langs: 21 декабря [ru] / december 21 [en] / 21. dezember [de] / 21 décembre [fr] / 21 dicembre [it] / 21 de diciembre [es]
days: december 18 / december 19 / december 20 / december 21 / december 22 / december 23 / december 24
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Peter Siebold
Peter Siebold (born 1971) is a member of the Scaled Composites astronaut team. [1] He is their Director of Flight Operations, [2] and was one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne and SpaceShipTwo , the experimental spaceplanes developed by the company. [3] On April 8, 2004, Siebold piloted the second
- ... ht Operations at Scaled. [2] He was the pilot who flew the White Knight Two on its maiden flight on december 21, 2008. [8] He won the Iven C. Kincheloe Award a second time in 2009, this time individually, for his ...
#2 Akihiko Hoshide
Akihiko Hoshide ( 星出 彰彦 , Hoshide Akihiko , born December 28, 1968) is a Japanese engineer , JAXA astronaut , and former Commander of the International Space Station . On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space. [1] Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut Akihiko H
- ... sia , and served on the backup crew for Expedition 30 / 31 , which launched aboard Soyuz TMA-03M on 21 december 2011. [9] Following the launch of Expedition 30/31, Hoshide started training for his own flight, al ...
#3 Jake Garn
Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as
- ... l 12–19, 1985). American politician and general Jake Garn United States Senator from Utah In office december 21, 1974 – January 3, 1993 Preceded by Wallace F. Bennett Succeeded by Bob Bennett 28th Mayor of Salt L ...
#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
- ... 8 astronaut Bill Anders Apollo 8 was launched at 12:51:00 UTC (07:51:00 Eastern Standard Time ) on december 21, 1968. [77] On the second day Borman awoke feeling ill. He vomited twice and had a bout of diarrhea; ...
#5 Donald Pettit
Donald Roy Pettit (born April 20, 1955) is an American astronaut and chemical engineer . He is a veteran of two long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station , one Space Shuttle mission and a six-week expedition to find meteorites in Antarctica . As of 2021, at age 66, he is NASA's olde
- ... is phenomenon. [6] [7] EXPEDITION 30/31 Pettit again launched to the International Space Station on december 21, 2011 as part of the Expedition 30 / 31 crew. [8] He and fellow crewmembers Oleg Kononenko and André ...
#6 Chris Hadfield
Chris Austin Hadfield OC OOnt MSC CD (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian retired astronaut , engineer, fighter pilot , and musician. The first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space , he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space
- ... ding Expedition 35 after its launch on December 19, 2012. [17] His craft docked with the station on december 21. He remained on the station for five months, transferring control to Pavel Vinogradov and departing ...
#7 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
- ... lenchenko joined Expedition 46 as flight engineers after Soyuz TMA-19M docked with the ISS. [57] On december 21, 2015, Kelly and Kopra performed an unscheduled EVA to release the brake handles on the Mobile Trans ...
#8 Millie Hughes-Fulford
Millie Elizabeth Hughes-Fulford ( née Hughes ; December 21, 1945 – February 2, 2021) was an American medical investigator, molecular biologist, and NASA payload specialist who flew aboard the NASA Space Shuttle Columbia in June 1991. [2] U.S. Space Shuttle payload specialist and academic researcher
- Millie Elizabeth Hughes-Fulford ( née Hughes ; december 21, 1945 – February 2, 2021) was an American medical investigator, molecular biologist, and NASA payloa ...
- ... alist and academic researcher Millie Hughes-Fulford Born Millie Elizabeth Hughes [1] ( 1945-12-21 ) december 21, 1945 Mineral Wells, Texas , U.S. Died February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02) (aged 75) Mill Valley, Californ ...
- ... ions STS-40 Mission insignia EARLY LIFE Millie Elizabeth Hughes was born in Mineral Wells, Texas on december 21, 1945. [3] [1] [2] She graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1962, [4] then entered college at ...
#9 Bruce McCandless II
Bruce McCandless II (born Byron Willis McCandless ; [1] June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017) was a United States Navy officer and aviator , electrical engineer , and NASA astronaut . In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he completed the first untethered spacewalk by using the
- Bruce McCandless II (born Byron Willis McCandless ; [1] June 8, 1937 – december 21, 2017) was a United States Navy officer and aviator , electrical engineer , and NASA astronaut . In ...
- ... Byron Willis McCandless [1] ( 1937-06-08 ) June 8, 1937 Boston, Massachusetts , United States Died december 21, 2017 (2017-12-21) (aged 80) Los Angeles , California , U.S. Resting place United States Naval Acade ...
