langs: 15 декабря [ru] / december 15 [en] / 15. dezember [de] / 15 décembre [fr] / 15 dicembre [it] / 15 de diciembre [es]
days: december 12 / december 13 / december 14 / december 15 / december 16 / december 17 / december 18
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 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
- ... Oriskany , which departed for a tour of the Western Pacific on May 14, and returned to San Diego on december 15. During the voyage, Evans completed correspondence coursework for promotion to lieutenant , and was ...
#2 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
- ... s staff at the United States Department of Defense . [107] Collins was appointed to the position on december 15, 1969, and began his work on January 6, 1970. [108] He took over at a very difficult time. The Vietn ...
#3 Sergey Vozovikov
Sergei Yuriyevich Vozovikov (17 April 1958 – 11 July 1993) was a member of the Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 11. His Cosmonaut training was to take place from October 1, 1991 to March 6, 1992. This was cut short when he drowned on July 11, 1993 during water recovery training in the Black
- ... f USSR/Russian Cosmonauts: Sergei Yuriyevich Vozovikov" . SPACEFACTS.de. April 19, 2018 . Retrieved december 15, 2018 . "Сергей Юрьевич Возовиков" . astronaut.ru . Retrieved 15 December 2018 . This Russian biogra ...
- ... pril 19, 2018 . Retrieved December 15, 2018 . "Сергей Юрьевич Возовиков" . astronaut.ru . Retrieved 15 december 2018 . This Russian biographical article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . v t e ...
#4 Frank Borman
Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , businessman, and NASA astronaut . He was the commander of Apollo 8 , the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William
- ... emini 6 with Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford on board, which was accomplished at 08:37 local time on december 15. [53] Gemini 6 completed the rendezvous with Gemini 7 at 14:33. The two craft came within 12 inches ...
#5 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
- ... enge Mountain Height Date Climbed Location Everest 29,035 ft. 19 May 2012 Asia South Pole 89 Degree 15 december 2012 Antarctica North Pole 89 Degree 16 April 2013 Arctic Ocean Other Expeditions Mountain Height D ...
#6 Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born May 15, 1949) ( Capt , USN , Ret.) is an American former naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , NASA astronaut , graduate of the US Naval Academy , and member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame . He served as the Commander of the Interna
- ... played in the Academy's Drum & Bugle Corps together. [10] The Expedition 3 crew left the station on december 15 aboard STS-108 Endeavour , landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on December 17, 2001. ORGANIZAT ...
#7 Thomas P. Stafford
Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17, 1930) is an American former Air Force officer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut , and one of 24 people who flew to the Moon . He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1969 to 1971. United States astronaut (born 1930) Thomas P. Stafford Stafford
- ... was found to be an electrical issue and a cap inadvertently left on a fuel line. [1] : 64–72 On december 15, 1965, Gemini 6A lifted off and rendezvoused with Gemini 7. The two spacecraft kept station for abou ...
#8 Dmitri Kondratyev
Dmitri Yuryevich Kondratyev ( Russian : Дмитрий Юрьевич Кондратьев , born on 25 May 1969 in Irkutsk, Russia) is a retired Russian cosmonaut. He served as a crew member on the International Space Station long duration mission Expedition 27 as Commander, having also served as a Flight Engineer on Expe
- ... 6/27 Prime crew as Soyuz Commander and Expedition 27 Commander. He traveled to the space station on 15 december 2010 aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft. SPACEWALKS Kondratyev participated in two spacewalks durin ...
#9 Paolo Nespoli
Major Paolo Angelo Nespoli (born 6 April 1957) is an Italian astronaut and engineer of the European Space Agency (ESA). In 2007, he first traveled into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a mission specialist of STS-120 . In December 2010 he again traveled into space aboard the Soyuz TMA-20
- ... edition 26 / 27 , Europe's third six-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). [7] On 15 december 2010 Nespoli flew aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the ...
