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Missions to be followed in 2015:
DAWNarrival at Ceres on Mars 2015 and New Horizons' arrival at Pluto on 14 July 2015.

Spacecrafts launched in 2015:

1) Dragon CRS-5 2) MUOS 3 3) SMAP 4) FIREBIRD IIA
5) FIREBIRD IIB 6) GRIFEX 7) ExoCube CP10 8) IGS Radar Spare 
9) Inmarsat 5 F2 10) Farj 11) AESP 14 -- IXV
-- AVUM 12) DSCOVR 13) Progress-M 26M / ISS-58P 14) Kanopus-ST
15) Flock 1b-27 16) Flock 1b-28 17) Flock 1b-21 18) Flock 1b-22
19) ABS 3A 20) Eutelsat 115 West B 21) Flock 1b-9 22) Flock 1b-10
23) Flock 1d-1 24) Flock 1d-2 25) Flock 1b-5 26) Flock 1b-6
27) TechEdSat-4 28) GEARRSat 29) MicroMAS 30) LambdaSat
31) Flock 1b-11 32) Flock 1b-12 33) MMS 1 (John) 34) MMS 2 (Paul)
35) MMS 3 (George) 36) MMS 4 (Ringo) 37) Express-AM7 38) Navstar 69 (USA 260)
39) KOMPSat 3A 40) IGS Optical-5 41) Soyuz TMA-16M / ISS-41S 43) Galileo 7
43) Galileo 8 44) IRNSS 1D 45) Beidou 17 46) Gonets-M 10
47) Gonets-M 11 48) Gonets-M 12
Note: in January 2015, Gunter Dirk Krebs lists some 180 spacecraft to be launched during 2015. .
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Dragon CRS-5 (SpX 5)
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #1 ; 2015-01A ; 7,758th spacecraft, 40,370th space object catalogued.
Type: Cargo delivery to the International Space Station
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Sponsor: SpaceX for NASA
Launch: 10 January 2015 at 9h47UT, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's SLC-40, by a Falcon-9 v1.1(R).
Orbit: 403 km x 411 km x 51.6°
Recovered: 11 February 2015.
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Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 Stories, 2015 Stories ; NASA's News Releases  ; NSSDC's 2015-001A ; Gunter's Dragon CRS 1 to 12 ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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MUOS 3
Spacecraft: MUOS stands for Mobile User Objective System.
Chronologies: 2015 payload #2 ; 2015-02A ; 7,759th spacecraft, 40,374th space object catalogued.
Type: Communications
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Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Launch: 21 January 2015 at 1h04 UT, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's SLC-41, by an Atlas V 551.
Orbit: Geostationary
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Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's 19 Dec 14, 2014 Stories & 2015 Stories ; NSSDC's 2015-002A ; Gunter's MUOS ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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SMAP
Spacecraft: SMAP stands for Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite.
Chronologies: 2015 payload #3 ; 2015-03A ; 7,760th spacecraft, 40,376th space object catalogued.
Type: Earth/space Sciences
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Sponsor: NASA
Launch: 31 January 2015 at 14h22 UT, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-2W, by a Delta II 7320-10C.
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Mission: SMAP provide the most accurate, highest-resolution global measurements of soil moisture ever obtained from space and will detect whether the ground is frozen or thawed. The data will be used to enhance scientists' understanding of the processes that link Earth's water, energy and carbon cycles. SMAP is the last of five NASA Earth science missions scheduled for launch within a 12-month period. 
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's 19 Dec 14 and 2015 Stories ; NASA's SMAP, News Release, Video SMAP ; NSSDC 2015-003A ; Gunter's SMAP ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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FIREBIRD C
Spacecraft: FIREBIRD stands for Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics.
Chronologies: 2015 payload #4 ; 2015-03B ; 7,761st spacecraft, 40,377th space object catalogued.
Type: Amateur/students
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Sponsor: Montana Space Grant Consortium
Launch: 31 January 2015 at 14h22 UT, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-2W, by a Delta II 7320-10C.
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Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's 19 Dec 14 and 2015 Stories ; NASA's SMAP, News Release, Video SMAP ; NSSDC 2015-003B ; Gunter's FIREBIRD C ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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FIREBIRD D
Spacecraft: FIREBIRD stands for Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics.
