langs: 26 апреля [ru] / april 26 [en] / 26. april [de] / 26 avril [fr] / 26 aprile [it] / 26 de abril [es]
days: april 23 / april 24 / april 25 / april 26 / april 27 / april 28 / april 29
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
- ... ring training he flew 120 simulated flights. [62] Although this flight was originally scheduled for april 26, 1960, [63] it was postponed several times by unplanned preparatory work, initially to December 5, 1 ...
#2 Bernard A. Harris Jr.
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (born June 26, 1956) is a former NASA astronaut . On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights. Former NASA astronaut "Bernard Harris" redirects here. Fo
- ... ssion specialist on STS-55 , Spacelab D-2, in August 1991. He flew on board Columbia for ten days, ( 26 april 1993 – 6 May 1993); on the mission the Shuttle reached one year of accumulated flight time. Harris ...
#3 Brian Binnie
William Brian Binnie (April 26, 1953 – September 15, 2022) was a United States Navy officer and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne , the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites and flown from 2003 to 2004. US Navy officer and test pilot (1953–2022) For the curler, see Brian Binni
- William Brian Binnie ( april 26, 1953 – September 15, 2022) was a United States Navy officer and one of the test pilots for SpaceShi ...
- ... 3–2022) For the curler, see Brian Binnie (curler) . Brian Binnie Binnie in 2004 Born ( 1953-04-26 ) april 26, 1953 West Lafayette, Indiana , U.S. Died September 15, 2022 (2022-09-15) (aged 69) Nationality Amer ...
- ... upon completion of the final flight in October 2004 Binnie was born in West Lafayette, Indiana , on april 26, 1953, [1] where his Scottish father William P. Binnie was a professor of physics at Purdue Universi ...
#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
- ... 4) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Hero of Socialist Labour (North Vietnam, 1964) POSTHUMOUS HONOURS On 26 april 1967, Komarov was given a state funeral in Moscow , and his ashes were interred in the Kremlin Wall ...
#5 Charles J. Precourt
Charles Joseph Precourt (born June 29, 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut . His career in flight began at an early age, and spans his entire lifetime. He served in the US Air Force , piloted numerous jet aircraft, and piloted and commanded the Space Shuttle . Notably, he piloted or commanded several
- ... ce flights, he has logged over 932 hours in space. [2] He served as a mission specialist on STS-55 ( april 26 to May 6, 1993), was the pilot on STS-71 (June 27 to July 7, 1995), and was the spacecraft commander ...
- ... Program. SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-55 Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on april 26, 1993. Nearly 90 experiments were conducted during this German-sponsored Spacelab D-2 mission to inv ...
#6 Samantha Cristoforetti
Samantha Cristoforetti , OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: [saˈmanta kristofoˈretti] ; born in Milan on 26 April 1977) is an Italian European Space Agency astronaut, former Italian Air Force pilot and engineer. She holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European astronaut (199
- ... Samantha Cristoforetti , OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: [saˈmanta kristofoˈretti] ; born in Milan on 26 april 1977) is an Italian European Space Agency astronaut, former Italian Air Force pilot and engineer. S ...
- ... n September 28 2022. [9] [10] Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti OMRI Born ( 1977-04-26 ) 26 april 1977 (age 45) Milan , Italy Status Active Nationality Italy Alma mater Technical University of Muni ...
#7 Steven R. Nagel
Steven Ray Nagel (October 27, 1946 – August 21, 2014), ( Col , USAF ), was an American astronaut , aeronautical and mechanical engineer , test pilot , and a United States Air Force pilot . [1] In total, he logged 723 hours in space. [2] After NASA, he worked at the University of Missouri College of
- ... TS-55 Nagel also served as Commander of STS-55, the German D-2 Spacelab mission. After launching on april 26, 1993, on the Shuttle Columbia ; the crew landed 10 days later on May 6, 1993, at Edwards Air Force ...
#8 Jerry L. Ross
Jerry Lynn Ross (born January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana ) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the joint record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Franklin Chang-Diaz )
- ... Runway 33, at Edwards Air Force Base, on April 11, 1991. STS-55 Columbia , was launched from KSC on april 26, 1993. With Ross serving as Payload Commander / Mission Specialist , nearly 90 experiments were cond ...
