langs: 23 июля [ru] / july 23 [en] / 23. juli [de] / 23 juillet [fr] / 23 luglio [it] / 23 de julio [es]
days: july 20 / july 21 / july 22 / july 23 / july 24 / july 25 / july 26
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Elliot See
Elliot McKay See Jr. (July 23, 1927 – February 28, 1966) was an American engineer , naval aviator , test pilot and NASA astronaut . American test pilot and astronaut (1927–1966) Elliot See See in 1964 Born Elliot McKay See Jr. ( 1927-07-23 ) July 23, 1927 Dallas, Texas , U.S. Died February 28, 1966
- Elliot McKay See Jr. ( july 23, 1927 – February 28, 1966) was an American engineer , naval aviator , test pilot and NASA astronaut ...
- ... est pilot and astronaut (1927–1966) Elliot See See in 1964 Born Elliot McKay See Jr. ( 1927-07-23 ) july 23, 1927 Dallas, Texas , U.S. Died February 28, 1966 (1966-02-28) (aged 38) St. Louis, Missouri , U.S. ...
- ... s of space rendezvous simulator training. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Elliot McKay See Jr. was born on july 23, 1927, in Dallas, Texas , to Elliot McKay See Sr. (1888–1968) and Mamie Norton See ( née Drummond; 1 ...
#2 Edgar Mitchell
Edgar Dean Mitchell (September 17, 1930 – February 4, 2016) was a United States Navy officer and aviator , test pilot , aeronautical engineer , ufologist and NASA astronaut . As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands
- ... hat UFOs are real; now the question is where they come from." [37] Edgar Mitchell, February 2009 On july 23, 2008, Edgar Mitchell was interviewed on Kerrang Radio by Nick Margerrison . Mitchell claimed the Ro ...
#3 Eileen Collins
Eileen Marie Collins (born November 19, 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel . A former flight instructor and test pilot , Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission. American astronaut and pilot (bo
- ... there was a seven-minute delay due to a communications problem, but Columbia lifted off at last on july 23. One of the main engine controllers failed during takeoff, and one of the main engines cut out prema ...
#4 Donald A. Thomas
Donald Alan Thomas , Ph.D. (born May 6, 1955) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . Donald Alan Thomas Born ( 1955-05-06 ) May 6, 1955 (age 67) Cleveland, Ohio Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Engineer Space career NASA astronaut Time in space 43d 08h 13m Selection 19
- ... flights, he logged over 1,040 hours in space. He was a mission specialist on STS-65 (July 8, 1994 – july 23, 1994), STS-70 (July 13, 1995 – July 22, 1995), STS-83 (April 4, 1997 – April 8, 1997) and STS-94 (J ...
- ... Specialist Donald Thomas works with Bioreactor samples on STS-70 . STS-65 Columbia (July 8, 1994 – july 23, 1994) set a new flight duration record for the Space Shuttle program. The mission flew the second I ...
#5 Richard Hieb
Richard James Hieb (born September 21, 1955 in Jamestown, North Dakota ) is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49 , and was a payload commander on STS-65 . After leaving NASA he worked at AlliedSignal and Orbital befor
- ... 5. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 8, 1994, and returned there on july 23, 1994, setting a new flight duration record for the Space Shuttle program. During the 15-day flight ...
#6 Charles E. Brady Jr.
Charles Eldon Brady Jr. (August 12, 1951 – July 23, 2006) was an American physician , a captain in the United States Navy and a NASA astronaut . [1] [2] [3] He spent 16 days in space on the Space Shuttle 's STS-78 flight in 1996. American astronaut Charles Eldon Brady Jr. Born ( 1951-08-12 ) August
- Charles Eldon Brady Jr. (August 12, 1951 – july 23, 2006) was an American physician , a captain in the United States Navy and a NASA astronaut . [1] [2 ...
- ... stronaut Charles Eldon Brady Jr. Born ( 1951-08-12 ) August 12, 1951 Pinehurst, North Carolina Died july 23, 2006 (2006-07-23) (aged 54) Nationality American Occupation Medical Doctor Space career NASA Astron ...
