langs: 7 февраля [ru] / february 7 [en] / 7. februar [de] / 7 février [fr] / 7 febbraio [it] / 7 de febrero [es]
days: february 4 / february 5 / february 6 / february 7 / february 8 / february 9 / february 10
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Garrett Reisman
Garrett Erin Reisman ( / ˈ r iː s m ə n / ; born February 10, 1968) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut . He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17 . He return
- ... f a Moon Space Shuttle in season 2, episode 2. [23] Reisman appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience on february 7, 2020. Reisman was a childhood classmate of actress Jane Krakowski . [24] In May 2010, Krakowski sai ...
#2 Stephen Frick
Stephen Nathaniel Frick (born September 30, 1964) [1] is an American astronaut and a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , Frick graduated from Pine-Richland High School in 1982, earned a degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 19
- ... laboratory and returned Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel M. Tani to Earth. The mission launched february 7, 2008, and touched down February 20, 2008. [2] NASA announced his retirement in July 2015. [4] AWARD ...
#3 Konstantin Feoktistov
Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov ( Russian : Константин Петрович Феоктистов ; 7 February 1926 – 21 November 2009) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an eminent space engineer . As a cosmonaut Feoktistov flew on Voskhod 1 , the first spacecraft to carry three crew members. [lower-alpha 1] Feoktistov also wrot
- Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov ( Russian : Константин Петрович Феоктистов ; 7 february 1926 – 21 November 2009) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an eminent space engineer . As a cosmonaut Feok ...
- ... , see Feoktistov (disambiguation) . Konstantin Feoktistov Константин Феоктистов Born ( 1926-02-07 ) 7 february 1926 Voronezh , RSFSR , Soviet Union Died 21 November 2009 (2009-11-21) (aged 83) Moscow , Russia N ...
#4 Daniel M. Tani
Daniel M. Tani (born February 1, 1961) is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut . He was born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania , but considers Lombard, Illinois , to be his hometown. [1] American engineer and NASA astronaut Daniel M. Tani Tani in 2001 Born ( 1961-02-01 ) February 1, 1961 (age
- ... he mission was delayed due to engine cutoff sensor issues during countdown. Instead, it launched on february 7. Tani returned on STS-122 on February 20, 2008. EXTRA VEHICULAR ACTIVITIES Dan Tani has performed fi ...
#5 Stanley G. Love
Stanley Glen Love (born June 8, 1965) is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut from Oregon . [1] Stanley Glen Love Born ( 1965-06-08 ) June 8, 1965 (age 57) San Diego, California , U.S. Nationality American Occupation Planetary Scientist Space career NASA Astronaut Time in space 12d 18h 22m S
- ... pace Shuttle Atlantis and logged over 306 hours in space, including two EVAs . The mission began on february 7, 2008, and ended on February 20, 2008. [1] On September 19, 2011, NASA announced that Love would par ...
- ... ckpit displays and controls for Orion and forthcoming spacecraft. [1] SPACEFLIGHT STS-122 Atlantis ( february 7 20, 2008) was the 24th Shuttle mission to visit the International Space Station . The primary object ...
#6 Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( / ˈ b eɪ z oʊ s / BAY -zohss ; [2] né Jorgensen ; born January 12, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor , investor, computer engineer, and commercial astronaut . [3] [4] He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon . With a net
- ... wever, Bezos would keep all of the couple's voting rights. [249] Bezos published an online essay on february 7, 2019, in which he accused American Media, Inc. owner David Pecker of "extortion and blackmail" for ...
#7 Alfred Worden
Alfred Merrill Worden (February 7, 1932 – March 18, 2020) was an American test pilot , engineer and NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. One of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon , he orbited it 74 times in the command module (CM) Endeavour
- Alfred Merrill Worden ( february 7, 1932 – March 18, 2020) was an American test pilot , engineer and NASA astronaut who was the command ...
- ... tronaut (1932–2020) Alfred Worden Worden pictured in 1971 Born Alfred Merrill Worden ( 1932-02-07 ) february 7, 1932 Jackson, Michigan , U.S. Died March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18) (aged 88) Sugar Land, Texas , U.S. A ...
- ... in the sciences, before his death in 2020. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Alfred Merrill Worden was born february 7, 1932, in Jackson , Michigan , the son of Merrill Bangs Worden (1904–1978) and Helen Garnett Worden ...
