langs: 22 января [ru] / january 22 [en] / 22. januar [de] / 22 janvier [fr] / 22 gennaio [it] / 22 de enero [es]
days: january 19 / january 20 / january 21 / january 22 / january 23 / january 24 / january 25
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Bonnie J. Dunbar
Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar (born March 3, 1949) is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut . She flew on five Space Shuttle missions between 1985 and 1998, including two dockings with the Mir space station. Since leaving NASA, she has worked in museums and STEM leadership, and as a professor of ae
- ... 23 minutes and 8 seconds, traveling 4.1 million miles in 153 orbits of the Earth. STS-89 Endeavour ( january 22 31, 1998), was the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking mission during which the crew transferred more than 9, ...
#2 Norman Thagard
Norman Earl Thagard , M.D. (born July 3, 1943), ( Capt , USMC , Ret.), is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut . He is the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, and can be considered the first American cosmonaut . He di
- ... STS-42 , aboard the orbiter Discovery , which lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on january 22, 1992. Fifty five major experiments conducted in the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 module ...
#3 Vladimir Shatalov
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov ( Russian : Владимир Александрович Шаталов ; December 8, 1927 – June 15, 2021) [2] was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme : Soyuz 4 , Soyuz 8 , and Soyuz 10 . [1] Soviet cosmonaut (1927–2021) Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sh
- ... n Mytishchi , Moscow Oblast . [6] [9] HONOURS AND AWARDS Twice Hero of the Soviet Union No.10713 — ( january 22, 1969) No.85 — (October 22, 1969) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 4th class (February 4, 2000) O ...
- ... class (February 4, 2000) Order of Friendship (December 4, 2011) Three Orders of Lenin No.400926 — ( january 22, 1969, awarded to Heroes of the Soviet Union) (April 30, 1971) (January 15, 1976) Order of the Octob ...
- ... "For the Development of Virgin Lands" (~1969) USSR State Prize (1981) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR ( january 22, 1969) Honored Master of Sports of the USSR [ ru ] (October 21, 1969) Honorary radio operator [ ru ] ...
#4 John E. Blaha
John Elmer Blaha (born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas ) is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of five space missions aboard the Space Shuttle and Mir . American astronaut John E. Blaha Born John Elmer Blaha ( 1942-08-26 ) August 26, 1942 (
- ... terial science , fluid science, and life science research. Blaha returned to Earth aboard STS-81 on january 22, 1997. Blaha was not permitted to vote in the November 1996 election , because his mission on Mir be ...
#5 Andriyan Nikolayev
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev ( Chuvash and Russian : Андриян Григорьевич Николаев ; 5 September 1929 – 3 July 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut . In 1962, aboard Vostok 3 , he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash and is considered as the first Turkic per
- ... man being had remained in orbit. He also served as backup for the Vostok 2 and Soyuz 8 missions. On 22 january 1969, Nikolayev survived an assassination attempt on Leonid Brezhnev , undertaken by a Soviet Army ...
#6 Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) [2] is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate . [3] [4] [5] In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group , which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. [6] British entrepreneur and business magnate Not to be c
- ... Island, offers 11 bedrooms for 22 guests. [85] Branson and Argentina 's President Mauricio Macri , 22 january 2016 In 2017, Virgin Group invested in Hyperloop One , developing a strategic partnership between t ...
#7 Terrence W. Wilcutt
Terrence Wade Wilcutt (born October 31, 1949) is a United States Marine Corps officer and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. Wilcutt was NASA's Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance, until his retirement from NASA in December 2020. [1] American astronaut Terren
- ... ays, 3 hours, 18 minutes, traveling 3.9 million miles in 159 orbits of the Earth. STS-89 Endeavour ( january 22 31, 1998), was the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking mission during which the crew transferred more than 9, ...
#8 Ronald J. Grabe
Ronald John Grabe (born June 13, 1945, in New York , New York ), ( Col , USAF , Ret.), is a former NASA astronaut. American astronaut Ronald J. Grabe Born Ronald John Grabe ( 1945-06-13 ) June 13, 1945 (age 77) New York , New York , U.S. Status Executive VP and General Manager at Orbital LSG Natio
- ... n STS-51-J (October 3–7, 1985) and STS-30 (May 4–8, 1989), and was the mission commander on STS-42 ( january 22 30, 1992) and STS-57 (June 21 to July 1, 1993). Grabe has logged over 627 hours in space . Effective ...