- ... h on 24 May 2011. This mission, dubbed ‘MagISStra’, is Paolo Nespoli's second flight in space. From 15 december 2010 to 24 May 2011, Paolo Nespoli's duties [8] aboard the ISS included participating in the dockin ...
#10 Scott Kelly (astronaut)
Scott Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American engineer , retired astronaut , and naval aviator . A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26 , 45 , and 46 . American engineer, retired astronaut, and retired U.S. Navy captain F
- ... mber 11, 2015, with the departure of Soyuz TMA-17M , carrying Lindgren, Kononenko, and Yui. [56] On december 15, 2015, NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra , ESA astronaut Timothy Peake , and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malen ...
#11 Wally Schirra
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. ( / ʃ ɜːr ˈ ɑː / , March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury , which was the United States ' first effort to put human beings into space
- ... able injuries and a further delay and possible cancellation of the mission. Gemini 6A lifted off on december 15 and successfully rendezvoused with Gemini 7 after five hours of flight. The two spacecraft maneuvere ...
#12 Vladimír Remek
Vladimír Remek (born 26 September 1948) is a Czech, formerly Czechoslovakian, politician and diplomat , as well as a former cosmonaut and military pilot . He flew aboard Soyuz 28 from 2 to 10 March 1978, becoming the first and only Czechoslovak in space. As the first cosmonaut from a country other t
- ... Petr Kolář Succeeded by Vladimír Pivoňka Member of the European Parliament In office 20 July 2004 – 15 december 2013 Personal details Born ( 1948-09-26 ) 26 September 1948 (age 73) České Budějovice , Czechoslova ...
#13 Anatoly Ivanishin
Anatoli Alekseyevich Ivanishin ( Russian: Анатолий Алексеевич Иванишин ; born 15 January 1969) is a former Russian cosmonaut. His first visit to space was to the International Space Station on board the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft as an Expedition 29 / Expedition 30 crew member, launching in November 20
- ... ition 26 / 27 , directly holding the position of Expedition 27 backup Commander. TMA-20 launched on 15 december 2010, following which Ivanishin was assigned as Flight Engineer for ISS Expedition 29 / 30 . On 14 ...
#14 Catherine Coleman
Catherine Grace " Cady " Coleman (born December 14, 1960) is an American chemist , an engineer , a former United States Air Force colonel, and a retired NASA astronaut . [1] She is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions, and departed the International Space Station on May 23, 2011, as a crew member
- ... ew member for Expeditions 24 and 25 as part of her training for Expedition 26 . Coleman launched on december 15, 2010 (December 16, 2010 Baikonur time ), aboard Soyuz TMA-20 to join the Expedition 26 mission aboa ...
- ... and black holes . Mission duration was 118 hours and 50 minutes. Soyuz TMA-20 / Expedition 26/ 27 ( december 15, 2010, to May 23, 2011) was an extended duration mission to the International Space Station . [11] P ...
#15 Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa ( Mongolian : Жүгдэрдэмидийн Гүррагчаа ; Russian : Жугдэрдэмидийн Гуррагча , [ˈʐuɡdʲɪrdʲɪmʲɪdʲɪjn ˈɡurəktɕə] , born 5 December 1947) is a Mongolian cosmonaut and military leader. He was the first Mongolian and second Asian to go into space. [1] [2] He also was Mongolia's De
- ... r Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Miyeegombiin Enkhbold Sanjaagiin Bayar Personal details Born ( 1947-12-15 ) december 15, 1947 (age 74) Gurvanbulag, Bulgan , Mongolia Alma mater Zhukov Air Force Academy Profession Aerospa ...
#16 Jim Lovell
James Arthur Lovell Jr. ( / ˈ l ʌ v əl / ; born March 25, 1928) is an American retired astronaut , naval aviator , test pilot and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8 , he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders , one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbi
- ... and allowed both to leave their space suits off. [53] Gemini 6, now called Gemini 6A, lifted off on december 15, and rendezvoused with Gemini 7 on Gemini 6A's fourth orbit. The two spacecraft then flew in tandem ...
