langs: 10 октября [ru] / october 10 [en] / 10. oktober [de] / 10 octobre [fr] / 10 ottobre [it] / 10 de octubre [es]
days: october 7 / october 8 / october 9 / october 10 / october 11 / october 12 / october 13
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Gregory Olsen
Gregory Hammond Olsen (born April 20, 1945) is an American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to make a self-funded trip to the International Space Station with the company Space Adventures . For other people with the same name, see Greg Olsen
- ... on (ISS) with Soyuz TMA-7 (launched October 1, 2005, docked October 3) and landed with Soyuz TMA-6 ( october 10) , Olsen is the third self-funded space tourist to visit the ISS, following Dennis Tito (2001) and Ma ...
#2 Oleg Makarov (cosmonaut)
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov ( Russian : Олег Григорьевич Макаров ; 6 January 1933 – 28 May 2003) was a Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet engineer and astronaut For other people with the same name, see Oleg Makarov (disambiguation) . Oleg Makarov Born ( 1933-01-06 ) 6 January 1933 Udomlya , Soviet Union Died 2
- ... nin (2 October 1973, 21 April 1975, 16 March 1978, 10 December 1980) Order "Blue Nile" of Ethiopia ( 10 october 1981) Honorary Citizen of Baikonur , Dzhezkazgan , Kaluga , Karaganda , Rivne , and Yakutsk . [3] L ...
#3 Randolph Bresnik
Randolph James "Komrade" [2] [3] Bresnik (born September 11, 1967) is a retired officer in the United States Marine Corps and an active NASA astronaut . [4] A Marine Aviator by trade, Bresnik was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 19 in May 2004. [5] He first launched to space on STS-129 ,
- ... rm2 , the latching end effector A, or LEE-A. Spacewalk duration was 6 hours and 55 minutes. [19] On october 10, 2017, Bresnik and Vande Hei completed the second EVA of the mission. They lubricated the newly inst ...
#4 John M. Grunsfeld
John Mace Grunsfeld (born October 10, 1958) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and has served as NASA Chief Scientist . His academic background includes research in high energy astrophysics , cosmic ray physics and the emerging field
- John Mace Grunsfeld (born october 10, 1958) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle ...
- ... merican astronaut and astronomer (born 1958) John Grunsfeld Born John Mace Grunsfeld ( 1958-10-10 ) october 10, 1958 (age 63) Chicago, Illinois , U.S. Status Retired Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technol ...
#5 Vladimir Komarov
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov ( Russian : Влади́мир Миха́йлович Комаро́в , IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kəmɐˈrof] ; 16 March 1927 – 24 April 1967) was a Soviet test pilot , aerospace engineer, and cosmonaut. In October 1964, he commanded Voskhod 1 , the first spaceflight to carry more than one
- ... e a number of radio transmissions, including a greeting to the Tokyo Olympics , which had opened on 10 october . The mission lasted just over twenty-four hours. After the crew landed safely they were flown back ...
#6 Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( / ˈ b eɪ z oʊ s / BAY -zohss ; [2] né Jorgensen ; born January 12, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor , investor, computer engineer, and commercial astronaut . [3] [4] He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon . With a net
- ... a variety of assessments about how much money Bezos earned on a controlled, reduced time scale. On october 10, 2017, he made an estimated $6.24 billion in 5 minutes, slightly less than the annual gross domestic ...
#7 Space tourism
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. [1] There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. Space travel for recreational purposes This article is about paying space travellers. For other commercial spacefarers, see Co
- ... 02 ( Soyuz TM-33 ) 10 days ISS EP-2 Mark Shuttleworth US$20 million October 1, 2005 ( Soyuz TMA-7 ) october 10, 2005 ( Soyuz TMA-6 ) 10 days ISS EP-3 Gregory Olsen US$20 million September 20, 2006 ( Soyuz TMA-9 ...
#8 Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aeronautical engineer , astronaut , and aquanaut . He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA 's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American (after
- Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – october 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aeronautical engineer , astronaut , ...
- ... ott Carpenter Born Malcolm Scott Carpenter ( 1925-05-01 ) May 1, 1925 Boulder, Colorado , U.S. Died october 10, 2013 (2013-10-10) (aged 88) Denver , Colorado, U.S. Resting place Ashes buried in Steamboat Springs ...