- ... ade several expeditions with a ham radio group to small islands in the South Pacific. Brady died on july 23, 2006. He was survived by his fiancée, Susen Oseth, their son, Charles "Charlie" Brady III, [3] his ...
#7 Christa McAuliffe
Sharon Christa McAuliffe ( née Corrigan ; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire , who was killed on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L where she was serving as a payload specialist . [2] American teacher and astronaut (1
- ... gy , and her daughter, Caroline, went on to pursue the same career as her mother: teaching. [47] On july 23, 2004, she and all the other 13 astronauts lost in both the Challenger and Columbia disasters were p ...
#8 Shannon Lucid
Shannon Wells Lucid (born January 14, 1943) is an American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut . At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American and by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Russian Mir space stati
- ... Shuttle Atlantis Although the mission objectives did not change, the launch date was pushed back to july 23, and the orbiter was changed to Atlantis . The launch was delayed by a day in order to replace a fau ...
#9 Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha (born 27 July 1972) is the first Malaysian astronaut . [1] He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007. [2] [3] Sheikh Muszaphar flew under an agreement with Russia through the
- ... ying on the Soyuz TMA-11 mission. [12] During a NASA news conference with the Expedition 16 crew on 23 july 2007, and news conferences following his selection, Sheikh Muszaphar said he hoped to be able to ta ...
#10 Anton Shkaplerov
Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov ( Russian : Антон Николаевич Шкаплеров ; born 20 February 1972) is a Russian cosmonaut . He is a veteran of four spaceflights. [1] Russian cosmonaut Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov Anton Shkaplerov in August 2017 as taken by Bill Ingalls Born ( 1972-02-20 ) 20 February 1972
- ... ] Beginning May 24 the crew members trained at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . [16] On july 23, the prime crew participated in a four-hour simulation inside a Soyuz replica while wearing the Soko ...
#11 Pyotr Dubrov
Pyotr Valerievich Dubrov ( Russian : Пётр Валерьевич Дубров ; born 30 January 1978) is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut selected by Roscosmos in 2012. Russian engineer and cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Pyotr Dubrov Born ( 197
- ... May 24 the crew members have been training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . [12] On july 23, the prime crew participated in a four-hour simulation inside a Soyuz replica while wearing the Soko ...
#12 Carl E. Walz
Carl Erwin Walz (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) (born 6 September 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Group as vice president for Human Space Flight Operations. Walz was formerly assigned to the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NAS
- ... cing mission. The mission was accomplished in 9 days, 22 hours, and 12 minutes. STS-65 Columbia (8–2 23 july 1994). STS-65 flew the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) Spacelab module and carr ...
#13 Robert D. Cabana
Robert Donald Cabana (born January 23, 1949) is the Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a NASA astronaut (currently as a non-flight eligible management astronaut ), and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights. [1] [2] He served as Chief of the Astrona
- ... Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 8, 1994, returning to Florida on july 23, 1994. The crew conducted the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission utilizing ...
#14 Mars Rafikov
Mars Zakirovich Rafikov ( Russian : Марс Закирович Рафиков , 29 September 1933 – 23 July 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who was dismissed from the Soviet space program for disciplinary reasons. Soviet cosmonaut Mars Zakirovich Rafikov Born ( 1933-09-29 ) 29 September 1933 Dzhalal-Abad , Kirghiz Soviet
- Mars Zakirovich Rafikov ( Russian : Марс Закирович Рафиков , 29 September 1933 – 23 july 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who was dismissed from the Soviet space program for disciplinary reaso ...
- ... Rafikov Born ( 1933-09-29 ) 29 September 1933 Dzhalal-Abad , Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic Died 23 july 2000 (2000-07-23) (aged 66) Almaty , Kazakhstan Nationality Soviet Occupation Jet fighter pilot Spa ...