#17 Tim Peake
Major Timothy Nigel “Tim” Peake CMG (born 7 April 1972) is a British Army Air Corps officer, European Space Agency astronaut [3] and a former International Space Station (ISS) crew member. British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut Tim Peake CMG HonFIET Official NASA portrait photograph, taken in
- ... z TMA-17M spaceflight. [28] [29] EXPEDITION 46/47 Peake was launched to the space station (ISS), on 15 december 2015, for Expeditions 46 and 47 . [30] [31] He launched successfully at 11:03 GMT from Baikonur Cos ...
#18 Sergei Krikalev
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev ( Russian : Сергей Константинович Крикалёв , also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov ; born 27 August 1958) is a Russian mechanical engineer and former cosmonaut . As a prominent rocket scientist , he is a veteran of six space flights and ranks third to Gennady Padalk
- ... ergei Krikalev with James H. Newman on the left during STS-88 Krikalev flew on STS-88 Endeavour (4–1 15 december 1998), the first International Space Station assembly mission. During the 12-day mission the Unity m ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center , also called the Udvar-Hazy Center , is the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM)'s annex at Washington Dulles International Airport in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County, Virginia , United States. It holds numerous exhibits, including the Space Shuttle
- ... by Albatross Main article: List of aircraft in the Smithsonian Institution The center was opened on december 15, 2003. The Udvar-Hazy Center displays historic aviation and space artifacts, especially items too la ...
#2 National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution , also called the Air and Space Museum , is a museum in Washington, D.C. , US. It was established in 1946 as the National Air Museum and opened its main building on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976. In 2018, the museum saw
- ... et , and Donato's Pizza serving as the tenants. [11] [12] The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center opened on december 15, 2003, funded by a private donation. The museum received COSTAR , the corrective optics instrument i ...
#3 Serhiy Pavlovych Korolyov Museum of Cosmonautics
The Serhiy Pavlovych Korolyov Museum of Cosmonautics ( Ukrainian : Музей космонавтики імені Сергія Павловича Корольова ) is a technology museum in Zhytomyr , Ukraine dedicated to Serhiy Korolyov . Korolyov led the Sputnik project and was Chief engineer for the Soviet Union 's rocket and space progra
- ... yout of the Venera-7 apparatus, which was the first working spacecraft to land on another planet on december 15, 1970. VEGA There is an exhibition of the descent device of the Vega program (Veener and Galileo), w ...
#4 Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov Museum of Cosmonautics
The Serhiy Pavlovych Korolyov Museum of Cosmonautics ( Ukrainian : Музей космонавтики імені Сергія Павловича Корольова ) is a technology museum in Zhytomyr , Ukraine dedicated to Serhiy Korolyov . Korolyov led the Sputnik project and was Chief engineer for the Soviet Union 's rocket and space progra
- ... yout of the Venera-7 apparatus, which was the first working spacecraft to land on another planet on december 15, 1970. VEGA There is an exhibition of the descent device of the Vega program (Veener and Galileo), w ...
#5 U.S. Space & Rocket Center
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is a museum operated by the government of Alabama , showcasing rockets , achievements, and artifacts of the U.S. space program. Sometimes billed as "Earth's largest space museum", astronaut Owen Garriott described the place as, "a great way to le
- ... he center's fundraiser met its $1.5 million goal to continue operations through April 2021. [52] On december 15, 2020, the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission announced that Dr. Kimberly Robinson would be th ...
