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Table of Spacecrafts Launched in 2006
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# Spacecraft Sponsor Launch Date Mission Type Categories
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1) New Horizons NASA 19 Jan 06 C Planetary Exploration (Pluto) USA,
2) ALOS / Daichi Japan (JAXA) 24  Jan 06 C Earth Remote Sensing Japan,
3) RadioSkaf / AMSAT-OSCAR 54 Russia/AMSAT-NA 3 Feb 06 C Radio-Amateur Amateur,
4) EchoStar X  / Echostar 10 EchoStar 15 Feb 06 C Communications Commer, Geo,
5) MTSAT 2 Japan (JCAB & JMA) 18 Feb 06 C Meteorology & Data RElay Japan, Geo,
6) ASTRO-F / Akari Japan (JAXA-ISAS) 21 Feb 06 C Astronomy Japan,
7) Cute 1.7 + APD Students of Tokyo University 21 Feb 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur,
8) SSP / "Solarsail Sub Payload" Japan 21 Feb 06 C Technology Japan,
9) Arabsat 4A / BADR-ONE Arabsat 28 Feb 06 C Communications Oth Gov, Fail,  (Geo),
10) Hot Bird 7A Eutelsat 11 Mar 06 C Communications Europe, Geo,
11) Spainsat Spain's HISDESAT 11 Mar 06 M Communications Europe, Geo,
12) ST5-A (ST5-FWD) NASA 22 Mar 06 C Technology USA,
13) ST5-B (ST5-MID) NASA 22 Mar 06 C Technology USA,
14) ST5-C (ST5-AFT) NASA 22 Mar 06 C Technology USA,
15) FalconSat 2 USAF /  DARP 24 Mar 06 M Science & Technology USA, Fail, 
16) Soyuz TMA-8 / ISS 12S Russian Federal Agency 30 Mar 06 C Piloted Spaceship Russia,
17) JCSAT-9 JSAT (Japan) 12 Apr 06 C Communications Japan, Geo,
18) Formosat-3 FM1 Taiwan (NSPO) 15 Apr 06 C Earth/Space Science Oth Gov, 
19) Formosat-3 FM2 Taiwan (NSPO) 15 Apr 06 C Earth/Space Science Oth Gov, 
20) Formosat-3 FM3 Taiwan (NSPO) 15 Apr 06 C Earth/Space Science Oth Gov, 
21) Formosat-3 FM4 Taiwan (NSPO) 15 Apr 06 C Earth/Space Science Oth Gov, 
22) Formosat-3 FM5 Taiwan (NSPO) 15 Apr 06 C Earth/Space Science Oth Gov, 
23) Formosat-3 FM6 Taiwan (NSPO) 15 Apr 06 C Earth/Space Science Oth Gov, 
24) Astra 1KR SES Astra 21 Apr 06 C Communications Commer, Geo,
25) Progress M-56 / ISS 21P Russian Federal Agency 24 Apr 06 C Cargo Spaceship Russia,
26) Eros-B / Eros-B1 Israeli ImageSat 25 Apr 06 C Earth Imaging Israel,
27) Yaogan 1 / RSS 1 China 26 Apr 06 C Earth Remote Sensing China,
28) CALIPSO NASA/CNES 28 Apr 06 C Earth/Space Science
(Meteo studies)		 USA/Europe,
29) CloudSat NASA 28 Apr 06 C Earth/Space Science
(Meteo studies)		 USA,
30) Kosmos 2420 / Kobal't-M 2 Russian Defense Ministry 3 May 06 M Photo Surveillance Russia,
31) GOES-13 / GOES N NOAA 24 May 06 C Meteorology USA, Geo,
32) Kompass-2 (Compas-2) IZMIRAN 26 May 06 C Earth/Space Science Russia, Fail, 
33) Satmex 6 Mexico's Satmex 27 May 06 C Communications Oth Gov,  Geo,
34) Thaicom 5 Thailand's Shin Sat 27 May 06 C Communications Oth Gov,  Geo,
35) Resurs-DK1 Russia 15 Jun 06 C Earth Remote Sensing Russia, 
36) KazSat 1 Kazakhstan 17 Jun 06 C Communications Kazakhstan,
37) Galaxy 16 PanAmSat 18 Jun 06 C Communications Commer, Geo,
38) MITEx (USA 187) DARPA, Air Force, Navy 21 Jun 06 M Science & Technology USA, Geo,
39) MITEx (USA 188) DARPA, Air Force, Navy 21 Jun 06 M Science & Technology USA, Geo,
