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Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
Credit: © Mark Wade
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- People
- Peake, Digges, Newton, Congreve, Wells, Massey, Lovell, Bernard, Sandys, Clarke, Hodge, Llewellyn, Ross, H E, Hoernig, Haskell, Taylor, Brian, Whitcomb, Boyle, Longhurst, Farrimond, Wood, Nigel, Holmes, Sellers, Mace, Timothy, Foale, Garriott, Richard, Johnson, Gregory H, Sharman, Patrick
- Country
- UK
- Spacecraft
- CBNT, ELiTeBus, I-2K, SSTL-300, BIS Lunar Lander, BIS Station, BIS Space Suit, Nonweiler Waverider, RAF Jerkin System, Armstrong Whitworth Waverider, Hawker Siddeley Waverider-1960, Oscar, Ariel, Type B, NATO 1, Prospero, Hawker Siddeley Waverider-1971, Skynet, Miranda, NATO 3, ECS/OTS, HS 376, SSTL-70, Mars via Solar Sail, IRAS, AMPTE, ASC, Multi-Role Recovery Capsule, MRC DM, MRC SM, FS-1300, SECS/OTS, Ascender, STRV, MicroSat-100, Starchaser 5, Star bus, Minibus, MiniSat-400, SSTL-10, UoSAT, Mars Express, Cubesat, The Green Arrow, Eurostar 3000, Skynet 5, SSTL-150
- Launch Vehicles
- Titan, Newton's Orbital Cannon, V-2, Zucker Rocket, BIS 3 Stage, Thor, Skylark, Skylark 1, R-7, Bloodhound, Polaris, Skylark 2, Black Knight 201, Arcas, Bloodhound Mk. 1, Bloodhound Mk. 2, Rook, R-14, Leopard, Scout, Skylark 2C, Blue Water, Black Knight 201/C, Jaguar 1, RAF Jaguar, Blue Steel, Skylark 5C, Sea Slug Mk. 1, Skua, Skua 1, Skylark 5, Black Knight 301/C, Skylark 7C, Skylark 7, Skylark 8, Skylark 9, RAE TSTO, Raven, Black Knight 201/C2, Blue Streak, Black Knight 301/C2, Jaguar 2, Skylark 3, Mustard, RAE Orbital Fighter, Rook IIIA, Skylark 3 AC, Seaslug, Skylark 11, Sea Slug Mk. 2, Petrel, Petrel 1, Jabiru 2, Skylark 6, Skua 2, Viper, Skylark 6 AC, Black Arrow, Stonechat, Stonechat I, Skua 3, Skylark 2 AC, Jabiru 3, Skylark 4, Skylark 4 AC, Skua 4, Skylark 10A, Skylark 7 AC, Falstaff, Fulmar, Skylark 12, Trident, Petrel 2, Skylark 12 AC, Ariane, Skylark 14, Skylark 15, Skylark 16, Skylark 17, HOTOL, INTA, Spacecab, Spacebus, Interim HOTOL, PSLV, Skylon, Ariane 5, Skybolt Sounding Rocket
- Projects
- BSB
- Launch Sites
- Cuxhaven, Wallops Island, Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Baikonur, Woomera, Plesetsk, Aberporth, RAF Driffield, RAF Feltwell, RAF Hemswell, RAF North Luffenham, Kindley, Sonmiani, Andoya, South Uist, Birdling's Flat, Thumba, San Marco, Kiruna, El Arenosillo, Kourou, Sonde Stromfjord, Sriharikota, Villa Reynolds, Greenham Common, Molesworth, Rothera, Dombarovskiy
- Stages
- Black Arrow-2, Black Arrow-1, Europa-1, Rook engine, Cuckoo IB, Black Knight 201-1, Black Knight 301/C2-1, Cuckoo II, Mustard 1, Mustard 2, Stonechat-1, Gosling 4, Bantam 2, Bantam 3, Cuckoo IA, Cuckoo 4, Goldfinch IIA, Interim HOTOL stage, Bantam, Black Arrow-3, Chick, Goldfinch II, Goldfinch, Goose II, Gosling, Lapwing, Lobster, Raven 1, Raven 11, Raven 2, Raven 5, Raven 6, Raven 7, Raven 8, Snipe, Stonechat II, Stonechat Mk 2
Chronology
935 events
1675 June 22
- Royal Greenwich Observatory founded. - . Nation: UK.
1687 July 6
- Isaac Newton's Principia Published - . Nation: UK.
1781 March 13
- William Herschel's Discovery of Uranus - . Nation: UK.
1787 January 11
- William Herschel's Discovery of Uranus Moons Titania and Oberon - . Nation: UK.
1789 August 28
- William Herschel's Discovery of Saturn Moon Enceladus - . Nation: UK.
1789 September 17
- William Herschel's Discovery of Saturn Moon Mimas - . Nation: UK.
1820 January 12
- Royal Astronomical Society founded. - . Nation: UK.
1840 January 19
- Discovery of Antarctica - . Nation: UK.
1846 October 10
- William Lassell's Discovery of Neptune Moon Triton - . Nation: UK.
1848 September 19
- William and George Bond's Discovery of Saturn Moon Hyperion - . Nation: UK.
1851 October 24
- William Lassell's Discovery of Uranus Moons Umbriel and Ariel - . Nation: UK.
1908 January 27
- Melotte's Discovery of Jupiter Moon Pasiphae - . Nation: UK.
1932 April 22
- Birth of Dr John Anthony 'Tony' Llewellyn - . Nation: UK, USA. Related Persons: Llewellyn. British-American pilot astronaut, 1967-1968..
1933 October 13
- British Interplanetary Society founded - . Nation: UK.
1934 June 6
Launch Vehicle: Zucker Rocket.- Zucker mail rocket launch at Sussex Downs - .
Nation: UK.
Related Persons: Zucker.
Apogee: 0.60 km (0.37 mi).
Zucker, his backer, and selected press representatives met on a hilltop on Sussex Downs. After a first successful test launch without payload, two launches were made with postal covers. The observers guessed the rockets went as high as 400 to 800 m. Banner headlines the next day announced 'The First British Rocket Mail' and carried Zucker's claim that soon he would inaugrate regular one minute rocket post service between Dover and Calais.
1934 July 31
Launch Vehicle: Zucker Rocket.- Zucker mail rocket explosion at Harris - .
Nation: UK.
Related Persons: Zucker.
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
Zucker announced a demonstration firing of his rocket over 1600 m of water between the town of Harris and the Isle of Scarp. Government officials watched as the rocket exploded, blowing the burning payload of postal covers all over the beach. The British found Zucker to be a 'threat to the income of the post office and the security of the country'. He was deported to Germany, where he was immediately arrested by the Germans on suspicion of espionage or collaboration with Britain.
1938 July 21
- Birth of Otto William Jr Hoernig - . Nation: UK, USA. Related Persons: Hoernig. British engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986..
1941 January 18
- Birth of Anthony Hugh Boyle - . Nation: UK, USA. Related Persons: Boyle. British-American engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1984..
1943 March 8
- Birth of Peter Hervey Longhurst - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Longhurst. British engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986. Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the Royal Navy Engineering College, Plymouth, 1966. Commander, Royal Navy. Later became a farmer in Somerset, England..
1945 October 1
13:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Cuxhaven. Launch Complex: Cuxhaven. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- Project Backfire first attempted V-2 launch. - . Nation: UK. Attempted launch of a V-2 from Altenwalde by German technicians under British direction in order to document launch procedures. The launch was aborted on the pad and a different missile was selected for the next attempt..
1945 October 2
13:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Cuxhaven. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- Backfire 1 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: WO. Apogee: 90 km (55 mi). Launch of V-2 from Altenwalde by German technicians under British direction in order to document launch procedures. The launch was successful and the missile reached an altitude of 90 km..
1945 October 4
13:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Cuxhaven. Launch Vehicle: V-2. FAILURE: Partial failure.- Backfire 2 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: WO. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Partial failure; the rocket only reached 20 km altitude..
1945 October 15
14:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Cuxhaven. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- Backfire 3 test - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: WO.
Apogee: 90 km (55 mi).
Third and final launch in Project Backfire, with allied observors. Glushko, Sokolov, Pobedonostsev; Korolev and Gaidukov kept outside fence; Von Karman, Merrill, Seifert, Pickering from US. The launch was successful and the missile reached an altitude of 90 km.
1947 September 15
- Birth of Richard Alfred Farrimond - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Farrimond. British engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986..
1948 November 13
- British Interplanetary Society manned lunar landing mission - .
Nation: UK.
Spacecraft: BIS Lunar Lander.
A paper read to the British Interplanetary Society by H. E. Ross described a manned lunar landing mission which would require a combination of the earth orbit and lunar orbit rendezvous techniques. Three spacecraft would be launched simultaneously into earth orbit, each carrying a pilot. After rendezvous, the crew would transfer to ship A, which would refuel from ships B and C. Ship C would be discarded completely, but ship B would be fueled with the surplus not needed by A. The spacecraft would then be fired into a translunar trajectory. Upon reaching the vicinity of the moon, the spacecraft would go into lunar orbit, detach fuel tanks, and descend to the lunar surface. To return to earth, the spacecraft would rendezvous with the fuel tanks, refuel, and fire into a transearth trajectory. On approaching the earth, the spacecraft would rendezvous with ship B, the crew would transfer to ship B, and descend to earth. The ability to rendezvous in space was seen to be the essential element of such a project. The total payload weight at launch would be 1,326 tons equally divided among the three ships as compared to 2.6 times this weight required for a direct ascent and return from the moon.
1948 November 13
- British Interplanetary Society's H. E. Ross described a manned satellite station. - .
Nation: UK.
Spacecraft: BIS Station.
In a paper presented to the British Interplanetary Society, H. E. Ross described a manned satellite station in Earth orbit that would serve as an astronomical and zero-gravity and vacuum research laboratory. (Ross' bold suggestions also included schemes for a manned landing on the Moon and return to Earth through use of the rendezvous technique in Earth orbit and about the Moon.) Ross' suggested design comprised a circular structure that housed the crew of the space laboratory (numbering 24 specialists and support personnel) as well as telescopes and research equipment. The station, he suggested, could be resupplied with oxygen and other life-support essentials by supply ships launched every three months.
1949 July 21
- Birth of Nigel Richard Wood - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Wood, Nigel. British engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986..
