langs: 25 апреля [ru] / april 25 [en] / 25. april [de] / 25 avril [fr] / 25 aprile [it] / 25 de abril [es]
days: april 22 / april 23 / april 24 / april 25 / april 26 / april 27 / april 28
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut , naval aviator , test pilot , and businessman. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon . American astronaut (1923–1998), first Ameri
- ... ed preparatory work, initially to December 5, 1960, then mid-January 1961, [64] March 6, 1961, [65] april 25, 1961, [66] May 2, 1961, and finally to May 5, 1961. [67] On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri G ...
#2 Frank De Winne
Frank, Viscount De Winne (born 25 April 1961, in Ledeberg , Belgium) is a Belgian Air Component officer and an ESA astronaut . He is Belgium's second person in space (after Dirk Frimout ). He was the first ESA astronaut to command a space mission when he served as commander of ISS Expedition 21 . ES
- Frank, Viscount De Winne (born 25 april 1961, in Ledeberg , Belgium) is a Belgian Air Component officer and an ESA astronaut . He is Belgiu ...
- ... Space Agency in Cologne/Germany (Köln). Belgian astronaut The Viscount De Winne Born ( 1961-04-25 ) 25 april 1961 (age 61) Ghent , Belgium Status Retired Nationality Belgian Occupation Test Pilot Space career ...
#3 Eileen Collins
Eileen Marie Collins (born November 19, 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel . A former flight instructor and test pilot , Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission. American astronaut and pilot (bo
- ... he opened the New York Stock Exchange on January 7, 2000, and appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show on april 25, 2000. She had a miscarriage in November 1999, but a son, Luke, was born in November 2000. [72] STS- ...
#4 Vladimir Komarov
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov ( Russian : Влади́мир Миха́йлович Комаро́в , IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kəmɐˈrof] ; 16 March 1927 – 24 April 1967) was a Soviet test pilot , aerospace engineer, and cosmonaut. In October 1964, he commanded Voskhod 1 , the first spaceflight to carry more than one
- ... ld take place. [29] The remains underwent a quick autopsy that morning, then were cremated. [30] On 25 april , a response to Komarov's death by his fellow cosmonauts was published in Pravda : "For the forerunn ...
- ... umously awarded his second Order of Lenin and also Hero of the Soviet Union. [ citation needed ] On 25 april 1968, a memorial service was held for Komarov at the crash site near Orsk 51°21′41.67″N 59°33′44.75 ...
#5 Space tourism
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. [1] There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. Space travel for recreational purposes This article is about paying space travellers. For other commercial spacefarers, see Co
- ... TM-31 ) 8 days ISS EP-1 Dennis Tito International Space Station US$20 million Space Adventures [38] april 25, 2002 ( Soyuz TM-34 ) May 5, 2002 ( Soyuz TM-33 ) 10 days ISS EP-2 Mark Shuttleworth US$20 million O ...
- ... ai Sub-orbital spaceflight ( Kármán line ) Blue Origin [82] April 8, 2022 ( Crew Dragon Endeavour ) april 25, 2022 ( Crew Dragon Endeavour ) 17 days Ax-1 Eytan Stibbe Larry Connor Mark Pathy International Spac ...
#6 Scott Kelly (astronaut)
Scott Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American engineer , retired astronaut , and naval aviator . A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26 , 45 , and 46 . American engineer, retired astronaut, and retired U.S. Navy captain F
- ... as a team, because teamwork makes the dream work. The sky is not the limit." [71] PERSONAL LIFE On april 25, 1992, Kelly married his first wife, Leslie ( née Yandell ), whom he had met while stationed in Virg ...
#7 Roberto Vittori
Brigadier Roberto Vittori , OMRI (born 15 October 1964, in Viterbo ) is an Italian Air Force officer and an ESA astronaut . After graduating from the Italian Accademia Aeronautica in 1989, Vittori flew in the Italian Air Force . He then trained as a test pilot in the United States. Roberto Vittori O
- ... Vittori served in various technical assignments within the NASA Astronaut Office. SOYUZ TM-34 From april 25 to May 5, 2002, Vittori participated in the Soyuz TM-34 taxi-flight to the International Space Stati ...
- ... ace. For the action, Pusenkoff's painting was removed from the frame so that it could be rolled. On april 25, 2005, Vittori took the painting back to the Earth with him. STS-134 Vittori was a Mission Specialis ...
