langs: 27 января [ru] / january 27 [en] / 27. januar [de] / 27 janvier [fr] / 27 gennaio [it] / 27 de enero [es]
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Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Donn F. Eisele
Donn Fulton Eisele (June 23, 1930 – December 2, 1987) ( Colonel USAF ) was a United States Air Force officer , test pilot , and later a NASA astronaut . He occupied the command module pilot seat during the flight of Apollo 7 in 1968. After retiring from both NASA and the Air Force in 1972, he became
- ... ing training in January 1966, Eisele was replaced by Roger B. Chaffee . After corrective surgery on january 27, Eisele was named to the crew for the second crewed Apollo flight, with Command Pilot Walter "Wally" ...
- ... rissom's crew. But after Grissom, White, and Chaffee were killed in the Apollo 1 spacecraft fire of january 27, 1967, Schirra, Eisele, and Cunningham were named to fly the first crewed Apollo mission instead. It ...
#2 Roger B. Chaffee
Roger Bruce Chaffee ( / ˈ tʃ æ f iː / ; February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was an American naval officer , aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program . American astronaut, naval aviator and aeronautical engineer Roger B. Chaffee Chaffee in 1964 Born Roger Bru
- Roger Bruce Chaffee ( / ˈ tʃ æ f iː / ; February 15, 1935 – january 27, 1967) was an American naval officer , aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in ...
- ... n 1964 Born Roger Bruce Chaffee ( 1935-02-15 ) February 15, 1935 Grand Rapids, Michigan , U.S. Died january 27, 1967 (1967-01-27) (aged 31) Cape Kennedy , Florida , U.S. Resting place Arlington National Cemetery ...
- ... emains of the Apollo 1 Command Module , in which Chaffee was killed along with Grissom and White On january 27, 1967, Grissom, White and Chaffee were participating in a "plugs-out" countdown demonstration test a ...
#3 Oleg Kotov
Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov ( Russian : Олег Валериевич Котов ) was born on 27 October 1965 in Simferopol , Crimean oblast in the Ukrainian SSR . After a career as a physician assigned to the Soviet space program, he joined the Russian cosmonaut corps. He has flown three long duration spaceflights on th
- ... hin and Alexander Misurkin , who conducted a 7-hour, 29 minute spacewalk on 16 August 2013. [10] On 27 january 2014, Kotov did perform his sixth spacewalk outside the ISS with cosmonaut Ryazansky. [11] The cosm ...
#4 Michael Collins (astronaut)
Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin , made the first crewed landing on the surface . He was also a test pilot and major general in the
- ... were always held on Fridays in the Astronaut Office, and it was here that Collins found himself on january 27, 1967. Don Gregory was running the meeting in the absence of Shepard and so it was he who answered t ...
#5 James McDivitt
James Alton McDivitt (born June 10, 1929) is an American former test pilot , United States Air Force (USAF) pilot, aeronautical engineer , and NASA astronaut who flew in the Gemini and Apollo programs . He joined the USAF in 1951 and flew 145 combat missions in the Korean War . In 1959, after gradua
- ... uring Apollo 9 mission McDivitt and his crew were training for this mission when disaster struck on january 27, 1967: a cabin fire killed Grissom's crew. [28] All crew assignments were canceled. [29] During the ...
#6 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
- ... NASA press release on December 22, 1966. [64] The charred remains of the Apollo 1 cabin interior On january 27, 1967, the crew of the first crewed Apollo mission ( Apollo 1 – then designated AS-204), Gus Grissom ...
#7 Victor J. Glover
Victor Jerome Glover (born April 30, 1976) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013 [1] [2] and Pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station . Glover is a captain in the U.S. Navy where he pilots an F/A-18 , and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Forc
- ... rewed launch in Spring 2022. [13] Glover's first spacewalk, which lasted for more than six hours on january 27, 2021, was a team effort with Hopkins as they worked to upgrade the Columbus module. [14] On his sec ...
#8 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
- ... can Aviation 's plant in Downey, California , where the Block II command module was being built, on january 27, 1967, when he received an urgent phone call from Slayton, informing him that all three Apollo 1 ast ...
