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Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 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
- ... na Shatalova (* 1958). [7] Shatalov died on June 15, 2021, at age 93. [8] His funeral took place on june 17, 2021, at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery in Mytishchi , Moscow Oblast . [6] [9] HONOURS AND ...
#2 Pavel Belyayev
Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev ( Russian : Павел Иванович Беляев ; 26 June 1925 – 10 January 1970) was a Soviet fighter pilot with extensive experience in piloting different types of aircraft. He was the first commander of the cosmonaut corps and the cosmonaut who commanded the historic Voskhod 2 mission
- ... March 1965) Title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Order of Lenin (23 March 1965) Order of the Red Star ( 17 june 1961) Medal for Combat Service (11 November 1953) Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great ...
#3 Gherman Titov
Gherman Stepanovich Titov ( Russian : Герман Степанович Титов ; 11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, [1] became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2 , preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1 . He was the fourth person in space, counting su
- ... icant contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples Two Orders of Lenin ( 17 june and 9 August 1961) Order of the October Revolution (21 February 1985) Order of the Red Banner of La ...
#4 Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin ( / ˈ ɔː l d r ɪ n / ; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. ; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut , engineer and fighter pilot . He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander
- ... put them in position as prime crew for Gemini 12. [44] [45] They were designated its prime crew on june 17, 1966, with Gordon Cooper and Gene Cernan as their backups. [46] GEMINI 12 Main article: Gemini 12 A ...
#5 Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov ( Bulgarian : Александър Панайотов Александров ) (born December 1, 1951) is a retired Bulgarian cosmonaut. He is the second Bulgarian to have flown to space, behind Georgi Ivanov . [1] [2] Bulgarian cosmonaut (born 1951) Not to be confused with Soviet cosmonaut Aleksa
- ... tion, as the Soyuz 33 mission carrying Georgi Ivanov failed to reach the Salyut 6 space station. On june 17, Aleksandrov returned aboard Soyuz TM-4 along with his fellow crew members. He, along with his crew- ...
#6 Abdulmohsen Al-Bassam
Abdulmohsen Hamad Al-Bassam is a retired officer in the Royal Saudi Air Force and a former astronaut. He was the back-up payload specialist for Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on STS-51-G . Abdulmohsen Hamad Al-Bassam Born ( 1948-12-12 ) December 12, 1948 (age 73) Unayzah , Saudi Arabia Na
- ... ERIENCE Selected in April 1985, he served as the back-up payload specialist for STS-51-G Discovery ( june 17 24, 1985) on which Arabsat -1B was deployed. With the conclusion of this flight on June 24, 1985, he ...
#7 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
- ... S-51-G mission STS-51-G lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at KSC in the Space Shuttle Discovery on june 17, 1985. The seven-day mission was to deploy three communications satellites, all built by : Morelos I ...
#8 Steven R. Nagel
Steven Ray Nagel (October 27, 1946 – August 21, 2014), ( Col , USAF ), was an American astronaut , aeronautical and mechanical engineer , test pilot , and a United States Air Force pilot . [1] In total, he logged 723 hours in space. [2] After NASA, he worked at the University of Missouri College of
- ... lew as a Mission Specialist on STS-51G, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on june 17, 1985. The crew aboard the Shuttle Discovery deployed communications satellites for Mexico (Morelos) ...
#9 Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud ( Arabic : سلطان بن سلمان آل سعود ; Sulṭān bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd ; born 27 June 1956) is a Saudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist . He is the first member of a royal family to fly
- ... ing was created at the Ministry of Information, and he was appointed its acting director. [12] From 17 june through 24 June 1985, he flew as a payload specialist on STS-51-G Discovery . As one of a seven-mem ...
#10 Sergey Revin
Sergei Nikolayevich Revin (born January 12, 1966 in Moscow ) is a Russian cosmonaut that was selected in 1996, and completed spaceflight training in 1998. [1] He served as a crew member aboard the International Space Station , having launched on his first spaceflight on 15 May 2012 and returned on 1
- ... est cosmonaut candidate. From April 1996 to June 1998 he was taking basic space training course. On june 17, 1998 the Interdepartmental Qualification Board qualified him as a test cosmonaut. From July 1998 to ...
