190 | 0.0012 | 35762 | 35862 | 1437.40 | 0.05 | 38 | 177° east |
2016 May 16, 13:18 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35774 | 35798 | 1436.08 | 0.02 | 64 | 176° east |
2016 Jun 04, 17:01 | 42271 | 0.0001 | 35890 | 35897 | 1441.55 | 0.01 | 296 | 174° east |
2016 Jun 21, 11:07 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35770 | 35805 | 1436.12 | 0.02 | 116 | 154° east |
Falcon 9 upper stage 2016-028B 41472 | Re-entered - 2016 Sep 15 Life 132 days
Launched JCSat 14. The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket landed successfully on a floating platform lying off Florida.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 06, 17:34 | 24402 | 0.7315 | 175 | 35872 | 632.25 | 23.67 | 179 |  |
2016-029 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2016 May 15, 02:43
Yaogan 30 2016-029A 41473 | in space
Imaging satellite for natural resources surveys and, possibly, intelligence gathering. Specific tasks include land survey, crop yield assessment, and input to disaster monitoring and prevention plans. The launch vehicle upper stage was not catalogued as it was caused to re-enter, probably over the southern polar region, after releasing the satellite.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 May 15, 09:01 | 7020 | 0.0020 | 628 | 656 | 97.57 | 98.07 | 232 | 09:00 |
2016-I03 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 16, 10:05
CADRE (Cubesat investigating Atmospheric Density Response to Extreme driving) 1998-067HV 41475 | Re-entered - 2017 Jan 3 Life 232 days
3U Cubesat from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbour investigation space weather and phenomena in the upper atmosphere, the thermosphere and the ionosphere. One of three Cubesats in NASA's ELaNa 9 cluster. Precise release time 10:05:26 UTC. Appears not to have activated on departure from ISS.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 17, 02:35 | 6779 | 0.0005 | 398 | 404 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 360 |  |
MinXSS (Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer) 1998-067HU 41474 | Re-entered - 2017 May 5 Life 354 days
3U Cubesat from the University of Colorado, Boulder to study solar flares and their impact on the Earth's ionosphere. One of three Cubesats in NASA's ELaNa 9 cluster. Precise release time 10:05:26 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 17, 02:36 | 6779 | 0.0001 | 400 | 402 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 91 |  |
2016-I04 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 16, 14:40
STMSat 1 (Sir Thomas More Satellite) 1998-067HW 41476 | Re-entered - 2017 Apr 21 Life 340 days
1U Cubesat from the St Thomas More Cathedral School, Arlington Virginia. Aimed at Earth imaging - the first Cubesat from a primary school. One of three Cubesats in NASA's ELaNa 9 cluster. Appears not to have activated on departure from ISS.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 18, 09:26 | 6779 | 0.0003 | 399 | 403 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 16 |  |
NODeS 1 (Network & Operation Demonstration Satellite) 1998-067HX 41477 | Re-entered - 2017 Sep 19 Life 491 days
1.5U Cubesat from NASA released from the ISS alongside NODeS 2 to demonstrate communications with ground stations using a second satellite as a relay.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 18, 09:26 | 6779 | 0.0003 | 399 | 403 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 19 |  |
NODeS 2 (Network & Operation Demonstration Satellite) 1998-067HY 41478 | Re-entered - 2017 Sep 23 Life 495 days
1.5U Cubesat from NASA Released from the ISS alongside NODeS 1 to demonstrate communications with ground stations using a second satellite as a relay.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 18, 11:09 | 6779 | 0.0002 | 400 | 402 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 16 |  |
2016-I05 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 17, 08:45
Flock 2E'-1 1998-067HZ 41479 | Re-entered - 2018 Apr 15 Life 698 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 18, 09:31 | 6779 | 0.0002 | 400 | 403 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 213 |  |
Flock 2E'-2 1998-067JB 41481 | Re-entered - 2017 Dec 1 Life 563 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 18, 09:27 | 6779 | 0.0002 | 400 | 402 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 303 |  |
2016-I06 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 17, 12:00
Flock 2E'-3 1998-067JA 41480 | Re-entered - 2018 Apr 18 Life 701 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 18, 09:31 | 6779 | 0.0002 | 400 | 402 | 92.59 | 51.64 | 205 |  |
Flock 2E'-4 1998-067JC 41482 | Re-entered - 2017 Nov 8 Life 540 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 18, 09:30 | 6779 | 0.0002 | 400 | 402 | 92.59 | 51.64 | 230 |  |
2016-I07 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 17, 23:00
Flock 2E-1 1998-067JD 41483 | Re-entered - 2018 Jun 16 Life 760 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 18, 09:30 | 6780 | 0.0002 | 400 | 403 | 92.59 | 51.64 | 4 |  |
Flock 2E-2 1998-067JE 41484 | Re-entered - 2018 Jan 23 Life 616 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 18, 09:25 | 6780 | 0.0002 | 400 | 403 | 92.59 | 51.64 | 2 |  |
2016-I08 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 18, 02:15
Flock 2E-3 1998-067JG 41486 | Re-entered - 2018 Apr 5 Life 687 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 18, 12:33 | 6780 | 0.0003 | 400 | 403 | 92.59 | 51.64 | 47 |  |
Flock 2E-4 1998-067JH 41487 | Re-entered - 2018 Mar 11 Life 662 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 19, 05:33 | 6780 | 0.0004 | 399 | 404 | 92.59 | 51.64 | 35 |  |
2016-I09 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 18, 07:05
Lemur-2 (TheresaCondor) 1998-067JF 41485 | Re-entered - 2017 Mar 30 Life 316 days
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. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). 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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 19, 05:25 | 6779 | 0.0002 | 400 | 403 | 92.59 | 51.64 | 214 |  |
Lemur-2 (Kane) 1998-067JK 41489 | Re-entered - 2017 Apr 7 Life 324 days
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. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). 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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 23, 11:31 | 6779 | 0.0002 | 399 | 402 | 92.57 | 51.64 | 345 |  |
2016-I10 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 18, 11:15
Lemur-2 (Nick-Allain) 1998-067JJ 41488 | Re-entered - 2017 Apr 5 Life 322 days
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. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). 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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 23, 06:16 | 6779 | 0.0001 | 400 | 401 | 92.57 | 51.64 | 314 |  |
Lemur-2 (Jeff) 1998-067JL 41490 | Re-entered - 2017 Mar 24 Life 310 days
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. Developed by Spire (formerly Nanosatisfi). 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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 23, 11:30 | 6779 | 0.0002 | 399 | 402 | 92.57 | 51.64 | 347 |  |
2016-030 Soyuz ST-B + Fregat-MT (VS-15) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 May 24, 08:48
Galileo 13 (Danielè/Galileo FM-10) 2016-030A 41549 | in space
One of a pair of dual-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface. Launched simultaneously with Galileo 14. Precise launch time 08:48:37 UTC. Separated from launch vehicle at 12:36:40 UTC. Orbit, Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 24, 19:36 | 29936 | 0.0003 | 23548 | 23567 | 859.10 | 57.42 | 157 |  |
2016 Jun 02, 14:11 | 29651 | 0.0001 | 23268 | 23277 | 846.86 | 57.40 | 75 |  |
Galileo 14 (Alizée/Galileo FM-11) 2016-030B 41550 | in space
One of a pair of dual-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface. Launched simultaneously with Galileo 13. Precise launch time 08:48:37 UTC. Separated from launch vehicle at 12:36:40 UTC. Orbit, Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 25, 07:44 | 29963 | 0.0010 | 23553 | 23616 | 860.26 | 57.41 | 232 |  |
2016 Jun 04, 10:55 | 29885 | 0.0008 | 23483 | 23530 | 856.90 | 57.40 | 224 |  |
Fregat rocket stage 2016-030C 41551 | in space
Launched Galileo 13 and Galileo 14. The Soyuz third stage was sub-orbital. Orbit, Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 25, 07:44 | 29939 | 0.0015 | 23515 | 23607 | 859.24 | 57.42 | 196 |  |
2016-031 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral | 2016 May 27, 21:39
Thaicom 8 2016-031A 41552 | in space
Comsat to serve the mainland of south east Asia, particularly Thailand. Some services will be provided to east Africa, including Madagascar. Expected location alongside Thaicom 5 and Thaicom 6 at 78°.5 east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 May 27, 23:16 | 52029 | 0.8702 | 375 | 90928 | 1968.49 | 21.12 | 179 |  |
2016 May 30, 16:00 | 58062 | 0.6650 | 13075 | 90292 | 2320.56 | 6.94 | 180 |  |
2016 Jun 03, 08:21 | 74056 | 0.4034 | 37806 | 97550 | 3342.73 | 1.42 | 203 |  |
2016 Jun 06, 14:20 | 45974 | 0.0807 | 35887 | 43303 | 1635.01 | 0.31 | 182 |  |
2016 Jun 08, 00:34 | 43687 | 0.0326 | 35886 | 38731 | 1514.56 | 0.13 | 185 |  |
2016 Jun 08, 19:04 | 42265 | 0.0001 | 35881 | 35892 | 1441.22 | 0.03 | 215 | 80° east |
2016 Jun 17, 01:25 | 42241 | 0.0005 | 35841 | 35886 | 1440.02 | 0.06 | 231 | 72° east |
2016 Jun 23, 00:41 | 42166 | 0.0002 | 35781 | 35794 | 1436.15 | 0.03 | 133 | 78° east |
Falcon 9 upper stage 2016-031B 41553 | Re-entered - 2019 Jan 6 Life 954 days
Launched Thaicom 8. The Falcon 9 first stage landed on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 28, 00:27 | 51647 | 0.8698 | 347 | 90191 | 1946.83 | 21.24 | 180 |  |
2016-032 Soyuz-2 1B + Fregat Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2016 May 29, 08:44
Cosmos 2516 (Uragan-M № 753 ) 2016-032A 41554 | in space
GLONASS-M navigation satellite to fill a space in the constellation. Precise launch time - 08:44:37 UTC. Separated from the launch vehicle at 12:16 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 29, 13:30 | 25517 | 0.0005 | 19125 | 19152 | 676.07 | 64.82 | 242 |  |
2016 Jun 04, 11:42 | 25449 | 0.0032 | 18991 | 19152 | 673.40 | 64.81 | 232 |  |
2016 Jun 12, 07:19 | 25502 | 0.0012 | 19094 | 19153 | 675.49 | 64.80 | 226 |  |
2016 Jun 15, 18:18 | 25508 | 0.0010 | 19104 | 19155 | 675.74 | 64.81 | 218 |  |
Fregat rocket stage 2016-032B 41555 | in space
Launched Cosmos 2516. After releasing the satellite, Fregat moved to a higher orbit to deplete its propellant and as a collision avoidance manoeuvre. The Soyuz third stage was sub-orbital and re-entered before completing its first circuit of the Earth.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 29, 14:04 | 25698 | 0.0067 | 19149 | 19492 | 683.31 | 64.80 | 63 |  |
2016-033 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre | 2016 May 30, 03:17
Ziyuan-3 02 2016-033A 41556 | in space
Chinese government satellite for Earth observation including 3D-Imaging. Will work alongside Ziyuan 3-01 (38046/2012-001A) launched 2012 Jan 9.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 May 30, 06:07 | 6870 | 0.0011 | 484 | 500 | 94.45 | 97.49 | 267 | 10:24 |
2016 Jun 03, 04:46 | 6872 | 0.0009 | 487 | 500 | 94.49 | 97.50 | 257 | 10:25 |
2016 Jun 18, 07:15 | 6878 | 0.0003 | 498 | 502 | 94.62 | 97.50 | 108 | 10:25 |
2016 Jun 19, 09:58 | 6881 | 0.0003 | 501 | 504 | 94.67 | 97.50 | 96 | 10:25 |
ÑuSat 1 (Fresco) 2016-033B 41557 | in space
One of a pair of small satellites from Satellogic of Argentina to provide earth images in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum using real-time imaging and video. It also carries an amateur radio receiver/transmitter.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 May 31, 09:16 | 6868 | 0.0013 | 481 | 499 | 94.41 | 97.50 | 273 |  |
ÑuSat 2 (Batata) 2016-033C 41558 | in space
One of a pair of small satellites 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 ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jun 01, 03:58 | 6869 | 0.0013 | 482 | 499 | 94.42 | 97.50 | 267 |  |
CZ 4B upper stage 2016-033D 41559 | Re-entered - 2017 Jan 8 Life 223 days
