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1319:Koreasat 5A
1225:Kosmos 2522
1219:Soyuz MS-06
1174:Michibiki 3
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1045:Kosmos 2521
1043:/ Nivelir,
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1016:InflateSail
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966:ChinaSat 9A
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477:"Tiankun 1"
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262:Inclination
193:7 July 2023
157:Launch site
151:Kaituozhe-2
132:Launch date
111:Launch mass
1536:Categories
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1398:Fengyun-3D
1372:Asgardia-1
1236:USA-278 /
1213:Amazonas 5
1206:USA-277 /
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1082:Shijian-18
1035:ROBUSTA-1B
923:GhanaSat-1
848:Koreasat 7
840:USA-276 /
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821:Tianzhou 1
801:(ALTAIR ,
792:Shijian 13
742:Intruder 8
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513:2021-12-16
486:2021-12-16
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461:19 August
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225:Low Earth
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455:N2YO.com
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