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Rocket: Electron; Payload: STP-27RD mission; Date: 5 May 2019, 0600 UTC; Launch site: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Approximately 54 minutes after lift-off, the Electron launch vehicle’s Kick Stage successfully deployed the three payloads to their designated orbits. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050501

It was confirmed that SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule was completely destroyed in what was originally announced as an "anomaly" during testing on 20 April. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050200

All modules of India’s Chandrayaan-2 moon probe are getting ready for launch during a window of 9 July to 16 July 2019, with an expected Moon landing on 6 September 2019. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050201

Telesat announced its financial results for the three-month period ending 31 March 2019. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050202

Globalstar, Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter ending 31 March 2019. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050203

NASA A has requested SpaceX move off from 1 May for the launch of the company’s 17th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050100

The first launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East in 2019 is planned for 5 July, the press office of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050101

Intelsat S.A. announced financial results for the three months ending 31 March 2019. The company also said that it expects to record an impairment to asset charge of approximately US$400 million as a results of the loss of Intelsat 29e. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050102

Orbcomm Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ending 31 March 2019. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050103

Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B; Payload: two Tianhui II-01 satellites; Date: 29 April 2019, 2252 UTC; Launch site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019043000