See also Born on this Day On this day in: 1949 - 20:26 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hermes. Model: Hermes B-1. LV Configuration: Hermes B-1 B-1 No. 1. FAILURE: Failure. -
Hermes II test Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
1955 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules. -
Test launch Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
1956 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1/2?. Launch Vehicle: Snark.
1960 - 21:07 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC29A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A1. LV Configuration: Polaris A1X-8. -
Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1961 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 2. -
USAF changes Dynasoar launch vehicle to Titan II Nation: USA. Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Dynasoar.
1961 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-5. Model: R-5. LV Configuration: R-5 V-1000 target. -
Target mission Nation: USSR. Agency: OKB-30. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1962 - Launch Vehicle: Spiral 50-50.
1962 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC41/4. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-16. Model: R-16U. -
State trials missile test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,210 km (750 mi).
1962 - 16:15 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150A. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150A NASA 04.68GT. -
Attitude control test Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 209 km (129 mi).
1962 - 21:41 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC1W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Thor Agena B. LV Configuration: Thor Agena B 327 / Agena B 1120. FAILURE: Failure.
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SRV 571 Nation: USA. Spacecraft: KH-3. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: F620113B.
1963 - Launch Site: Cuxhaven. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -.
1964 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A2. LV Configuration: Polaris A2P-243. FAILURE: Failure. -
Operational test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1964 - 21:50 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A2. LV Configuration: Polaris A2P-244. -
Operational test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1965 - -
OKB-1 program review Nation: USSR. Program: Voskhod. Spacecraft: Voskhod, Berkut. Flight: Voskhod 2. All systems development is complete, and the two boosters for Vykhod are ready. The launch of the pathfinder spacecraft with mannequins aboard will take place at the end of January, with the manned mission scheduled for March. Leonov's spacesuit is complete, but Zaikin's will not be finished until 5 February, and there will exist only the metal detail parts for Gorbatko's suit.
1965 - 05:02 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC80/17. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: R-36 8K67. FAILURE: Failure. -
State trials missile test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
1965 - 15:49 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 KP3.9. -
Dayglow Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: KPNO. Apogee: 228 km (141 mi).
1965 - 17:12 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Javelin. LV Configuration: Javelin NASA 8.28UI. -
Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 1,006 km (625 mi).
1965 - 18:51 GMT - Launch Site: Hidden Hills DZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: 36.1 N x 116.0 W. Launch Vehicle: X-15. LV Configuration: X-15 3-39-62. FAILURE: Control system problems.
1965 - 23:48 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 NASA 04.111NA. -
Airglow Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 178 km (110 mi).
1966 - Launch Vehicle: Saturn I. Model: Saturn IB.
1966 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: HIBEX. LV Configuration: HIBEX 10. -
10 test Nation: USA. Agency: USA/ARPA. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1966 - Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. Model: Nike Zeus. LV Configuration: Nike Zeus-3. -
Interceptor mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1967 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Blandine. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. Model: Veronique AGI. LV Configuration: Veronique AGI AGI 63.
1968 - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Complex: BLB. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MSBS. Model: MSBS M012. LV Configuration: MSBS M012 A1. -
A1 test Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
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Soyuz 4 scrub Nation: USSR. Program: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-OK. Flight: Soyuz 4, Soyuz 5, Soyuz 4/5. The launch of the 13th Soviet cosmonaut into space aboard Soyuz 4 is scrubbed - the first launch scrub in the history of Soviet manned launch attempts. Despite -24 deg C temperatures and 8 to 10 m/s winds, the fuelling of the rocket proceeds successfully. Voice communications are lost with Shatalov whenever the television camera is turned on, but it is decided just to leave the camera off and proceed with the launch. Then at T - 9 minutes a problem is detected with the gyro platform of the rocket. It takes three hours to fix, pushing the launch back to 15:00, meaning the landing will have to be in darkness at the end of the mission. It is decided this is too risky, and the launch is cancelled. As Shatalov exits from the spacecraft, he jokes that he has set a new record: shortest space flight, and first to return to its exact point of lift-off. The engineers are concerned with the internal temperature of the SAS abort system solid rockets if left on the pad for 24 hours in these temperatures. The internal temperature of the fuel cannot go below -2 deg C at night. Any lower, the loss of specific impulse of the fuel would reduce the thrust by more than 5%, the limit established for safe operation.
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N1 payload preparation and fuelling are underway. Nation: USSR. Program: Lunar L3. Four N1 launches are planned in 1969: The launch of 3L will be followed by 5L, 6L, and 7L in April, June, and November. But this is probably much too optimistic due to delays in delivery of critical systems needed to complete the boosters. But at least 4L, 5L, and 6L should be launched this year.
