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Jonathan's Space Report
No. 832 draft 2024 Mar 25 Somerville, MA
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International Space Station
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Expedition 70 continues.
Starlink launches
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Starlink Group 6-46 (23 sats) was launched from Canaveral on Mar 25.
New information on Space-Track.org confirms the launch of two secret satellites, USA 350 and 351,
on the Group 7-16 Starlink launch.
SAST launches
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On Mar 26 SAST launched a CZ-6A which placed the Yunhai-3 02 military
weather satellite in sun-sync orbit.
Table of Recent Orbital Launches
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Date UT Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission INTL. Catalog Perigee Apogee Incl Notes
Mar 4 0353 Dragon Crew-8 Falcon 9 Kennedy LC39A Spaceship 42A 191 x 215 x 51.6
Mar 4 2205 Transporter-10 Falcon 9 Vandenberg SLC4E Rideshare 43 508 x 529 x 97.5
Mar 4 2356 Starlink Group 6-41 Falcon 9 Canaveral Comms 44 273 x 283 x 43.1
Mar 10 2305 Starlink Group 6-43 Falcon 9 Canaveral Comms 45 273 x 283 x 43.1
Mar 11 0409 Starlink Group 7-17 Falcon 9 Vandenberg SLC4E Comms 46 284 x 294 x 53.2
Mar 12 1503 Strix 3 Electron Mahia LC1B Radar 47A 553 x 579 x 97.6
Mar 13 0201 KAIROS TUGKE KAIROS Kii Imaging F01 -6378 x 0 x 97
Mar 13 1251 DRO-A/DRO-B Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1S Xichang Lunar 48A 525 x 132577 x 27.7
Mar 14 1325 Starship 28 Starship Starbase OLP1 Test U01 -54 x 234 x 26.5
Mar 16 0021 Starlink Group 6-44 Falcon 9 Kennedy LC39A Comms 49 279 x 288 x 43.0
Mar 19 0228 Starlink Group 7-16 Falcon 9 Vandenberg SLC4E Comms 50 305 x 314 x 53.2
USA 350 Sigint? 50W 305 x 314 x 53.2
USA 351 Sigint? 50X 305 x 314 x 53.2
Mar 20 0031 Queqiao-2 Chang Zheng 8 Wenchang LC201 Lunar 51A 200 x 420000 x 22.6
Tiandu-1 Lunar 51B? 200 x 420000 x 22.6
Tiandu-2 Lunar 51C? 200 x 420000 x 22.6
Mar 21 0527 Yunhai-2 02 zu 01 xing Chang Zheng 2D/YZ-3 Jiuquan Weather 52A 1130 x 1140 x 50.1
Yunhai-2 02 zu 02 xing Weather 52B 1130 x 1140 x 50.1
Yunhai-2 02 zu 03 xing Weather 52C 1130 x 1140 x 50.1
Yunhai-2 02 zu 04 xing Weather 52D 475 x 486 x 50.1
Yunhai-2 02 zu 05 xing Weather 52E 475 x 486 x 50.1
Yunhai-2 02 zu 06 xing Weather 52F 475 x 486 x 50.1
Mar 21 0725 USA 352 Electron MARS Pad 0C Tech 53A 500?x500? x48
Mola Tech 53B
Aerocube 16A Tech 53C
Aerocube 16B Tech 53D
Mar 21 2055 Dragon CRS-30 Falcon 9 Canaveral LC40 Cargo 54A 193 x 211 x 51.7
Mar 23 1236 Soyuz MS-25 Soyuz-2-1a Baykonur LC31 Spaceship 55A 330 x 367 x 51.6
Mar 24 0309 Starlink Group 6-42 Falcon 9 Kennedy LC39A Comms 56 284 x 292 x 43.0
Mar 25 2342 Starlink Group 6-46 Falcon 9 Canaveral LC40 Comms 57 284 x 293 x 43.0
Mar 26 2241 Yunhai-3 02 Chang Zheng 6A Taiyuan Weather 58A 840 x 856 x 98,8
Table of Recent Suborbital Launches
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Date UT Payload Rocket Site Mission Apogee Target
Mar 1 Yars RV Yars Plesetsk Op. test 1000? Kura
Mar 11 RV x 3? Agni 5 Kalam Island Test 800? Indian Ocean
Mar 12 0515 REXUS 32 Orion ESRANGE Microgravity 80? ESRANGE
Mar 14 1200 REXUS 31 Orion ESRANGE Microgravity 80? ESRANGE
Mar 24 0945 TEXUS 60 VSB-30 ESRANGE Microgravity 264? ESRANGE
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