Launched Ziyuan 3-02 and two smaller satellites. Fired again after releasing the satellites to avoid collision and to hasten orbit decay.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 30, 06:01 | 6758 | 0.0171 | 265 | 496 | 92.16 | 97.40 | 4 |  |
2016-I11 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 30, 11:40
Flock 2E-6 1998-067JM 41563 | Re-entered - 2018 Feb 12 Life 623 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 30, 20:37 | 6780 | 0.0003 | 399 | 404 | 92.59 | 51.64 | 281 |  |
Flock 2E-5 1998-067JN 41564 | Re-entered - 2018 Aug 14 Life 806 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 31, 04:31 | 6779 | 0.0002 | 399 | 403 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 201 |  |
2016-I12 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 31, 00:45
Flock 2E-7 1998-067JP 41565 | Re-entered - 2018 Apr 6 Life 675 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 31, 09:21 | 6779 | 0.0004 | 398 | 404 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 109 |  |
Flock 2E-8 1998-067JQ 41566 | Re-entered - 2017 Jul 25 Life 420 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 May 31, 22:50 | 6779 | 0.0005 | 398 | 405 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 125 |  |
2016-I13 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 31, 04:00
Flock 2E'-5 1998-067JR 41567 | Re-entered - 2018 Jun 27 Life 757 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 02, 10:21 | 6779 | 0.0003 | 399 | 402 | 92.57 | 51.64 | 159 |  |
Flock 2E'-6 1998-067JS 41568 | Re-entered - 2018 Apr 5 Life 674 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 01, 11:32 | 6779 | 0.0004 | 398 | 404 | 92.59 | 51.64 | 140 |  |
2016-I14 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 31, 09:35
Flock 2E'-8 1998-067JT 41569 | Re-entered - 2018 Apr 5 Life 674 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 01, 03:33 | 6779 | 0.0002 | 399 | 403 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 39 |  |
Flock 2E'-7 1998-067JU 41570 | Re-entered - 2017 Oct 3 Life 490 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 01, 02:08 | 6778 | 0.0005 | 397 | 403 | 92.56 | 51.64 | 161 |  |
2016-I15 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 May 31, 23:55
Flock 2E-9 1998-067JV 41571 | Re-entered - 2017 Dec 25 Life 573 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 02, 04:24 | 6779 | 0.0005 | 398 | 404 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 115 |  |
Flock 2E-10 1998-067JW 41572 | Re-entered - 2018 Feb 28 Life 638 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 02, 04:20 | 6779 | 0.0004 | 398 | 404 | 92.58 | 51.65 | 110 |  |
2016-I16 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 Jun 1, 03:10
Flock 2E-12 1998-067JX 41573 | Re-entered - 2018 Mar 4 Life 641 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 03, 04:58 | 6779 | 0.0004 | 398 | 403 | 92.57 | 51.64 | 116 |  |
Flock 2E-11 1998-067JY 41574 | Re-entered - 2018 Mar 4 Life 641 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 03, 05:06 | 6779 | 0.0008 | 395 | 407 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 166 |  |
2016-I17 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 Jun 1, 06:25
Flock 2E'-9 1998-067JZ 41575 | Re-entered - 2018 Mar 12 Life 649 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 03, 04:58 | 6779 | 0.0008 | 395 | 407 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 175 |  |
Flock 2E'-10 1998-067KA 41576 | Re-entered - 2018 Feb 17 Life 626 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 03, 03:24 | 6779 | 0.0004 | 399 | 403 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 174 |  |
2016-I18 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 Jun 2, 02:15
Flock 2E'-11 1998-067KB 41577 | Re-entered - 2018 Mar 11 Life 647 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 03, 03:18 | 6779 | 0.0004 | 398 | 404 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 135 |  |
Flock 2E'-12 1998-067KC 41578 | Re-entered - 2018 Feb 28 Life 636 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 03, 03:25 | 6779 | 0.0004 | 398 | 404 | 92.58 | 51.64 | 136 |  |
2016-034 Rockot + Briz-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2016 Jun 4, 14:00
Cosmos 2517 (Geo-IK-2 № 12/Musson 2-2) 2016-034A 41579 | in space
Geodetic satellite, based on the GLONASS-M chassis with equipment including radar altimeter, laser retro reflectors and GLONASS receivers. Launched to perform the mission intended for GEO-IK-2 № 11 (37362/2011-005A) that was lost following launch 2011 Feb 1. Separated from the launch vehicle at 15:36 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Jun 04, 18:50 | 7327 | 0.0017 | 937 | 962 | 104.03 | 99.28 | 314 | 06:01 |
Briz-KM 2016-034B 41580 | in space
Launched Cosmos 2517. Lowered orbital perigee after releasing the satellite in order to speed up orbital decay.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 04, 17:32 | 7187 | 0.0208 | 660 | 959 | 101.07 | 99.23 | 258 |  |
2016-035 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Jun 9, 07:10
Intelsat 31 (Intelsat DLA-2) 2016-035A 41581 | in space
Communications satellite providing Direct to Home services to Latin America. Precise launch time 07:10:00, relased from the Briz-M at 22:41 UTC. Expected location 95° west.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jun 11, 14:10 | 40576 | 0.7599 | 3365 | 65029 | 1355.67 | 29.52 | 180 |  |
2016 Jun 23, 10:45 | 42145 | 0.0045 | 35579 | 35954 | 1435.07 | 0.14 | 358 | 134° west |
2016 Jul 01, 12:47 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35776 | 35798 | 1436.11 | 0.13 | 290 | 132° west |
Briz-M 2016-035B 41582 | in space
Launched Intelsat 31.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 10, 11:57 | 39150 | 0.7903 | 1830 | 63713 | 1284.85 | 31.03 | 183 |  |
Auxilliary Propellant Tank 2016-035C 41583 | in space
Depleted fuel tank discarded by Briz-M between thruster firings.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 09, 18:31 | 13572 | 0.5037 | 357 | 14031 | 262.26 | 50.81 | 172 |  |
2016-036 Delta 4 Heavy Cape Canaveral | 2016 Jun 11, 17:51
USA 268 (Mentor 7/Advanced Orion 7) 2016-036A 41584 | in space
US government signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT) satellite. Separated from the launch vehicle in geosynchronous drift orbit Jun 12, 00:15 UTC ±45 min. Launch codename NROL-37. Orbit parameters based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jun 15, 23:03 | 42186 | 0.0046 | 35613 | 36003 | 1437.19 | 7.51 | 41 |  |
2016 Jun 28, 22:15 | 42165 | 0.0046 | 35594 | 35981 | 1436.12 | 7.50 | 48 |  |
2016-037 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre | 2016 Jun 12, 15:30
Beidou-2 G-7 2016-037A 41586 | in space
Phase 1 operational satellite in China's navigation satellite system. It also provides time and messaging services for the Asia-Pacific region from geosynchronous orbit.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jun 12, 20:09 | 23775 | 0.7225 | 219 | 34574 | 608.05 | 19.28 | 179 |  |
2016 Jun 23, 12:22 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35776 | 35794 | 1436.03 | 1.84 | 258 | 144° east |
CZ 3C upper stage 2016-037B 41587 | in space
Launched Beidou 23.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 12, 20:59 | 24344 | 0.7297 | 202 | 35730 | 630.01 | 19.32 | 180 |  |
2016-038 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Jun 15, 14:29
ABS 2A (Asia Broadcast Satellite 2A) 2016-038A 41588 | in space
Commercial communications satellite offering Direct-to-home, VSAT, maritime and mobile services to South Asia, South East Asia, Russia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East. Will be co-located with ABS 2 at 75° east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jun 15, 18:18 | 37871 | 0.8211 | 395 | 62591 | 1222.44 | 24.68 | 171 |  |
2016 Jul 05, 19:59 | 38028 | 0.8231 | 349 | 62950 | 1230.01 | 24.60 | 177 |  |
2016 Jul 08, 12:00 | 38765 | 0.7943 | 1597 | 63177 | 1265.97 | 19.62 | 176 |  |
2016 Jul 11, 23:13 | 39010 | 0.7857 | 1980 | 63283 | 1277.96 | 18.28 | 177 |  |
2016 Jul 27, 07:00 | 39898 | 0.7509 | 3560 | 63479 | 1321.85 | 14.36 | 180 |  |
2016 Nov 10, 22:26 | 42280 | 0.3184 | 22439 | 49365 | 1441.98 | 2.51 | 194 |  |
2017 Jan 09, 11:45 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.11 | 0.05 | 234 | 74° east |
Eutelsat 117 West B 2016-038B 41589 | in space
Commercial communications satellite offering services to the US, Central America and South America. Will be co-located with Eutelsat 117 West A at 116°.8 west. Launch vehicle first stage crash landed on barge off the Florida coast and was badly damaged.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jun 15, 17:54 | 37952 | 0.8215 | 398 | 62750 | 1226.35 | 24.68 | 171 |  |
2016 Jun 20, 09:47 | 38002 | 0.8246 | 289 | 62959 | 1228.77 | 24.30 | 172 |  |
2016 Jun 28, 02:34 | 38066 | 0.8163 | 616 | 62759 | 1231.85 | 23.40 | 174 |  |
2016 Jul 07, 13:33 | 38703 | 0.7967 | 1490 | 63160 | 1262.93 | 19.85 | 176 |  |
2016 Jul 08, 12:00 | 38768 | 0.7973 | 1480 | 63301 | 1266.13 | 19.52 | 175 |  |
2016 Jul 12, 05:50 | 39347 | 0.7466 | 3593 | 62344 | 1294.56 | 18.14 | 176 |  |
2016 Nov 17, 22:27 | 42073 | 0.1689 | 28590 | 42800 | 1431.42 | 1.17 | 186 |  |
2016 Dec 21, 01:47 | 42161 | 0.0001 | 35777 | 35788 | 1435.90 | 0.04 | 86 | 117° west |
Falcon 9 upper stage 2016-038C 41590 | in space
Launched Eutelsat 118 West B and ABS 2A.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 18, 16:54 | 37906 | 0.8214 | 391 | 62664 | 1224.09 | 24.64 | 172 |  |
2016-039 Ariane 5 ECA (VA-230) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 Jun 18, 21:38
BRISat 2016-039A 41591 | in space
Comsat belonging to Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) that will serve Indonesia and south-east Asia. It will provide, among other services, secure banking connections within Indonesia. Separated from the launch vehicle at 22:20 UTC. Expected location - 150°.5 east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jun 18, 23:52 | 24338 | 0.7278 | 246 | 35673 | 629.77 | 5.86 | 177 |  |
2016 Jun 20, 08:24 | 27629 | 0.5236 | 6784 | 35718 | 761.75 | 3.08 | 178 |  |
2016 Jun 23, 09:23 | 40695 | 0.0340 | 32932 | 35702 | 1361.67 | 0.03 | 204 |  |
2016 Jun 24, 15:17 | 42167 | 0.0021 | 35702 | 35876 | 1436.22 | 0.07 | 176 | 151° east |
Echostar 18 2016-039B 41592 | in space
Comsat providing direct broadcast services to parts of the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:09 UTC. Expected location 67º west for 60 days of testing, Planned operational location 61°.4 west. Note - some sources (including the official Arianespace Launch Kit) incorrectly give 110° west for the operational location.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jun 19, 00:03 | 24389 | 0.7277 | 263 | 35758 | 631.75 | 5.97 | 178 |  |
2016 Jun 20, 07:49 | 27941 | 0.5072 | 7392 | 35734 | 774.67 | 2.74 | 179 |  |
2016 Jun 23, 19:21 | 40921 | 0.0306 | 33290 | 35796 | 1373.03 | 0.09 | 156 |  |
2016 Jun 24, 16:51 | 42118 | 0.0011 | 35692 | 35788 | 1433.71 | 0.08 | 242 | 69° west |
2016 Jun 30, 04:56 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35797 | 1436.10 | 0.05 | 216 | 67° west |
2016 Aug 30, 05:30 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35794 | 1436.11 | 0.01 | 276 | 61° west |
Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-039D 41594 | in space
Launched Echostar 18 and BRISat.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 18, 16:41 | 24339 | 0.7275 | 254 | 35668 | 629.82 | 6.11 | 180 |  |
2016-040 PSLV-XL (C-34) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2016 Jun 22, 03:56
Cartosat 2C 2016-040A 41599 | in space
Indian imaging satellite for cartography/mapping. Catalogue Number and Designation subject to confirmation.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Jun 23, 14:45 | 6888 | 0.0013 | 501 | 519 | 94.82 | 97.50 | 237 | 09:30 |
Sathyabamasat 2016-040B 41600 | in space
2U Cubesat from Sathyabama University of India designed to measure greenhouse gases and transmit results to a dedicated ground station also built by the Sathyabama University.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 22, 19:23 | 6887 | 0.0012 | 501 | 517 | 94.80 | 97.51 | 244 |  |
Skysat 3 (Skysat C1) 2016-040C 41601 | in space
First of a second generation of Earth imaging satellite from Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging). Terra Bella is owned by Google.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Jun 23, 17:55 | 6886 | 0.0011 | 500 | 515 | 94.78 | 97.51 | 247 | 09:30 |
