langs: 3 декабря [ru] / december 3 [en] / 3. dezember [de] / 3 décembre [fr] / 3 dicembre [it] / 3 de diciembre [es]
days: november 30 / december 1 / december 2 / december 3 / december 4 / december 5 / december 6
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 David Saint-Jacques
David Saint-Jacques OQ FRCGS ( in Quebec : [davɪd sẽɪ̯̃nʒã(ŋ)k̚] , French pronunciation: [david sɛ̃ʒak] ; born January 6, 1970) [2] is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He is also an astrophysicist , engineer , and a physician . Canadian engineer, astrophysicist, physici
- ... ember of ISS Expedition 58 / 59 , which at the time was scheduled to start in November 2018. [9] On 3 december 2018, Saint-Jacques launched to the ISS on board Soyuz MS-11 , alongside commander Oleg Kononenko a ...
#2 Ricardo Peralta y Fabi
Ricardo Peralta y Fabi (August 15, 1950 – December 31, 2017 [2] ) was a Mexican mechanical engineer and former astronaut trainee [3] who was a backup for astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela on STS-61-B . [4] [5] Peralta was one of three people selected among 400 applicants to the Mexican space program . Ric
- ... complete astronaut training and training at Indiana University. He left the corps of astronauts on 3 december 1985. [3] He taught at the University in Mexico City for many years after his astronaut career and ...
#3 Steven Swanson
Steven Roy Swanson (born December 3, 1960 in Syracuse, New York ) is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut . Swanson has flown two shuttle flights, STS-117 and STS-119 , and one Soyuz flight, TMA-12M. All of the flights were to the International Space Station . He has logged over 195 days
- Steven Roy Swanson (born december 3, 1960 in Syracuse, New York ) is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut . Swanson has flown ...
- ... Swanson (musician) . Steven Swanson Swanson, September 2006 Born Steven Ray Swanson ( 1960-12-03 ) december 3, 1960 (age 61) Syracuse, New York , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Alma mater University o ...
#4 Viktor Gorbatko
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko ( Russian : Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горбатко́ ; 3 December 1934 – 17 May 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 , Soyuz 24 , and Soyuz 37 missions. [2] Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2017) This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2017 ) Viktor Go
- Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko ( Russian : Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горбатко́ ; 3 december 1934 – 17 May 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 , Soyuz 24 , and Soyuz 37 missio ...
- ... ) Viktor Gorbatko Viktor Gorbatko in Vologda , 2011 Born Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko ( 1934-12-03 ) 3 december 1934 Ventsy-Zarya , Azov-Black Sea Krai , Soviet Union Died 17 May 2017 (2017-05-17) (aged 82) [1] ...
- ... 1 Missions Soyuz 7 Soyuz 24 Soyuz 37 / Soyuz 36 EARLY LIFE Viktor Vasilievich Gorbatko was born on 3 december 1934 to Vasili Pavlovich and Matrena Aleksandrovna Gorbatko. [3] Viktor was raised in the Northern ...
#5 Jerry L. Ross
Jerry Lynn Ross (born January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana ) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the joint record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Franklin Chang-Diaz )
- ... urs, 4 minutes, 49 seconds, Atlantis landed on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base , California, on december 3, 1985. STS-27 Atlantis , was launched from KSC on December 2, 1988. The mission carried a Department ...
#6 Sergey Prokopyev (cosmonaut)
Sergey Valerievich Prokopyev ( Russian : Серге́й Вале́рьевич Проко́пьев ; born 19 February 1975) is a Russian cosmonaut. On 6 June 2018 he launched on his first flight into space aboard Soyuz MS-09 and spent 197 days in space as a flight engineer on Expedition 56 / 57 . He is currently in space, hav
- ... d from 11 December to 20 December, while the launch of Soyuz MS-11 was advanced from 20 December to 3 december , giving the two spacecraft and their six crew members a 17 day hand-over period. Prokopyev and his ...
