langs: 25 января [ru] / january 25 [en] / 25. januar [de] / 25 janvier [fr] / 25 gennaio [it] / 25 de enero [es]
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#1 Gene Cernan
Eugene Andrew Cernan ( / ˈ s ɜːr n ə n / ; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut , naval aviator , electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , and fighter pilot . During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh human being to walk on the Moon. As he re-entered the
Pavel Romanovich Popovich ( Russian : Па́вел Рома́нович Попо́вич , Ukrainian : Павло Романович Попович , Pavlo Romanovych Popovych) (5 October 1930 – 29 September 2009 [2] [3] ) was a Soviet cosmonaut . [1] Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Pavel Romanovich Popovich Born ( 1930-10-05 ) 5 October 1930 Uzyn
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
Col. Yuri Ivanovich Onufrienko ( Russian : Юрий Иванович Онуфриенко , Ukrainian : Юрій Іванович Онуфрієнко ; born 6 February 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut . He is a veteran of two extended spaceflights, aboard the space station Mir in 1996 and aboard the International Space Station in 2001–20
#1 Volandia
Volandia Park and Flight Museum is the largest Italian aeronautical museum, as well as one of the largest in Europe. Volandia displays over 100 aircraft. The museum covers an area of ca. 60,000 m 2 (645,000 sq ft ) [1] of which 20,000 m 2 (215,000 sq ft) are indoors. [2] It opened in 2010, after a 1
#1 PROBA-V
PROBA-V , or PROBA-Vegetation (the V standing for vegetation and not the Roman numeral for 5 ), is a satellite in the European Space Agency 's PROBA series . It was launched in 2013 with a predicted usable lifetime between 2.5 and 5 years. PROBA-V Artist's view of the PROBA-V satellite Mission type
#2 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
#3 USA-66
USA-66 , also known as GPS IIA-1 , GPS II-10 and GPS SVN-23 , was an American navigation satellite which formed part of the Global Positioning System . It was the first of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched, and was the oldest GPS satellite still in operation until its decommissioning
#4 CBERS-4
China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 4 ( CBERS-4 ), also known as Ziyuan I-04 or Ziyuan 1E , is a remote sensing satellite intended for operation as part of the China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program between the Chinese Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application and Brazilian Nati
#5 TerraSAR-X
TerraSAR-X , an imaging radar Earth observation satellite , is a joint venture being carried out under a public-private-partnership between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and EADS Astrium . The exclusive commercial exploitation rights are held by the geo-information service provider Astrium . Ter
#6 Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer ( AMS-02 ) is a particle physics experiment module that is mounted on the International Space Station (ISS). [4] The experiment is a recognized CERN experiment (RE1). [5] [6] The module is a detector that measures antimatter in cosmic rays ; this information is needed
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
#8 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
#9 UK-DMC 2
UK-DMC 2 is a British Earth imaging satellite which is operated by DMC International Imaging . [5] It was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology , based on the SSTL-100 satellite bus. [1] [5] It is part of Britain's contribution to the Disaster Monitoring Constellation , which is coordinated by
#10 Aist 1
Aist 1 ( Russian : Аист 1 , meaning Stork 1 ) is a Russian technology demonstration satellite which was launched in December 2013. Aist 1 is operated by the Samara Aerospace University , who constructed it in partnership with TsSKB Progress . It is the second launched Aist satellite, following Aist
#11 WorldView-2
WorldView-2 ( WV 2 ) is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe . WorldView-2 provides commercially available panchromatic imagery of 0.46 m (18 in) resolution, and eight-band multispectral imagery with 1.84 m (72 in) resolution. [4] WorldView-2 Mission type Earth obse
#12 Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity
Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity ( SMOS ) is a satellite which forms part of ESA 's Living Planet Programme . It is intended to provide new insights into Earth's water cycle and climate . In addition, it is intended to provide improved weather forecasting and monitoring of snow and ice accumulation.
#13 Thaicom 6
THAICOM 6 ( Thai : ไทยคม 6 ) is a Thai satellite of the Thaicom series, operated by Thaicom Public Company Limited , a subsidiary of INTOUCH headquartered in Bangkok , Thailand . THAICOM 6 is colocated with Thaicom 5 at 78.5 degrees East, in geostationary orbit . The total cost for the satellite is
#14 Long March 4C
The Long March 4C , also known as the Chang Zheng 4C , CZ-4C and LM-4C , previously designated Long March 4B-II , is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle . It is launched from the Jiuquan , Taiyuan , and Xichang Satellite Launch Centers , and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used t
#15 Progress M-43
Progress M-43 ( Russian : Прогресс M-43 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in October 2000 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-43 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 2000-064A SATCAT no. 26570 [1] Spacecra
#16 Megha-Tropiques
Megha-Tropiques was a satellite mission to study the water cycle in the tropical atmosphere in the context of climate change. [3] A collaborative effort between Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) and French Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales ( CNES ), Megha-Tropiques was successfully deploy
#17 Progress M-14M
Progress M-14M ( Russian : Прогресс М-14М ), identified by NASA as Progress 46P , is a Progress spacecraft which was used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2012. The fourteenth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft, it had the serial number 414 and was built by RKK Energia .
#18 CloudSat
CloudSat is a NASA Earth observation satellite , which was launched on a Delta II rocket on April 28, 2006. It uses radar to measure the altitude and properties of clouds, adding to information on the relationship between clouds and climate in order to help resolve questions about global warming . [
#19 Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite
The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (' GOSAT ), also known as Ibuki ( Japanese : いぶき , Hepburn : Ibuki , meaning "breath" [4] ) , is an Earth observation satellite and the world's first satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas monitoring . [5] It measures the densities of carbon dioxide and methan
#20 WorldView-1
WorldView-1 ( WV 1 ) is a commercial earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe . WorldView-1 was launched on 18 September 2007, followed later by the WorldView-2 in 2009. [4] First imagery from WorldView-1 was available in October 2007, prior to the six-year anniversary of the launch of Quic