langs: 7 августа [ru] / august 7 [en] / 7. august [de] / 7 août [fr] / 7 agosto [it] / 7 de agosto [es]
days: august 4 / august 5 / august 6 / august 7 / august 8 / august 9 / august 10
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 José M. Hernández
José Moreno Hernández (born August 7, 1962) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He left NASA in 2011. American engineer and former NASA astronaut José Hernández Born José Moreno Hernández ( 1962-08-07 ) August 7, 1962 (age 60) French Camp, California , U.S. Alma mater University o
- José Moreno Hernández (born august 7, 1962) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He left NASA in 2011. American engineer an ...
- ... merican engineer and former NASA astronaut José Hernández Born José Moreno Hernández ( 1962-08-07 ) august 7, 1962 (age 60) French Camp, California , U.S. Alma mater University of the Pacific ( BS ) University ...
#2 James Irwin
James Benson Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and a United States Air Force pilot . He served as Apollo Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15 , the fourth human lunar landing. He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon and the fi
- ... eturn of Apollo 15 to Earth Irwin and the Lunar Roving Vehicle during Apollo 15 Between July 26 and august 7, 1971 – as the Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) – Irwin logged 295 hours and 11 minutes in space. ...
#3 Bjarni Tryggvason
Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason (September 21, 1945 – April 5, 2022) was an Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a NRC / CSA astronaut . He served as a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-85 in 1997, a 12-day mission to study changes in the Earth's atmosphere . Icelandic-Canadian astronaut (1
- ... nts in material science and fluid physics. [3] Tryggvason served as a Payload Specialist on STS-85 ( august 7 19, 1997), a 12-day mission to study changes in the Earth's atmosphere. During the flight, his prima ...
#4 Tracy Caldwell Dyson
Tracy Caldwell Dyson (born Tracy Ellen Caldwell ; August 14, 1969) is an American chemist and NASA astronaut . Caldwell Dyson was a Mission Specialist on Space Shuttle Endeavour flight STS-118 in August 2007 and part of the Expedition 23 and Expedition 24 crew on the International Space Station from
- ... ilure of a coolant pump at the beginning of August. Caldwell Dyson performed her first spacewalk on august 7, 2010 with NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock . The task for this first of three contingency EVA was to ...
#5 Anatoly Filipchenko
Major General Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko [lower-alpha 1] (26 February 1928 – 7 August 2022) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions. Soviet cosmonaut (1928–2022) Anatoly Filipchenko Анатолій Філіпченко ( Ukrainian ) Анато́лий Фили́пченко ( R
- Major General Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko [lower-alpha 1] (26 February 1928 – 7 august 2022) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions. So ...
- ... mp Born ( 1928-02-26 ) 26 February 1928 Davydovka , Voronezh Governorate , Russian SFSR , USSR Died 7 august 2022 (2022-08-07) (aged 94) Nationality Soviet Occupation Pilot Awards Hero of the Soviet Union (tw ...
- ... ce programme in 1982, Filipchenko became the Deputy Director of the OKB in Kharkiv . [1] He died on 7 august 2022, at the age of 94. [2] AWARDS Hero of the Soviet Union Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Order of Le ...
#6 Pavel Vinogradov
Pavel Vladimirovich Vinogradov ( Russian : Павел Владимирович Виноградов ; born 31 August 1953 in Magadan , USSR ) is a cosmonaut and former commander of the International Space Station . As of May 2013, he has flown into space three times, aboard Mir and the International Space Station , and is one
- ... the Mir space station. After two days of autonomous flight the Soyuz spacecraft docked with Mir on 7 august . The crew repaired the power cable and harness/connectors in the severely damaged Spektr module and ...
#7 Curtis Brown
Curtis Lee "Curt" Brown Jr. (born March 11, 1956) is a former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force colonel . [1] American astronaut For other people named Curtis Brown, see Curtis Brown (disambiguation) . Curtis L. Brown Jr. Born ( 1956-03-11 ) March 11, 1956 (age 66) Elizabethtown,
- ... ight was STS-85 aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery . The shuttle lifted off from Launch Complex 39A august 7, 1997 14:41 (UTC) [20] on a 12-day mission during which the crew deployed and retrieved the CRISTA-S ...
#8 Robert Curbeam
Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr. (born March 5, 1962) is a former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy . [1] He currently holds the record for the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight, accomplished during the STS-116 mission, when Curbeam completed four spacewalks. [1] American astrona
- ... Safety and Mission Assurance, at NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-85 ( august 7 19, 1997) was a 12-day mission during which the crew deployed and retrieved the CRISTA-SPAS payload, ...