- ... 17 day hand-over period. Prokopyev and his two crew mates worked together as a crew of three until 3 december 2018, with the arrival of Soyuz MS-11 carrying Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko , CSA astronaut Dav ...
#7 Sherwood C. Spring
Sherwood Clark Spring (born September 3, 1944) is a retired United States Army colonel and former NASA astronaut . Spring is married with two children. He is the father of United States Olympian Justin Spring . Sherwood Spring has logged 165 hours in space, 12 of which were spent conducting spacewal
- ... and design. Spring served as a mission specialist on STS-61-B which flew November 26, 1985, through december 3, 1985. During that mission, he was responsible for launching three communications satellites and per ...
#8 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
- ... 8/59 trio launched aboard Soyuz MS-11 to the International Space Station at 06.32 ET (11.32 GMT) on december 3, 2018, from the Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch was originally scheduled for December ...
#9 Sonny Carter
Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr. , M.D. (August 15, 1947 – April 5, 1991), ( Capt , USN ), was an American chemist , physician , professional soccer player, naval officer and aviator , test pilot , and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-33 . 20th-century American astronaut, chemist, and U.S. Navy office
- ... ] His wife Dana and two daughters, Olivia Elizabeth (born May 27, 1974) and Meredith Corvette (born december 3, 1976), were not on the flight. [5] Among the others who also died in the plane crash was John Tower ...
#10 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
- ... er 2018 Kononenko launched towards the ISS for the fourth time as Soyuz Commander of Soyuz MS-11 on 3 december 2018. He was originally scheduled to be serving as Flight Engineer on Expedition 58 and Commander o ...
#11 Vladimir Dezhurov
Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov ( Russian : Влади́мир Никола́евич Дежу́ров ; born July 30, 1962) is a Russian former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow . He is a veteran of two spaceflights, to the Mir and International Space Stations. During his career, Dezhurov also conducted nine spacewalk
- ... olded. The spacewalk was conducted in Russian Orlan spacesuits. It lasted 5 hours and 4 minutes. On december 3, 2001, Dezhurov conducted his ninth career spacewalk. [7] Dressed in Orlan spacesuits, Tyurin and De ...
#12 Mary L. Cleave
Mary Louise Cleave (born February 5, 1947) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . She also served from 2004 to 2007 as NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate . American engineer and former NASA astronaut Mary Louise Cleave Born ( 1947-02-05 ) February 5, 1947
- ... 172 times and traveled 3.94 million miles. She was a mission specialist on STS-61-B (November 26 to december 3, 1985) and STS-30 (May 4–8, 1989). Cleave in 2006 Cleave left JSC in May 1991 to join NASA 's Goddar ...
- ... 2007 [3] and was succeeded by Dr. Alan Stern . SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-61-B Atlantis (Nov 26 to december 3, 1985) launched at night from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida , and returned to land on Runway 22 ...
#13 Brewster H. Shaw
Brewster Hopkinson Shaw Jr. (born May 16, 1945) is a retired NASA astronaut , U.S. Air Force colonel , and former executive at Boeing . Shaw was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 6, 2006. [1] Retired NASA astronaut and US Air Force colonel Brewster H. Shaw Jr. Born ( 1945-05-16 )
- ... le commander on STS-61B Atlantis . [3] The mission launched at night on November 26 and returned on december 3, 1985. The crew included spacecraft commander Brewster Shaw; pilot, Bryan O'Connor ; mission special ...
#14 Rodolfo Neri Vela
Rodolfo Neri Vela (born 19 February 1952) is a Mexican scientist and astronaut who flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission in the year 1985. [1] He is the second Latin American to have traveled to space. Mexican scientist and astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela Born ( 1952-02-19 ) February 19, 1952 (age
- ... xico City. Neri was a Payload Specialist aboard the STS-61-B Atlantis mission, from (November 26 to december 3, 1985). [1] STS-61B launched at night from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , and returned to land at ...