#9 Sunita Williams
Sunita Lyn Williams (born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer who formerly held the records for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Williams was assigned to the International Sp
- ... essure of the ISS. In the free-fall environment, the spicy geyser was difficult to contain. [14] On april 26, 2007, NASA decided to bring Williams back to Earth on the STS-117 mission aboard Atlantis . Althoug ...
#10 Yuri Malenchenko
Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko ( Russian : Юрий Иванович Маленченко ; born December 22, 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut . Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas , while he was 240 miles (390 km) over New Zeal
- ... with astronaut Edward Lu lifted on board the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on april 26, 2003, to the ISS. The spacecraft docked with the ISS on April 28, 2003. Malenchenko served as the S ...
#11 Sigmund Jähn
Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn ( German: [jɛ:n ] ; 13 February 1937 – 21 September 2019) was a German cosmonaut and pilot who in 1978 became the first German to fly into space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos programme. East German cosmonaut This article may be expanded with text translated from
- ... ] [2] Replica of Opel RAK rocket cars, bikes, and aircraft, originally demonstrated in the 1920s On 26 april 1955 he joined the East German Air Force , where he became a pilot. From 1961 to 1963 he was deputy ...
#12 Yury Onufriyenko
Col. Yuri Ivanovich Onufrienko ( Russian : Юрий Иванович Онуфриенко , Ukrainian : Юрій Іванович Онуфрієнко ; born 6 February 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut . He is a veteran of two extended spaceflights, aboard the space station Mir in 1996 and aboard the International Space Station in 2001–20
- ... Optizon". The new module Priroda , the seventh and final module of the Mir Space Station arrived on april 26, 1996. [3] Its primary purpose was to conduct Earth resource experiments through remote sensing and ...
#13 Terence T. Henricks
Terence Thomas "Tom" Henricks (born July 5, 1952) is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut . He served on four Space Shuttle missions. Terence Thomas "Tom" Henricks Born ( 1952-07-05 ) July 5, 1952 (age 70) Bryan, Ohio , U.S. Status Retired Nationality Americ
- ... California, on December 1, 1991. [1] [2] STS-55 , the German D-2 Spacelab mission, was launched on april 26, 1993, aboard Columbia , and landed 10 days later on May 6, 1993, at Edwards AFB California. During ...
#14 Aleksey Ovchinin
Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin ( Russian : Алексей Николаевич Овчинин , IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ɐfˈtɕinʲɪn] ; [2] born 28 September 1971) is a Russian Air Force Major and cosmonaut , who was selected in 2006. [3] Ovchinin made his first spaceflight in 2016, and was assigned as Commander
- ... 009, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome , he participated in training in the Mini Research Module (MRM). On 26 april 2010 he was certified as a cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center NII FGBU detachm ...
#15 Yuri Usachov
Yury Vladimirovich Usachov ( Russian : Юрий Владимирович Усачёв ; born October 9, 1957) is a former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow . Usachov is a veteran of four spaceflights, including two long duration missions on board the Mir Space Station and another on board the International Space
- ... eriments. The new module Priroda , the seventh and final module of the Mir Space Station arrived on april 26, 1996. [6] Its primary purpose was to conduct Earth resource experiments through remote sensing and ...
Museum / Museum
#1 San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego Air & Space Museum ( SDASM , formerly the San Diego Aerospace Museum ) is an aviation and space exploration museum in San Diego , California , United States. The museum is located in Balboa Park and is housed in the former Ford Building , which is listed on the US National Register of Hist
- ... 935 ; 87 years ago ( 1935 ) NRHP reference No. 73000433 SDHL No. 60 Significant dates Added to NRHP april 26, 1973 [4] Designated SDHL April 7, 1972 [5] COLLECTION It contains many original and reproductions o ...
#2 RAF Montrose
Royal Air Force Montrose or more simply RAF Montrose is a former Royal Air Force station in Forfarshire (now more commonly called Angus ) in Scotland . It became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom on 26 February 1913. [2] Military museum in Angus, Scotla
- ... ame the first pilot to be awarded the Victoria Cross . Unfortunately it was awarded posthumously on 26 april 1915. No.2 squadron never returned to Montrose but as the war progressed several new ones were stat ...
