langs: 10 декабря [ru] / december 10 [en] / 10. dezember [de] / 10 décembre [fr] / 10 dicembre [it] / 10 de diciembre [es]
days: december 7 / december 8 / december 9 / december 10 / december 11 / december 12 / december 13
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Vance D. Brand
Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an American naval officer , aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint spaceflight in 1975, and as commander of three Space Shuttle missions . American former naval o
- ... ce data with emphasis on observations of very active celestial objects. A night landing was made on december 10, to Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base. Mission duration was 215 hours. AWARDS AND HONORS Brand (st ...
#2 Oleg Makarov (cosmonaut)
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov ( Russian : Олег Григорьевич Макаров ; 6 January 1933 – 28 May 2003) was a Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet engineer and astronaut For other people with the same name, see Oleg Makarov (disambiguation) . Oleg Makarov Born ( 1933-01-06 ) 6 January 1933 Udomlya , Soviet Union Died 2
- ... aut of the USSR (2 October 1973) Four Order of Lenin (2 October 1973, 21 April 1975, 16 March 1978, 10 december 1980) Order "Blue Nile" of Ethiopia (10 October 1981) Honorary Citizen of Baikonur , Dzhezkazgan , ...
#3 Christer Fuglesang
Arne Christer Fuglesang (born 18 March 1957) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 December 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space. [2] Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang Christer Fuglesan
- ... h physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 december 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space. [2] Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut Chr ...
#4 Gherman Titov
Gherman Stepanovich Titov ( Russian : Герман Степанович Титов ; 11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, [1] became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2 , preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1 . He was the fourth person in space, counting su
- ... the Birth of Georgi Dimitrov" (Bulgaria, 14 February 1983) Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic ( 10 december 1961) Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia, 10 December 1961) Medal "30 Years of Victory over Japan's mili ...
- ... ary 1983) Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (10 December 1961) Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia, 10 december 1961) Medal "30 Years of Victory over Japan's militarist" (Mongolia, 8 January 1976) Order of Karl ...
#5 Yuri Romanenko
Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko ( Russian : Ю́рий Ви́кторович Романе́нко ; born 1 August 1944) is a former Soviet cosmonaut , twice Hero of the Soviet Union (March 16, 1978 and September 26, 1980). Over his career, Yuri Romanenko spent a total of 430 days 20 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds in space and 18 ho
- ... r space flights in 1970, among only 16 other cosmonauts. [2] SPACE MISSIONS His first flight was on december 10, 1977, on Soyuz 26 to the space station Salyut 6 . A two-men crew consisted of Romanenko as the flig ...
#6 John M. Lounge
John Michael "Mike" Lounge (June 28, 1946 – March 1, 2011) was an American engineer , a United States Navy officer, a Vietnam War veteran, and a NASA astronaut . A veteran of three Space Shuttle flights, Lounge logged over 482 hours in space. He was a mission specialist on STS-51-I (1985) and STS-
- ... Columbia completed 142 orbits of the Earth before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on december 10, 1990. Mission duration was 215 hours, 5 minutes, 8 seconds. POST-NASA CAREER Lounge resigned from N ...
#7 James W. Wood
James Wayne Wood (August 9, 1924 – January 1, 1990), ( Col , USAF ), was an American aeronautical engineer , U.S. Air Force officer , test pilot , and astronaut in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2021 ) James W. Wood Born ( 1924-08-09
- ... led, the first drop test would have been in July 1964. After the Dyna-Soar program was cancelled on december 10, 1963, he remained with the U.S. Air Force and served as Commander of Test Operations at Edwards Air ...
#8 Valentin Lebedev
Valentin Vitalyevich Lebedev ( Russian : Валентин Витальевич Лебедев ; born April 14, 1942 in Moscow ) is a Soviet cosmonaut who made two flights into space . His stay aboard the Space Station Salyut 7 with Anatoly Berezovoy in 1982, which lasted 211 days, [1] was recorded in the Guinness Book of Re
- ... Pilot Cosmonaut. In 1982 Lebedev, along with Anatoly Berezovoy , spent 211 days in space (13 May – 10 december ) as a crew engineer of the space station Salyut 7 . During this mission Lebedev conducted more than ...