#15 Oleg Novitsky
Oleg Viktorovich Novitskiy ( Russian : Олег Викторович Новицкий ; born October 12, 1971 in Chervyen , Belarus ) is a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Russian Air Force who logged over 700 hours of flight time and was awarded for bravery. He is currently serving as a Russian cosmonaut with Roscosmos
- ... are actress Alyona Mordovina and director Alexei Dudin [7] and the commander Oleg Artemyev. [8] On july 23, 2021, the prime crew participated in a four-hour simulation inside a Soyuz replica while wearing th ...
#16 The Challenge (2022 film)
The Challenge , or Doctor's House Call [note 2] ( Russian : Вызов , romanized : Vyzov ) is an upcoming Russian space drama film co-written and directed by Klim Shipenko partially filmed on the International Space Station . It stars Yulia Peresild , Miloš Biković , and Vladimir Mashkov in the title
- ... e crew members began training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on 24 May 2021. [12] On 23 july , the prime crew participated in a four-hour simulation inside a Soyuz replica while wearing the Sok ...
#17 Phạm Tuân
Phạm Tuân ( [faːm˧ˀ˨ʔ twɜn˨˩] born 14 February 1947) is a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator and cosmonaut . He became the first Vietnamese citizen and the first person from an Asian country to fly in space when he launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Interkosmos Research Cosmonaut. [1] [2] He
- ... Liêm . Tuân, along with Soviet cosmonaut Viktor Gorbatko , was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 23 july 1980, on board the Soyuz 37 mission to the Salyut 6 space station . Tuân was informed only three da ...
#18 Sally Ride
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist . Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space , after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982.
- Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – july 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist . Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and i ...
- ... Ride in 1984 Born Sally Kristen Ride ( 1951-05-26 ) May 26, 1951 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died july 23, 2012 (2012-07-23) (aged 61) San Diego, California, U.S. Education Stanford University ( BA , BS , M ...
- ... Shaughnessy , she is the first astronaut known to have been LGBT . She died of pancreatic cancer on july 23, 2012. EARLY LIFE Sally Kristen Ride was born on May 26, 1951, in the Encino neighborhood of Los Ang ...
- ... s, bile duct , stomach and intestine , along with her gall bladder . [2] : 301–308 Ride died on july 23, 2012, at the age of 61, at her home in La Jolla. [54] [55] [56] [57] Following cremation , her ashe ...
#19 Fyodor Yurchikhin
Fyodor Nikolayevich Yurchikhin ( Russian : Фёдор Николаевич Юрчихин, Greek : Θεόδωρος Γιουρτσίχιν του Νικόλαου; born 3 January 1959 ) is a Russian cosmonaut of Greek descent, engineer and RSC Energia test-pilot who has flown on five spaceflights . His first spaceflight was a 10-day Space Shuttle mis
- ... n 1 30 May 2007 Oleg Kotov Five hours, 25 minutes 2 6 June 2007 Oleg Kotov Five hours, 37 minutes 3 23 july 2007 Clayton Anderson Seven hours, 41 minutes 4 26 July 2010 Mikhail Korniyenko Six hours, 42 minut ...
- ... the five hours, 37 minutes spacewalk. [20] Fyodor Yuchikhin participates in his third spacewalk on 23 july 2007. On 23 July 2007, Yurchikhin participated in his third spacewalk along with NASA astronaut Cla ...
- ... 37 minutes spacewalk. [20] Fyodor Yuchikhin participates in his third spacewalk on 23 July 2007. On 23 july 2007, Yurchikhin participated in his third spacewalk along with NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson . H ...
- ... cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko performed a spacewalk outside the space station. The two cosmonauts on 23 july 2010 put on their Orlan space suits and performed a dry run of the spacewalk activities. From insid ...