1950 July 10
- Birth of Christopher John Nicholas Holmes - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Holmes. British physicist payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986. Bachelor of Science in physics from the Queen Mary College, London, 1972. Physicist. Selected in 1984 for the British Skynet-Program. British National Space Center, London..
1951 - During the year
- The Exploration of Space by Arthur C. Clarke - .
Nation: UK.
Arthur C. Clarke's The Exploration of Space was first published in England in 1951, and became a US Book of the Month Club selection the following year. The book included an alternative to the direct ascent technique: assembling or refueling the space vehicle in earth orbit before injection into translunar trajectory, to be followed, possibly, by rendezvous in lunar orbit with fuel tanker rockets launched from the earth.
1951 During the Year
- Nonweiler Waverider - . Nation: UK. Spacecraft Bus: Waveriders. Spacecraft: Nonweiler Waverider. The Nonweiler Waverider was a caret wing hypersonic waverider concept developed by Professor Terence R.F. Nonweiler, of Queen`s University, Belfast..
1955 April 11
- Birth of Piers John Sellers - . Nation: UK, USA. Related Persons: Sellers. British-American ecologist mission specialist astronaut 1996-2011. 3 spaceflights, 35.4 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-112 (2002), STS-121, STS-132..
1955 November 20
- Birth of Timothy Kristian Charles Mace - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Mace, Timothy. British engineer cosmonaut, 1989-1998. Was married to the daughter of former Soviet Cosmonaut V Zholobov..
1957 January 6
- Birth of Dr Colin Michael 'Mike' Foale - .
Nation: UK,
USA.
Related Persons: Foale.
British-American physicist mission specialist astronaut 1987-2013. Flew in space six times. Appointed Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Operations in 2004. 373 cumulative days in space. 6 spaceflights, 373.8 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-45 (1992), STS-56, STS-63, STS-84, STS-103, Soyuz TMA-3.
1958 September 7
10:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Research and development test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 225 km (139 mi). Black Knight missile of the United Kingdom was launched from the Australian range at Woomera to an altitude of over 300 miles..
1959 March 12
10:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Research and development test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 537 km (333 mi). Second British Black Knight rocket reached 350-mile altitude at Woomera, Australia..
1959 June 11
13:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Research and development launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 803 km (498 mi).
1959 June 29
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1959 June 29
11:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Research and development launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 442 km (274 mi).
1959 July 7
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1959 October 22
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1959 October 30
11:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Research and development / Reentry Test / chemical release mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 732 km (454 mi).
1960 During the Year
- Armstrong Whitworth Waverider - .
Nation: UK.
Spacecraft Bus: Waveriders.
Spacecraft: Armstrong Whitworth Waverider.
The study called for a two-crew waverider spacecraft powered by a second stage atop a British Blue Streak rocket. The group leaders of this project were H R Watson of Armstrong Whitworth, and Dr W F Hilton of Hawker Siddeley. The spacecraft design was by T R F Nonweiler.
1960?
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2?. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1960 January 2
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1960 January 7
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1960 February 23
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1960 April 21
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Blue Water.- Flight 1 - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
1960 April 26
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Blue Water.- Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
1960 April 29
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1960 April 29
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1960 May 5
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1960 May 24
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. FAILURE: Failure.- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 563 km (349 mi).
1960 May 27
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1960 June 21
10:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 484 km (300 mi).
1960 July 12
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1960 July 14
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1960 July 25
11:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 531 km (329 mi).
1960 August 17
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar 1.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1960 November 17
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1960 December 15
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar 1.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 24 km (14 mi).
1961 February 7
12:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 687 km (426 mi).
1961 April 21
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar 1.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 24 km (14 mi).
1961 April 26
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1961 May 9
12:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. FAILURE: Failure.- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 415 km (257 mi).
1961 June 7
11:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5B?. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight. FAILURE: Failure.- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 583 km (362 mi).
1961 July 4
- Birth of Richard Allen Garriott - .
Nation: UK,
USA.
Related Persons: Garriott, Richard.
American space tourist, 2007-2008. Son of astronaut Owen Garriott, raised in Nassau Bay, Texas. Sold first computer game at 16; made millions in computer games. Paid $30 million for a flight to the International Space Station. 1 spaceflight, 11.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz TMA-13 (2008).
1961 July 20
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1961 July 26
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar 1.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 24 km (14 mi).
1961 August 24
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Ranger test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1961 August 24
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Ranger 23 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1961 November 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar 1.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 24 km (14 mi).
1962
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1962 January 19
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Ranger 26 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1962 April 4
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar 1.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 24 km (14 mi).
1962 April 26
18:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta.- Ariel 1 - . Payload: UK 1 (S-51). Mass: 60 kg (132 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: NASA. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Ariel. Decay Date: 1976-03-31 . USAF Sat Cat: 285 . COSPAR: 1962-Omicron-1. Apogee: 1,203 km (747 mi). Perigee: 398 km (247 mi). Inclination: 53.80 deg. Period: 100.80 min. Ionospheric studies; returned X-ray, ionospheric, cosmic ray data. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .
1962 May 1
13:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5B?. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 795 km (493 mi).
1962 May 12
- Birth of Gregory Harold 'Box' Johnson - . Nation: UK, USA. Related Persons: Johnson, Gregory H. British-American test pilot astronaut 1998-2013. Flew 34 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm. 2 spaceflights, 31.5 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-123 (2008), STS-134..
1962 June 7
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Blue Water.- Flight 15 - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
1962 June 26
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar 1.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 24 km (14 mi).
1962 August 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar 1.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 24 km (14 mi).
1962 August 24
11:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 573 km (356 mi).
1962 September 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Bonorong 1 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1962 November 29
16:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5A. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Gaslight Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 576 km (357 mi).
1962 November 30
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Leopard.- Leopard 6 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1963 March 27
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar 1.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 24 km (14 mi).
1963 May 23
Launch Site: Birdling's Flat. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.- Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Canterbury, NASA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).
1963 May 30
- Birth of Helen Patricia 'Lenochka' Sharman - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Sharman. British engineer cosmonaut 1989-1998. Chemist. First British astronaut. First non-American, non-Soviet female astronaut. 1 spaceflight, 7.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz TM-12 (1991)..
1964
Launch Vehicle: Mustard.- MUSTARD - Multi-Unit Space Transport And Recovery Device study - .
Nation: UK.
British Aircraft Corporation study of 1964-1965 for winged reuseable space shuttle using the 'triamese' concept - reduced costs by use of two boosters nearly identical to the orbiter vehicle. The components were lifting bodies with a configuration similar to the US HL-10 vehicle.
1964 January 12
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.- Wind,Temp - . Nation: UK. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1964 January 15
19:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.- Wind,Temp - . Nation: UK. Apogee: 57 km (35 mi).
1964 January 17
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.- Wind,Temp - . Nation: UK. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi).
1964 January 23
23:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.- Wind,Temp - . Nation: UK. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).
1964 February 12
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jaguar 1.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 24 km (14 mi).
1964 March 11
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5B?. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Dazzle re-entry vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1964 March 22
- Birth of Nicholas James MacDonald Patrick - . Nation: UK, USA. Related Persons: Patrick. British-American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1998-2012. 2 spaceflights, 26.6 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-116 (2006), STS-130..
1964 March 27
17:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: Wallops Island LA3. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout X-3.- Ariel 2 - . Payload: UK 2 (UK-C). Mass: 68 kg (149 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: DSIR. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Ariel. Decay Date: 1967-11-18 . USAF Sat Cat: 771 . COSPAR: 1964-015A. Apogee: 1,349 km (838 mi). Perigee: 287 km (178 mi). Inclination: 51.70 deg. Period: 101.30 min. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .
1964 August 5
17:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5B?. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Dazzle re-entry vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 602 km (374 mi).
1964 October 2
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1964 November 6
13:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5B?. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Dazzle re-entry vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 629 km (390 mi).
1964 December 1
Launch Site: Birdling's Flat. Launch Vehicle: Arcas.- Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Canterbury, NASA. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi).
1964 December 10
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Ranger 28 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1965 April 21
11:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5B?. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Dazzle re-entry vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 651 km (404 mi).
1965 May 12
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Rook IIIA.- Lynx 4 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1965 July 23
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Ranger 30 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1965 July 26
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5B?. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Dazzle re-entry vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 492 km (305 mi).
1965 August 25
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1965 September 28
14:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5B?. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Dazzle re-entry vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 605 km (375 mi).
1965 November 25
13:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Pad: LA5B?. Launch Vehicle: Black Knight.- Dazzle re-entry vehicle test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 632 km (392 mi).
1965 December 24
- Barwell Meteorite Fall (Hit Car, Buildings) - . Nation: UK.
1966 February 8
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 February 10
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 February 12
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 February 14
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 February 18
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 February 21
22:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 February 23
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 February 26
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 February 28
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 March 2
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 March 4
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 March 7
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 March 9
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 April 18
21:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 April 21
22:03 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 September 27
20:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 November 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1967 May 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1967 May 5
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC5. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout A.- Ariel 3 - . Payload: UK 3 (UK-E). Mass: 90 kg (198 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ariel. Decay Date: 1970-12-14 . USAF Sat Cat: 2773 . COSPAR: 1967-042A. Apogee: 604 km (375 mi). Perigee: 499 km (310 mi). Inclination: 80.60 deg. Period: 95.60 min. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .
1967 June 1
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1967 June 1
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1967 Q3?
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1967 July 8
00:10 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1967 July 11
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Rook IIIA.- Lynx 6 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1967 July 12
00:11 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1967 August 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Rook IIIA.- Oberon 1 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1967 September 7
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Ranger 32 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1967 December 7
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1968 Q1?
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 February 3
17:12 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 February 13
15:56 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 February 15
15:46 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 February 15
16:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S22. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1968 February 16
10:58 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 February 17
11:54 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 February 29
21:18 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 March 4
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S22. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1968 March 6
16:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 March 25
21:14 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 March 29
13:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 April 23
11:18 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 April 24
10:29 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 April 24
12:37 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 May 29
13:15 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 June 1
17:50 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 June 21
12:28 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua. FAILURE: Failure.1968 June 22
15:15 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 July 2
13:43 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 July 8
14:55 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 July 18
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1968 August 1
10:27 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar X-rays / La / ne Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 145 km (90 mi).