#15 Mikhail Tyurin
Mikhail Vladislavovich Tyurin ( Russian : Михаил Владиславович Тюрин ; born March 2, 1960) is a former Russian cosmonaut who flew several missions to the International Space Station and completed four spacewalks during his career. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for his work
- ... tion is housed in three briefcase-sized containers. The spacewalk lasted 5 hours and 52 minutes. On december 3, 2001, Tyurin conducted his third career spacewalk. [10] Dressed in Orlan spacesuits, Tyurin and Dez ...
#16 Bryan D. O'Connor
Bryan Daniel O'Connor (born September 6, 1946) is a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel and former NASA astronaut . [1] He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2008. [2] For other people with the same name, see Brian O'Connor (disambiguation) . This article has multip
- ... t 31, 2011, retiring from the agency. [4] SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-61-B Atlantis (November 26, to december 3, 1985). STS-61-B was the 22nd Shuttle flight and was the second-ever night shuttle launch from the K ...
#17 Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) [1] is an English classical crossover soprano singer, actress and dancer. British soprano (born 1960) Sarah Brightman Brightman at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka in 2007 Born ( 1960-08-14 ) 14 August 1960 (age 62) Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire , Engl
- ... d vocals Sarah Brightman) Anne Murray – "Snowbird" Betty Buckley – "Memory" (Kennedy Center Honor – 3 december 2006) Lesley Garrett – "Abide with me" (FA Cup Final 19 May 2007) Jackie Evancho – " Time to Say Go ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Queensland Air Museum
The Queensland Air Museum is a not-for-profit community-owned aviation museum located at Caloundra Airport in Queensland , Australia . Its mission is to collect and preserve all aspects of aviation heritage with an emphasis on Australia and Queensland. The museum has the largest collection of histor
- ... arrive in Australia on 1 June 1974 and it also flew in the final operational flight of the type on 3 december 2010. The aircraft is painted in its delivery camouflaged colour scheme with 1 Squadron markings on ...
#2 Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City , along the shore of Jamaica Bay . The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station . Bennett Field is currently part of the Gateway
- ... California, in 14:55:01, and established an East–West transcontinental speed record. [269] [257] On december 3, 1938, Jacqueline Cochrane flew a Seversky, powered by two Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines, from Burban ...
#3 Titan Missile Museum
The Titan Missile Museum , also known as Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 or as Titan II ICBM Site 571-7 , is a former ICBM ( intercontinental ballistic missile ) site located about 40 km (25 mi) [3] south of Tucson, Arizona in the United States. It was constructed in 1963 and deactivated in 19
- ... Built 1963 Architect Ralph M Parson Co. NRHP reference No. 92001234 Significant dates Added to NRHP december 3, 1992 [1] Designated NHL April 19, 1994 [2] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994. It ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Granat
The International Astrophysical Observatory "GRANAT" (usually known as Granat ; Russian : Гранат , lit. pomegranate ), was a Soviet (later Russian) space observatory developed in collaboration with France, Denmark and Bulgaria . It was launched on 1 December 1989 aboard a Proton rocket and placed in
- ... e (deg) December 1, 1989 1,760 202,480 285 51.9 20.0 December 1, 1991 23,893 179,376 311.9 82.6 320. 3 december 1, 1994 58,959 144,214 343.0 86.5 306.9 December 1, 1996 42,088.8 160,888 9.6 93.4 302.2 INSTRUMENT ...
#2 JY1-SAT
JY1-SAT is a cubesat that is Jordan 's first satellite. It was launched aboard SpaceX 's Falcon 9 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in the United States on 3 December 2018. It is named in tribute of the late King Hussein who was an amateur ham radio operator; his callsign was "JY1". The project was
- ... perties BOL mass 1.11 kg (2.4 lb) Dimensions 10 x 10 x 11.35 cm Start of mission Launch date 06:34, december 3, 2018 (UTC) ( 2018-12-03T06 : 34Z ) Rocket Falcon 9 Full Thrust Launch site Vandenberg Contractor Sp ...
- ... t was launched aboard SpaceX 's Falcon 9 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in the United States on 3 december 2018. It is named in tribute of the late King Hussein who was an amateur ham radio operator; his ca ...
