Year of Launch 2015 RAE Table of Earth Satellites (Issued 2015) Page
Name Cospar ID Launch date Shape and Size Date of Orbital Nodal Semi Perigee Apogee Orbital Argument
[Launcher] [Norad#] Launchsite Lifetime and descent date weight (kg) (m) orbital Inclination period major axis height height eccentricity of perigee
Fragment Cospar ID [Norad#] Descent date Lifetime determination (deg) (min) (km) (km) (km) (deg)
D Dragon CRS-5 # 2015 01 A 2015 Jan 10.408 Blunt cone 4.4 high 2015 Jan 10.41 51.64 90.08 6657 206 351 0.011 47
R [Falcon 9v1.1] [40370] 31.623 days + cylinder 3.66 dia 2015 Jan 10.81 51.67 89.98 6652 206 342 0.010 47
CC-LC40 2015 Feb 11.031 + 2 panels 2.8 high 2015 Jan 11.12 51.78 89.88 6648 193 345 0.011 54
8700 full 16.5 span 2015 Jan 11.36 51.65 91.52 6728 345 353 0.0005 275
2317 cargo 2015 Jan 11.82 51.66 92.48 6775 383 409 0.002 25
2015 Jan 12.38 51.65 92.70 6786 403 411 0.0006 243
D Falcon 9 2nd stage $ 2015 01 D % 2015 Jan 10.408 Cylinder ~14 long 2015 Jan 10.54 51.66 89.90 6648 199 339 0.011 50
[40373] 7 days 4900 3.66 dia 2015 Jan 17.71 51.64 87.62 6535 141 172 0.002 76
2015 Jan 17
D Fragments (Solar 2015 01 B C % 2 pieces, both have decayed For orbital info see extra pages at the end of the year
Panel covers)
MUOS 3 2015 02 A 2015 Jan 21.045 Box +2 panels 6.7 x 3.66 No TLE issued; in geostationary orbit. Orbits from amateur observations.
[Atlas-5 551] [40374] > million years + 2 dishes x 1.83 2016 Aug 1.10 4.48 1436.12 42165 35554 36019 0.006 176
CC-LC 41 6740 ~30 span
5.4 + 14 dia
Atlas-5 2nd stage 2015 02 B 2015 Jan 21.045 Cylinder 12.68 long 2015 Jan 20.83 18.97 704.68 26232 3890 35816 0.609 179
(Centaur #223) [40375] 2243 3.05 dia 2015 Jan 21.56 19.00 688.95 25840 3729 35193 0.609 178
# Dragon CRS-5 rendezvoused with ISS and was grappled 2015 Jan 12.454 by the stations robotic arm and 2015 Jan 12.579 berthed to the Harmony module (nadir port). Unbearthed 2015 Feb 10.708 and released 2015 Feb 10.799 from the robotic arm. Landed in the Pacific Ocean about 430 km SW of Long Beach, CA.
$ Decay observed in Amur Region, Russia.
% Space-Track has object B as the r/b. Based on the re-entry dates object D is most likely the r/b and B, C the Solar panel covers.
SMAP # 2015 03 A 2015 Jan 31.599 Pentagonal box 1.5 x 0.9 2015 Jan 31.72 98.13 98.20 7051 660 685 0.002 215
[Delta II 7320-10C] [40376] +spin platform x0.9
(#153) VDB-SLC-2W + panel 9.7 span
+ dish 6.8 dia
944
Firebird 3 $ 2015 03 B 2015 Jan 31.599 1.5U Cube 0.15 x 0.10 2015 Jan 31.80 99.13 95.72 6932 438 669 0.017 339
[40377] 2 x 0.10
Firebird 4 $ 2015 03 C 2015 Jan 31.599 1.5U Cube 0.15 x 0.10 2015 Jan 31.80 99.13 95.73 6932 438 669 0.017 339
[40378] 2 x 0.10
Grifex ^ 2015 03 D 2015 Jan 31.599 3U Cube 0.30 x 0.10 2015 Jan 31.81 99.13 95.73 6933 439 669 0.017 340
[40379] x 0.10
ExoCube (CP-10) & 2015 03 E 2015 Jan 31.599 3U Cube 0.30 x 0.10 2015 Jan 31.81 99.12 95.73 6932 437 370 0.017 340
[40380] x 0.10
+ 2 booms 0.25 long
D Delta II 2nd stage % 2015 03 F 2015 Jan 31.599 Cylinder 5.97 long De-orbited
(Delta-K) [NNA] 950 2.44 dia
IGS 9 * 2015 04 A 2015 Feb 1.056 No TLE issued. Orbits from amateur observations.