- ... ical Center in Denver. He was then admitted to the Denver Hospice Inpatient Care Center. He died on october 10, 2013, at the age of 88. He was survived by his wife, four sons and two daughters, a granddaughter, ...
#9 Mark T. Vande Hei
Mark Thomas Vande Hei (born November 10, 1966) is a retired United States Army officer and current NASA astronaut [2] who has served as a flight Engineer for Expedition 53 , 54 , 64 , 65 , and 66 on the International Space Station . [3] [4] American engineer and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei Born (
- ... Canadarm2 , the latching end effector A, or LEE-A. The duration was 6 hours and 55 minutes. [11] On october 10, 2017, they completed the second EVA of the mission. They lubricated the newly installed end effecto ...
#10 Franco Malerba
Franco Egidio Malerba (born 10 October 1946 in Busalla , Metropolitan City of Genoa , Italy) is an Italian astronaut and Member of the European Parliament . He was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space. In 1994, he was elected to the European Parliament on the lists of Forza Italia, serving
- Franco Egidio Malerba (born 10 october 1946 in Busalla , Metropolitan City of Genoa , Italy) is an Italian astronaut and Member of the Eur ...
- ... the European Parliament In office 19 July 1994 – 19 July 1999 Personal details Born ( 1946-10-10 ) 10 october 1946 (age 75) Busalla , Metropolitan City of Genoa , Liguria , Italy Political party Forza Italia S ...
#11 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
- ... ] 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 Angkasawan program , ...
- ... arrying Whitson, Malenchenko, and Sheikh Muszaphar, successfully launched at 13:22 UTC , Wednesday, 10 october 2007. [20] [21] [22] After 10 days in space, Sheikh Muszaphar boarded Soyuz TMA-10 for his return. ...
#12 Yuri Malenchenko
Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko ( Russian : Юрий Иванович Маленченко ; born December 22, 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut . Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas , while he was 240 miles (390 km) over New Zeal
- ... Peggy Whitson and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor blasted off to space on october 10, 2007, on Soyuz TMA-11 from the Baikonour Cosmodrome. He served as the Soyuz commander. The Soyuz sp ...
#13 Rex J. Walheim
Rex Joseph Walheim (born October 10, 1962) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer and NASA astronaut . He flew three Space Shuttle missions, STS-110 , STS-122 , and STS-135 . Walheim logged over 566 hours in space, including 36 hours and 23 minutes of spacewalk (EVA) time. He was ass
- Rex Joseph Walheim (born october 10, 1962) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer and NASA astronaut . He flew three Spa ...
- ... Force officer, engineer and a NASA astronaut. Rex J. Walheim Born Rex Joseph Walheim ( 1962-10-10 ) october 10, 1962 (age 59) Redwood City, California , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Alma mater Univer ...
#14 Talgat Musabayev
Talgat Amangeldyuly Musabayev ( Kazakh : Талғат Аманкелдіұлы Мұсабаев , Talğat Amankeldıūly Mūsabaev ; born 7 January 1951) [1] is a Kazakh test pilot and former cosmonaut who flew on three spaceflights . His first two spaceflights were long-duration stays aboard the Russian space station Mir . His
- ... ernational cooperation in manned space flight Medal "Astana" (1999) Order of Friendship of Peoples ( 10 october 1991) – for active participation in preparation for space flight on the orbital scientific research ...
#15 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
- ... 0, from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida , and landed at Edwards Air Force Base , California , on october 10, 1990. During 66 orbits of the Earth, the five-man crew successfully deployed the Ulysses spacecraft ...
#16 James D. Halsell
James Donald Halsell Jr. (born September 29, 1956) is a retired United States Air Force officer, a former NASA astronaut . The veteran of five Space Shuttle missions pled guilty in 2021 to two counts of manslaughter and two counts of assault as a result of a motor vehicle accident in 2016. As of May
- ... loration Systems, and was the ATK site manager at Marshall Space Flight Center , Huntsville, AL. On october 10, 2011, Halsell joined Dynetics , as a technical director in their Space Division. SPACEFLIGHTS STS-6 ...