1969 - 23:43 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Nike. Model: Nike Iroquois. LV Configuration: Nike Iroquois CRL AH07.673. -
AFGL Barium release Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi).
1970 - 05:32 GMT - Launch Site: Tonopah. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk-12 Sandia 152-137. -
LRL ROX-3 X-ray astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
1970 - 23:50 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache NASA 14.384UM. -
UM Pitot 42 Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 171 km (106 mi).
1971 - 20:10 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 2. LV Configuration: Black Brant II ADD-2-124. -
O2 profile Aeronomy mission Nation: Canada. Agency: NRCC. Apogee: 146 km (90 mi).
1972 - 20:04 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk NASA 18.135IE. -
Ferdinand 29 / Electra Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 192 km (119 mi).
1973 - 21:45 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon. -
Demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1977 - 04:22 GMT - Launch Site: Fort Churchill. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 5A. LV Configuration: Black Brant VA AAD-VA-45. -
Auroral UV / infrared Aurora / ionosphere mission Aurora / ionosphere mission Nation: Canada. Agency: NRCC. Apogee: 152 km (94 mi).
1978 - 15:15 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U.
1979 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U.
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Discovery of EETA 79001 (Mars Meteorite) Nation: USA.
1984 - 14:40 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U.
1984 - 18:57 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Viper. Model: Viper 3A. LV Configuration: Viper 3A MAP/WINE. -
M-F 19 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).
1984 - 19:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kappa. Model: Kappa 9M. LV Configuration: Kappa 9M K-9M-77. -
CIR Infrared astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 317 km (196 mi).
1984 - 19:31 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Viper. Model: Viper 3A. LV Configuration: Viper 3A MAP/WINE. -
M-F 20 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi).
1984 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion DLR A-NO-123. -
Ferdinand 68 M-T 3 Ionosphere mission Nation: Norway. Agency: NTNF/DLR. Apogee: 122 km (75 mi).
1984 - 20:50 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Viper. Model: Viper 3A. LV Configuration: Viper 3A MAP/WINE. -
M-F 21 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 119 km (73 mi).
1984 - 21:22 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Viper. Model: Viper 3A. LV Configuration: Viper 3A MAP/WINE. -
M-F 22 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 116 km (72 mi).
1984 - 22:12 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Viper. Model: Viper 3A. LV Configuration: Viper 3A MAP/WINE. -
M-F 23 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 121 km (75 mi).
1984 - 22:44 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Viper. Model: Viper 3A. LV Configuration: Viper 3A MAP/WINE. -
M-F 24 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
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Stephen Synnott's Discovery of Uranus Moons Desdemona, Rosalind & Belinda Nation: USA.
1993 - 01:49 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43/3. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M-ML.
1993 - 13:59 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC39B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. LV Configuration: Space Shuttle STS-54.
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2003 - 00:45 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Delta 7320-10. LV Configuration: Delta 7320-10 D294. -
ICESat Nation: USA. Payload: EOS-LAM. Mass: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Oceansat. Spacecraft: ICESat. Manufacturer: Ball Aerospace & Technology. Agency: NASA. Perigee: 593 km (368 mi). Apogee: 610 km (379 mi). Inclination: 94.01 deg. Period: 96.56 min. COSPAR: 2003-002A. USAF Sat Cat: 27642. Oceanography, gravimetry, altimetry mission. Delayed from March 30, May 12, August 30, September 10, December 15 and 20, 2002; and Jan. 11 and 12, 2003.
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CHIPSat Nation: USA. Payload: CHIPSat BD 2. Mass: 85 kg (187 lb). Class: Astronomy. Spacecraft: CHIPSat. Manufacturer: SpaceDev. Agency: NASA. Perigee: 585 km (363 mi). Apogee: 601 km (373 mi). Inclination: 94.01 deg. Period: 96.39 min. COSPAR: 2003-002B. USAF Sat Cat: 27643. Astrophysics mission. Delayed from March 30, May 12, August 30, September 10, December 15 and 20, 2002; and Jan. 11 and 12, 2003.
Born on this day in: - 1918 - Walter Jacobi. German Rocket engineer. Birth City: Saleeld. Birth Country: Germany.
- 1923 - John W Paup. American. Birth State: Texas. Birth Country: USA.
- 1949 - Rakesh Sharma. Indian Pilot Cosmonaut. Birth City: Patiala. Birth Country: India.
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