#8 Robert Curbeam
Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr. (born March 5, 1962) is a former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy . [1] He currently holds the record for the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight, accomplished during the STS-116 mission, when Curbeam completed four spacewalks. [1] American astrona
- ... re , and tested technology destined for use on the future International Space Station . [1] STS-98 ( february 7 20, 2001) continued the task of building and enhancing the International Space Station by delivering ...
#9 Fred Haise
Fred Wallace Haise Jr. ( / h eɪ z / HAYZ ; [1] born November 14, 1933) is an American former NASA astronaut , engineer , fighter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force , and a test pilot . He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon , having flown as Lunar Module Pilot on Apol
- ... (b. 1958), Stephen (b. 1961), and Thomas (b. 1970). He married Frances Patt Price, in 1979. [24] On february 7, 2022, Frances died. [25] On August 22, 1973, Haise was piloting a Convair BT-13 belonging to the Co ...
#10 Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper (born February 7, 1963) is an American Naval officer and former NASA astronaut . [2] She has achieved the rank of Captain in the United States Navy . She is also a qualified and experienced salvage officer. Her major salvage projects include de-stranding the tanke
- Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper (born february 7, 1963) is an American Naval officer and former NASA astronaut . [2] She has achieved the rank of Cap ...
- ... . American Naval officer and former NASA astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper Born ( 1963-02-07 ) february 7, 1963 (age 59) St. Paul , Minnesota Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Diver Space caree ...
#11 Leland D. Melvin
Leland Devon Melvin (born February 15, 1964) is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut . He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on STS-122 , and as mission specialist 1 on STS-129 . Melvin was named the NASA Associate Administrator for Education in October 2
- ... tle Atlantis : as a mission specialist on STS-122, and as mission specialist 1 on STS-129. STS-122 ( february 7 to February 20, 2008) was the 24th shuttle mission to visit the International Space Station . Missio ...
#12 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
- ... 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 provided the ISS with the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module . ...
#13 Kenneth Cockrell
Kenneth Dale " Taco " Cockrell (born April 9, 1950) is a retired American astronaut , engineer and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1997 to 1998. [1] For the similarly named interim mayor of Detroit, see Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. This article has m
- ... mber 7–18, 1995), and was the mission commander on STS-80 (November 19 to December 7, 1996, STS-98 ( february 7 20, 2001), and STS-111 (June 5–19, 2002). Cockrell was reassigned in February 2006 to Flight Crew Op ...
- ... cking port, and delivered supplies and equipment to the resident Expedition-1 crew. STS-98 launched february 7, 2001 and landed February 20, 2001. Mission duration was 12 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes. Unacceptable ...
#14 Léopold Eyharts
Léopold "Leo" Eyharts (born April 28, 1957) is a French Brigadier General in the French Air Force , an engineer and ESA astronaut . He has flown to space two times as part of a Mir expedition and an International Space Station expedition. This article includes a list of general references , but it l
- ... 1988. [1] He launched on board Space Shuttle mission STS-122 to the International Space Station on february 7, 2008, where he joined Expedition 16 . He participated in the installation and configuration of the ...
#15 Alan G. Poindexter
Alan Goodwin "Dex" Poindexter (November 5, 1961 – July 1, 2012) was an American naval officer and a NASA astronaut . Poindexter was selected in the 1998 NASA Group (G17) and went into orbit aboard Space Shuttle missions STS-122 and STS-131 . American test pilot and astronaut (1961–2012) This artic
- ... ole as he continues his service to the Navy and the country." SPACEFLIGHTS STS-122 aboard Atlantis ( february 7 20, 2008) was the 24th Space Shuttle mission to visit the International Space Station. Mission highl ...
#16 Joseph M. Acaba
Joseph Michael "Joe" Acabá (born May 17, 1967) is a Puerto Rican educator , hydrogeologist , and NASA astronaut . [1] [2] In May 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19. [
- ... om the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico , [32] where he inaugurated a flight simulator [33] on february 7, 2013, during one of his visits to Puerto Rico to promote the study of math and science among studen ...
