langs: 20 марта [ru] / march 20 [en] / 20. märz [de] / 20 mars [fr] / 20 marzo [it] / 20 de marzo [es]
days: march 17 / march 18 / march 19 / march 20 / march 21 / march 22 / march 23
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Garrett Reisman
Garrett Erin Reisman ( / ˈ r iː s m ə n / ; born February 10, 1968) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut . He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17 . He return
- ... meone throws up on him and then he dies", might not be in the final edit of the episode which aired march 20, 2009. [20] In the podcast for the final (as aired) episode, producer Ron Moore confirmed that one o ...
#2 Yuri Shargin
Yuri Georgiyevich Shargin ( Russian : Юрий Георгиевич Шаргин ) is a retired cosmonaut of the Russian Space Forces . Russian cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Yuri Georgiyevich Shargin Born ( 1960-03-20 ) March 20, 1960 (age 62)
- ... dditional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Yuri Georgiyevich Shargin Born ( 1960-03-20 ) march 20, 1960 (age 62) Engels , RSFSR , Soviet Union Status Retired Nationality Russian Occupation Aeronauti ...
- ... Selection 1996 RKA Group Missions Soyuz TMA-5 , Soyuz TMA-4 Mission insignia BIOGRAPHY He was born march 20, 1960, in Engels , Saratov Oblast , Russian SFSR . His father was Jewish . [1] He is divorced and ha ...
#3 Joseph M. Acaba
Joseph Michael "Joe" Acabá (born May 17, 1967) is a Puerto Rican educator , hydrogeologist , and NASA astronaut . [1] [2] In May 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19. [
- ... by Florencio Morales Ramos (Ramito) [16] and sung by Jose Gonzalez and Banda Criolla. [17] [18] On march 20, he provided support to the first mission spacewalk and on March 21, he performed a spacewalk with S ...
#4 Oleg Kononenko
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko ( Russian : Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко ; Turkmen : Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko ; born 21 June 1964 in Turkmenistan ) is a Russian cosmonaut from the Turkmen SSR. [1] He has flown to the International Space Station four times, as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard So
- ... 1996 to March 1998, he underwent cosmonaut training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and on 20 march 1998, was awarded the title of test cosmonaut by the Interagency Qualification Committee. [1] In Oc ...
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
- ... f Midway Ordered 1 August 1942 Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Laid down 27 October 1943 Launched 20 march 1945 Commissioned 10 September 1945 Decommissioned 11 April 1992 In service 1945 Out of service 199 ...
- ... n 27 October 1943 in Shipway 11 at Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia ; launched 20 march 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Bradford William Ripley, Jr.; and commissioned on 10 September 1945 (eight ...
#2 KAI Aerospace Museum
The KAI Aerospace Museum is an aerospace museum in Sacheon , South Korea located at 35.071340°N 128.063297°E / 35.071340; 128.063297 adjacent to Sacheon Airport . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( October 2009 )
- ... ectronic intelligence aircraft, it was converted into an EC-47Q electronic surveillance aircraft on march 20, 1968. It arrived at Pleiku Air base on December 17, 1968 to serve with the 362nd Tactical Electroni ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 EchoStar XIV
EchoStar XIV is an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar . It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 119° West, from where it is used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the continental United States for Dish N
- ... nufacturer Space Systems/Loral Launch mass 6,384 kilograms (14,074 lb) Start of mission Launch date 20 march 2010, 18:26:57 ( 2010-03-20UTC18:26:57Z ) UTC Rocket Proton-M / Briz-M Launch site Baikonur 200/39 ...
- ... The launch occurred from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan , at 18:26:57 UTC on 20 march 2010. [6] The launch successfully placed EchoStar XIV into a geosynchronous transfer orbit . [3] Fo ...
#2 Progress M1-7
Progress M1-7 , identified by NASA as Progress 6P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 256. [1] Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M1-7 Progress M1-7 approaching the ISS. Mission type ISS resup
- ... 12 UTC Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 20 march 2002, 02:20 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 23 ...
- ... 17:43 UTC on 19 March 2002 [2] to make way for Progress M1-8 . [4] It was deorbited at 01:27 UTC on 20 march 2002. [2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean , with any remaining de ...
#3 Soyuz TMA-7
Soyuz TMA-7 ( Russian : Союз ТМА-7 ) was a transport mission for portions of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 12 crew launched October 1, 2005. The flight delivered ISS Commander William McArthur and ISS Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev to the station to replace Expedition 11 crew memb
- ... rs module) Docked to ISS: November 18, 2005, 09:05 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya ) Undocked from ISS: march 20, 2006, 06:49 UTC (from nadir port of Zarya ) Docked to ISS: March 20, 2006, 07:11 UTC (to aft port o ...