#6 Dare County Regional Airport
Dare County Regional Airport ( IATA : MEO , ICAO : KMQI , FAA LID : MQI ) is a public airport located one mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district (CBD) of Manteo , a town in Dare County , North Carolina , United States. This general aviation airport covers 340 acres (138 ha) and h
- ... d conducted anti-submarine patrols from the airfield until the field was placed in caretaker status december 15, 1945. In 1947, NAAS Manteo was disestablished and control of the airfield was returned to Dare Coun ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 GOES 11
GOES-11 , known as GOES-L before becoming operational, is an American weather satellite , which is part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched in 2000, and operated at the GOES-WEST position, providing cov
- ... t that it carried. [8] On December 6, 2011, GOES-11 was decommissioned and replaced by GOES-15 . On december 15, 2011, the booster was fired to move the satellite 185 miles (298 km) above its previous orbit , and ...
#2 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
- ... th ISS Docking port PMA-2 ( Destiny forward) Docking date 7 December 2001, 20:03 UTC Undocking date 15 december 2001, 17:28 UTC Time docked 7 days, 21 hours, 24 minutes (L-R): Mark E. Kelly , Linda M. Godwin , D ...
- ... AND DEPARTURE Flight controllers planned slight changes to Endeavour' s departure from the station 15 december 2001, allowing time for a small jet firing by the shuttle to boost the station's future path away f ...
#3 Vega 1
Vega 1 (along with its twin Vega 2 ) was a Soviet space probe , part of the Vega program . The spacecraft was a development of the earlier Venera craft. They were designed by Babakin Space Centre and constructed as 5VK by Lavochkin at Khimki . The name VeGa (ВеГа) combines the first two letters from
- ... Launch mass Spacecraft: 4,920 kg (10,850 lb) Balloon: 21.5 kg (47 lb) Start of mission Launch date december 15, 1984 ( 1984-12-15 ) , 09:16:24 UTC Rocket Proton 8K82K Launch site Baikonur 200/39 End of mission L ...
#4 SpaceX CRS-13
SpaceX CRS-13 , also known as SpX-13 , was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 15 December 2017. [2] The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX . It was the second mission to successfully reuse a Dragon capsule, previously flown on CRS-
- ... s SpX-13 , was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 15 december 2017. [2] The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX . It was the second mission to ...
- ... kg (9,300 lb) Dimensions Height: 6.1 m (20 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) Start of mission Launch date 15 december 2017, 15:36:09 ( 2017-12-15UTC15:36:09 ) UTC [2] Rocket Falcon 9 Core 1035 [1] Launch site Cape Can ...
- ... er, 1 November, 4 December, 12 December, and 13 December 2017. [14] SpaceX pushed off the launch to 15 december due to the detection of particulates in the second stage fuel system, taking the time to completely ...
- ... recautionary measure. [15] [16] The CRS-13 mission launched aboard a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket on 15 december 2017 at 15:36:09 UTC [2] from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 . [1] Th ...
#5 Yamal-401
Yamal-401 ( Russian : Ямал-401 ) is a Russian geostationary communications satellite operated by Gazprom Space Systems . It was built by ISS Reshetnev and is based on the Ekspress-2000 satellite bus . It is equipped with 17 C-band and 36 Ku-band transponders . [2] It has a design life of 15 years. R
- ... s Alenia Space (payload) Launch mass 2,976 kg (6,561 lb) Power 10.6 kW Start of mission Launch date 15 december 2014, 00:16:00 UTC Rocket Proton-M / Briz-M Launch site Baikonur , Site 81/24 Contractor Khrunichev ...
- ... nch vehicle . The launch took place from Site 81/24 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome , at 00:16:00 UTC on 15 december 2014. The satellite was deployed into the planned geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). SEE ALSO Spac ...
#6 Pioneer P-31
Pioneer P-31 (also known as Atlas-Able 5B or Pioneer Z) was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon , and to develop technolog
- ... aft properties Manufacturer TRW Launch mass 175.0 kilograms (385.8 lb) Start of mission Launch date 15 december 1960, 09:10 ( 1960-12-15UTC09:10Z ) UTC Rocket Atlas D Able Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-12 Pionee ...