GHGSat-D (GreenHouse Gas Satellite - Demonstrator) 2016-040D 41602 | in space
Small satellite from Canada designed to demonstrate sensors for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sources and mobile sources such as ships at sea.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Jun 22, 19:42 | 6884 | 0.0008 | 500 | 512 | 94.74 | 97.50 | 251 | 09:30 |
LAPAN A3 2016-040E 41603 | in space
Small satellite from Indonesia's National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) built for an experimental remote sensing mission. In addition, it carries an AIS receiver and amateur radio communication package.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Jun 23, 04:59 | 6887 | 0.0012 | 501 | 517 | 94.80 | 97.51 | 246 | 09:30 |
BIROS (Bi-spectral InfraRed Optical System) 2016-040F 41604 | in space
German-built satellite as a follow-on and companion to TET-1 (38710/2012-039D) and intended to detect fires or other high temperature events on the Earth's surface. A Cubesat (1U) - BEESat4 from the Technical University of Berlin sits inside BIROS for ejection later.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 22, 19:30 | 6887 | 0.0012 | 500 | 517 | 94.79 | 97.51 | 245 |  |
M3MSat (Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite) 2016-040G 41605 | in space
Small satellite from Canada equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) to pick up positional and other information from shipping in Canadian waters.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Jun 22, 19:30 | 6886 | 0.0011 | 501 | 515 | 94.78 | 97.51 | 251 | 09:30 |
Flock 2P-6 2016-040H 41606 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 26, 05:28 | 6885 | 0.0010 | 500 | 514 | 94.77 | 97.50 | 238 |  |
Swayam 2016-040J 41607 | in space
1U Cubesat from the University of Pune, to demonstrate and test a two-way communications system for use in space.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 25, 02:42 | 6887 | 0.0014 | 500 | 518 | 94.81 | 97.51 | 240 |  |
Flock 2P-11 2016-040K 41608 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 09:58 | 6885 | 0.0016 | 496 | 518 | 94.77 | 97.50 | 214 |  |
Flock 2P-2 2016-040L 41609 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 11:34 | 6885 | 0.0012 | 499 | 516 | 94.77 | 97.50 | 207 |  |
Flock 2P-9 2016-040M 41610 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 09:51 | 6885 | 0.0010 | 500 | 514 | 94.77 | 97.50 | 229 |  |
Flock 2P-4 2016-040N 41611 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 03:19 | 6885 | 0.0011 | 499 | 514 | 94.76 | 97.51 | 236 |  |
Flock 2P-10 2016-040P 41612 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 03:19 | 6885 | 0.0010 | 500 | 513 | 94.76 | 97.51 | 240 |  |
Flock 2P-8 2016-040Q 41613 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 16:16 | 6885 | 0.0011 | 500 | 514 | 94.76 | 97.51 | 234 |  |
Flock 2P-7 2016-040R 41614 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 16:18 | 6885 | 0.0011 | 499 | 514 | 94.75 | 97.51 | 217 |  |
Flock 2P-12 2016-040S 41615 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 16:16 | 6885 | 0.0010 | 500 | 514 | 94.75 | 97.51 | 242 |  |
Flock 2P-5 2016-040T 41616 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 09:41 | 6885 | 0.0010 | 500 | 514 | 94.75 | 97.51 | 235 |  |
Flock 2P-1 2016-040U 41617 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 16:17 | 6885 | 0.0010 | 500 | 513 | 94.75 | 97.51 | 237 |  |
Flock 2P-3 2016-040V 41618 | in space
3U Cubesat, part of Planet's Flock 2P cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 28, 16:15 | 6885 | 0.0010 | 500 | 514 | 94.75 | 97.51 | 232 |  |
PSLV uppper stage 2016-040X 41620 | in space
Launched Cartosat 2C and nineteen further payloads. Orbit lowered after satellite release to reduce orbital lifetime and avoid collision.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 22, 08:19 | 6842 | 0.0025 | 447 | 481 | 93.88 | 97.52 | 267 |  |
2016-041 Atlas V 551 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Jun 24, 14:30
MUOS 5 (Mobile User Objective System 5) 2016-041A 41622 | in space
Narrowband tactical comsat for geosynchronous orbit, designed to work with highly portable receiver/transmitter equipment. Fourth satellite in a constellation of five, expected location 70º-75º east. Rôle of MUOS 5 is to act as an on-orbit spare to cover for problems with one of the other four satellites. Suffered a malfunction after reaching space and appears to be stranded in intermediate transfer orbit after making a thruster firing to raise perigee. Orbital data based on observations by amateur satellite trackers.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Jun 25, 18:45 | 26157 | 0.6069 | 3903 | 35654 | 701.67 | 18.97 | 179 |  |
2016 Jul 09, 12:26 | 31851 | 0.3210 | 15249 | 35697 | 942.86 | 9.83 | 179 |  |
2016 Sep 23, 22:39 | 33951 | 0.2695 | 18423 | 36723 | 1037.64 | 9.71 | 185 |  |
2016 Oct 23, 02:14 | 42165 | 0.0232 | 34810 | 36764 | 1436.12 | 9.67 | 186 |  |
2019 Jul 19, 08:45 | 42164 | 0.0207 | 34913 | 36660 | 1436.08 | 7.94 | 209 |  |
Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-041B 41623 | in space
Launched MUOS 5.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 24, 18:45 | 25809 | 0.6093 | 3706 | 35155 | 687.72 | 19.10 | 178 |  |
2016-042 CZ 7 + YZ-1A Wenchang Space Centre | 2016 Jun 25, 12:00
Experimental Re-entry Module 2016-042A 41624 | Re-entered - 2016 Jun 26 Life 1 day Returned to Earth
Half-scale model of the descent module of a future Chinese piloted spacecraft with attached YZ-1A rocket stage. The YZ-1A re-ignited at least twice and released four satellites into a variety of orbits. Fired its rocket engine again Jun 26 around 07:15 UTC to set it on course for destructive re-entry. The descent module then separated to make its own re-entry and, after opening a parachute, landed in the Badain Jaran Desert of Inner Mongolia at 07:41 UTC. The first & third orbits listed are estimates.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 25, 12:30 | 6669 | 0.0131 | 204 | 379 | 90.34 | 40.80 | 174 |  |
2016 Jun 25, 20:48 | 6713 | 0.0071 | 288 | 382 | 91.23 | 40.81 | 176 |  |
2016 Jun 30, 06:00 | 6663 | 0.0008 | 280 | 291 | 90.22 | 40.77 | 322 |  |
Aoxiang (Soaring Star) 2016-042B 41625 | Re-entered - 2016 Sep 29 Life 96 days
12U Cubesat for measurement of the Earth's gravitational field, radiation measurements and testing space navigation techniques.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 25, 20:48 | 6711 | 0.0068 | 287 | 378 | 91.18 | 40.81 | 176 |  |
Ao Long 1 (Long Excursion 1) 2016-042F 41629 | Re-entered - 2016 Aug 27 Life 63 days
Space debris clean-up experiment using a robotic arm to capture items of space debris for destruction in the Earth's upper atmosphere on re-entry. May be similar to Shiyan 7 (39208/2013-037A) that made repeated approaches to a small sub-satellite - capturing, releasing and re-capturing it.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 26, 13:22 | 6669 | 0.0135 | 201 | 381 | 90.34 | 40.81 | 179 |  |
Tian Ge 1 (Dove 1) 2016-042L 41636 | Re-entered - 2016 Aug 27 Life 63 days
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched satellites to experiment with new communications techniques between spacecraft and between spacecraft and ground. May involve line of sight laser communication. Separated from the launch vehicle Jun 26 at around 02:30 UTC (±2 hrs).
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 30, 13:41 | 6663 | 0.0009 | 279 | 291 | 90.22 | 40.77 | 332 |  |
Tian Ge 2 (Dove 2) 2016-042M 41637 | Re-entered - 2016 Aug 24 Life 60 days
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched satellites to experiment with new communications techniques between spacecraft and between spacecraft and ground. May involve line of sight laser communication. Separated from the launch vehicle Jun 26 at around 02:30 UTC (±2 hrs).
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jul 01, 13:35 | 6664 | 0.0010 | 279 | 292 | 90.23 | 40.83 | 344 |  |
CZ 7 upper stage 2016-042E 41628 | Re-entered - 2016 Jul 28 Life 33 days
Launched YZ-1A rocket stage/platform and attached satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 26, 00:03 | 6667 | 0.0130 | 202 | 376 | 90.29 | 40.81 | 176 |  |
Support structure 2016-042D 41627 | Re-entered - 2016 Jul 2 Life 7 days
Supported payloads carried on the CZ-7 test launch and acted as a cover for the Experimental Re-entry Module (this is an item classed as 'debris')
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 25, 19:25 | 6667 | 0.0132 | 201 | 377 | 90.30 | 40.80 | 173 |  |
2016-043 CZ 4B Jiuquan Space Centre | 2016 Jun 29, 03:21
Shijian 16-02 2016-043A 41634 | in space
Described as "conducting spacial environment detection and technological experiments". It may actually be an ELINT (electronic intelligence gathering) satellite.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 30, 01:24 | 6984 | 0.0014 | 596 | 616 | 96.81 | 75.00 | 233 |  |
CZ 4B upper stage 2016-043B 41635 | in space
Launched Shijian 16-02. After releasing the satellite, orbital perigee was lowered to speed up orbit decay.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jun 29, 04:43 | 6844 | 0.0187 | 338 | 594 | 93.91 | 74.98 | 21 |  |
2016-044 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Jul 7, 01:36
Soyuz MS-01 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 731) 2016-044A 41639 | Re-entered - 2016 Oct 30 Life 115 days Returned to Earth
New generation Soyuz on its first mission, carrying Expedition 48 crew to ISS - Anatoli Ivanishin (Roscosmos), Takuya Onishi (JAXA) and Kate Rubins (NASA). Precise launch time: 01:36:40 UTC. First mission for upgraded Soyuz, using two-day approach the ISS in order to test new systems. Docked with the Rassvet port of the ISS Jun 9 at 04:06:31 UTC. Undocked 2016 Oct 30 at 00:35 UTC carrying its original crew. Retrofire at 03:06 UTC led to landing at 03:58 UTC, location 150 km south east of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Launch postponed from Jun 24 to allow time for extended software testing. The first orbit listed is an estimate.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jul 07, 01:25 | 6589 | 0.0010 | 205 | 218 | 88.72 | 51.59 | 82 |  |
2016 Jul 07, 14:52 | 6665 | 0.0008 | 282 | 292 | 90.26 | 51.64 | 153 |  |
2016 Jul 08, 09:24 | 6667 | 0.0006 | 285 | 293 | 90.29 | 51.64 | 160 |  |
2016 Jul 09, 20:33 | 6781 | 0.0002 | 402 | 404 | 92.62 | 51.65 | 48 |  |
Soyuz upper stage 2016-044B 41640 | Re-entered - 2016 Jul 10 Life 3 days
Launched Soyuz MS-01.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jul 07, 09:03 | 6587 | 0.0021 | 195 | 222 | 88.67 | 51.60 | 67 |  |
2016-045 Soyuz-2 1A Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Jul 16, 21:41
Progress MS-03 (Progress 7K-MS №433) 2016-045A 41670 | Re-entered - 2017 Jan 31 Life 199 days
Supplies to ISS. Docked with the port on the ISS Pirs module 2016 Jul 19 at 00:20 UTC, about two minutes earlier than planned but within the anticipated ±3 minute window. Undocked 2017 Jan 31 at 14:25 UTC. Retrofire at 17:35 UTC resulted in a destructive re-entry at 18:12 UTC with any surviving fragments impacting the souther Pacific Ocean 10-12 minutes later.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jul 16, 22:10 | 6582 | 0.0032 | 183 | 225 | 88.58 | 51.62 | 82 |  |
2016 Jul 17, 05:11 | 6659 | 0.0005 | 278 | 284 | 90.13 | 51.64 | 28 |  |
2016 Jul 18, 06:55 | 6661 | 0.0002 | 282 | 284 | 90.17 | 51.64 | 47 |  |
2016 Jul 18, 21:20 | 6781 | 0.0002 | 401 | 404 | 92.61 | 51.64 | 63 |  |
Soyuz upper stage 2016-045B 41671 | Re-entered - 2016 Jul 19 Life 3 days
Launched Progress MS-03.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jul 16, 22:58 | 6580 | 0.0022 | 188 | 216 | 88.53 | 51.64 | 84 |  |
2016-046 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Jul 18, 04:45
SpaceX Dragon CRS-9 2016-046A 41672 | Re-entered - 2016 Aug 26 Life 39 days Returned to Earth