- ... of Zarya ) Undocked from ISS: March 20, 2006, 06:49 UTC (from nadir port of Zarya ) Docked to ISS: march 20, 2006, 07:11 UTC (to aft port of Zvezda ) Undocked from ISS: April 8, 2006, 20:28 UTC (from aft port ...
- ... th ISS (Relocation) Docking port Zarya nadir Docking date 18 November 2005 09:05 UTC Undocking date 20 march 2006 06:49 UTC Time docked 121d 21h 44m Docking with ISS (Relocation) Docking port Zvezda aft Docki ...
- ... :49 UTC Time docked 121d 21h 44m Docking with ISS (Relocation) Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 20 march 2006 07:11 UTC Undocking date 8 April 2006 20:28 UTC Time docked 19d 13h 17m Soyuz programme (Crewe ...
#4 ESSA-2
ESSA-2 (or OT-2 ) was a spin-stabilized operational meteorological satellite. Its name was derived from that of its oversight agency, the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA). ESSA-2 ESSA 2 Mission type Weather satellite Operator ESSA / NASA COSPAR ID 1966-016A SATCAT no. 2091 Spacec
- ... seful cloud pictures for more than 4 years before the camera systems were placed in standby mode on march 20, 1970. ESSA-2 was fully deactivated on October 16, 1970. [1]
#5 Kosmos 1217
Kosmos 1217 ( Russian : Космос 1217 meaning Cosmos 1217 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1980 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 12
- ... ) UTC Rocket Molniya-M / 2BL [2] Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome [2] [3] End of mission Deactivated 20 march 1983 [1] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Molniya [2] Perigee altitude 769 kil ...
#6 Kosmos 2175
Kosmos 2175 ( Russian: Космос-2175 meaning Cosmos 2175 ) was a Russian Yantar-4K2 photo reconnaissance satellite. It was the first satellite to be launched by the Russian Federation , following the breakup of the Soviet Union . It was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket , flying from the Plesetsk C
- ... 2-01-21UTC15Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome 43/3 End of mission Landing date 20 march 1992 ( 1992-03-21 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Eccentricity 0. ...
- ... also designated Kobal't . Kosmos 2175 was deorbited, and recovered after atmospheric re-entry , on 20 march 1992, following a successful mission. Prior to this, two capsules had been returned with imagery ab ...
#7 International Space Station
The International Space Station ( ISS ) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit . It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). [7] [8] The own
- ... Uncrewed Vulcan Centaur VC4L Cape Canaveral SLC-41 United Launch Alliance Harmony nadir Soyuz MS-23 20 march 2023 Soyuz MS Crewed Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Site 31/6 Roscosmos Prichal nadir SpaceX Crew-6 March 2023 ...
#8 PicSat
PicSat is a French observatory nanosatellite , designed to measure the transit of Beta Pictoris b , an exoplanet which orbits the star Beta Pictoris . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2021 ) This article is about the French CubeSat launched in 2018. For the Amer
- ... 2, 2018, 03:58 UTC Rocket PSLV Launch site SDSC Contractor ISL · ANTRIX End of mission Last contact march 20, 2018 Decay date estimated 2030 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth · SS ...
- ... . It was launched on January 12, 2018, and operated for more than 10 weeks before falling silent on 20 march 2018. [1] BACKGROUND BETA PICTORIS SYSTEM This section possibly contains original research . ( Dece ...
- ... ted to operate for one year. [14] It operated for approximately 10 weeks before contact was lost on 20 march 2018. [1] Attempts to reestablish contact were made. On March 30, it was believed contact was resto ...
#9 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 ( Korean : 광명성 3호 ; Hanja : 光明星3號 ; lit. Bright Star-3 [2] or Lode Star-3 [3] ) was a North Korean Earth observation satellite which, according to the DPRK , was for weather forecast purposes, and whose launch was widely portrayed in the West to be a veiled ballistic missile t
- ... military to destroy a North Korean rocket if it passes through the country's airspace. [28] [29] On 20 march , NHK , a state-owned TV station, said Japan will deploy missile intercept. [30] On 31 March, it was ...
#10 Ekspress-AM4
Ekspress-AM4 was a Russian communications satellite placed into the wrong orbit from a faulty Briz-M rocket stage . This satellite was to be part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites owned by Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC). Proposals were made to reposit
- ... he satellite would be decommissioned and deorbited. He stated that the descent phase would start on 20 march 2012, with the spacecraft reentering over the Pacific Ocean around 26 March 2012. The spacecraft wa ...