#9 Kent Rominger
Kent Vernon "Rommel" Rominger (born August 7, 1956) is an American former astronaut , former NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center , and a captain in the United States Navy . Rominger holds the Space Shuttle Orbiter flight time record with 1610 hours. [1] He joined ATK Launch Sy
- Kent Vernon "Rommel" Rominger (born august 7, 1956) is an American former astronaut , former NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space ...
- ... tems Group in 2006 as Vice President of Advanced Programs. [2] Kent V. Rominger Born ( 1956-08-07 ) august 7, 1956 (age 65) Del Norte, Colorado , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Other names Kent Verno ...
- ... s STS-73 , STS-80 , STS-85 , STS-96 , STS-100 Mission insignia PERSONAL DATA Kent Rominger was born august 7, 1956, in Del Norte, Colorado . He graduated from Del Norte High School in 1974. In 1978, he receive ...
- ... lion miles and logged 17 days, 15 hours and 53 minutes in space. STS-85 in Space Shuttle Discovery ( august 7 19, 1997) was a 12-day mission during which the crew deployed and retrieved the CRISTA-SPAS satellit ...
#10 Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
- ... gust 31, 2012 Armstrong underwent bypass surgery at Mercy Faith–Fairfield Hospital in Cincinnati on august 7, 2012, to relieve coronary artery disease . [213] [214] Although he was reportedly recovering well, ...
#11 David Scott
David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon . Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15 , the fourth lunar landing; he is one of f
- ... fted off from the Moon. [57] [63] Apollo 15 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean north of Honolulu on august 7, 1971. The first crew to land on the Moon and not be quarantined on return, the astronauts were flow ...
#12 Franco Malerba
Franco Egidio Malerba (born 10 October 1946 in Busalla , Metropolitan City of Genoa , Italy) is an Italian astronaut and Member of the European Parliament . He was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space. In 1994, he was elected to the European Parliament on the lists of Forza Italia, serving
- ... pace Shuttle mission. Malerba flew as the first Italian citizen in space on STS-46 (31 July 1992 to 7 august 1992). He is now involved with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) manned space flight program follow-on ...
#13 Bill Nelson
Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party ,
- ... l to end U.S. support for the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen . [155] RUSSIAN HACK CLAIM On august 7, 2018, Nelson claimed that Russian operatives had penetrated some of Florida's election systems ahea ...
#14 Jan Davis
Nancy Jan Davis ( née Smotherman ; born November 1, 1953) is a former American astronaut . A veteran of three space flights, Davis logged over 673 hours in space. She is now retired from NASA . [1] [2] American engineer and astronaut For those of a similar name, see Janet Davies (disambiguation) .
- ... e Earth. [9] STS-85 Davis was the payload commander for STS-85 , which was launched on Discovery on august 7, 1997. During this 12-day mission, Davis deployed and retrieved the CRISTA-SPAS payload, and operate ...
#15 Marcos Pontes
Marcos Cesar Pontes (born 11 March 1963) is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer , AEB astronaut and author. He became the first South American and the first Lusophone to go into space when he docked onto the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-8 on March 30, 2006. He is the only Brazilian
- ... r President Bolsonaro...". [18] no matter how much he doesn't believe the data to be false. [19] On august 7, 2019 the resignation of Ricardo Galvão was published [20] after his resignation on August 2. [21] H ...
#16 Charles Duke
Charles Moss Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut , United States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot . As lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon , at age 36 years and 201 days. [note 1] For the British Labo
- ... 1969, [52] although the selection of the Apollo 13 and 14 crews was not officially announced until august 7. [53] The prime crew for Apollo 13 consisted of Jim Lovell (CDR), Fred Haise (LMP) and Ken Mattingly ...
#17 Stephen Robinson
Stephen Kern Robinson (born October 26, 1955) is an American former NASA astronaut . American astronaut (born 1955) This article is about the NASA astronaut. For other people named Steve, Stephen or Steven Robinson, see Steve Robinson (disambiguation) . Stephen Robinson Born Stephen Kern Robinson (
- ... rmed another "first" on STS-114 when he made the first podcast from space ( transcript & audio ) on august 7, 2005. His self-portrait took during the repair was considered one of the early space selfies . [3] ...
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
- ... that when he was buying the laser points, he was not aware they could be used as a weapon. [22] On 7 august , the police said during a press conference that the laser pointers Fong had bought, which were 18 c ...