- ... n Russia and internationally. HONOURS AND AWARDS Twice Hero of Soviet Union , (28 December 1973 and 10 december 1982) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Order "For Merit to the Fatherland 4th class" for important contr ...
- ... nt contributions to science development, 29 December 2007 Two Orders of Lenin (28 December 1973 and 10 december 1982) Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" Medal "For Construction of the Baikal-Amur Railway" Ho ...
#9 Leonid Kizim
Leonid Denisovich Kizim ( Russian : Леонид Денисович Кизим ; 5 August 1941 – 14 June 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet cosmonaut This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2010 ) Leonid Denisovich Kizim Born ( 1941-08-05 ) August 5, 1941 Krasnyi Lyman , Donetsk Oblast ,
- ... Leonid Kizim was married with two children. AWARDS He was awarded: Twice Hero of the Soviet Union ( december 10, 1980 and October 2, 1984); Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Order of Honour Order of Friendship Three Or ...
#10 Russell L. Rogers
Russell Lee Rogers (April 12, 1928 – September 13, 1967), ( Lt Col , USAF ), was an American electrical engineer , U.S. Air Force officer , test pilot , and astronaut in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program. US Air Force pilot and astronaut (1928–1967) Russell L. Rogers Born ( 1928-04-12 ) April 12, 1928 Lawr
- ... upporting the Boeing-led program as a pilot consultant, [4] : 4 Rogers left the X-20 program on december 10, 1963, when it was cancelled. [8] : 3 [9] : xxv–xxvi After the X-20 program, he remained in ...
#11 Ronald Parise
Ronald Anthony Parise (May 24, 1951 – May 9, 2008) was an Italian American scientist who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist . Ronald Anthony Parise Born ( 1951-05-24 ) May 24, 1951 Warren, Ohio Died May 9, 2008 (2008-05-09) (aged 56) Silver Spring, Maryland Nationa
- ... space data transmission applications. SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-35 /Astro-1 Columbia (December 2–D december 10, 1990). The Astro observatory is a unique complement of three telescopes designed to simultaneously r ...
#12 Toyohiro Akiyama
Toyohiro Akiyama ( 秋山 豊寛 , Akiyama Toyohiro , born 22 July 1942) is a retired Japanese TV journalist and professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design . In December 1990, he spent seven days aboard the Mir space station. [4] He became the first person of Japanese nationality to fly in space, [5] a
- ... yama received multiple awards and decorations, including: [16] 1990 Order of Friendship of Peoples ( december 10, 1990, Soviet Union ) - "for the successful implementation of space flight on the orbital research c ...
- ... urned just over a week later aboard Soyuz TM-10 along with Gennadi Manakov and Gennadi Strekalov on 10 december . Akiyama's mission marked the first flight of a person of Japanese nationality in space as well as ...
#13 Anne McClain
Anne Charlotte McClain (born June 7, 1979) is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army , engineer and a NASA astronaut. [2] Her call sign , "Annimal", dates back to her bruising rugby days; [3] she also uses the call sign in her Twitter handle, AstroAnnimal. She was a Flight Engineer for Expedition 58
- ... tion 57 crew poses for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Zvezda service module on december 10, 2018 Expedition 57 crew gathers inside the Destiny laboratory on December 18, 2018 Four Expedition ...
#14 Gennady Strekalov
Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov ( Russian : Генна́дий Миха́йлович Стрека́лов ; 26 October 1940 – 25 December 2004) [1] was an engineer, cosmonaut , and administrator at Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia . He flew into space five times and lived aboard the Salyut 6 , Salyut 7 , and Mir space stations
- ... or Soyuz expeditions to Salyut -series space stations. [2] His first spaceflight was 27 November to 10 december 1980, as research engineer on Soyuz T-3 's mission to the Salyut 6 station. [2] His next flight was ...