#11 USA-96
USA-96 , also known as GPS IIA-14 , GPS II-23 and GPS SVN-34 , is an American navigation satellite which is part of the Global Positioning System . It was 14 of 19 Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched, and the last one to be retired. American navigation satellite USA-96 Names Navstar 2A-14 GPS II
- ... f 7.5 years. [2] It was temporarily removed from the GPS constellation on 2 November 2015. [7] From 20 march 2018 the satellite was operational again, broadcasting the PRN 18 signal, from slot 6 of Plane D, [ ...
#12 Tiangong-1
Tiangong-1 ( Chinese : 天宫一号 ; pinyin : Tiāngōng yīhào ; lit. 'Heaven's Palace-1" or "Celestial Palace-1"' ) was China's first prototype space station . [9] It orbited Earth from September 2011 to April 2018, serving as both a crewed laboratory and an experimental testbed to demonstrate orbital rende
- ... ce. Altitude of Tiangong-1 (km) [71] Date ( CST ) Average Perigee Apogee Orbital inclination Source 20 march 2017 348.3 334.8 361.8 42.8 7 January 2018 281.3 265.1 297.4 42.77 14 March 2018 240.8 233.4 248.2 ...
- ... 235.9 229.3 242.6 42.66 18 March 2018 233.8 227.3 240.4 42.65 19 March 2018 231.8 225.4 238.2 42.65 20 march 2018 229.3 222.9 235.8 42.65 21 March 2018 227.0 220.3 233.6 42.64 22 March 2018 224.8 217.8 231.8 ...
#13 Progress 12
Progress 12 ( Russian : Прогресс 12 ) was a Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in January 1981 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station. Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft Progress 12 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Salyut 6 resupply COSPAR ID 1981-007A SATCA
- ... [1] Rocket Soyuz-U [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 20 march 1981, 16:59 UTC [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... 15:56 UTC, and was undocked on 19 March 1981 at 18:14 UTC. [3] [8] DECAY It remained in orbit until 20 march 1981, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 16:59 UTC. [3] [8] SEE ALSO Spaceflight p ...
#14 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
- ... the mission's second spacewalk, in case any issues arose that required a spacewalk to resolve. [34] 20 march (FLIGHT DAY 6) On flight day six, Mission Specialist Acaba used the shuttle's ergometer before the ...
#15 Agila-1
Agila-1 or Mabuhay was launched on March 20, 1987, under the name Palapa B2-P in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . It was originally under Indonesian company, PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara until it was acquired by Philippine company, Mabuhay Satellite Corporation which is under PLDT in 1996. Upon it
- Agila-1 or Mabuhay was launched on march 20, 1987, under the name Palapa B2-P in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . It was originally under Indo ...
- ... (1987-1996) Mabuhay (1996-1998) COSPAR ID 1987-029A SATCAT no. S17706 Start of mission Launch date march 20, 1987, 22:22 ( 1987-03-20UTC22:22Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Delta-3920 PAM-D Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-1 ...
#16 USA-177
USA-177 , also known as GPS IIR-11 and GPS SVN-59 , is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System . It was the eleventh Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall . It was built by Lockheed Mar
- ... acturer Lockheed Martin [2] Launch mass 2,032 kilograms (4,480 lb) [2] Start of mission Launch date 20 march 2004, 17:53:00 ( 2004-03-20UTC17:53Z ) UTC Rocket Delta II 7925-9.5, D303 [3] Launch site Cape Cana ...
- ... 6 mi) [4] Inclination 55 degrees [4] Period 718 minutes [4] USA-177 was launched at 17:53:00 UTC on 20 march 2004, atop a Delta II carrier rocket, flight number D303, flying in the 7925-9.5 configuration. [3] ...
#17 STS-123
STS-123 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour . STS-123 was the 1J/A ISS assembly mission. The original launch target date was 14 February 2008 but after the delay of STS-122 , the shuttle was launched on 11 March 2008. It was
- ... d in a shuttle tile repair test on the next spacewalk, and got some much needed off duty time. [20] 20 march (FLIGHT DAY 10) The crews of Space Shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station got some o ...
- ... nstallation of the MISSE 6 experiment on the exterior of the Columbus module. EVA 4 Behnken Foreman 20 march 2008 22:04 21 March 2008 04:28 6 hours, 24 minutes Replacement of Remote Power Control Module and t ...
#18 Diwata-1
Diwata-1 [6] also known as PHL-Microsat-1 was a Philippine microsatellite launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 23, 2016, and was deployed into orbit from the ISS on April 27, 2016. It was the first Philippine microsatellite and the first satellite built and designed by Filipino
- ... hree years given favorable conditions in space. [30] The decommissioning phase of Diwata-1 began on march 20, 2020, and was made to drop its altitude. It entered the Earth's atmosphere on April 6, 2020, and th ...