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1243:Intelsat 18
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1184:Kosmos 2473
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962:Kosmos 2472
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773:Kosmos 2471
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717:Kounotori 2
601:26 November
283:donated by
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211:Explorer-1
145:Launch site
124:Launch date
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1368:Tian Xun-1
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1291:AubieSat-1
1218:QuetzSat 1
1213:Tiangong-1
1189:Arabsat 5C
1092:JCSAT-110R
884:Meridian 4
617:"MCubed-2"
420:"Launches"
354:References
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266:CubeSats.
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700:January
575:30 July
570:"AMSAT"
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498:"Glory"
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