langs: 28 апреля [ru] / april 28 [en] / 28. april [de] / 28 avril [fr] / 28 aprile [it] / 28 de abril [es]
days: april 25 / april 26 / april 27 / april 28 / april 29 / april 30 / may 1
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Valentin Varlamov
Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov ( Russian : Валентин Степанович Варламов ; 15 August 1934 – 2 October 1980) was a Russian jet pilot who was selected for Air Force Group 1 , the first intake of 20 cosmonaut candidates in 1960. After his disqualification from the space program on medical grounds, he was
- ... e Group 1 in April 1960, aged 25. [2] TRAINING He began training with Rafikov, Anatoly Kartashov on 28 april 1960 as a military pilot, third class. Varlamov showed great potential as a cosmonaut candidate, be ...
#2 Charles L. Veach
Charles Lacy Veach (September 18, 1944 – October 3, 1995) was a USAF fighter pilot and NASA astronaut . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article needs additional citations
- ... f Defense mission aboard the Orbiter Discovery launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on april 28, 1991, and landed at Kennedy on May 6, 1991. STS-52 was a 10-day mission aboard the Orbiter Columbia ...
#3 Yuri Baturin
Yuri Mikhailovich Baturin ( Russian : Юрий Михайлович Батурин ; born 12 June 1949, in Moscow ), is a Russian cosmonaut and former politician. [1] Russian cosmonaut and former politician (born 1949) Yuri Mikhailovich Baturin Born ( 1949-06-12 ) 12 June 1949 (age 73) Moscow , Soviet Union , modern-d
- ... inutes. His second spaceflight was ISS EP-1 , which was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TM-32 on april 28, 2001, and landed with Soyuz TM-31 . This mission was notable as carrying to first paying space tour ...
#4 Vladimir Shatalov
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov ( Russian : Владимир Александрович Шаталов ; December 8, 1927 – June 15, 2021) [2] was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme : Soyuz 4 , Soyuz 8 , and Soyuz 10 . [1] Soviet cosmonaut (1927–2021) Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sh
- ... pace). From 1971 to 1991, Shatalov was a member of the State Commission on Manned Space Flights. On april 28, 1972, he defended his dissertation at the Gagarin Academy, and received the degree of candidate of ...
#5 Ronald Evans (astronaut)
Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. (November 10, 1933 – April 7, 1990) was an American electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , officer and aviator in the United States Navy , and NASA astronaut . As Command Module Pilot on Apollo 17 he was one of the 24 astronauts to have flown to the Moon, and one of
- ... the Philippines, and then a Military Air Transport Service flight to San Diego, which he reached on april 28. He then took a flight to Houston on May 1. The family remained in San Diego until his daughter Jaim ...
#6 Michael Collins (astronaut)
Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin , made the first crewed landing on the surface . He was also a test pilot and major general in the
- Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – april 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1 ...
- ... (1930–2021) Michael Collins Collins in 1969 Born ( 1930-10-31 ) October 31, 1930 Rome , Italy Died april 28, 2021 (2021-04-28) (aged 90) Naples, Florida , U.S. Alma mater United States Military Academy ( BS , ...
- ... in Marco Island, Florida , and Avon, North Carolina , until her death in April 2014. [137] DEATH On april 28, 2021, Collins died of cancer at his home in Naples, Florida , at the age of 90. [138] [139] Buzz Al ...
#7 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
- ... to the U.S. space program. His family members accepted the award on his behalf during a ceremony on april 28 at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland , where it is on permanent display. [149] On ...
#8 Charles Bolden
Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born August 19, 1946) [1] is a former Administrator of NASA , a retired United States Marine Corps Major General , and a former astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. Former NASA administrator, Major-General, and astronaut For the jazz musician, see Buddy Bolden
- ... 2009, President Obama appointed Bolden to be administrator of NASA. [12] In a NASA video published april 28, 2010, titled "NASA's New Era of Innovation and Discovery", Bolden said, "We're going to turn scienc ...