#17 Peggy Whitson
Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher, retired NASA astronaut , [4] and former NASA Chief Astronaut . American biochemistry researcher and NASA astronaut Peggy Annette Whitson Born ( 1960-02-09 ) February 9, 1960 (age 62) Beaconsfield, IA , U.S. Statu
- ... commander Whitson greets STS-120 commander Pam Melroy Her second mission, Expedition 16 , launched october 10, 2007, on Soyuz TMA-11 . [28] [29] [30] Along with her Expedition 16 crew member Yuri Malenchenko an ...
#18 Aleksandr Kaleri
Aleksandr "Sasha" Yuriyevich Kaleri ( Russian : Александр Юрьевич Калери ; born in Jūrmala , Latvia on 13 May 1956) is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri has most recently been in space aboard the ISS serving a
- ... . He arrived at the ISS after the Soyuz spacecraft linked up with the space station at 00:01 UTC on 10 october 2010. [5] He remained in the ISS till March 2011. During their mission, Kaleri and the rest of the ...
#19 Oleg Skripochka
Oleg Ivanovich Skripochka ( Russian : Оле́г Ива́нович Скри́почка ; born 24 December 1969 in Nevinnomyssk , Stavropol Krai , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union ) is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut. In 2011 he was in space serving as an Expedition 25 / 26 crewmember. [1] Russian engineer and cosmonaut (born
- ... chka arrived at the ISS after the Soyuz spacecraft linked up with the space station at 00:01 UTC on 10 october 2010. [3] He stayed on board the ISS till March 2011. During their mission, Skripochka and the rest ...
#20 Yuri Gidzenko
Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko ( Russian: Юрий Павлович Гидзенко ; born March 26, 1962) is a Russian cosmonaut . [1] He was a test cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (TsPK). Gidzenko has flown into space three times and has lived on board the Mir and the International Space Station. He
- ... Phase I research. During Euromir 95, an unmanned cargo spacecraft, Progress M-29 visited the Mir on october 10. Progress M-29 brought about 2.5 tons of fresh supplies and equipment for the Mir EO-20 crew. On Oct ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site , at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama , commemorates the contributions of African-American airmen in World War II . Moton Field was the site of primary flight training for the pioneering pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen , and is now operated by the National
- ... istoric Places the same day. Hangar One has been restored and the grand opening [3] of the site was october 10, 2008. The Hangar One Museum is open for tours Wednesday–Sunday. [4] Tours are free of charge to the ...
#2 RAF Montrose
Royal Air Force Montrose or more simply RAF Montrose is a former Royal Air Force station in Forfarshire (now more commonly called Angus ) in Scotland . It became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom on 26 February 1913. [2] Military museum in Angus, Scotla
- ... Ian Richard "Widge" Gleed DSO DFC Squadrons at RAF Montrose No. 269 Squadron RAF 25 August 1939 to 10 october 1939 No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAF January to August 1940 No. 248 Squadron RAF May to Ju ...
#3 Yankee Air Museum
The Yankee Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Willow Run Airport in Van Buren Township, Michigan . The museum has a small fleet of flying aircraft and a collection of static display aircraft outdoors. Aviation museum in Michigan, United States Yankee Air Museum Location within Michigan Esta
- ... fore the airfield and industrial complex were ever conceived). The museum reopened to the public on october 10, 2010, six years to the day after the fire. [11] [12] This allowed the museum to vacate Hangar Two, ...
#4 Kjeller Airport
Kjeller Airport ( Norwegian : Kjeller flyplass ; ICAO : ENKJ ) is a military and general aviation airport located in Kjeller in Skedsmo in Viken county , Norway. Situated in the outskirts of Lillestrøm , it is 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) east northeast of Oslo , making it the airport located
- ... as the ferry used to Gressholmen Airport . Regular services started on 1 June 1938 and lasted until 10 october . The following year the route was transferred to the newly opened Oslo Airport, Fornebu . [35] Luft ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 STS-41
STS-41 was the 36th Space Shuttle mission, and the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery . The four-day mission had a primary objective of launching the Ulysses probe as part of the " International Solar Polar Mission " (ISPM). 1990 American crewed spaceflight to deploy Ulysses Not to be c
- ... ch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39B Contractor Rockwell International End of mission Landing date october 10, 1990, 13:57:19 UTC Landing site Edwards Air Force Base , Runway 22 Orbital parameters Reference sys ...