Chronologies: 2015 payload #5 ; 2015-03C ; 7,762nd spacecraft, 40,378th space object catalogued.
Type: Amateur/students
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Sponsor: Montana Space Grant Consortium
Launch: 31 January 2015 at 14h22 UT, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-2W, by a Delta II 7320-10C.
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Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's 19 Dec 14 and 2015 Stories ; NASA's SMAP, News Release, Video SMAP ; NSSDC 2015-003C ; Gunter's FIREBIRD D ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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GRIFEX
Spacecraft: GRIFEX stands for GEO-CAPE ROIC In-Flight Performance Experiment.
Chronologies: 2015 payload #6 ; 2015-03D ; 7,763th spacecraft, 40,379th space object catalogued.
Type: Technology
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Sponsor: JPL
Launch: 31 January 2015 at 14h22 UT, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-2W, by a Delta II 7320-10C.
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Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's 19 Dec 14 and 2015 Stories ; NASA's SMAP, News Release, Video SMAP ; NSSDC 2015-0 ; Gunter's GRIFEX ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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ExoCube CP10
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #7 ; 2015-03E ; 7,764th spacecraft, 40,380th space object catalogued.
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Launch: 31 January 2015 at 14h22 UT, from Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-2W, by a Delta II 7320-10C.
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Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's 19 Dec 14 and 2015 Stories ; NASA's SMAP, News Release, Video SMAP ; NSSDC 2015-003E ; Gunter's ExoCube ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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IGS-Radar Spare
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #8 ; 2015-04A ; 7,765th spacecraft, 40,381st space object catalogued.
Type: Surveillance
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Sponsor: Japan Defense Ministry
Launch: 1 February 2015 at 1h21 UT, from Tanegashima's YLP-1, by a H-IIA 202.
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Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories ; NSSDC2015-004A ; Gunter's IGS-Radar 3, 4, Spare ; CelesTrak's Search=2015 ;
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Inmarsat-5 F2
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #9 ; 2015-05A ; 7,766th spacecraft, 40,384th space object catalogued.
Type: Communications
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Sponsor: Inmarsat
Launch: 1 February 2015 at 12h31 UT, from Baykonor Cosmodrome's LC-200/39, by a Proton-M/Briz-M.
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Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories ; TASS 4 Dec 14, 12 Jan 15, 15 Jan 15, 16 Jan 15, 16 Jan 15, 1 Feb 15, 1 Feb 15, 2 Feb 15, ; NSSDC 2015-005A ; Gunter's Inmarsat-5 ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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Farj
Spacecraft: Fajr is the Persian word for dawn.
Chronologies: 2015 payload #10 ; 2015-06A ; 7,767th spacecraft, 40,386th space object catalogued.
Type: Technology?
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Sponsor: Iran's Defense Ministry
Launch: 2 February 2015 at ~8h50 UT, from Semnan  , by a Safir.
Orbit: 250 km x 400 km
224 km x 458 km x 55.5°
Decayed: 26 February 2015.
Mission: According to IRIB TV, as reported by Chinese Xinhua news agency, the Iranian home-made satellite is named Fajr and is equipped with GPS navigation system. “The satellite was completely designed and built by Iranian experts in aerospace industries of Defense Ministry and Iran's Electronic Industries Company, the Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan was quoted as saying.”
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories ; Xinhua's 2 Feb 15, 3 Feb 15 ;  NSSDC2015-006A ; Gunter's Farj ; CelesTrak's Search=2015 ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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AESP 14
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #11 ; 1998-67FM ; 7,768th spacecraft, 40.389th space object catalogued.
Type: Technology
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Sponsor: Brazil
Launch: Launched onboard Dragon CRS-5 on 10 January 2015 at 9h47 UT and deployed from ISS on 5 February 2015 at ~12h50 UT.
Orbit: 397 km x 450 km x 51.6°
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Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories ; NSSDC 2015-0 ; Gunter's ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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IXV
Spacecraft: IxV stands for Intermediate Experimental Vehicle
Chronologies: 2015 payload n/a (suborbital test flight) 
Type: Technology
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Sponsor: ESA
Launch: 11 February 2015 at 13h40 UT, from Kourou Space Center's ELV, by a Vega.