#9 Paul Lockhart
Paul Scott "Paco" Lockhart (born April 28, 1956) is an American aerospace engineer , retired United States Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut , a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions. American test pilot, aeronautical engineer and astronaut For the American historian, see Paul D. Lockhart . Paul
- Paul Scott "Paco" Lockhart (born april 28, 1956) is an American aerospace engineer , retired United States Air Force colonel and NASA astronau ...
- ... American historian, see Paul D. Lockhart . Paul S. Lockhart Born Paul Scott Lockhart ( 1956-04-28 ) april 28, 1956 (age 66) Amarillo, Texas , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Alma mater Texas Tech Univ ...
- ... 6 NASA Group 16 Missions STS-111 , STS-113 Mission insignia EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Lockhart, born april 28, 1956, and reared in Amarillo, Texas , graduated from Tascosa High School in 1974. He received a Bac ...
#10 Richard Hieb
Richard James Hieb (born September 21, 1955 in Jamestown, North Dakota ) is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49 , and was a payload commander on STS-65 . After leaving NASA he worked at AlliedSignal and Orbital befor
- ... b first flew on the crew of STS-39, an unclassified Department of Defense mission which launched on april 28, 1991, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the mission, he was responsible for operatin ...
#11 Vanessa O'Brien
Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien (born 2 December 1964) is a British and American mountaineer, sub-orbital spaceflight participant, explorer, author and former business executive. [2] On 4 August 2022, Vanessa became the first woman to complete the Explorers’ Extreme Trifecta – reaching extremes on land, s
- ... April 2013 Arctic Ocean Other Expeditions Mountain Height Date Climbed Location Everest 18,500 ft. 28 april 2010 Asia (Nepal) Shishapangma (Central) 26,273 ft. 4 October 2011 Asia (Tibet) Cho Oyu 26,906 ft. ...
#12 L. Blaine Hammond
Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr. (born January 16, 1952) is a Gulfstream test pilot , a former United States Air Force officer, and a former NASA astronaut . He flew on two Space Shuttle missions. US Air Force pilot and NASA astronaut This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these
- ... Hammond flew as pilot of Discovery on STS-39, the first unclassified Department of Defense mission ( april 28 to May 6, 1991). He logged 199 hours and 23 minutes of space flight. The seven-man crew performed nu ...
#13 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
- ... t up (craft) Flight down (craft) Duration Mission Tourist(s) Destination Fee paid Tour company Ref. april 28, 2001 ( Soyuz TM-32 ) May 6, 2001 ( Soyuz TM-31 ) 8 days ISS EP-1 Dennis Tito International Space St ...
#14 Michael Coats
Michael Lloyd Coats (born January 16, 1946) is a former NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California . From December 2005 to December 2012, he served as Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas . [1] American aerospace engineer, test pilot, and astronaut Michael
- ... assified eight-day Department of Defense mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on april 28, 1991. Crew members worked around the clock in two-shift operations during which they deployed, oper ...
#15 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
- ... t 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 Soyuz commander, and after docking with the ISS they exchanged with ...
#16 Jerome Apt
Jerome "Jay" Apt III, Ph.D. (born April 28, 1949 in Massachusetts ) is an American astronaut and professor at Carnegie Mellon University . Before he became an astronaut, Apt was a physicist who worked on the Pioneer Venus 1978 space probe project, and used visible light and infrared techniques to st
- Jerome "Jay" Apt III, Ph.D. (born april 28, 1949 in Massachusetts ) is an American astronaut and professor at Carnegie Mellon University . Befo ...
- ... bservatories. American astronaut, scientist, and professor Jerome "Jay" Apt III Born ( 1949-04-28 ) april 28, 1949 (age 73) Springfield , Massachusetts Status Professor at The Tepper School of Business and Dep ...
#17 Gregory J. Harbaugh
Gregory Jordan Harbaugh is a former NASA astronaut . [1] This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( May
- ... netary missions. Harbaugh left NASA in March 2001. SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-39 STS-39 Discovery ( april 28 through May 6, 1991) was an eight-day unclassified Department of Defense mission involving research ...