Carrying a cargo to ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. Captured by the ISS Remote Manipulator System July 20 at 10:56 UTC and attached to th lower port of the Harmony module at 14:03 UTC. Undocked using the RMS controlled from the ground 2016 Aug 25 at 23:00 UTC. Released Aug 26 at 10:11 UTC. Retro-fire at 15:02 UTC led to splashdown at 15:47 UTC in the Pacific Ocean, 525 km SW of Baja, California. Cargo carried in the Trunk Section includeD the IDA-2 international docking adapter. It will allow Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to dock to the station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The IDA-1 adapter was intended to be attached about one year earlier but the original was lost in the SpaceX CRS-7 launch failure of 2015 June 28. Upper stage rocket not catalogued as it was caused to re-enter shortly after launch. First stage of rocket landed near to launch site fter completion of task.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Jul 18, 06:42 | 6660 | 0.0117 | 204 | 360 | 90.15 | 51.66 | 45 |  |
2016 Jul 18, 11:19 | 6734 | 0.0002 | 354 | 358 | 91.66 | 51.66 | 39 |  |
2016 Jul 18, 18:52 | 6770 | 0.0001 | 391 | 393 | 92.39 | 51.66 | 80 |  |
2016 Jul 19, 23:59 | 6771 | 0.0003 | 391 | 395 | 92.42 | 51.64 | 72 |  |
2016 Jul 20, 04:46 | 6778 | 0.0003 | 397 | 402 | 92.55 | 51.64 | 109 |  |
2016-047 Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Jul 28, 12:37
USA 269 (SDS [-3 F-8?]) 2016-047A 41724 | in space
Satellite Data System government/military communications satellite, possibly third generation, aimed at geosynchronous orbit. Orbit information is based on amateur observations. The Centaur stage of the Atlas V was not catalogued - it was intentionally sent toward a destructive re-entry at the end of its first circuit. Any surviving fragments hit the Surface of the Pacific Ocean around 14:30 UTC near 14° north, 175° west.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Aug 07, 00:14 | 41021 | 0.0279 | 33500 | 35786 | 1378.07 | 5.25 | 178 |  |
2016 Aug 12, 18:16 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.12 | 5.01 | 0 | 92° east |
2016-048 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2016 Aug 5, 16:22
Tiantong 1-01 2016-048A 41725 | in space
First satellite in Chinese satellite-based mobile telecom system, operated by China Telecom.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Aug 06, 05:02 | 24388 | 0.7305 | 195 | 35826 | 631.74 | 28.53 | 179 |  |
2016 Aug 16, 17:13 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35791 | 1436.08 | 5.00 | 303 | 101° east |
Tiantong 1-01 upper stage 2016-048B 41726 | Re-entered - 2017 Jul 21 Life 350 days
Launched Tiantong 1-01
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Aug 07, 00:07 | 23881 | 0.7252 | 185 | 34820 | 612.12 | 28.48 | 178 |  |
2016-049 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2016 Aug 9, 22:55
Gaofen 3 2016-049A 41727 | in space
Carries an imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar with resolution of 1m. Gaofen 3 will support a civilian remote sensing programme based on LEO and GEO satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Aug 10, 11:39 | 7119 | 0.0008 | 736 | 747 | 99.64 | 98.42 | 95 | 06:00 |
2016 Aug 10, 13:18 | 7121 | 0.0008 | 737 | 748 | 99.67 | 98.42 | 90 | 06:00 |
2016 Aug 11, 09:16 | 7129 | 0.0001 | 750 | 751 | 99.84 | 98.42 | 60 | 06:00 |
2016 Aug 14, 02:12 | 7129 | 0.0001 | 751 | 752 | 99.85 | 98.42 | 99 | 06:00 |
Gaofen 3 upper stage (Launched Gaofen 3) 2016-049B 41728 | in space
Launched Gaofen 3.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Aug 10, 04:55 | 7047 | 0.0109 | 592 | 745 | 98.11 | 98.38 | 48 |  |
2016-050 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Aug 14, 05:26
JCSat 16 2016-050A 41729 | in space
Communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group. Expected location 162° east to replace Superbird 4 (2000-012A/26095) then moved multiple times from late 2018 onwards.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Aug 15, 14:46 | 27122 | 0.5590 | 5582 | 35906 | 740.87 | 10.84 | 181 |  |
2016 Aug 20, 05:59 | 42189 | 0.0010 | 35767 | 35854 | 1437.33 | 0.07 | 130 | 150° east |
2016 Aug 22, 09:34 | 42153 | 0.0004 | 35760 | 35789 | 1435.48 | 0.07 | 188 | 150° east |
2016 Aug 27, 20:58 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.09 | 0.05 | 250 | 150° east |
2016 Nov 21, 14:47 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35797 | 1436.11 | 0.02 | 343 | 150° east |
2016 Nov 25, 09:16 | 42007 | 0.0000 | 35627 | 35631 | 1428.07 | 0.04 | 335 | 156° east |
2016 Nov 28, 08:42 | 42153 | 0.0002 | 35766 | 35783 | 1435.49 | 0.03 | 183 | 162° east |
2016 Dec 04, 08:17 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35795 | 1436.09 | 0.02 | 154 | 162° east |
2018 Nov 07, 21:04 | 42235 | 0.0005 | 35833 | 35879 | 1439.66 | 0.02 | 271 | 150° east |
2018 Nov 08, 10:54 | 42253 | 0.0000 | 35874 | 35876 | 1440.59 | 0.00 | 331 | 149° east |
2018 Nov 11, 10:56 | 42253 | 0.0000 | 35874 | 35875 | 1440.60 | 0.05 | 310 | 145° east |
2018 Nov 13, 09:18 | 42166 | 0.0000 | 35787 | 35789 | 1436.17 | 0.05 | 303 | 144° east |
2019 Feb 13, 13:46 | 42166 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35795 | 1436.14 | 0.02 | 263 | 144° east |
2019 Feb 15, 13:59 | 42250 | 0.0001 | 35869 | 35875 | 1440.46 | 0.01 | 122 | 142° east |
2019 Feb 20, 12:51 | 42251 | 0.0000 | 35871 | 35874 | 1440.51 | 0.02 | 264 | 136° east |
2019 Feb 23, 21:49 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35791 | 1436.08 | 0.03 | 211 | 136° east |
2019 May 27, 12:22 | 42166 | 0.0002 | 35781 | 35794 | 1436.15 | 0.02 | 88 | 136° east |
2019 Jun 06, 15:18 | 42206 | 0.0001 | 35825 | 35830 | 1438.19 | 0.01 | 293 | 131° east |
2019 Jun 30, 07:48 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35793 | 1436.07 | 0.08 | 144 | 124° east |
JCSat 16 upper stage 2016-050B 41730 | Re-entered - 2016 Sep 26 Life 43 days
Launched JCSat 16.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Aug 15, 20:08 | 23619 | 0.7268 | 73 | 34407 | 602.06 | 20.91 | 181 |  |
2016-051 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2016 Aug 15, 17:40
QUESS (Micius) 2016-051A 41731 | in space
Quantum Experiments at Space Scale satellite testing the use of Quantum Physics to establish secure communications links between ground and space.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Aug 16, 15:28 | 6874 | 0.0012 | 488 | 504 | 94.53 | 97.37 | 263 | 23:59 |
³Cat 2 2016-051B 41732 | in space
6U Cubesat (3x2) from Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Spain designed to measure the height of world oceans using reflected Navsat signals.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Aug 16, 18:44 | 6873 | 0.0012 | 487 | 504 | 94.52 | 97.37 | 266 |  |
Lixing 1 2016-051C 41733 | Re-entered - 2016 Aug 19 Life 4 days
Small satellite to study the upper atmosphere. After separation from the launch vehicle, the orbit was lowered to a height just above the top of the Earth's atmosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Aug 16, 10:54 | 6873 | 0.0012 | 487 | 504 | 94.52 | 97.37 | 268 |  |
2016 Aug 17, 15:27 | 6507 | 0.0007 | 124 | 133 | 87.06 | 97.36 | 255 |  |
2016 Aug 18, 10:20 | 6497 | 0.0007 | 114 | 123 | 86.86 | 97.35 | 272 |  |
CZ 2D upper Stage | Re-entered - 2016 Aug 15 Life <1 day
Launched QUESS and two other satellites. De-orbited immediately after launch.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable
2016-052 Delta 4 Medium+ (4,2) Cape Canaveral | 2016 Aug 19, 04:52
USA 270 (GSSAP 3) 2016-052A 41744 | in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It carries an experimental sensor look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Orbit information is based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Sep 04, 00:31 | 42163 | 0.0008 | 35749 | 35821 | 1436.02 | 0.03 | 311 | 111° west |
USA 271 (GSSAP 4) 2016-052B 41745 | in space
One of a pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites caried on the first GSSAP launch, designed to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It will look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Orbit information is based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2019 Dec 31, 00:00 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35793 | 1436.12 | 0.23 | 261 | 30° west |
2016 Aug 26, 17:08 | 42212 | 0.0010 | 35791 | 35876 | 1438.50 | 0.02 | 300 | 112° west |
Delta 4 upper stage 2016-052C 41746 | in space
Launched USA 270 and USA 271.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Aug 23, 12:44 | 42530 | 0.0006 | 36127 | 36178 | 1454.82 | 0.87 | 270 |  |
2016-053 Ariane 5ECA Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 Aug 24, 22:16
Intelsat 36 2016-053A 41747 | in space
Communications satellite providing Direct to Home TV services to sub-saharan Africa and TV distribution services to south Asia. Expected location - 68°.5 east alongside Intelsat 20 (2012-043A/38740).
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Aug 25, 19:00 | 24374 | 0.7276 | 261 | 35730 | 631.17 | 5.95 | 178 |  |
2016 Aug 26, 11:08 | 27984 | 0.5043 | 7493 | 35719 | 776.46 | 2.70 | 177 |  |
2016 Aug 27, 17:19 | 34411 | 0.2235 | 20340 | 35725 | 1058.76 | 0.08 | 164 |  |
2016 Aug 28, 13:10 | 40255 | 0.0472 | 31976 | 35778 | 1339.65 | 0.24 | 3 |  |
2016 Sep 05, 01:09 | 42168 | 0.0002 | 35782 | 35798 | 1436.27 | 0.13 | 220 | 63° east |
2016 Sep 17, 16:55 | 42101 | 0.0001 | 35719 | 35726 | 1432.83 | 0.09 | 281 | 67° east |
2016 Oct 05, 13:39 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.08 | 0.06 | 2 | 69° east |
Intelsat 33E 2016-053B 41748 | in space
Communications satellite providing broadband data and media services to Europe, Africa, the Middle East Asia, and Australia. Expected location - 60° east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Aug 26, 01:01 | 24343 | 0.7281 | 240 | 35690 | 629.98 | 5.94 | 179 |  |
2016 Aug 29, 03:28 | 25526 | 0.6499 | 2558 | 35737 | 676.43 | 4.45 | 180 |  |
2016 Aug 30, 22:25 | 27473 | 0.5349 | 6400 | 35790 | 755.30 | 3.10 | 181 |  |
2016 Sep 02, 01:59 | 29232 | 0.4411 | 9960 | 35748 | 828.99 | 2.05 | 180 |  |
2016 Sep 15, 19:26 | 32158 | 0.3117 | 15756 | 35804 | 956.53 | 0.60 | 171 |  |
2016 Sep 29, 07:13 | 38595 | 0.0947 | 28561 | 35872 | 1257.63 | 0.10 | 96 |  |
2016 Oct 05, 13:13 | 39689 | 0.0647 | 30745 | 35878 | 1311.51 | 0.14 | 59 |  |
2016 Oct 17, 15:15 | 40056 | 0.0562 | 31428 | 35928 | 1329.72 | 0.10 | 59 |  |
2016 Nov 27, 00:09 | 42295 | 0.0058 | 35673 | 36161 | 1442.75 | 0.03 | 65 | 73° east |
2016 Dec 07, 19:52 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35793 | 1436.08 | 0.02 | 68 | 60° east |
Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-053C 41749 | in space
Launched Intelsat 36 and Intelsat 33E.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Aug 27, 18:34 | 24336 | 0.7272 | 260 | 35656 | 629.71 | 6.05 | 182 |  |
2016-F01 - failed to reach orbit CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre | 2016 Aug 31, 18:55
Gaofen 10 |
Remote sensing satellite to be used for land use surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop estimation and disaster prevention/mitigation, part of a remote sensing programme based on LEO and GEO satellites. Intended for Sun-synchronous orbit but lost when the launch vehicle third stage failed.
2016-054 GSLV Mk II F05 Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2016 Sep 8, 11:20
InSat 3DR 2016-054A 41752 | in space
Advanced meteorological satellite equipped with an imaging System and an Atmospheric Sounder. Also carries a Data Relay Transponder and a Search and Rescue Transponder. Expected location - 74° east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Sep 08, 16:10 | 24415 | 0.7321 | 163 | 35911 | 632.76 | 20.60 | 178 |  |
2016 Sep 09, 14:33 | 27824 | 0.5198 | 6982 | 35909 | 769.81 | 9.02 | 178 |  |
2016 Sep 11, 21:26 | 41996 | 0.0070 | 35321 | 35913 | 1427.46 | 0.14 | 3 | 66° east |
2016 Sep 15, 21:05 | 42090 | 0.0074 | 35401 | 36022 | 1432.26 | 0.13 | 22 | 73° east |
2016 Oct 03, 13:39 | 42165 | 0.0014 | 35729 | 35844 | 1436.08 | 0.09 | 350 | 74° east |
GSLV upper stage 2016-054B 41753 | Re-entered - 2019 Apr 29 Life 963 days
Launched InSat 3DR
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 09, 13:55 | 24301 | 0.7308 | 164 | 35682 | 628.33 | 20.62 | 179 |  |
2016-055 Atlas V 411 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Sep 8, 23:05
OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) 2016-055A 41757 | in space
Endowed with one of the most contrived acronyms ever - spacecraft sent to visit Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, and bring a small sample back to Earth for study. Arrived near Bennu 2018 Dec 3 and entered orbit Dec 31. Intended to retrieve a surface sample 2020 July for return to Earth 2023 Sep 24.
