langs: 12 октября [ru] / october 12 [en] / 12. oktober [de] / 12 octobre [fr] / 12 ottobre [it] / 12 de octubre [es]
days: october 9 / october 10 / october 11 / october 12 / october 13 / october 14 / october 15
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Fei Junlong
Major general Fei Junlong ( simplified Chinese : 费俊龙 ; traditional Chinese : 費俊龍 ; pinyin : Fèi Jùnlóng ; born 5 May 1965) is a Chinese military pilot and an taikonaut . He flew on the second crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program . In this Chinese name , the family name is Fei . Fei Junlong Fei
- ... ive selected for the Shenzhou 5 flight. He was the commander on the Shenzhou 6 flight that launched october 12, 2005, with Nie Haisheng serving as flight engineer). They landed on October 17, 2005. He was marrie ...
#2 Roger B. Chaffee
Roger Bruce Chaffee ( / ˈ tʃ æ f iː / ; February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was an American naval officer , aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program . American astronaut, naval aviator and aeronautical engineer Roger B. Chaffee Chaffee in 1964 Born Roger Bru
- ... ouise Horn on a double blind date in September 1955. They started dating, and he proposed to her on october 12, 1956. They married in Oklahoma City , Martha's hometown, on August 24, 1957. [11] Martha was a home ...
#3 Yelena Serova
Yelena Olegovna Serova ( Russian: Елена Олеговна Серова , born 22 April 1976) is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut . She served as a Deputy in the State Duma of Russian Federation between 2016 and 2021. Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova Member of the State Duma In office 5 October 2016 – 12
- ... 2016 and 2021. Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova Member of the State Duma In office 5 October 2016 – 12 october 2021 Personal details Born ( 1976-04-22 ) 22 April 1976 (age 46) [1] Vozdvizhenka , Russian SFSR , ...
#4 Jake Garn
Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as
- Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born october 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States se ...
- ... . Bracken Lee Succeeded by Conrad B. Harrison Personal details Born Edwin Jacob Garn ( 1932-10-12 ) october 12, 1932 (age 89) Richfield, Utah , U.S. Political party Republican Education University of Utah ( BS ) ...
#5 Vanessa O'Brien
Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien (born 2 December 1964) is a British and American mountaineer, sub-orbital spaceflight participant, explorer, author and former business executive. [2] On 4 August 2022, Vanessa became the first woman to complete the Explorers’ Extreme Trifecta – reaching extremes on land, s
- ... 2010 Asia (Nepal) Shishapangma (Central) 26,273 ft. 4 October 2011 Asia (Tibet) Cho Oyu 26,906 ft. 12 october 2011 Asia (Tibet) Lobuche East 19,700 ft. 14 April 2012 Asia (Nepal) Mont Blanc 15,781 ft. 25 June ...
#6 Owen Garriott
Owen Kay Garriott (November 22, 1930 – April 15, 2019) was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut , who spent 60 days aboard the Skylab space station in 1973 during the Skylab 3 mission, and 10 days aboard Spacelab-1 on a Space Shuttle mission in 1983. American electrical engineer and
- ... elationship. [1] : 520 His son Richard was launched as a space tourist on board Soyuz TMA-13 on october 12, 2008, the first American and the second person worldwide to follow a parent into space. [13] Owen G ...
#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
- ... 7 ( Soyuz TMA-10 ) April 21, 2007 ( Soyuz TMA-9 ) 10 days ISS EP-12 / Charles Simonyi US$25 million october 12, 2008 ( Soyuz TMA-13 ) October 24, 2008 ( Soyuz TMA-12 ) 13 days ISS EP-13 / Richard Garriott US$30 ...
#8 Yury Lonchakov
Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov ( Russian: Юрий Валентинович Лончаков ; born 4 March 1965) is a Russian former cosmonaut and a veteran of three space missions . [1] He has spent 200 days in space and has conducted two career spacewalks. Russian cosmonaut Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov Born ( 1965-03-04 )
- ... th Lonchakov, Expedition 18 commander Michael Fincke and space tourist Richard Garriott launched on 12 october 2008 at 7:01 UTC. [10] [11] Lonchakov served as the Soyuz commander. After a two-day autonomous fli ...