#3 STS-87
STS-87 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center on 19 November 1997. It was the 88th flight of the Space Shuttle and the 24th flight of Columbia . The mission goals were to conduct experiments using the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-4), cond
- ... d : 25 November 1997 – 07:45 UTC Duration : 7 hours, 43 minutes Scott and Doi – EVA 2 EVA 2 Start : 3 december 1997 – 09:09 UTC EVA 2 End : 3 December 1997 – 14:09 UTC Duration : 4 hours, 59 minutes MISSION HIG ...
- ... n : 7 hours, 43 minutes Scott and Doi – EVA 2 EVA 2 Start : 3 December 1997 – 09:09 UTC EVA 2 End : 3 december 1997 – 14:09 UTC Duration : 4 hours, 59 minutes MISSION HIGHLIGHTS Launch of STS-87 STS-87 flew the ...
#4 PW-Sat2
PW-Sat2 is a CubeSat satellite constructed by the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology in cooperation with the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences . [2] Polish satellite PW-Sat2 Mission type Technology COSPAR ID 2018-099BJ SATCAT no. 43
- ... ersity of Technology ( Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering ) Start of mission Launch date 3 december 2018 Rocket Falcon 9 v1.1 FT Launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-4E Contractor Innovative Spa ...
- ... of PW-Sat2 begun in September 2013 with launch planned for 2017. [3] Eventually, it was launched on 3 december 2018 with the goal to test deorbit sail . [2] It deorbited as planned on 23 February 2021. [4] SEE ...
#5 STS-122
STS-122 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis . STS-122 marked the 24th shuttle mission to the ISS, and the 121st Space Shuttle flight overall. [4] 2008 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS STS-122 Canadarm2 takes Columbus fr
- ... the launch date of 6 December 2007 was confirmed. [19] The crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center on 3 december 2007, to prepare for the first launch attempt on 6 December 2007. [20] 6 DECEMBER (LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 ...
#6 Cygnus OA-4
OA-4 , previously known as Orbital-4 , was the fourth successful flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its third flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA . [8] [9] With the Antares launch vehicle und
- ... d by an Atlas V launch vehicle. Following three launch delays due to inclement weather beginning on 3 december 2015, OA-4 was launched at 21:44:57 UTC on 6 December 2015. With a liftoff weight of 7,492 kg (16,5 ...
#7 Progress M1-7
Progress M1-7 , identified by NASA as Progress 6P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 256. [1] Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M1-7 Progress M1-7 approaching the ISS. Mission type ISS resup
- ... ess M-45 on the docking port, which had to be removed in an unscheduled extra-vehicular activity on 3 december 2001, after which it was able to establish a hard dock. DOCKING Progress M1-7 remained docked to th ...
#8 EuCROPIS
Eu:CROPIS ( Euglena and Combined Regenerative Organic-Food Production in Space ) was a life science satellite developed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and intended to investigate the possibility of growing plants (specifically tomatoes ) in different levels of gravity, such as that of the Moon
- ... 2.88 m wide [3] Power 520 W, 4 solar arrays, Li-ion batteries [1] [3] Start of mission Launch date 3 december 2018 [4] Rocket Falcon 9 (Block 5) [5] Launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base Contractor SpaceX [6] ...
#9 Poisk (ISS module)
Poisk ( Russian : Поиск , lit. ' Search ' ), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 ( MRM 2 ), Малый исследовательский модуль 2 , or МИМ 2 , is a docking module of the International Space Station . Its original name was Docking Module 2 ( Stykovochniy Otsek 2 , SO-2 ), as it is almost identical
- ... ruary 27, 2018 23:08 UTC Soyuz MS-08 March 23, 2018 20:40 UTC October 4, 2018 07:57 UTC Soyuz MS-11 december 3, 2018 17:33 UTC June 24, 2019 23:25 UTC Soyuz MS-13 August 26, 2019 03:59 UTC February 6, 2020 05:50 ...