- ... n the reentry module of Soyuz T-10, which was already docked at the space station. From 1 August to 10 december 1990, he was the flight engineer on Soyuz TM-10 's flight to Mir , with Gennady Manakov and Japanes ...
- ... ed to work for RSC Energia until his death. [1] AWARDS AND HONORS Hero of the Soviet Union , twice ( 10 december 1980, 11 April 1984) [6] Order of Merit for the Fatherland , 3rd class (7 September 1995) - for act ...
- ... the orbital scientific research complex Mir , displaying courage and heroism Three Orders of Lenin ( 10 december 1980, 1983, 11 April 1984) [2] Order of the October Revolution (10 December 1990) - for the success ...
- ... Three Orders of Lenin (10 December 1980, 1983, 11 April 1984) [2] Order of the October Revolution ( 10 december 1990) - for the successful implementation of spaceflight on the orbital scientific research complex ...
#15 Marc Garneau
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau PC CC CD MP (born February 23, 1949) is a Canadian politician, retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party , Garneau was the minister of foreign affairs from January to Octo
- ... honour. Garneau was awarded the Key to the City of Ottawa from Marion Dewar the Mayor of Ottawa on december 10, 1984. [53] [54] He was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1992. [55] HONORARY DE ...
#16 Henry Charles Gordon
Henry Charles Gordon (December 23, 1925 – September 24, 1996), ( Col , USAF ), was an American aeronautical engineer , U.S. Air Force officer , test pilot , and astronaut in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program. For other people named Henry Gordon, see Henry Gordon (disambiguation) . Henry C. Gordon Born ( 19
- ... orce Base , California . [2] He retired as an astronaut when the Dyna-Soar program was cancelled on december 10, 1963, having never flown in space . He remained in the U.S. Air Force after the Dyna-Soar program w ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Norwegian Aviation Museum
The Norwegian Aviation Museum ( Norwegian : Norsk luftfartsmuseum ) was opened by King Harald V on May 15, 1994. It is the Norwegian national museum of aviation and also the largest aviation museum in the Nordic countries , covering around 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) . Situated in Bodø
- ... exhibition is currently undergoing a major rebuild and is unavailable for the general public until december 10, 2016. [4] North American Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander (on display outside) - American Business jet L ...
#2 Aeronautics Museum of Maracay
Venezuelan Air Force's Museo Aeronáutico de Maracay (Aeronautics Museum of Maracay) is a historical aviation museum of military and civic aeronautic technology inaugurated on 10 December 1963 and located at the installations of the former Aeropuerto Nacional Florencio Gómez (the first airport in Mar
- ... Maracay) is a historical aviation museum of military and civic aeronautic technology inaugurated on 10 december 1963 and located at the installations of the former Aeropuerto Nacional Florencio Gómez (the first ...
- ... Aranguren, designated a committee as well as technical advisors towards the end of October 1963. On 10 december 1963 Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt inaugurated the museum in a ceremony in situ . On 9 Dec ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 GOES 15
GOES-15 , previously known as GOES-P , is an American weather satellite , which forms part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . The spacecraft was constructed by Boeing , and is the last of three
- ... ts were performed; provided that testing goes well, GOES-17 will become operational as GOES-West on 10 december 2018. [8] Both GOES-17 and GOES-15 operated in tandem through early 2020 to allow for assessment of ...
#2 Soyuz TM-10
Soyuz TM-10 was the tenth expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir . [1] 1990 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Mir Soyuz TM-10 COSPAR ID 1990-067A SATCAT no. 20722 Mission duration 130 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes, 51 seconds Orbits completed ~2,125 Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type Soyuz-T
- ... 1 August 1990, 09:32:21 ( 1990-08-01UTC09:32:21Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U2 End of mission Landing date 10 december 1990, 06:08:12 ( 1990-12-10UTC06:08:13Z ) UTC Landing site 69 kilometres (43 mi) NW of Arkalyk Orbi ...