#17 Marsha Ivins
Marsha Sue Ivins (born April 15, 1951) is an American retired astronaut and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. American astronaut This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( April 2021 ) Marsha Sue Ivins Ivins in 1996 Born (
- ... ending a 3.9 million mile journey. Mission duration was 244 hours, 56 minutes. [7] STS-98 Atlantis ( february 7 20, 2001) continued the task of building and enhancing the International Space Station by delivering ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is an American military and maritime history museum in New York City with a collection of museum ships . It is located at Pier 86 at 46th Street , along the Hudson River , in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood on the West Side of Manhattan . The museum showcases the
- ... Airways Concorde G-BOAD (2004). This airplane set a world's speed record for passenger airliners on february 7, 1996, when it flew from New York to London in 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds. This airplane log ...
#2 Aerospace Bristol
Aerospace Bristol is an aerospace museum at Filton , to the north of Bristol , England , U.K. The project is run by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust and houses a varied collection of exhibits, including Concorde Alpha Foxtrot , the final Concorde to be built and the last to fly. [1] Aerospace museu
- ... e to attend a ' topping out ' ceremony celebrating a major milestone in the construction. [13] 2017 7 february saw the move of Concorde Alpha Foxtrot into the new purpose-built hangar at Aerospace Bristol. [14] ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Columbus Man-Tended Free Flyer
The Columbus Man-Tended Free Flyer ( MTFF ) was a European Space Agency (ESA) program to develop a space station that could be used for a variety of microgravity experiments while serving ESA's needs for an autonomous crewed space platform. It consisted of a Columbus module docked to a service modul
- ... national Space Station (ISS) was based on the APM. It was launched aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on february 7, 2008 on flight STS-122 .
#2 Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster is an electric sports car that served as the dummy payload for the February 2018 Falcon Heavy test flight and became an artificial satellite of the Sun. A mannequin in a spacesuit , dubbed "Starman", occupies the driver's seat. The car and rocket are products of Tesla and
- ... Rocket Falcon Heavy FH-001 Launch site Kennedy LC-39A Contractor SpaceX End of mission Deactivated february 7, 2018 Orbital parameters Reference system Heliocentric Eccentricity 0.25571 [4] Perihelion altitude ...
#3 Destiny (ISS module)
The Destiny module, also known as the U.S. Lab , is the primary operating facility for U.S. research payloads aboard the International Space Station (ISS). [2] [3] It was berthed to the Unity module and activated over a period of five days in February, 2001. [4] Destiny is NASA 's first permanent op
- ... ida in 1998, and was turned over to NASA for pre-launch preparations in August 2000. It launched on february 7, 2001 aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-98 . [4] Astronauts work inside the pressurized facil ...
- ... y was launched to ISS aboard the Space Shuttle mission STS-98 . [4] It launched into Earth orbit on february 7, 2001 aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis . [4] On February 10, 2001 at 9:50 am CST, the installation ...
- ... ry Module (NASA) being installed on the International Space Station . Module statistics Launch date 7 february 2001 Launch vehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis Docked 10 February 2001 Mass 14,515 kilograms (32,000 lb ...
#4 Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ( FGST , [3] also FGRST ), formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope ( GLAST ), is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit . Its main instrument is the Large Area Telescope (LAT), with which as
- ... lan Stern , associate administrator for Science at NASA Headquarters, launched a public competition 7 february 2008, closing 31 March 2008, to rename GLAST in a way that would "capture the excitement of GLAST's ...
#5 ARGOS (satellite)
The Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite ( ARGOS ) was launched on 23 February 1999 carrying nine payloads for research and development missions by nine separate researchers. The mission terminated on 31 July 2003. Not to be confused with Argos (satellite system) . ARGOS Artist's rendi
- ... had failed to ignite. All vehicle safing systems performed as designed and expected. [17] [18] [19] 7 february 1999 - launch postponed due to weather (upper-level winds). [20] 8 February 1999 - launch postponed ...
#6 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
- ... legel Stanley G. Love Launching Léopold Eyharts Landing Daniel M. Tani Start of mission Launch date 7 february 2008, 19:45 ( 2008-02-07UTC19:45Z ) UTC [2] Launch site Kennedy LC-39A End of mission Landing date ...
- ... nk and the shuttle. The connector was replaced and the shuttle launched during the third attempt on 7 february 2008. [2] [7] CREW Position [8] [9] Launching Astronaut Landing Astronaut Commander Stephen Frick S ...
- ... ut Off (ECO) sensors 3 7 Feb 2008, 5:45:30 pm success 60 days, 2 hours, 25 minutes MISSION TIMELINE 7 february (FLIGHT DAY 1, LAUNCH) STS-122 begins its mission to deliver the Columbus laboratory to the Interna ...