#10 Clémentine (satellite)
Clémentine is a small satellite built by Alcatel Space (now Thales) for the French DGA , ostensibly "to study the Earth's radio-electrical environment from space." [1] French military satellite This article is about the French satellite. For the American Lunar probe, see Clementine (spacecraft) . Cl
- ... ss 50 kg (110 lb) Dimensions 0.6 × 0.3 × 0.3 m (1.97 × 0.98 × 0.98 ft) Start of mission Launch date 3 december 1999, 16:22 ( 1999-12-03UTC16:22 ) UTC Rocket Ariane 4 V-124 Launch site Guiana Space Centre ELA-2 ...
#11 USA-212
USA-212 [1] was the first flight of the Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 1 ( X-37B OTV-1 ), an American robotic vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing (VTHL) spaceplane . It was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on 22 April 2010, and operated in low Earth orbit . Its designation i
- ... ] Launch site SLC-41 , Cape Canaveral Contractor United Launch Alliance End of mission Landing date 3 december 2010, 09:16:00 ( 2010-12-03UTC09:17Z ) UTC [4] Landing site Vandenberg , Runway 12 Orbital paramete ...
- ... 46:3 1 November 2010 – 12 November 2010 [4] 315 km (196 mi) 328 km (204 mi) 31:2 12 November 2010 – 3 december 2010 281 km (175 mi) 292 km (181 mi) 47:3 LANDING Infrared view of OTV1 after landing After complet ...
- ... ssion, the X-37B was deorbited, entered the atmosphere , and landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base on 3 december 2010. [23] The X-37B is the second reusable spacecraft to perform an automated landing after return ...
#12 Fox-1Cliff
Fox-1Cliff , AO-95 or AMSAT OSCAR 95 is an American amateur radio satellite . Fox-1Cliff is a 1U CubeSat built by AMSAT-NA that carries a single-channel transponder for mode U/V in FM . [1] American amateur radio satellite Fox-1Cliff Mission type Communications Operator AMSAT COSPAR ID 2018-099N SAT
- ... g (2.9 lb) Dimensions 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) Start of mission Launch date 3 december 2018, 13:34 ( 3 December 2018, 13:34 ) UTC Rocket Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) Launch site Vandenberg SL ...
- ... cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) Start of mission Launch date 3 December 2018, 13:34 ( 3 december 2018, 13:34 ) UTC Rocket Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) Launch site Vandenberg SLC-4E Contractor SpaceX Or ...
- ... nica" beacons. Beacon transmitted by Fox-1Cliff (AO-95) every 2 minutes. Fox-1Cliff was launched on 3 december , 2018 via Falcon 9 Block 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California , United States. [3] RECEIVE ...
#13 Mars Climate Orbiter
The Mars Climate Orbiter (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter ) was a 638-kilogram ( 1 407 lb ) [1] robotic space probe launched by NASA on December 11, 1998, to study the Martian climate , Martian atmosphere , and surface changes and to act as the communications relay in the Mars Surveyor '98
- ... F radio frequency system to relay communications with Mars Polar Lander upon an expected landing on december 3, 1999. [6] [7] [9] The space probe was powered with a 3-panel solar array , providing an average of ...
#14 IRVINE02
IRVINE02 [1] is an educational 1U CubeSat mission that gives high school students the experience of building, testing, and controlling a nano-satellite to develop interest and talent in the science and engineering fields. The mission features the second orbital ion electrospray thruster developed by
- ... of Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) CubeSat launch candidates. [3] IRVINE02 launched on december 3, 2018 [4] from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Spaceflight Industries SSO-A : Smallsat Express miss ...
#15 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 ( Korean : 광명성 3호 ; Hanja : 光明星3號 ; lit. Bright Star-3 [2] or Lode Star-3 [3] ) was a North Korean Earth observation satellite which, according to the DPRK , was for weather forecast purposes, and whose launch was widely portrayed in the West to be a veiled ballistic missile t
- ... launch Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 2 April 5, 2009 Unha-2 Akita , Iwate Yes Satellite launch Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 3 december 12, 2012 Unha-3 Okinawa Yes Satellite launch Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 4 February 7, 2016 Kwangmyŏngsŏng (Un ...