- ... rote the foreword to the book Live TV from Orbit by Dwight Steven-Boniecki. [23] McCandless died on december 21, 2017, at age 80. [24] He was survived by his second wife, Ellen Shields McCandless, two children an ...
#10 Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud ( Arabic : سلطان بن سلمان آل سعود ; Sulṭān bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd ; born 27 June 1956) is a Saudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist . He is the first member of a royal family to fly
- ... r Benevolent Work 1997 – “In recognition of contributions to the Disabled” - Al Majallah Magazine , 21 december 1997, Issue No. 932. Certificate of Recognition, “For outstanding leadership and inspiration dedica ...
#11 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
- ... atic docking system. Progress MS-1 was then scheduled for launch to the ISS, atop a Soyuz 2.1a , on 21 december . Planned for a launch date of no earlier than 7 February 2016, [17] the SpaceX CRS-8 mission provid ...
#12 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
- ... ESA astronaut André Kuipers and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit , who launched aboard Soyuz TMA-03M on 21 december 2011. [6] On 16 February 2012, Ivanishin supported a spacewalk by his fellow cosmonauts, Shkaplerov ...
#13 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
- ... a Tereshkova Tereshkova in March 2017 Member of the State Duma from Moscow Incumbent Assumed office 21 december 2011 Personal details Born ( 1937-03-06 ) 6 March 1937 (age 85) Bolshoye Maslennikovo , Russian SFS ...
#14 Theodore Freeman
Theodore Cordy "Ted" Freeman (February 18, 1930 – October 31, 1964), was an American aeronautical engineer , U.S. Air Force officer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . Selected in the third group of NASA astronauts in 1963, he was killed a year later in the crash of a T-38 jet, marking the first fat
- ... es Ferry which carries U.S. Route 9 , was named after him by a resolution of the Delaware Senate on december 21, 1965. A plaque commemorating Freeman was unveiled at the Lewes terminal of the Cape May–Lewes Ferry ...
#15 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
- ... e crew spent ten hours a day in the simulator rehearsing the mission. [74] Apollo 8 was launched on december 21, 1968, and Borman, Lovell and Anders became the first crew to ride the Saturn V rocket, as well as t ...
#16 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
- ... t by the BBC to celebrate 2016. [38] [39] Peake supported a spacewalk by two American astronauts on 21 december 2015. He participated in the first spacewalk outside the ISS by a British astronaut on 15 January 2 ...
#17 Oleg Kononenko
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko ( Russian : Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко ; Turkmen : Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko ; born 21 June 1964 in Turkmenistan ) is a Russian cosmonaut from the Turkmen SSR. [1] He has flown to the International Space Station four times, as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard So
- ... licopter, and then went on to Zvezdny Gorodok (Star City), Moscow . [6] [7] [8] EXPEDITION 30/31 On 21 december 2011, Kononenko, along with André Kuipers and Donald Pettit , launched to the International Space S ...
#18 André Kuipers
André Kuipers ( Dutch: [ˈɑndreː ˈkœy̯pərs] ( listen ) ; born 5 October 1958) is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut . He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth Dutch -speaking astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on 19 April 2004. Kuipers returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-3 1
- ... astronaut for International Space Station (ISS) Expeditions 30 and 31 . He was launched to space on 21 december 2011 and returned to Earth on 1 July 2012. [1] [2] PERSONAL LIFE AND EDUCATION André Kuipers was bo ...
- ... , who later became the Expedition 21 commander, during the later part of his six-month mission. On 21 december 2011, Kuipers was launched for his second spaceflight PromISSe on Expedition 30 and Expedition 31. ...
- ... Kuipers was the first astronaut to be selected for ISS Expeditions 30 and 31 . Kuipers launched on 21 december 2011 on the Soyuz TMA-03M flight with his two fellow crew members Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko from the ...
#19 Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov
Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov ( Russian : Владимир Георгиевич Титов ; born 1 January 1947 in Sretensk , Zabaykalsky Krai , Russia) is a retired Russian Air Force Colonel and former cosmonaut . He has participated in four spaceflight missions. The catastrophic explosion of a Soyuz rocket in 1983 led to
- ... monaut Training Center . His next assignment came as the commander of Soyuz TM-4, which launched on december 21, 1987. Together with Musa Manarov and Anatoli Levchenko , he linked up with the orbiting Mir 1 space ...