#7 Kosmos 1402
Kosmos 1402 ( Russian : Космос 1402 ) was a Soviet spy satellite that malfunctioned, resulting in the uncontrolled re-entry of its nuclear reactor and its radioactive uranium fuel. Kosmos 1402 was launched on August 30, 1982, and re-entered the atmosphere on 23 January 1983. The fission reactor ente
- ... impact. [9] The reactor section and core continued to orbit for another two weeks, it re-entered on february 7, 1983, over the South Atlantic Ocean , near Ascension Island ( 19°S 22°W ). The reactor is believed ...
- ... and re-entered the atmosphere on 23 January 1983. The fission reactor entered a few days later; on 7 february 1983. Russian artificial satellite Kosmos 1402 Mission type Ocean reconnaissance COSPAR ID 1982-084 ...
- ... Baikonur launchpad 90 ) End of mission Disposal Decommissioned Decay date 23 January 1983 Reactor: 7 february 1983 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Eccentricity 0.00188 Perigee a ...
#8 Boeing Orbital Flight Test
The Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test (also known as Boe-OFT ) was the first orbital mission of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, conducted by Boeing as part of NASA 's Commercial Crew Program . The mission was planned to be an eight-day test flight of the spacecraft, involving a rendezvous and d
- ... had the first anomaly not occurred, the second would not have been detected. [16] INVESTIGATION On 7 february 2020, NASA shared their preliminary findings about the Boeing OFT mission and discovered software p ...
#9 Kosmos 275
Kosmos 275 ( Russian : Космос 275 meaning Cosmos 275 ), also known as DS-P1-I No.5 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1969 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. [1] Kosmos 275 Mission type ABM radar tar
- ... 3-28T16 : 00 : 08Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of mission Decay date 7 february 1970 ( 7 February 1970 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee al ...
- ... ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of mission Decay date 7 February 1970 ( 7 february 1970 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 273 kilomet ...
- ... ) , 71 degrees of inclination , and an orbital period of 95.2 minutes. [1] It decayed from orbit on 7 february 1970. [4] Kosmos 275 was the fifth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched. [1] Of these, all ...
#10 Soyuz 17
Soyuz 17 ( Russian : Союз 17 , Union 17 ) was the first of two long-duration missions to the Soviet Union 's Salyut 4 space station in 1975. The flight by cosmonauts Aleksei Gubarev and Georgy Grechko set a Soviet mission-duration record of 29 days, surpassing the 23-day record set by the ill-fated
- ... rom constant interruptions during their work. [5] The cosmonauts began powering down the station on 7 february 1975 and they returned to Earth in the Soyuz capsule two days later, on 9 February 1975. [5] They s ...
#11 Stardust (spacecraft)
Stardust was a 390-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on 7 February 1999. Its primary mission was to collect dust samples from the coma of comet Wild 2 , as well as samples of cosmic dust , and return them to Earth for analysis. It was the first sample return mission of its kind. En rou
- Stardust was a 390-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on 7 february 1999. Its primary mission was to collect dust samples from the coma of comet Wild 2 , as well as sa ...
- ... ] (5.6 × 2.16 × 2.16 ft) Power 330 W ( Solar array / NiH 2 batteries ) Start of mission Launch date 7 february 1999, 21:04:15.238 ( 1999-02-07UTC21:04:15 ) UTC [3] Rocket Delta II 7426-9.5 #266 Launch site Cape ...
- ... psule. [1] : 24 MISSION PROFILE LAUNCH AND TRAJECTORY Animation of Stardust ' s trajectory from 7 february 1999 to 7 April 2011 Stardust · 81P/Wild · Earth · 5535 Annefrank · Tempel 1 Stardust was launched ...
- ... 11 Stardust · 81P/Wild · Earth · 5535 Annefrank · Tempel 1 Stardust was launched at 21:04:15 UTC on 7 february 1999, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from Space Launch Complex 17A at the Cap ...
#12 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
- ... ida in 1998, and was turned over to NASA for pre-launch preparations in August 2000. It launched on 7 february 2001, aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-98 . [128] Astronauts work inside the pressurized fa ...
- ... nedy Space Center in Florida in an Airbus Beluga . It was launched aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on 7 february 2008, on flight STS-122 . It is designed for ten years of operation. The module is controlled by th ...