Heliocentric orbit
Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-055B 41758 | in space
Launched OSIRIS-REx.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016-056 Shavit 2 Palmachim AFB | 2016 Sep 13, 14:38
Ofeq 11 2016-056A 41759 | in space
Israeli reconnaissance satellite monitoring the Middle East from highly retrograde orbit. Reported that a problem on reaching orbit delayed the satellite coming under ground control for a few hours. Orbit information is based on amateur observations.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 18, 03:30 | 6869 | 0.0161 | 380 | 602 | 94.42 | 141.96 | 71 |  |
Shavit upper stage 2016-056B 41760 | Re-entered - 2016 Oct 21 Life 38 days
Launched Ofeq 11.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016-I19 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 Sep 14, 15:25
Flock 2E'-13 1998-067KH 41761 | Re-entered - 2018 Jun 3 Life 627 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 15, 18:32 | 6782 | 0.0009 | 397 | 409 | 92.63 | 51.65 | 323 |  |
Flock 2E'-14 1998-067KJ 41762 | Re-entered - 2018 Oct 25 Life 771 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 17, 01:44 | 6782 | 0.0010 | 397 | 410 | 92.63 | 51.65 | 328 |  |
2016-I20 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 Sep 14, 23:15
Flock 2E'-16 1998-067KK 41763 | Re-entered - 2018 Jun 1 Life 625 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 16, 13:03 | 6782 | 0.0008 | 398 | 410 | 92.64 | 51.64 | 331 |  |
Flock 2E'-15 1998-067KL 41764 | Re-entered - 2018 Nov 10 Life 787 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 17, 03:21 | 6782 | 0.0010 | 397 | 410 | 92.64 | 51.64 | 334 |  |
2016-I21 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 Sep 15, 02:35
Flock 2E'-18 1998-067KM 41769 | Re-entered - 2018 Nov 7 Life 783 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 16, 14:36 | 6782 | 0.0008 | 398 | 409 | 92.64 | 51.64 | 348 |  |
Flock 2E'-17 1998-067KN 41776 | Re-entered - 2018 Jun 26 Life 649 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 17, 04:41 | 6782 | 0.0008 | 398 | 409 | 92.63 | 51.64 | 352 |  |
2016-I22 Nanoracks Cubesat Deployer International Space Station | 2016 Sep 15, 05:40
Flock 2E'-19 1998-067KP 41777 | Re-entered - 2018 May 12 Life 604 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 17, 17:12 | 6782 | 0.0007 | 398 | 408 | 92.63 | 51.64 | 349 |  |
Flock 2E'-20 1998-067KQ 41782 | Re-entered - 2018 Sep 22 Life 737 days
3U Cubesat, part of Planet Labs Flock 2E' cluster of imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 17, 17:12 | 6782 | 0.0007 | 398 | 408 | 92.63 | 51.64 | 351 |  |
2016-057 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre | 2016 Sep 15, 14:04
Tiangong 2 2016-057A 41765 | Re-entered - 2019 Jul 19 Life 1037 days
Small laboratory, 8.5 tonnes mass (9.5 tonnes including fuel), for docking experiments during visits by the Shenzhou 11 crew carrying mission (2016 Oct 18 - Nov 17), and Tianzhou-1 (2017-021A/42684) supply vehicle (2017 April - September). Destructive re-entry followed retro-fire with any surviving fragments impacting in the southern Pacific Ocean.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 15, 18:11 | 6644 | 0.0103 | 197 | 334 | 89.82 | 42.79 | 130 |  |
2016 Sep 19, 19:20 | 6628 | 0.0086 | 193 | 307 | 89.50 | 42.79 | 161 |  |
2016 Sep 20, 01:07 | 6752 | 0.0006 | 370 | 378 | 92.03 | 42.78 | 64 |  |
2016 Sep 24, 23:24 | 6759 | 0.0010 | 374 | 387 | 92.16 | 42.79 | 177 |  |
2016 Sep 25, 15:49 | 6764 | 0.0005 | 382 | 389 | 92.27 | 42.78 | 120 |  |
2017 Mar 04, 23:51 | 6750 | 0.0008 | 367 | 378 | 91.99 | 42.78 | 234 |  |
2017 Mar 05, 13:24 | 6758 | 0.0009 | 374 | 386 | 92.15 | 42.78 | 251 |  |
2017 Apr 04, 20:23 | 6756 | 0.0006 | 374 | 382 | 92.12 | 42.78 | 107 |  |
2017 Apr 15, 22:10 | 6763 | 0.0007 | 381 | 390 | 92.26 | 42.79 | 255 |  |
2017 Oct 14, 11:59 | 6768 | 0.0003 | 388 | 392 | 92.36 | 42.78 | 332 |  |
2017 Nov 03, 17:46 | 6767 | 0.0002 | 388 | 391 | 92.34 | 42.78 | 163 |  |
2017 Nov 04, 06:20 | 6768 | 0.0002 | 388 | 391 | 92.35 | 42.78 | 156 |  |
2018 Jun 12, 21:39 | 6761 | 0.0005 | 380 | 386 | 92.22 | 42.79 | 244 |  |
2018 Jun 14, 12:32 | 6674 | 0.0004 | 293 | 299 | 90.43 | 42.78 | 261 |  |
2018 Jun 21, 20:46 | 6672 | 0.0004 | 291 | 297 | 90.40 | 42.79 | 316 |  |
2018 Jun 23, 17:06 | 6769 | 0.0008 | 385 | 396 | 92.37 | 42.78 | 303 |  |
2019 Jul 18, 08:09 | 6760 | 0.0006 | 378 | 386 | 92.19 | 42.78 | 122 |  |
2019 Jul 18, 20:06 | 6659 | 0.0144 | 185 | 377 | 90.13 | 42.78 | 269 |  |
2019 Jul 19, 06:45 | 6659 | 0.0143 | 185 | 376 | 90.12 | 42.78 | 273 |  |
Banxing 2 2016-057H 41834 | Re-entered - 2019 Jul 15 Life 1033 days
Micro-satellite built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, carrying cameras and equipped with a cold gas thruster system. Ejected by a spring mechanism from Tiangong 2 2016 Oct 22 at 22:31 UTC and used to photograph the station while docked with Shenzhou 11 (2016-061A/41812). It made several minor orbit adjustments while in the vicinity of Tiangong 2 to allow it to move away and return.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Oct 24, 08:48 | 6758 | 0.0007 | 375 | 384 | 92.14 | 42.79 | 350 |  |
2019 Jul 08, 20:54 | 6589 | 0.0016 | 200 | 221 | 88.71 | 42.77 | 273 |  |
2019 Jul 15, 20:29 | 6499 | 0.0012 | 113 | 129 | 86.90 | 42.74 | 179 |  |
CZ 2F upper stage 2016-057B 41766 | Re-entered - 2016 Sep 29 Life 14 days
Launched Tiangong 2.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 15, 19:41 | 6665 | 0.0136 | 195 | 377 | 90.24 | 42.76 | 132 |  |
2016-058 Vega (VV-07) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 Sep 16, 01:43
PeruSat 1 2016-058A 41770 | in space
High resolution imaging satellite operated by the Peruvian Defence Ministry.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 17, 12:07 | 7056 | 0.0002 | 677 | 679 | 98.31 | 98.21 | 70 | 10:24 |
Skysat 6 (Skysat C4) 2016-058B 41771 | in space
Second generation Earth imaging satellite from Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging). Terra Bella is owned by Google.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 17, 20:46 | 6880 | 0.0006 | 498 | 506 | 94.66 | 97.42 | 40 | 10:23 |
Skysat 7 (Skysat C5) 2016-058C 41772 | in space
Second generation Earth imaging satellite from Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging). Terra Bella is owned by Google.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 17, 11:27 | 6880 | 0.0001 | 501 | 503 | 94.66 | 97.42 | 128 | 10:23 |
Skysat 4 (Skysat C2) 2016-058D 41773 | in space
Second generation Earth imaging satellite from Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging). Terra Bella is owned by Google.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 17, 19:24 | 6880 | 0.0001 | 501 | 502 | 94.65 | 97.42 | 86 | 10:23 |
Skysat 5 (Skysat C3) 2016-058E 41774 | in space
Second generation Earth imaging satellite from Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging). Terra Bella is owned by Google.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 17, 19:24 | 6880 | 0.0001 | 501 | 502 | 94.65 | 97.42 | 94 | 10:23 |
Vega upper stage | Re-entered - 2016 Sep 16 Life <1 day
Launched PeruSat 1 and several other satellites. De-orbited before it could be catalogued.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable
2016-059 PSLV Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2016 Sep 26, 03:42
Pratham 2016-059A 41783 | in space
Student designed and built satellite from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Carries a package of instruments to measure Total Electron Count in the ionosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 27, 02:03 | 7069 | 0.0041 | 662 | 720 | 98.58 | 98.28 | 271 | 09:28 |
PISat 2016-059B 41784 | in space
Nanosatellite from Satellite from PES University, Bengaluru, India built to develop the capability of designing satellites by students in collaboration with academic staff.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 27, 08:35 | 7061 | 0.0031 | 661 | 705 | 98.42 | 98.21 | 265 | 09:29 |
AlSat 1B 2016-059C 41785 | in space
One of a simultaneously-launched pair of small imaging satellite from the Algerian Space Agency to be used for agricultural and disaster monitoring.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 28, 04:42 | 7061 | 0.0030 | 661 | 704 | 98.41 | 98.21 | 261 | 09:29 |
AlSat 2B 2016-059D 41786 | in space
One of a simultaneously-launched pair of small imaging satellite from the Algerian Space Agency to be used for agricultural and disaster monitoring.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 27, 02:00 | 7061 | 0.0030 | 661 | 704 | 98.41 | 98.21 | 265 | 09:29 |
Global-1 (Pathfinder 1) 2016-059E 41787 | in space
Technology satellite from BlackSky to prove the imaging system for its future Earth observation satellite.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 27, 12:23 | 7060 | 0.0029 | 661 | 703 | 98.40 | 98.21 | 264 | 09:29 |
CanX-7 2016-059F 41788 | in space
3U Cubesat collecting ADS-B data from aircraft in flight. After seven months, the main mission was concluded and 2017 May 4 a small solar sail was deployed to increase drag and accelerate orbital decay.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 27, 08:34 | 7060 | 0.0029 | 661 | 702 | 98.39 | 98.21 | 266 |  |
ALSat 1N 2016-059G 41789 | in space
3U Cubesat - developed co-operatively between the Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) and the UK Space Agency. Carries an experimental, low mass extendible coon, an experimental camera for use in future cubesats and an experimental thin-film solar cell.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 27, 13:29 | 7059 | 0.0027 | 661 | 700 | 98.36 | 98.21 | 259 |  |
ScatSat 1 (Scatterometer Satellite 1) 2016-059H 41790 | in space
Snall satellite from India, equipped with a scatterometer similar to the one aboard Oceansat 2. It collects data on upper atmosphere winds to assist in weather forecasting over ocean areas.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Sep 27, 10:29 | 7103 | 0.0010 | 718 | 733 | 99.30 | 98.11 | 232 | 09:17 |
PSLV upper stage 2016-059J 41791 | in space
Launched Pratham and several other satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Sep 27, 02:00 | 7058 | 0.0027 | 661 | 699 | 98.36 | 98.21 | 266 |  |
2016 Sep 27, 15:44 | 7069 | 0.0041 | 662 | 720 | 98.58 | 98.28 | 268 |  |
2016 Sep 29, 18:02 | 7062 | 0.0032 | 661 | 707 | 98.44 | 98.21 | 256 |  |
2016-060 Ariane 5ECA Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 Oct 5, 20:30
GSat 18 2016-060A 41793 | in space
Indian communications satellite. Expected location - 74° east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Oct 07, 14:04 | 31701 | 0.3308 | 14837 | 35809 | 936.20 | 1.31 | 175 |  |
2016 Oct 11, 01:20 | 41928 | 0.0061 | 35294 | 35805 | 1424.01 | 0.12 | 47 | 60° east |
2016 Oct 18, 21:41 | 42118 | 0.0006 | 35714 | 35765 | 1433.69 | 0.11 | 67 | 74° east |
Sky Muster 2 (NBN-Co 1B) 2016-060B 41794 | in space
Australian comsat to provide broadband services to remote parts of the country. Expected location - 145° east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Oct 07, 16:30 | 27173 | 0.5535 | 5754 | 35836 | 742.96 | 3.14 | 179 |  |
2016 Oct 09, 17:04 | 31409 | 0.3439 | 14228 | 35834 | 923.29 | 1.45 | 179 |  |
2016 Oct 11, 02:40 | 36361 | 0.1608 | 24135 | 35831 | 1150.04 | 0.53 | 176 |  |
2016 Oct 14, 10:35 | 42221 | 0.0002 | 35833 | 35853 | 1438.98 | 0.05 | 230 | 148° east |
2016 Oct 25, 15:52 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35788 | 1436.09 | 0.03 | 282 | 145° east |
Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-060C 41795 | in space
Launched GSat 18 and Sky Muster 2.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Oct 07, 13:52 | 24354 | 0.7283 | 240 | 35713 | 630.41 | 5.68 | 177 |  |
2016-061 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre | 2016 Oct 16, 23:30
Shenzhou 11 2016-061A 41812 | Re-entered - 2016 Nov 18 Life 33 days Returned to Earth
Carried Jing Haipeng (commander) and Chen Dong (engineer) to Tiangong 2. Docked Oct 18 at 19:24 UTC and the crew entered Tiangong at 22:32 UTC. Undocked 2016 Nov 17 at 04:41 UTC, after 29.4 days. Landed in the Siziwang Banner area of Inner Mongolia Nov 18 at 05:59 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Oct 17, 11:58 | 6657 | 0.0123 | 197 | 361 | 90.09 | 42.79 | 132 |  |