#9 Jeremy Hansen
Jeremy Roger Hansen CD (born January 27, 1976) is a current CSA astronaut . He was selected to join the CSA in the 2009 CSA selection along with David Saint-Jacques . Prior to his selection as one of Canada's astronauts, Hansen was a Royal Canadian Air Force captain , piloting the CF-18 fighter jet
- Jeremy Roger Hansen CD (born january 27, 1976) is a current CSA astronaut . He was selected to join the CSA in the 2009 CSA selection along ...
- ... r the Australian publicist, see Jeremy Hansen (publicist) . Jeremy Roger Hansen Born ( 1976-01-27 ) january 27, 1976 (age 46) London, Ontario , Canada Status Active Nationality Canadian Space career CSA Astronau ...
- ... ut Rank Col , RCAF Time in space 0 Selection 2009 CSA Group Missions None BIOGRAPHY Hansen was born january 27, 1976, in London, Ontario , and raised on a farm near Ailsa Craig, Ontario , until moving to Ingerso ...
#10 Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
- ... the exploits of the Brazilian-born aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont . [93] APOLLO PROGRAM On january 27, 1967—the day of the Apollo 1 fire —Armstrong was in Washington, D.C. with Cooper, Gordon, Lovell an ...
#11 Sergey Ryazansky
Sergey Nikolayevich Ryazansky ( Russian : Серге́й Николаевич Рязанский ; born November 13, 1974) is a Russian cosmonaut . He was selected as commander of the IMBP-6 cosmonaut group in 2003, but later transferred to the TsPK Cosmonaut Group. [2] Ryazansky made his first spaceflight aboard the Soyuz T
- ... hin and Alexander Misurkin , who conducted a 7-hour, 29 minute spacewalk on 16 August 2013. [12] On 27 january 2014, Ryazansky did perform his third spacewalk outside the ISS with cosmonaut Oleg Kotov. [13] The ...
#12 David Scott
David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon . Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15 , the fourth lunar landing; he is one of f
- ... Scott's crew had been assigned as prime crew for a subsequent Apollo mission and were at Downey on january 27 when a fire took the lives of the Apollo 1 prime crew during a pre-launch test. [40] During the fire ...
#13 James Buchli
James Frederick Buchli (born June 20, 1945, in New Rockford, North Dakota ) is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. NASA astronaut James F. Buchli Born ( 1945-06-20 ) June 20, 1945 (age 77) New Rockford, North Dakota , U.S. Statu
- ... to deploy a modified Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) vehicle from the Space Shuttle. Landing occurred on january 27, 1985, after slightly more than three days on orbit, ending a mission lasting 73 hours, 33 minutes, ...
#14 Ken Mattingly
Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II (born March 17, 1936) is an American former aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , rear admiral in the United States Navy and astronaut who flew on the Apollo 16 , STS-4 and STS-51-C missions. American astronaut (born 1936) Ken Mattingly Mattingly in 1971 Born Tho
- ... modified Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) vehicle from the Space Shuttle Discovery . Landing occurred on january 27, 1985. [2] POST-NASA CAREER In 1985, Mattingly retired from NASA and retired from the Navy in 1986 w ...
#15 Ed White (astronaut)
Edward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) was an American aeronautical engineer , United States Air Force officer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . He was a member of the crews of Gemini 4 and Apollo 1 . American astronaut (1930-1967) "Edward Higgins White" redirects here. For
- Edward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 – january 27, 1967) was an American aeronautical engineer , United States Air Force officer , test pilot , and NA ...
- ... n 1966 Born Edward Higgins White II ( 1930-11-14 ) November 14, 1930 San Antonio, Texas , U.S. Died january 27, 1967 (1967-01-27) (aged 36) Cape Kennedy , Florida , U.S. Resting place West Point Cemetery Other n ...
- ... . He was then assigned as senior pilot of the first crewed Apollo mission, Apollo 1. White died on january 27, 1967, alongside astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger B. Chaffee in a fire during pre-launch te ...
- ... e launch of Apollo 1 was planned for February 21, 1967. The crew entered the spacecraft at 13:00 on january 27, mounted atop its Saturn IB booster on Launch Pad 34 at Cape Kennedy , for a "plugs-out" test of the ...