#9 Yozo Hirano
Yozo Hirano ( 平野 陽三 , Hirano Yozo , born October 12, 1985) is a Japanese space tourist . He flew on Soyuz MS-20 . [1] Japanese spaceflight participant Yozo Hirano 平野 陽三 Born ( 1985-10-12 ) October 12, 1985 (age 36) Imabari , Ehime Prefecture , Japan Occupation Film producer Organization Start Toda
- Yozo Hirano ( 平野 陽三 , Hirano Yozo , born october 12, 1985) is a Japanese space tourist . He flew on Soyuz MS-20 . [1] Japanese spaceflight participant Y ...
- ... He flew on Soyuz MS-20 . [1] Japanese spaceflight participant Yozo Hirano 平野 陽三 Born ( 1985-10-12 ) october 12, 1985 (age 36) Imabari , Ehime Prefecture , Japan Occupation Film producer Organization Start Today, ...
#10 Denis Matveev
Denis Vladimirovich Matveev (Russian Cyrillic : Денис Владимирович Матвеев; born April 25, 1983, in Leningrad , RSFSR , now St. Petersburg , Russia ) is a Russian cosmonaut . Russian cosmonaut (born 1983) Denis Vladimirovich Matveev Denis Matveev at JSC Born ( 1983-04-25 ) 25 April 1983 (age 39) L
- ... gineer in 2009. Matveev was selected as a cosmonaut in 2010 . He was appointed to begin training on october 12, 2010, and was named a test cosmonaut on July 31, 2012. The Russian magazine Cosmonautics News repor ...
#11 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
- ... ileo would be deployed by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-34 mission, which was scheduled for october 12, 1988. The mission would be commanded by Donald E. Williams , with pilot Michael J. McCulley and Luc ...
#12 Richard Garriott
Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux ( né Garriott ; born July 4, 1961) is an American video game developer , entrepreneur and private astronaut. Although both his parents were American, he maintains dual British and American citizenship by birth. [1] American video game developer and entrepreneur (born
- ... signer and programmer , and is now involved in a number of aspects of computer-game development. On october 12, 2008, Garriott flew aboard the Soyuz TMA-13 mission to the International Space Station as a space t ...
- ... ation in October 2008 as a self-funded space tourist at a reported cost of $30 million. [3] [51] On october 12, 2008, after a year of training in Russia, Garriott became the second second-generation space travel ...
#13 Edward Gibson
Edward George Gibson (born November 8, 1936) is a former NASA astronaut , pilot , engineer , and physicist . For other people named Edward Gibson, see Edward Gibson (disambiguation) . Edward Gibson Born Edward George Gibson ( 1936-11-08 ) November 8, 1936 (age 85) Buffalo, New York , U.S. Status R
- ... four children: Jannet Lynn (born November 9, 1960), John Edward (born May 2, 1964), Julie Ann (born october 12, 1968), and Joseph Michael (born July 11, 1971). [33] MEDIA APPEARANCES In the 1998 HBO miniseries F ...
#14 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
- ... the Soyuz commander. The Soyuz spacecraft docked with the ISS after 2 days of autonomous flight on october 12, 2007. [9] Malenchenko joined the ISS Expedition 16 crew as Flight Engineer 1. The Soyuz capsule lan ...
#15 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
- ... went into orbit, along with Fei Junlong (commander), as flight engineer of the Shenzhou 6 flight on 12 october 2005. The mission lasted just under five days. He was selected to be the commander of the backup cr ...
#16 Apogee of Fear
Apogee of Fear is a 2012 science fiction short film , the first narrative fiction film made completely in space. [1] (Contrast Return from Orbit , 1984 film made partially in space.) Filmed by Richard Garriott from a script and production elements he contracted from fantasy novelist Tracy Hickman ,
- ... ing. PRODUCTION Garriott, as a private space explorer, flew into Earth orbit aboard Soyuz TMA-13 on october 12, 2008, docked on the 14th, [4] and returned on October 24 after 10 days aboard the ISS. [5] He carri ...