#3 Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection
Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection ( Forsvarets flysamling Gardermoen ) is a military aviation museum located at Gardermoen , north of Oslo in Viken county , Norway . The founding of the Norwegian Aviation Historical Society in 1967, gave the first boost to the idea of preserving aircraft in
- ... 40 and made emergency landing at Digervarden after combat with two Fleet Air Arm Blackburn Skuas on 26 april 1940. Recovered in 1976 and later restored at Gardermoen. The He 111 P-2, Wk Nr 1526, built in 1939 ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 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
- ... [1] Rocket Soyuz-2.1a Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 26 april 2015, 13:00 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric [2] Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
#2 Gaofen 1
Gaofen 1 ( Chinese : 高分一号 ; pinyin : Gāofēn Yī hào ; lit. 'high resolution - number 1' ) is a Chinese high-resolution Earth observation satellite , and the first of the Gaofen series satellites . First Gaofen satellite Gaofen 1 Mission type Earth observation Operator China National Space Administrat
- ... ogy (CAST) Launch mass 1,080 kilograms (2,380 pounds) Power 1278 watts Start of mission Launch date 26 april 2013, 04:13:00 UTC Rocket Long March-2D Launch site Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center , LA-4 Contract ...
- ... and radar imaging capabilities. They are managed by civilians. [1] LAUNCH Gaofen 1 was launched on 26 april 2013 at 04:13 UTC with a Long March 2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center alon ...
#3 RISAT-1
Radar Imaging Satellite 1 or RISAT-1 , was an Indian remote sensing satellite built by the Indian Space Research Organisation and operated by National Technical Research Organisation . The second RISAT satellite to be launched, it used a C-band 5.35 GHz synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) for Earth obser
- ... SAT Manufacturer ISRO Launch mass 1,858 kg (4,096 lb) [1] Power 2.2 kW Start of mission Launch date 26 april 2012, 00:17 UTC Rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL , PSLV-C19 Launch site Satish Dhawan Space ...
- ... was conducted in 2010. [11] MISSION HISTORY LAUNCH RISAT-1 was launched at 00:17 UTC (05:47 IST) on 26 april 2012 by a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , flight number C19, flying in the XL configuration with e ...
#4 SOLRAD 3
SOLRAD (SOLar RADiation) 3 was a solar X-ray satellite, the third in the SOLRAD program. Developed by the United States Navy 's Naval Research Laboratory (USNRL), it shared satellite space with and provided cover for the Navy's GRAB 2 (Galactic Radiation And Background), a secret electronic surveill
- ... series flew twice more (both unsuccessful missions), finishing with the SOLRAD 4B mission launched 26 april 1962. [ citation needed ] In 1962, all U.S. overhead reconnaissance projects were consolidated unde ...
#5 Kosmos 137
Kosmos 137 ( Russian : Космос 137 meaning Cosmos 137 ), also known as DS-U2-D No.1 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 295 kilograms (650 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used to invest
- ... mos 137 was the first of two DS-U2-D satellites to be launched, [3] and was followed by Kosmos 219 ( 26 april 1968). [6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 219 kilometres (136 mi) , an apogee of 1,7 ...
#6 Kosmos 4
Kosmos 4 ( Russian : Космос 4 meaning Kosmos 4 ), also known as Zenit-2 No.2 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 14 was the first Soviet reconnaissance satellite to successfully reach orbit. Kosmos 4 Names Zenit-2 No.2 Sputnik-14 Mission type Optical imaging reconnaissance Operator OKB-1 Harvard
- ... ies Spacecraft type Zenit-2 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 4610 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 26 april 1962, 10:02:00 GMT Rocket Vostok-K (Vostok 8K72K) No.7 Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 Contractor O ...
- ... 2. The launch was conducted from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome , and occurred at 10:02 GMT on 26 april 1962. [5] Kosmos 4 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 285 km (177 mi) , an apogee ...
#7 SOLRAD 2
SOLRAD (SOLar RADiation) 2 was the public designation for a combination surveillance and solar X-rays and ultraviolet scientific satellite, the second in the SOLRAD program developed by the United States Navy 's Naval Research Laboratory . The SOLRAD scientific package aboard the satellite provided
- ... ] LEGACY The SOLRAD/GRAB series flew three more times finishing with the SOLRAD 4B mission launched 26 april 1962. Of the five SOLRAD/GRAB missions, only SOLRAD/GRAB 1 and SOLRAD 3/GRAB 2 were successes, the ...
#8 TurkSat-3USat
TurkSat-3USat is a Turkish communications nanosatellite developed by the Space Systems Design and Test Laboratory and Radio Frequency Electronics Laboratory of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in collaboration with the Türksat company along with Turkish Amateur Satellite Technology Organization (
- ... t company along with Turkish Amateur Satellite Technology Organization (TAMSAT). It was launched on 26 april 2013. [2] [3] [4] Turkish communications nanosatellite TurkSat-3USat Mission type Communications Op ...