#8 Denis Matveev
Denis Vladimirovich Matveev (Russian Cyrillic : Денис Владимирович Матвеев; born April 25, 1983, in Leningrad , RSFSR , now St. Petersburg , Russia ) is a Russian cosmonaut . Russian cosmonaut (born 1983) Denis Vladimirovich Matveev Denis Matveev at JSC Born ( 1983-04-25 ) 25 April 1983 (age 39) L
- Denis Vladimirovich Matveev (Russian Cyrillic : Денис Владимирович Матвеев; born april 25, 1983, in Leningrad , RSFSR , now St. Petersburg , Russia ) is a Russian cosmonaut . Russian cosmona ...
- ... Russian cosmonaut (born 1983) Denis Vladimirovich Matveev Denis Matveev at JSC Born ( 1983-04-25 ) 25 april 1983 (age 39) Leningrad , RSFSR , USSR Status Active Nationality Russian Occupation Test cosmonaut ...
#9 Anousheh Ansari
Anousheh Ansari ( Persian : انوشه انصاری ; née Raissyan ; [2] born September 12, 1966) is an Iranian American engineer and co-founder and chairwoman of Prodea Systems. Her previous business accomplishments include serving as co-founder and CEO of Telecom Technologies, Inc. (TTI). The Ansari family i
- ... ommencement speaker at and received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Utah Valley University on april 25, 2013. [48] On February 26, 2017, she and Firouz Naderi represented Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi ...
#10 Mark Shuttleworth
Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African-British entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Canonical , the company behind the development of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system. [1] In 2002, Shuttleworth became the first South African to travel to space as a space t
- ... EFLIGHT Shuttleworth on board the International Space Station Shuttleworth gained worldwide fame on 25 april 2002, as the second self-funded space tourist and the first South African in space. [lower-alpha 1] ...
#11 Yuri Gidzenko
Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko ( Russian: Юрий Павлович Гидзенко ; born March 26, 1962) is a Russian cosmonaut . [1] He was a test cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (TsPK). Gidzenko has flown into space three times and has lived on board the Mir and the International Space Station. He
- ... uz 4 Taxi Commander Gidzenko enters the Zarya' s pressurized adapter on the ISS. He was Launched on april 25, 2002, on the Soyuz TM-34 (Soyuz 4 Taxi Crew) mission along with ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori and S ...
#12 George Nelson (astronaut)
George Driver "Pinky" Nelson (born July 13, 1950) is an American physicist , astronomer , science educator , and retired NASA astronaut . American physicist, astronomer, and retired NASA astronaut George D. Nelson Born ( 1950-07-13 ) July 13, 1950 (age 72) Charles City, Iowa , U.S. Status Retired
- ... out . [2] His wife, Susie, is from Alhambra, California . They have two daughters, Aimee Tess (born april 25, 1972) and Marti Ann (born February 27, 1975). Pinky enjoys playing golf , reading , swimming , runn ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Hong Kong Space Museum
The Hong Kong Space Museum is an astronomy and space science museum located in Tsim Sha Tsui , Hong Kong . Opened on 8 October 1980, it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government . [1] The building is notable for its hemispherical shape, which contains a p
- ... ry out renovation work, the exhibition hall in the Sky Hall was closed on 5 October and reopened on 25 april 2018. EXHIBITS Hong Kong Space Museum Traditional Chinese 香港太空館 Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale ...
- ... , and more. [13] The renovation was finally completed in 2018, and the exhibition halls reopened on 25 april that year. [14] CRITICISMS In 2006, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department carried out a surv ...
#2 Air Zoo
The Air Zoo , founded as the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum , is an aviation museum and indoor amusement park next to the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport in Portage , Michigan . [1] The Air Zoo holds many historical and rare aircraft, including the world's fastest air-breathing aircr
- ... bird, Wildcat, Bearcat, and Hellcat. [1] Also in early 1999, plans began for a major renovation. On april 25, 2003, construction began on a new 120,000-square-foot (11,000 m 2 ) facility that doubled the museu ...
#3 Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City , along the shore of Jamaica Bay . The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station . Bennett Field is currently part of the Gateway
- ... ncesco de Pinedo was killed in a crash during takeoff from Bennett Field. [257] February 28, 1934 – april 25, 1934 – Laura H. Ingalls flew a Lockheed Air Express , powered by a Pratt & Whitney engine, from Gle ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Sentinel-1B
Sentinel-1B is a European radar imaging satellite launched on 25 April 2016. It is the second of two original satellites in the Sentinel-1 constellation , part of the European Union 's Copernicus programme on Earth observation . The satellite carries a C - SAR sensor, capable of providing high-resol
- Sentinel-1B is a European radar imaging satellite launched on 25 april 2016. It is the second of two original satellites in the Sentinel-1 constellation , part of the Eur ...