#17 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
- 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 ove ...
- ... dditional citations for verification . ( June 2008 ) Oleg Viktorovich Novitskiy Born ( 1971-10-12 ) october 12, 1971 (age 50) Chervyen , Minsk Voblast , Byelorussian SSR , USSR Status Active Nationality Russian ...
- ... tion 50 / 51 ), Soyuz MS-18 ( Expedition 64 / 65 ) Mission insignia BIOGRAPHY Novitskiy was born on october 12, 1971, in Cherven , a Belarusian town of Minsk Region . He graduated from school No.2 in Cherven in ...
#18 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
- ... lkov , and spaceflight participant Richard Garriott (who launched aboard Soyuz TMA-13 to the ISS on 12 october 2008 with the Expedition 18 crew). [4] [5] They landed at 11:37 p.m EDT 55 miles north of Arkalyk , ...
#19 Dennis Tito
Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940) is an American engineer and entrepreneur . In mid-2001, he became the first space tourist to fund his own trip into space, when he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1 , a visiting mission to the International Space Station . This mi
- ... ance and funding from NASA. [17] SPACEX STARSHIP’S SECOND COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT AROUND THE MOON On 12 october 2022, SpaceX announced that Dennis and Akiko Tito will be on the crew of the second commercial spac ...
Museum / Museum
#1 San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego Air & Space Museum ( SDASM , formerly the San Diego Aerospace Museum ) is an aviation and space exploration museum in San Diego , California , United States. The museum is located in Balboa Park and is housed in the former Ford Building , which is listed on the US National Register of Hist
- ... US National Register of Historic Places . [4] SDASM was established by articles of incorporation on october 12, 1961, and opened to the public on February 15, 1963. [1] This article needs additional citations fo ...
- ... United States) Show map of the United States Former name San Diego Aerospace Museum [1] Established october 12, 1961 ; 60 years ago ( 1961-10-12 ) [1] Location Ford Building 2001 Pan American Plaza San Diego , C ...
#2 Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour
The Future of Flight Aviation Center , officially known as Boeing Future of Flight , is an aviation museum and education center located at the northwest corner of Paine Field in Mukilteo, Washington . It is the starting point for the Boeing Tour, a guided tour of a portion of the nearby Boeing Evere
- ... facility ultimately opened on December 16, 2005. [2] Boeing took over operation of the facility on october 12, 2018, after Snohomish County's contract with the previous operator, the Institute of Flight, expire ...
#3 RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre (Originally known as the Wagga Wagga RAAF Museum but was officially, RAAF Museum – Wagga Annex [1] ) is a heritage centre located at the Wagga Wagga RAAF Base at Forest Hill located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Wagga Wagga , New South Wales , Australia on
- ... heritage centre will open on 15 October 2010. [10] The heritage centre was officially opened on the 12 october 2010 and will open three days a week. [11] SEE ALSO Military of Australia portal Royal Australian A ...
#4 Naval Aviation Museum (Goa)
The Naval Aviation Museum is a military aviation museum located in Bogmalo , 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Vasco da Gama, Goa , India focused on the history of the Indian Naval Air Arm . The museum is divided into two main parts, an outdoor exhibit and a two-storey indoor gallery. Military aviation m
- ... n museum in Goa, India Naval Aviation Museum Entrance of the museum Location within Goa Established 12 october 1998 Location Vasco da Gama, Goa , India Coordinates 15.374743°N 73.838543°E / 15.374743; 73.8385 ...
- ... oa .com Not to be confused with Naval Aircraft Museum (Kolkata) . HISTORY The museum was founded on 12 october 1998 with a collection of 6 aircraft. [1] EXHIBITS The indoor gallery features rooms focused on spe ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Progress M-19
Progress M-19 ( Russian : Прогресс M-19 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in 1993 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft Progress M-19 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1993-052A SATCAT no. 22745 [1] Spacecr
- ... ocking with Mir Docking port Kvant aft [4] Docking date 13 August 1993, 00:00:06 UTC Undocking date 12 october 1993, 17:59:06 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress M-18 Progress M-20 → LAUNCH Progress M-19 launc ...