40) MITEx (USA 189) DARPA, Air Force, Navy 21 Jun 06 M Science & Technology USA, Geo,
41) Progress M-57 / ISS 22P Russian Space Agency 24 Jun 06 C Cargo Spaceship Russia, 
42) Kosmos 2421 / US-PU Russia Defense Ministry 25 Jun 06 M Electronic Intelligence Russia, 
43) NROL-22 (USA 184) U.S. National Re-
connaissance Office		 28 Jun 06 M Electronic Intelligence USA,
44) STS-121 / ULF-1.1 NASA 4 Jul 06 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
45) Insat 4C India (ISRO) 10 Jul 06 C Communications India, (Geo), Fail,
46) Genesis 1 Bigelow Aerospace 12 Jul 06 C Private R&D Commer,
47) Kosmos 2422 / Oko Russia Defense Ministry 21 Jul 06 M Missile Early Warning Russia, 
48) BelKA Belarus 26 Jul 06 C Earth Remote Sensing Belarus, Fail,
49) Baumanets Baumanets University 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
50) Unisat-4 Universita di Roma 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
51) PICPOT Politecnico di Torino 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
52) ICECube-1 Cornell University 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
53) ION University of Illinois 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
54) RINCON University of Arizona 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
55) AeroCube-1 Aerospace Corp 26 Jul 06 C Amateur Technology Amateur, Fail,
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56) CalPoly CP1 California Polytechnic Univversity 26 Jul 06 C Amateur Technology Amateur, Fail,
57) SEEDS Nihon University 26 Jul 06 C Amateur Technology Amateur, Fail,
58) nCube-1 Norway' s University of Technology 26 Jul 06 C Amateur Technology Amateur, Fail,
59) HAUSAT-1 Hankuk Aviation University 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
60) MEROPE Montana State University 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
61) CalPoly CP2 California Polytechnic University 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
62) KUTESat University of Kansas 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
63) SACRED University of Arizona 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
64) Voyager Hawaii University 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
65) ICECube 2 Cornell University 26 Jul 06 C Student Experimentation Amateur, Fail,
66) KOMPSAT-2 / Arirang-2 South Korea 28 Jul 06 C Earth Imaging S. Korea,
67) Hot Bird 8 Eutelelsat 4 Aug 06 C Communications Europe, Geo,
68) JCSAT-10 Japan (JSAT Corp) 11 Aug 06 C Communications Japan, Geo,
69) Syracuse 3B France (DGA) 11 Aug 06 M Communications Europe, Geo,
70) Koreasat 5 / Mugunghwa 5 S. Korea Telecom 22 Aug 06 C Communications S. Korea, Geo,
71) SJ-8 / Shi Jian 8 China 9 Sep 06 C Material Processing China,
72) STS-115 / ISS 12A NASA 9 Sep 06 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
73) ITS-P3/P4 NASA 9 Sep 06 C Space Station Component USA,
74) IGS Optical-2 Japan Defense Ministry 11 Sep 06 M Photo Surveillance Japan,
75) ZX-22A / Zhongxing-22A China 12 Sep 06 M Communications China, Geo,