[H-IIA 202] [40381] 2016 Aug 1.90 97.35 94.25 6861 481 484 0.0002 80
(F21) TAN-YOS-LC1
H-IIA 2nd stage 2015 04 B 2015 Feb 1.056 Cylinder 9.2 long No TLE issued
[40382] 4 dia
H-IIA 2nd stage 2015 04 C [40383] No TLE issued
Fragment
# Soil Moisure Active/Passive; a NASA Environmental Research Satellite.
$ Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron, Intensity, Range and Dynamics. The satellites will study Space Weather.
^ GEO-CAPE (GEOstationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events)ROIC (Read-Out Integrated Circuit)In-Flight performance Experiment.
& From the California Polytechnic State University.
% The Delta-II 2nd stage lowered its orbit before deploying the cubsats; then made a de-orbit burn
* Information Gathering Satellite with a radar payload. Orbits based on amateur observations.
Inmarsat 5-F2 2015 05 A 2015 Feb 1.522 Box +2 panels 6.98 high 2015 Feb 2.15 26.79 1377.20 41004 4366 64885 0.738 180
[Proton-M/Breeze-M] [40384] > million years + antennas 3.59 width 2015 Feb 6.62 6.86 1762.73 48338 18899 65019 0.477 180
BAI 6100 3.27 long 2015 Feb 8.14 2.01 2068.32 53774 29915 64876 0.325 180
3750 bol 33.80 span 2015 Feb 12.60 0.21 1490.23 43219 31892 41789 0.114 205
2015 Feb 18.34 0.12 1436.22 42167 31550 40027 0.101 217
2015 Feb 23.85 0.13 1434.68 42137 32436 39081 0.079 222
2015 Mar 3.62 0.10 1435.70 42157 33261 38296 0.060 213
2015 Mar 5.48 0.09 1436.03 42164 33274 38296 0.060 214
Breeze-M stage 2015 05 B 2015 Feb 1.522 Stubby Cyl 2.62 long 2015 Feb 2.65 28.07 1297.30 39402 2816 63232 0.767 182
[40385] 1220 ~2.4 dia
Breeze-M tank 2015 05 C 2015 Feb 1.522 Torus 2.1 long 2015 Feb 2.47 50.77 274.28 13984 365 14846 0.518 172
[40386] 1290 4.1 dia
0.8 cross
D Fajr (Dawn) 2015 06 A 2015 Feb 2.368* Hexagonal Cyl 2015 Feb 2.41 55.54 91.47 6725 223 470 0.019 162
[Safir] [40387] 24 days ~50 2015 Feb 26.03 55.51 87.37 6523 134 155 0.002 231
SEM 2015 Feb 26
Safir 2nd stage 2015 06 B 2015 Feb 2.368* Cylindrical ~5 long 2015 Feb 10.19 55.54 90.92 6698 219 420 0.015 182
[40388] 1.25 dia
D IXV ** 2015 Sub 2015 Feb 11.570 Cone 5 long 2015 Feb 11 5.4 76 416
[NNA} 0.070 days 1845 2.2 wide
KOU-ZLV 2015 Feb 11.640 1.5 high
D IXV Avum ** 2015 Sub 2015 Feb 11.570 Cone-cyl 2 long 2015 Feb 11 5.4 76 416
Upperstage [NNA] 2.18 dia
[Vega] (#VV 04)
* Launch occurred around 08:50 UT according to outsiders.
** The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, a test space plane, was launched on a sub-orbital flight by the Vega rocket with the Attitude Vernier Upper Module. At a height of 332 km the IXV separates from the AVUM. IXV continues upwards to a maximum altitude of 412 km and then drops back to earth. The lifting body and parachutes slows the IXV down for a landing in the Pacific Ocean after a 100 min flight.
After spacecraft separation the AVUM made a short burn to raise the perigee to an altitude preventing a re-entry. At T+1:50 the AVUM made a de-orbit burn and probably burned up in the atmosphere over the Atlantic Ocean.
