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Jonathan's Space Report
No. 851 draft 2025 Oct 18 Somerville, MA, USA
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ISS
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Expedition 73 continues.
Starlink launches
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Starlink Group 10-17 (28 Ku sats) was launched on Oct 19 from Canaveral.
Starlink Group 11-19 (28 Ku sats) was launched on Oct 19 from Vandenberg.
Chinese commercial launches
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Zhongke Tansuo Jishu (CAS Space) launched a Lijian-1 from Jiuquan on Oct 19 with
a Pakistani hyperspectral satellite and two Zhongke AIRSAT radar satellites,
one purchased by Malaysian company TerraXpace. The satellites were placed in 1000 LTDN SSO.
Table of Recent Orbital (and near-Orbital) Launches
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Date UT Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission INTL. Catalog Perigee Apogee Incl Notes
Oct 13 1000 Shiyan 31 Chang Zheng 2D Jiuquan Imaging 227A 498 x 513 x 80.0
Oct 13 2323 Starship 38 Starship Starbase OLP1 Test U04 -1 x 192 x 26.5?
Oct 14 0158 Kuiper KF-03 Falcon 9 Canaveral LC40 Comms 228 460 x 468 x 51.9
Oct 14 1633 StriX-5 Electron Mahia LC1A Radar 229B 534 x 591 x 41.9
Oct 15 2306 SDA T1TL-C Falcon 9 Vandenberg SLC4E Comms 230
Oct 16 0133 WHDW 12-01 to 12-09? Chang Zheng 8A Hainan CSLS LC1 Comms 231 866 x 876 x 50.0
Oct 16 0927 Starlink 10-52 Falcon 9 Canaveral LC40 Comms 232 260 x 270 x 53.2
Oct 16 2139 HRC camera ISS, LEO - 98067XR 416 x 420 x 51.6
Oct 17 0708 Qianfan Jigui 18 zu Chang Zheng 6A Taiyuan LC9A Comms 233
Oct 19 0333 PRSC-HS1 Lijian-1 Jiuquan LC130 Imaging 234 492 x 512 x 97.5
TerraX-01 Radar 234 492 x 512 x 97.5
Beibuwan-01 Radar 234 492 x 512 x 97.5
Oct 19 1739 Starlink 10-17 Falcon 9 Canaveral LC40 Comms 235 260 x 268 x 53.2
Oct 19 1924 Starlink 11-19 Falcon 9 Vandenberg SLC4E Comms 236 259 x 271 x 53.2
Table of Recent Suborbital Launches
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Oct 1 0028 JUSTIN HASTE Wallops LA0C Hypersonic 200? Atlantic
Oct 8 1340 NS-36 New Shepard W Texas Tourist 107 W Texas
Oct 21 2310 RV KN-25? Chunghwa Test 80? Sea of Japan
Oct 21 2310 RV KN-25? Chunghwa Test 80? Sea of Japan
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