- ... las vehicle 91D coupled to Thor-Able upper stages including an Able solid propellant third stage on 15 december 1960. The launch was uneventful until T+66 seconds when a severe axial disturbance was recorded, fo ...
#7 Venera 7
Venera 7 ( Russian : Венера-7 , lit. ' Venus 7 ' ) was a Soviet spacecraft, part of the Venera series of probes to Venus . When it landed on the Venusian surface on 15 December 1970, it became the first spacecraft to soft land on another planet and the first to transmit data from there back to Ear
- ... pacecraft, part of the Venera series of probes to Venus . When it landed on the Venusian surface on 15 december 1970, it became the first spacecraft to soft land on another planet and the first to transmit data ...
- ... -08-17UTC05:38:22Z ) UTC Rocket Molniya 8K78M Launch site Baikonur 31/6 End of mission Last contact 15 december 1970, 06:00 ( 1970-12-15UTC07Z ) UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Heliocentric Perihelion al ...
- ... 1.01 astronomical units (151,000,000 km) Inclination 2.0° Period 287 days Venus lander Landing date 15 december 1970, 05:37:10 UTC Landing site 5°S 351°E Instruments COP-18-4M GS-4 ITD DOW-1M Seal of Venera 7 Ve ...
- ... ade using the bus' on-board KDU-414 engine. [6] LANDING Venera 7 entered the atmosphere of Venus on 15 december 1970. [6] The lander remained attached to the interplanetary bus during the initial stages of atmos ...
#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
- ... tic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites and the Fengyun-3A polar orbiting meteorological satellite . On 15 december 2009, a Long March 4C was used to launch Yaogan-8 . [3] Long March 4C Function Launch vehicle Manuf ...
- ... :48 TSLC , LA-7 Yaogan 3 SSO Success 3 Y2 27 May 2008 03:02 TSLC , LA-7 Fengyun 3A SSO Success 4 Y4 15 december 2009 02:31 TSLC , LA-9 Yaogan 8 Xiwang 1 SSO Success 5 Y5 5 March 2010 04:55 JSLC , SLS-2 Yaogan 9A ...
#9 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
- ... ed the start of a new era in space exploration. [12] STS-88 lands at the Shuttle Landing Facility , 15 december 1998. Ross and Newman went right to work in Unity , completing the assembly of an early S-band comm ...
- ... d the orbiter's aerosurfaces and steering jets to be used on landing day and stowed equipment. [26] 15 december (FLIGHT DAY 13, LANDING) Flight Day 13 was landing day for Space Shuttle Endeavour and its crew of ...
#10 Soyuz TMA-20
Soyuz TMA-20 was a human spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) and was part of the Soyuz programme . It lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 15, 2010, and docked with the ISS two days later. The three-person crew of Soyuz TMA-20 – Dmitri Kondratyev , Cathe
- ... ) and was part of the Soyuz programme . It lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on december 15, 2010, and docked with the ISS two days later. The three-person crew of Soyuz TMA-20 – Dmitri Kondra ...
- ... dratyev Catherine Coleman Paolo Nespoli Callsign Варяг (" Varangian ") Start of mission Launch date december 15, 2010, 19:09 ( 2010-12-15UTC19:09Z ) UTC [1] [2] Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of mis ...
- ... ] Soyuz TMA-20 blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome's Site 1 at 19:09 GMT (22:09:25 Moscow Time) on december 15, 2010, and successfully reached orbit ten minutes later. DOCKING The Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft docked ...
#11 Gemini 6A
Gemini 6A (officially Gemini VI-A ) [2] was a 1965 crewed United States spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program . The mission, flown by Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford , achieved the first crewed rendezvous with another spacecraft, its sister Gemini 7 . Although the Soviet Union had twice previou
- ... lb) Crew Crew size 2 Members Walter M. Schirra Jr. Thomas P. Stafford Start of mission Launch date december 15, 1965, 13:37:26 ( 1965-12-15UTC13:37:26Z ) UTC Rocket Titan II GLV , s/n 62-12561 Launch site Cape K ...