- ... hours, 57 minutes, 35 seconds. STS-42 Discovery launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on january 22, 1992. Fifty-five major experiments conducted in the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 module ...
#9 Michael Fincke
Edward Michael " Mike "/" Spanky " Fincke [1] (born March 14, 1967) is an American astronaut who formerly held the American record for the most time in space (381.6 days). His record was broken by Scott Kelly on October 16, 2015. United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut E. Michael Fincke F
- ... minutes. [2] This places him 11th all time on the list of spacewalkers . COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM On january 22, 2019, NASA announced that Fincke would fly on Boeing CST-100 Starliner ’s Crew Flight Test currentl ...
#10 Aleksei Yeliseyev
Aleksei Stanislavovich Yeliseyev ( Russian : Алексей Станиславович Елисеев ; born 13 July 1934) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three missions in the Soyuz programme as a flight engineer: Soyuz 5 , Soyuz 8 , and Soyuz 10 . He made the world's eighth spacewalk during Soyuz 5 in 1969. Soviet
- ... several years before retiring fully. AWARDS AND HONORS SOVIET UNION Twice Hero of the Soviet Union ( 22 january 969 and 22 October 1969) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Four Orders of Lenin (22 January 1969, 22 Octo ...
- ... Soviet Union (22 January 969 and 22 October 1969) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Four Orders of Lenin ( 22 january 1969, 22 October 1969, 30 April 1971 and 15 January 1976) Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (1 ...
#11 Julie Payette
Julie Payette CC CMM COM CQ CD ( French pronunciation: [ʒyli pajɛt] ; born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from 2017 to 2021 as Governor General of Canada , the 29th since Canadian Confederation . [1] [2] [3] 29th governor general of Canada, fo
- ... ayette CC CMM COM CQ CD Payette in 2017 29th Governor General of Canada In office October 2, 2017 – january 22, 2021 Monarch Elizabeth II Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by David Johnston Succeeded by Mar ...
- ... Payette's commission as Governor General was formally terminated by royal letters patent issued on january 22. [58] Richard Wagner , the chief justice of Canada , was sworn in as administrator on January 23, 20 ...
#12 Roberta Bondar
Roberta Lynn Bondar CC OOnt FRCPC FRSC ( / ˈ b ɒ n d ər / ; born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian astronaut, neurologist and consultant. She is Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space. After more than a decade as head of an international space medicine research team collabo
- ... ratory Mission (IML-1). [7] Bondar flew on the NASA Space Shuttle Discovery during Mission STS-42 , january 22 30, 1992, during which she performed over 40 experiments in the Spacelab . [3] [8] Her work studying ...
#13 Timothy Creamer
Timothy "TJ" Creamer (born November 15, 1959) is a NASA flight director, retired astronaut and a colonel in the United States Army . Creamer was born in Fort Huachuca , Arizona , but considers Upper Marlboro, Maryland , to be his hometown. He is married to the former Margaret E. Hammer. They have tw
- ... dinate real-time operations of all ISS-based science events, the first flown astronaut to do so. On january 22, 2010, Creamer was the first astronaut to live tweet from the space. [4] [5] [6] FLIGHT DIRECTOR On ...
#14 Thomas David Jones
Thomas David Jones (born January 22, 1955) is a former United States astronaut. He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and completed four Space Shuttle flights before retiring in 2001. He flew on STS-59 and STS-68 in 1994, STS-80 in 1996, and STS-98 in 2001. His total mission time was 53 day
- Thomas David Jones (born january 22, 1955) is a former United States astronaut. He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and compl ...
- ... onsultant, astronaut speaker, and author. American astronaut Thomas David Jones Born ( 1955-01-22 ) january 22, 1955 (age 67) Baltimore, Maryland Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Pilot ; Scientist; ...
- ... Missions STS-59 , STS-68 , STS-80 , STS-98 Mission insignia BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION Jones was born january 22, 1955, in Baltimore, Maryland . He graduated from Kenwood High School , Essex, Maryland , in 1973; r ...