1968 August 7
13:12 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 October 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Rook IIIA.- Oberon 2 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1968 November 6
11:22 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 8
11:06 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 8
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 November 11
08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 November 12
11:20 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 13
11:46 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 15
11:58 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 16
11:49 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 November 18
10:51 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 20
14:45 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 22
10:43 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 22
12:56 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 November 25
11:01 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 27
15:02 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 29
11:21 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1968 November 30
14:57 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 December 5
11:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 December 5
13:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1968 December 5
15:29 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 December 9
13:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 January 5
16:41 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 January 7
18:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 January 8
18:33 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 January 10
17:55 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 January 13
18:01 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 January 15
18:47 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 January 18
17:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 January 27
18:57 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 February 3
21:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 February 11
21:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 February 14
22:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 February 15
21:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 March 17
00:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 March 17
18:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 March 18
18:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 March 27
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S23. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1969 March 29
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 April 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1969 April 1
09:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. Launch Vehicle: Skylark.1969 April 3
00:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1969 April 14
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S23. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1969 April 17
05:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1969 April 22
03:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1969 May 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1969 May 14
02:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1969 June 18
12:50 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar X-rays / La / ne Ionosphere / solar x-ray mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi).
1969 June 19
16:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar X-rays / La / ne Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 136 km (84 mi).
1969 June 27
22:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Vehicle: Black Arrow. FAILURE: Control lost after 50 sec. Destroyed by range safety.. Failed Stage: 1.- Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). Suborbital research and development flight.
1969 July 3
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Rook IIIA.- Lynx 5 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1969 July 14
23:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. Launch Vehicle: Skylark.1969 July 16
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1969 July 16
22:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3.1969 July 25
04:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. Launch Vehicle: Skylark.1969 July 28
14:15 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 July 29
22:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3.1969 August 2
11:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 August 21
01:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1969 September 15
13:34 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 September 30
22:40 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Stonechat I.- HRV 933 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1969 October 1
01:20 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 1
04:19 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 10
06:50 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 11
19:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 14
18:43 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 15
18:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3.- Grenades / TMA release / Barium release Aeronomy /ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 318 km (197 mi).
1969 October 16
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1969 October 17
07:05 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 October 17
09:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3.- Grenades / TMA release / Barium release Aeronomy /ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 318 km (197 mi).
1969 October 20
07:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1969 October 22
06:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3.- X-ray survey / Solar X X-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 216 km (134 mi).
1969 November 18
02:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC. FAILURE: Failure.1969 November 20
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.- Solar ultraviolet Spectrum / PHC Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 242 km (150 mi).
1969 November 22
00:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta M.- Skynet 1A - .
Mass: 243 kg (535 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: MoD.
Program: Skynet.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Skynet.
Spacecraft: NATO 1.
Completed Operations Date: 1980-01-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 4250 . COSPAR: 1969-101A. Apogee: 35,894 km (22,303 mi). Perigee: 35,682 km (22,171 mi). Inclination: 13.90 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min.
Skynet IA, the first of two Skynet military communications satellite built for the United Kingdom by the Philco-Ford Corporation, was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a NASA Long Tank Thrust Augmented Thor/Delta (DSV-3L). The satellite was turned over to the United Kingdom on 30 January 1970, providing the United Kingdom with its first operational military communications satellite system. The Skynet satellites were designed to be usable with the Initial Defense Satellite Communication System (IDSCS) satellites of the United States. Over Indian Ocean. Military communications. Previously registered by the United States in A/AC.105/INF.220: 1969-101A, orbital data 276 x 36716 km x 28.0 deg, category C. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit over the Indian Ocean at 41 deg E in 1969-1972?; ??? 1972-1977; over the Americas at 100-110 deg W in 1977-1998 As of 26 August 2001 located at 104.51 deg W drifting at 0.015 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 106.94W drifting at 0.015W degrees per day.
1969 November 26
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Rook IIIA.- Oberon 3 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1969 November 26
19:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 November 26
23:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.- Solar ultraviolet FP / PHC Solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
1969 November 29
17:43 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 2
18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 4
18:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 8
17:54 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 11
12:02 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 3.1969 December 11
18:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 12
11:50 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1969 December 12
12:12 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1969 December 12
13:04 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 13
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1969 December 14
11:56 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 3.1969 December 15
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1969 December 16
11:56 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1969 December 16
14:43 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 17
11:50 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1969 December 17
17:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 18
11:58 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1969 December 18
13:28 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1969 December 19
17:35 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 23
17:20 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 27
17:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 29
18:46 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 December 30
17:45 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 5
14:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 7
14:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 9
14:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 9
14:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 12
11:33 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 January 12
13:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 12
14:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 14
04:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 16
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 January 17
11:45 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 January 17
14:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 19
13:16 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 January 19
15:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 21
11:35 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 January 21
15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 23
15:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 26
15:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 28
15:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 January 30
15:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 February 5
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Rook IIIA.- Lynx 8 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1970 February 10
14:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC. FAILURE: Failure.1970 February 16
12:13 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 17
12:02 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 18
09:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 February 18
11:53 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 19
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 20
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 21
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 21
12:35 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 February 23
12:07 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 24
00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 24
00:16 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 24
04:01 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 24
08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 24
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 24
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 25
00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 25
04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 25
08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 25
08:20 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 25
12:01 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 25
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 25
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 26
00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 26
00:11 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 26
04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 26
08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 26
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 27
00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 27
04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 27
08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 27
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 27
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 27
20:10 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 27
20:55 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 28
00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 28
04:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 28
08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 February 28
12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 March 3
21:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Vehicle: Black Arrow.- Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 550 km (340 mi). Successful suborbital research and development flight.
1970 March 5
12:13 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 March 5
12:17 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 March 8
13:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 March 10
14:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 March 11
22:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3.1970 March 12
13:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 March 14
13:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 March 16
13:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 March 16
23:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 March 18
13:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 March 18
22:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1970 March 19
02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 March 19
03:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 March 19
03:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 March 19
04:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 March 19
05:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 March 19
15:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.- Ultraviolet Schmidt Objective Prism Ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 181 km (112 mi).
1970 March 20
13:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 March 22
13:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 March 24
22:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1970 April 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1970 April 7
03:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.- Solar ultraviolet echelle Solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 204 km (126 mi).
1970 April 11
13:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 11
16:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 14
09:15 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 14
12:33 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 15
10:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 16
01:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 16
08:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3.1970 April 17
13:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 April 21
20:42 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 June 1
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1970 June 18
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1970 June 24
15:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 June 27
17:27 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 July 1
15:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1970 July 10
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. Launch Vehicle: Skylark.- X-ray spectra / Ionos X-ray astronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 203 km (126 mi).
1970 July 14
04:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.1970 July 15
14:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.- Extreme ultraviolet OGS Ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 164 km (101 mi).
1970 August 9
23:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 August 19
12:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta M.- Skynet 1B - .
Mass: 243 kg (535 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: MoD.
Program: Skynet.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Skynet.
Spacecraft: NATO 1.
USAF Sat Cat: 4493 . COSPAR: 1970-062A. Apogee: 37,460 km (23,270 mi). Perigee: 278 km (172 mi). Inclination: 25.90 deg. Period: 665.40 min.
The second of two British Skynet I communication satellites (Skynet B) was launched from Cape Canaveral for U.S. Air Force and United Kingdom aboard a NASA Long Tank Thrust Augmented Thor/ Delta (DSV-3M) space booster. The spacecraft was placed in a transfer orbit prior to firing of the apogee kick motor that was to put it into a synchronous orbit over Kenya. Contact with Skynet B was lost during the firing of the apogee kick motor on 22 August and was not regained. The Skynet I satellites were part of the Initial Defense Satellite Communication System (TDSCS) program which was managed for the United Kingdom by SAMSO, with NASA providing launch vehicles and services. AKM failure left in unusable orbit. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
1970 September 2
00:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Vehicle: Black Arrow. FAILURE: Second stage shut down 13 seconds early.. Failed Stage: 2.- Orba - . Payload: X 2. Mass: 66 kg (145 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Class: Earth. Type: Micrometeoroid satellite. Spacecraft: Prospero. Decay Date: 1970-09-02 . Apogee: 550 km (340 mi). Unsuccessful attempt to orbit a satellite..
1970 September 8
05:07 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 September 8
19:01 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 September 11
05:59 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 September 18
11:39 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly / Stratosphere Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 144 km (89 mi).
1970 October 8
08:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.1970 October 14
08:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3.1970 October 16
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC. FAILURE: Failure.1970 October 19
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC. FAILURE: Failure.1970 November 11
04:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1970 November 12
12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly / Stratosphere Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi).
1970 November 16
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 November 19
06:16 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 November 19
22:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1970 November 24
22:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.- X-ray crystal spectrometer Solar x-ray mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 182 km (113 mi).
1970 December 2
13:03 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. FAILURE: Failure.1970 December 9
12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 December 11
15:37 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1970 December 12
11:40 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1971 January 19
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 January 20
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 January 21
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 January 22
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 January 22
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 January 23
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 January 25
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 January 26
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 January 28
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 January 28
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 January 29
08:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1971 February 1
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 February 3
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 February 4
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 February 5
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 February 8
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 February 10
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 February 10
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 February 22
11:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC. FAILURE: Failure.1971 March 2
10:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3.1971 March 12
21:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 March 12
22:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 March 22
22:50 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1971 March 23
22:15 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1971 March 23
23:21 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1971 March 24
19:42 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1971 March 24
20:20 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1971 April 5
23:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 14
22:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 15
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 16
05:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 21
18:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 21
21:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 21
23:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 April 24
23:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 May 1
23:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 May 10
12:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC. FAILURE: Failure.1971 May 28
02:56 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1971 May 28
04:25 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1971 June 22
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Rook IIIA.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1971 June 25
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 June 26
19:44 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere / solar extreme ultraviolet mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 143 km (88 mi).
1971 June 28
12:25 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere / solar extreme ultraviolet mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 143 km (88 mi).
1971 July 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Rook IIIA.- FFARV test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1971 July 1
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.- ionosphere / Neutral atmosphere Aeronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 89 km (55 mi).
1971 July 3
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Rook IIIA.- Lynx 7 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1971 July 14
12:50 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 July 14
21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 July 14
22:04 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 July 30
12:34 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 August 5
02:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1971 September 13
21:14 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. FAILURE: Failure.1971 September 15
13:22 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 September 22
12:41 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 138 km (85 mi).
1971 September 24
17:26 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 125 km (77 mi).
1971 September 27
02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.- GX3+1 Lunar Occultation X-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 224 km (139 mi).
1971 September 28
11:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly / Stratosphere Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi).