#20 Sergey Avdeev
Sergei Vasilyevich Avdeyev (Сергей Васильевич Авдеев; born 1 January 1956) is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut . Russian engineer and cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Sergei Avdeyev Born ( 1956-01-01 ) 1 January 1956 (age 66)
- ... ber 1998 – 0 hours, 30 minutes 8. MIR EO-26 – 17 November 1998 – 5 hours, 54 minutes 9. MIR EO-27 – 23 july 1999 – 6 hours, 7 minutes 10. MIR EO-27 – 28 July 1999 – 5 hours, 22 minutes HONOURS AND AWARDS Her ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Pirs (ISS module)
Pirs ( Russian : Пирс , meaning " pier ") – also called Stykovochny Otsek 1 ( SO-1 ; Russian : Стыковочный отсек , " docking module ") and DC-1 ( Docking Compartment 1 ) – was a Russian module on the International Space Station (ISS). Pirs was launched on 14 September 2001, and was located on the Zv
- ... members of the 65th expedition aboard the ISS, were preparing the Pirs module for its departure on 23 july . Since then, the Pirs module supported 52 spacewalks and served as a docking port for Russian Soyuz ...
#2 Solwind
P78-1 or Solwind was a United States satellite launched aboard an Atlas F rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on February 24, 1979. The satellite's mission was extended by several weeks, so that it operated until it was destroyed in orbit on September 13, 1985, to test the ASM-135 AS
- ... Rainer Kracht Apart from these yet another comet C/1984 R1 (SOLWIND) was found by Rainer Kracht on 23 july 2005 in Solwind's images. Its perihelion distance of 0.1051 AU was at least ten times larger than t ...
#3 INSAT-1D
INSAT-1D was 4th and the concluding multipurpose geostationary satellite of the INSAT-1 (first-generation seven-year responsibility for the operation of the INSAT space segment. [7] INSAT-1D (Full name: Indian National Satellite - 1D) Mission type Communications , Cloud Observation Operator INSAT CO
- ... , USA-62 INSAT-1D Molniya 3 No.47L Kosmos 2083 Gorizont No.30L Kosmos 2084 Intelsat 604 Meteor-2 No. 23 july Unnamed Gamma Badr-1 , Optus-MFS Resurs-F2 No.5 Kosmos 2085 Kosmos 2086 TDF 2 , DFS Kopernikus 2 Ko ...
#4 Zvezda (ISS module)
Zvezda ( Russian : Звезда , meaning "star"), Salyut DOS-8 , also known as the Zvezda Service Module , is a module of the International Space Station (ISS). It was the third module launched to the station, and provided all of the station's life support systems , some of which are supplemented in the
- ... rs and the top port connects to Poisk . Eventually, the plan for Pirs was for it to be deorbited on 23 july 2021 and replaced by Nauka (Multipurpose Laboratory Module) docking on 29 July 2021. Sprouts in the ...
#5 Progress MS-13
Progress MS-13 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-13 ), Russian production No. 443, identified by NASA as Progress 74P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station . [2] This was the 165th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2019 Russian resupply spaceflight to th
- ... val of the fresh Progress MS-15 cargo ship; [2] Progress MS-15 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 23 july 2020. [ citation needed ] SEE ALSO Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station
#6 Soyuz TMA-17M
Soyuz TMA-17M was a 2015 flight to the International Space Station . It transported three members of the Expedition 44 crew to the International Space Station . TMA-17M was the 126th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft; the first having occurred in 1967. The crew consisted of a Russian commander accompanie
- ... ference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Docking with ISS Docking port Rassvet nadir Docking date 23 july 2015 02:45 UTC Undocking date 11 December 2015 09:47 UTC Time docked 141 days, 7 hours, 2 minutes ( ...
#7 Progress M-24M
Progress M-24M ( Russian : Прогресс М-24М ), identified by NASA as Progress 56P , is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) during 2014. [2] Progress M-24M was launched on a six-hours rendezvous profile towards the ISS. The 24th Progress-M 11F615A60
- ... t type Progress-M s/n 424 Manufacturer RKK Energia Launch mass 7290 kg Start of mission Launch date 23 july 2014, 21:44:44 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorb ...
- ... , 23:46 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Inclination 51.6° Epoch 23 july 2014 Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 24 July 2014, 03:31 UTC Undocking date 27 Octo ...