#16 Stuart Roosa
Stuart Allen Roosa (August 16, 1933 – December 12, 1994) was an American aeronautical engineer , smokejumper , United States Air Force pilot , test pilot , and NASA astronaut , who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from January 31 to February 9, 1971, and was
- ... s the Capsule communicator (CAPCOM) at the Launch Complex 34 blockhouse during the Apollo 1 fire on january 27, 1967. [7] In 1969, he served as a member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 9 mission. [3 ...
#17 Michael S. Hopkins
Michael Scott Hopkins (born December 28, 1968) is a United States Space Force colonel [1] and NASA astronaut . [2] Hopkins was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20 . He made his first spaceflight as a Flight Engineer on Soyuz TMA-10M / Expedition 37 / Expedition 38 , from
- ... from the Air Force to the Space Force in a ceremony on the International Space Station. [4] [1] On january 27, 2021, Hopkins' third spacewalk was a team effort with Victor Glover, lasting for nearly seven hours ...
#18 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
- ... ng man on the Moon by the end of the decade. [66] APOLLO PROGRAM APOLLO 1 Main article: Apollo 1 On january 27, 1967, Grissom, White and Roger Chaffee were killed in the Apollo 1 fire. At the time, Lovell was in ...
#19 Brian O'Leary
Brian Todd O'Leary (January 27, 1940 – July 28, 2011) [1] was an American scientist, author , and NASA astronaut . He was part of NASA Astronaut Group 6 , [1] a group of scientist -astronauts chosen with the intention of training for the Apollo Applications Program . American astronaut (1940–2011)
- Brian Todd O'Leary ( january 27, 1940 – July 28, 2011) [1] was an American scientist, author , and NASA astronaut . He was part of N ...
- ... training for the Apollo Applications Program . American astronaut (1940–2011) Brian T. O'Leary Born january 27, 1940 Boston, Massachusetts , U.S. Died July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28) (aged 71) Vilcabamba, Ecuador Nat ...
- ... composition of the surface. (1967) PERSONAL O'Leary was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts on january 27, 1940. He decided to become an astronaut after visiting Washington, D.C. as a teenager. [2] On Decem ...
#20 Gus Grissom
Virgil Ivan " Gus " Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer, pilot in the United States Air Force , and member of the Mercury Seven selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) as Project Mercury astronauts to be the first Americans in outer space .
- Virgil Ivan " Gus " Grissom (April 3, 1926 – january 27, 1967) was an American engineer, pilot in the United States Air Force , and member of the Mercury Se ...
- ... Grissom in 1964 Born Virgil Ivan Grissom ( 1926-04-03 ) April 3, 1926 Mitchell, Indiana , U.S. Died january 27, 1967 (1967-01-27) (aged 40) Cape Kennedy , Florida , U.S. Resting place Arlington National Cemetery ...
- ... nder of AS-204 ( Apollo 1 ), died along with his fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee on january 27, 1967, during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy , Florida. BIOGRAPHY EARLY ...
- ... tests of Spacecraft 012." [27] On January 22, 1967, before returning to Cape Kennedy to conduct the january 27 plugs-out test that ended his life, Grissom's wife, Betty, later recalled that he took a lemon from ...
- ... ollo 1's planned launch on February 21, 1967, the Command Module interior caught fire and burned on january 27, 1967, during a pre-launch test on Launch Pad 34 at Cape Kennedy . Astronauts Grissom, White, and Ch ...
- ... date of July 21, 1961. [100] Grissom Hill , one of the Apollo 1 Hills on Mars was named by NASA on january 27, 2004, the 37th anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire. [101] [102] Bunker Hill Air Force Base in Peru, In ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 JAWSAT
The Joint Air Force-Weber State University Satellite (JAWSAT) is an American military mini-satellite launched aboard a Minotaur rocket on January 27, 2000 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California . [1] After its own launch, JAWSAT deployed four microsatellites: FalconSAT-1 , OCSE , OPAL ,
- ... sity Satellite (JAWSAT) is an American military mini-satellite launched aboard a Minotaur rocket on january 27, 2000 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California . [1] After its own launch, JAWSAT deploye ...