#16 Kosmos 116
Kosmos 116 ( Russian : Космос 116 meaning Cosmos 116 ), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.6 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles . [3] It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik p
- ... Kosmos-2M 63S1M Launch site Kapustin Yar , Site 86/1 Contractor Yuzhnoye End of mission Decay date 3 december 1966 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric [2] Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 289 km Ap ...
- ... (280 mi) , an inclination of 48.4°, and an orbital period of 92.0 minutes. It decayed from orbit on 3 december 1966. [8] Kosmos 116 was the fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched, [4] and the ...
#17 Eutelsat 70B
Eutelsat 70B is a commercial communications satellite run by Eutelsat . It was launched on 3 December 2012 and is designed to provide telecommunication services for the Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia and parts of Africa. It will replace Eutelsat 70A , which was previously known as Eutels
- Eutelsat 70B is a commercial communications satellite run by Eutelsat . It was launched on 3 december 2012 and is designed to provide telecommunication services for the Middle East, Central Asia, South ...
- ... ADS Astrium Launch mass 5,210 kilograms (11,490 lb) [2] Power 12kW [2] Start of mission Launch date 3 december 2012, 20:43 ( 2012-12-03UTC20:43Z ) UTC Rocket Zenit-3SL Launch site Odyssey Contractor Sea Launch ...
- ... operational, which is expected to be mid January 2013. [4] [5] LAUNCH Eutelsat 70B was launched on 3 december 2012 by Sealaunch using a Zenit 3SL rocket with a Block DM-SL upper stage. It launched from the flo ...
#18 Pioneer 10
Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F ) is an American space probe , launched in 1972 and weighing 260 kilograms (570 pounds ) , that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter . [3] Thereafter, Pioneer 10 became the first of five artificial objects to achieve the escape velocity needed
- ... 7, 2002; last signal received January 23, 2003 ( 2003-01-23 ) [1] Flyby of Jupiter Closest approach december 3, 1973 ( 1973-12-03 ) [2] Distance 132,252 km (82,178 mi) Instruments HMV Helium Vector Magnetometer ...
- ... (16,000,000 mi) , and about 500 images were transmitted. The closest approach to the planet was on december 3, 1973, at a range of 132,252 kilometers (82,178 mi) . During the mission, the on-board instruments w ...
- ... on radiation is 10,000 times stronger than the maximum radiation around the Earth. [45] Starting on december 3, the radiation around Jupiter caused false commands to be generated. Most of these were corrected by ...
#19 Miniature Sensor Technology Integration-3
Miniature Sensor Technology Integration-3 ( MSTI-3 ) was a technology demonstration satellite operated by the United States Air Force . It was equipped with two infrared cameras and one visible light camera, designed to survey Earth's surface features and characterize their appearance in infrared wa
- ... action wheels caused a loss of contact and vehicle control. Spacecraft command was reestablished by 3 december , though problems with star tracker point acquisition delayed establishment of attitude control unti ...
#20 SES-8
SES-8 is a geostationary Communications satellite operated by SES S.A. SES-8 was successfully launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 on 3 December 2013, 22:41:00 UTC . [1] This article is about the satellite SES-8. For Australian TV station, see SES/RTS . SES-8 The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SES-
- ... nications satellite operated by SES S.A. SES-8 was successfully launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 on 3 december 2013, 22:41:00 UTC . [1] This article is about the satellite SES-8. For Australian TV station, see ...
- ... rbital Sciences Corporation Launch mass 3,170 kg (6,990 lb) Power 5 kW Start of mission Launch date 3 december 2013, 22:41:00 UTC Rocket Falcon 9 v1.1 Launch site Cape Canaveral , SLC-40 Contractor SpaceX Enter ...
- ... life: 15 years [4] [5] LAUNCH VEHICLE The launch of Falcon 9 v1.1 with SES-8 from Cape Canaveral on 3 december 2013. The launch of SES-8 was the seventh launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle , and the second la ...