- ... evision cameras and monitoring ionizing radiation exposure to the crew within the orbiter cabin. On october 10, 1990, at 6:57:19 a.m. PDT , Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on runway 22. R ...
#2 SpaceX CRS-1
SpaceX CRS-1 , also known as SpX-1 , [8] was SpaceX's first operational cargo mission to the International Space Station , under their Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA . It was the third flight for the uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft , and the fourth overall flight for the co
- ... h orbit Inclination 51.6° Berthing at International Space Station Berthing port Harmony RMS capture 10 october 2012, 10:56 UTC Berthing date 10 October 2012, 13:03 UTC [6] Unberthing date 28 October 2012, 11:19 ...
- ... ernational Space Station Berthing port Harmony RMS capture 10 October 2012, 10:56 UTC Berthing date 10 october 2012, 13:03 UTC [6] Unberthing date 28 October 2012, 11:19 UTC [7] RMS release 28 October 2012, 13: ...
- ... o perform a coelliptic burn that would place it in a circular coelliptic orbit . [16] FLIGHT DAY 3 ( 10 october ) As Dragon chased the International Space Station (ISS), the spacecraft established Ultra high freq ...
#3 Soyuz TMA-9
Soyuz TMA-9 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. It was a human spaceflight mission transporting personnel to and from the ISS. It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 18 September 2006 at 08:09 MSD (04:09 UTC ), docked with the ISS
- ... 1] Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 20 September 2006 05:21 UTC Undocking date 10 october 2006 19:14 UTC Time docked 20d 13h 53m Docking with ISS (Relocation) Docking port Zarya nadir Docki ...
- ... :14 UTC Time docked 20d 13h 53m Docking with ISS (Relocation) Docking port Zarya nadir Docking date 10 october 2006 19:34 UTC Undocking date 29 March 2007 23:30 UTC Time docked 170d 3h 56m Docking with ISS (Rel ...
- ... the scene. Docked to ISS: 20 September 2006, 05:21 UTC (to aft port of Zvezda ) Undocking from ISS: 10 october 2006 19:14 UTC (from aft port of Zvezda ) Docking to ISS: 10 October 2006 19:34 UTC (to nadir port ...
- ... f Zvezda ) Undocking from ISS: 10 October 2006 19:14 UTC (from aft port of Zvezda ) Docking to ISS: 10 october 2006 19:34 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya ) Undocking from ISS: 29 March 2007 23:30 UTC (from nadir po ...
#4 Poisk (ISS module)
Poisk ( Russian : Поиск , lit. ' Search ' ), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 ( MRM 2 ), Малый исследовательский модуль 2 , or МИМ 2 , is a docking module of the International Space Station . Its original name was Docking Module 2 ( Stykovochniy Otsek 2 , SO-2 ), as it is almost identical
- ... 18, 2010 08:03 UTC Soyuz TMA-18 April 4, 2010 05:25 UTC September 25, 2010 02:02 UTC Soyuz TMA-01M october 10, 2010 00:01 UTC March 16, 2011 04:27 UTC Soyuz TMA-21 April 6, 2011 23:09 UTC September 16, 2011 00: ...
#5 VRSS-1
VRSS-1 ( Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite-1 ), also known as ( Satellite ) Francisco Miranda , is the first Venezuelan remote sensing satellite, and the second Venezuelan satellite after VENESAT-1 . It will be used to study the territory of Venezuela and help with planning, agriculture and disast
- ... cameras have a resolution of 16m. It will provide 350 images a day, with the first one on or about 10 october . [2] [6] The satellite will pass over Venezuela three or four times every 24 hours and will cover t ...
#6 STS-68
STS-68 was a human spaceflight mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida on 30 September 1994. 1994 American crewed spaceflight STS-68 SIR-C in Endeavour ' s payload bay Names Space Transportation System -65 Mission type Radar imaging Operator NASA COSPA
- ... s. None of the streaks would hamper visual observations during entry and landing slated for Monday, 10 october . On Sunday, 2 October 1994 at 9 am CDT, STS-68 MCC Status Report # 4 reports: Radar data gathering ...
- ... GO Radio in San Francisco. The interview included phone-in questions from area children. On Monday, 10 october 1994 at 10 am CDT, STS-68 MCC Status Report # 16 reports: In low Earth orbit, Endeavour' s systems ...