#18 Léopold Eyharts
Léopold "Leo" Eyharts (born April 28, 1957) is a French Brigadier General in the French Air Force , an engineer and ESA astronaut . He has flown to space two times as part of a Mir expedition and an International Space Station expedition. This article includes a list of general references , but it l
- Léopold "Leo" Eyharts (born april 28, 1957) is a French Brigadier General in the French Air Force , an engineer and ESA astronaut . He ha ...
- ... acks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( March 2010 ) Léopold Eyharts Born ( 1957-04-28 ) april 28, 1957 (age 65) Biarritz , Pyrénées-Atlantiques , France Status Retired Nationality French Occupation ...
- ... Group Missions Soyuz TM-27 / 26 , STS-122 / 123 ( Expedition 16 ) Mission insignia Eyharts was born april 28, 1957, in Biarritz , Basque Country , France. He graduated as an engineer from the French Air Force ...
#19 Victor Vescovo
Victor Lance Vescovo (born 1966) is an American private equity investor, retired naval officer, space tourist and undersea explorer. He is a co-founder and managing partner of private equity company Insight Equity Holdings. [1] Vescovo achieved the Explorers Grand Slam by reaching the North and Sout
- ... er and settling the debate about where the deepest point in the Indian Ocean is. Vescovo in 2019 On april 28, 2019, Vescovo descended nearly 11 km (6.8 mi) to the deepest place in the ocean – the Challenger De ...
- ... rd of eight total dives to Challenger Deep, including the record for the deepest dive in history on april 28, 2019. [28] Garmin at 90 Deg South At Everest summit with Texas Flag, 2010 Vescovo with Kami Rita Sh ...
#20 Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova ( Russian : Валентина Владимировна Терешкова , IPA: [vɐlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə tʲɪrʲɪʂˈkovə] ( listen ) ; born 6 March 1937) is an engineer , member of the Russian State Duma , and former Soviet cosmonaut . She is known for being the first and youngest woman i
- ... ring 1995. [60] In the year 1995, Tereshkova was promoted to an honorary rank of major general . On 28 april 1997, she left the Russian Air Force due to reaching the age of compulsory retirement at 60 years o ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Aviodrome
The Nationaal Luchtvaart-Themapark Aviodrome (also known simply as Aviodrome ) is a large aerospace museum in the Netherlands that has been located on Lelystad Airport since 2003. [1] [2] Previously the museum was located at Schiphol Airport . [3] Aerospace museum at Lelystad Airport in the Netherla
- ... e an aerospace museum. Due to bankruptcy, the museum closed on 25 December 2011, but it reopened on 28 april 2012 after a takeover by the Libéma Group. COLLECTION AIRCRAFT COLLECTION Note that not all aircraf ...
#2 Port Townsend Aero Museum
Port Townsend Aero Museum is an aviation museum located at Jefferson County International Airport in Port Townsend, Washington . Aviation museum in Port Townsend, Washington Port Townsend Aero Museum Location within Washington (state) Established 2001 Location Port Townsend, Washington Type Aviation
- ... The Thouttes retired from daily operations in 2016 and Michael Payne took over as director. [2] On april 28, 2019, a PT-17 that belonged to the museum crashed on a beach in Discovery Bay, Washington , injurin ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Vanguard TV-5
Vanguard TV-5 , also called Vanguard Test Vehicle-Five , was a failed flight of the American Vanguard rocket following the successful launch of Vanguard 1 on Vanguard TV-4. Vanguard TV-5 launched on 29 April 1958 at 02:53:00 GMT , from Launch Complex 18A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . The
- ... existing, static stand. [3] : 223 Vanguard TV-5 was launched on 29 April 1958 at 02:53:00 GMT ( 28 april 1958, 21:53:00 ET), [3] : 223 from Cape Canaveral , Florida . The launch proceeded nominally th ...
