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See also Born on this Day On this day in: 1945 - Launch Site: Peenemuende. Launch Complex: P10. Launch Vehicle: A4b. LV Configuration: A-4b 2. -
A4b Test mission Nation: Germany. Agency: Wehrmacht. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). The first successful launch, this reached 80 km altitude and 1200 m/s. It then flew stably in supersonic flight using its 13.5 sq. m. wing. The automatic guidance system was designed to keep the missile on course in both supersonic and subsonic flight regimes. However the wing broke off shortly after the beginning of the glide. This concluded work on the A4b/A9; the increasingly chaotic situation in Germany prevented further flight tests.
1947 - 00:22 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 19.
1952 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: Corporal. LV Configuration: Corporal 14-12R. -
Corporal Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1956 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Vehicle: R-1. Model: R-1 8A11. LV Configuration: R-1 8A11 No 465. FAILURE: Failure. -
R-1 Operational Test mission Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88.
1960 - 00:17 GMT - Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Vehicle: X-15A. LV Configuration: X-15 1-2-7.
1960 - 16:15 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Vehicle: R-7A. LV Configuration: R-7A I1-3. FAILURE: Failure. -
R-7A I-3 Test mission Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN.
1961 - 21:55 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC13. Launch Vehicle: Atlas E. LV Configuration: Atlas E 8E. FAILURE: Flight Control Failure. -
Atlas E Research and development launch Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1962 - 09:30 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17. Launch Pad: LC17B. Launch Vehicle: Thor Able-Star. Model: Thor Ablestar. LV Configuration: Thor Ablestar 311 AB010. FAILURE: Failure. -
Lofti 2 Nation: USA. Mass: 99 kg (218 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: Lofti 2. Agency: U.S. Navy. COSPAR: F620124A. Decay Date: 1962-01-24. Carried 5 satellites.
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Solrad 4 Nation: USA. Payload: GRAB 4. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: GRAB. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: F620124B.
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Secor Nation: USA. Payload: Secor. Spacecraft: SECOR. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: F620124C.
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Injun 2 Nation: USA. Payload: Injun 2. Spacecraft: Injun. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: F620124D.
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Surcal Nation: USA. Payload: Surcal. Class: Calibration. Spacecraft: Surcal. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: F620124E.
1964 - 00:16 GMT - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Nike-Cajun. Model: Nike Cajun. LV Configuration: Nike Cajun NASA 10.61GA. -
Nike-Cajun Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 119 km (73 mi).
1966 - -
New space schedules Nation: USSR. Program: Voskhod, Soyuz, Lunar L1. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-OK, Soyuz 7K-L1, Soyuz 7K-LOK, LK. Flight: Soyuz 1, Soyuz 2A, Soyuz 7K-L1 mission 1, Soviet Lunar Landing. The VVS General Staff reviews a range of documents, authored by Korolev before his death, and supported by ministers Afanasyev and Petrovskiy. The schedules for the projects for flying around and landing on the moon are to be delayed from 1966-1967 to 1968-1969. A range of other space programs will similarly be delayed by 18 to 24 months. An institute for tests of space technology will be established at Chelomei's facility at Reutov. The IMBP will be made the lead organization for space medicine. Responsibility for space technology development will be moved from MOM to 10 other ministries. 100 million roubles have been allocated for the establishment of new research institutes. Kamanin is appalled, but Malinovskiy favours getting rid of the responsibility for these projects. The arguments over these changes - which reduce the VVS role in spaceflight - will be the subject of much of Kamanin's diary over the following weeks.
1967 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF09. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. LV Configuration: Minuteman 1B 828. -
Minuteman 1 Follow-on operational missile test Nation: USA. Agency: SAC 1STRAD. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1967 - 09:00 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk MUMP-8. -
Nike Tomahawk Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 288 km (178 mi).
1967 - 11:51 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk MUMP-6. -
Nike Tomahawk Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 280 km (170 mi).
1967 - 15:09 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk MUMP-3. -
Nike Tomahawk Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 383 km (237 mi).
1967 - 19:34 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk MUMP-1. -
Nike Tomahawk Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 283 km (175 mi).
1967 - 22:50 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk MUMP-2. -
Nike Tomahawk Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 283 km (175 mi).
1968 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: ETR. Launch Pad: SLBM Launch Area. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A2. LV Configuration: Polaris A2 A2P-94. -
Polaris A2 Operational Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1968 - 22:26 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC1. Launch Pad: SLC1E. Launch Vehicle: Thorad Agena D SLV-2G. Model: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D. LV Configuration: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D 516 / Agena D 1640.