Orbit: Sub-orbital.
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Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories ; Gunter's IXV ; CelesTrak's Search=2015 ;
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AVUM
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload n/a (suborbital test flight) 
Type: Technology
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Sponsor: ESA
Launch: 11 February 2015 at 13h40 UT, from Kourou Space Center's ELV, by a Vega.
Orbit: Sub-orbital.
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Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories ; Gunter's AVUM ; CelesTrak's Search=2015;
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DSCOVR
Spacecraft: DSCOVR stands for Deep Space Climate Observatory
Chronologies: 2015 payload #12 ; 2015-07A ; 7,769th spacecraft, 40,390th space object 
Type: Communications
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Sponsor: NOAA
Launch: 11 Febuary 2015 at 23h03 UT, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's SLC-40, by a Falcon 9 v1.1.
Orbit: Initial: 187 km x 1,371,156 km x 33.1°
Lagrange 1 (L1) libration point.
Mission: DSCOVR a deep space sentinel that will give space weather forecasters advance notice of solar storms approaching Earth. The mission is led by NOAA with participation from NASA and the U.S. Air Force.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories ; NSSDC2015-007A ; Gunter's DSCOVR ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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Progress-M 26M / ISS-58P
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #13 ; 2015-08A ; 7,770th spacecraft, 40,392nd space object 
Type: Cargo delivery to the International Space Station
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Sponsor: Roscosmos Russian Space Agency
Launch: 17 February 2015 at 11h00 UT, from Baykonur Cosmodrome's LC-1/5, by a Soyuz-U.
Orbit: initial: 186 km x 237 km x 51.6°
Docket to the International Space Station.
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories ; NSSDC2015-008A ; Gunter's Progress-M 1M - 28M ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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Kanopus-ST
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #14 ; 2015-09A ; 7,771st spacecraft, 40,420th space object 
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Sponsor: Russian Defense Ministry
Launch: 27 February 2015 at 11h01 UT, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC-43/4, by a Soyuz-2-1a. Volga.
Orbit: 327 km x 539 km x 97.6°
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories ; TASS' 3 Feb 15, ; NSSDC 2015-009A ; Gunter's ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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Flock 1b-27
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #15 ; 1998-67FN ; 7,772nd spacecraft, 40.422nd space object 
Type: Earth-remote Sensing
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Sponsor: Planet Labs
Launch: Launched onboard Cygnus Orb-2 on 13 July 2014 at 16h52 UT and deployed from ISS on 27 February 2015 at 14h30 UT.
Orbit: 396 km x 404 km x 51.7°
Mission: The Flock-1 are 5-kg Earth observing satellites which monitor natural disasters, deforestation, agricultural yields and other environmental changes. They provide imagery with a resolution of 3 to 5 metres and operate in a relative short-lived 400-km orbit with an inclination of 52°.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 701 ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 Stories ; NASA News Releases ; Gunter's Flock 1 ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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Flock 1b-28
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #16 ; 1998-67FP ; 7,773rd spacecraft, 40.423rd space object 
Type: Earth-remote Sensing
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Sponsor: Planet Labs
Launch: Launched onboard Cygnus Orb-2 on 13 July 2014 at 16h52 UT and deployed from ISS on 27 February 2015 at 14h30 UT.
Orbit: 396 km x 404 km x 51.7°
Mission: The Flock-1 are 5-kg Earth observing satellites which monitor natural disasters, deforestation, agricultural yields and other environmental changes. They provide imagery with a resolution of 3 to 5 metres and operate in a relative short-lived 400-km orbit with an inclination of 52°.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 701 ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 Stories ; NASA News Releases ; Gunter's Flock 1 ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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Flock 1b-21
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #17 ; 1998-67FQ ; 7,774th spacecraft, 40,427th space object 
Type: Earth-remote Sensing
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Sponsor: Planet Labs
Launch: Launched onboard Cygnus Orb-2 on 13 July 2014 at 16h52 UT and deployed from ISS on 2 March 2015 at 1h25 UT.