#15 Eric Boe
Eric Allen Boe (born October 1, 1964) is a retired United States Air Force fighter pilot , Colonel , test pilot , and a current, active NASA astronaut . He flew as the pilot of Space Shuttle missions STS-126 and STS-133 . American astronaut Eric A. Boe Born Eric Allen Boe ( 1964-10-01 ) October 1, 1
- ... st 2018 he was assigned to Boe-CFT , the first test flight of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner . [5] On january 22, 2019, NASA announced that Boe was unable to fly due to medical reasons and replaced him with Michae ...
#16 William F. Readdy
William Francis Readdy is a former Associate Administrator of the Office of Space Flight, at NASA Headquarters . [1] This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This biography of a living
- ... s and Space Launch Vehicles. Readdy is a veteran pilot astronaut with three space flights , STS-42 ( january 22 30, 1992), [2] STS-51 (September 12–22, 1993) [3] and, most recently, STS-79 (September 16–26, 1996) ...
#17 Joe F. Edwards Jr.
Joe Frank Edwards Jr. (born February 3, 1958), ( Cmdr , USN , Ret.), is an American aerospace engineer , and former naval officer and aviator , test pilot and NASA astronaut . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2021 ) Joe F. Edwards Jr. Born Joe F
- ... naut CAPCOM representative in Mission Control for Shuttle ascent and entry. Edwards flew on STS-89 ( january 22 – 31, 1998), the eighth Shuttle- Mir docking mission, during which the crew transferred more than 9, ...
#18 Brent W. Jett Jr.
Brent Ward Jett Jr. (born October 5, 1958), [1] ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace and aeronautical engineer , and NASA astronaut . [2] Brent W. Jett Jr. Born ( 1958-10-05 ) October 5, 1958 (age 63) Pontiac, Michigan , U.S. Status Retired
- ... and forth between the two spacecraft. Atlantis touched down at the Space Shuttle Landing Facility, january 22, 1997, 14:23 UTC. [13] STS-97 Main article: STS-97 Space Shuttle Endeavour launched from Kennedy Spa ...
#19 David C. Hilmers
David Carl Hilmers , M.D. (born January 28, 1950) is a former NASA astronaut who flew four Space Shuttle missions. He was born in Clinton, Iowa , but considers DeWitt, Iowa , to be his hometown. He has two grown sons. His recreational interests include playing the piano, gardening, electronics, spen
- ... 1985), STS-26 (September 29 to October 3, 1988), STS-36 (February 28 to March 4, 1990), and STS-42 ( january 22 30, 1992). SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-51-J Atlantis , a classified Department of Defense mission, l ...
- ... ash, for his last mission. [1] STS-42 Discovery launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on january 22, 1992. Fifty-five major experiments conducted in the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 module ...
#20 Andy Thomas
Andrew "Andy" Sydney Withiel Thomas , AO (born 18 December 1951) is an Australian and American aerospace engineer and a former NASA astronaut . He has dual nationality; [1] he became a U.S. citizen in December 1986, hoping to gain entry to NASA's astronaut program. [2] He is married to fellow NASA a
- ... above the Earth while traveling 4.1 million miles and logging 240 hours and 39 minutes in space. On 22 january 1998, Thomas launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour as part of the STS-89 crew to dock with the Mi ...
Museum / Museum
#1 USS Midway (CV-41)
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy , the lead ship of her class . Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal
- ... arrived, and both carriers, along with their escort ships, were joined by Nimitz and her escorts on 22 january 1980. Midway was relieved by Coral Sea on 5 February. [3] MISSIONS IN THE 1980S Following a period ...
#2 Bayport Aerodrome
Bayport Aerodrome ( FAA LID : 23N ) (formerly known as Davis Field and then from 1953-1977 as Edwards Airport) is a historic rural airport one mile northwest of Bayport, New York . The airport has a grass runway and is owned and operated by the Town of Islip . It is home to a non-profit organization
- ... res (24.2 ha) Built 1945 Architect Davis, Curtis, Sr. NRHP reference No. 07001456 [1] Added to NRHP january 22, 2008 Bayport Aerodrome is not used for commercial aviation, such as the nearby Long Island MacArthu ...