- ... nia Space Airbus Defence and Space [1] Launch mass 2,164 kg (4,771 lb) Start of mission Launch date 25 april 2016, 21:02 ( 2016-04-25UTC21:02 ) UTC [3] Rocket Soyuz-STA / Fregat-M [4] Launch site Kourou ELS [ ...
#2 Progress M-25M
Progress M-25M ( Russian : Прогресс М-25М ), identified by NASA as Progress 57P , is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) during 2014. [4] Progress M-25M was launched on a six-hours rendezvous profile towards the ISS. The 25th Progress-M 11F615A60
- ... ober 2014 Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 29 October 2014, 13:08 UTC Undocking date 25 april 2015, 06:41:14 UTC [3] Time docked 178 days Cargo Mass 2351 kg Pressurised 1283 kg (dry cargo) Fuel ...
#3 Zvezda (ISS module)
Zvezda ( Russian : Звезда , meaning "star"), Salyut DOS-8 , also known as the Zvezda Service Module , is a module of the International Space Station (ISS). It was the third module launched to the station, and provided all of the station's life support systems , some of which are supplemented in the
- ... . [14] The two main engines on Zvezda can be used to raise the station's altitude. This was done on 25 april 2007. This was the first time the engines had been fired since Zvezda arrived in 2000. [15] The Mir ...
#4 GSAT-1
GSAT-1 was an experimental communications satellite launched aboard the maiden flight of the GSLV rocket. The spacecraft was equipped with instrumentation to test Pulse-code modulation (PCM) transmitting on S-band frequencies and transponders operating in the C-band. [ citation needed ] The spacecra
- ... Apogee altitude 35,725 kilometres (22,198 mi) Inclination 0.9 degrees Period 1384.09 minutes Epoch 25 april 2001 [1] Transponders Band 3 C-band 2 S-band GSAT GSAT-2 → OVERVIEW GSAT-1 failed to achieve its ta ...
#5 Progress MS-14
Progress MS-14 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-14 ), Russian production No.448, identified by NASA as Progress 75P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). [3] [4] This was the 166th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2020 Russian resupply spaceflig
- ... s-MS Manufacturer RKK Energia Launch mass 7430 kg Payload mass 2528 kg Start of mission Launch date 25 april 2020, 01:51:41 UTC Rocket Soyuz-2.1a (s/n Ya15000-038) Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 Contractor ...
- ... bit Regime Low Earth orbit Inclination 51.66° Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 25 april 2020, 05:11:56 UTC [2] Undocking date 27 April 2021, 23:11:00 UTC Time docked 367 days, 17 hours, 5 ...
- ... nch, Progress MS-14 successfully docked automatically to the rear port of Zvezda at 05:11:56 UTC on 25 april 2020, where it remained until 27 April 2021. CARGO The Progress MS-14 spacecraft delivered 2528 kg ...
#6 Superbird-B3
Superbird-B3 , known as Superbird-8 before launch, and DSN-1 ( Kirameki-1 ) for its military payload, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group and designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric on the DS2000 satellite bus . Superbird-B3 Names Superbird-8 DSN-1
- ... own satellites, Superbird-8 . [4] The second satellite, DSN-2 is a dedicated spacecraft. [4] [5] On 25 april 2014, JSAT announced that it had placed an order with Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) and its satellite ...
#7 Soyuz TM-34
Soyuz TM-34 was the fourth Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS). [1] Soyuz TM-34 was launched by a Soyuz-U launch vehicle. 2002 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2008 ) Soyuz TM-34 TM-34 docked to the ISS Operator
- ... th Landing Sergei Zalyotin Frank De Winne Yury Lonchakov Callsign Uran Start of mission Launch date april 25, 2002, 06:26:35 ( 2002-04-25UTC06:26:35Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U End of mission Landing date November 1 ...
- ... M passenger transportation craft that was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur at 06:26 UT on 25 april 2002. It carried two cosmonauts and a South African tourist, Mark Shuttleworth , to the Internation ...
#8 Kosmos 29
Kosmos 29 ( Russian : Космос 29 meaning Cosmos 29 ) or Zenit-2 No.19 was a Soviet , a first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 29 was the seventeenth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [3] and ha
- ... ies Spacecraft type Zenit-2 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 4780 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 25 april 1964, 10:19:00 GMT Rocket Vostok-2 s/n R15001-01 Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 Contractor OKB-1 ...