- ... th the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 13 August 1993 at 00:00:06 UTC, and was undocked on 12 october 1993 at 17:59:06. [4] DECAY It remained in orbit until 18 October 1993, when it was deorbited. The ...
#2 RISAT-1
Radar Imaging Satellite 1 or RISAT-1 , was an Indian remote sensing satellite built by the Indian Space Research Organisation and operated by National Technical Research Organisation . The second RISAT satellite to be launched, it used a C-band 5.35 GHz synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) for Earth obser
- ... one was catalogued on 6 October 2016 under NORAD ID: 41797 and COSPAR ID: 2012-017C and decayed on 12 october 2016. Cause of this event remains unknown. A month later on 3 November 2016, RISAT-1 data was decla ...
#3 Soyuz 7
Soyuz 7 ( Russian : Союз 7 , Union 7 ) was part of an October, 1969, joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 8 that saw three Soyuz spacecraft in orbit together at the same time, carrying a total of seven cosmonauts . Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme This article is about a 1969 spaceflight. For th
- ... Vladislav Volkov Viktor Gorbatko Callsign Буран ( Buran - "Blizzard") Start of mission Launch date 12 october 1969, 10:44:42 GMT [2] Rocket Soyuz Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 [3] End of mission Landing date ...
#4 INSAT-4B
INSAT-4B was an Indian communications satellite which forms part of the Indian National Satellite System . Launched in 2007, it was placed in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 93.48° East. [5] INSAT-4B Mission type Communications Operator INSAT COSPAR ID 2007-007A SATCAT no. 30793 Mission durati
- ... 1] On 20 August 2019, [12] altitude of INSAT-4B was raised and it was relocated to new 83°E slot on 12 october 2019. [13] On 15 February 2020, altitude of INSAT-4B was lowered and it was relocated to new 85.5°E ...
#5 STS-133
STS-133 ( ISS assembly flight ULF5 ) [6] was the 133rd mission in NASA 's Space Shuttle program ; during the mission, Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station . It was Discovery ' s 39th and final mission. The mission launched on 24 February 2011, and landed on 9 March 201
- ... ost- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster mission CREW TRAINING TERMINAL COUNTDOWN DEMONSTRATION TEST On 12 october 2010, the STS-133 crew arrived at the Kennedy Space Center to conduct the Terminal Countdown Demons ...
#6 SBS 6 (satellite)
SBS 6 was a geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Hughes (now Boeing ) on the HS-393 platform. It was originally ordered by Satellite Business Systems , which later sold it to Hughes Communications and was last used by Intelsat . It had a K u band payload and operated o
- ... × 7.5 ft) with solar panels and antennas deployed. Power 2.2 kW Start of mission Launch date 22:58, october 12, 1990 (UTC) ( 1990-10-12T22 : 58Z ) [2] Rocket Ariane 44L Launch site Kourou ELA-2 Contractor Ariane ...
- ... it ordered the HS-393 based SBS 6 from Hughes , becoming the first customer of the platform. [3] On october 12, 1990, SDS 6 was finally launched by an Ariane 44L from Kourou ELA-2 at 22:58 UTC . In April 2009, S ...
#7 Interstellar Boundary Explorer
Interstellar Boundary Explorer ( IBEX or Explorer 91 or SMEX-10 ) is a NASA satellite in Earth orbit that uses energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) to image the interaction region between the Solar System and interstellar space . The mission is part of NASA's Small Explorer program and was launched with a
- ... flown to Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean . [9] Stargazer arrived at Kwajalein Atoll on 12 october 2008. [8] The IBEX satellite was carried into space on 19 October 2008, by the Pegasus XL launch ve ...
#8 Kosmos 47
Kosmos 47 ( Russian : Космос 47 meaning Cosmos 47 ) is the designation of an uncrewed test flight of a prototype Soviet Voskhod spacecraft , the first multiple-occupant spacecraft. Launched on 6 October 1964, the successful flight paved the way for the first crewed mission, Voskhod 1 , which occurre
- ... flight paved the way for the first crewed mission, Voskhod 1 , which occurred just 6 days later on 12 october 1964. Kosmos 47 Mission type Test flight Voskhod 1 spacecraft Operator OKB-1 COSPAR ID 1964-062A SA ...
