See also Born on this Day On this day in: 1936 - Launch Vehicle: ARS. -
US rocket mail test. Nation: USA. Apogee: 0.20 km (0.12 mi). F. W. Kessler, W. Ley, and N. Carver launched two mail-carrying "rocket airplanes" at Greenwood Lake, N.Y., which traveled about 1,000 feet.
1960 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Blandine. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique AGI23. FAILURE: Failure. -
Aeronomy mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
1962 - -
Dyna-Soar limited to an orbital research system. Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Dynasoar. Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, officially limited the objective of the Dyna-Soar program to the development of an orbital, research system. Now it is only a research and development program to demonstrate re-entry and landing of a spaceplane.
1962 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: 395-A1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 1. LV Configuration: Titan I SM-18. FAILURE: Failure. -
Research and development Cat II / operational test Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1965 - 14:36 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor DSV-2G. LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2G 248. -
ASSET 6 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi). Suborbital test of small scale spaceplane model to test materials for the X-20 Dynasoar. Reached 6,000 m/s and 4,350 km range. Tested twelve different kinds of refractory metals and covered with 2000 dots of heat-sensitive paint to characterize thermal profile on reentry. Telemetry indicated that the spacecraft survived reentry, but it evidently sank upon impacting the ocean and could not be recovered as planned.
1965 - 17:15 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. Model: Nike Javelin. LV Configuration: Nike Javelin Sphere 14. -
Sphere Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1966 - 10:06 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: HAD. LV Configuration: HAD 186. -
Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1966 - 23:14 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Centaure. LV Configuration: Centaure CE-14. -
ESRO C14 / 2 Aurora mission Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi).
1967 - Launch Site: Green River. Launch Complex: Pad 3. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. LV Configuration: Athena D037. -
USN D037 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1968 - 05:10 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk NASA 18.35UE. -
Aurora Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 293 km (182 mi).
1968 - 06:53 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk NASA 18.67UA. -
Aurora mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi).
1970 - 13:20 GMT - Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. -
Aeronomy mission Nation: USSR. Apogee: 163 km (101 mi).
1970 - 16:50 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: C. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Belier. Model: Centaure. LV Configuration: Centaure C37/1. -
ESRO C37 / 1 MPE Ba Ionosphere / barium release mission Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1971 - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Berenice. Model: Tibere. -
ELECTRE Re-entry Vehicle test Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).
1971 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF06. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. -
SSTTP M1-28 Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1972 - Launch Vehicle: N1. Model: N1F.
1972 - 10:06 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Cockatoo. LV Configuration: Cockatoo 1024. -
Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1973 - 09:38 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Model: Kappa 9M. LV Configuration: Kappa 9M K-9M-42. -
Cesium Release Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 306 km (190 mi).
1973 - 13:48 GMT - Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 1. LV Configuration: Petrel P113H. -
Electrons / La Ionosphere mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1977 - 08:50 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: N. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: N-1. LV Configuration: N-1 N-3(F). -
Kiku 2 Nation: Japan. Payload: ETS 2. Mass: 130 kg (280 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: ETS. Agency: NASDA. Perigee: 35,854 km (22,278 mi). Apogee: 35,860 km (22,280 mi). Inclination: 11.90 deg. Period: 1,439.70 min. COSPAR: 1977-014A. USAF Sat Cat: 9852. Completed Operations Date: 1990-12-01. Engineering test satellite. Engineering Test Satellite Type II (ETS II), Kiku 2. Launch by N launch vehicle no 3. Geographical longitude of the geostationary orbit: 130 deg E. Preliminary experiments to acquire technologies to launch,track, and control geostationary satellites. P ropagation experiment of millimetre and quasi-millimetre waves. Characteristics: Weight at launch 245 kg. Configuration: cylindrical. Height 191 cm including antenna. Diameter 141 cm. Attitude control: spin stabilization. Expected life at least 6 months. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit over the Pacific Ocean at 130 deg E in 1977-1990 As of 5 September 2001 located at 16.93 deg E drifting at 0.930 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 85.65W drifting at 0.986W degrees per day.
1977 - 13:20 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA8. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 200A. LV Configuration: Aerobee 200A NASA 26.53DH. -
X-ray astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 184 km (114 mi).