2016 Oct 17, 14:58 | 6729 | 0.0023 | 335 | 366 | 91.55 | 42.78 | 141 |  |
2016 Oct 18, 12:14 | 6749 | 0.0008 | 366 | 376 | 91.97 | 42.79 | 268 |  |
2016 Oct 18, 16:50 | 6762 | 0.0008 | 379 | 389 | 92.23 | 42.79 | 278 |  |
2016 Nov 15, 17:56 | 6756 | 0.0009 | 372 | 384 | 92.11 | 42.78 | 185 |  |
2016 Nov 17, 17:26 | 6759 | 0.0025 | 363 | 398 | 92.16 | 42.80 | 356 |  |
CZ 2F upper stage 2016-061B 41813 | Re-entered - 2016 Nov 4 Life 19 days
Launched Shenzhou 11.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Oct 17, 14:46 | 6657 | 0.0123 | 197 | 360 | 90.09 | 42.79 | 134 |  |
Shenzhou-11 Orbital Module 2016-061G 41868 | in space
Detached from Shenzhou 11 2016 Nov 18.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 22, 22:00 | 6759 | 0.0010 | 375 | 388 | 92.17 | 42.80 | 147 |  |
2016-062 Antares 230 Wallops Flight Facility | 2016 Oct 17, 23:45
SS Alan Poindexter (Cygnus OA-5) 2016-062A 41818 | Re-entered - 2016 Nov 28 Life 42 days
Resupply mission to ISS. Stood off from ISS during arrival of Soyuz MS-02 (2016-063A/41820). Captured by ISS Remote Manipulator Oct 23 at 11:28 UTC and docked with the downward-facing port on Unity at approx 14:53 UTC. Undocked using the ISS Remote Manipulator Nov 21 at 11:25 UTC. Released from the manipulator at 13:22 UTC. Oct 25 the orbit was raised to permit release of four cubesats, then on Nov 26 at 23:30 a two-part retro firing led to destructive re-entry above the Southern Ocean Nov 27 around 01:00 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Oct 18, 02:51 | 6663 | 0.0101 | 218 | 352 | 90.22 | 51.62 | 145 |  |
2016 Oct 18, 23:44 | 6678 | 0.0080 | 247 | 354 | 90.53 | 51.60 | 142 |  |
2016 Oct 19, 18:03 | 6750 | 0.0030 | 352 | 392 | 91.99 | 51.60 | 285 |  |
2016 Oct 19, 21:12 | 6762 | 0.0016 | 373 | 395 | 92.24 | 51.57 | 312 |  |
2016 Oct 20, 08:11 | 6775 | 0.0007 | 392 | 402 | 92.50 | 51.61 | 95 |  |
2016 Oct 23, 07:00 | 6771 | 0.0008 | 387 | 398 | 92.41 | 51.63 | 344 |  |
2016 Oct 24, 18:33 | 6782 | 0.0007 | 399 | 409 | 92.65 | 51.64 | 106 |  |
2016 Nov 20, 14:02 | 6784 | 0.0006 | 402 | 410 | 92.68 | 51.65 | 234 |  |
2016 Nov 22, 04:03 | 6789 | 0.0007 | 406 | 416 | 92.79 | 51.64 | 243 |  |
2016 Nov 26, 00:54 | 6878 | 0.0006 | 496 | 504 | 94.61 | 51.64 | 284 |  |
Lemur-2 (Xiaoxing) 2016-062C 41871 | in space
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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 29, 08:26 | 6881 | 0.0007 | 498 | 507 | 94.67 | 51.64 | 252 |  |
Lemur-2 (Sokolsky) 2016-062D 41872 | in space
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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 28, 11:15 | 6881 | 0.0007 | 498 | 507 | 94.67 | 51.64 | 249 |  |
Lemur-2 (AnubhavThakur) 2016-062E 41873 | in space
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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 28, 11:15 | 6881 | 0.0006 | 498 | 507 | 94.67 | 51.64 | 248 |  |
Lemur-2 (Wingo) 2016-062F 41874 | in space
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 ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 28, 22:46 | 6881 | 0.0006 | 499 | 507 | 94.67 | 51.64 | 286 |  |
Antares upper stage 2016-062B 41819 | Re-entered - 2016 Nov 6 Life 20 days
Launched SS Alan Poindexter.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Oct 18, 01:14 | 6659 | 0.0101 | 213 | 348 | 90.13 | 51.59 | 149 |  |
2016-063 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Oct 19, 08:05
Soyuz MS-02 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 732) 2016-063A 41820 | Re-entered - 2017 Apr 10 Life 173 days
Carrying crew to ISS - Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Borisenko (Roscosmos), and Robert Kimbrough (NASA). Launch was delayed by nearly one month by an electrical fault in the spacecraft. Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS Oct 21 at 09:52 UTC, seven minutes earlier than planned. Undocked, carrying the same crew, 2017 Apr 10 at 07:57 UTC. Retro-fire at 10:28 UTC was followd by landing in Kazakhstan, 150 kilometers south east of Dzhezkazgan, at 11:20:35 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Oct 19, 07:53 | 6594 | 0.0034 | 194 | 238 | 88.82 | 51.64 | 96 |  |
2016 Oct 19, 18:31 | 6676 | 0.0013 | 289 | 307 | 90.48 | 51.64 | 345 |  |
2016 Oct 21, 09:49 | 6782 | 0.0007 | 399 | 409 | 92.65 | 51.64 | 96 |  |
Soyuz upper stage 2016-063B 41821 | Re-entered - 2016 Oct 24 Life 5 days
Launched Soyuz MS-02.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Oct 19, 17:12 | 6589 | 0.0034 | 188 | 233 | 88.70 | 51.67 | 82 |  |
2016-064 H-IIA 202 (F-31) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2016 Nov 2, 06:20
Himawari 9 2016-064A 41836 | in space
Japanese imaging meterorological satellite. After testing it was it was placed in a standby rôle and will replace Himawari 8 as primary satellite in 2022. Expected location 140°.7 east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Nov 02, 17:51 | 24429 | 0.7289 | 244 | 35857 | 633.30 | 22.38 | 179 |  |
2016 Nov 08, 15:34 | 42148 | 0.0008 | 35736 | 35803 | 1435.23 | 0.07 | 236 | 141° east |
2016 Nov 11, 20:45 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35790 | 1436.06 | 0.07 | 340 | 141° east |
H-IIA upper stage 2016-064B 41837 | in space
Launched Himawari 9.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 03, 08:40 | 24086 | 0.7242 | 265 | 35151 | 620.02 | 22.38 | 180 |  |
2016-065 CZ 5 + YZ2 Wenchang Space Centre | 2016 Nov 3, 12:43
Shijian 17 2016-065A 41838 | in space
Technology demonstration satellite carried on the first flight of the CZ-5 heavy lift launcher. Includes communications equiment and an imaging system to identify orbital debris. It has occupied several different locations around the geosynchronous belt, most of them close to Chinese-owned communications satellites, indicating that Shjian 17's purpose may be monitor the activities of other satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Nov 03, 18:15 | 24400 | 0.7296 | 220 | 35824 | 632.19 | 19.51 | 180 |  |
2016 Nov 04, 21:56 | 43731 | 0.0333 | 35898 | 38809 | 1516.88 | 0.33 | 148 |  |
2016 Nov 11, 17:42 | 42234 | 0.0008 | 35820 | 35891 | 1439.62 | 0.76 | 136 | 163° east |
2016 Nov 20, 17:21 | 42164 | 0.0004 | 35768 | 35803 | 1436.05 | 0.80 | 153 | 163° east |
2017 Apr 25, 17:56 | 42166 | 0.0009 | 35749 | 35826 | 1436.16 | 0.07 | 31 | 163° east |
2017 Apr 27, 21:26 | 42194 | 0.0003 | 35806 | 35827 | 1437.61 | 0.07 | 63 | 162° east |
2017 May 06, 14:16 | 42219 | 0.0003 | 35829 | 35853 | 1438.87 | 0.09 | 197 | 158° east |
2017 Jun 21, 09:23 | 42168 | 0.0001 | 35785 | 35795 | 1436.25 | 0.18 | 332 | 125° east |
2017 Sep 29, 14:02 | 42166 | 0.0001 | 35785 | 35791 | 1436.17 | 0.19 | 261 | 125° east |
2017 Sep 30, 15:01 | 42218 | 0.0001 | 35838 | 35843 | 1438.84 | 0.19 | 224 | 124° east |
2017 Oct 10, 20:36 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35792 | 1436.11 | 0.21 | 357 | 118° east |
2018 Jan 10, 22:37 | 42166 | 0.0001 | 35785 | 35790 | 1436.14 | 0.42 | 346 | 118° east |
2018 Jan 13, 13:51 | 41951 | 0.0024 | 35471 | 35674 | 1425.18 | 0.42 | 342 | 120° east |
2018 Jan 25, 11:02 | 42180 | 0.0063 | 35535 | 36069 | 1436.87 | 2.24 | 9 | 153° east |
2018 Jan 26, 23:02 | 42022 | 0.0012 | 35594 | 35693 | 1428.79 | 3.95 | 25 | 156° east |
2018 Mar 18, 22:49 | 42312 | 0.0016 | 35867 | 36001 | 1443.62 | 4.04 | 69 | 40° east |
2018 May 06, 23:54 | 42201 | 0.0002 | 35816 | 35830 | 1437.95 | 4.14 | 114 | 106° east |
2018 May 08, 23:24 | 42164 | 0.0005 | 35767 | 35805 | 1436.05 | 4.14 | 274 | 106° east |
2018 Jun 04, 12:04 | 42167 | 0.0009 | 35751 | 35826 | 1436.19 | 4.20 | 204 | 104° east |
2018 Jun 06, 21:22 | 42208 | 0.0009 | 35794 | 35866 | 1438.32 | 4.20 | 138 | 103° east |
2018 Jun 28, 15:04 | 42187 | 0.0006 | 35783 | 35834 | 1437.22 | 4.24 | 176 | 94° east |
2018 Jun 30, 15:05 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35772 | 35801 | 1436.09 | 4.25 | 231 | 94° east |
2018 Jul 17, 23:28 | 42164 | 0.0004 | 35768 | 35805 | 1436.07 | 4.28 | 221 | 94° east |
2018 Aug 31, 14:59 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35797 | 1436.12 | 0.11 | 49 | 94° east |
2019 Jul 31, 18:15 | 42166 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35796 | 1436.14 | 0.86 | 15 | 94° east |
CZ 5 upper stage 2016-065B 41839 | in space
Launched Shijian 17.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 03, 20:32 | 21011 | 0.6885 | 167 | 29099 | 505.17 | 19.49 | 178 |  |
YZ-2 rocket stage 2016-065C 41840 | in space
Launched Shijian 17.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 08, 08:21 | 44185 | 0.0489 | 35648 | 39966 | 1540.54 | 0.41 | 116 |  |
2016-066 CZ 11 Jiuquan Space Centre | 2016 Nov 9, 23:42
XPNav-1 (Pulsar Navigation Test Satellite.) 2016-066A 41841 | in space
Demonstration satellite for stellar navigation system using x-ray emissions from pulsars.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Nov 10, 07:28 | 6881 | 0.0014 | 493 | 513 | 94.68 | 97.41 | 281 | 06:00 |
Xiaoxiang-1 01 2016-066B 41842 | in space
6U Cubesat (3x2) testing a stabilisation system to be used for precise orientation of satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 10, 03:58 | 6878 | 0.0015 | 490 | 510 | 94.62 | 97.40 | 280 |  |
Pina 2A 2016-066C 41843 | in space
Small Chinese satellite, probably a Cubesat - purpose unknown.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 10, 13:20 | 6880 | 0.0015 | 491 | 512 | 94.66 | 97.41 | 284 |  |
Pina 2B 2016-066D 41844 | in space
Small Chinese satellite, probably a Cubesat - purpose unknown.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 10, 18:05 | 6880 | 0.0015 | 491 | 512 | 94.65 | 97.41 | 287 |  |
Lishui 1-01 2016-066E 41845 | in space
3U Cubesat carrying instruments relating to remote sensing, built by Zhejiang Lizhui Electronic Technology Company of China.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 10, 17:28 | 7144 | 0.0367 | 504 | 1029 | 100.16 | 98.78 | 176 |  |
CZ 11 upper stage 2016-066G 41847 | in space
Launched XPNAV 1 and several small satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 10, 15:44 | 7128 | 0.0345 | 504 | 996 | 99.82 | 98.78 | 175 |  |
2016-067 Atlas V 401 Vandenberg AFB | 2016 Nov 11, 18:30
WorldView 4 2016-067A 41848 | in space
Commercial Earth imaging satellite owned by Digital Globe. 2019 Jan 7, Digital Globe announced that the satellite's gyros had failed and it was unlikely that control of its pointing would be restored.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 12, 03:40 | 6990 | 0.0003 | 610 | 614 | 96.93 | 97.97 | 28 |  |
RAVAN (Radiometer Assessment Using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes) 2016-067B 41849 | in space
3U Cubesat to evaluate carbon nanotubes as a radiometer instrument, and test the viability of a gallium target as a black body in order to callibrate the instrument.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 12, 16:27 | 6956 | 0.0007 | 573 | 583 | 96.22 | 97.98 | 306 |  |
CELTEE (Cubesat Enhanced Locator Transponder Evaluation Experiment) 2016-067C 41850 | in space
1U Cubesat built by M42 Technologies for the US Air Force Research Laboratory to evaluate a location transponder for orbit determination.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 12, 18:03 | 6956 | 0.0006 | 574 | 582 | 96.23 | 97.98 | 305 |  |
Opticube 4 2016-067D 41851 | in space
3U Cubesat built by students of California Polytechnic (CalPol). Passive satellite for use as callibration target for orbital debris studies. Each satellite in the series has a different coating to test ground based sensors. Project sponsored by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 13, 02:28 | 6956 | 0.0007 | 573 | 583 | 96.23 | 97.97 | 303 |  |
AeroCube 8d 2016-067E 41852 | in space
1.5U Cubesat, one of a jointly-launched pair from the Aerospace Corporation, MIT and eSpace, carring an R&D payload sponsored by the National Reconnaissance Office and relating to development of a Scalable ion Electrospray Propulsion system (SiEPro) plus further technology experiments.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 13, 02:15 | 6957 | 0.0007 | 574 | 584 | 96.26 | 97.97 | 303 |  |