#9 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
- ... yin : 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 c ...
- ... ecraft type Shenzhou Crew Crew size 2 Members Fèi Jùnlóng Niè Hǎishèng Start of mission Launch date october 12, 2005, 01:00:05.583 ( 2005-10-12UTC01:00:05Z ) UTC Rocket Chang Zheng 2F Launch site Jiuquan LA-4/SL ...
- ... nutes before the launch and the hatch closed 30 minutes after their arrival. At 01:00:05.583 UTC on october 12 Shenzhou 6 lifted off from the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center . The launch phase was ...
- ... partment of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center said the launch was then scheduled for 01:00 UTC on october 12. This new launch time could have been designed to dodge the cold weather which had been forecast to ...
#10 Megha-Tropiques
Megha-Tropiques was a satellite mission to study the water cycle in the tropical atmosphere in the context of climate change. [3] A collaborative effort between Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) and French Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales ( CNES ), Megha-Tropiques was successfully deploy
- ... y the Indian Space Research Organisation through its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ( PSLV-C18 ) on october 12, 2011. [11] The PSLV-C18 was launched at 11:00 am on October 12, 2011, from the first launch pad of ...
- ... lite Launch Vehicle ( PSLV-C18 ) on October 12, 2011. [11] The PSLV-C18 was launched at 11:00 am on october 12, 2011, from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) located in Sriharikota , A ...
- ... ufacturer ISRO Launch mass 1,000 kilograms (2,205 lb) Power 1325 W [1] Start of mission Launch date 12 october 2011 ( 2011-10-12 ) Rocket PSLV-CA C18 Launch site Satish Dhawan FLP Contractor ISRO End of mission ...
#11 Prichal (ISS module)
Prichal nodal module also known as Uzlovoy Module or UM ( Russian : Узловой Модуль "Причал" , Nodal Module Berth ) [1] is a Russian spacecraft which is part of the International Space Station (ISS). It was approved in 2011 and was launched on 24 November 2021, at 13:06:35 UTC , atop Progress M-UM ,
- ... ober. On 28 October, Roscosmos announced that vacuum tests had been successfully completed. [18] On 12 october , the Soyuz 2.1b booster was assembled and moved to the erecting hall in perpetration for mating wit ...
#12 SRMSAT
SRMSAT is a Nanosatellite built by students at Sri Ramaswamy Memorial University(SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai) in India . The satellite is an Indian Technology demonstration and Earth observation satellite which is operated by the SRM Institute of Science and Technology . This na
- ... onths (planned) Spacecraft properties Launch mass 10 kilograms (22 lb) Start of mission Launch date 12 october 2011 ( 2011-10-12 ) Rocket PSLV C18 Launch site Satish Dhawan FLP Orbital parameters Reference syst ...
#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
- ... pose failed to function properly. [13] The Soyuz TMA-11 docking to the ISS occurred at 14:50 UTC on october 12, 2007. [14] BALLISTIC REENTRY The spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan on April 19, 2008. Similar to Soyu ...
- ... ocentric Regime Low Earth Inclination 51.6 degrees Docking with ISS Docking port Zarya Docking date 12 october 2007 14:50 UTC Undocking date 19 April 2008 05:06 UTC Time docked 189d 14h 16m From left to right: ...
#14 Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 ( / ˈ s p ʌ t n ɪ k , ˈ s p ʊ t n ɪ k / ; see § Etymology ) was the first artificial Earth satellite . [5] It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program . It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks bef
- ... ory to obtain a video of Sputnik's rocket body crossing the pre-dawn sky of Baltimore, broadcast on 12 october by WBZ-TV in Boston. [75] The success of Sputnik 1 seemed to have changed minds around the world re ...
#15 Eutelsat I F-1
Eutelsat I F-1 , also known as European Communications Satellite 1 ( ECS-1 ) is a decommissioned communications satellite operated by the European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (Eutelsat). Launched in 1983, it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 13° East, before moving
- ... t Ariane 1 (L06) Launch site Centre Spatial Guyanais , ELA-1 Contractor Arianespace Entered service 12 october 1983 End of mission Disposal Graveyard orbit Deactivated 16 December 1996 Orbital parameters Refere ...