- ... ee altitude 274 kilometers (148 nautical miles) Inclination 28.9 degrees Period 89.95 minutes Epoch december 15, 1965 [1] (L-R) Stafford, Schirra Project Gemini ← Gemini 7 Gemini 8 → Gemini 6A was the fifth crewe ...
- ... 9.4 kilometers (161.2 miles) Inclination : 28.97° Period : 88.7 min STATIONKEEPING WITH GT-7 Start: december 15, 1965 19:33 UTC End: December 16, 1965 00:52 UTC Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes OBJECTIVE Stafford an ...
- ... stronauts would have been safe. [11] SECOND ATTEMPT AND RENDEZVOUS Launch of Gemini 6A from Pad 19, december 15, 1965. The Titan's batteries were replaced and the fuel prevalves, which had opened, were removed an ...
- ... cond attempt to launch the 6A mission (third attempt for Gemini spacecraft No. 6) was successful on december 15 at 8:37:26 a.m. EST. All went well through launch and ascent; first stage cutoff occurred at T+160 s ...
#12 Gemini 7
Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII ) [5] was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program . It was the fourth crewed Gemini flight, the twelfth crewed American spaceflight, and the twenty-first crewed spaceflight including Soviet flights and X-15 flights above the Kármán line . The crew of Frank
- ... : 302 kilometers (163 nmi) Inclination : 28.9° Period : 90.54 min STATIONKEEPING WITH GT-6A Start: december 15, 1965 19:33 UTC End: December 16, 1965 00:52 UTC Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes OBJECTIVES This secti ...
- ... klin off Florida. RENDEZVOUS Gemini 7 as seen by Gemini 6A, December 1965 Gemini 6A was launched on december 15, after a three-day-long delay due to a malfunction and engine shutdown immediately after ignition. I ...
#13 Cygnus NG-16
Cygnus NG-16 , [2] [3] previously known as Cygnus OA-16 , was the sixteenth flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifteenth flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contract with NASA . The mission was launched
- ... e Wallops Islands , Pad 0A Contractor Northrop Grumman End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 15 december 2021, 06:25 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Inclina ...
- ... Earth's atmosphere, which can be difficult to replicate in ground simulations. Cygnus deorbited on 15 december 2021, following a deorbit engine firing to set up a destructive re-entry in which the spacecraft, f ...
#14 Envisat
Envisat (" Environmental Satellite ") is a large inactive Earth-observing satellite which is still in orbit and now considered space debris. Operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), it was the world's largest civilian Earth observation satellite. [2] ESA Earth observation satellite (2002–2012) E
- ... itude 774 km (481 mi) Inclination 98.40 degrees Period 100.16 minutes Repeat interval 35 days Epoch 15 december 2013, 03:07:00 UTC [1] Instruments ASAR RA-2 MWR MIPAS MERIS AATSR DORIS GOMOS SCIAMACHY It was lau ...
#15 AEROS (satellite)
AEROS [5] : 12 satellites were to study the aeronomy i. e. the science of the upper atmosphere and ionosphere , in particular the F region under the strong influence of solar extreme ultraviolet radiation . To this end the spectrum of this radiation was recorded aboard by one instrument (of type
- ... 6.9 degrees AEROS B: 97.4 degrees Period AEROS A: 95.6 minutes AEROS B: 95.7 minutes Epoch AEROS A: 15 december 1972, 19:00:00 UTC [3] AEROS B: 15 July 1974, 20:00:00 UTC [4] Aeros was built by Ball Aerospace fo ...