#13 STS-130
STS-130 ( ISS assembly flight 20A ) [7] was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Space Shuttle Endeavour 's primary payloads were the Tranquility module and the Cupola , a robotic control station with six windows around its sides and another in the center, providing
- ... . The trip took 6hrs 24min. LAUNCH ATTEMPTS The first launch attempt was scheduled for 04:39:00 EST 7 february 2010, with forecasters originally predicting a 70% chance of favorable launch weather conditions at ...
#14 Luna E-6LS No.112
Luna E-6LS No.112 , sometimes identified by NASA as Luna 1968A , [1] was a Soviet spacecraft which was lost in a launch failure in 1968. It was a 1,700-kilogram (3,700 lb) Luna E-6LS spacecraft, the second of three to be launched. The spacecraft was intended to enter Selenocentric orbit , where it
- ... t type E-6LS Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 1,700 kilograms (3,700 lb) Start of mission Launch date 7 february 1968, 10:43:54 ( 1968-02-07UTC10:43:54Z ) UTC Rocket Molniya-M 8K78M s/n Ya716-57 Launch site Baiko ...
- ... Molniya-M 8K78M s/n Ya716-57 Launch site Baikonur 1/5 Luna E-6LS No.112 was launched at 10:43:54 on 7 february 1968, atop a Molniya-M 8K78M carrier rocket with a Blok-L upper stage, [3] flying from Site 1/5 at ...
#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-2 3 December 12, 2012 Unha-3 Okinawa Yes Satellite launch Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 4 february 7, 2016 Kwangmyŏngsŏng (Unha-3) Okinawa Yes Satellite launch Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 5 August 29, 2017 Hwason ...
#16 Skylab 4
Skylab 4 (also SL-4 and SLM-3 [2] ) was the third crewed Skylab mission and placed the third and final crew aboard the first American space station . Third crewed mission to Skylab Skylab 4 The final view of Skylab, from the departing mission 4 crew, with Earth in the background Operator NASA COSPAR
- ... r nearly 50 years until it was broken by Crew Dragon Resilience flying the SpaceX Crew-1 mission on february 7, 2021. To commemorate the event, the four person crew of Crew-1 spoke live with Edward Gibson from t ...
#17 Progress M-63
Progress M-63 ( Russian : Прогресс М-63 ), identified by NASA as Progress 28P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 363. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-63 Progress M-63 approaching the ISS.
- ... on 51.6° Period 91.29 minutes Epoch 5 February 2008 Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 7 february 2008, 14:38 UTC Undocking date 7 April 2008, 08:49 UTC Time docked 60 days Cargo Mass 2326 kg Press ...
- ... 3:02 UTC on 5 February 2008. [1] DOCKING The spacecraft docked with the Pirs module at 14:38 UTC on 7 february 2008. [2] Pirs had been vacated by the departure of Progress M-62 which had undocked on 4 February ...
#18 Resurs-DK No.1
Resurs-DK No.1 , [7] also called Resurs-DK1 , was a commercial Earth observation satellite capable of transmitting high-resolution imagery (up to 0.9 m) to the ground stations as it passed overhead. The spacecraft was operated by NTs OMZ , the Russian Research Center for Earth Operative Monitoring.
- ... aikonur , Site 1/5 [5] Contractor TsSKV-Progress End of mission Disposal Decommissioned Deactivated 7 february 2016 [2] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [6] Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee al ...
#19 Transit Research and Attitude Control
The Transit Research and Attitude Control ( TRAAC ) satellite was launched by the U. S. Navy from Cape Canaveral along with Transit 4B on November 15, 1961. Drawing of the transit 4B and TRAAC satellite in orbit. Satellite Transit Research and Attitude Control (TRAAC) Artist's impression of TRAAC in
- ... mi) Apogee altitude 1,109 kilometers (689 mi) Inclination 32.44 degrees Period 105.8 minutes Epoch february 7, 2014, 04:46:58 UTC [1] MISSION The 109 kg satellite was used to test the feasibility of using gravi ...
#20 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 ( COTS 2 ), also known as Dragon C2+ , was the second test-flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft. It launched in May 2012 on the third flight of the company's two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The flight was performed under a funded agreement from NASA as t
- ... December 2011, NASA formally approved the two missions' merger, and set the initial launch date for 7 february 2012. [23] Several delays occurred between December to May 2012, mostly due to SpaceX needing to fu ...