1971 October 7
09:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.1971 October 12
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3.1971 October 14
11:55 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 October 20
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1971 October 24
11:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.- GX3+1 Lunar Occultation X-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 245 km (152 mi).
1971 October 28
04:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA5B. Launch Vehicle: Black Arrow.- Prospero - . Payload: X 3. Mass: 66 kg (145 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Class: Earth. Type: Micrometeoroid satellite. Spacecraft: Prospero. USAF Sat Cat: 5580 . COSPAR: 1971-093A. Apogee: 1,403 km (871 mi). Perigee: 531 km (329 mi). Inclination: 82.00 deg. Period: 104.40 min. To test in space equipment for future satellites and to conduct a scientific experiment to measure the incidence of micro-meteoroids. Launch time 0409 GMT, injection point 13.7 deg S, 137.9 deg E. Anticipated life 100 years. .
1971 November 18
01:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 November 19
11:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1971 November 25
01:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 November 30
05:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1971 December 1
13:34 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 3
12:58 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 4
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 2.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1971 December 6
14:03 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 7
13:10 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 10
04:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1971 December 10
12:22 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1971 December 11
20:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC5. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout B-1.- Ariel 4 - . Payload: UK 4. Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Ariel. Decay Date: 1978-12-12 . USAF Sat Cat: 5675 . COSPAR: 1971-109A. Apogee: 592 km (367 mi). Perigee: 476 km (295 mi). Inclination: 82.00 deg. Period: 95.30 min. Ionospheric studies. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .
1972 January 4
13:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 January 5
13:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua. FAILURE: Failure.- ISRO-16.14 Ionosphere / barium release mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).
1972 January 6
13:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 January 7
13:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 January 14
18:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 January 15
12:14 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1972 January 15
13:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 147 km (91 mi).
1972 January 18
00:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1972 January 18
05:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. FAILURE: Failure.1972 January 22
12:44 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X / ne Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 142 km (88 mi).
1972 January 31
13:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 February 2
05:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 February 5
06:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 February 13
12:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 February 17
13:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 February 18
12:38 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 March 16
02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.1972 March 17
05:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1972 March 26
23:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1972 April 7
- Birth of Timothy Nagel Peake - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Peake. British pilot mission specialist astronaut, 2009-on. 1 spaceflight, 185.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz TMA-19M (2015)..
1972 April 14
12:18 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 April 19
11:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1972 April 19
12:22 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 April 21
11:32 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 April 28
11:19 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 May 3
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 May 5
11:15 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 May 10
11:22 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 May 17
11:15 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 May 17
11:34 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1972 May 24
11:08 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 May 31
11:15 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 June 7
11:23 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 June 14
11:25 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 June 21
11:25 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 June 22
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook.- Badger 5 test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
1972 July 5
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1972 July 5
11:17 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 July 12
11:35 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 July 20
Launch Site: Aberporth. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.1972 August 29
11:12 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 August 29
13:12 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La / X Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).
1972 August 30
22:02 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 August 31
00:02 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 August 31
02:16 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 5
19:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 7
22:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 10
21:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 12
04:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 October 17
18:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 2.1972 October 18
12:09 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 October 20
12:07 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 October 21
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 23
11:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.- Soft X-ray / Lunar ultraviolet X-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1972 October 23
16:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 October 23
19:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 October 25
12:08 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 October 26
04:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1972 October 29
15:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1972 November 2
06:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1972 November 3
11:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 November 8
22:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1972 December 7
05:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.- GX5-1 Lunar Occultation X-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 248 km (154 mi).
1972 December 11
00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1973
Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1973 January 10
12:45 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 January 19
11:49 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 January 20
11:38 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 January 22
11:38 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 January 24
11:37 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 January 25
11:47 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 January 27
11:43 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 January 29
12:45 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 January 30
06:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.- GX2+5 Lunar Occultation X-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 234 km (145 mi).
1973 January 31
12:57 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 February 19
13:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 February 22
13:04 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 February 23
13:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 February 28
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.- X-ray parabolic telescope X-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 199 km (123 mi).
1973 March 14
03:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1973 March 14
14:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 March 15
14:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 March 20
03:41 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 March 20
04:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.- Echelle spectrograph Solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 242 km (150 mi).
1973 March 22
17:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Villa Reynolds. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1973 March 23
12:36 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 March 26
12:35 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 March 28
17:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Villa Reynolds. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1973 March 29
12:50 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 March 31
03:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 April 3
06:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 131 km (81 mi).
1973 April 3
06:54 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 132 km (82 mi).
1973 April 3
08:14 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi).
1973 April 3
09:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 139 km (86 mi).
1973 April 3
12:05 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 April 3
14:52 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1973 April 3
16:15 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 136 km (84 mi).
1973 April 3
17:44 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- D-Region / Solar La / X Ionosphere-solar mission Ionosphere-solar mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 134 km (83 mi).
1973 April 6
12:19 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 April 17
15:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1973 April 18
14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 May 19
11:11 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 June 16
10:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.- Far ultraviolet OGS Ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 227 km (141 mi).
1973 June 29
11:59 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 July 2
12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 July 17
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1973 July 23
12:23 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 August 4
08:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: Kiruna S. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 4 AC. FAILURE: Failure.1973 September 3
00:03 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 3
02:04 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 6
11:39 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 10
00:02 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 10
04:18 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 15
04:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 October 14
00:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Sodium release Atmospheric mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi).
1973 October 16
19:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 October 16
19:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.- UK High Latitude Rocket Ionosphere / aurora mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 267 km (165 mi).
1973 October 17
17:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Sodium release Atmospheric mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 136 km (84 mi).
1973 October 19
12:36 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 October 30
18:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.- UK High Latitude Rocket Ionosphere / aurora mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 229 km (142 mi).
1973 October 30
18:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. FAILURE: Failure.1973 October 30
19:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 October 30
20:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 November 16
22:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.- UK High Latitude Rocket Ionosphere / aurora mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 216 km (134 mi).
1973 November 16
23:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Electric field Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi).
1973 November 16
23:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Sodium release Atmospheric mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi).
1973 November 17
00:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 November 17
01:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Sodium release Atmospheric mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 175 km (108 mi).
1973 November 17
01:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 November 26
05:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1973 November 30
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 December 2
14:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Barium release Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1973 December 3
11:39 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 December 5
11:46 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 December 5
23:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 4.- UK High Latitude Rocket Aurora / ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 222 km (137 mi).
1973 December 6
07:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- High Latitude / Barium release Ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1973 December 6
09:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 December 7
11:32 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 December 11
10:46 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 December 12
11:08 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 December 14
11:36 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1973 December 16
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1974 January 10
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1974 January 11
11:40 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1974 January 14
11:35 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1974 January 16
11:38 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1974 January 19
01:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17B. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 2313. FAILURE: Malfunction of the Thor Delta launch vehicle. Failed to reach planned orbit.. Failed Stage: U.- Skynet 2A - . Mass: 129 kg (284 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: MoD. Program: Skynet. Class: Communications. Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: Skynet. Decay Date: 1974-01-25 . USAF Sat Cat: 7096 . COSPAR: 1974-002A. Apogee: 1,803 km (1,120 mi). Perigee: 104 km (64 mi). Inclination: 37.50 deg. Period: 104.10 min. The first of two British satellites-Skynet IIA-was launched from the Eastern Test Range. The payload was lost.
1974 January 19
11:34 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 4.1974 January 21
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 4.1974 January 23
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 4.1974 January 25
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 4.1974 February 4
14:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.- XRB / extreme ultraviolet survey X-ray / extreme ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 197 km (122 mi).
1974 March 9
02:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC5. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout D-1.- Miranda - . Payload: X-4. Mass: 93 kg (205 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Miranda. USAF Sat Cat: 7213 . COSPAR: 1974-013A. Apogee: 866 km (538 mi). Perigee: 677 km (420 mi). Inclination: 97.90 deg. Period: 100.30 min. Satellite technology. Miranda was launched at 02:22:11.4 GMT on 1974 Mar 9. Interjection point 13.9N, 126.0E. Anticipated life: longer than 50 years. .
1974 April 1
22:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 April 1
22:56 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 April 3
05:24 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 April 3
05:40 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 April 23
00:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1974 April 30
16:55 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 June 18
05:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1974 July 22
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1974 September 3
23:25 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 September 6
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 3.- Jabiru II test - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1974 September 6
23:59 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1974 September 11
11:02 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 September 24
23:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 September 27
02:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 September 28
11:32 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 October 4
14:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1974 October 7
06:33 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1974 October 10
05:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2?. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 10A.1974 October 15
07:47 GMT - . Launch Site: San Marco. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout B-1.- Ariel 5 - . Payload: UK 5. Mass: 129 kg (284 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Ariel. Decay Date: 1980-03-14 . USAF Sat Cat: 7471 . COSPAR: 1974-077A. Apogee: 549 km (341 mi). Perigee: 504 km (313 mi). Inclination: 2.90 deg. Period: 94.90 min. X-ray observatory. Cosmic X-ray astronomy. Injection point: 2.7S, 58.2E. Anticipated life: 5 years. Time of launch: 07:47:00.25 GMT. Decay also (belatedly) noted in ST/SG/SER.E/216. .
1974 October 31
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 3.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1974 November 1
20:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.1974 November 20
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Rook. Launch Vehicle: Jabiru 3.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi).
1974 November 23
00:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17B. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 2313.- Skynet 2B - .
Payload: Skynet 2A. Mass: 129 kg (284 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: MoD.
Program: Skynet.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: Skynet.
Completed Operations Date: 1992-01-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 7547 . COSPAR: 1974-094A. Apogee: 35,822 km (22,258 mi). Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 12.20 deg. Period: 1,436.90 min.
A Thor-Delta launched from the Eastern Test Range lifted the second of two Skynet II (Skynet IIB) defense communications satellite for the United Kingdom into an elliptical transfer orbit. Two days later, a firing of the satellite's apogee boost motor placed the satellite in a near circular orbit prior to final positioning in a synchronous orbit over the Indian Ocean. The first Skynet II satellite, Skynet IIA, was lost in January 1974 due to a booster failure after launch from Cape Canaveral. Military communications. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit over the Indian Ocean at 50-55 deg E in 1975-1977; drifting As of 3 September 2001 located at 18.23 deg E drifting at 0.206 deg W per day. As of 2007 Feb 27 located at 54.93E drifting at 0.393E degrees per day.
1974 November 28
16:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.- Echelle spectrograph Ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 203 km (126 mi).