#11 Liu Boming (taikonaut)
Liu Boming ( simplified Chinese : 刘伯明 ; traditional Chinese : 劉伯明 ; pinyin : Liú Bómíng ; born September 17, 1966) is a major general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF). A fighter pilot in the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he was selected into the PLA Astronaut Corps (
- ... Yuri Gagarin . [4] In 2018, he became as PhD candidate at Beijing Institute of Technology . [5] On 17 june 2021, Liu flew on Shenzhou 12 as his second spaceflight, becoming one of the three initial crew mem ...
#12 Nie Haisheng
Nie Haisheng (born 13 October 1964 [2] ) is a major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as an taikonaut and the third commander (unit chief) of the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC). He was a PLA Air Force fighter pilot and director of navigat
- ... . [10] Nie was chosen in December 2019 for his third spaceflight, Shenzhou 12 , which lifted off on 17 june 2021 on the first manned mission to the Tiangong space station . [11] Nie conducted his first space ...
#13 Patrick Baudry
Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry (born March 6, 1946 in Cameroon ) is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the French Air Force and a former CNES astronaut . In 1985, he became the second French citizen in space, after Jean-Loup Chrétien , when he flew aboard NASA 's Space Shuttle mission STS-51-G . This arti
- ... Patrick Baudry and Prince Sultan in 1985 Baudry flew as a payload specialist on STS-51-G Discovery ( june 17 24, 1985). STS-51-G was launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , and returned to land at Edwar ...
#14 Daniel Brandenstein
Daniel Charles Brandenstein (born January 17, 1943) is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of United Space Alliance . He is a former Naval Aviator , test pilot and NASA astronaut , who flew four Space Shuttle missions. He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1987 to
- ... Shuttle flights. A veteran of four space flights —STS-8 (August 30 – September 3, 1983), STS-51-G ( june 17 24, 1985), STS-32 (January 9–20, 1990), and STS-49 (May 7–16, 1992) -- Brandenstein has logged over ...
- ... e landing at Edwards Air Force Base , California , on September 3, 1983. [2] On his second mission ( june 17 24, 1985), Brandenstein commanded the crew of STS-51-G aboard the Orbiter Discovery . During this se ...
#15 Theodore Freeman
Theodore Cordy "Ted" Freeman (February 18, 1930 – October 31, 1964), was an American aeronautical engineer , U.S. Air Force officer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . Selected in the third group of NASA astronauts in 1963, he was killed a year later in the crash of a T-38 jet, marking the first fat
- ... for several months to finish the effort. He was admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1953 on june 17, 1949. [9] Freeman graduated from Annapolis in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1960, he r ...
#16 Valentin Bondarenko
Valentin Vasiliyevich Bondarenko ( Ukrainian : Валентин Васильевич Бондаренко , Russian : Валентин Васильевич Бондаренко ; 16 February 1937 – 23 March 1961) was a Soviet fighter pilot selected in 1960 for training as a cosmonaut . He died as the result of burns sustained in a fire during a 15-day lo
- ... 4] Bondarenko was buried in Lipovaya Roshcha in Kharkiv, [6] where his parents were then living. On 17 june 1961 the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet posthumously awarded Bondarenko the Order of the Red Star ...
#17 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
- ... command, of Gemini 12 . Lovell and Aldrin's selection for this mission was officially announced on june 17, along with that of Gordon Cooper and Gene Cernan as their backups. [57] Lovell (second from left) a ...
#18 John M. Fabian
John McCreary Fabian (born January 28, 1939) is a former NASA astronaut and Air Force officer who flew two Space Shuttle missions and worked on the development of the Shuttle's robotic arm. He later led the Air Force's space operations. John M. Fabian Born ( 1939-01-28 ) January 28, 1939 (age 83)
- ... er 316 hours in space. He served as a mission specialist on STS-7 (June 18 – 24, 1983) and STS-51G ( june 17 24, 1985). He was scheduled to fly next in May 1986 on STS-61G, and was also in training for space s ...