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SRV 741 Nation: USA. Payload: SRV 1045-1. Mass: 60 kg (132 lb). Spacecraft: KH-4A. Agency: NRO/USAF. Perigee: 470 km (290 mi). Apogee: 545 km (338 mi). Inclination: 81.70 deg. Period: 94.70 min. COSPAR: 1968-008B. USAF Sat Cat: 3114. Decay Date: 1970-03-04. Radar monitoring.
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OPS 6236 Nation: USA. Payload: EHH B10. Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: SSF. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: 1968-008xx. USAF Sat Cat: 3114. Decay Date: 1970-03-04.
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Apollo CSM Flight Readiness Review Board Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. Flight: Apollo 9. The CSM Flight Readiness Review Board convened at MSC. Martin L. Raines presented the Reliability and Quality Assurance assessment and pointed out the improvement in discrepancy reports between spacecraft 101, 103, and 104 and concluded that 104 was better than 103 and ready to fly. George M. Low noted that the CSM Review had been outstanding.
1970 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150. Model: Aerobee 150. LV Configuration: Aerobee 150 NRL NF3.193. -
Aerobee 150 Infrared Astronomy/Solar mission Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 207 km (128 mi).
1971 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 9. Model: Kappa 9M. LV Configuration: Kappa 9M K-9M-34. -
Kappa 9 X-ray Astronomy/Solar Ultraviolet mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 328 km (203 mi).
1973 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC142. Launch Pad: LC142/34. Launch Vehicle: R-36. Model: R-36 8K67MA. -
R-36 State trials missile test Nation: USSR. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1973 - 11:44 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC133. Launch Pad: LC133/1. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K63. Model: Kosmos 11K63.
1974 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57. Model: Voskhod 11A57.
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Cosmos 629 Nauka Nation: USSR. Payload: FEU-170-13 s/n 2L. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: Nauka. Agency: RVSN. COSPAR: 1974-003xx. USAF Sat Cat: 7100. Decay Date: 1974-02-05.
1976 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: WTR. Launch Pad: SLBM Launch Area. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3 A3. -
Polaris A3 Operational Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1976 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: WTR. Launch Pad: SLBM Launch Area. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3 A3. -
Polaris A3 Operational Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1978 - 06:51 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43. Launch Pad: LC43/3. Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78M. Model: Molniya 8K78M.
1978 - 09:50 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Model: Soyuz 11A511U.
1979 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF03. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. -
Minuteman 1 ABRES ABRV-1 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1980 - 15:45 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43. Launch Pad: LC43/3. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Model: Soyuz 11A511U.
1980 - 17:21 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk Ferdinand 50. -
Nike Tomahawk Ferd. 50/COROBIER Test/Ionosphere/Plasma mission Nation: Norway. Agency: NTNF. Apogee: 202 km (125 mi).
1981 - 14:18 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. LV Configuration: Soyuz 11A511U P15000-235.
1982 - 12:45 GMT - Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion NASA 31.24GE. -
Nike Orion Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1984 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Viper. LV Configuration: Viper 3A MAP/WINE. -
Viper M-F 34 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
1984 - 18:53 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Viper. LV Configuration: Viper 3A MAP/WINE. -
Viper M-F 35 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 113 km (70 mi).
1985 - 16:45 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC32. Launch Pad: LC32. Launch Vehicle: Tsyklon 3. Model: Tsiklon-3. -
Cosmos 1626 Nation: USSR. Program: Tselina. Payload: Tselina-D no. 47. Mass: 2,200 kg (4,800 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: Tselina-D. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 590 km (360 mi). Apogee: 618 km (384 mi). Inclination: 82.50 deg. Period: 96.80 min. COSPAR: 1985-009A. USAF Sat Cat: 15494. Replaced Cosmos 1408.
1985 - 19:50 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC39. Launch Pad: LC39A. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Model: Space Shuttle. LV Configuration: Space Shuttle 51-C. -
STS-51-C Nation: USA. Program: STS. Payload: Discovery F03 / Magnum 1 [IUS]. Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Discovery. Agency: NASA JSC. Perigee: 332 km (206 mi). Apogee: 341 km (211 mi). Inclination: 28.40 deg. Period: 91.30 min. COSPAR: 1985-010A. USAF Sat Cat: 15496. Duration: 3.06 days. Decay Date: 1985-01-27. Crew: Buchli, Mattingly, Onizuka, Payton, Shriver. Flight: STS-51-C. Manned five crew. Deployed USA 8 (Aquacade ELINT spacecraft). Orbits of Earth: 48. Landed at: Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Landing Speed: 342 kph. Touchdown miss distance: 839.00 m. Landing Rollout: 2,240.00 m. Payloads: Department of Defence classified payloads.