- ... t properties Manufacturer Türksat [ citation needed ] Launch mass 4 kg Start of mission Launch date 26 april 2013, 04:13:04 UTC Rocket Long March 2D Launch site Jiuquan , LA-4/SLS-2 Orbital parameters Referen ...
- ... nous Perigee altitude 635.0 km Apogee altitude 661.5 km Inclination 98.1° Period 97.5 minutes Epoch 26 april 2013 Started with a protocol signed on 29 November 2010, TurkSat-3USat is a follow-up project based ...
- ... 3 September 2009. [4] [5] [6] LAUNCH AND ORBIT TurkSat-3USat was launched as a secondary payload on 26 april 2013 at 04:13:04 UTC atop a Long March 2D satellite launch vehicle from the Launch Area 4/South Lau ...
#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
- ... 15000-200 Launch site Baikonur , 31/6 Contractor OKB-1 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 26 april 1980, 06:54 UTC [2] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
#10 Long March 4C
The Long March 4C , also known as the Chang Zheng 4C , CZ-4C and LM-4C , previously designated Long March 4B-II , is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle . It is launched from the Jiuquan , Taiyuan , and Xichang Satellite Launch Centers , and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used t
- ... A-7 , LA-9 JSLC , LA-4/SLS-2 XSLC , LA-3 Total launches 45 Success(es) 43 Failure(s) 2 First flight 26 april 2006 Last flight 2 September 2022 First stage Height 27.91 m Diameter 3.35 m Propellant mass 182,00 ...
- ... Long March launches Flight number Serial number Date ( UTC ) Launch site Payload Orbit Result 1 Y1 26 april 2006 22:48 TSLC , LA-7 Yaogan 1 SSO Success 2 Y3 11 November 2007 22:48 TSLC , LA-7 Yaogan 3 SSO Su ...
#11 Ranger 4
Ranger 4 was a spacecraft of the Ranger program , launched in 1962. It was designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface to Earth stations during a period of 10 minutes of flight prior to crashing upon the Moon , to rough-land a seismometer capsule on the Moon, to collect gamma-ray data in flig
- ... C20:50Z ) UTC Rocket Atlas LV-3 Agena-B Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-12 Lunar impactor Impact date april 26, 1962, 12:49:53 ( 1962-04-26UTC12:49:54Z ) UTC Failed before impact Impact site 15.5°S 130.7°W / - ...
- ... e Caribbean and South Africa . Without solar power, Ranger 4's batteries ran down on the morning of april 26 and the radio transponder ceased operating. The tiny transmitter in the seismometer capsule continue ...
- ... far side of the Moon (229.3 degrees E, 15.5 degrees S) at 9,600 km/h (5,970 mph) at 12:49:53 UT on april 26, after 64 hours of flight. [2] [3] [4] NASA officials tried to put a positive spin on the mission, [ ...
#12 Soyuz TMA-2
Soyuz TMA-2 was a Soyuz (Russian Союз ТМА-2, Union TMA-2 ) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. The spacecraft docked with the ISS 2003-04-28 and undocked 2003-10-27. [1] Soyuz TMA-2 was the second flight for the TMA modification of the Soyuz spacec
- ... Malenchenko Edward Tsang Lu Landing Pedro Duque Callsign Agat (Agate) Start of mission Launch date april 26, 2003, 03:53:52 ( 2003-04-26UTC03:53:52Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of missi ...
#13 OPS 5118
OPS 5118 , also known as Navstar 6 , GPS I-6 and GPS SVN-6 , was an American navigation satellite launched in 1980 as part of the Global Positioning System development programme. It was the sixth of eleven Block I GPS satellites to be launched. [2] OPS 5118 Names Navstar 6 GPS I-6 GPS SVN-6 Mission
- ... h mass 758 kg (1,671 lb) Dimensions 5.3 meters of long Power 400 watts Start of mission Launch date 26 april 1980, 22:00:00 UTC Rocket Atlas F / SGS-1 (Atlas-34F) Launch site Vandenberg , SLC-3E Contractor Co ...
- ... ites, GPS Block 1 spacecraft were inclined at 63°. [1] LAUNCH OPS 5118 was launched at 22:00 UTC on 26 april 1980, atop an Atlas F launch vehicle with an SGS-1 upper stage . The Atlas used had the serial numb ...