DSCOVR # 2015 07 A 2015 Feb 11.961 Octagonal bus 1.37 x 1.87 2015 Feb 11.963 35 185 185
[Falcon 9 v1.1] [40390] indefinitely + Cylinder 2015 Feb 11.982 37.09 187 1371148
CC-LC40 + panel +boom ~7.5 span 2015 Jun 8 Entered orbit around L1 Lagrange point
750
~600 dry
Falcon 9 2nd stage 2015 07 B 2015 Feb 11.961 Cylinder ~14 long Initial orbits similar to 2015 07 A
[40391] 4900 3.66 dia 2015 Feb 23.983 Collision avoidance manoeuvre
2015 Apr 2.00 59.26 37d148.35 470020 383107 544176 0.171 252
D Progress M-26M * 2015 08 A 2015 Feb 17.458 Cyl+beehive+ 7.5 long 2015 Feb 17.48 51.65 88.72 6590 186 237 0.004 91
[Soyuz-U] [40392] 178.137 days +spheroid+ 2.72 maxdia
BAI-LC1/5 2015 Aug 14.595 2 panels 2.3 dia
7287
D Soyuz-U 3rd stage 2015 08 B 2015 Feb 17.458 Cylinder 8.1 long 2015 Feb 17.48 51.62 88.57 6582 186 220 0.003 73
[40393] 2 days 2400? 2.66 dia 2015 Feb 19 51.63 87.70 153 186
2015 Feb 19
Cosmos 2503 $ 2015 09 A 2015 Feb 27.459 Cylindrical 4.0 x 2.3 2015 Feb 27.53 97.64 93.25 6812 327 539 0.016 72
(Bars-M 1L) [40420] 4000 x 2.3
[Soyuz 2-1A] PLE-LC43/4
D Soyuz 2-1A 3rd stage 2015 09 B 2015 Feb 27.459 Cylinder 6.74 long 2015 Feb 27.60 97.64 93.22 6810 327 536 0.015 72
[40421] 368.456 days 2355 2.66 dia
2016 Mar 1.915
ABS 3A % 2015 10 A 2015 Mar 2.160 Box +2 panels 4.6 high 2015 Mar 2.97 24.82 1263.27 38300 391 63452 0.823 171
{Falcon 9 v1.1] [40424] > million years + 4 dishes 2.1 wide 2015 Mar 4.45 24.81 1259.22 38217 358 63319 0.824 171
CC-LC40 1954 2015 Mar 9.09 24.98 1242.28 38280 434 63369 0.822 173
2015 Mar 11.32 24.99 1246.53 38368 449 63529 0.882 173
2015 Apr 16.50 12.43 1369.32 40847 4272 64665 0.739 179
2015 Apr 23.00 10.64 1387.15 41201 5242 64403 0.718 180
2015 Apr 27.88 10.00 1389.57 41249 5731 64010 0.706 180
2015 May 8.00 7.88 1408.83 41630 7579 62922 0.665 182
2015 May 12.01 7.16 1415.62 41763 8261 62507 0.649 182
2015 May 21.83 5.88 1426.93 41985 10280 60933 0.603 183
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# Deep Space Climate Observatory to measure space weather from the L1 Lagrange point at 1.5 million km on the Earth-Sun line.
* Progress M-26M docked 2015 Feb 17.706 with ISS (Zvezda port) with 2370 kg of supplies. Undocked 2015 Aug 14.430 for destructive re-entry over the south
Pacific Ocean.
$ Cartographic satellite.
% First double payload launch of Falcon 9. Both satellites used their ion thrusters to achieve the geostationary orbit.