- ... s second mission, Fabian flew on STS-51-G which launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on june 17, 1985, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on June 24, 1985, after completing approxim ...
#19 John Oliver Creighton
John Oliver Creighton (born April 28, 1943), ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a former NASA astronaut who flew three Space Shuttle missions. John O. Creighton Born ( 1943-04-28 ) April 28, 1943 (age 79) Orange, Texas , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Other names John Oliver Creighton Alma mat
- ... r prior to resuming full-time training for his next command. Creighton served as pilot on STS-51-G ( june 17 24, 1985), was spacecraft commander on STS-36 (February 28 to March 4, 1990) and STS-48 (September 1 ...
- ... livery with the Boeing Airplane Company until he retired in 2007. SPACE FLIGHTS STS-51-G Discovery ( june 17 24, 1985) was a 7-day mission during which the crew deployed communications satellites for Mexico ( ...
#20 S. David Griggs
Stanley David Griggs (September 7, 1939 – June 17, 1989) was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut. He is credited with conducting the first unscheduled extra-vehicular activity of the space program during Space Shuttle mission STS-51-D . Griggs was killed when the vintage World War II -
- Stanley David Griggs (September 7, 1939 – june 17, 1989) was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut. He is credited with conducting the fir ...
- ... anuary 1978 Born Stanley David Griggs ( 1939-09-07 ) September 7, 1939 Portland, Oregon , U.S. Died june 17, 1989 (1989-06-17) (aged 49) Earle, Arkansas , U.S. Resting place Arlington National Cemetery Nation ...
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
- ... th and South Vietnam , including the first combat use of AGM-12 Bullpup air-to-surface missiles. On 17 june 1965 two VF-21 McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs flying from Midway were credited with the first co ...
- ... y made both the first MIG kills in the Vietnam War , and the last air-to-air victory of the war. On 17 june 1965, aviators of Midway ' s Attack Carrier Wing 2, VF-21 , had downed the first two MiGs credited ...
#2 RAF Dumfries
Royal Air Force Dumfries or more simply RAF Dumfries was a former Royal Air Force station located near Dumfries , Dumfries and Galloway Scotland . The airfield opened on 17 June 1940 and was sold in 1960 to a private firm. Former RAF base in Scotland This article includes a list of references , rela
- ... l Air Force station located near Dumfries , Dumfries and Galloway Scotland . The airfield opened on 17 june 1940 and was sold in 1960 to a private firm. Former RAF base in Scotland This article includes a li ...
- ... intenance Unit RAF , (18 MU) was allotted to No. 41 Group RAF (41 Gp) and became the lodger unit on 17 june 1940. No aircraft were flown in until the end of June when the obstructions placed on the airfield ...
#3 National Space Centre
The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy , along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. It is located on the north side of the city in Belgrave, Leicester , England, next to the River S
- ... ebration of 50 years of Doctor Who in November 2013. [53] A Sci-Fi Weekend on the weekend beginning 17 june 2006 included a live-action experience similar to Alien War . [ citation needed ] On 19 July 2006 N ...
#4 Imperial War Museum Duxford
Imperial War Museum Duxford is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near Duxford in Cambridgeshire , England. Britain's largest aviation museum , [2] Duxford houses the museum's large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft , military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven main exhibiti
- ... mander Lieutenant Augustus Agar won the Victoria Cross [62] for sinking the Russian cruiser Oleg on 17 june 1919. Other vessels include the Vosper motor torpedo boat MTB-71, acquired from the British Militar ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Kosmos 2224
Kosmos 2224 ( Russian : Космос 2224 meaning Cosmos 2224 ) is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1992 as part of the Russian Space Forces ' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes . [1] Russian military early
- ... 45Z ) UTC [2] [3] Rocket Proton-K / DM-2 Launch site Baikonur 200/39 [1] End of mission Deactivated 17 june 1999 [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Geostationary Instruments Infrared t ...
