See also Born on this Day On this day in: 1940 - -
Hitler invades Norway, Denmark Nation: Germany.
1947 - 00:10 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 23.
1948 -
1948 -
1949 - Launch Vehicle: G-3, G-4.
1954 - 21:12 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee RTV-N-10. LV Configuration: Aerobee RTV-N-10 NRL 18.
1955 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-1. Model: R-1 8A11. LV Configuration: R-1 8A11 No 1811. -
Operational test Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1959 -
1961 - 09:16 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC51. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-9. Model: Romashka. LV Configuration: R-9 No. E10308.
1962 - 15:04 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC3E. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas Agena B. LV Configuration: Atlas Agena B 110D.
-
West Ford Drag Nation: USA. Payload: West Ford Drag Experiment. Spacecraft: WestFord Needles. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: 1962-Kappa-2. USAF Sat Cat: 272. Decay Date: 1962-05-04.
1962 - 20:50 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC11. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas F. LV Configuration: Atlas F 11F. FAILURE: Failure. -
Research and development launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF.
1963 - -
Vostok proposed as the first 'space trainer'. Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Vostok. In a meeting between the VVS and OKB-1 engineers, Korolev and Keldysh push for acceptance by the military and use of Vostok as the first 'space trainer'. Cosmonauts would train for spaceflight on Vostok missions before being assigned to operational flights aboard Soyuz.. This was consistent with aircraft practice (e.g. where the first effective jet fighter, the MiG-15, was converted to the MiG-15UTI and became the standard jet trainer for the VVS). It also envisioned a future where operational Vostok and Soyuz spacecraft would be mass-produced by the military and flown as regularly as fighter aircraft.
1963 - 20:28 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.108GI. -
D-region Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 163 km (101 mi).
1964 - 14:22 GMT - Launch Site: Sonmiani. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.134IA. -
Rehbar 4? (Na) Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi).
1964 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2. LV Configuration: Titan II N-3A. -
Research and development / Pod RVIP test / plume study mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). This Air Force conducted test program contributed significantly to the development of the Gemini launch vehicle; the Gemini malfunction detection system was tested on five flights, Gemini guidance components on three, and the longitudinal oscillation fix on four. In addition to flight testing these (and other) critical components, these flights also enhanced confidence in the use of the Titan II as a launch vehicle. Thirty-two Titan II test flights were analyzed to determine whether any characteristic of the flight would have demanded a Gemini abort; 22 were adjudged successful from the standpoint of a Gemini mission, nine would have required Gemini to abort, and one resulted in a prelaunch shutdown.
1965 - -
Manned space flight control transferred to Houston Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, announced the transfer of control over manned space flights from Cape Kennedy, Fla., to Houston, Texas. MSC's Mission Control Center would direct the flights from end of liftoff through recovery.
1965 - 01:01 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. Launch Vehicle: Skylark. Model: Skylark 7C. LV Configuration: Skylark-7C SL303. -
LUX Solar AC3 Solar x-ray and ultraviolet mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE/RAE. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi).
1965 - 18:10 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC18A. Launch Pad: LC18A. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Model: Blue Scout Jr. LV Configuration: Blue Scout Jr 22-9. -
OAR 22-9 / AFWL-14 Magnetosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 25,422 km (15,796 mi).
1965 - 19:18 GMT - Launch Site: Pacific Ocean. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 44.3 S x 77.7 W. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.231UI.
1965 - 20:26 GMT - Launch Site: Pacific Ocean. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 44.4 S x 77.8 W. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.63UA.
1967 - 01:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.330IE. -
DLR K-NA-3 Aurora / barium release mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 242 km (150 mi).
1968 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ALFS. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Model: Veronique AGI. LV Configuration: Veronique AGI AGI 62.
1968 - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Complex: BLB. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: SSBS. Model: SSBS S01. -
S01V-4 test Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1968 - 11:26 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC133/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Model: Kosmos 11K63.
1968 - 21:26 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. LV Configuration: Javelin NASA 8.40UA. -
Extreme ultraviolet Dayglow Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 856 km (531 mi).
1969 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC25C. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. LV Configuration: Poseidon C3XD-6. -
Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1969 - 09:33 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. -
Aeronomy mission Nation: USSR. Agency: AN SSSR. Apogee: 170 km (100 mi).
1969 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC41/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Voskhod 11A57.
1969 - 20:38 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache Ferdinand 20. -
Ferdinand 20 Aeronomy / ionosphere / plasma mission Nation: Norway. Agency: NTNF. Apogee: 139 km (86 mi).
1970 - -
State Commission is held to review issues of the Soyuz 9 flight. Nation: USSR. Program: Soyuz. Flight: Soyuz 9. All is ready for a flight in April, but the Communist Party resolution says the flight has to wait for May. The Soyuz ECS is designed to only operate for five days, but will have to operate 3 to 4 times longer for this mission. Various problems are identified and reviewed. Mishin wants to accept a carbon dioxide level in the cabin atmosphere double the percentage considered acceptable earlier. Plans are made for a quick flight of the crew after the long duration mission to Moscow for extensive physical examinations.
1971 -
1973 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: UR-100N. Model: UR-100N. -
Mod 2 state trials missile test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1974 - 05:21 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Ute Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Ute Tomahawk CRL A09.303-2. -
Churchill 74 Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF CRL. Apogee: 169 km (105 mi).