76) Kosmos 2423 / Don Russia Defense Ministry 12 Sep 06 M Photo Surveillance Russia,
77) Soyuz TMA-9 / ISS 13S Russia 18 Sep 06 C Piloted Spaceship Russia,
78) SOLAR-B / Hinode Japan (JAXA) 22 Sep 06 C Sun Observatory Japan,
79) HIT-SAT Japan's Hokkaido 
Insttitute of Technology		 22 Sep 06 C Technology (amateur) Amateur,
80) SSSAT Japan (ISAS-JAXA) 22 Sep 06 C Technology Japan,
81) Navstar 58 (USA 190) U.S. Department
of Defense		 25 Sep 06 M Navigation USA,
82) DirecTV 9S DIRECTV 13 Oct 06 C Communications Commer, Geo,
83) Optus D1 Australia (Optus) 13 Oct 06 C Communications Australia, Geo,
84) LDREX-2 Japan 13 Oct 06 C Technology Japan,
85) METOP A Eumetsat 19 Oct 06 C Meteorology Europe,
86) Progress M-58 / ISS 23P Russian Space Agency 23 Oct 06 C Cargo Spaceship Russia,
87) SJ-6-2A / Shi Jian 6-2A China 23 Oct 06 M Probably Electronic Intelligence
 		 China,
88) SJ-6-2B / Shi Jian 6-2B China 23 Oct 06 M Probably Electronic Intelligence China,
89) STEREO Ahead NASA 26 Oct 06 C Sun Observatory USA,
90) STEREO Behind NASA 26 Oct 06 C Sun Observatory USA,
91) Xinnuo-2 / Sinosat-2 China 28 Oct 06 C Communications China, Geo,
92) XM 4 Blues / XM Radio 4 XM Satellite Radio 30 Oct 06 C Communications Commer, Geo,
93) DMSP Block 5D-3 F-17 (USA 191) U.S. Department of Defense 4 Nov 06 M Meteorology USA,
94) Badr 4 (Arabsat 4B) Arabsat 8 Nov 06 C Communications Oth Gov,, Geo,
95) Navstar 59 (USA 192) U.S. Department of Defense 17 Nov 06 M Navigation USA,
96) Fengyun 2D China 8 Dec 06 C Meteorology China, Geo,
97) WildBlue 1 WildBlue Communications  8 Dec 06 C Communications Commer, Geo,
98) AMC 18 SES Americom 8 Dec 06 C Communications Commer, Geo,
99) STS-116 / ISS 12A.1 NASA 10 Dec 06 C Piloted Spaceship USA,
100) ITS-P5 NASA 10 Dec 06 C Space Station Component USA,
101) MEPSI 2A/2B U.S. Department of Defense 10 Dec 06 M Science & Technology USA,
102) RAFT-1 U.S. Naval Academy Students 10 Dec 06 M Science & Technology USA,
103) NMARS U.S. Naval Academy Students 10 Dec 06 M Science & Technology USA,
104) ANDE-MAA U.S. Department of Defense 10 Dec 06 M Science & Technology USA,
105) ANDE-FCAL U.S. Department of Defense 10 Dec 06 M Science & Technology USA,
106) Measat 3 Malaysia's Binariang Satellite Systems  11 Dec 06 C Communications Malaysia, Geo,
107) NROL-21 (USA 193) U.S. National Re- connaissance Office 14 Dec 06 M Unknown USA,
108) TacSat 2 U.S. Air Force Research Lab  16 Dec 06 M Science & Technology USA,
109) Genesat-1 NASA 16 Dec 06 C Biology USA,
110) ETS-8 / Kiku 8 Japan (JAXA-
NICT-NTT)		 18 Dec 06 C Technology Japan, Geo,
111) SAR-Lupe 1 Germany Defense Ministry 19 Dec 06 M Photo Surveillance (radar) Europe
112) Meridian 1 (Meridian N1) Russia 24 Dec 06 C Communications Russia, Geo,
113) Kosmos 2424 / Uragan Russia Defense Ministry 25 Dec 06 M Navigation Russia,
114) Kosmos 2425 / Uragan Russia Defense Ministry 25 Dec 06 M Navigation Russia,
115) Kosmos 2426 / Uragan Russia Defense Ministry 25 Dec 06 M Navigation Russia,
116) COROT France (CNES) 27 Dec 06 C Astronomy Europe,
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