#2 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
- ... Altitude 693 km [5] Sentinel-1 ← Sentinel-1A Sentinel-1C → Satellite made its first observation on 28 april , capturing 250 km wide image of Austfonna glacier on Svalbard . [6] Beginning on December 23, 2021, ...
#3 KazSat-3
KazSat-3 ( Kazakh : ҚазСат-3 , QazSat-3 ) is a telecommunications satellite which was launched 28 April 2014 at 04:25:00 UTC from Cosmodrome Baikonur in Kazakhstan . [1] [2] with a Proton-M launch vehicle . Kazakh communications satellite KazSat-3 Names ҚазСат-3 QazSat-3 Mission type Communications
- KazSat-3 ( Kazakh : ҚазСат-3 , QazSat-3 ) is a telecommunications satellite which was launched 28 april 2014 at 04:25:00 UTC from Cosmodrome Baikonur in Kazakhstan . [1] [2] with a Proton-M launch vehicl ...
- ... es Alenia Space (payload) Launch mass 1,701 kg (3,750 lb) Power 5.8 kW Start of mission Launch date 28 april 2014, 04:25:00 UTC [1] Rocket Proton-M / Briz-M Launch site Baikonur , Site 81/24 Contractor Khruni ...
#4 AMOS-3 (satellite)
AMOS-3 , also known as AMOS-60 , is an Israeli communications satellite operated by Spacecom Satellite Communications . AMOS communications satellite For chapter 3 of the Book of Amos, see Amos 3 . AMOS-3 / AMOS-60 Names Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-3 AMOS-60 Mission type Communications Op
- ... h mass 1,263 kg (2,784 lb) Dry mass 837 kg (1,845 lb) Power 1700 watts Start of mission Launch date 28 april 2008, 05:00:00 UTC Rocket Zenit-3SLB (# 1) Launch site Baikonur , Site 45/1 Contractor Yuzhmash Ent ...
- ... the launch vehicle. AMOS-3 lifted-off from Site 45/1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 05:00:00 UTC on 28 april 2008. [2] AMOS-60 The satellite was renamed AMOS-60 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the stat ...
#5 Nilesat 101
Nilesat 101 is an Egyptian owned geosynchronous communications satellite that was decommissioned in February 2013. Egyptian communication satellite Nilesat 101 Mission type Communications Operator Nilesat COSPAR ID 1998-024A SATCAT no. 25311 Mission duration 18 years Spacecraft properties Bus Euro
- ... r Matra Marconi Launch mass 1,666 kilograms (3,673 lb) [1] Power watts Start of mission Launch date 28 april 1998, 22:53 ( 1998-04-28UTC22:53Z ) UTC Rocket Ariane 44P Launch site Kourou ELA-2 Contractor Arian ...
- ... Nilesat 102 → LAUNCH Nilesat 101 was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Kourou , French Guiana on 28 april 1998 at 22:53:00 UTC by Arianespace . [1] The satellite is powered by solar arrays, and the power i ...
#6 Luch 5B
Luch 5B ( Russian : Луч-5Б meaning ray and sometimes transliterated as Loutch-5B ) is a Russian Luch relay satellite which transmits data from the Russian Orbital Segment of the International Space Station , and from other satellites in low Earth orbit . It is in geosynchronous orbit . Luch 5B Model
- ... f three Luch relay satellites. Luch 5A was launched on 11 December 2011 and Luch 5V was launched on 28 april 2014. [2] They are dual purpose satellites with both military and civil uses, and are similar to th ...
#7 STS-39
STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the NASA Space Shuttle Discovery , and the 40th orbital shuttle mission overall. The primary purpose of the mission was to conduct a variety of payload experiments for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). 1991 American crewed spaceflight for the Department of Defen
- ... ald R. McMonagle Guion S. Bluford Jr. Charles L. Veach Richard J. Hieb Start of mission Launch date 28 april 1991, 11:33:14 UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Discovery Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contrac ...
- ... tion. The transducer and its cable harness were replaced and tested. The launch was rescheduled for 28 april . Actual launch occurred at 28 April 1991, 7:33:14 a.m. EDT . Launch weight: 112,207 kg (247,374 lb) ...