- ... egrees Period 88.7 minutes Docking with Mir Docking date 3 August 1990, 11:45:44 UTC Undocking date 10 december 1990, 02:48:11 UTC Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) ← Soyuz TM-9 Soyuz TM-11 → CREW Position Launc ...
#3 STS-108
STS-108 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour . Its primary objective was to deliver supplies to and help maintain the ISS. 2001 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS STS-108 Godwin on Endeavour ' s Canadarm during an EVA Names Space T
- ... on's Unity node. The crews began unloading supplies the same day. EVA EVA: 4 hours, 12 minutes – On 10 december 2001, Endeavour astronauts Linda Godwin and Daniel Tani completed a four-hour, 12-minute spacewalk ...
- ... fice of the New York City Commissioner of Records. SPACEWALKS Godwin and Tani – EVA 1 EVA 1 start : 10 december 2001 – 17:52 UTC EVA 1 end : 10 December 2001 – 22:04 UTC Duration : 4 hours, 12 minutes IMAGES Dom ...
- ... Records. SPACEWALKS Godwin and Tani – EVA 1 EVA 1 start : 10 December 2001 – 17:52 UTC EVA 1 end : 10 december 2001 – 22:04 UTC Duration : 4 hours, 12 minutes IMAGES Dominic Pudwill Gorie , STS-108 commander, a ...
#4 Soyuz T-7
Soyuz T-7 ( Russian : Союз Т-7 ; code name Dnieper) was the third Soviet space mission to the Salyut 7 space station. Crew member Svetlana Savitskaya was the first woman in space in almost twenty years, since Valentina Tereshkova who flew in 1963 on Vostok 6 . 1982 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Salyu
- ... ( 1982-08-19UTC17:11:52Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of mission Landing date december 10, 1982, 19:02:36 ( 1982-12-10UTC19:02:37Z ) UTC Landing site (70 kilometres (43 mi) NE of Arkalyk ?) ...
#5 Mars Global Surveyor
Mars Global Surveyor ( MGS ) was an American robotic space probe developed by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched November 1996. MGS was a global mapping mission that examined the entire planet, from the ionosphere down through the atmosphere to the surface. [2] As part of the larger Mars
- ... Apoareion altitude 436.5 km (271.2 mi) [1] Inclination 92.9 degrees [1] Period 1.95 hours [1] Epoch 10 december 2004 Mars orbiter Orbital insertion 11 September 1997, 01:17 UTC MSD 43972 16:29 AMT Mars Explorati ...
#6 Soyuz T-3
Soyuz T-3 was a Soviet spaceflight, launched on 27 November 1980 to the Salyut 6 space station. It was the first Soyuz spacecraft to carry three cosmonauts following the fatal Soyuz 11 disaster in 1971. [1] 1980 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Salyut 6 Soyuz T-3 COSPAR ID 1980-094A SATCAT no. 12077 Mis
- ... ( 1980-11-27UTC14:18:28Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of mission Landing date 10 december 1980, 09:26:10 ( 1980-12-10UTC09:26:11Z ) UTC Landing site 130 kilometres (81 mi) from Dzhezkazgan ...
#7 UoSAT-2
UoSAT-2 , which is also known as UO-11 and OSCAR-11 , is a British satellite orbiting in Low Earth Orbit . The satellite functions as an amateur radio transmitter (known as an OSCAR) and was built at the University of Surrey. It launched into orbit in March 1984 and remains orbital and active, thoug
- ... 2019. [12] After a 21-month gap in observations, UoSAT-2 resumed sending telemetry sometime before 10 december 2009, and is apparently continuing the watchdog-controlled transmission regime, though now on a ten ...
#8 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
- ... an 20B Yaogan 20C LEO Success 15 Y16 20 October 2014 06:31 TSLC , LA-9 Yaogan 22 SSO Success 16 Y17 10 december 2014 19:33 JSLC , SLS-2 Yaogan 25A Yaogan 25B Yaogan 25C LEO Success 17 Y18 27 August 2015 02:31 TS ...