#2 Soyuz TMA-19
Soyuz TMA-19 was a crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) and is part of the Soyuz programme . It was launched on 15 June 2010 carrying three members of the Expedition 24 crew to the International Space Station, who remained aboard the station for around six months. Soyuz TMA-19
- ... bit Regime Low Earth orbit Inclination 51.62° Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 17 june 2010 22:25 UTC Undocking date 28 June 2010 19:13 UTC Time docked 10 days, 20 hours and 48 minutes D ...
- ... z TMA-19 arrives at the ISS (16 m 32 s) Soyuz TMA-19 docked with the International Space Station on 17 june 2010 at 22:25 UTC. It docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module. [15] Ahead of docking, the ISS ...
#3 GOES 2
GOES-2 , known as GOES-B before becoming operational, was a geostationary weather satellite which was operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. [4] GOES-2 was built by Ford Aerospace , and wa
- ... of an onboard SVM-5 apogee motor. Its insertion into geosynchronous orbit occurred at 03:26 GMT on 17 june . [1] Following on-orbit testing, GOES-B was redesignated GOES-2, and replaced SMS-1 at a longitude ...
#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
- ... 96.7 mins FormoSat-1 provided 5½ years of operational service. The spacecraft ended its mission on june 17, 2004 and was decommissioned on July 16, 2004. [1] TECHNICAL DETAILS SPACECRAFT Weight: 401 kg Shape ...
#5 Kosmos 909
Kosmos 909 ( Russian : Космос 909 meaning Cosmos 909 ) was a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons . It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1977 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme, [1] and used as a target for Kosmos 910 and Kosmos 918 , as part of the
- ... d an orbital period of 117 minutes. [1] Attempted interceptions by Kosmos 910 and 918 on 23 May and 17 june respectively failed, and as of 2009 Kosmos 909 remains in orbit. [2] [5] Kosmos 909 was the fifth o ...
#6 CoRoT
CoRoT (French: Co nvection, Ro tation et T ransits planétaires ; English: Co nvection, Ro tation and planetary T ransits) was a space telescope mission which operated from 2006 to 2013. The mission's two objectives were to search for extrasolar planets with short orbital periods, particularly those
- ... Baikonur LC-31/6 Contractor Arianespace Starsem End of mission Disposal Decommissioned Deactivated 17 june 2014, 10:27 ( 2014-06-17UTC10:28 ) UTC [1] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Po ...
#7 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
- ... 30, 1984 Space Shuttle Discovery Kennedy LC-39A 125° W HS-376 625 kg (1,378 lb) Telstar 303 Hughes june 17, 1985 Space Shuttle Discovery Kennedy LC-39A 76° W HS-376 630 kg (1,390 lb) Telstar 401 Lockheed Mar ...
#8 Morelos Satellite System
The Morelos satellites are a series of Mexican communications satellites . The first two operated between 1985 and 1998 and provided telephony, data, and television services over the territory of the Mexican Republic and adjacent areas. The third is now part of the MEXSAT constellation (sister ship
- ... cturer Hughes Aircraft Corporation BOL mass 646.5 kilograms (1,425 lb) Start of mission Launch date 17 june 1985 Rocket Space Shuttle Discovery / STS-51-G Transponders Band C band : 18 (+2 spares) K u band : ...
- ... rcraft Corporation HS-376 , was launched by the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery (mission STS-51-G ) on 17 june 1985 and entered geostationary orbit at 113° W on 17 December 1985. MORELOS II Morelos II was launc ...
#9 Soyuz 29
Soyuz 29 ( Russian : Союз 29 , Union 29 ) was a 1978 crewed Soviet space mission to the Salyut 6 space station. [2] It was the fifth mission, the fourth successful docking, and the second long-duration crew for the orbiting station. Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and flight engineer Aleksandr Ivanche
- ... since the record-breaking mission of Soyuz 26 ended after 96 days. The crew successfully docked on 17 june and Kovalyonok and Ivanchenkov reactivated the station. Kovalyonok, who was aboard the failed Soyuz ...
#10 Mir
Mir ( Russian : Мир , IPA: [ˈmʲir] ; lit. ' peace ' or ' world ' ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia . Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater
- ... , which carried the EO-11 crew to Mir , docking on 19 March before the departure of Soyuz TM-13. On 17 june , Russian President Boris Yeltsin and US President George H. W. Bush announced what would later beco ...