#2 USS Midway (CV-41)
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy , the lead ship of her class . Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal
- ... . Midway continued Vietnam operations during Operation Linebacker throughout the summer of 1972. On 7 august 1972, an HC-7 Det 110 helicopter, flying from Midway , and aided by planes from the carrier and fro ...
#3 Brooklands Museum
Brooklands Museum is a motoring and aviation museum occupying part of the former Brooklands motor-racing track in Weybridge , Surrey, England. Aviation museum, Motor museum in Weybridge, Surrey Brooklands Museum Established 1991 ; 31 years ago ( 1991 ) Location Weybridge , Surrey Type Aviation m
- ... OF THE MUSEUM OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II The last race meeting ever held at Brooklands took place on 7 august 1939. On 3 September 1939 Britain declared war on Germany and the remaining scheduled motor racing ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ( FGST , [3] also FGRST ), formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope ( GLAST ), is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit . Its main instrument is the Large Area Telescope (LAT), with which as
- ... Termination System batteries. [36] The launch window extended from 15:45 to 17:40 UTC daily, until 7 august 2008. [36] LAUNCH Launch occurred successfully on 11 June 2008 at 16:05 UTC aboard a Delta 7920H-10 ...
#2 STS-115
STS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis . It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia disaster , following the two successful Return to Flight missions, STS-114 and STS-121 . STS-115 launched from LC-39B at the
- ... le's main engines, which were deemed ready for launch. The crew arrived at the Kennedy Space Center 7 august 2006 for four days of launch rehearsals, including a practice countdown 10 August. [6] Top NASA man ...
#3 STS-85
STS-85 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida, on 7 August 1997. A major experiment was the CRISTA-SPAS free-flyer which had various telescopes on board. 1997 American crewed spaceflight mission to support
- ... to perform multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida, on 7 august 1997. A major experiment was the CRISTA-SPAS free-flyer which had various telescopes on board. 1997 ...
- ... Davis Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. Stephen K. Robinson Bjarni V. Tryggvason Start of mission Launch date 7 august 1997, 14:41 ( 1997-08-07UTC14:41Z ) UTC Launch site Kennedy LC-39A End of mission Landing date 19 A ...
#4 NOAA-6
NOAA-6 , known as NOAA-A before launch, was an American operational weather satellite for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for the support of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978-1984. The satellite design provided an economical and sta
- ... data until its decommissioning on 31 March 1987. [5] GALLERY Hurricane Allen in the Yucatán Channel 7 august 1980 Hurricane Bonnie 16 August 1980 Hurricane Charley 23 August 1980 Hurricane Georges 8 September ...
#5 Skylab 3
Skylab 3 (also SL-3 and SLM-2 [2] ) was the second crewed mission to the first American space station, Skylab . The mission began on July 28, 1973, with the launch of NASA astronauts Alan Bean , Owen Garriott , and Jack Lousma in the Apollo command and service module on the Saturn IB rocket, and las
- ... minutes, 42 seconds SPACE WALKS Garriott and Lousma – EVA 1 Start : August 6, 1973, 17:30 UTC End : august 7, 00:01 UTC Duration : 6 hours, 31 minutes Garriott and Lousma – EVA 2 Start : August 24, 1973, 16:24 ...
#6 Viking program
The Viking program consisted of a pair of identical American space probes , Viking 1 and Viking 2 , which landed on Mars in 1976. [1] Each spacecraft was composed of two main parts: an orbiter designed to photograph the surface of Mars from orbit , and a lander designed to study the planet from the
- ... with Centaur upper stages. Viking 1 entered Mars orbit on June 19, 1976, with Viking 2 following on august 7. After orbiting Mars for more than a month and returning images used for landing site selection, the ...
- ... ollows: [1] Craft Arrival date Shut-off date Operational lifetime Cause of failure Viking 2 orbiter august 7, 1976 July 25, 1978 1 year, 11 months, 18 days Shut down after fuel leak in propulsion system. Vikin ...
- ... n May 21, 1983. To prevent an imminent impact with Mars the orbit of Viking 1 orbiter was raised on august 7, 1980, before it was shut down 10 days later. Impact and potential contamination on the planet's sur ...