#9 NEAR Shoemaker
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous – Shoemaker ( NEAR Shoemaker ), renamed after its 1996 launch in honor of planetary scientist Eugene Shoemaker , was a robotic space probe designed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for NASA to study the near-Earth asteroid Eros from close orbi
- ... from NEAR Shoemaker before it was shut down. A final attempt to communicate with the spacecraft on december 10, 2002, was unsuccessful. This was likely due to the extreme −279 °F (−173 °C, 100 K ) conditions the ...
#10 Kosmos 99
Kosmos 99 ( Russian : Космос 99 meaning Cosmos 99 ) or Zenit-2 No.32 was a Soviet , first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1965. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 99 was the thirty-second of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [3] and had a mass o
- ... type Zenit-2 s/n U15001-04 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 4730 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 10 december 1965 08:09:00 GMT Rocket Vostok-2 Launch site Baikonur 31/6 End of mission Disposal Recovered Landi ...
- ... ow Earth Perigee altitude 203 km Apogee altitude 309 km Inclination 65.0° Period 89.6 minutes Epoch 10 december 1965 Kosmos 99 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number U15001-04, [4] flying from Site 31/ ...
- ... 01-04, [4] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . The launch took place at 08:09 GMT on 10 december 1965. [5] Following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; ...
- ... nd the Satellite Catalog Number 01817. Kosmos 99 was operated in a low Earth orbit , at an epoch of 10 december 1965, it had a perigee of 203 kilometres (126 mi) , an apogee of 309 kilometres (192 mi) , an incli ...
#11 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
- ... List of International Space Station expeditions Zarya and Unity were entered for the first time on 10 december 1998. Soyuz TM-31 being prepared to bring the first resident crew to the station in October 2000 Ea ...
#12 Kosmos 398
Kosmos 398 ( Russian : Космос 398 ; meaning Cosmos 398 ) was the second unmanned test flight of the Soviet LK lander , using the T2K version. It followed the same program as Kosmos 379 , launching on February 26, 1971 into a 276 km by 196 km orbit. It main objective was to validate contingency a
- ... 4:00 ( 1971-02-26UTC12:14Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-L Launch site Baikonur 31/6 End of mission Decay date 10 december 1995 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Eccentricity 0.006043 Perigee ...
#13 Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ( FUSE , Explorer 77 , and MIDEX-0 ) represented the next generation, high-orbit, ultraviolet space observatory covering the wavelength range of 90.5–119.5 nanometre (nm) of the NASA operated by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory . FUSE was
- ... to the ground during contact with the ground station. [4] FUSE Science Operations were on hold from 10 december 2001, to approximately the end of January 2002, due to a problem with the pointing system. The last ...
#14 Kosmos 2403
Kosmos 2403 ( Russian : Космос 2403 meaning Cosmos 2403 ) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2003 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2402 and Kosmos 2404 . Kosmos 2403 Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Space Forces COS
- ... es Spacecraft GC 795 Spacecraft type Uragan Manufacturer Reshetnev ISS Start of mission Launch date december 10, 2003, 17:42 ( 2003-12-10UTC17:42Z ) UTC Rocket Proton-K / Briz-M [1] Launch site Baikonur , Site 81 ...
- ... r rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 17:42 UTC on 10 december 2003. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#15 Cygnus Orb-1
Orbital-1 , [6] [7] also known as Orb-1 , [7] [8] [9] was the second flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo spacecraft , its second flight to the International Space Station (ISS) and the third launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle . The mission launched on 9 January 2014 at 18:07:05 U
- ... ng of approximately 1,470 kg (3,240 lb) of trash. [4] GALLERY Cygnus Orb-1 mated to Antares rocket, 10 december 2013. The Antares rocket rolls to the launch pad, 17 December 2013. Launch of the Antares CRS Orb-1 ...