#7 Soyuz TMA-01M
Soyuz TMA-01M was a Soyuz flight that transported three members of the Expedition 25 crew to the International Space Station . TMA-01M was the 107th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft , and the first flight of the modernized TMA-M series. The spacecraft remained docked to the space station during Expediti
- ... etres (160.79 mi) Inclination 51.63 degrees Docking with ISS Docking port Poisk zenith Docking date 10 october 2010 00:01 UTC Undocking date 16 March 2011 04:27 UTC Time docked 157d 4h 26m From left to right: K ...
- ... . [9] DOCKING The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft linked up with the space station at 00:01 UTC on Sunday, 10 october 2010, precisely one minute ahead of schedule. Docking to the Poisk module occurred when both spacec ...
#8 Shenzhou 6
Shenzhou 6 ( Chinese : 神舟六号 ; pinyin : Shénzhōu lìuhào ) was the second human spaceflight of the Chinese space program , launched on October 12, 2005 on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center . The Shenzhou spacecraft carried a crew of Fèi Jùnlóng (费俊龙) and Niè Hǎishèng (聂海胜
- ... ed two weeks later by Jiang Jingshan , a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering . But then on october 10 an official from the technical department of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center said the launch was ...
#9 Explorer 33
Explorer 33 , also known as IMP-D and AIMP-1 , was a spacecraft in the Explorer program launched by NASA on 1 July 1966 on a mission of scientific exploration. It was the fourth satellite launched as part of the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform series, and the first of two "Anchored IMP" spacecraf
- ... 20- dB per decade decrease for higher frequencies. The detector functioned well between launch and 10 october 1968, when the DC power converter failed. No useful data were obtained after that date. [6] ION CHA ...
#10 Soyuz 25
Soyuz 25 ( Russian : Союз 25 , Union 25 ) was an October, 1977, Soviet crewed space flight, the first to the new Salyut 6 space station , which had been launched 10 days earlier. However, the mission was aborted when cosmonauts Vladimir Kovalyonok and Valery Ryumin failed to engage the docking latch
- ... rt on the opposite side of the station. [4] A news release was issued: "At 07.09 Moscow time today ( 10 october ) the automatic rendezvous of the Soyuz 25 ship and the Salyut 6 station was begun. From a distance ...
#11 STS-120
STS-120 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 23 October 2007 from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida. [5] The mission is also referred to as ISS-10A by the ISS program. STS-120 delivered the Harmony module and reconfigured a portion of the station in
- ... terminal countdown demonstration test , or "Dress Rehearsal", scheduled for 7 October 2007 through 10 october 2007. [24] [25] [26] On 9 October 2007, NASA's Engineering and Safety Center, an independent review ...
#12 Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX , [3] providing satellite Internet access coverage to 40 countries. It also aims for global mobile phone service after 2023. [4] SpaceX started launching Starlink satellites in 2019. As of September 2022, Starlink consists of over 3,0
- ... d satellites Altitude (km) Planned satellites Incli nation Count Satellites per Half Full Active, 10 october 2022 Decaying/ deorbited, 10 October 2022 1 [240] Group 1 [241] 550 km (340 mi) 1584 [242] 53.0° 72 ...
- ... tellites Incli nation Count Satellites per Half Full Active, 10 October 2022 Decaying/ deorbited, 10 october 2022 1 [240] Group 1 [241] 550 km (340 mi) 1584 [242] 53.0° 72 22 1 August 2022 [243] March 2027 (p ...
#13 Soyuz TMA-11
Soyuz TMA-11 was a human spaceflight mission using a Soyuz-TMA spacecraft to transport personnel to and from the International Space Station (ISS). The mission began at 13:22 UTC on October 10, 2007, when the spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. It broug
- ... port personnel to and from the International Space Station (ISS). The mission began at 13:22 UTC on october 10, 2007, when the spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. I ...
- ... Peggy A. Whitson Launching Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Landing Yi So-Yeon Start of mission Launch date october 10, 2007, 13:22:39 ( 2007-10-10UTC13:22:39Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of missi ...
- ... e International Space Station. The launch, which took place at 13:22 UTC (5:22 p.m. Moscow time) on october 10, 2007, "Went off successfully and without a hitch" according to a Russian official. [12] In Malaysia ...