#14 Kosmos 116
Kosmos 116 ( Russian : Космос 116 meaning Cosmos 116 ), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.6 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles . [3] It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik p
- ... Spacecraft type DS-P1-Yu Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 325 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 26 april 1966, 10:04:00 GMT Rocket Kosmos-2M 63S1M Launch site Kapustin Yar , Site 86/1 Contractor Yuzhnoye ...
- ... ow Earth Perigee altitude 289 km Apogee altitude 451 km Inclination 48.4° Period 92.0 minutes Epoch 26 april 1966 Kosmos 116 was launched using a Kosmos-2M 63S1M carrier rocket, [5] which flew from Site 86/1 ...
- ... ier rocket, [5] which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar . [6] The launch occurred at 10:04 GMT on 26 april 1966, and was successful. [7] Kosmos 116 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit w ...
#15 BSAT-2a
BSAT-2a , was a geostationary communications satellite operated by B-SAT which was designed and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-1 platform. It was stationed on the 110° East orbital slot along its companion BSAT-2c from where they provided redundant high definition direct
- ... Rocket Ariane 5G V-140 Launch site Guiana Space Center ELA-3 Contractor Arianespace Entered service april 26, 2001 End of mission Disposal Placed in a graveyard orbit Deactivated January 2013 ( 2013-01 ) Orbit ...
- ... March 8, 2001, from Guiana Space Center ELA-3 . [10] It rode on the lower berth below Eurobird . On april 26, BSAT-2a was commissioned into service starting the broadcast of digital signals. [1] [9] B-SAT ende ...
#16 UBAKUSAT
UBAKUSAT was a Turkish nanosatellite that was developed by Istanbul Technical University . It was launched into space on board a Falcon-9 rocket in April 2018 and was deployed into its orbit from the International Space Station in May 2018. It was built as a technology demonstration and earth observ
- ... der . UBAKUSAT's linear transponder is similar to the TURKSAT-3USAT satellite which was launched on 26 april 2013. UBAKUSAT is the fifth satellite to have been built by students of SSDTL. The first was ITUpSA ...
#17 Progress M-05M
Progress M-05M ( Russian : Прогресс М-05М ), identified by NASA as Progress 37P , is a Progress spacecraft launched by the Russian Federal Space Agency in April 2010 to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). [1] [2] The spacecraft carried fresh food and supplies for the ISS crew. Progress M
- ... for installation atop the carrier rocket, on 24 April 2010. [13] It was rolled to the launch pad on 26 april 2010, and successfully launched two days later. DOCKING Progress M-05M approaches the ISS for docki ...
#18 Ariel 1
Ariel 1 (also known as UK-1 and S-55 ), was the first British satellite , and the first satellite in the Ariel programme . Its launch in 1962 made the United Kingdom the third country to operate a satellite, after the Soviet Union and the United States. It was constructed in the UK and the United St
- ... facturer Goddard Space Flight Center Launch mass 62 kilograms (137 lb) Start of mission Launch date 26 april 1962, 18:00:00 ( 1962-04-26UTC18Z ) UTC Rocket Thor DM-19 Delta Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-17A E ...
- ... r-Delta rocket from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , at 18:00:00 GMT on 26 april 1962. [11] The successful orbit made Ariel 1 the first international satellite. [12] OPERATIONS Ari ...
#19 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 ( COTS 2 ), also known as Dragon C2+ , was the second test-flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft. It launched in May 2012 on the third flight of the company's two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The flight was performed under a funded agreement from NASA as t
- ... ing Dragon in a simulation aboard the ISS on 11 April 2012. Dragon with trunk pontoons installed on 26 april 2012. The Falcon 9/Dragon vertical at launch pad on 18 May 2012 in preparation for the launch. At l ...
#20 Ekspress-AM11
Ekspress-AM11 ( Russian : Экспресс-АМ11 , meaning Express-AM11 ) is a Russian communications satellite . It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow , Russia. [5] Russian communications satellite Ekspress-AM11 Names Экспресс-АМ11 Ekspress-AM11 Express-AM11 Missi
- ... Launch mass 2,542 kg (5,604 lb) Dry mass 590 kg (1,300 lb) Power 6 kW Start of mission Launch date 26 april 2004, 20:37:00 UTC [2] Rocket Proton-K / DM-2M Launch site Baikonur , Site 200/39 Contractor Khruni ...