- ... arness were replaced and tested. The launch was rescheduled for 28 April. Actual launch occurred at 28 april 1991, 7:33:14 a.m. EDT . Launch weight: 112,207 kg (247,374 lb) . STS-39 was a dedicated U.S. Depar ...
#8 GOES 6
GOES-6 , known as GOES-F before becoming operational, was a geostationary weather satellite which was operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. [1] Launched in 1983, it was used for weather f
- ... es Bus HS-371 Manufacturer Hughes Launch mass 660 kilograms (1,460 lb) Start of mission Launch date 28 april 1983, 22:26 ( 1983-04-28UTC22:26Z ) UTC Rocket Delta 3914 Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-17A Contrac ...
- ... aunch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . [4] The launch occurred at 22:26 GMT on 28 april 1983. [5] ORBIT The launch successfully placed GOES-F into a geosynchronous transfer orbit , from w ...
#9 International Space Station
The International Space Station ( ISS ) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit . It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). [7] [8] The own
- ... Poisk zenith 17 February 2022 [274] February 2023 Crew Dragon Freedom Crewed Crew-4 Harmony zenith 28 april 2022 September 2022 Progress MS No. 450 Uncrewed Progress MS-20 Zvezda aft 3 June 2022 [275] [276] ...
#10 Intelsat 705
Intelsat 705 (also known as IS-705 and Intelsat 7-F5 ) is a geostationary communication satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 29.5 degrees west longitude and it is currently in an inclined orbit . The same is owned by Intelsat . The satellite
- ... ltitude 36,235.5 kilometres (22,515.7 mi) [2] Inclination 5.8° [2] Period 1,455.0 minutes [2] Epoch april 28, 2017 [2] Transponders Band 26 C band 10 Ku band Intelsat VII ← Intelsat VII-F4 Intelsat VII-F6 → Th ...
#11 IMS-1
IMS-1 is an Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit . The satellite which is the fourteenth satellite in the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite series has been built, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). IMS-1 is the first satellite to use ISRO'
- ... Epoch 27 April 2008, 23:54:00 UTC [3] It was launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle - C9 on april 28, 2008 along with the Cartosat-2A and eight nano research satellites belonging to research facilities ...
- ... pacecraft properties Launch mass 83 kilograms (183 lb) Power 220 watts Start of mission Launch date 28 april 2008, 03:53 ( 2008-04-28UTC03:53Z ) UTC Rocket PSLV C9 Launch site Satish Dhawan SLP Orbital parame ...
#12 STS-100
STS-100 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour . STS-100 launch on 19 April 2001, and installed the ISS Canadarm2 robotic arm. 2001 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS STS-100 Parazynski assists in installing Canadarm2 on the ISS duri
- ... by MDA Space Missions under contract of the Canadian Space Agency and NASA, went into operation on 28 april 2001. It was critical to the capability to continue assembly of the International Space Station . [ ...
#13 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
- ... Perigee: 200 km Apogee: 250 km Inclination: 51.7° Period: 88.7 min DOCKING WITH ISS Docked to ISS: april 28, 2003, 05:56 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya ) Undocked from ISS: October 27, 2003, 23:17 UTC (from nadi ...
- ... ilometres (150 mi) Inclination 51.67 degrees Docking with ISS Docking port Zarya nadir Docking date 28 april 2003 05:56 UTC Undocking date 27 October 2003 23:17 UTC Time docked 182d 17h 21m Yuri Ivanovich Mal ...
#14 Kosmos 115
Kosmos 115 ( Russian : Космос 115 meaning Cosmos 115 ) or Zenit-2 No.35 was a Soviet , first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 115 was the thirty-seventh of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [4] [5] and had
- ... -2 Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 Contractor OKB-1 End of mission Disposal Recovered Landing date 28 april 1966, 09:07 GMT [2] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric [3] Regime Low Earth Perigee alt ...