- ... 20 kg Progress ISS Resupply ← Progress M-23M Progress M-25M → LAUNCH The spacecraft was launched on 23 july 2014 at 21:44:44 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan . [3] DOCKING Progress M-24M docked ...
#8 Kosmos 76
Kosmos 76 ( Russian : Космос 76 meaning Cosmos 76 ), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.3 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 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik prog
- ... Spacecraft type DS-P1-Yu Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 325 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 23 july 1965, 04:33:00 GMT Rocket Kosmos-2I 63S1 Launch site Kapustin Yar , Site 86/1 Contractor Yuzhnoye E ...
- ... ow Earth Perigee altitude 256 km Apogee altitude 513 km Inclination 48.8° Period 92.2 minutes Epoch 23 july 1965 Kosmos 76 was launched using a Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket, [5] which flew from Site 86/1 at ...
- ... carrier rocket, [5] which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar . The launch occurred at 04:33 GMT on 23 july 1965. [6] Kosmos 76 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 256 ...
#9 Soyuz MS-19
Soyuz MS-19 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 5 October 2021, at 08:55:02 UTC . [2] It was the 147th flight of a crewed Soyuz spacecraft. The launching crew consisted of Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov , Russian film director Klim Shipenko and Russian actress Yulia Peresild . [3] Shipenko
- ... ay 2021, the crew members had been training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . [16] On 23 july 2021, the prime crew participated in a four-hour simulation inside a Soyuz replica while wearing th ...
#10 Progress MS-17
Progress MS-17 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-17 ), Russian production No. 446, identified by NASA as Progress 78P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). This was the 169th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2021 Russian resupply spaceflight to t
- ... y 2021, the crew members have been training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . [14] On 23 july 2021, the prime crew participated in a four-hour simulation inside a Soyuz replica while wearing th ...
#11 STS-93
STS-93 in 1999 marked the 95th launch of the Space Shuttle , the 26th launch of Columbia , and the 21st night launch of a Space Shuttle. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle Commander on this flight. Its primary payload was the Chandra X-ray Observatory . It would also be the last mission
- ... Jeffrey S. Ashby Michel Tognini Steven A. Hawley Catherine G. Coleman Start of mission Launch date 23 july 1999, 04:31:00 ( 1999-07-23UTC04:31Z ) UTC [3] Launch site Kennedy LC-39B End of mission Landing da ...
#12 Landsat 1
Landsat 1 ( LS-1 ), formerly named ERTS-A and ERTS-1, was the first satellite of the United States' Landsat program . It was a modified version of the Nimbus 4 meteorological satellite and was launched on July 23, 1972, by a Delta 900 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California . First satel
- ... at program . It was a modified version of the Nimbus 4 meteorological satellite and was launched on july 23, 1972, by a Delta 900 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California . First satellite of the U ...
- ... acturer Hughes Aircraft Company Launch mass 1,800 kilograms (4,000 lb) Start of mission Launch date july 23, 1972 ( 1972-07-23 ) Rocket Delta 900 Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2W End of mission Disposal Decommis ...
- ... diometric images of Earth. [1] MISSION ERTS-A in a Delta 0900 on the pad LAUNCH ERTS-A was launched july 23, 1972, on a Delta 0900 out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. [6] [10] The spacecraft was p ...
#13 Giotto (spacecraft)
Giotto was a European robotic spacecraft mission from the European Space Agency . The spacecraft flew by and studied Halley's Comet and in doing so became the first spacecraft to make close up observations of a comet. On 13 March 1986, the spacecraft succeeded in approaching Halley's nucleus at a di
- ... 85-07-02T11 : 23 : 00Z ) Rocket Ariane 1 Launch site Guiana Space Centre End of mission Deactivated 23 july 1992 ( 1992-07-23 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Heliocentric [1] Eccentricity 0.17334 Perih ...
- ... 992 which it approached to a distance of about 200 km. Afterwards, Giotto was again switched off on 23 july 1992. SECOND EARTH FLYBY In 1999 Giotto made another Earth flyby but was not reactivated. SCIENTIFI ...