- ... t has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a national historic district since january 22, 2008. [1] [2]
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Himawari 8
Himawari 8 ( ひまわり8号 ) is a Japanese weather satellite , the 8th of the Himawari geostationary weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency . The spacecraft was constructed by Mitsubishi Electric with assistance from Boeing , and is the first of two similar satellites to be based on
- ... ee altitude 35,795 km (22,242 mi) [2] Inclination 0.03 degrees [2] Period 1436.13 minutes [2] Epoch 22 january 2015, 22:13:28 UTC [2] LAUNCH Himawari 8 was launched atop a H-IIA rocket flying from the Yoshinobu ...
#2 TDRS-12
TDRS-12 , known before launch as TDRS-L , is an American communications satellite operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System . The twelfth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite , it is the second third-generation spacecraft to be launched, following TDRS-11 in 2013. [4] TDR
- ... ude 35,797 kilometers (22,243 mi) [3] Inclination 6.77 degrees [3] Period 1436.03 minutes [3] Epoch 22 january 2015, 07:10:47 UTC [3] SPACECRAFT TDRS-12 was constructed by Boeing , based on the BSS-601HP satell ...
#3 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
- ... g". [10] [11] [12] 21 January 1999 - launch postponed due to weather (upper-level winds). [13] [14] 22 january 1999 - launch postponed due to weather (upper-level winds). [15] 27 January 1999 - launch postponed ...
#4 Midcourse Space Experiment
The Midcourse Space Experiment ( MSX ) is a Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) satellite experiment ( unmanned space mission ) to map bright infrared sources in space. MSX offered the first system demonstration of technology in space to identify and track ballistic missiles during their m
- ... iece of the Delta II rocket that launched MSX. Lottie Williams was exercising in a park in Tulsa on january 22, 1997, when she was hit in the shoulder by a 15-centimetre (6 in) piece of blackened metallic materi ...
#5 Nimbus 3
Nimbus 3 (also called Nimbus-B2 ) was a meteorological satellite . It was the third in a series of the Nimbus program . Nimbus 3 Nimbus 3 in the space. Mission type Weather satellite Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1969-037A SATCAT no. 3890 Mission duration 2 years and 9 months Spacecraft properties Manufac
- ... 03Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2E End of mission Last contact january 22, 1972 ( 1972-01-23 ) Decay date January 22, 1972 [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric ...
- ... aunch site Vandenberg SLC-2E End of mission Last contact January 22, 1972 ( 1972-01-23 ) Decay date january 22, 1972 [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Eccentricity 0.00401 [1] P ...
- ... e, thus making most experimental observations useless. All spacecraft operations were terminated on january 22, 1972. [4]
- ... ena rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base , Lompoc , CA . The spacecraft functioned nominally until 22 january 1972. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 1 hour and 47 minutes, at an inclination of 99.9°. ...
#6 UoSAT-4
UoSAT-4 , also known as UO-15 and OSCAR-15 , is a British satellite in Low Earth Orbit . It was built by a spin-off company of the University of Surrey , Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and launched in January 1990 from French Guiana . [1] UoSAT-4 Mission type OSCAR Operator University of Surrey
- ... 1990-005C [1] SATCAT no. 20438 Spacecraft properties Manufacturer SSTL Start of mission Launch date 22 january 1990, 01:35:27 ( 1990-01-22UTC01:35:27Z ) UTC Rocket Ariane 40 [2] Launch site Kourou ELA-2 Orbital ...
#7 STS-81
STS-81 was a January 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. 1997 American crewed spaceflight to Mir STS-81 View of Mir from Atlantis , with the Soyuz-TM Fregat and Progress 233 docked Names Space Transportation System -81 Mission type Shuttle-Mir Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1997-0
- ... 997, 09:27:23 ( 1997-01-12UTC09:27:23Z ) UTC Launch site Kennedy LC-39B End of mission Landing date 22 january 1997, 14:23:51 ( 1997-01-22UTC14:23:52Z ) UTC Landing site Kennedy SLF Runway 33 Orbital parameters ...