#11 Kosmos 380
Kosmos 380 ( Russian : Космос 380 meaning Cosmos 380 ), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.26 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250-kilogram (550 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used
- ... -11-24UTC10:59:56Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of mission Decay date 17 june 1971 ( 1971-06-18 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... iod of 100.6 minutes. [1] [6] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 17 june 1971. [6]
#12 Tianhe core module
Tianhe ( Chinese : 天和 ; pinyin : Tiānhé ; lit. 'Harmony of the Heavens' ), [8] [9] officially the Tianhe core module ( Chinese : 天和核心舱 ), is the first module to launch of the Tiangong space station . It was launched into orbit on 29 April 2021, [1] as the first launch of the final phase of Tiangong
- ... ply spacecraft on 29 May 2021, followed by Shenzhou 12 , carrying a crew of three to the station on 17 june 2021. [1] Tianzhou 3 and Shenzhou 13 were launched to the station on 20 September 2021 and 15 Octob ...
- ... hou 2 Long March 7 Wenchang LC-2 CASC Tianhe port [lower-alpha 2] 301 days, 10 hours and 58 minutes 17 june 2021, 01:22:27 [38] 17 June 2021, 07:54 [38] 16 September 2021, 00:56 [39] Shenzhou 12 Long March 2 ...
- ... LC-2 CASC Tianhe port [lower-alpha 2] 301 days, 10 hours and 58 minutes 17 June 2021, 01:22:27 [38] 17 june 2021, 07:54 [38] 16 September 2021, 00:56 [39] Shenzhou 12 Long March 2F Jiuquan SLS-1 CASC Tianhe ...
#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
- ... rear 7 February 1978 08:55 15.82 Soyuz 28 3 March 1978 20:10 rear 10 March 1978 13:25 6.72 Soyuz 29 17 june 1978 00:58 front 3 September 1978 11:23 78.43 Soyuz 30 29 June 1978 20:08 rear 5 July 1978 13:15 6. ...
#14 Venera 4
Venera 4 ( Russian : Венера-4 , lit. ' Venus-4 ' ), also designated 4V-1 No.310 , was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus . The probe comprised a lander , designed to enter the Venusian atmosphere and parachute to the surface, and a carrier/ flyby spacecraft, which ca
- ... with an estimated landing place near 19°N 38°E . [5] The second probe, Kosmos 167 , was launched on 17 june but failed to depart low Earth orbit. [10] During entry into the Venusian atmosphere, the heat shie ...
#15 KazSat-1
KazSat-1 ( Kazakh : ҚазСат-1 , QazSat-1 ) is the first Kazakh communications satellite . It was launched on 17 June 2006, at 22:44:05 UTC by Proton-K / Blok DM-2M launch vehicle . [1] [2] ] This satellite was constructed by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center for the satellite bus
- ... ( Kazakh : ҚазСат-1 , QazSat-1 ) is the first Kazakh communications satellite . It was launched on 17 june 2006, at 22:44:05 UTC by Proton-K / Blok DM-2M launch vehicle . [1] [2] ] This satellite was constr ...
- ... aunch mass 1,380 kg (3,040 lb) Dry mass 820 kg (1,810 lb) Power 1.3 kW Start of mission Launch date 17 june 2006, 22:44:05 UTC [1] Rocket Proton-K / Blok DM-2M Launch site Baikonur , Site 200/39 Contractor K ...
#16 Kosmos 167
Kosmos 167 ( Russian : Космос 167 meaning Cosmos 167 ), or 4V-1 No.311 , was a 1967 Soviet spacecraft intended to explore Venus . A spacecraft launched as part of the Venera programme , Kosmos 167 was intended to land on Venus but never departed low Earth orbit due to a launch failure. Soviet spacec
- ... s Spacecraft type 4V-1 Manufacturer GSMZ Lavochkin Launch mass 1106 kg Start of mission Launch date 17 june 1967, 02:36:38 GMT Rocket Molniya-M 8K78M s/n Ya15000-70 Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 Contractor ...