#7 Vostok 2
Vostok 2 ( Russian : Восток-2 , Orient 2 or East 2 ) was a Soviet space mission which carried cosmonaut Gherman Titov into orbit for a full day on August 6, 1961, to study the effects of a more prolonged period of weightlessness on the human body. [1] Titov orbited the Earth over 17 times, exceeding
- ... 61-08-06UTC06Z ) UTC Rocket Vostok-K 8K72K Launch site Baikonur 1/5 [3] End of mission Landing date august 7, 1961, 07:18 ( 1961-08-07UTC07:19Z ) UTC Landing site Krasny Kut 50.85276°N 47.02048°E / 50.85276; ...
- ... ogether. Titov ejected from the capsule as planned and parachuted separately to land at 0718 UTC on 7 august 1961, near Krasny Kut, Saratov Oblast . [8] Just prior to ejecting, Titov turned his head to look a ...
#8 Viking 2
The Viking 2 mission was part of the American Viking program to Mars , and consisted of an orbiter and a lander essentially identical to that of the Viking 1 mission. [1] Viking 2 was operational on Mars for 1281 sols ( 1316 days ; 3 years, 221 days ). The Viking 2 lander operated on the surface
- ... s Reference system Areocentric Mars orbiter Spacecraft component Viking 2 Orbiter Orbital insertion august 7, 1976 [1] [3] Orbital parameters Periareion altitude 302 km (188 mi) Apoareion altitude 33,176 km (2 ...
- ... rs prior to orbit insertion. The orbiter was inserted into a 1500 x 33,000 km, 24.6 h Mars orbit on august 7, 1976, and trimmed to a 27.3 h site certification orbit with a periapsis of 1499 km and an inclinati ...
#9 Soyuz TM-26
Soyuz TM-26 was a Russian spaceflight that ferried cosmonauts and supplies to Mir . [1] It was the 32nd expedition to Mir. It was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome on August 5, 1997. The main mission was to transport two specially-trained cosmonauts to repair or salvage the troub
- ... gress M-34 freighter colliding with the Mir space station on June 25, 1997 TM-26 docked with Mir on august 7 by manual control. The crew repaired the power cable and harness/connectors in the severely damaged ...
#10 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
- ... e ISS were interrupted through a series of EVAs to address the cooling system issue. A first EVA on 7 august 2010, to replace the failed pump module, was not fully completed because of an ammonia leak in one ...
#11 STS-86
STS-86 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. This was the last Atlantis mission before it was taken out of service temporarily for maintenance and upgrades, including the glass cockpit . 1997 American crewed spaceflight to Mir This article includes a list of references , rel
- ... ian space walks and she did not undergo space walk training. Following their arrival at the station 7 august , Mir 24 Commander Anatoly Solovyev and Flight Engineer Pavel Vinogradov conducted the internal spac ...
#12 Apollo 15
Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the United States' Apollo program and the fourth to land on the Moon . It was the first J mission , with a longer stay on the Moon and a greater focus on science than earlier landings. Apollo 15 saw the first use of the Lunar R
- Apollo 15 (July 26 – august 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the United States' Apollo program and the fourth to land on t ...
- ... A-510 [10] Launch site Kennedy LC-39 A [2] End of mission Recovered by USS Okinawa [4] Landing date august 7, 1971, 20:45:53 ( 1971-08-07UTC20:45:54Z ) UTC [4] Landing site North Pacific Ocean 26°7′N 158°8′W [ ...
- ... t , Worden , Irwin Apollo program ← Apollo 14 Apollo 16 → The mission began on July 26 and ended on august 7, with the lunar surface exploration taking place between July 30 and August 2. Commander David Scott ...
- ... , Worden performed the first spacewalk in deep space. The Apollo 15 mission splashed down safely on august 7 despite the loss of one of its three parachutes. The mission accomplished its goals but was marred b ...
- ... the crew set a record for the longest Apollo flight to that point. [ALFJ 1] On approach to Earth on august 7, the service module was jettisoned, and the command module reentered the Earth's atmosphere . Althou ...
#13 Viking 1
Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft , along with Viking 2 , each consisting of an orbiter and a lander, sent to Mars as part of NASA 's Viking program . [2] The lander touched down on Mars on July 20, 1976, the first successful Mars lander in history. Viking 1 operated on Mars for 2307 days (ov
- ... tric longitude changed with each orbit, and the periapsis was raised to 357 km on July 20, 1979. On august 7, 1980, Viking 1 Orbiter was running low on attitude control gas and its orbit was raised from 357 × ...