- ... ow Earth Perigee altitude 203 km Apogee altitude 296 km Inclination 65.1° Period 89.5 minutes Epoch 25 april 1964 A Vostok-2 rocket, serial number R15001-01, [4] was used to launch Kosmos 29. The launch took ...
- ... t, serial number R15001-01, [4] was used to launch Kosmos 29. The launch took place at 10:19 GMT on 25 april 1964, using Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . [5] Following its successful arrival in orbit th ...
- ... 4-021A and the Satellite Catalog Number 00791. [6] Kosmos 29 was operated in a low Earth orbit . On 25 april 1964, it had a perigee of 203 kilometres (126 mi) , an apogee of 296 kilometres (184 mi) , with inc ...
#9 Progress 8
Progress 8 ( Russian : Прогресс 8 ), was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1980 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station. Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft For the UK educational measure, see Progress 8 benchmark . Progress 8 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission
- ... Docking with Salyut 6 Docking port Aft [3] Docking date 29 March 1980, 20:01:00 UTC Undocking date 25 april 1980, 08:04:00 UTC Time docked 26.5 days Cargo Mass 2500 kg ← Progress 7 Progress 9 → SPACECRAFT Pr ...
#10 Axiom Mission 1
Axiom Mission 1 (or Ax-1 ) [3] was a privately funded and operated crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was operated by Axiom Space out of Axiom's Mission Control Center MCC-A [4] in Houston, Texas. The flight launched on 8 April 2022 from Kennedy Space Center in Flor
- ... e Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contractor SpaceX End of mission Recovered by MV Megan Landing date 25 april 2022, 17:06 UTC [2] Landing site Atlantic Ocean Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbi ...
- ... ional Space Station Docking port Harmony zenith Docking date 9 April 2022, 12:29 UTC Undocking date 25 april 2022, 01:10 UTC Time docked 15 days, 12 hours and 41 minutes Axiom Mission 1 patch Connor, Stibbe, ...
#11 ALMASat-1
ALMASat-1 (ALma MAter SATellite) was a micro satellite developed by University of Bologna for demonstrative purposes to benefit Earth observation missions. The project was funded by Italian Ministry of Research . [2] ALMASat-1 Mission type Technology Operator University of Bologna COSPAR ID 2012-006
- ... 3UTC10Z ) UTC Rocket Vega Launch site Kourou ELA-1 Contractor Arianespace End of mission Decay date 25 april 2020 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 311 kilometre ...
- ... ch system on February 13, 2012, from Kourou , French Guiana . RE-ENTRY ALMASAT-1 decayed from orbit 25 april 2020.
#12 Progress M-21M
Progress M-21M ( Russian : Прогресс М-21М ), identified by NASA as Progress 53P , is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) during 2013. [1] Progress M-21M was built by RKK Energia . Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-21M Progress M-21M undocking f
- ... 23 April 2014, 08:58 UTC Time docked 145 days Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 25 april 2014, 12:13 UTC Undocking date 9 June 2014, 13:29 UTC Time docked 45 days Cargo Mass 2398 kg Progre ...
- ... 23 April 2014 and was guided back to the same docking port two days later, docking at 12:13 UTC on 25 april 2014. [5] UNDOCKING AND REENTRY Progress M-21M undocked from the ISS on 9 June 2014 at 13:29 UTC an ...
#13 STS-31
STS-31 was the 35th mission of the NASA Space Shuttle program . The primary purpose of this mission was the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) into low Earth orbit . The mission used the Space Shuttle Discovery (the tenth mission for this orbiter), which lifted off from Launch Complex 39
- ... racking data from one mission to another. Discovery ' s crew deployed the Hubble Space Telescope on 25 april 1990, and then spent the rest of the mission tending to various scientific experiments in the Shutt ...
#14 Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble ) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope , but it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned both as a vital research tool and as a publi
- ... Discovery ( STS-31 ) Launch site Kennedy , LC-39B Contractor Rockwell International Deployment date 25 april 1990 [2] Entered service 20 May 1990 [2] End of mission Decay date 2030–2040 (estimated) [4] Orbita ...
#15 Mercury-Atlas 3
Mercury-Atlas 3 (MA-3) was an unmanned spaceflight of the Mercury program . It was launched unmanned on April 25, 1961 at 16:15 UTC, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral , Florida . The Mercury capsule contained a robotic "mechanical astronaut". Mercury spacecraft No. 8 and Atlas No. 8 100-D wer
- ... ury-Atlas 3 (MA-3) was an unmanned spaceflight of the Mercury program . It was launched unmanned on april 25, 1961 at 16:15 UTC, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral , Florida . The Mercury capsule contain ...