Orbit: 395 km x 402 x  51.7°
Mission: The Flock-1 are 5-kg Earth observing satellites which monitor natural disasters, deforestation, agricultural yields and other environmental changes. They provide imagery with a resolution of 3 to 5 metres and operate in a relative short-lived 400-km orbit with an inclination of 52°.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 701 ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 Stories ; NASA News Releases ; Gunter's Flock 1 ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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Flock 1b-22
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #18 ; 1998-67FR ; 7,775th spacecraft, 40,428th space object 
Type: Earth-remote Sensing
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Sponsor: Planet Labs
Launch: Launched onboard Cygnus Orb-2 on 13 July 2014 at 16h52 UT and deployed from ISS on 2 March 2015 at 1h25 UT.
Orbit: 395 km x 402 km x 51.7°
Mission: The Flock-1 are 5-kg Earth observing satellites which monitor natural disasters, deforestation, agricultural yields and other environmental changes. They provide imagery with a resolution of 3 to 5 metres and operate in a relative short-lived 400-km orbit with an inclination of 52°.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 701 ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 Stories ; NASA News Releases ; Gunter's Flock 1 ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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ABS 3A
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #19 ; 2015-10A ; 7,776th spacecraft, 40,424th space object 
Type: Communications
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Sponsor: Asia Broadcast Satellite of Hong Kong / Eutelsat
Launch: 2 March 2015 at 3h50 UT, from Cape Canaveral Air Firce Station's SLC-40, by a Falcon-9 v1.1.
Orbit: Geostationay
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories / Stories; NSSDC2015-010A ; Gunter's ABS 3A ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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Eutelsat 115 West B
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #20 ; 2015-10B ; 7,777th spacecraft, 40,425th space object 
Type: Communications
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Sponsor: Asia Broadcast Satellite of Hong Kong / Eutelsat
Launch: 2 March 2015 at 3h50 UT, from Cape Canaveral Air Firce Station's SLC-40, by a Falcon-9 v1.1.
Orbit: Geostationary 
Mission:
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's Stories / Stories; NSSDC2015-010B ; Gunter's Eutelsat 115 West B ; Celestrak's Satcat=2015 ;
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Flock 1b-9
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #21 ; 1998-67FS ; 7,778th spacecraft, 40,439th space object 
Type: Earth-remote Sensing
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Sponsor: Planet Labs
Launch: Launched onboard Cygnus Orb-2 on 13 July 2014 at 16h52 UT and deployed from ISS on 2 March 2015 at 8h45 UT.
Orbit: 392 km x 407 km x 51.6°
Mission: The Flock-1 are 5-kg Earth observing satellites which monitor natural disasters, deforestation, agricultural yields and other environmental changes. They provide imagery with a resolution of 3 to 5 metres and operate in a relative short-lived 400-km orbit with an inclination of 52°.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 701 ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 Stories ; NASA News Releases ; Gunter's Flock 1 ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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Flock 1b-10
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #22 ; 1998-67FT ; 7,779th spacecraft, 40,430th space object 
Type: Earth-remote Sensing
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Sponsor: Planet Labs
Launch: Launched onboard Cygnus Orb-2 on 13 July 2014 at 16h52 UT and deployed from ISS on 2 March 2015 at 8h45 UT.
Orbit: 398 km x 413 km x 51.6°
Mission: The Flock-1 are 5-kg Earth observing satellites which monitor natural disasters, deforestation, agricultural yields and other environmental changes. They provide imagery with a resolution of 3 to 5 metres and operate in a relative short-lived 400-km orbit with an inclination of 52°.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 701 ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 Stories ; NASA News Releases ; Gunter's Flock 1 ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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Flock 1d-1
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #23 ; 1998-67FU ; 7,780th spacecraft, 40,451st space object 
Type: Earth-remote Sensing
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Sponsor: Planet Labs
Launch: Launched onboard Dragon CRS-5 on 10 January 2015 at 9h47 UT and deployed from ISS on 3 March 2015 at 3h00 UT.