1974 November 29
10:17 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 November 29
10:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 November 29
12:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 2
12:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 7
20:37 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 7
20:58 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 7
22:26 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 7
22:53 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 17
11:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 17
12:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 18
11:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1974 December 18
12:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 January 25
12:40 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 January 25
13:33 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1975 January 30
12:15 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 January 30
14:10 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 4.1975 February 5
13:02 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1975 February 9
00:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 9
00:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 9
00:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 9
05:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 9
07:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 19
08:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 19
08:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 19
13:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 February 25
01:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7 AC.1975 February 28
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1975 March 15
16:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 March 16
00:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 March 19
09:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 March 24
00:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 May 3
19:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 May 4
11:22 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1975 May 7
11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 4.1975 May 7
11:18 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 May 9
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 119 km (73 mi).
1975 June 24
11:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1975 July 3
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1975 September 8
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 September 9
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 September 9
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 November 24
15:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7 AC.- Soft X-ray spectrometer X-ray astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 251 km (155 mi).
1975 November 28
12:28 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 November 28
12:56 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1975 December 17
11:04 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 3.1976 January 4
15:47 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 3.- Winter Anomaly? Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: DLR, INTA. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi).
1976 January 4
22:58 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 4.- Winter Anomaly? Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: DLR, INTA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1976 January 6
15:46 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1976 January 9
17:11 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1976 January 12
16:20 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 3.1976 January 14
16:10 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 3.1976 January 20
15:50 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 3.- Winter Anomaly Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: DLR, INTA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).
1976 January 21
15:40 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 3. FAILURE: Failure.- Winter Anomaly? Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: DLR, INTA. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).
1976 January 21
22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 4.- Winter Anomaly? Aurora / aeronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: DLR, INTA. Apogee: 99 km (61 mi).
1976 January 22
16:16 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1976 January 23
16:10 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1976 January 26
16:19 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1976 January 28
16:10 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 3.1976 January 30
01:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7 AC.1976 February 5
15:51 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1976 February 5
22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 4.1976 February 8
15:34 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1976 February 10
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Test mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi).
1976 May 6
11:44 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 May 6
12:21 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 May 12
10:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7 AC.1976 May 27
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7.1976 June 4
04:23 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 June 4
04:39 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 June 10
17:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7 AC.1976 June 17
07:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7 AC.1976 July 5
11:44 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 July 17
06:10 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7 AC.1976 November 4
07:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1976 November 21
21:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 12.1976 November 21
21:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar.1976 December 2
14:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7 AC.- Ultraviolet telescope / echelle Ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 263 km (163 mi).
1976 December 11
00:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 12.1976 December 11
02:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar.1977 February 7
21:40 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 7
22:05 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 7
23:09 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 7
23:26 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 11
12:33 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 11
13:18 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 February 11
13:59 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 April 28
12:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7 AC.1977 June 8
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1977 June 27
11:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 June 27
12:06 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1977 July 14
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S22. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1977 September 12
23:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29A. Launch Pad: LC29/pad?. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1977 October 13
21:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 12.1977 October 16
22:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar.1977 October 16
22:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1977 November 8
22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29B. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1977 November 17
21:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 12.1977 November 17
21:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar.1977 December 5
02:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar.1978 February 2
13:04 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 2
13:33 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 2
13:56 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Solar La Ionosphere / solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).
1978 February 6
00:20 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 6
01:00 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 7
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 7
01:01 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 13
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 February 13
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 May 12
05:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 7 AC.- Ultraviolet spectrometer Solar ultraviolet mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: BAC. Apogee: 283 km (175 mi).
1978 May 23
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff. FAILURE: Failure.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi).
1978 June 28
21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 599. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1978 July 27
23:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29A. Launch Pad: LC29/pad?. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1978 July 30
22:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 July 30
23:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Max-Planck-Institut. Apogee: 127 km (78 mi).
1978 August 13
00:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: UK. Agency: Max-Planck-Institut. Apogee: 129 km (80 mi).
1978 August 13
00:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1978 September 15
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 97 km (60 mi).
1978 September 20
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 598. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1978 November 10
04:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 12.1978 November 15
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1978 November 20
17:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 601. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1978 November 30
22:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29A. Launch Pad: LC29/pad?. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1978 December 6
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 98 km (60 mi).
1978 December 13
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 3 AC.1979 January 25
21:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1979 January 27
20:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1979 February 14
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 93 km (57 mi).
1979 February 20
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S23. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1979 March 1
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6 AC.1979 March 19
00:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar. FAILURE: Failure.1979 March 28
15:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1979 April 4
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 103 km (64 mi).
1979 April 4
23:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29A. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1979 April 25
12:24 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1979 June 2
23:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: Wallops Island LA3A. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout D-1.- Ariel 6 - . Payload: UK 6. Mass: 154 kg (339 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Ariel. Decay Date: 1990-09-23 . USAF Sat Cat: 11382 . COSPAR: 1979-047A. Apogee: 383 km (237 mi). Perigee: 372 km (231 mi). Inclination: 55.00 deg. Period: 92.10 min. Detection of heavy cosmic particles and X-ray astronomy. Launch time 2326 GMT. Also registered by the United States in ST/SG/SER.E/26, with parameters 97.2 min, 601 x 653 km x 55.0 deg, category A. .
1979 July 6
01:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29A. Launch Pad: LC29/pad?. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1979 July 20
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1979 July 20
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1979 July 20
Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1979 September 1
04:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29A. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1979 September 24
05:32 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2. FAILURE: Failure.1979 October 3
18:42 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1979 November 8
22:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29A. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1980 March 21
23:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29A. Launch Pad: LC29/pad?. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1980 April 11
00:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29A. Launch Pad: LC29/pad?. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1980 May 19
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC29A. Launch Pad: LC29/pad?. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1980 July 26
23:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1980 November 11
00:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1980 November 11
01:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1980 November 14
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S26. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1980 November 16
03:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1980 November 16
05:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1980 November 18
16:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S26. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1980 November 30
23:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1980 December 1
02:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1981 February 7
20:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1981 October 6
11:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 2310.- Oscar 9 - .
Payload: UoSAT 1. Mass: 52 kg (114 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Surrey.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Program: Oscar.
Class: Communications.
Type: Amateur radio communications satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-70.
Decay Date: 1989-10-13 . USAF Sat Cat: 12888 . COSPAR: 1981-100B. Apogee: 374 km (232 mi). Perigee: 372 km (231 mi). Inclination: 97.60 deg. Period: 92.00 min.
University of Surrey research microsatellite. Radio science; also carried amateur radio package. Communication and geophysics research satellite. Launch time 1127 GMT. Also registered by the United States in ST/SG/SER.E/59, with category D and orbital parameters 95.3 min, 531 x 533 km x 97.5 deg. UoSAT-OSCAR 9 was launched piggyback with Solar Mesosphere Explorer satellite. Weight 52 kg. Box shaped 740 x 420 x 420 mm. Deployable gravity gradient boom. Firsts: First on-board computer (IHU - Integrated Housekeeping Unit) for battery and attitude management, remote control, and experiments. Built by the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, UO-9 was UoSAT's first experimental satellite. It was a scientific and educational low-Earth orbit satellite containing many experiments and beacons but no amateur transponders. UO-9 was fully operational until it re-entered October 13, 1989 from a decaying orbit after nine years of service.
1981 December 1
15:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1981 December 9
17:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Petrel. Launch Vehicle: Petrel 2.1981 December 16
14:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982
Launch Vehicle: HOTOL.- HOTOL development begun by a Rolls-Royce / British Aerospace team - .
Nation: UK.
The project was reasonably well advanced (engine detailed design and mockup) by the time the British government withdrew further funding in the mid-1980's. HOTOL would have taken off horizontally, transition to pure rocket propulsion at Mach 5.0 - Mach 6.0. and ascend to orbit. A moderate re-entry profile would decrease the thermal loading constraints. HOTOL would return via a glide landing, to a landing on gear on a conventional runway.
1982 January 30
16:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S26. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1982 February 1
18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S26. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1982 February 3
16:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S26. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1982 February 8
18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S26. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1982 March 23
21:27 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
21:48 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
22:10 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
22:57 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
23:12 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
23:28 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 23
23:55 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 August 4
00:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 August 11
23:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1983 May 15
15:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1983 May 16
15:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1983 June 9
15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3. FAILURE: Failure.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
1983 June 9
16:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1983 June 11
15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1983 June 11
16:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1984 March 1
17:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 3920.- Oscar 11 - .
Payload: UoSAT 2. Mass: 52 kg (114 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Surrey.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Program: Oscar.
Class: Communications.
Type: Amateur radio communications satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-70.
USAF Sat Cat: 14781 . COSPAR: 1984-021B. Apogee: 670 km (410 mi). Perigee: 651 km (404 mi). Inclination: 97.80 deg. Period: 98.00 min.
University of Surrey experimental microsatellite. Built in only 6 months, UoSAT-2 carried the first modern digital store and forward (S&F) communications payload and a prototype CCD camera. Also performed magnetospheric studies. Launch time 1759 GMT. Still operational in 2000.
1984 August 16
14:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 3924.- AMPTE 3 - . Payload: AMPTE-UKS UK Subsatellite. Mass: 77 kg (169 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: AMPTE. Decay Date: 1990-02-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 15201 . COSPAR: 1984-088C. Apogee: 113,417 km (70,473 mi). Perigee: 1,002 km (622 mi). Inclination: 26.90 deg. Period: 2,659.60 min. Detected tracer ions released into magnetosphere by IRM. Magnetosphere research satellite. Launch time 1447 GMT. (Document quotes geocentric distances, which have been converted to orbital heights.).
1985 May 19
00:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S22. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3. FAILURE: Failure.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1985 May 20
06:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S22. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3. FAILURE: Failure.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
1985 June 10
08:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S22. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1986 July 25
22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline PEM demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1986 July 26
02:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline PEM demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1986 August 1
22:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline PEM demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1986 August 2
01:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S27. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1987 April 16
09:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S23. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1987 April 18
03:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S23. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1987 May 10
09:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S23. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3. FAILURE: Failure.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
1987 May 10
11:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S23. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Chevaline demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1988 December 11
00:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP.- Skynet 4B - .
Mass: 1,433 kg (3,159 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: MoD.
Program: Skynet.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: ECS/OTS.
Completed Operations Date: 1988-06-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 19687 . COSPAR: 1988-109A. Apogee: 35,967 km (22,348 mi). Perigee: 35,933 km (22,327 mi). Inclination: 7.50 deg. Period: 1,444.40 min.