#20 Musa Manarov
Musa Khiramanovich Manarov ( Lak : Муса Хираманович Манаров ; born March 22, 1951, in Baku , Azerbaijan SSR ) is a former cosmonaut who spent 541 days in space. [1] Lak-Soviet engineer and cosmonaut Musa Khiramanovich Manarov Муса Хираманович Манаров Born ( 1951-03-22 ) March 22, 1951 (age 71) Bak
- ... th an engineering qualification in 1974. Musa was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. From december 21, 1987, to December 21, 1988, he flew as flight engineer on Soyuz TM-4 . The flight duration was 365 ...
- ... ification in 1974. Musa was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. From December 21, 1987, to december 21, 1988, he flew as flight engineer on Soyuz TM-4 . The flight duration was 365 days 22 hours 38 minut ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center ( KSC , originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center ), located on Merritt Island , Florida , is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) ten field centers . Since December 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of human sp
- ... November 9, 1967, was also the first rocket launch from KSC. The Saturn V's first crewed launch on december 21, 1968, was Apollo 8 's lunar orbiting mission. The next two missions tested the Lunar Module : Apoll ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Progress MS-06
Progress MS-06 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-06 ), identified by NASA as Progress 67P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It was launched on 14 June 2017. 2017 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS Progress MS-06 Progress MS-06 approaches
- ... ighter based on the Progress-M featuring improved avionics. This improved variant first launched on 21 december 2015. It had the following improvements: [2] [3] [4] New external compartment that enables it to de ...
#2 Kosmos 1903
Kosmos 1903 ( Russian : Космос 1903 meaning Cosmos 1903 ) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1987 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 1903
- ... es Spacecraft type US-K [2] Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) [3] Start of mission Launch date 21 december 1987, 22:35 ( 1987-12-21UTC22:35Z ) UTC Rocket Molniya-M / 2BL [2] Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome ...
- ... rier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 22:35 UTC on 21 december 1987. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#3 ACRIMSAT
The Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite , or ACRIMSAT was a satellite carrying the ACRIM-3 ( Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor 3 ) instrument. It was one of the 21 observational components of NASA 's Earth Observing System program. The instrument followed upon the ACRIM-1
- ... 26 in) high Total span with solar arrays 178 cm (70 in) Power 80 watts Start of mission Launch date 21 december 1999, 07:13 UTC Rocket Taurus 2110 Launch site Vandenberg , LC-576E Contractor Orbital Sciences Cor ...
#4 Progress MS-10
Progress MS-10 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-10 ), identified by NASA as Progress 71P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). This was the 162nd flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2018 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS Progress MS-10 Progre
- ... ighter based on the Progress-M featuring improved avionics. This improved variant first launched on 21 december 2015. It has the following improvements: [1] [2] [3] New external compartment that enables it to de ...
#5 Progress MS-13
Progress MS-13 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-13 ), Russian production No. 443, identified by NASA as Progress 74P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station . [2] This was the 165th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2019 Russian resupply spaceflight to th
- ... ighter based on the Progress-M featuring improved avionics. This improved variant first launched on 21 december 2015. It has the following improvements: [3] [4] [5] New external compartment that enables it to de ...
#6 Progress MS-09
Progress MS-09 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-09 ), identified by NASA as Progress 70P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). This was the 161st flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2018 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS Progress MS-09 Progre
- ... ighter based on the Progress-M featuring improved avionics. This improved variant first launched on 21 december 2015. It has the following improvements: [3] [4] [5] New external compartment that enables it to de ...
#7 JCSAT-15
JCSAT-15 is a communications satellite designed and manufactured for SKY Perfect JSAT Group by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform. [1] [2] It has a launch weight of 3,400 kg (7,500 lb) , a power production capacity of 10 kW and a 15-year design life. Its payload is composed of K u band and K a band
- ... cturer SSL Launch mass 3,400 kg (7,500 lb) [1] Power 10 kW Start of mission Launch date 20:30 : 00, december 21, 2016 (UTC) ( 2016-12-21T20 : 30 : 00Z ) Rocket Ariane 5 ECA Launch site Guiana Space Centre ELA-3 C ...
- ... h JSAT for the launch of JCSAT-15 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, [4] [5] and the launch occurred on december 21, 2016. [6] It will move to a geostationary orbit at 110E.
#8 Kosmos 137
Kosmos 137 ( Russian : Космос 137 meaning Cosmos 137 ), also known as DS-U2-D No.1 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 295 kilograms (650 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used to invest
- ... s Spacecraft type DS-U2-D Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 295 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 21 december 1966 13:11:59 GMT Rocket Kosmos-2I 63S1 Launch site Kapustin Yar , Site 86/1 Contractor Yuzhnoye En ...