1979 - 14:09 GMT - Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. -
Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Chemical release/Plasma mission Nation: USSR. Apogee: 187 km (116 mi).
1980 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF04. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 2. -
FOT GT140M Follow-on Test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1980 - 10:05 GMT - Launch Site: Southend. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 5B. LV Configuration: Black Brant VB ADD-VB-52. -
Pulsating aurora Aurora mission Nation: Canada. Agency: NRCC. Apogee: 148 km (91 mi).
1983 - 09:38 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Loki. Model: Super Loki. LV Configuration: Super Loki T 1-0488. -
Test / aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 102 km (63 mi).
1984 - 12:10 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion NASA 31.38GE. -
Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1984 - 20:34 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 5B. LV Configuration: Black Brant VB NASA 21.86UE. -
Ionosphere / aurora mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 189 km (117 mi).
1988 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Jubilee. Launch Pad: -.
1990 - 07:31 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 10CM1. LV Configuration: Black Brant 10CM1 NASA 35.20UE. -
ARCS 4 Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 586 km (364 mi).
1991 - 01:59 GMT - Launch Site: Scud Batteries. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: IRAQ-S. Launch Vehicle: R-17. Model: Al Hussein. -
Dhahran Nation: Iraq. Agency: IRAQ. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1991 - 01:59 GMT - Launch Site: Scud Batteries. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: IRAQ-S. Launch Vehicle: R-17. Model: Al Hussein. -
Dhahran Nation: Iraq. Agency: IRAQ. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1992 - 22:29 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Delta 7925. LV Configuration: Delta 7925 D207.
1996 - 19:17 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 9. LV Configuration: Black Brant IX NASA 36.143UE. -
Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1996 - 19:44 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 9. LV Configuration: Black Brant IX NASA 36.145NP. -
Microgravity mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1997 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 2-3. -
Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1997 - 10:06 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Super Chief. Model: LCLV. LV Configuration: LCLV MSX CEP 2. -
MDT III Target mission Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).
1997 - 20:20 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC40. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 402B/IUS. LV Configuration: Titan 402B/IUS 4B-24 (K-24, 45D-4).
1999 - 10:29 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Delta 7920-10. LV Configuration: Delta 7920-10 D267. -
ARGOS Nation: USA. Payload: P91-1. Class: Technology. Type: Ion engine. Spacecraft: ARGOS. Manufacturer: Boeing, Seal Beach. Agency: USAF SMC. Perigee: 825 km (512 mi). Apogee: 839 km (521 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. COSPAR: 1999-008A. USAF Sat Cat: 25634. ARGOS was a USAF Space Test Program P91-1 technology satellite, equipped with an ion engine, ionosphere, x-ray, and dust detectors. Much delayed, it finally was placed into orbit on the eleventh (!) launch attempt.
2002 - 06:59 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Ariane. Model: Ariane 44L. LV Configuration: Ariane 44L-3 V148.
2006 - 16:09 GMT - Launch Site: Kodiak. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: STARS. LV Configuration: STARS M-7 FT04-1. -
GMD FT04-1 Target Nation: USA. Agency: USA SMDC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
2008 - 08:55 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Vehicle: H-2. Model: H-IIA 2024. -
Kizuna Nation: Japan. Mass: 2,700 kg (5,900 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Kizuna. Perigee: 35,775 km (22,229 mi). Apogee: 35,799 km (22,244 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2008-007A. USAF Sat Cat: 32500. WINDS, the Wide-band Internetworking Engineering Test and Demonstration Satellite, was designed to demonstrate delivery of high bandwidth Ka-band Internet service to remote areas of Japan and Southeast Asia from geostationary orbit at 143 deg E. Users with a small 45 cm in diameter antenna could receive data at up to 155 Mbps and transmit data at up to 6 Mbps.
Born on this day in:
- 1950 - Jerry Jerome Rij. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Birth City: Elizabeth. Birth State: New Jersey. Birth Country: USA.
- 1959 - Clayton Conrad Anderson. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Birth City: Omaha. Birth State: Nebraska. Birth Country: USA.
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