- ... s 115 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 09:07 GMT on 28 april 1966 and the capsule was recovered by Soviet force. There was abnormal operation of a SA-10 camera. ...
#15 Soyuz TM-32
Soyuz TM-32 was a crewed Soyuz spaceflight which was launched on April 28, 2001, and docked with the International Space Station two days later. It launched the crew of the visiting mission ISS EP-1 , which included the first paying space tourist Dennis Tito , as well as two Russian cosmonauts. The
- Soyuz TM-32 was a crewed Soyuz spaceflight which was launched on april 28, 2001, and docked with the International Space Station two days later. It launched the crew of the v ...
- ... syev Claudie Haigneré Konstantin Kozeyev Callsign Криста́лл (Kristall) Start of mission Launch date april 28, 2001, 07:37:20 ( 2001-04-28UTC07:37:20Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U End of mission Landing date October 31 ...
#16 Progress M-14M
Progress M-14M ( Russian : Прогресс М-14М ), identified by NASA as Progress 46P , is a Progress spacecraft which was used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2012. The fourteenth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft, it had the serial number 414 and was built by RKK Energia .
- ... UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 [1] End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 28 april 2012 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 193 km Apogee ...
- ... located in the Irkutsk region in southern Siberia . [10] The Progress M-14M spacecraft deorbited on 28 april 2012 at around 13:46 UTC and sank in the Pacific Ocean upon its reentry. SEE ALSO Spaceflight porta ...
#17 CloudSat
CloudSat is a NASA Earth observation satellite , which was launched on a Delta II rocket on April 28, 2006. It uses radar to measure the altitude and properties of clouds, adding to information on the relationship between clouds and climate in order to help resolve questions about global warming . [
- CloudSat is a NASA Earth observation satellite , which was launched on a Delta II rocket on april 28, 2006. It uses radar to measure the altitude and properties of clouds, adding to information on the ...
- ... 3 lb) Dimensions 2.54 × 2.03 × 2.29 m (8.3 × 6.7 × 7.5 ft) (H × L × W) Start of mission Launch date april 28, 2006, 10:02:16 ( 2006-04-28UTC10:02:16 ) UTC Rocket Delta II 7420-10C Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2W ...
#18 Compass-1
Compass-1 (also known as Compass One ) is a German amateur CubeSat picosatellite , built and operated in the late 2000s by Aachen University of Applied Science . It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation , aboard a PSLV rocket as a secondary payload to the CartoSat-2A primary spacecr
- ... nisation , aboard a PSLV rocket as a secondary payload to the CartoSat-2A primary spacecraft [4] on 28 april 2008. [5] It was launched into a Geocentric orbit with an altitude of 597 km. [6] Its primary missi ...
- ... ded by 10 High-efficient Gallium-Arsenide Triple-Junction solar panels Start of mission Launch date 28 april 2008, 03:53:51 ( 2008-04-28UTC03:53:51Z ) UTC Rocket PSLV-C9 Launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre ...
#19 Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory Pathfinder
The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory ( UFFO ) Pathfinder is a space observatory measuring prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts (GRB) both in optical/UV and in X-ray range down to sub-second timescales for the first time. [1] Instead of turning the whole satellite towards GRB location like the Swift Gamma
- ... mirror within ~1 second after burst was detected. UFFO Pathfinder (flight model) UFFO was launched april 28, 2016 on board the Mikhailo Lomonosov satellite [2] during the first [3] launch from the new Russian ...
#20 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
- ... properties Spacecraft type Progress-M s/n 405 Manufacturer RKK Energia Start of mission Launch date 28 april 2010, 17:15 UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited De ...
- ... vember 2010 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Inclination 51.6° Epoch 28 april 2010 Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 1 May 2010, 18:30 UTC Undocking date 25 Octobe ...
- ... Soyuz rocket carrying Progress M-05M. The launch of Progress M-05M, which occurred at 17:15 UTC on 28 april 2010, was conducted from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome , [4] using a Soyuz-U carrier rocket. ...