#14 Soyuz 37
Soyuz 37 ( Russian : Союз 37 , Union 37 ) was a 1980 Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station . It was the 13th mission to and 11th successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 37 crew were the third to visit the long-duration Soyuz 35 resident crew. [1] Soyuz 37 Crew: Vikt
- ... anding Leonid Popov Valery Ryumin Callsign Терек ( Terek – Terek River Start of mission Launch date july 23, 1980, 18:33:03 ( 1980-07-23UTC18:33:03Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of missio ...
#15 Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO ) is a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft built by a European industrial consortium led by Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus Defence and Space ) that was launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS launch vehicle on 2 December 1995, to study the Sun . It
- ... rom Europe to the United States to direct operations. [8] Days passed without contact from SOHO. On 23 july 1998, the Arecibo Observatory and Goldstone Solar System Radar combined to locate SOHO with radar a ...
#16 Telstar
Telstar is the name of various communications satellites . The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls, and telegraph i
- ... ag outside Andover Earth Station—to Pleumeur-Bodou on July 11, 1962. [7] Almost two weeks later, on july 23, at 3:00 p.m. EDT , it relayed the first publicly available live transatlantic television signal. [8 ...
#17 STS-43
STS-43 , the ninth mission for Space Shuttle Atlantis , was a nine-day mission whose primary goal was launching the TDRS-E satellite (TDRS-5). The flight also tested an advanced heatpipe radiator for potential use on the then-future space station and conducted a variety of medical and materials scie
- ... ND LAUNCH The launch took place on 2 August 1991, 11:01:59 a.m. EDT . Launch was originally set for 23 july 1991 but was moved to 24 July to allow time to replace a faulty integrated electronics assembly tha ...
#18 Progress MS-15
Progress MS-15 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-15 ), Russian production No. 444, identified by NASA as Progress 76P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). This was the 167th flight of a Progress spacecraft. [5] 2020 Russian resupply spaceflight
- ... gress MS Manufacturer Energia Launch mass 7000 kg Payload mass 2540 kg Start of mission Launch date 23 july 2020, 14:26:21 UTC [1] [2] [3] Rocket Soyuz-2.1a Launch site Baikonur , Site 31 Contractor Progress ...
- ... bit Regime Low Earth orbit Inclination 51.65° Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs nadir Docking date 23 july 2020, 17:45 UTC Undocking date 9 February 2021, 05:21 UTC Time docked 200 days, 11 hours, 36 minute ...
#19 Intelsat III F-8
Intelsat III F-8 was a communications satellite owned by Intelsat . The satellite had an estimated useful life of 5 years. Intelsat III F-8 Mission type Communications Operator Intelsat COSPAR ID 1970-055A SATCAT no. 04478 Mission duration 5 years (planned) Launch failure Spacecraft properties Man
- ... ass 293 kilograms (646 lb) BOL mass 151 kilograms (333 lb) Power 183 W Start of mission Launch date july 23, 1970, 00:16:03 ( 1970-07-23UTC00:16:03Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Delta M Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-17A ...
- ... e altitude 36,030 kilometers (22,390 mi) [2] Inclination 13.3° [2] Period 1,043.0 minutes [2] Epoch july 23, 1970 [2] Intelsat III ← Intelsat III F-7 Intelsat IV F-1 (Intelsat IV) → DESIGN The last of eight I ...
- ... , flying from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . The launch took place on july 23, 1970, with the spacecraft bound for a geosynchronous transfer orbit . [1] The Intelsat III F-8 was ...
#20 Kosmos 35
Kosmos 35 ( Russian : Космос 35 meaning Cosmos 35 ) or Zenit-2 No.21 was a Soviet , first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 35 was the twentieth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [3] and had a mass of 4,
- ... 03 Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 Contractor OKB-1 End of mission Disposal Recovered Landing date 23 july 1964 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric [2] Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 218 km Ap ...
- ... apogee of 258 kilometres (160 mi) , inclination of 51.3° and an orbital period of 89.2 minutes. On 23 july 1964, after eight days in orbit, the satellite was deorbited with its return capsule descending by ...