AeroCube 8c 2016-067F 41853 | in space
1.5U Cubesat, one of a jointly-launched pair from the Aerospace Corporation, MIT and eSpace, carring an R&D payload sponsored by the National Reconnaissance Office and relating to development of a Scalable ion Electrospray Propulsion system (SiEPro) plus further technology experiments.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 13, 02:28 | 6958 | 0.0007 | 574 | 584 | 96.26 | 97.97 | 303 |  |
Prometheus 2-1 2016-067G 41854 | in space
1.5U Cubesat in the Prometheus programme, launched as on of a pair. Prometheus Block 2 satellites act as a host for separately-produced payloads. Satellite purpose not known.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 12, 18:03 | 6958 | 0.0009 | 574 | 586 | 96.27 | 97.98 | 306 |  |
Prometheus 2-3 2016-067H 41855 | in space
1.5U Cubesat in the Prometheus programme, launched as on of a pair. Prometheus Block 2 satellites act as a host for separately-produced payloads. Satellite purpose not known.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 12, 14:51 | 6958 | 0.0010 | 573 | 587 | 96.27 | 97.98 | 305 |  |
Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-067J 41856 | in space
Launched Worldview 4 and cluster of Cubesats. Caused to re-enter soon after launch so was not catalogued.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016-068 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2016 Nov 11, 23:14
Yunhai-1 1 2016-068A 41857 | in space
Meteorological satellite developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) to be used for observation of atmospheric, marine and space environments, didaster prevention and scientific experiments.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Nov 12, 20:25 | 7151 | 0.0034 | 748 | 797 | 100.30 | 98.37 | 161 | 05:29 |
2016 Nov 15, 05:19 | 7160 | 0.0012 | 773 | 790 | 100.48 | 98.51 | 246 | 05:30 |
2016 Nov 16, 03:07 | 7161 | 0.0011 | 775 | 790 | 100.51 | 98.51 | 251 | 05:30 |
CZ 2D upper Stage 2016-068B 41858 | in space
Launched Yunhai 1
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 12, 12:03 | 7152 | 0.0020 | 760 | 788 | 100.32 | 98.51 | 264 |  |
2016-069 Ariane 5ES (VA-233) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 Nov 17, 13:06
Galileo 15 (Antonianna/Galileo FOC FM-07) 2016-069A 41859 | in space
One of a group of quadruple-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 18, 19:12 | 29269 | 0.0003 | 22883 | 22899 | 830.58 | 54.59 | 17 |  |
2016 Dec 04, 07:33 | 29636 | 0.0007 | 23237 | 23279 | 846.22 | 54.60 | 277 |  |
2017 Jan 03, 06:50 | 29615 | 0.0004 | 23224 | 23250 | 845.33 | 54.59 | 350 |  |
2017 Jan 10, 21:53 | 29600 | 0.0002 | 23216 | 23229 | 844.71 | 54.59 | 278 |  |
Galileo 16 (Lisa/Galileo FOC FM-12) 2016-069B 41860 | in space
One of a group of quadruple-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 23, 03:01 | 29269 | 0.0002 | 22885 | 22897 | 830.57 | 54.58 | 28 |  |
2016 Nov 30, 15:49 | 29418 | 0.0003 | 23032 | 23048 | 836.93 | 54.58 | 114 |  |
2017 Feb 03, 05:29 | 29600 | 0.0002 | 23218 | 23227 | 844.71 | 54.59 | 310 |  |
Galileo 17 (Kimberley/Galileo FOC FM-13) 2016-069C 41861 | in space
One of a group of quadruple-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 20, 05:48 | 29268 | 0.0002 | 22886 | 22895 | 830.54 | 54.58 | 81 |  |
2016 Nov 23, 03:20 | 29424 | 0.0044 | 22916 | 23176 | 837.17 | 54.60 | 3 |  |
2016 Nov 30, 15:22 | 29354 | 0.0003 | 22966 | 22985 | 834.17 | 54.58 | 34 |  |
2017 Feb 03, 14:17 | 29600 | 0.0002 | 23216 | 23228 | 844.71 | 54.59 | 221 |  |
Galileo 18 (Tijmen/Galileo FOC FM-14) 2016-069D 41862 | in space
One of a group of quadruple-launched Galileo FOC (Full Operation Capacity) satellites for the European Space Agency navigation system. Also carries a COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue receiver to detect distress signals from the Earth's surface.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 22, 13:13 | 29277 | 0.0002 | 22894 | 22903 | 830.90 | 54.52 | 276 |  |
2016 Dec 04, 19:59 | 29541 | 0.0004 | 23151 | 23174 | 842.16 | 54.58 | 8 |  |
2017 Jan 26, 12:42 | 29600 | 0.0001 | 23219 | 23226 | 844.70 | 54.59 | 208 |  |
Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-069E 41863 | in space
Launched cluster of four Galileo satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 23, 03:04 | 29277 | 0.0002 | 22894 | 22903 | 830.90 | 54.52 | 279 |  |
2016-070 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Nov 17, 20:20
Soyuz MS-03 (Soyuz 11F732A48 № 733) 2016-070A 41864 | Re-entered - 2017 Jun 2 Life 197 days Returned to Earth
Carrying crew to ISS - Oleg Novitskiy (Roscosmos). Thomas Pesquet (ESA) and Peggy Whitson (NASA). Docked with the Rassvet module of the ISS Nov 19 at 21:58:35 UTC, three miutes earlier than planned. Undocked, carrying Novitsky and Pesquet (Whitson stayed onboard the ISS), 2017 Jun 16 at 10:47 UTC. Retro-fire at 13:17 UTC was followd by landing in Kazakhstan, 145 kilometers south east of Dzhezkazgan, at 14:10 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 17, 20:49 | 6590 | 0.0025 | 196 | 229 | 88.74 | 51.63 | 85 |  |
2016 Nov 18, 00:53 | 6699 | 0.0006 | 317 | 326 | 90.95 | 51.64 | 94 |  |
2016 Nov 18, 03:45 | 6695 | 0.0002 | 316 | 319 | 90.87 | 51.64 | 169 |  |
2016 Nov 19, 14:55 | 6784 | 0.0006 | 402 | 410 | 92.68 | 51.64 | 229 |  |
Soyuz upper stage 2016-070B 41865 | Re-entered - 2016 Nov 21 Life 4 days
Launched Soyuz MS-03.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 18, 03:31 | 6591 | 0.0029 | 193 | 232 | 88.75 | 51.60 | 65 |  |
2016-071 Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Nov 19, 23:42
GOES 16 (Geostationary Orbit Environment Satellite) 2016-071A 41866 | in space
US meteorological imaging and data collection satellite in geosynchronous orbit. Expected location 75°.2 west (GOES East location). At the end of 2017 Nov, after checkout, GOES 16 was moved to its operational location and became operational 2017 Dec 18.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Nov 21, 16:18 | 28091 | 0.4826 | 8157 | 35270 | 780.94 | 10.57 | 180 |  |
2016 Nov 22, 01:13 | 29098 | 0.4313 | 10169 | 35270 | 823.28 | 8.79 | 180 |  |
2016 Nov 25, 17:28 | 31008 | 0.3433 | 13985 | 35275 | 905.66 | 6.24 | 181 |  |
2016 Nov 27, 10:23 | 33912 | 0.2281 | 19797 | 35271 | 1035.83 | 3.68 | 181 |  |
2016 Nov 28, 13:49 | 37355 | 0.1152 | 26674 | 35279 | 1197.50 | 1.73 | 181 |  |
2016 Nov 30, 21:55 | 41881 | 0.0049 | 35295 | 35710 | 1421.60 | 0.03 | 13 | 99° west |
2016 Dec 04, 09:59 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35789 | 1436.07 | 0.01 | 160 | 86° west |
2017 Nov 30, 01:20 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35793 | 1436.12 | 0.00 | 6 | 89° west |
2017 Dec 01, 01:16 | 42060 | 0.0001 | 35677 | 35686 | 1430.74 | 0.01 | 280 | 89° west |
2017 Dec 11, 10:59 | 42061 | 0.0001 | 35679 | 35688 | 1430.81 | 0.05 | 228 | 75° west |
2017 Dec 11, 23:37 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35795 | 1436.11 | 0.02 | 315 | 75° west |
Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-071B 41867 | in space
Launched GOES 16.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 20, 18:45 | 27607 | 0.4958 | 7541 | 34917 | 760.85 | 10.81 | 179 |  |
2016-072 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre | 2016 Nov 22, 15:24
Tianlian 1-04 2016-072A 41869 | in space
Data communications satellite to provide a data relay, and measurement and control service for Chinese satellites and space stations.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Nov 22, 19:23 | 27367 | 0.7596 | 202 | 41777 | 750.95 | 17.41 | 180 |  |
2016 Dec 01, 16:32 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35794 | 1436.07 | 3.06 | 184 | 77° east |
CZ 3C upper stage 2016-072B 41870 | in space
Launched Tianlian 1-04.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Nov 22, 19:21 | 26528 | 0.7544 | 136 | 40164 | 716.68 | 17.67 | 180 |  |
2016-F02 - failed to reach orbit Soyuz-U Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2016 Dec 1, 14:51
Progress MS-04 (Progress 7K-MS №434) |
Supplies to ISS. Lost when Progress separated from the launcher third stage while the second stage was part way through its firing.
2016-073 Vega (VV-08) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 Dec 5, 13:51
Göktürk 1A 2016-073A 41875 | in space
Turkish military/civilian imaging satellite designed and developed for the Turkish Ministry of National Defence by the Italian space service company Telespazio. As well as military imaging, the satellites is designed to collect data for mapping, landcover survey, geology, ecosystem monitoring, disaster management, environmental control, coastal zone management, and water resources.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Dec 05, 20:25 | 7062 | 0.0003 | 682 | 686 | 98.44 | 98.12 | 159 | 22:30 |
Vega upper stage 2016-073B 41876 | Re-entered - 2016 Dec 5 Life <1 day
Launched Göktürk-1A.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 05, 15:38 | 7058 | 0.0010 | 673 | 686 | 98.34 | 98.15 | 73 |  |
2016-074 PSLV-G? (C36) Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2016 Dec 7, 04:54
Resourcesat 2A 2016-074A 41877 | in space
Indian satellite with a five year design life for crop forecasting and military reconnaissance.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Dec 07, 09:58 | 7201 | 0.0012 | 814 | 831 | 101.35 | 98.73 | 248 | 10:31 |
2016 Dec 09, 17:05 | 7209 | 0.0017 | 818 | 843 | 101.52 | 98.73 | 200 | 10:31 |
2016 Dec 18, 19:59 | 7197 | 0.0030 | 798 | 841 | 101.28 | 98.72 | 191 | 10:31 |
PSLV upper stage 2016-074B 41878 | in space
Launched Resourcesat 2A.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 07, 13:18 | 7192 | 0.0003 | 811 | 816 | 101.17 | 98.81 | 137 |  |
2016-075 Delta 4 Medium+ (5,4) Cape Canaveral | 2016 Dec 7, 23:52
USA 272 (Wideband Global SATCOM 8) 2016-075A 41879 | in space
Block II Military communications satellite, providing communications links for troops in the field. A major improvent in the Block II satellites is transmission of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery at approximately three times the data rate available through the Block I satellites. Operated jointly by the US DoD and the Australian Department of Defense. Separated from launch vehicle at 23:34 UTC.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Dec 10, 16:48 | 28759 | 0.7624 | 456 | 44305 | 808.95 | 26.91 | 179 |  |
2016 Dec 12, 19:21 | 31111 | 0.6463 | 4625 | 44840 | 910.17 | 14.64 | 180 |  |
2016 Dec 14, 17:28 | 35622 | 0.4477 | 13297 | 45190 | 1115.16 | 5.28 | 185 |  |
2016 Dec 15, 13:59 | 39834 | 0.2843 | 22133 | 44780 | 1318.70 | 1.29 | 174 |  |
2016 Dec 17, 11:25 | 41326 | 0.2325 | 25339 | 44556 | 1393.44 | 0.30 | 162 |  |
2016 Dec 19, 13:33 | 42169 | 0.2133 | 26795 | 44787 | 1436.33 | 0.23 | 157 |  |
Delta 4 upper stage 2016-075B 41880 | Re-entered - 2016 Dec 8 Life 1 day
Launched USA 272.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016-076 H-IIB (F-6) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2016 Dec 9, 13:26
HTV 6 (Kounotori 6) 2016-076A 41881 | Re-entered - 2017 Feb 5 Life 58 days
Japanese supply vehicle to the ISS, precise launch time 13:26:47. Captured by Remote Manipulator Arm Dec 13 at 10:49 UTC UTC and berthed with the Harmony module at 10:39 UTC. Unberthed 2017 Jan 27 at 10:59 UTC and released into free flight at 15:45 UTC. Retro-fire for seven minutes starting Nov 14:42 UTC led to re-entry at 15:06 over the southern Pacific Ocean with any unburnt fragments hitting the oean surface about 12 minutes later.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 09, 16:17 | 6624 | 0.0085 | 189 | 302 | 89.41 | 51.65 | 314 |  |
2016 Dec 10, 03:01 | 6667 | 0.0018 | 277 | 301 | 90.30 | 51.65 | 294 |  |
2016 Dec 11, 22:34 | 6754 | 0.0013 | 367 | 385 | 92.07 | 51.64 | 181 |  |
2016 Dec 12, 21:32 | 6771 | 0.0006 | 389 | 397 | 92.42 | 51.65 | 322 |  |
2016 Dec 13, 14:21 | 6784 | 0.0006 | 401 | 410 | 92.67 | 51.64 | 329 |  |
H-IIB upper stage | Re-entered - 2016 Dec 9 Life <1 day
Launched HTV 6. Not catalogued.