British military communications; 1 deg W. Military communications. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 1 deg W in 1989-1990; 53 deg E in 1990-1998 As of 4 September 2001 located at 60.05 deg E drifting at 2.136 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 126.32E drifting at 2.116W degrees per day.
1989 August 27
22:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17B. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 4925-8.- BSB-1A - .
Payload: Marco Polo 1. Mass: 1,233 kg (2,718 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: BSB.
Program: BSB.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: HS 376.
USAF Sat Cat: 20193 . COSPAR: 1989-067A. Apogee: 35,795 km (22,241 mi). Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min.
British DBS; 31 deg W. Direct broadcasting system. Expected operational life, 10 years. Owner/operator: British Satellite Broadcasting Ltd, The Marcopolo Building, Chelsea Bridge, Queenstown Rd, London SW8 4NQ. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 31 deg W in 1989-1993; 5 deg E in 1994-2000; 13 deg W in 2000. As of 31 August 2001 located at 12.98 deg W drifting at 0.008 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 45.02W drifting at 3.908W degrees per day.
1989 November 25
- British Commercial Cosmonaut Training Group selected. - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Mace, Timothy, Sharman. The group was selected for the Juno commercial British cosmonaut mission..
1990 January 1
00:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Commercial Titan 3.- Skynet 4A - .
Payload: Skynet 4A [PAM-D2] / JCSat 2 [Orbus-7S]. Mass: 1,463 kg (3,225 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: MoD.
Program: Skynet.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: ECS/OTS.
USAF Sat Cat: 20401 . COSPAR: 1990-001A. Apogee: 35,790 km (22,230 mi). Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 5.50 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
British military communications; 6 deg E. Military communications. Expected life approx 7 years. Owner/operator: Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 6 deg E in 1990; 29 deg E in 1991; 65 deg E in 1991; 34 deg W in 1992-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 34.01 deg W drifting at 0.003 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 63.46W drifting at 4.595W degrees per day.
1990 January 22
01:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40.- Oscar 14 - .
Payload: UoSAT 3. Mass: 46 kg (101 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Surrey.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Program: Oscar.
Class: Communications.
Type: Amateur radio communications satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-70.
USAF Sat Cat: 20437 . COSPAR: 1990-005B. Apogee: 797 km (495 mi). Perigee: 781 km (485 mi). Inclination: 98.60 deg. Period: 100.70 min.
University of Surrey experimental satellite. The first of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd's modular microsatellites. Launched on the Ariane ASAP; carried an operational store and forward communications payload with extensive radiation monitoring experiments for SatelLife and Data Trax Inc (USA). Still operational in 2000. Owner/operator University of Surrey, Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH.
- Oscar 15 - .
Payload: UoSAT 4. Mass: 48 kg (105 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Surrey.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Program: Oscar.
Class: Communications.
Type: Amateur radio communications satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-70.
USAF Sat Cat: 20438 . COSPAR: 1990-005C. Apogee: 798 km (495 mi). Perigee: 784 km (487 mi). Inclination: 98.60 deg. Period: 100.70 min.
Technology demonstration mission carrying transponder, solar cell, CCD camera technology experiments. Customer: University of Surrey/European Space Agency. Launched alongside UoSAT-3, the microsatellite operated perfectly for 2 days before a failure occured in the downlink. Owner/operator University of Surrey, Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH. Box shaped 350 x 350 x 650 mm. Four solar panels and 6 m gravity gradient boom.
1990 August 30
22:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP.- Skynet 4C - .
Mass: 1,463 kg (3,225 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: MoD.
Program: Skynet.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: ECS/OTS.
USAF Sat Cat: 20776 . COSPAR: 1990-079A. Apogee: 35,793 km (22,240 mi). Perigee: 35,781 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 2.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
UK military communications; 1 deg W. United Kingdom military communications satellite. Owner/operator: UK Ministry of Defence. Expected operational life 10 years. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 1 deg W in 1990-1999 As of 3 September 2001 located at 0.97 deg W drifting at 0.002 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 1.27W drifting at 0.000W degrees per day.
1991
LV Family: HOTOL. Launch Vehicle: Interim HOTOL.- Interim HOTOL designed by British Aerospace - . Nation: UK. This was a less ambitious, scaled-back version of the original HOTOL. The single-stage to orbit winged launch vehicle using four Russian rocket engines. It was to have been air-launched from a Ukrainian An-225 aircraft..
1991 July 17
01:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40.- Oscar 22 - . Payload: UoSAT 5. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: TUB. Manufacturer: Surrey. Program: Oscar. Class: Communications. Type: Amateur radio communications satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-70. USAF Sat Cat: 21575 . COSPAR: 1991-050B. Apogee: 772 km (479 mi). Perigee: 759 km (471 mi). Inclination: 98.50 deg. Period: 100.20 min. Customer: SateLife. Carried store and forward communications and Earth observation payloads, replacing those lost on UoSAT-4. Still operational in 2000..
1994 May 26
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S28. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.1994 June 17
07:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP.- STRV-1B - . Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: STRV. USAF Sat Cat: 23125 . COSPAR: 1994-034B. Apogee: 31,817 km (19,770 mi). Perigee: 278 km (172 mi). Inclination: 7.50 deg. Period: 557.00 min. 50 cm cube; Space Technology and Research Vehicle; included solar cell tests..
- STRV-1A - . Mass: 53 kg (116 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: STRV. USAF Sat Cat: 23126 . COSPAR: 1994-034C. Apogee: 31,321 km (19,461 mi). Perigee: 273 km (169 mi). Inclination: 7.40 deg. Period: 547.70 min. 50 cm cube; Space Technology and Research Vehicle; included solar cell tests..
1994 June 20
03:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S28. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.1995 July 24
22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S29. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.1995 August 22
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S29. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.1997 February 7
- Starchaser LEXX launch. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) successfully launches LEXX vehicle..
1997 October 10
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S30. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.1997 October 10
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S30. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.1998 January 4
19:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 5
22:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 8
18:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 8
21:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 10
00:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17B. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7925-9.5.- Skynet 4D - . Mass: 1,490 kg (3,280 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: MoD. Manufacturer: Martin. Program: Skynet. Class: Communications. Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. USAF Sat Cat: 25134 . COSPAR: 1998-002A. Apogee: 35,795 km (22,241 mi). Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 3.90 deg. Period: 1,436.00 min. Geostationary at 52.8 degrees E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 53 deg E in 1998-1999; moving As of 4 September 2001 located at 34.00 deg W drifting at 0.004 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 34.33W drifting at 0.016W degrees per day..
1998 January 10
15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 14
17:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 16
16:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 19
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 21
13:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 23
17:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 26
17:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 28
17:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 January 30
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 1
18:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 4
18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 6
17:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 7
16:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 9
18:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 11
18:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 13
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 17
13:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 17
16:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 19
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 23
20:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 25
16:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 February 27
21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Rothera. LV Family: Viper. Launch Vehicle: Viper 3A.1998 March 20
- Starchaser 3 launch. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) unsuccessfully launches Starchaser 3 vehicle..
1998 May 15
- Ascender radio controlled development model. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Bristol Spaceplanes (Bristol, England, UK) successfully flight tests radio controlled development model..
1999 February 26
22:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.- Skynet 4E - .
Mass: 1,490 kg (3,280 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: MoD.
Manufacturer: Stevenage.
Program: Skynet.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: ECS/OTS.
USAF Sat Cat: 25639 . COSPAR: 1999-009B. Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Perigee: 35,777 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 7.20 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Skynet 4E was a SHF/UHF military communications satellite for the UK Ministry of Defense. Dry mass was 759 kg; it used a Thiokol Star 30 solid apogee motor. Stationed at 53 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 53 deg E in 1999. As of 5 September 2001 located at 52.91 deg E drifting at 0.000 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 53.02E drifting at 0.005E degrees per day.
1999 March 1
- First nonstop balloon flight around world completed in 20 days - . Nation: UK.
1999 March 5
- Starchaser Tempest launch. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) successfully launches TEMPEST vehicle..
1999 April 21
04:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC109. Launch Pad: LC109/95. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- UoSAT-12 - .
Mass: 325 kg (716 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Surrey.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: MiniSat-400.
USAF Sat Cat: 25693 . COSPAR: 1999-021A. Apogee: 654 km (406 mi). Perigee: 639 km (397 mi). Inclination: 64.60 deg. Period: 97.70 min.
First launch of Russia's Dnepr launch vehicle, a converted R-36M2 ICBM. The Dnepr was launched from a silo. The third stage maneuvring bus (used on the ICBM for dispensing multiple warheads) placed UoSAT-12 into a 638 km x 652 km x 64.6 deg orbit. The third stage separated from the payload at 05:13 GMT and then made a burn into a 599 km x 1403 km x 64.6 deg orbit. UoSAT-12 was the first test of the Minibus platform, at 325 kg a larger spacecraft than earlier 50 kg Surrey UoSATs. It carried a mobile radio experiment (MERLION), a GPS receiver, and imaging cameras.
1999 August 20
- Starchaser 3a launch. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) successfully launches Starchaser 3a vehicle..
2000 June 28
10:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.- SNAP 1 - .
Mass: 6.00 kg (13.20 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Surrey.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-10.
USAF Sat Cat: 26386 . COSPAR: 2000-033C. Apogee: 710 km (441 mi). Perigee: 691 km (429 mi). Inclination: 98.14 deg. Period: 98.70 min.
The SNAP-1 Surrey Nanosatellite Applications Platform was a 6 kg satellite with imager and propulsion. It was to test rendezvous techniques by formation flying with the Tsinghua satellite placed in orbit on the same launch. In October 2000 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) released a picture of Tsinghua-1 taken in orbit by the SNAP-1 6.5 kg nanosatellite.
2000 September 21
20:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S31. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.2000 October 29
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP.- EuropeStar F1 - .
Payload: Europe*Star FM1. Mass: 4,167 kg (9,186 lb). Nation: UK.
Manufacturer: Palo Alto.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: FS-1300.
USAF Sat Cat: 26590 . COSPAR: 2000-068A. Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
100th Ariane 4 launch. Communications satellite, stationed at 45 deg E. Europeon.Star FM1 was a Loral FS-1300 model with a launch mass of 4167 kg and a dry mass of 1717 kg. The satellite had two cruciform solar arrays. The Ariane booster placed it into a geostationary transfer orbit. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 45 deg E in 2000. As of 4 September 2001 located at 44.95 deg E drifting at 0.011 deg E per day. As of 2007 Feb 23 located at 44.97E drifting at 0.001W degrees per day.