Eutelsat 115 West B 2015 10 B 2015 Mar 2.160 Box +2 panels 4.6 high 2015 Mar 2.97 24.98 1259.82 38230 359 63343 0.824 171
% [40425] > million years + 4 dishes 2.1 wide 2015 Mar 4.3 24.81 1260.72 38248 360 63379 0.824 171
2205 2015 Mar 11.28 24.99 1242.23 38279 439 63363 0.822 173
2015 Mar 17.34 23.59 1243.97 38315 1784 62088 0.787 174
2015 Mar 19.07 22.68 1244.83 38333 2005 61903 0.781 174
2015 Apr 20.50 12.99 1348.48 40432 3778 64329 0.749 181
2015 Apr 23.33 12.25 1354.07 40544 4123 64207 0.741 182
2015 Apr 30.83 10.98 1361.75 40697 4870 63766 0.724 183
2015 May 4.67 10.02 1370.35 40868 5382 63596 0.712 184
2015 May 12.01 8.64 1379.60 41052 6634 62712 0.683 185
2015 May 17.04 7.67 1387.70 41212 7342 62325 0.667 185
2015 May 21.83 6.89 1398.88 41433 8151 61958 0.649 187
Falcon 9 2nd stage 2015 10 C 2015 Mar 2.160 Cylinder ~14 long 2015 Mar 2.76 24.94 1254.22 38115 363 63108 0.823 171
[40426] 4900 3.66 dia 2015 Mar 3.23 24.95 1255.12 38133 364 63145 0.823 171
2015 Mar 4.44 24.97 1255.57 38142 365 63162 0.823 171
MMS 1 # 2015 11 A 2015 Mar 12.114 Octagonal 3.5 dia 2015 Mar 13.16 28.83 1409.30 41639 545 69975 0.834 19
[Atlas V-421] [40482] cylinder 1.23 high 2015 Mar 13.31 28.86 1413.73 41726 556 70139 0.834 19
(#53) CC-LC41 +4 wire booms 60 long
+2 axial booms 15 long
+2 rigid booms
1360
MMS 2 2015 11 B 2015 Mar 12.114 Octagonal 3.5 dia 2015 Mar 13.16 28.74 1407.30 41599 524 69918 0.834 19
[40483] cylinder 1.23 high 2015 Mar 13.32 28.85 1414.10 41733 551 70157 0.0834 19
+4 wire booms 60 long
+2 axial booms 15 long
+2 rigid booms
1360
MMS 3 2015 11 C 2015 Mar 12.114 Octagonal 3.5 dia 2015 Mar 13.16 28.89 1412.02 41692 545 70082 0.834 19
[40484] cylinder 1.23 high 2015 Mar 13.60 28.84 1414.67 41744 551 70180 0.834 19
+4 wire booms 60 long
+2 axial booms 15 long
+2 rigid booms
1360
% First double payload launch of Falcon 9. Both satellites used their ion thrusters to achieve the geostationary orbit.
# Magnetospheric Multiscale Spacecraft to study the Earth’s magnetic field in a thetrahedron shaped formation. At first some 90 km apart, then closing
in to about 9 km.
MMS 4 2015 11 D 2015 Mar 12.114 Octagonal 3.5 dia 2015 Mar 13.16 28.96 1411.72 41686 540 70076 0.834 19
[40485] cylinder 1.23 high 2015 Mar 13.33 28.82 1415.13 41754 552 70198 0.834 19
+4 wire booms 60 long
+2 axial booms 15 long
+2 rigid booms
1360
Atlas-5 2nd stage 2015 11 B 2015 Mar 12.114 Cylinder 12.68 long 2015 Mar 13.16 28.84 1415.00 41751 556 70189 0.834 19
[40486] 2243 3.05 dia
Ekspress AM-7 2015 12 A 2015 Mar 18.920 Box +2 panels 7.5 high 2015 Mar 19.61 19.91 734.13 26958 5406 35752 0.563 0
[Proton-M/Breeze-M] [40505] > million years 5712 full 30 span 2015 Mar 20.84 16.66 766.05 27733 6971 35739 0.519 0