1986 - - Voyager 2, Uranus Flyby Spacecraft: Voyager.
1988 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Jubilee.
1990 - 11:46 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: M1. Launch Pad: M1. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3. Model: Mu-3S-II. LV Configuration: Mu-3S-II M-3S2-5. -
Hiten Nation: Japan. Program: Muses. Payload: Muses A. Mass: 185 kg (407 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Lunar. Spacecraft: Hiten. Agency: ISAS. Perigee: 262 km (162 mi). Apogee: 286,183 km (177,825 mi). Inclination: 30.60 deg. Period: 9,597.60 min. COSPAR: 1990-007A. USAF Sat Cat: 20448. Decay Date: 1993-04-11. MUSES-A was renamed Hiten after launch. It developed of lunar swingby techniques for future missions and ejected a lunar orbiter. Launching organization ISAS. On 1990 Jan 25: Period 6.665 days, inclination 30.63 deg, 262.49 x 286182.72 km. On 1992 Feb 17: Period 4.53 days, inclination 38.90 deg, perilune 2289.67 km, apolune 49013.93 km.
1990 - 22:55 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17. Launch Pad: LC17A. Launch Vehicle: Delta 6000. Model: Delta 6925. LV Configuration: Delta 6925 D191.
1992 - 01:18 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43. Launch Pad: LC43/3. Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78M. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M 2BL.
1993 - 05:58 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U2. Model: Soyuz 11A511U2.
1994 - 21:37 GMT - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Pad: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP. Model: Ariane 44LP. LV Configuration: Ariane 44LP V63. FAILURE: Stage 3 turbopump overheated. -
Eutelsat II F5 Nation: Europe. Program: Eutelsat. Mass: 1,880 kg (4,140 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Agency: Eutelsat. COSPAR: F940124A. Decay Date: 1994-01-24. Launched with Turksat 1.
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Turksat 1A Nation: Turkey. Program: Turksat. Payload: Turksat 1A. Spacecraft: Spacebus 2000. Agency: Arianespace. COSPAR: F940124B.
1995 - 03:54 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132. Launch Pad: LC132/1. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M. Model: Kosmos 11K65M.
2000 - - Discovery of Dhofar 019 Meteorite (Mars Meteorite)
2001 - 04:28 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. LV Configuration: Soyuz 11A511U K15000-673. -
Progress M1-5 Nation: Russia. Program: Mir. Payload: Progress M1 s/n 254. Mass: 7,300 kg (16,000 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Logistics. Spacecraft: Progress M1. Manufacturer: RKK Energiya. Agency: RAKA. Perigee: 278 km (172 mi). Apogee: 299 km (185 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. COSPAR: 2001-003A. USAF Sat Cat: 26688. Duration: 58.00 days. Decay Date: 2001-03-23. Mir Deorbiting mission. Launch delayed from January 16 and 18. The Mir station had a power failure on January 18, delaying the launch of the Progress cargo ship that was to deorbit it for a few days. Nick-named "Hearse", it was to deliver the 130 tonne Mir station to its cremation over the southern Pacific. Six cosmonauts were on "Hot-Standby" to reach Mir in the event the automatic docking failed. Progress M1-5 carried 2677 kg of fuel. A special three-day fuel-economy approach was be used to keep as much fuel as possibile for the deorbit. Progress M1-5 docked with the +X Kvant port at 0533 GMT on January 27. It later undocked and was deorbited over the Pacific together with Mir on 23 March.
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki. -
Super Loki MM-LFS- aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
2003 - 20:50 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Orion. LV Configuration: Terrier Orion NASA 41.030GE. -
Terrier Orion MacWAVE Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSFC. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi).
2006 - 01:33 GMT - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Y. Launch Vehicle: H-2A. Model: H2A 2022. LV Configuration: H-2A 2022 F8. -
Daichi Nation: Japan. Payload: ALOS-1. Mass: 3,850 kg (8,480 lb). Class: Surveillance. Manufacturer: NEC Toshiba. Agency: JAXA. Perigee: 693 km (430 mi). Apogee: 697 km (433 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.70 min. COSPAR: 2006-002A. USAF Sat Cat: 28931. Advanced Land Observing Satellite, which carried an L-band synthetic aperture radar, an optical 2.5-meter resolution mapping camera, and a 10-meter resolution visible/near-infrared radiometer.
Born on this day in: - 1900 - Arthur P Urbanski. German Engineer. Birth City: Germany. Birth Country: Germany.
Died on this day in: . American Engineer.
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