- ... ent Satellite Test (PEST). JAWSAT COSPAR ID 2000-004A SATCAT no. 26061 Start of mission Launch date january 27, 2000 Launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal 2000 in spaceflight
#2 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
- ... level winds). [13] [14] 22 January 1999 - launch postponed due to weather (upper-level winds). [15] 27 january 1999 - launch postponed due to weather (upper-level winds). [16] 28 January 1999 - launch postponed ...
#3 Mercury-Atlas 6
Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight , which took place on February 20, 1962. [4] Piloted by astronaut John Glenn and operated by NASA as part of Project Mercury , it was the fifth human spaceflight , preceded by Soviet orbital flights Vostok 1 and 2 and American
- ... uary 20 because of problems with the Atlas rocket fuel tanks. The launch then slipped day by day to january 27 due to unfavorable winter weather. On that day, Glenn was on board Mercury 6 and ready to launch, wh ...
#4 Formosat-1
Formosat-1 (福爾摩沙衛星一號, formerly known as ROCSAT-1 ) is an Earth observation satellite operated by the National Space Program Office (NSPO, now the National Space Organization ) of the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) to conduct observations of the ionosphere and oceans . The spacecraft and its instrument
- ... s Lightsat bus, and was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , US , by Lockheed Martin on january 27, 1999. Formosat-1 ROCSAT-1 福爾摩沙衛星一號 Mission type Science Operator National Space Organization COSPAR ...
#5 Saturn I SA-5
Saturn-Apollo 5 ( SA-5 ) was the first launch of the Block II Saturn I rocket and was part of the Apollo program . In 1963, President Kennedy identified this launch as the one which would place US lift capability ahead of the Soviets, after being behind for more than six years since Sputnik. [2] Sat
- ... [4] FLIGHT Launch of the first Block II Saturn I (NASA) The first scheduled launch attempt was for 27 january 1964, with all going well until 93% of the liquid oxygen (LOX) had been loaded into the first stage ...
#6 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 .
- ... , where it remained docked until 19 April 2012. Progress M-14M Progress M-14M approaches the ISS on 27 january 2012. Mission type ISS resupply Operator Roskosmos COSPAR ID 2012-004A SATCAT no. 38073 Mission dur ...
#7 Intelsat VA F-15
Intelsat VA F-15 or Intelsat 515 , then named Columbia 515 , was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and which was later sold to Columbia Communications Corporation . Launched in 1989, it was the fifteenth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constru
- ... mass 1098 kg [2] Dimensions 1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres Power 1800 watts Start of mission Launch date 27 january 1989, 01:21:00 UTC [3] Rocket Ariane 2 V28 Launch site Kourou , ELA-1 Contractor Aérospatiale End o ...
- ... 0.0° East (1989-1992), 18.0° West (1992-1996), 21.5° West (1996-1998), 37.8° West (1998-2002) Epoch 27 january 1989 Transponders Band 29 C-band 6 Ku-band Intelsat V ← Intelsat VA F-14 Intelsat VI F-1 → SATELLIT ...
- ... e communications for ships at sea. [1] LAUNCH The satellite was successfully launched into space on 27 january 1989, at 01:21:00 UTC, by means of an Ariane 2 vehicle from the Crentre Spatial Guyanais , Kourou , ...
#8 Kounotori 6
Kounotori 6 ( こうのとり6号機 ) , also known as HTV-6 , was the sixth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle , an uncrewed cargo spacecraft launched to resupply the International Space Station . It was launched at 13:26:47 UTC on 9 December 2016 aboard H-IIB launch vehicle from Tanegashima Space Center . 2016
- ... y RMS capture 13 December 2016, 10:37 UTC Berthing date 13 December 2016, 13:57 UTC Unberthing date 27 january 2017, 10:59 UTC RMS release 27 January 2017, 15:45 UTC Cargo Mass 5900 kg Pressurised 4000 kg Unpre ...
- ... TC Berthing date 13 December 2016, 13:57 UTC Unberthing date 27 January 2017, 10:59 UTC RMS release 27 january 2017, 15:45 UTC Cargo Mass 5900 kg Pressurised 4000 kg Unpressurised 1900 kg HTV ISS Resupply ← Kou ...
- ... RTH ATMOSPHERE SSRMS grappled and detached Kounotori 6 from the CBM of Harmony nadir port at 10:59, 27 january 2017, [36] and Kounotori 6 was released at 15:45, on 27 January 2017. [37] Following the undocking ...