#16 STS-88
STS-88 was the first Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour , and took the first American module, the Unity node , to the station. [2] First Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station STS-88 Endeavour ' s Canadarm positio
- ... y mission. [9] [10] Endeavour' s astronauts toured the new International Space Station on Thursday, 10 december 1998, entering the Unity and Zarya modules for the first time, and establishing an S-band communica ...
- ... them from sunlight. Lastly, Newman freed a backup rendezvous system antenna on the Zarya FGB . [22] 10 december (FLIGHT DAY 8, ENTRANCE INTO THE ISS) Flight Day 8 was a historic day as the International Space St ...
- ... er 1998 05:31 7 hours, 21 minutes Began Unity installation. EVA 2 Ross Newman 9 December 1998 20:33 10 december 1998 03:35 7 hours, 02 minutes Continued Unity installation. EVA 3 Ross Newman 12 December 1998 20: ...
#17 Helios (spacecraft)
Helios-A and Helios-B (after launch renamed Helios 1 and Helios 2 ) are a pair of probes that were launched into heliocentric orbit to study solar processes. As a joint venture between German Aerospace Center (DLR) and NASA , the probes were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida ,
- ... nter (DLR) and NASA , the probes were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida , on december 10, 1974, and January 15, 1976, respectively. Pair of sun-orbiting probes launched in 1974-76 by the Am ...
- ... Helios-B : 374 kg (825 lb) Power 270 watts ( solar array ) Start of mission Launch date Helios-A : december 10, 1974, 07:11:01 ( 1974-12-10UTC07:11:01 ) UTC [1] Helios-B : January 15, 1976, 05:34:00 ( 1976-01-15 ...
- ... ft). A conjunction could last up to 65 days. MISSION PROFILE Helios-A and Helios-B were launched on december 10, 1974, and January 15, 1976, respectively. Helios-B flew 3,000,000 kilometres (1,900,000 mi) closer ...
- ... gnetic field in the traversed region. [22] MISSION SPECIFICATIONS HELIOS-A Helios-A was launched on december 10, 1974, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida . [23] Thi ...
#18 Mariner 4
Mariner 4 (together with Mariner 3 known as Mariner-Mars 1964 ) was the fourth in a series of spacecraft intended for planetary exploration in a flyby mode. It was designed to conduct closeup scientific observations of Mars and to transmit these observations to Earth . Launched on November 28, 1964,
- ... iles) . [20] On December 7 the gas supply in the attitude control system was exhausted, and between december 10 and 11, a total of 83 micrometeoroid hits were recorded which caused perturbation of the spacecraft' ...
#19 USA-198
USA-198 , known before launch as NRO Launch 24 ( NROL-24 ), is an American communications satellite that was launched in 2007. [1] USA-198 Names NROL-24 NRO Launch 24 Operator NRO COSPAR ID 2007-060A SATCAT no. 32378 Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type SDS-3 Start of mission Launch date 10 Decembe
- ... cket in the 401 configuration from SLC-41 of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 22:05 UTC on december 10, 2007. [2]
- ... 2007-060A SATCAT no. 32378 Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type SDS-3 Start of mission Launch date 10 december 2007, 22:05:00 UTC Rocket Atlas V (401) Launch site Cape Canaveral , SLC-41 LAUNCH United Launch Al ...
#20 Astra 1K
Astra 1K was a communications satellite manufactured by Alcatel Space for SES . When it was launched on 25 November 2002, it was the largest civilian communications satellite ever launched, with a mass of 5,250 kg (11,570 lb) . [2] Intended to replace the Astra 1B satellite and provide backup fo
- ... Center Entered service Failed on orbit (DM03 failure) End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 10 december 2002 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [1] Regime Low Earth orbit Geostationary ...
- ... bigger is better" communications satellite philosophy. [2] Astra 1K was intentionally de-orbited on 10 december 2002. [6] OVERVIEW The satellite featured frequency re-use for some of its transponders, using dual ...