#8 Space Capsule Recovery Experiment
The Space Capsule Recovery Experiment ( SCRE or more commonly SRE or SRE-1 ) is an Indian experimental spacecraft which was launched at 03:53 UTC on January 10, 2007, from Sriharikota by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The launch was conducted using the C7 launch of the PSLV rocket, a
- ... before re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and splashing down into the Bay of Bengal at 04:16 UTC on january 22. [1] [2] [3] SRE-1 The SRE-1 spacecraft on public display at Thiruvananthapuram in April 2007 Missio ...
- ... in Indonesia , Saskatoon in Canada, Svalbard in Norway besides shipborne and airborne terminals. On january 22, 2007, the re-orientation of SRE-1 capsule for de-boost operations commenced at 08:42 am IST . The d ...
- ... :54Z ) UTC Rocket PSLV C7 Launch site Satish Dhawan FLP Contractor ISRO End of mission Landing date 22 january 2007, 04:16 ( 2007-01-22UTC04:17Z ) UTC Landing site Bay of Bengal Orbital parameters Reference sys ...
#9 Kosmos 2436
Kosmos 2436 ( Russian : Космос 2436 meaning Cosmos 2436 ) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2007 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2434 and Kosmos 2435 . Kosmos 2436 Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Space Forces COS
- ... is part of the GLONASS constellation, in the second plane, orbital slot 11. It started operation on 22 january 2008. [4] [5] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500) List of Proton laun ...
#10 Kosmos 105
Kosmos 105 ( Russian : Космос 105 meaning Cosmos 105 ) or Zenit-2 No.38 was a Soviet , first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 105 was the thirty-fourth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [3] and had a ma
- ... ies Spacecraft type Zenit-2 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 4730 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 22 january 1966 08:38:00 GMT Rocket Vostok-2 Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 Contractor OKB-1 End of mission ...
- ... ow Earth Perigee altitude 204 km Apogee altitude 310 km Inclination 65.0° Period 89.7 minutes Epoch 22 january 1966 Kosmos 105 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket [4] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodr ...
- ... rocket [4] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . The launch took place at 08:38 GMT on 22 january 1966, [5] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designat ...
- ... e Satellite Catalog Number 01945. [6] Kosmos 105 was operated in a low Earth orbit ; at an epoch of 22 january 1966 it had a perigee of 204 kilometres (127 mi) , an apogee of 310 kilometres (190 mi) , an inclin ...
#11 Kounotori 2
Kounotori 2 (こうのとり2号機, "white stork" [7] ), also known as HTV-2 , was launched in January 2011 and was the second flight of the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). [8] It was launched by the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 2 (H-IIB F2) manufactured by Mitsubish
- ... Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch mass 16300 kg [1] Dry mass 10500 kg Start of mission Launch date 22 january 2011 05:37:57 UTC [2] [3] Rocket H-IIB No. 2 Launch site Tanegashima , Yoshinobu 2 Contractor Mitsu ...
- ... iner OPERATION The H-IIB rocket carrying Kounotori 2 lifts off from the Tanegashima space center on 22 january 2011. Scheduling of Kounotori 2 operation was affected by the Space Shuttle mission STS-133 . STS-1 ...
- ... he H-IIB rocket with Kounotori 2 onboard was successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Center on 22 january 2011, 05:37:57 UTC. [2] It made its rendezvous with the space station for a subsequent docking to t ...
#12 UoSAT-3
UoSAT-3 , also known as UO-14 and OSCAR-14 , is a British satellite in Low Earth Orbit . It was built by a spin-off company of the University of Surrey , Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and launched in January 1990 from French Guiana . [1] The satellite functioned as one of a series of OSCAR sate
- ... 1990-005B [1] SATCAT no. 20437 Spacecraft properties Manufacturer SSTL Start of mission Launch date 22 january 1990, 01:35:27 ( 1990-01-22UTC01:35:27Z ) UTC Rocket Ariane 40 [2] Launch site Kourou ELA-2 Orbital ...
#13 Salyut 6
Salyut 6 ( Russian : Салют-6 ; lit. Salute 6 ), DOS-5 , was a Soviet orbital space station , the eighth station of the Salyut programme . It was launched on 29 September 1977 by a Proton rocket . Salyut 6 was the first space station to receive large numbers of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft for huma
- ... January 1978 14:22 36.35 Soyuz 27 11 January 1978 17:06 front 16 March 1978 11:00 63.75 Progress 1 22 january 1978 13:12 rear 7 February 1978 08:55 15.82 Soyuz 28 3 March 1978 20:10 rear 10 March 1978 13:25 6. ...