BAI-LC200/39 1438.5 dry 2015 Apr 7.78 0.02 1436.15 42166 35780 35794 0.0002 107
2015 Apr 8.12 0.02 1436.12 42165 35780 35793 0.0002 97
Breeze-M stage 2015 12 B 2015 Mar 18.920 Stubby Cyl 2.62 long 2015 Mar 19.55 20.02 682.38 25675 4415 34178 0.580 5
[40506] 1220 ~2.4 dia
Breeze-M tank 2015 12 C 2015 Mar 18.920 Torus 2.1 long 2015 Mar 20.75 49.47 302.03 14912 333 16734 0.550 354
[40507] 1290 4.1 dia
0.8 cross
GPS IIF-9 2015 13 A 2015 Mar 25.775 Box +2 panels 2.49x2.03 2015 Mar 25.95 55.02 729.62 26847 20463 20473 0.0002 194
(SVN 71) (USA 260) [40534] 1 million years 1630 x2.24 2015 Mar 28.59 55.01 729.57 26846 20466 20468 0.00003 235
[Delta 4M+4,2] CC-LC37B 2015 Apr 2.65 55.02 726.53 26771 20317 20468 0.003 229
2015 Apr 16.88 55.02 718.23 26567 20182 20194 0.0002 96
2015 Apr 20.68 55.02 717.92 26559 20177 20184 0.0001 330
Delta 4 2nd stage 2015 13 B 2015 Mar 25.775 Cylinder 12.2 long 2015 Mar 26.34 54.69 746.22 27252 20788 20959 0.003 340
[40535] 4 dia
Fragments 2015 13 C-E 3 pieces all in orbit For orbital info see extra pages at the end of the year
KOMPSAT-3A 2015 14 A 2015 Mar 25.923 Hexagonal box 3.5 long 2015 Mar 25.98 97.51 95.32 6912 526 540 0.001 288
[Dnepr] [40536] + Cylinder 2.0 dia 2015 Mar 27.56 97.51 95.25 6909 521 540 0.001 277
DOM-LC370/13 + 3 panels ~7 span
~1000
Dnepr 3rd stage 2015 14 C 2015 Mar 25.923 Cylinder 1.0 long 2015 Mar 26.70 97.38 104.73 7360 523 1440 0.062 185
[40541] 2360 3.0 dia
Fragment 2015 14 B [40537] 2015 Mar 25.98 97.50 94.97 6896 499 535 0.003 331
IGS 10 2015 15 A 2015 Mar 26.056 No TLE issued, orbits from amateur observations.
(Optical 5) [40538] 2016 Aug 1.93 97.48 94.88 6891 510 515 0.0003 350
[H-IIA 202] TAN-LC1
H-IIA 2nd stage 2015 15 B 2015 Mar 26.056 Cylinder 9.2 long No TLE issued, orbits from amateur observations.
[40539] 4 dia 2016 Aug 1.91 97.46 93.90 6843 457 472 0.001 168
?? 2015 15 C [40540]
Soyuz TMA-16M $ 2015 16 A 2015 Mar 27.822 Cyl+beehive+ 7.48 long 2015 Mar 27.81 51.61 88.60 6584 198 213 0.001 54
3M [Soyuz-FG] [40542] +spheroid+ 2.72 maxdia
BAI-LC1/5 2 panels 2.2 dia
7120 10.6 span
Soyuz-FG 3rd stage % 2015 16 B 2015 Mar 27.822 Cylinder 6.74 long 2015 Mar 28.00 51.61 88.90 6599 211 230 0.001 342
(Blok I) [40543] days 2410 2.66 dia 2015 Mar 28.24 51.61 88.42 6575 188 204 0.001 42
$ Soyuz TMA-16M with 2 cosmonauts (Padalka and Kornienko) and an astronaut (Kelly) docked 2015 Mar 28.065 with ISS.
Kornienko and Kelly will stay aboard ISS for almost a year. They returned to earth 2016 Mar 2 aboard Soyuz TMA-18M (2015 43A)
On 2015 Aug 28 Soyuz TMA-16M was relocated to the Zvezda aft port with a 25 min free flight in order to free the Poisk port for Soyuz TMA-18M.