#14 Landsat 8
Landsat 8 is an American Earth observation satellite launched on 11 February 2013. It is the eighth satellite in the Landsat program; the seventh to reach orbit successfully. Originally called the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), it is a collaboration between NASA and the United States Geolog
- ... The picture is a satellite image of irrigated crops and Kahov irrigation canal . It was captured on 7 august 2015 by Landsat 8 (OLI). The image is created as a True Color Composite, where R – Red Band (0.64 - ...
#15 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 or Gwangmyeongseong-1 ( Korean : 광명성 1호 , Hanja : 光明星 1號 , meaning Bright Star 1 ) was a satellite allegedly launched by North Korea on 31 August 1998. While the North Korean government claimed that the launch was successful, no objects were ever tracked in orbit from the launch, [1
- ... red to the 173 kg and 100 cm × 100 cm × 100 cm of the DFH-1). [5] [ failed verification ] LAUNCH On 7 august 1998, scientific personnel began to arrive at the Musudan-ri test site to prepare for a satellite l ...
#16 Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Observatory ( CXO ), previously known as the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility ( AXAF ), is a Flagship-class space telescope launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-93 by NASA on July 23, 1999. Chandra is sensitive to X-ray sources 100 times fainter than any previo
- ... ) GALLERY Labeled diagram of CXO Animation of Chandra X-ray Observatory ' s orbit around Earth from august 7, 1999 Chandra · Earth X-Rays from Pluto . Jupiter in X-ray light . Tycho Supernova remnant in X-ray ...
#17 STS-127
STS-127 ( ISS assembly flight 2J/A ) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). [1] It was the twenty-third flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour . The primary purpose of the STS-127 mission was to deliver and install the final two components of the Japanese Experiment Mo
- ... . [22] Due to the delay of STS-127, managers noted that it was likely that the launch of STS-128 on august 7, 2009, would be pushed back slightly. [22] Lightning strikes Endeavour' s Launch Pad. On July 1, 200 ...
#18 Explorer 6
Explorer 6 , or S-2 , was a NASA satellite, launched on 7 August 1959, at 14:24:20 GMT . It was a small, spheroidal satellite designed to study trapped radiation of various energies, galactic cosmic rays , geomagnetism , radio propagation in the upper atmosphere , and the flux of micrometeorites . I
- Explorer 6 , or S-2 , was a NASA satellite, launched on 7 august 1959, at 14:24:20 GMT . It was a small, spheroidal satellite designed to study trapped radiation of ...
- ... anufacturer Jet Propulsion Laboratory TRW Launch mass 64.4 kg (142 lb) Start of mission Launch date 7 august 1959, 14:24:20 GMT Rocket Thor DM-18 Able III (Thor 134) Launch site Cape Canaveral , LC-17A Contra ...
- ... (Thor 134) Launch site Cape Canaveral , LC-17A Contractor Douglas Aircraft Company Entered service 7 august 1959 End of mission Last contact 6 October 1959 Decay date 1 July 1961 Orbital parameters Reference ...
- ... y up to 160 km (99 mi) . [13] LAUNCH The satellite was launched into a highly elliptical orbit , on 7 august 1959, at 14:24:20 GMT. [2] FIRST IMAGE OF EARTH BY A SATELLITE The first image taken by Explorer 6 ...
#19 Zond 7
Zond 7 , a formal member of the Soviet Zond program and unmanned version of Soyuz 7K-L1 manned Moon-flyby spacecraft, the first truly successful test of L1, was launched towards the Moon on a Proton-K D rocket on August 7, 1969, on a mission of further studies of the Moon and circumlunar space, to o
- ... aft, the first truly successful test of L1, was launched towards the Moon on a Proton-K D rocket on august 7, 1969, on a mission of further studies of the Moon and circumlunar space, to obtain color photograph ...
- ... Soyuz 7K-L1 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 5,979 kilograms (13,181 lb) Start of mission Launch date august 7, 1969, 23:48:06 UTC Rocket Proton-K D Launch site Baikonur 81/23 End of mission Disposal Soft landin ...
#20 Lunar Orbiter 5
Lunar Orbiter 5 , the last of the Lunar Orbiter series, was designed to take additional Apollo and Surveyor landing site photography and to take broad survey images of unphotographed parts of the Moon's far side. It was also equipped to collect selenodetic, radiation intensity, and micrometeoroid im
- ... es (120.9 mi × 3,742.5 mi) with an inclination of 85 degrees and a period of 8 hours 30 minutes. On august 7 the perilune was lowered to 100 kilometers (62 mi) , and on August 9 the orbit was lowered to a 99-b ...