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Sick to death of mighty rocket launches? Avoid these dates
Five mundane missions in April alone
It's a sad fact that mighty rocket launches have become so run-of-the-mill - the occasional entertaining fireworks display excepted - that the public hardly give them a second glance.
For those of us who haven't yet succumbed to space ennui, here's a list of forthcoming missions for the diary. Non-interested parties are directed to Instagram, where Kim Kardashian should be posting plenty of snaps of her arse as ample alternative entertainment.
Progress 63P ISS resupply
- When: 31 March
- Where: Baikonur Cosmodrome
- Lifter: Soyuz
SpaceX Dragon ISS resupply
- When: 8 April
- Where: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
- Lifter: Falcon 9
Sentinel-1B satellite
- When: 22 April
- Where: Kourou, French Guiana
- Lifter: Soyuz
Intelsat 31/DLA-2
- When: 23 April
- Where: Baikonur Cosmodrome
- Lifter: Proton M
Mikhailo Lomonosov satellite
- When: 25 April
- Where: Vostochny Cosmodrome
- Lifter: Soyuz
IRNSS 1G navigation satellite
- When: 28 April
- Where: Satish Dhawan Space Center
- Lifter: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
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