- ... CBM of Harmony nadir port at 10:59, 27 January 2017, [36] and Kounotori 6 was released at 15:45, on 27 january 2017. [37] Following the undocking after moving to a safe distance from ISS, the Kounotori 6 was to ...
#9 Orbiting Picosat Automatic Launcher
Orbiting Picosat Automatic Launcher (also known as OPAL-OSCAR 38 , SQUIRT 2 and OO-38 ) is an American technology testing and amateur radio satellite that was developed by students at the Space Systems Development Laboratory at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California . The aim was to test the f
- ... tarted in 1995 and was completed in May 1999. [1] U.S. amateur radio satellite OPAL was launched on january 27, 2000 together with JAWSAT with a Minotaur I rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California . [2 ...
#10 Apollo 9
Apollo 9 (March 3 – 13, 1969) was the third human spaceflight in NASA 's Apollo program . Flown in low Earth orbit , it was the second crewed Apollo mission that the United States launched via a Saturn V rocket, and was the first flight of the full Apollo spacecraft : the command and service module
- ... ion, to be commanded by Frank Borman , was to be the first launch of a Saturn V with a crew. [7] On january 27, 1967, Grissom's crew was conducting a launch-pad test for their planned February 21 mission, which ...
#11 ASUSat
ASUSat ( Arizona State University Satellite , also known as ASU-OSCAR 37 ) was a U.S. amateur radio satellite that was developed and built for educational purposes by students at Arizona State University . It was equipped with two digital cameras for tracking changes to Earth's coasts and forests. A
- ... riod 100.4 minutes [1] Epoch 27 January 2000 [1] OSCAR ← OSCAR 36 OSCAR 38 → ASUSat was launched on january 27, 2000, along with JAWSAT with a Minotaur I rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base , Lompoc, Californi ...
- ... asa .asu .edu /asusat / Spacecraft properties Launch mass 5 kg (11 lb) Start of mission Launch date 27 january 2000, 03:03 UTC Rocket Minotaur-I Launch site Vandenberg CLF End of mission Last contact 28 January ...
- ... 0.0 [1] Altitude 773 kilometres (480 mi) [1] Inclination 100.2° [1] Period 100.4 minutes [1] Epoch 27 january 2000 [1] OSCAR ← OSCAR 36 OSCAR 38 → ASUSat was launched on January 27, 2000, along with JAWSAT wit ...
#12 Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble ) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope , but it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned both as a vital research tool and as a publi
- ... primary electronics failed in June 2006, and the power supply for the backup electronics failed on 27 january 2007. [243] Only the instrument's Solar Blind Channel (SBC) was operable using the side-1 electroni ...
#13 Apollo 4
Apollo 4 (November 9, 1967), also known as SA-501 , was the uncrewed first test flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the rocket that eventually took astronauts to the Moon . The space vehicle was assembled in the Vehicle Assembly Building , and was the first to be launched from Kennedy Space Cente
- ... stage (the structure between the first and second stages), on January 31. [14] The Apollo 1 fire on january 27, 1967, which killed three astronauts during a launch pad test, threw NASA's schedules into further q ...
#14 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
- ... h 2011. 2011 Japanese resupply spaceflight to the ISS Kounotori 2 Kounotori 2 approaches the ISS on 27 january 2011. Mission type ISS resupply Operator JAXA COSPAR ID 2011-003A SATCAT no. 37351 Mission duration ...
- ... bit [4] Regime Low Earth orbit Inclination 51.66° Berthing at ISS Berthing port Harmony RMS capture 27 january 2011 Berthing date 27 January 2011, 14:51 UTC [5] Unberthing date 28 March 2011, 13:43 UTC RMS rele ...
- ... Inclination 51.66° Berthing at ISS Berthing port Harmony RMS capture 27 January 2011 Berthing date 27 january 2011, 14:51 UTC [5] Unberthing date 28 March 2011, 13:43 UTC RMS release 28 March 2011, 15:46 UTC [ ...
- ... s rendezvous with the space station for a subsequent docking to the Harmony module 's nadir port on 27 january 2011. The space station's Space Station Remote Manipulator System (Canadarm2) grabbed Kounotori 2 a ...
