January. Orbital launches. USA and China

Vyacheslav Ermolin - January 31, 2020.

Orbital launches in 2021.





Orbital launches 2021 (January).  Legend at the end of the text.
Orbital launches 2021 (January). Legend at the end of the text.
Launch statistics since the beginning of the year (January).
Launch statistics since the beginning of the year (January).

January is the month of the USA and China. China for the background - someone other than the United States "rushes into space". No accidents. But with traditional transfers. But with a huge number of satellites - 219. SpaceX is the leader - 3 launches and 203 satellites.





Orbital launches.  January 2021.
Orbital launches. January 2021.

— 7. . . 219 .





  • 2021-001: 8 . . Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5A

    Türksat AS . , , , .





Falcon 9 Block 5 |  Türksat 5A
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5A
  •  2021-002: 17 . . LauncherOne | Launch Demo 2

    - LauncherOne. 10 NASA ELaNa XX VCLS





LauncherOne |  Launch Demo 2
LauncherOne | Launch Demo 2
  • 2021-003: 19 . . Long March 3B/E | Tiantong-1-03

    . China SatCom. S- .





Long March 3B / E |  Tiantong-1-03
Long March 3B/E | Tiantong-1-03
  • 2021-004: 20 . . Electron | Another One Leaves The Crust

    - GMS-T. OHB Group. . - .





Electron |  Another one leaves the crust
Electron | Another One Leaves The Crust
  • 2021-005: 20 . . Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 16

    Starlink-16 — 60 . Starlink v1.0. Starlink SpaceX.





Falcon 9 Block 5 |  Starlink 16
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 16
  • 2021-006: 24 . . Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

    SpaceX Transporter-1 Rideshare. 140 3 . 10 Starlink.





Falcon 9 Block 5 |  Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
  • 2021-007: January 29. China. Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-02

    Group of ERS satellites "Yaogan-31". The launch was successful, all three spacecraft were injected into the calculated orbits. Presumably, there are three electronic reconnaissance spacecraft.





Long March 4C |  Yaogan-31-02
Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-02

Orbital launch plans for the 21st year and forecast (mine).





Maximum forecast (unofficial) for 2021
Maximum forecast (unofficial) for 2021
Legend to statistics
Legend to statistics








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