#16 Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite ( SWAS , also Explorer 74 and SMEX-3 ) is a NASA submillimetre astronomy satellite, and is the fourth spacecraft in the Small Explorer program (SMEX). It was launched on 6 December 1998, at 00:57:54 UTC , from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Pegasus XL launc
- ... nuary through March 1995. Spacecraft qualification and testing took place between 1 April 1995, and 15 december 1995. After this, SWAS was placed into storage until 1 September 1998, when launch preparation was ...
#17 Voyager 1
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere . Launched 16 days after its twin Voyager 2 , Voyager 1 has been operating for 45 years and 1 month as of October 5
- ... periencing a third "tsunami wave" of coronal mass ejections from the Sun that continued to at least december 15, 2014, further confirming that the probe is indeed in interstellar space. [10] In a further testamen ...
- ... craft crossed the termination shock in late 2004. [56] This event is estimated to have occurred on december 15, 2004, at a distance of 94 AU (8,700 million mi) from the Sun. [56] [57] HELIOSHEATH On March 31, 20 ...
#18 Soyuz TMA-19M
Soyuz TMA-19M was a 2015 Russian Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station . It was launched on December 15, 2015 from Baikonur Cosmodrome , transporting three members of the Expedition 46 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-19M was the 128th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft since th
- ... MA-19M was a 2015 Russian Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station . It was launched on december 15, 2015 from Baikonur Cosmodrome , transporting three members of the Expedition 46 crew to the Interna ...
- ... ference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Docking with ISS Docking port Rassvet nadir Docking date december 15, 2015 17:33:29 UTC [3] Undocking date 18 June 2016 5:52 UTC [2] (l-r) Kopra, Malenchenko and Peake S ...
- ... . 2015 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS Soyuz TMA-19M The Soyuz TMA-19M approaches the ISS on 15 december 2015, seen behind the solar panels of Cygnus CRS OA-4 Operator Roskosmos COSPAR ID 2015-076A SATCAT ...
- ... 3 Members Yuri Malenchenko Timothy Kopra Timothy Peake Callsign Agate Start of mission Launch date 15 december 2015, 11:03:09 ( 2015-12-15UTC11:03:09Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of missi ...
- ... ngineer 2 Takuya Onishi , JAXA MISSION HIGHLIGHTS The Soyuz TMA-19M mission lifts off to the ISS on 15 december 2015 Soyuz TMA-19M was launched atop of a Soyuz-FG rocket at 11:03:09 UTC on 15 December 2015 from ...
- ... the ISS on 15 December 2015 Soyuz TMA-19M was launched atop of a Soyuz-FG rocket at 11:03:09 UTC on 15 december 2015 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan . Following the launch, the Soyuz spacecraft successf ...
#19 SOLRAD 10
Solrad 10 , also known Explorer 44 , NRL-PL 165 and Explorer SE-C , was one of the SOLRAD series designed to provide continuous coverage of wavelength and intensity changes in solar radiation in the UV , soft and hard X-ray regions. The satellite also mapped the celestial sphere using a high-sensiti
- ... RY Explorer 44 (SOLRAD 10) returned to the atmosphere , disintegrating on 15 December 1980, [11] or december 15, 1979. [3] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Solrad 9
- ... -08UTC22:58Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Scout B S177C Launch site Wallops LA-3A [2] End of mission Decay date 15 december 1979 ( 1979-12-16 ) [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Eccentricit ...
- ... mand. [10] ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY Explorer 44 (SOLRAD 10) returned to the atmosphere , disintegrating on 15 december 1980, [11] or December 15, 1979. [3] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Solrad 9
#20 Project Echo
Project Echo was the first passive communications satellite experiment. Each of the two American spacecraft, launched in 1960 and 1964, were metalized balloon satellites acting as passive reflectors of microwave signals. Communication signals were transmitted from one location on Earth and bounced o
- ... son for their Nobel Prize -winning discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation . [16] On 15 december 1960, the U.S. Post Office issued a postage stamp depicting Echo 1. Echo 1 stamp – 1960 issue GALLE ...