Soyuz TMA-16M undocked 2015 Sep with Padalka, Mogensen and Aimbetov
Galileo 7 (263) 2015 17 A 2015 Mar 27.907 Box +2 panels 2.5 x 1.2 2015 Mar 28.10 54.82 835.87 29394 22447 23583 0.019 96
(Adam) [40544] 1 million years 732.8 x 1.1 2015 Mar 28.55 55.06 860.22 29962 23563 23604 0.0007 248
[Soyuz 2-1B/Fregat] KOU-ZLS 14.67 span 2015 Mar 28.86 55.07 860.30 29964 23562 23608 0.0008 242
(VS11) 2015 May 5.92 55.15 844.73 29601 23217 23228 0.0002 262
Galileo 8 (264) 2015 17 B 2015 Mar 27.907 Box +2 panels 2.5 x 1.2 2015 Mar 28.11 55.09 859.92 29955 23593 23559 0.0006 231
(Anastasia) [40545] 1 million years 732.8 x 1.1 2015 Mar 28.61 55.07 859.50 29945 23564 23569 0.00009 230
14.67 span 2015 Mar 28.86 55.06 859.62 29948 23566 23572 0.00009 88
2015 May 5.83 55.14 844.63 29599 23213 23227 0.0002 271
Fregat MT 2015 17 C 2015 Mar 27.907 Spheres 1.5 long 2015 Mar 28.10 55.07 860.03 29958 23560 23598 0.0006 219
Upperstage [40546] + nozzle 3.35 dia
1050
IRNSS-1D 2015 18 A 2015 Mar 28.493 Box +2 panels 1.58x1.50 2015 Mar 28.62 19.22 301.20 16801 278 20567 0.604 178
[PSLV](C27) [40547] > million years 1425 full x1.50 2015 Mar 29.94 19.22 628.98 24318 310 35569 0.725 180
SRI 603 dry ~5 span 2015 Apr 7.65 30.48 1435.08 42145 35699 35834 0.002 181
2015 Apr 9.63 30.47 1436.00 42163 35698 35871 0.002 183
2015 May 5.86 30.43 1436.13 42166 35697 35876 0.002 183
PSLV 4th stage 2015 18 B 2015 Mar 28.493 Cylinder 3.0 long 2015 Mar 25.65 19.08 306.53 16966 277 20897 0.608 179
[40548] 1.34 dia
Beidou-I1 S 2015 19 A 2015 Mar 30.576 Box +2 panels 2015 Apr 2.34 54.98 1461.83 42667 35796 36781 0.012 172
[CZ-3C/E - YZ-1] [40549] 2015 Apr 28.09 54.98 1438.25 42207 35662 35995 0.004 190
XI-LC2 2015 Apr 28.92 54.95 1437.57 42194 35760 35870 0.001 150
2015 May 9.07 54.96 1435.80 42159 35598 35962 0.004 175
D CZ-3C stage 2015 19 B 2015 Mar 30.576 2015 Mar 30.96 54.93 438.82 19129 194 25307 0.656 168
[40550] 359 days 2016 Mar 23.49 54.54 89.25 6616 86 389 0.022 310
2016 Mar 23
YuanZheng-1 stage * 2015 19 C 2015 Mar 30.576
[41929]
* First launch with this new upper stage capable of up to 8 engine burns.
Gonets-3M 2015 20 A 2015 Mar 31.575 Cylinder + 2015 Mar 31.73 82.49 116.03 7881 1497 1508 0.0007 335
[Rokot/Breeze-KM] [40552] booms
PLE-LC133/3 282
Gonets-3M 2015 20 B 2015 Mar 31.575 Cylinder + 2015 Mar 31.73 82.48 116.02 7880 1495 1507 0.0007 324
[40553] booms
282
Gonets-3M 2015 20 C 2015 Mar 31.575 Cylinder + 2015 Mar 31.73 82.48 115.98 7879 1494 1506 0.0007 310
[40554] booms
282
Cosmos 2504 % 2015 20 D 2015 Mar 31.575 2015 Mar 31.67 82.48 112.40 7716 1170 1504 0.022 270
[40555] 2015 Mar 31.88 82.49 112.45 7717 1171 1506 0.022 269
2015 Mar 31.95 82.48 112.42 7716 1170 1505 0.022 270
2015 Jul 3 1119 1451
Breeze-KM stage * 2015 20 E 2015 Mar 31.575 Cylinder 2.6 long 2015 Mar 31.89 82.49 112.45 7717 1172 1506 0.022 269
[40556] 6300 full 2.5 dia
1320 dry
Fragments 2015 20 F-L 6 pieces, all in orbit For orbital info see extra pages at the end of the year
D Dragon CRS-6 # 2015 21 A 2015 Apr 14.840 Blunt cone 4.4 high 2015 Apr 14.86 51.65 90.17 6661 205 360 0.012 48
R [Falcon 9v1.1] [40588] 36.856 days + cylinder 3.66 dia 2015 Apr 14.92 51.65 90.05 6655 202 351 0.011 45
CC-LC40 2015 May 21.696 + 2 panels 2.8 high 2015 Apr 16.81 51.64 92.33 6767 384 393 0.0006 229
8700 full 16.5 span 2015 Apr 17.56 51.65 92.55 6778 395 403 0.0006 223
2215 cargo 2015 May 21.54 51.64 92.47 6774 392 399 0.005 172
D Falcon 9 2nd stage 2015 21 B 2015 Apr 17.840 Cylinder ~14 long 2015 Apr 14.86 51.64 90.13 6660 206 357 0.011 48
[40589] 5 days 4900 3.66 dia 2015 Apr 22.65 51.63 87.60 6534 144 168 0.002 76
2015 Apr 22
D Fragments (Solar 2015 21 C D 2 pieces, both have decayed For orbital info see extra pages at the end of the year
Panel covers)
* After deploying the 3 Gonets-3M the Breeze KM stage lowered its perigee before deploying Cosmos 2504.