#14 Explorer 22
Explorer 22 (known as S-66B pre-launch; also called BE-B or Beacon Explorer-B ) was a small NASA ionospheric research satellite launched 9 October 1964, part of NASA's Explorer Program . It was instrumented with an electrostatic probe, four radio beacons for ionospheric research, a passive laser tra
- ... 45.7 cm (9.6 × 18.0 in) Power 4 deployable solar arrays and batteries Start of mission Launch date 10 october 1964, 03:01 GMT [1] Rocket Scout X-4 (S-123R) Launch site Vandenberg , PALC-D [2] Contractor Vought ...
- ... [1] Rocket Scout X-4 (S-123R) Launch site Vandenberg , PALC-D [2] Contractor Vought Entered service 10 october 1964 End of mission Last contact February 1970 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit ...
#15 Mars 1M No.1
Mars 1M No.1 , designated Mars 1960A by NASA analysts and dubbed Marsnik 1 by the Western media, was the first spacecraft launched as part of the Soviet Union 's Mars programme . [1] A Mars 1M spacecraft, it was intended for conducting flight testing system and to study the interplanetary environmen
- ... 1M Manufacturer OKB-1 RSC-Energia Launch mass 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) Start of mission Launch date 10 october 1960, 14:27:49 ( 1960-10-10UTC14:27:49Z ) UTC Rocket Molniya 8K78/L1-4M Modified SS-6 Launch site B ...
- ... -L fourth stage. The vehicle lifted off from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 14:27:49 UTC on 10 october 1960. [4] [5] SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS[6] Ultraviolet Spectrometer Radiation Detector Cosmic-Ray Dete ...
#16 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
- ... e Command and Control Center , to prepare the module for future orbital docking operations. [45] On 10 october 2011, Tiangong-1 released its first orbital photo, showing a view of its outer hull and satellite r ...
#17 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
- ... [10] Spacecraft Docking day Docking time Port Undocking day Undocking time Duration (days) Soyuz 25 10 october 1977 07:09 front 11 October 1977 ~08:00 1.03 Soyuz 26 11 December 1977 06:02 rear 16 January 1978 1 ...
#18 Progress M-29
Progress M-29 ( Russian : Прогресс M-29 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in October 1995 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-29 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1995-053A SATCAT no. 23678 [1] Spacecra
- ... od 88.6 minutes [4] Epoch 8 October 1995 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [4] Docking date 10 october 1995, 20:32:40 UTC Undocking date 19 December 1995, 09:15:05 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress M ...
- ... uz-U rocket. [2] [5] DOCKING Progress M-29 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 10 october 1995 at 20:32:40 UTC, and was undocked on 19 December 1995 at 09:15:05 UTC. [3] [4] DECAY It remain ...
#19 Venera 15
Venera 15 ( Russian : Венера-15 meaning Venus 15 ) was a spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union . This uncrewed orbiter was to map the surface of Venus using high resolution imaging systems. The spacecraft was identical to Venera 16 and based on modifications to the earlier Venera space probes
- ... .5 degrees Period 24 hours Epoch October 9, 1983 ( 1983-10-09 ) [4] Venus orbiter Orbital insertion october 10, 1983 Orbits 260 Venera ← Venera 14 Venera 16 → MISSION PROFILE Flight profile of Venera 15 Venera 1 ...
- ... f Venera 15 Venera 15 was launched on June 2, 1983, at 02:38:39 UTC [3] and reached Venus' orbit on october 10, 1983. [5] The spacecraft was inserted into Venus orbit a day apart from Venera 16, with its orbital ...
#20 Seasat
Seasat [3] was the first Earth-orbiting satellite designed for remote sensing of the Earth 's oceans and had on board one of the first spaceborne synthetic-aperture radar (SAR). The mission was designed to demonstrate the feasibility of global satellite monitoring of oceanographic phenomena and to h
- ... into a nearly circular 800 km (500 mi) orbit with an inclination of 108°. [2] Seasat operated until 10 october 1978 (UTC), [1] when a massive short circuit in the Agena-D bus electrical system ended the mission ...
- ... 27UTC01:12 ) UTC Rocket Atlas E/F Agena-D Launch site Vandenberg SLC-3W End of mission Last contact 10 october 1978 ( 1978-10-11 ) UTC [1] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Sun-synchronous E ...