- ... arth Perigee altitude 187 km Apogee altitude 286 km Inclination 51.8° [3] Period 89.2 minutes Epoch 17 june 1967 Venera ← Venera 4 Venera 5 → Beginning in 1962, the name Kosmos was given to Soviet spacecraft ...
- ... nch the spacecraft. The launch occurred from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 02:36:38 GMT on 17 june 1967. [6] This mission was intended to be a Venus lander, similar in design to the Venera 4 spacecr ...
#17 Shenzhou 12
Shenzhou 12 ( Chinese : 神舟十二号 ; pinyin : Shénzhōu shí'èr hào , see § Etymology ) was a Chinese spaceflight launched on 17 June 2021. [5] The flight marked the seventh crewed Chinese spaceflight and the twelfth flight of the Shenzhou program . The spacecraft carried three members of the People's Libe
- ... se : 神舟十二号 ; pinyin : Shénzhōu shí'èr hào , see § Etymology ) was a Chinese spaceflight launched on 17 june 2021. [5] The flight marked the seventh crewed Chinese spaceflight and the twelfth flight of the Sh ...
- ... eng Liu Boming Tang Hongbo EVAs 2 EVA duration 12 hours 41 minutes [1] Start of mission Launch date 17 june 2021, 01:22:27 UTC [2] Rocket Long March 2F Launch site Jiuquan , SLS-1 Contractor China Academy of ...
- ... Inclination 41.5° Docking with the Tiangong Space Station Docking port Tianhe forward Docking date 17 june 2021, 07:54 UTC [3] Undocking date 16 September 2021, 00:56 UTC [4] Time docked 90 days, 17 hours a ...
- ... ched on a Long March-2F launch vehicle in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China's Gobi Desert on 17 june 2021. [5] After about six-and-a-half hours flight it arrived at Chinese space station Tiangong. [10 ...
- ... Chinese space station Tiangong. [10] The mission docked with the Tianhe core module at 07:54 UTC , 17 june 2021, following the launch and successful docking of Tianzhou 2 , the second flight of China's Tian ...
#18 Intelsat 702
Intelsat 701 (also known as IS-702 and Intelsat 7-F2 ) is a geostationary communication satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral ( SSL ). It is located in the orbital position of 32.9 degrees east longitude and it is currently in an inclined orbit . The same is owned by Intelsat . The satelli
- ... sat VII ← Intelsat VII F-1 Intelsat VII F-3 → The satellite was successfully launched into space on june 17, 1994, at 07:07:19 UTC, using an Ariane 4 4L vehicle from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana , ...
- ... Bus HS-601 Manufacturer Hughes Launch mass 3,695 kilograms (8,146 lb) Start of mission Launch date 17 june 1994, 07:07:19 ( 1994-06-17UTC07:07:19Z ) UTC Rocket Ariane 44LP H10+ Launch site Kourou ELA-2 Orbi ...
#19 Kosmos 68
Kosmos 68 ( Russian : Космос 68 meaning Cosmos 68 ) or Zenit-2 No.29 was a Soviet , first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1965. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 68 was the twenty-eighth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [4] [5] and had a ma
- ... nd the Satellite Catalog Number 01404. Kosmos 68 was operated in a low Earth orbit ; at an epoch of 17 june 1965 it had a perigee of 209 kilometres (130 mi) , an apogee of 315 kilometres (196 mi) , an inclin ...
#20 Telstar 303
Telstar 303 [1] is a U.S. communications satellite launched from Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-51-G on 17 June 1985. Owned and operated by AT&T and later by Loral Skynet (now Telesat ), it was one of three Telstar 3 satellites, Preceded by Telstar 301 in 1983 and Telstar 302 in 1984. This artic
- ... 303 [1] is a U.S. communications satellite launched from Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-51-G on 17 june 1985. Owned and operated by AT&T and later by Loral Skynet (now Telesat ), it was one of three Tels ...
- ... munications Launch mass 1,140 kg (2,510 lb) BOL mass 653 kg (1,440 lb) Start of mission Launch date 17 june 1985, 11:33:00 UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Discovery Launch site John F. Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A ...