2000 November 16
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5G.- STRV-1d - .
Mass: 4,758 kg (10,489 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Arianespace.
Manufacturer: Farnborough.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: STRV.
USAF Sat Cat: 26611 . COSPAR: 2000-072D. Apogee: 39,282 km (24,408 mi). Perigee: 605 km (375 mi). Inclination: 7.10 deg. Period: 708.30 min.
STRV-1c and 1d were small satellites built by the DERA (former Royal Aircraft Establishment), Farnborough, England. Mass was around 95 kg each. STRV-1d carries an NRL Space Test Program experiment (S97-2), a camera, and technology and computer experiments.
- STRV-1c - .
Mass: 4,758 kg (10,489 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Arianespace.
Manufacturer: Farnborough.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: STRV.
USAF Sat Cat: 26610 . COSPAR: 2000-072C. Apogee: 39,218 km (24,368 mi). Perigee: 636 km (395 mi). Inclination: 6.34 deg. Period: 707.65 min.
The two small STRV cubes were then ejected from the Ariane EPS stage ASAP-5 secondary payload structure at 0141 GMT. STRV-1c and 1d were small satellites built by the DERA (former Royal Aircraft Establishment), Farnborough, England. Mass was around 95 kg each. STRV-1c performed accelerated life testing of new components and materials in the high radiation environment of geosynchronous transfer orbit.
2001 February 7
23:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.- Skynet 4F - .
Mass: 2,596 kg (5,723 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: MoD.
Manufacturer: Alenia.
Program: Skynet.
Class: Communications.
Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: ECS/OTS.
USAF Sat Cat: 26695 . COSPAR: 2001-005B. Apogee: 35,801 km (22,245 mi). Perigee: 35,772 km (22,227 mi). Inclination: 2.90 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Skynet 4F was a communications satellite for the UK Ministry of Defense, and the last of the venerable ECS (European Communications Satellite) class of satellites built by Astrium/Stevenage. It carried a Thiokol Star 30 apogee motor and its mass was 1489 kg full, 830 kg dry - a dry mass more than twice the first OTS. The spacecraft carried a total of eight transponders in the SHF-, UHF-, and S-bands to provide secure communications after parking over either 1 deg-E or 6 deg-W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 6 deg E in 2001 As of 5 September 2001 located at 8.77 deg E drifting at 0.284 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 6.01E drifting at 0.004E degrees per day.
2001 May 2
- Starchaser 5 subscale tests. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) successfully launches SHARP 1 vehicle..
2001 July 6
- Starchaser 5 test. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) successfully launches Discovery vehicle..
2001 November 22
- Starchaser 5 subscale vehicle test. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) successfully launches 1-man NOVA vehicle unmanned..
2002 April 14
- Starchaser 5 fairing tests. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) successfully launches SHARP 4 and SHARP 5 investigating fairing thermal loads..
2002 October 8
- Starchaser 5 engine tests. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) tests X PRIZE vehicle hybrid and liquid propulsion systems.
2002 December 16
- Starchaser 5 pilot training. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) undergoes parafoil pilot training in Florida..
2003 April 3
- Starchaser 5 capsule unveiled. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) publicly unveiled the Nova mark II capsule in the UK..
2003 April 9
- Starchaser 5 engine test. - .
Nation: UK.
Program: X-Prize.
Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize.
Spacecraft: Starchaser 5.
Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) successfully tested a bi-propellant liquid rocket engine. "The liquid oxygen/kerosene powered system generated some 2,200 kilos of thrust for 15 seconds." The tests will continue for increasingly longer periods and will eventually reach "a full 3 tonnes of thrust".
2003 April 10
- Starchaser 5 capsule shipped to America. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) publicly unveils the Nova mark II capsule in Florida. The parachutes will be fitted in Florida before shipping the capsule over to Arizona for drop tests..
2003 June 10
- Starchaser 5 engine test. - . Nation: UK. Program: X-Prize. Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize. Spacecraft: Starchaser 5. Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) successfully tested their bi-propellant liquid rocket engine at 2,800 kilos [6.2 Klbf] of thrust for 15 seconds. .
2003 July 22
- Starchaser 5 capsule drop tests. - .
Nation: UK.
Program: X-Prize.
Spacecraft Bus: X-Prize.
Spacecraft: Starchaser 5.
Starchaser Industries (Hyde, England, UK) conducted two manned capsule drop tests from a C-123K transport aircraft at an altitude of 14,000 feet over the Red Lake Drop Zone in Kingman, Arizona, in order to practice landing the reusable craft. The main purpose of the tests was to ensure that the parachute, navigation, and landing systems function properly.
2003 September 27
06:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.- BNSCSat 1 (DMC-UK) - . Mass: 80 kg (176 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: BNSC. Manufacturer: Surrey. Class: Earth. Type: Disaster monitoring satellite. Spacecraft: MicroSat-100. USAF Sat Cat: 27941 . COSPAR: 2003-042C. Apogee: 694 km (431 mi). Perigee: 677 km (420 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.50 min.
2003 December 19
- Beagle 2 Separation From Mars Express, Successful - . Nation: UK. Spacecraft: Mars Express.
2003 December 25
- Beagle 2 Lands On Mars - . Nation: UK. Spacecraft: Mars Express.
2005 October 10
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S28. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.2005 October 27
06:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.- Topsat - . Payload: Heavily modified Surrey MicroSat-100. Mass: 108 kg (238 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: Qinetiq. Manufacturer: Surrey. Class: Surveillance. Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150. USAF Sat Cat: 28891 . COSPAR: 2005-043B. Apogee: 707 km (439 mi). Perigee: 682 km (423 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.70 min. Delayed from May 18, mid-July, August 25, September 27 and 30, 2005. UK military surveillance research satellite..
2007 March 11
22:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Skynet 5A - . Payload: Eurostar 3000S. Mass: 4,635 kg (10,218 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: Paradigm. Manufacturer: EADS Astrium. Program: Skynet. Class: Communications. Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 3000. USAF Sat Cat: 30794 . COSPAR: 2007-007B. Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Perigee: 35,772 km (22,227 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Skynet 5A was launched by Paradigm Secure Communications as part of its turnkey contract to provide a secure communications satellite network to the British military and NATO..
2007 November 14
22:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Skynet 5B - . Payload: Eurostar 3000S. Mass: 4,635 kg (10,218 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: Paradigm. Program: Skynet. Class: Communications. Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 3000. USAF Sat Cat: 32294 . COSPAR: 2007-056B. Apogee: 35,789 km (22,238 mi). Perigee: 35,784 km (22,235 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Skynet 5B was designed to provide communications services in the SHF and UHF bands to the UK Ministry of Defence..
2008 March 19
- Death of Arthur C Clarke - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Clarke. British writer. Leading science fiction writer, also wrote key books popularizing space travel in 1950's and 1960's. Created concept of geosynchronous communications satellite in 1946. Wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey..
2008 June 12
22:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Skynet 5C - . Payload: Eurostar 3000S. Mass: 4,638 kg (10,225 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: Arianespace. Program: Skynet. Class: Communications. Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 3000. USAF Sat Cat: 33055 . COSPAR: 2008-030A. Apogee: 35,801 km (22,245 mi). Perigee: 35,772 km (22,227 mi). Inclination: 0.60 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
2009 May 26
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S29. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.2009 July 29
18:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC109. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- DMC 2 - . Mass: 95 kg (209 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: Makeyev bureau. Manufacturer: Surrey. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft: MicroSat-100. USAF Sat Cat: 35683 . COSPAR: 2009-041C. Apogee: 677 km (420 mi). Perigee: 625 km (388 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 97.80 min. DMC International Imaging, Guildford, Surrey, UK..
2010 May 25
- Death of Peter Hervey Longhurst at Somerset - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Longhurst. British engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986. Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the Royal Navy Engineering College, Plymouth, 1966. Commander, Royal Navy. Later became a farmer in Somerset, England..
2010 November 26
18:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Hylas 1 - . Mass: 2,570 kg (5,660 lb). Nation: UK. Manufacturer: ISRO. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: I-2K. USAF Sat Cat: 37237 . COSPAR: 2010-065A. Apogee: 36,052 km (22,401 mi). Perigee: 35,522 km (22,072 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Ka band communications; 2570 kg loaded / 1125 kg unfuelled..
2012 August 2
20:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Hylas 2 - . Mass: 3,311 kg (7,299 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Star bus. USAF Sat Cat: 38741 . COSPAR: 2012-043B. Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Carried 24 active Ka-band user beams and four gateway beams supporting corporate networking, broadband Internet access, and video distribution to Northern and Southern Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East..
2012 October 23
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S30. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.2012 December 19
21:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Skynet 5D - . Payload: Eurostar 3000S. Mass: 4,638 kg (10,225 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 3000. USAF Sat Cat: 39034 . COSPAR: 2012-075A. Apogee: 35,800 km (22,200 mi). Perigee: 35,772 km (22,227 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.00 min. British military communications..
2013 February 25
12:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota PSLV. Launch Vehicle: PSLV.- STRaND-1 - . Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: UK. Agency: Surrey. Manufacturer: Surrey. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39090 . COSPAR: 2013-009E. Apogee: 783 km (486 mi). Perigee: 771 km (479 mi). Inclination: 98.63 deg. Period: 100.40 min. 3U cubesat, a technical test project of Surrey Satellite and the Surrey Space Centre. Carried a Google Nexus One smartphone as its main avionics, and featured plasma thrusters and a water-alcohol thruster. Successful; first in STRaND Program..
2013 June 25
19:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELS. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-ST-B.- O3b SC4/FM5 - . Payload: O3B FM5. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 39188 . COSPAR: 2013-031A. Apogee: 7,838 km (4,870 mi). Perigee: 7,808 km (4,851 mi). Inclination: 0.0400 deg. Period: 280.71 min. O3b (the other 3 billion) satellite providing Ka-band communications with steerable antennas for broadband internet capacity in the developing world..
- O3b SC3/FM4 - . Payload: O3B FM4. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 39189 . COSPAR: 2013-031B. Apogee: 7,838 km (4,870 mi). Perigee: 7,820 km (4,850 mi). Inclination: 0.0400 deg. Period: 280.88 min.