#15 Apollo 6
Apollo 6 (April 4, 1968), also known as AS-502 , was the third and final uncrewed flight in the United States' Apollo Program and the second test of the Saturn V launch vehicle. It qualified the Saturn V to be used on crewed missions, as happened for the first time on Apollo 8 in December 1968. Seco
- ... gency, circumstances that had contributed to the deaths of three astronauts in the Apollo 1 fire of january 27, 1967. [8] The command module used was CM-020; it carried a mission programmer and other equipment t ...
#16 Kosmos 138
Kosmos 138 ( Russian : Космос 138 meaning Cosmos 138 ) or Zenit-2 No.43 was a Soviet , first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1967. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 138 was the forty-fifth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [3] [4] and had a
- ... 05 Launch site Plesetsk , Site 41/1 Contractor OKB-1 End of mission Disposal Recovered Landing date 27 january 1967 06:14 GMT Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric [2] Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude ...
- ... smos 138 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute, landing at 06:14 GMT on 27 january 1967, and recovered by Soviet force. [7]
#17 Venera 11
The Venera 11 ( Russian : Венера-11 meaning Venus 11 ) was a Soviet uncrewed space mission which was part of the Venera program to explore the planet Venus . Venera 11 was launched on 9 September 1978 at 03:25:39 UTC . [2] 1978 Soviet uncrewed spacecraft which successfully landed on Venus Venera 11
- ... n the first ever catalog of such events. The last gamma-ray burst reported by Venera 11 occurred on january 27, 1980. List of flight platform instruments and experiments: [7] 30–166 nm Extreme UV spectrometer Co ...
#18 QuickBird
QuickBird was a high-resolution commercial Earth observation satellite , [3] owned by DigitalGlobe , launched in 2001 and reentered after orbit decay in 2015. [4] QuickBird used Ball Aerospace's Global Imaging System 2000 (BGIS 2000). [1] The satellite collected panchromatic (black and white) imager
- ... ion 13 years and 2 months Launch mass 1,100 kg (2,400 lb) [2] Dry mass 951 kg (2,097 lb) Decay date january 27, 2015 Webpage Official website Orbital elements Semi-major axis 6,828 kilometers (4,243 mi) Perigee ...
- ... the satellite life into early 2015. DECAYING The last picture was acquired on December 17, 2014. On january 27, 2015, QuickBird re-entered Earth's atmosphere. SPECIFICATIONS Sensors 60 cm (24 in) (1.37 μrad) pan ...
#19 Apollo 16
Apollo 16 (April 16 – 27, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program , administered by NASA , and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon . It was the second of Apollo's " J missions ", with an extended stay on the lunar surface , a focus on science, and the u
- ... ientific Instrument Module from lunar orbit. [61] EQUIPMENT Apollo 16's launch vehicle by the VAB , january 27, 1972 LAUNCH VEHICLE The launch vehicle which took Apollo 16 to the Moon was a Saturn V , designated ...
- ... ad been rolled out from the Vehicle Assembly Building on December 13, 1971, was returned thereto on january 27, 1972. It was rolled out again to Launch Complex 39A on February 9. [42] The official mission countd ...
#20 Intelsat 29e
Intelsat 29e , also known as IS-29e was a high throughput (HTS) geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Development Center on the BSS 702MP satellite bus . [2] [3] It is the first satellite of the Epic NG service, and covers North America and Latin Americ
- ... Dimensions 7.5 m × 3 m × 2 m (24.6 ft × 9.8 ft × 6.6 ft) Power 15.8 kW Start of mission Launch date 27 january 2016, 23:20 UTC Rocket Ariane 5ECA (VA-228) Launch site Centre Spatial Guyanais , ELA-3 Contractor ...
- ... [12] On 10 December 2015, Intelsat announced that the launch date for Intelsat 29e had been set for 27 january 2016. [18] After four years of project development, Intelsat 29e arrived to the launch site aboard ...
- ... nuary 2016, all checks were completed and the launch review for the next day was completed. [15] On 27 january 2016, at 23:20 UTC, an Ariane 5 ECA launched from the ELA-3 launch pad at the Centre Spatial Guyana ...