- ... Earth Perigee altitude 219 km Apogee altitude 1718 km Inclination 48.8° Period 104.3 minutes Epoch 21 december 1966 A Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 137 into low Earth orbit . The launc ...
- ... . The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar . [4] The launch occurred at 13:11:59 GMT on 21 december 1966, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit. [5] Upon reaching orbit ...
#9 Progress MS-14
Progress MS-14 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-14 ), Russian production No.448, identified by NASA as Progress 75P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). [3] [4] This was the 166th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2020 Russian resupply spaceflig
- ... ighter based on the Progress-M featuring improved avionics. This improved variant first launched on 21 december 2015. It has the following improvements: [5] [6] [7] New external compartment that enables it to de ...
#10 TIROS-8
TIROS-8 (also called TIROS-H or A-53 ) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite . It was the eighth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites . TIROS-8 Mission type Weather satellite Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1963-054A SATCAT no. 716 Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type TIROS Ma
- ... 65 kilograms (584 lb) [1] Dimensions 1.07 m × 0.56 m (3.5 ft × 1.8 ft) Start of mission Launch date december 21, 1963, 09:30 ( 1963-12-21UTC09:30Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Thor-Delta B 371/D-22 Launch site Cape Canaveral ...
- ... 1] Apogee altitude 765 kilometers (475 mi) [1] Inclination 58.48° [1] Period 99.3 minutes [1] Epoch december 21, 1963 [1] Instruments Automatic Camera System Television Camera System TIROS ← TIROS-7 TIROS-9 → LAU ...
- ... stem TIROS ← TIROS-7 TIROS-9 → LAUNCH Launch of TIROS-8 in Cape Canaveral . TIROS-8 was launched on december 21, 1963, by a Thor-Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida , United States . The ...
#11 USA-175
USA-175 , also known as GPS IIR-10 and GPS SVN-47 , is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System . It was the tenth Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall . It was built by Lockheed Martin
- ... acturer Lockheed Martin [2] Launch mass 2,032 kilograms (4,480 lb) [2] Start of mission Launch date 21 december 2003, 08:05:00 ( 2003-12-21UTC08:05Z ) UTC Rocket Delta II 7925-9.5, D302 [3] Launch site Cape Cana ...
- ... [4] Inclination 55.1 degrees [4] Period 717.92 minutes [4] USA-175 was launched at 08:05:00 UTC on 21 december 2003, atop a Delta II carrier rocket, flight number D302, flying in the 7925-9.5 configuration. [3] ...
#12 Apollo 8
Apollo 8 (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon . The crew orbited the Moon ten times without landing, and then departed safely back to Earth . [1] [2] [3] These three astronauts — Frank Borman , James Lovell
- Apollo 8 ( december 21 27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight t ...
- ... k F. Borman II James A. Lovell Jr. William A. Anders Callsign Apollo 8 Start of mission Launch date december 21, 1968, 12:51:00 ( 1968-12-21UTC12:51Z ) UTC Rocket Saturn V SA-503 [n 1] Launch site Kennedy LC-39A ...
- ... Apogee altitude 185.18 kilometers (99.99 nmi) Inclination 32.15 degrees Period 88.19 minutes Epoch december 21, 1968, ~13:02 UTC Revolution no. 2 Lunar orbiter Spacecraft component CSM Orbital insertion December ...
- ... s Left to right: Lovell , Anders , Borman Apollo program ← Apollo 7 Apollo 9 → Apollo 8 launched on december 21, 1968, and was the second crewed spaceflight mission flown in the United States Apollo space program ...
- ... NJECTION Apollo 8 launch Apollo 8 was launched at 12:51:00 UTC (07:51:00 Eastern Standard Time ) on december 21, 1968, using the Saturn V's three stages to achieve Earth orbit. [48] The S-IC first stage landed in ...
#13 Progress MS-17
Progress MS-17 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-17 ), Russian production No. 446, identified by NASA as Progress 78P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). This was the 169th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2021 Russian resupply spaceflight to t
- ... ighter based on the Progress-M featuring improved avionics. This improved variant first launched on 21 december 2015. It has the following improvements: [5] [6] [7] [8] New external compartment that enables it t ...
#14 SpaceX CRS-24
SpaceX CRS-24 , also known as SpX-24 , was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 21 December 2021, at 10:07:08 UTC . [3] [4] The mission is contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon . This is the fourth flight for SpaceX under NASA'
- ... s SpX-24 , was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 21 december 2021, at 10:07:08 UTC . [3] [4] The mission is contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX using a Ca ...