% Cosmos 2504 rendez-voused with the Breeze-KM stage around 2015 Apr 14 and appears to have deliberately or accidentally hit the stage, according to
reports by Anatoliy Zak at russianspaceweb.com. Lowered its orbit 2015 Jul 3.3
# Dragon CRS-6 rendezvoused with ISS 2015 Apr 17.426 and was 2017 Apr 17.455 grappled by the robotic arm. Berthed 2015 Apr 17.562 to Harmony nadir port.
Dragon was unberthed 2015 May 21.388 and released from the stations arm 2015 May 21.461
Thor 7 * 2015 22 A 2015 Apr 26.833 Box + 2panels 4.7 x 3.4 2015 Apr 29.23 0.93 1008.83 33320 18131 35752 0.264 181
[Ariane 5 ECA] [40613] > million years 4600 x 2.7 2015 Apr 30.69 0.10 1376.78 40996 33479 35755 0.028 224
(L576 VA222) KOU-ELA3 24.8 span 2015 May 1.60 0.02 1433.65 42117 35732 35744 0.0001 31
2015 May 1.84 0.03 1433.43 42113 35727 35742 0.0002 5
2015 May 7.80 0.03 1436.12 42165 35778 35796 0.0002 135
Sircal 2 # 2015 22 B 2015 Apr 26.833 Box +2 panels 5.5 x 2.2 No TLE issued. Geosynchronous orbit.
[40614] > million years 4400 x 3.1
Ariane 5 2nd stage 2015 22 C 2015 Apr 26.833 Drum-cone 3.5 long 2015 Apr 29.27 5.92 632.58 24410 242 35821 0.729 178
[40615] 2880 3.94 dia
Sylda 5A upper part 2015 22 D 2015 Apr 26.833 Barrel shaped 6.4 long 2015 Apr 28.82 6.00 630.53 24358 241 35717 0.728 180
[40616] 517 4.6 dia
TurkmenÄlem 52E % 2015 23 A 2015 Apr 27.960 Box +2 panels 2.2 x 2.0 2015 Apr 27.77 25.48 623.87 24186 211 35403 0.728 179
[Falcon 9] [40617] > million years 4730 x 4.5 2015 Apr 29.22 9.75 781.33 28101 7985 35460 0.489 179
CC-LC40 2015 Apr 30.75 1.71 1208.65 37586 26775 35641 0.118 180
2015 May 1.13 1.72 1208.47 37582 26763 35645 0.118 179
2015 May 4.14 0.03 1429.08 42027 35623 35675 0.0006 59
2015 May 5.03 0.03 1432.73 42099 35655 35785 0.002 268
2015 May 7.10 0.03 1435.80 42159 35775 35786 0.0001 276
2015 May 16.62 0.04 1436.13 42166 35776 35798 0.0003 187
2015 May 21.74 0.07 1436.08 42165 35785 35787 0.00003 232
Falcon 9 2nd stage 2015 23 B 2015 Apr 27.960 Cylinder ~14 long 2015 Apr 27.77 25.48 624.32 24197 199 35439 0.728 179
[40618] 4900 3.66 dia 2015 Apr 29.29 9.75 781.70 28110 7998 35464 0.489 179
D Progress M-27M & 2015 24 A 2015 Apr 28.298 Cyl+beehive+ 7.5 long 2015 Apr 28.32 51.57 88.27 6567 126 251 0.009 354
[Soyuz-2 1A] [40619] 9.799 days +spheroid+ 2.72 maxdia 2015 Apr 28.87 51.65 88.97 6602 187 259 0.005 85
BAI-LC1/5 2015 May 8.097 2 panels 2.3 dia 2015 May 1.56 51.64 88.77 6592 182 244 0.005 96
7289 2015 May 4.39 51.64 88.45 6577 174 222 0.004 108
2015 May 6.53 51.64 88.07 6557 165 192 0.002 109
2015 May 7.81 51.64 87.38 6523 139 151 0.0009 128
* Norwegian maritime communication satellite for North Sea, Noewegian Sea, Red sea, Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean
# French-Italian military communication satellite
% First Turkmenistan satellite; aka MonacoSat as the sat is using an orbital slot of Monaco. 12 of the 38 transponders are from Monaco and leased to SES.