Orbit: 393 km x 405 km x 51.6°
Mission: The Flock-1 are 5-kg Earth observing satellites which monitor natural disasters, deforestation, agricultural yields and other environmental changes. They provide imagery with a resolution of 3 to 5 metres and operate in a relative short-lived 400-km orbit with an inclination of 52°.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's  ; Gunter's  ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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Flock 1d-2
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #24 ; 1998-67FV ; 7,781st spacecraft, 40,452nd space object 
Type: Earth-remote Sensing
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Sponsor: Planet Labs
Launch: Launched onboard Dragon CRS-5 on 10 January 2015 at 9h47 UT and deployed from ISS on 3 March 2015 at 3h00 UT.
Orbit: 393 km x 406 km x 51.6°
Mission: The Flock-1 are 5-kg Earth observing satellites which monitor natural disasters, deforestation, agricultural yields and other environmental changes. They provide imagery with a resolution of 3 to 5 metres and operate in a relative short-lived 400-km orbit with an inclination of 52°.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No.  ; Spaceflight Now's  ; Gunter's  ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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Flock 1b-5
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #25 ; 1998-67FW ; 7,782nd spacecraft, 40,453nd space object
Type: Earth-remote Sensing
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Sponsor: Planet Labs
Launch: Launched onboard Cygnus Orb-2 on 13 July 2014 at 16h52 UT and deployed from ISS on 3 March 2015 at 10h50 UT.
Orbit: 394 km x 407 km x 51.6°
Mission: The Flock-1 are 5-kg Earth observing satellites which monitor natural disasters, deforestation, agricultural yields and other environmental changes. They provide imagery with a resolution of 3 to 5 metres and operate in a relative short-lived 400-km orbit with an inclination of 52°.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 701 ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 Stories ; NASA News Releases ; Gunter's Flock 1 ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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Flock 1b-6
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #26 ; 1998-67FX ; 7,783rdspacecraft, 40,454th space object 
Type: Earth-remote Sensing
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Sponsor: Planet Labs
Launch: Launched onboard Cygnus Orb-2 on 13 July 2014 at 16h52 UT and deployed from ISS on 3 March 2015 at 10h50 UT.
Orbit: 392 km x 407 km x 51.6°
Mission: The Flock-1 are 5-kg Earth observing satellites which monitor natural disasters, deforestation, agricultural yields and other environmental changes. They provide imagery with a resolution of 3 to 5 metres and operate in a relative short-lived 400-km orbit with an inclination of 52°.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 701 ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 Stories ; NASA News Releases ; Gunter's Flock 1 ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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TechEdSat-4
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #27 ; 1998-67FY ; 7,784th spacecraft, 40,455th space object 
Type: Technology
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Sponsor: NASA's Ames Research Center
Launch: Launched onboard Cygnus Orb-2 on 13 July 2014 at 16h52 UT and to be deployed from ISS on 4 March 2015 at 1h20 UT.
Orbit: 393 km x 402 km x 51.6°
Mission: TechEdSat-4 is built by NASA's Ames Research Center to develop technology that will eventually enable small samples to be returned to Earth from the space station.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 701 ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 stories ;NASA News Releases ;  NSSDC's 2014-0 ; Gunter's TechEdSat 3p, 4 ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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GEARRSat
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #28 ; 1998-67FZ ; 7,785th spacecraft, 40,456th space object 
Type: Technology
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Ranks:
Sponsor: NASA's Ames Research Center
Launch: Launched onboard Cygnus Orb-2 on 13 July 2014 at 16h52 UT and to be deployed from ISS on 4 March 2015 at 1h20 UT.
Orbit: 395 km x 404 km x 51.6°
Mission: TechEdSat-4 is built by NASA's Ames Research Center to develop technology that will eventually enable small samples to be returned to Earth from the space station.
Source: Jonathan Space Report No. 701 ; Spaceflight Now's 2014 stories ;NASA News Releases ;  NSSDC's 2014-0 ; Gunter's GEARRSAT ; CelesTrak's Search=1998-067 ;
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MicroMAS
Spacecraft:
Chronologies: 2015 payload #29 ; 1998-67GA ; 7,786th spacecraft, 40,457th space object 
Type: Technology
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Ranks:
Sponsor: NASA's Ames Research Center
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