#14 XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton , also known as the High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy Mission and the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission , is an X-ray space observatory launched by the European Space Agency in December 1999 on an Ariane 5 rocket. It is the second cornerstone mission of ESA's Horizon 2000 programme. Named after
- ... two European Photon Imaging Camera (EPIC) MOS - CCDs followed on 16 January and the EPIC pn -CCD on 22 january , and the Reflection Grating Spectrometers (RGS) saw first light on 2 February. [23] On 3 March, the ...
#15 QuikSCAT
The NASA QuikSCAT ( Quick Scatterometer ) was an Earth observation satellite carrying the SeaWinds scatterometer . Its primary mission was to measure the surface wind speed and direct over the ice-free global oceans via its effect on water waves . Observations from QuikSCAT had a wide array of appli
- ... he way by initiating assimilation of QuikSCAT winds beginning, respectively, on 13 January 2002 and 22 january 2002. QuikSCAT surface winds were an important tool for analysis and forecasting at the U.S. Nation ...
#16 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
- ... w agency. Project Echo, NASA's first communications satellite project, was officially laid out in a 22 january 1959 meeting with representatives from NASA, JPL, and Bell Telephone Laboratories setting the initi ...
#17 STS-42
STS-42 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission with the Spacelab module. Liftoff was originally scheduled for 8:45 EST (13:45 UTC ) on 22 January 1992, but the launch was delayed due to weather constraints. Discovery successfully lifted off an hour later at 9:52:33 EST (14:52:33 UTC). [1] The mai
- ... ery mission with the Spacelab module. Liftoff was originally scheduled for 8:45 EST (13:45 UTC ) on 22 january 1992, but the launch was delayed due to weather constraints. Discovery successfully lifted off an h ...
- ... rd William F. Readdy David C. Hilmers Roberta L. Bondar Ulf D. Merbold Start of mission Launch date 22 january 1992, 14:52:33 UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Discovery Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contrac ...
- ... him. MISSION HIGHLIGHTS Discovery lifts off at the start of STS-42. Re-entry STS-42 was launched on 22 january 1992, 9:52:33 a.m. EST . The launch was delayed by one hour due to weather constraints. The launch ...
#18 STEX
Space Technology Experiments , or STEX , also known as NRO Launch 8 or NROL-8 , was an experimental National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite built by Lockheed Martin . It was launched on 3 October 1998. [1] One of the experiments was ATEx (Advanced Tether Experiment), which was deployed on 22
- ... tober 1998. [1] One of the experiments was ATEx (Advanced Tether Experiment), which was deployed on 22 january 1999, and subsequently jettisoned. [2] Science Technology Experiments STEX during ground-testing Na ...
#19 STS-119
STS-119 ( ISS assembly flight 15A) was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by space shuttle Discovery during March 2009. It delivered and assembled the fourth starboard Integrated Truss Segment (S6) , and the fourth set of solar arrays and batteries to th
- ... :17 EST, and was completed at 12:16 EST. [12] The STS-119 crew was at Kennedy Space Center from 19–2 22 january 2009 for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test . [13] On 21–22 January 2009, mission managers me ...
- ... dy Space Center from 19–22 January 2009 for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test . [13] On 21–2 22 january 2009, mission managers met for the program level Flight Readiness Review (FRR). Following the FRR, m ...
#20 GSAT-14
GSAT-14 is an Indian communications satellite launched in January 2014. It replaced the GSAT-3 satellite, which was launched in 2004. GSAT-14 was launched [3] by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.II , which incorporated an Indian-built cryogenic engine on the third stage. Indian communica
- ... ude 35,809 kilometres (22,251 mi) [2] Inclination 0.11 degrees [2] Period 1436.12 minutes [2] Epoch 22 january 2015, 20:39:21 UTC [2] Transponders Band 6 Ku band 6 ext. C band 2 Ka band Coverage area India GSAT ...