1975 - 23:58 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Delta 1410. LV Configuration: Delta 1410 584/D109. -
Geos 3 Nation: USA. Payload: GEOS C. Mass: 341 kg (751 lb). Class: Solar. Spacecraft: Geos. Agency: NASA Wal. Perigee: 817 km (507 mi). Apogee: 848 km (526 mi). Inclination: 115.00 deg. Period: 101.60 min. COSPAR: 1975-027A. USAF Sat Cat: 7734. Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite. The mission of GEOS 3 (Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite) was to provide the stepping stone between the National Geodetic Satellite Program (NGSP) and the Earth and Ocean Physics Application Program. It provided data to refine the geodetic and geophysical results of the NGSP and served as a test for new systems. A major achievment was the flight of a radar altimeter. Further mission objectives: intercomparison of tracking systems, investigation of solid-earth dynamic phenomena through precision laser tracking, refinement of orbit determination techniques, determination of interdatum ties and gravity models, and support of the calibration and position determination of NASA Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network (STDN) S-band tracking stations.
1976 - 08:30 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Voskhod 11A57.
1978 - 04:50 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 8B. LV Configuration: Black Brant 8B NASA 27.10AE. -
E / / B Aurora active mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 247 km (153 mi).
1980 - 13:38 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U.
1981 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 53798-322.
1983 - 14:30 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Loki. Model: Super Loki. LV Configuration: Super Loki T 1-0460. -
Test / aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 109 km (67 mi).
1983 -
1984 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. -
Follow-on operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1984 - 05:16 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. -
Follow-on operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1986 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1 or LC31. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U.
1987 - 11:44 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1 or LC31. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U.
1988 - 00:40 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 5B. LV Configuration: Black Brant VB NASA 21.97GE. -
ERRRIS I Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 128 km (79 mi).
1989 - 04:37 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 10B. LV Configuration: Black Brant XB NASA 35.022GE. -
Barium release + Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 700 km (430 mi).
1990 - 08:50 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 9. LV Configuration: Black Brant IX NASA 36.67UG. -
Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1991 - 18:50 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: S. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Skylark. Model: Skylark 7. LV Configuration: Skylark 7 DLR K-GR-187. -
SISSI 4 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 245 km (152 mi).
1992 - 10:40 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 9BM1. LV Configuration: Black Brant 9BM1 MASER 5. -
MASER 5 Microgravity mission Nation: Europe. Agency: SSC. Apogee: 317 km (196 mi).
1994 - 11:05 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC39A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. LV Configuration: Space Shuttle STS-59.
-
MAPS Nation: USA. Program: STS. Agency: NASA. COSPAR: 1994-020xx. USAF Sat Cat: 23042. Decay Date: 1994-04-20.
-
SRL-1 Nation: USA. Program: STS. Payload: SRL PLT. Agency: NASA. COSPAR: 1994-020xx. USAF Sat Cat: 23042. Decay Date: 1994-04-20.
1995 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trident. Model: Trident D-5. LV Configuration: Trident D-5 FCET-13. -
Operational test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1995 - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trident. Model: Trident D-5. LV Configuration: Trident D-5 FCET-13. -
Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1995 - 19:34 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U.
1997 - 08:58 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC16/2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M-2BL PVB76032-647.
1999 - 17:01 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC41. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 402B/IUS. LV Configuration: Titan 402B 4B-27 / IUS K-32. FAILURE: IUS first and second stages failed to separate. -
USA 142 Nation: USA. Payload: DSP-1 Block 18 F19. Mass: 2,380 kg (5,240 lb). Class: Early Warning. Spacecraft: DSP. Manufacturer: TRW, Redondo Beach. Agency: USAF. Perigee: 720 km (440 mi). Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Inclination: 28.00 deg. COSPAR: 1999-017A. USAF Sat Cat: 25669. The Titan 4B placed the IUS upper stages and DSP-1 Block 14 ballistic missile launch detection satellite. payload into a 188 km x 718 km x 28.6 deg parking orbit. The first stage of the IUS burned at 18:14 GMT and put the second stage and payload into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The IUS second stage fired at 23:34 GMT in order to place the spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit. However, at least one connector remained attached between the stages, and the second stage motor nozzle did not extend properly. When the stage fired, the vehicle tumbled wildly during the burn. Separation of the DSP was achieved. Although it could not perform its primary mission, it did provide a good test case in that the effects of radiation on its systems could be monitored as they underwent twice-daily passages of the Van Allen Radiation Belts. However after some weeks the hydrazine propellant aboard the satellite vented into space due to a broken fuel line. It was believed this had been induced by the wild ride aboard the IUS-2 stage.
2003 - 22:52 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA3. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5. Model: Ariane 5G. LV Configuration: Ariane 5G V160 (514) Cities of Bordeaux/Colleferro. -
Insat 3A Nation: India. Program: Insat. Mass: 2,958 kg (6,521 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Insat 3. Manufacturer: ISRO. Agency: ISRO. Perigee: 35,771 km (22,227 mi). Apogee: 35,802 km (22,246 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2003-013A. USAF Sat Cat: 27714. Return to flight of Ariane 5G after grounded following Ariane 5EC-A failure. Launch delayed from February 24, April 8, 2003. Satellite also had meteorological instruments. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 93.48E drifting at 0.009W degrees per day.
2007 - 22:54 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200/39. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Model: Proton-M/Briz-M. LV Configuration: Proton-M/Briz-M 535-16.
Born on this day in:
- 1963 - Timothy Lennart Kopra. American Engineer Astronaut. Birth City: Austin. Birth State: Texas. Birth Country: USA.
Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments.
Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site..
To contact astronauts or cosmonauts.
© Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.
|
|