- ... kg (6,590 lb) Dimensions 8.1 m (27 ft) (height) 4 m (13 ft) (diameter) Start of mission Launch date 21 december 2021, 10:07:08 UTC [1] Rocket Falcon 9 , B1069.1 Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contract ...
#15 LES-4
Lincoln Experimental Satellite 4 , also known as LES-4 , was a communications satellite , the fourth of nine in the Lincoln Experimental Satellite , and the first of the series designed for operations at geosynchronous altitudes. Launched by the United States Air Force (USAF) on 21 December 1965, it
- ... igned for operations at geosynchronous altitudes. Launched by the United States Air Force (USAF) on 21 december 1965, it demonstrated many then-advanced technologies including active use of the military's SHF (s ...
- ... perties Manufacturer Lincoln Laboratory Launch mass 52 kg (115 lb) [1] Start of mission Launch date 21 december 1965, 14:00:01 ( 1965-12-21UTC14:00:01 ) Rocket Titan IIIC Launch site Cape Canaveral LC41 End of m ...
- ... mi) Apogee altitude 33,632.00 km (20,897.96 mi) Inclination 26.600° Period 589.20 minutes [1] Epoch 21 december 1965 15:36:00 LES ← LES-3 LES-5 → BACKGROUND After the successful development and deployment of Pro ...
#16 Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO ) is a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft built by a European industrial consortium led by Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus Defence and Space ) that was launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS launch vehicle on 2 December 1995, to study the Sun . It
- ... October 1998, with CELIAS. [8] Only one gyroscope remained operational after this recovery, and on 21 december 1998, that gyroscope failed. Attitude control was accomplished with manual thruster firings that co ...
#17 OV2-3
Orbiting Vehicle 2-3 (COSPAR ID: 1965-108A, also known as OV2-3 ), the second satellite of the second series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program, was an American solar astronomy, geomagnetic and particle science research satellite. Launched 22 December 1965 along with three oth
- ... (104 mi) Apogee altitude 33,662 km (20,917 mi) Inclination 26.300° Period 589.20 minutes [2] Epoch 21 december 1965 OV-2 ← OV2-1 OV2-5 → BACKGROUND The Orbiting Vehicle satellite program arose from a US Air For ...
#18 Progress MS-01
Progress MS-01 ( Russian : Прогресс МС-01 ), identified by NASA as Progress 62P was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015. It was launched on 21 December 2015, to deliver cargo to the ISS. Progress MS-01 is the first vehicle in the Pro
- ... operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015. It was launched on 21 december 2015, to deliver cargo to the ISS. Progress MS-01 is the first vehicle in the Progress-MS series. [ ...
- ... roperties Spacecraft type Progress-MS s/n 431 Manufacturer RKK Energia Start of mission Launch date 21 december 2015 08:44:39 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz 2.1a s/n R15000-026 [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 Contrac ...
- ... LAUNCH The launch was initially scheduled for 21 November 2015. [9] Progress MS-01 was launched on 21 december 2015 at 08:44:39 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan . [1] DOCKING Progress MS-01 docked ...
#19 Soyuz TMA-07M
Soyuz TMA-07M ( Russian : Союз ТМА-07M ) was a spaceflight launched to the International Space Station in 2012 which transported three members of the Expedition 34 crew to the station. The Soyuz remained docked to the space station and served as an emergency escape vehicle for the Expedition 35 incr
- ... ference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Docking with ISS Docking port Rassvet nadir Docking date 21 december 2012, 14:09 UTC Undocking date 13 May 2013, 23:08 UTC Time docked 143 days, 9 hours (l-r) Marshburn ...
- ... solar arrays and communication antennas. DOCKING The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft approaches the ISS on 21 december 2012. After the successful orbit insertion, Soyuz TMA-07M followed the 34 orbit rendezvous profile ...
- ... ity by 29, 25 and 2 meters per second, respectively. [7] The docking sequence began at 11:51 UTC on 21 december . Fifteen minutes after the docking sequence started, a fourth large rendezvous burn (Δv = 23.8 metr ...
#20 Kosmos 1
Kosmos 1 ( Russian : Космос 1 meaning Cosmos 1 ), also known as DS-2 No.1 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 11 was a technology demonstration and ionospheric research satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1962. It was the first satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system, and the fi
- ... as built after the first two DS-1 spacecraft failed, DS-1 No.1 on 27 October 1961, and DS-1 No.2 on 21 december 1961, to reach orbit. [2] [3] SPACECRAFT Its primary missions were to measure the performance of it ...