- O3b SC2/FM2 - . Payload: O3B FM2. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 39190 . COSPAR: 2013-031C. Apogee: 7,838 km (4,870 mi). Perigee: 7,828 km (4,864 mi). Inclination: 0.0400 deg. Period: 281.00 min.
- O3b SC1/PFM - . Payload: O3B PFM. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 39191 . COSPAR: 2013-031D. Apogee: 8,007 km (4,975 mi). Perigee: 7,843 km (4,873 mi). Inclination: 0.0300 deg. Period: 283.73 min.
2013 November 21
07:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Dombarovskiy. Launch Pad: xxx. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- Triton 1 - . Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39427 . COSPAR: 2013-066M. Apogee: 758 km (470 mi). Perigee: 593 km (368 mi). Inclination: 97.76 deg. Period: 98.27 min. 3U cubesat test of an AIS receiver from ISIS b.v., Netherlands..
- FUNcube-1 - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39444 . COSPAR: 2013-066AE. Apogee: 677 km (420 mi). Perigee: 592 km (367 mi). Inclination: 97.77 deg. Period: 97.41 min. Cubesat for AMSAT-UK..
2014 July 8
15:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2-1B.- Ukube 1 - . Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: UK. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40074 . COSPAR: 2014-037F. Apogee: 633 km (393 mi). Perigee: 623 km (387 mi). Inclination: 98.40 deg. Period: 97.27 min. 3U cubesat sponsored by the UK Space Agency; first of a series to be launched annually to promote space technology in the UK..
- TDS 1 - . Mass: 150 kg (330 lb). Nation: UK. Spacecraft: SSTL-150. USAF Sat Cat: 40076 . COSPAR: 2014-037H. Apogee: 633 km (393 mi). Perigee: 623 km (387 mi). Inclination: 98.39 deg. Period: 97.27 min. TechDemoSat-1 by Surrey Satellite Technology carrying technology payloads from various UK universities..
2014 July 10
18:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELS. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-ST-B.- O3b FM3 - . Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 40079 . COSPAR: 2014-038A. Apogee: 8,069 km (5,013 mi). Perigee: 8,062 km (5,009 mi). Inclination: 0.0300 deg. Period: 287.93 min.
- O3b FM7 - . Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 40080 . COSPAR: 2014-038B. Apogee: 8,071 km (5,015 mi). Perigee: 8,061 km (5,008 mi). Inclination: 0.0300 deg. Period: 287.93 min.
- O3b FM6 - . Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 40081 . COSPAR: 2014-038C. Apogee: 8,069 km (5,013 mi). Perigee: 8,063 km (5,010 mi). Inclination: 0.0300 deg. Period: 287.93 min.
- O3b FM8 - . Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 40082 . COSPAR: 2014-038D. Apogee: 8,071 km (5,015 mi). Perigee: 8,061 km (5,008 mi). Inclination: 0.0300 deg. Period: 287.93 min.
2014 December 18
18:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELS. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz ST / Fregat ST.- O3b FM9 - . Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 40351 . COSPAR: 2014-083D. Apogee: 8,071 km (5,015 mi). Perigee: 8,061 km (5,008 mi). Inclination: 0.0500 deg. Period: 287.93 min. Second quartet of O3b satellites for broadband internet distribution. Each satellite carried an array of 12 Ka-band spot beam dishes and provided capacity for internet providers in the developing world..
- O3b FM10 - . Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 40349 . COSPAR: 2014-083B. Apogee: 8,070 km (5,010 mi). Perigee: 8,061 km (5,008 mi). Inclination: 0.0400 deg. Period: 287.93 min. O3b satellites launched as part of a constellation for broadband internet distribution..
- O3b FM11 - . Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 40349 . COSPAR: 2014-083B. Apogee: 8,070 km (5,010 mi). Perigee: 8,061 km (5,008 mi). Inclination: 0.0400 deg. Period: 287.93 min.
- O3b FM12 - . Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: ELiTeBus. USAF Sat Cat: 40350 . COSPAR: 2014-083C. Apogee: 8,070 km (5,010 mi). Perigee: 8,062 km (5,009 mi). Inclination: 0.0400 deg. Period: 287.93 min.
2015 July 10
16:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota SLP. Launch Pad: Sriharikota FLP. LV Family: PSLV. Launch Vehicle: PSLV-XL.- DMC3-1 - .
Payload: SSTL-300-S1. Mass: 440 kg (970 lb). Nation: UK.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-300.
USAF Sat Cat: 40715 . COSPAR: 2015-032A. Apogee: 660 km (410 mi). Perigee: 638 km (396 mi). Inclination: 98.04 deg. Period: 97.71 min.
Third generation Disaster Monitoring Constellation. The three satellites were deployed on a single launch. DMC Imaging International was a Surrey Satellite spinoff which operated the DMC imaging satellites in collaboration with several developing countries. The satellites have the capability to return prompt imaging of areas in those countries affected by natural disasters. The SSTL-300S1 platform provided 45 degree fast slew off-pointing and was capable of acquiring multiple targets in one pass using multiple viewing modes. The high resolution imager on board the satellites was designed and manufactured by SSTL and provided 1 meter resolution in panchromatic mode, and 4 meter resolution in multispectral mode, with a swath width of 23.4km. The three satellites were phased 120 degrees apart around the same sun synchronous orbit with a 22:10 local time longitude of descending node sun synchronous orbit. This was acommplished using their on board propulsion systems in the three months after the launch. With off-pointing capability, the DMC3/TripleSat Satellite Constellation was able to target anywhere on Earth once per day.
- DMC3-2 - . Payload: SSTL-300-S1. Mass: 440 kg (970 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-300. USAF Sat Cat: 40716 . COSPAR: 2015-032B. Apogee: 659 km (409 mi). Perigee: 640 km (390 mi). Inclination: 98.03 deg. Period: 97.71 min. 22:10 local time longitude of descending node sun synchronous orbit..
- DMC3-3 - . Payload: SSTL-300-S1. Mass: 440 kg (970 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-300. USAF Sat Cat: 40717 . COSPAR: 2015-032C. Apogee: 662 km (411 mi). Perigee: 637 km (395 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 97.71 min. 22:10 local time longitude of descending node sun synchronous orbit..
- CBNT-1 - . Mass: 91 kg (200 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: CBNT. USAF Sat Cat: 40718 . COSPAR: 2015-032D. Apogee: 659 km (409 mi). Perigee: 636 km (395 mi). Inclination: 98.03 deg. Period: 97.67 min. Surrey Satellite Technology experimental imaging satellite. SSTL did not disclose the meaning of the CBNT abbreviation. 22:10 local time longitude of descending node sun synchronous orbit..
- DeOrbitSail - . Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: UK. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: CubeSat. USAF Sat Cat: 40719 . COSPAR: 2015-032E. Apogee: 657 km (408 mi). Perigee: 634 km (393 mi). Inclination: 98.04 deg. Period: 97.63 min. 3U cubesat. 22:10 local time longitude of descending node sun synchronous orbit..
2016 June 20
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S31. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.- British Trident missile test failure - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: RN.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
In January 2017 it was reported that on this date a Trident missile launched from HMS Vengeance on the Atlantic Missile Range failed. The missile was said to have veered toward Florida before being destroyed by range safety. The government was said to have covered up the failure.
2017 June 23
03:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota FLP. LV Family: PSLV. Launch Vehicle: PSLV-XL.- UCLSat - . Payload: QB50-GB03. Nation: UK. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42765 . COSPAR: 2017-036A. Apogee: 506 km (314 mi). Perigee: 491 km (305 mi). Inclination: 97.37 deg. Period: 94.59 min. See UCLSat (QB50 GB03). Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
- InflateSail - . Payload: QB50-GB06. Nation: UK. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42770 . COSPAR: 2017-036F. Apogee: 263 km (163 mi). Perigee: 243 km (150 mi). Inclination: 97.43 deg. Period: 89.57 min. See InflateSail (QB50 GB06). Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
- Diamond Red - . Payload: 3-Diamonds 3. Nation: UK. USAF Sat Cat: 42783 . COSPAR: 2017-036U. Apogee: 508 km (315 mi). Perigee: 492 km (305 mi). Inclination: 97.37 deg. Period: 94.62 min. See Red Diamond. ..
- Diamond Green - . Payload: 3-Diamonds 2. Nation: UK. USAF Sat Cat: 42785 . COSPAR: 2017-036W. Apogee: 508 km (315 mi). Perigee: 492 km (305 mi). Inclination: 97.37 deg. Period: 94.62 min. See Green Diamond. ..
- Diamond Blue - . Payload: 3-Diamonds 1. Nation: UK. USAF Sat Cat: 42786 . COSPAR: 2017-036X. Apogee: 508 km (315 mi). Perigee: 492 km (305 mi). Inclination: 97.37 deg. Period: 94.62 min. See Blue Diamond. ..
2018 January 12
03:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota FLP. LV Family: PSLV. Launch Vehicle: PSLV-XL.- VividX2 - . Payload: CBNT-2; CARBONITE 2. Nation: UK. USAF Sat Cat: 43115 . COSPAR: 2018-004E. Apogee: 506 km (314 mi). Perigee: 492 km (305 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg. Period: 94.60 min. See Carbonite 2 (CBNT 2, Ei X2, VividX2). ..
2018 April 2
20:29 GMT - . Launch Platform: ISS. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9.- RemoveDebris - . Nation: UK. USAF Sat Cat: 43510 . COSPAR: 1998-067NT. Apogee: 401 km (249 mi). Perigee: 396 km (246 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 92.53 min. See RemoveDEBRIS (RemDeb) ↑. ..
2018 April 5
21:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Hylas 4 - . Payload: BSAT-4a. Nation: UK. USAF Sat Cat: 43272 . COSPAR: 2018-033B. Apogee: 35,795 km (22,241 mi). Perigee: 35,778 km (22,231 mi). Inclination: 0.0600 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. See HYLAS 4. ..
2018 September 16
16:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota FLP. Launch Vehicle: PSLV.- S1-4 - . Payload: SSTL S1-4. Nation: UK. USAF Sat Cat: 43618 . COSPAR: 2018-071A. Apogee: 593 km (368 mi). Perigee: 572 km (355 mi). Inclination: 97.81 deg. Period: 96.33 min. See NovaSAR-S 1. ..
- NovaSAR-S - . Nation: UK. USAF Sat Cat: 43619 . COSPAR: 2018-071B. Apogee: 592 km (367 mi). Perigee: 577 km (358 mi). Inclination: 97.81 deg. Period: 96.36 min. See NovaSAR-S 1. ..