& Progress M-27M and the 3rd stage probably collided at spacecraft separation, sending Progress spinning in orbit. Progress M-27M decayed over the Pacific
Ocean some 800 km west of the south Chilean coast.
D Soyuz-2 1A 3rd stage 2015 24 B 2015 Apr 28.298 Cylinder 8.1 long 2015 Apr 28.32 51.67 88.75 6591 123 302 0.014 8
(Block I) [40620] 1 day 2400? 2.66 dia 2015 Apr 29.02 51.65 87.78 6544 160 169 0.0007 46
2015 Apr 29
Fragments 2015 24 C-X 20 pieces, 13 have decayed For orbital info see extra pages at the end of the year
D OTV-4 (X-37B) $ 2015 25 A 2015 May 20.628 Cylindrical 8.84 long No TLE issued; orbits from amateur observations
R (USA 261) [40651] 717.9 days + wings 2.9 high 2015 May 27.68 38.02 90.83 6694 309 322 0.001 319
[Atlas V 501,AV-054) CC-LC41 2017 May 7.5 4990 4.5 span 2015 Aug 12.08 38.03 90.83 6694 311 319 0.0006 280
2015 Oct 25.45 38.02 91.53 6728 341 358 0.001 348
2015 Oct 26.47 38.02 91.53 6728 346 354 0.0006 214
2015 Nov 19.98 38.02 90.82 6693 308 321 0.001 24
2016 Jan 5.01 38.02 90.80 6693 311 317 0.0005 52
2016 May 7.10 38.03 91.55 6729 345 355 0.0008 191
2016 Aug 6.10 38.01 91.57 6730 349 354 0.0004 164
2016 Sep 17.69 37.99 90.90 6697 317 321 0.0003 8
2016 Oct 11.04 37.67 91.55 6729 349 353 0.0003 159
2016 Nov 28.70 37.37 91.67 6735 354 358 0.0003 227
2016 Dec 17.82 38.11 91.42 6723 342 346 0.0003 297
2016 Dec 28.20 37.99 91.28 6716 321 354 0.002 44
2016 Mar 25.75 38.00 91.10 6707 322 335 0.001 90
2016 Apr 25.07 38.00 91.10 6707 320 337 0.001 327
USS Langley #1 2015 25 B 2015 May 20.628 3U-Cube 0.31x0.10
[40652] +4 panels x0.10
0.70 span
Opticube 01 #2 2015 25 C 2015 May 20.628 3U-Cube 0.31x0.10
[40653] x0.10
Parkinsonsat #3 2015 25 D 2015 May 20.628 1.5U-Cube 0.15x0.10
(PSAT-A) [40654] x0.10
$ 4th mission of the X-37B reusable spacecraft. Landed at Cape Canaveral on the former Shuttle Landing Facility runway.
#1 The Unix-Space-Server Langley is a three-Unit CubeSat built and operated by the U.S. Naval Academy. It is part of a concept study looking at the feasibility of deploying a constellation of small low-cost satellites to orbit capable of TCP/IP based communications to act as Internet servers in space to provide a faster link between clients and hosts without the need for a terrestrial network.
#2, #5, #7 Three Optical CubeSats, also known as O/C-1,2,3 or OptiCube, are part of the AFSPC-05 launch. The project is sponsored through a contract by the National Reconnaissance Office and the satellites were developed and manufactured by CalPoly (PolySat). Each of the satellites uses the 3U form factor to provide small orbital targets that can be used to test orbital debris tracking technologies to improve small-object tracking in Low Earth Orbit. Current sensors can track small object with a side of ten centimeters, however, tracking of small objects becomes more difficult at lower altitudes which can have implications on Low Earth Orbit spacecraft including the International Space Station.
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