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable
2016-077 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2016 Dec 10, 16:11
Fengyun 4A 2016-077A 41882 | in space
Second generation meteorological imaging satellite capable of producing three-dimensional analyses of weather systems.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Dec 11, 06:02 | 24373 | 0.7307 | 185 | 35805 | 631.14 | 28.46 | 180 |  |
2016 Dec 20, 20:19 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35776 | 35796 | 1436.07 | 0.38 | 233 | 100° east |
2017 May 18, 07:08 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35798 | 1436.13 | 0.07 | 244 | 100° east |
2017 May 19, 20:06 | 42104 | 0.0003 | 35714 | 35738 | 1433.01 | 0.07 | 252 | 101° east |
2017 May 24, 11:44 | 42105 | 0.0003 | 35716 | 35738 | 1433.05 | 0.06 | 261 | 105° east |
2017 May 28, 23:07 | 42164 | 0.0009 | 35748 | 35824 | 1436.08 | 0.05 | 187 | 105° east |
CZ 3B upper stage 2016-077B 41883 | Re-entered - 2019 Jan 20 Life 771 days
Launched Fengyun 4A.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 12, 03:46 | 23640 | 0.7236 | 156 | 34367 | 602.86 | 28.45 | 180 |  |
2016-078 Lockheed L-1011 + Pegasus XL Cape Canaveral | 2016 Dec 15, 13:37
CYGNSS 5 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 5) 2016-078A 41884 | in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 16, 16:03 | 6905 | 0.0016 | 515 | 537 | 95.16 | 34.96 | 157 |  |
CYGNSS 4 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 4) 2016-078B 41885 | in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 15, 22:38 | 6904 | 0.0014 | 516 | 535 | 95.14 | 34.96 | 148 |  |
CYGNSS 2 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 2) 2016-078C 41886 | in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 17, 12:38 | 6904 | 0.0016 | 515 | 537 | 95.15 | 34.96 | 165 |  |
CYGNSS 1 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 1) 2016-078D 41887 | in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 16, 23:58 | 6905 | 0.0016 | 516 | 538 | 95.17 | 34.96 | 160 |  |
CYGNSS 8 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 8) 2016-078E 41888 | in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 16, 14:28 | 6904 | 0.0016 | 515 | 537 | 95.16 | 34.95 | 156 |  |
CYGNSS 6 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 6) 2016-078F 41889 | in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 16, 23:57 | 6903 | 0.0014 | 515 | 534 | 95.13 | 34.96 | 158 |  |
CYGNSS 7 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 7) 2016-078G 41890 | in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 16, 14:28 | 6903 | 0.0014 | 515 | 534 | 95.13 | 34.95 | 153 |  |
CYGNSS 3 (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System 3) 2016-078H 41891 | in space
One of a NASA constellation of eight, simultaneously-launched, satellites to measure wind speeds over theoceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. CYGNSS uses a low cost method for determining wind speed by comparing Transmissions from GPS satellites with their reflections from within the atmosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 16, 14:28 | 6903 | 0.0013 | 515 | 534 | 95.12 | 34.96 | 155 |  |
Pegasus upper stage 2016-078J 41892 | in space
Launched CYGNSS satellite cluster.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 16, 16:02 | 6901 | 0.0012 | 514 | 531 | 95.08 | 34.96 | 139 |  |
2016-079 Atlas V 431 Cape Canaveral | 2016 Dec 18, 19:13
Echostar 19 2016-079A 41893 | in space
Comsat providing high speed internet services to the continental United States, Canada and Mexico. Expected location 97º.2 west.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Dec 22, 20:15 | 48484 | 0.4750 | 19076 | 65137 | 1770.77 | 5.21 | 180 |  |
2016 Dec 26, 17:48 | 56752 | 0.2587 | 35693 | 65054 | 2242.49 | 1.36 | 179 |  |
2016 Dec 29, 19:43 | 43507 | 0.0323 | 35725 | 38532 | 1505.21 | 0.21 | 165 |  |
2016 Dec 30, 15:23 | 42156 | 0.0006 | 35751 | 35804 | 1435.63 | 0.06 | 358 | 98° west |
2017 Jan 05, 12:03 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35793 | 1436.08 | 0.05 | 358 | 97° west |
Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-079B 41894 | Re-entered - 2017 Mar 7 Life 79 days
Launched Echostar 19.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 27, 14:27 | 37882 | 0.8270 | 175 | 62833 | 1222.96 | 25.75 | 183 |  |
2016-I23 JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer International Space Station | 2016 Dec 19, 08:55
STARS-C (Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite ) 1998-067KR 41895 | Re-entered - 2018 Mar 3 Life 439 days
Joined pair of 1U Cubesats that later separated but remained linked by a 100m long Kevlar tether as technology demonstration for gravity gradient. Another experiment studied electrical currents induced in the tether by electrons in the space environment.. Carried to the ISS by HTV 6.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 22, 18:45 | 6782 | 0.0005 | 400 | 407 | 92.63 | 51.64 | 27 |  |
2016-080 Epsilon Uchinoura SC | 2016 Dec 20, 11:00
Arase (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace) 2016-080A 41896 | in space
Japanese satellite to make direct observations of the process by which the high energy electrons in the Van Allen belt are generated.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 22, 00:35 | 22560 | 0.7074 | 224 | 32140 | 562.04 | 31.43 | 116 |  |
Epsilon upper stage 2016-080B 41897 | in space
Launched Arase.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 22, 00:10 | 22399 | 0.7051 | 227 | 31815 | 556.04 | 31.40 | 116 |  |
2016-081 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2016 Dec 21, 19:22
Tansat (Carbon Satellite) 2016-081A 41898 | in space
Chinese Earth observation satellite to monitor carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Dec 23, 03:47 | 7083 | 0.0020 | 691 | 719 | 98.88 | 98.15 | 219 | 01:39 |
Yijian 2016-081B 41899 | in space
Small Chinese Earth observation satellite.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Dec 23, 03:47 | 7084 | 0.0021 | 691 | 720 | 98.89 | 98.15 | 218 | 01:39 |
Spark 1 2016-081C 41900 | in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched of small Chinese Earth imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Dec 23, 03:48 | 7086 | 0.0025 | 691 | 726 | 98.95 | 98.15 | 212 | 01:39 |
Spark 2 2016-081D 41901 | in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched of small Chinese Earth imaging satellites.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Dec 23, 03:49 | 7088 | 0.0026 | 691 | 728 | 98.97 | 98.15 | 211 | 01:39 |
CZ 2C upper stage 2016-081E 41902 | Re-entered - 2020 Mar 21 Life 1186 days
Launched Tansat, etc.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 23, 04:01 | 6881 | 0.0323 | 280 | 725 | 94.67 | 97.86 | 45 |  |
2016-082 Ariane 5ECA (VA-234) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise | 2016 Dec 21, 20:30
JCSat 15 (JCSAT 110A) 2016-082A 41903 | in space
Telecommunications satellite owned by Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT, providing services for Japan, East Asia and Oceania. Expected location 110º east.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Dec 22, 10:12 | 24399 | 0.7283 | 252 | 35790 | 632.16 | 6.02 | 178 |  |
2016 Dec 24, 20:44 | 32285 | 0.3058 | 16034 | 35778 | 962.17 | 1.32 | 178 |  |
2016 Dec 27, 15:53 | 42126 | 0.0006 | 35721 | 35775 | 1434.12 | 0.07 | 181 | 135° east |
2017 Jan 05, 20:18 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35795 | 1436.10 | 0.05 | 17 | 136° east |
2017 Jan 19, 15:55 | 42167 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35799 | 1436.21 | 0.03 | 132 | 136° east |
2017 Jan 23, 07:06 | 42273 | 0.0002 | 35885 | 35905 | 1441.64 | 0.07 | 17 | 130° east |
2017 Feb 06, 11:56 | 42276 | 0.0003 | 35887 | 35908 | 1441.76 | 0.04 | 25 | 111° east |
2017 Feb 11, 20:59 | 42165 | 0.0005 | 35765 | 35808 | 1436.11 | 0.04 | 332 | 110° east |
Star One D1 2016-082B 41904 | in space
Commercial communications satellite covering Brazil, plus western south and central America, Mexico and the continental United States. Expected location - 84° west.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude |
2016 Dec 22, 19:03 | 24379 | 0.7276 | 263 | 35739 | 631.37 | 6.02 | 178 |  |
2016 Dec 24, 16:51 | 29348 | 0.4354 | 10191 | 35748 | 833.92 | 2.21 | 179 |  |
2016 Dec 26, 12:33 | 35121 | 0.1992 | 21745 | 35741 | 1091.73 | 0.82 | 178 |  |
2016 Dec 31, 09:07 | 42145 | 0.0005 | 35747 | 35787 | 1435.10 | 0.08 | 4 | 84° west |
2017 Jan 05, 10:47 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35789 | 1436.06 | 0.07 | 36 | 84° west |
Ariane 5 upper stage 2016-082C 41905 | in space
Launched JCSat 15 and Start One D1.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 23, 19:46 | 24367 | 0.7281 | 246 | 35732 | 630.91 | 6.46 | 183 |  |
2016-083 CZ 2D Taiyuan Space Centre | 2016 Dec 28, 03:23
Gaojing 1 (Superview-1 01) 2016-083A 41907 | in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched commercial Chinese remote sensing satellites operated by Beijing Space View Technology Co. Ltd. of China. Expected to reach 520 km circular orbit, the CZ-2D upper stage appears to have failed to make a circularisation burn. The satellite subsequently used its own propellant to raise perigee to operational height.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Dec 28, 11:09 | 6746 | 0.0228 | 214 | 522 | 91.90 | 97.59 | 6 | 10:30 |
2016 Dec 29, 08:21 | 6761 | 0.0208 | 242 | 523 | 92.20 | 97.60 | 3 | 10:30 |
2016 Dec 29, 16:16 | 6783 | 0.0179 | 283 | 526 | 92.66 | 97.60 | 2 | 10:30 |
2016 Dec 29, 19:22 | 6801 | 0.0150 | 321 | 525 | 93.03 | 97.60 | 359 | 10:31 |
2016 Dec 30, 05:50 | 6817 | 0.0127 | 353 | 526 | 93.36 | 97.60 | 357 | 10:31 |
2016 Dec 30, 14:07 | 6832 | 0.0106 | 381 | 526 | 93.66 | 97.61 | 354 | 10:31 |
2016 Dec 30, 21:53 | 6845 | 0.0088 | 407 | 527 | 93.94 | 97.61 | 351 | 10:31 |
2016 Dec 31, 18:15 | 6881 | 0.0039 | 476 | 530 | 94.68 | 97.61 | 338 | 10:31 |
2017 Jan 01, 06:36 | 6884 | 0.0032 | 484 | 528 | 94.75 | 97.61 | 334 | 10:31 |
2017 Jan 07, 09:52 | 6905 | 0.0014 | 517 | 536 | 95.16 | 97.62 | 253 | 10:31 |
2019 Aug 01, 09:04 | 6901 | 0.0014 | 513 | 532 | 95.08 | 97.54 | 264 | 11:06 |
2020 Sep 06, 04:01 | 6899 | 0.0014 | 512 | 531 | 95.06 | 97.52 | 320 | 11:13 |
Gaojing 2 (Superview-1 02) 2016-083B 41908 | in space
One of a pair of simultaneously-launched commercial Chinese remote sensing satellites operated by Beijing Space View Technology Co. Ltd. of China. Expected to reach 520 km circular orbit, the CZ-2D upper stage appears to have failed to make a circularisation burn. The satellite subsequently used its own propellant to raise perigee to operational height.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | desc node local time |
2016 Dec 28, 11:09 | 6747 | 0.0230 | 213 | 524 | 91.92 | 97.59 | 6 | 10:30 |
2016 Dec 29, 03:47 | 6769 | 0.0185 | 266 | 516 | 92.38 | 97.59 | 2 | 10:30 |
2016 Dec 29, 20:52 | 6811 | 0.0137 | 339 | 526 | 93.23 | 97.58 | 359 | 10:30 |
2016 Dec 31, 04:06 | 6863 | 0.0059 | 444 | 525 | 94.30 | 97.57 | 345 | 10:31 |
2017 Jan 01, 15:11 | 6905 | 0.0012 | 518 | 535 | 95.17 | 97.57 | 295 | 10:31 |
2019 Aug 02, 05:04 | 6901 | 0.0013 | 514 | 531 | 95.08 | 97.48 | 260 | 10:39 |
BY70-1 (Bayi) 2016-083C 41909 | Re-entered - 2017 Feb 18 Life 52 days
2U Cubesat from the China Association for Science and Technology, in conjunction with Bayi High School of Beijing, carrying an educational payload consisting of an amateur radio system.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 28, 17:12 | 6747 | 0.0228 | 215 | 523 | 91.93 | 97.59 | 5 |  |
CZ 2D upper Stage 2016-083D 41910 | Re-entered - 2017 Jan 23 Life 26 days
Launched Gaojing 1 & 2, and BY70-1. Planned circularisation burn at 525 km failed to occur and left all payloads in a lower, more-eccentric, orbit than planned.
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) |  |
2016 Dec 28, 17:20 | 6745 | 0.0228 | 213 | 520 | 91.88 | 97.59 | 5 |  |

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