- ... Manufacturer McDonnell Aircraft Launch mass 1,179 kilograms (2,599 lb) Start of mission Launch date april 25, 1961, 16:15 ( 1961-04-25UTC16:15Z ) UTC Rocket Atlas LV-3B 100-D Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-14 E ...
- ... C16:15Z ) UTC Rocket Atlas LV-3B 100-D Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-14 End of mission Landing date april 25, 1961, 16:23 ( 1961-04-25UTC16:24Z ) UTC Project Mercury Mercury-Atlas series ← Mercury-Atlas 2 Merc ...
#16 Sentinel-3B
Sentinel-3B is a European Space Agency Earth observation satellite dedicated to oceanography which launched on 25 April 2018. [1] It was built as a part of the Copernicus Programme , and is the second (after Sentinel-3A , launched 16 February 2016) of four planned Sentinel-3 satellites. Sentinel-3B
- ... is a European Space Agency Earth observation satellite dedicated to oceanography which launched on 25 april 2018. [1] It was built as a part of the Copernicus Programme , and is the second (after Sentinel-3A ...
- ... ions 3.9 × 2.2 × 2.2 m (12.8 × 7.2 × 7.2 ft) [2] Power 2,300 watts [3] Start of mission Launch date 25 april 2018, 17:57:51 ( 2018-04-25UTC17:57:51 ) UTC [1] Rocket Rokot Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome , Sit ...
- ... RAAN 183.84° Argument of perigee 96.39° Mean motion 14.26 rev/day Repeat interval 27 days [4] Epoch 25 april 2018, 20:50:15 UTC [5] Transponders Band S band (TT&C support) X band (science data) Bandwidth S ba ...
- ... llite System Sentinel-3 ← Sentinel-3A Sentinel-3C → LAUNCH Sentinel-3B was successfully launched on 25 april 2018 at 17:57 UTC from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome aboard a Rokot launch vehicle. [1] SEE ALSO Sentinel ...
#17 GOES 10
GOES-10 , known as GOES-K before becoming operational, was an American weather satellite , which formed part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched in 1997, and after completing operations as part of the m
- ... anufacturer Space Systems/Loral Launch mass 2,105 kilograms (4,641 lb) Start of mission Launch date 25 april 1997, 05:49 ( 1997-04-25UTC05:49Z ) UTC Rocket Atlas I Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-36B Contractor ...
- ... aunch Complex 36B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . [3] The launch occurred at 05:49 GMT on 25 april . [3] Its launch was the final flight of the Atlas I rocket, which was retired in favour of the mode ...
#18 Soyuz TM-30
Soyuz TM-30 ( Russian : Союз ТМ-30 , Union TM-30 ), also known as Mir EO -28 , was a Soyuz mission, the 39th and final human spaceflight to the Mir space station . The crew of the mission was sent by MirCorp , a privately funded company, to reactivate and repair the station. The crew also resupplied
- ... tation the crew stabilized the atmosphere inside Mir and undertook routine maintenance work. [3] On april 25, an uncrewed Progress resupply mission, Progress M1-2 , launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the ...
#19 Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX , [3] providing satellite Internet access coverage to 40 countries. It also aims for global mobile phone service after 2023. [4] SpaceX started launching Starlink satellites in 2019. As of September 2022, Starlink consists of over 3,0
- ... 2022 expanded connectivity for its rural mobile customers via 1,200 remote mobile towers. [127] On 25 april 2022, Hawaiian Airlines announced an agreement with Starlink to provide free internet access on its ...
#20 Tianlian
Tianlian ( Simplified Chinese : 天链, Traditional Chinese : 天鏈, English: Sky Chain ) also known as CTDRS , is a Chinese data relay communication satellite constellation. The constellation serves to relay data from ground stations to spacecraft and rockets, most significantly China's crewed spaceflight
- ... ime Geostationary Production Status In service Launched 8 Operational 8 Maiden launch Tianlian I-01 25 april 2008 Last launch Tianlian II-03 12 July 2022 MISSION Tianlian is used to provide real-time communic ...
- ... he series, Tianlian I-01 , was launched on the maiden flight of the Long March 3C launch vehicle on 25 april 2008. [9] [10] With the launch of Tianlian I-03, a spacecraft could be tracked for 70% of its orbit ...
- ... nch Site [14] Bus Longitude [15] Status COSPAR ID SATCAT no. First Generation Tianlian I-01 天链一号01星 25 april 2008, 15:35 Long March 3C XSLC LC-2 DFH-3 77.0° East Active 2008-019A 32779 Tianlian I-02 天链一号02星 1 ...