- ... East, the satellite was moved to its operational orbital position at 13° East, entering service on 12 october 1983. [4] After five years in service, Eutelsat I F-1 was replaced by the newly launched Eutelsat I ...
#16 Galileo (spacecraft)
Galileo was an American robotic space probe that studied the planet Jupiter and its moons , as well as the asteroids Gaspra and Ida . Named after the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei , it consisted of an orbiter and an entry probe. It was delivered into Earth orbit on October 18, 1989 by Space Shu
- ... uttle Challenger disaster , the May launch date could not be met. [17] The mission was re-scheduled october 12, 1989. The Galileo spacecraft would be launched by the STS-34 mission in the Space Shuttle Atlantis ...
#17 STS-38
STS-38 was a Space Shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Atlantis . It was the 37th shuttle mission, and carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). It was the seventh flight for Atlantis and the seventh flight dedicated to the Department of Defense. The mission
- ... ft compartment fell and caused minor damage, which was repaired. The vehicle rolled out to Pad A on 12 october 1990. The fourth mini-tanking test was performed on 24 October 1990, with no excessive hydrogen or ...
#18 DFS Kopernikus-3
DFS Kopernikus-3 (or Deutscher Fernmelde Satellit-3 and Hellas Sat 1 ) was a communications satellite operated by Deutsche Telekom . DFS Kopernikus-3 Names Deutscher Fernmelde Satellit-3 Hellas Sat 1 Mission type Communications Operator Deutsche Bundespost → Deutsche Telekom / Hellas Sat COSPAR ID 1
- ... aunch mass 1,415 kg (3,120 lb) Dry mass 850 kg (1,870 lb) Power 1.5 kW Start of mission Launch date 12 october 1992, 09:47:00 UTC Rocket Delta II 7925 (s/n D215) Launch site Cape Canaveral , LC-17B Contractor M ...
- ... vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida , United States , at 09:47:00 UTC on 12 october 1992. [3] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal 1992 in spaceflight
#19 VesselSat-1
VesselSat-1 ( Orbcomm FM42 , V1 ) was a miniaturized satellite built and owned by LuxSpace , which was operated by Orbcomm under lease. VesselSat-1 and its sister satellite, VesselSat-2 were used by Orbcomm to compensate the functionality of the malfunctioning Orbcomm-QL satellites. VesselSat-1 Miss
- ... raft properties Manufacturer LuxSpace Launch mass 29 kilograms (64 lb) Start of mission Launch date october 12, 2011, 05:31 ( 2011-10-12UTC05:31Z ) UTC [1] Rocket PSLV-CA Launch site Satish Dhawan FLP Contractor ...
#20 Voskhod 1
Voskhod 1 ( Russian : Восход-1 , lit. ' Sunrise-1 ' ) was the seventh crewed Soviet space flight. Flown by cosmonauts Vladimir Komarov , Konstantin Feoktistov , and Boris Yegorov , it launched 12 October 1964, and returned on the 13th. Voskhod 1 was the first human spaceflight to carry more than o
- ... ght. Flown by cosmonauts Vladimir Komarov , Konstantin Feoktistov , and Boris Yegorov , it launched 12 october 1964, and returned on the 13th. Voskhod 1 was the first human spaceflight to carry more than one cr ...
- ... nstantin Feoktistov Boris Yegorov Callsign Рубин ( Rubin - "Ruby") [1] Start of mission Launch date 12 october 1964, 07:30:01 ( 1964-10-12UTC07:30:01Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Voskhod 11A57 Launch site Gagarin's Start ...
- ... ooster accident would have meant the loss of the crew. Liftoff took place at 7:30 on the morning of 12 october . For the first few minutes of the launch, the blockhouse was extremely tense knowing that the cosmo ...
- ... ed mission. [14] This development concluded with the successful Voskhod 1 mission which launched on 12 october 1964. [12] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Voskhod Spacecraft "Globus" IMP navigation instrument