langs: 2 сентября [ru] / september 2 [en] / 2. september [de] / 2 septembre [fr] / 2 settembre [it] / 2 de septiembre [es]
days: august 30 / august 31 / september 1 / september 2 / september 3 / september 4 / september 5
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Guy Laliberté
Guy Laliberté , OC CQ (born 2 September 1959) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, and poker player. Along with Gilles Ste-Croix , he is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil . In January 2018, Laliberté was ranked by Forbes as the 11th wealthiest Canadian. [1] Canadian businessman, investor, poker p
- Guy Laliberté , OC CQ (born 2 september 1959) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, and poker player. Along with Gilles Ste-Croix , he is ...
- ... liberté Laliberté at the $25,000 World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em Championship Born ( 1959-09-02 ) 2 september 1959 (age 63) Quebec City , Quebec , Canada Occupation Businessman Known for Co-founder of Cirque d ...
#2 Story Musgrave
Franklin Story Musgrave (born August 19, 1935) is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut . He is a public speaker [2] and consultant to both Disney 's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California. In 1996, he became only the second astronaut to fly on six spaceflights, and he is th
- ... nutes [1] Missions STS-6 , STS-51-F , STS-33 , STS-44 , STS-61 , STS-80 Mission insignia Retirement september 2, 1997 EARLY LIFE Musgrave was born August 19, 1935, the son of Percy Musgrave Jr. (1903–1973) and Ma ...
#3 Gerhard Thiele
Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (born September 2, 1953) is a German physicist and a former ESA astronaut . He is the father of Die Astronautin candidate Insa Thiele-Eich . Gerhard Thiele Born Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele ( 1953-09-02 ) September 2, 1953 (age 68) Heidenheim , Germany Nationality German O
- Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (born september 2, 1953) is a German physicist and a former ESA astronaut . He is the father of Die Astronautin candid ...
- ... ronautin candidate Insa Thiele-Eich . Gerhard Thiele Born Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele ( 1953-09-02 ) september 2, 1953 (age 68) Heidenheim , Germany Nationality German Occupation Physicist Space career DFVLR / ESA ...
#4 Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier (born 2 September 1944 in Vevey , Switzerland [1] ) is the first astronaut from Switzerland. He has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight ( STS-46 ) was in 1992, and his final spaceflight ( STS-103 ) was in 1999. He took part in two servicing missions to the Hu
- ... ss Space Systems , until the company's dissolution. [3] EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Nicollier was born september 2, 1944. After graduating from the Gymnase de Lausanne (high school) in Lausanne in 1962, he studied p ...
- Claude Nicollier (born 2 september 1944 in Vevey , Switzerland [1] ) is the first astronaut from Switzerland. He has flown on four Spa ...
- ... ired from ESA in April 2007. Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier Nicollier in 1999 Born ( 1944-09-02 ) 2 september 1944 (age 78) Vevey , Switzerland Status Retired from ESA Nationality Swiss Occupation Professor at ...
#5 Aidyn Aimbetov
Aidyn Akanuly Aimbetov ( Kazakh : Айдын Ақанұлы Айымбетов , Aidyn Aqanūly Aiymbetov ; Russian : Айдын Аканович Аимбетов , [1] born 27 July 1972) is a Kazakh cosmonaut . Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Akanuly Aimbetov Born ( 1972-07-27 ) 27 July 1972 (age 50) Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union Nationality Kazakh Oc
- ... . [8] Serving as Aimbetov's backup on the mission was Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev . [9] On 2 september 2015, Aimbetov launched from Baikonour, Kazakhstan, aboard Soyuz TMA-18M , along with rookie astron ...
#6 Christa McAuliffe
Sharon Christa McAuliffe ( née Corrigan ; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire , who was killed on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L where she was serving as a payload specialist . [2] American teacher and astronaut (1
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe ( née Corrigan ; september 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire , who wa ...
- ... can teacher and astronaut (1948–1986) Christa McAuliffe Born Sharon Christa Corrigan ( 1948-09-02 ) september 2, 1948 Boston, Massachusetts , U.S. Died January 28, 1986 (1986-01-28) (aged 37) North Atlantic Ocean ...
- ... rded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 2004. EARLY LIFE Sharon Christa Corrigan was born on september 2, 1948, in Boston as the oldest of the five children of accountant Edward Christopher Corrigan (1922– ...
#7 Gennady Manakov
Gennady Mikhailovich Manakov ( Russian : Геннадий Михайлович Манаков ; 1 June 1950 – 26 September 2019) [3] was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who commanded two Soyuz flights to the Mir space station. Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (1950–2019) In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming convention
- ... Mir He was born in Yefimovka, Chkalov Oblast , Russian SFSR, on 1 June 1950. [4] He was selected on 2 september 1985 and flew as Commander on Soyuz TM-10 and Soyuz TM-16 , before retiring on 20 December 1996. [5 ...
#8 Sergey Prokopyev (cosmonaut)
Sergey Valerievich Prokopyev ( Russian : Серге́й Вале́рьевич Проко́пьев ; born 19 February 1975) is a Russian cosmonaut. On 6 June 2018 he launched on his first flight into space aboard Soyuz MS-09 and spent 197 days in space as a flight engineer on Expedition 56 / 57 . He is currently in space, hav
- ... TMA-18M did not lead into a later prime crew assignment, therefore following the launch of TMA-18M 2 september 2016 Prokopyev did not rotated onto a prime crew immediately. EXPEDITION 56/57 Prokopyev was origin ...
#9 Virgin Galactic Unity 22
Virgin Galactic Unity 22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo -class VSS Unity which launched on 11 July 2021. [1] The crew consisted of pilots David Mackay and Michael Masucci as well as passengers Sirisha Bandla , Colin Bennett, Beth Moses , and Richard Branson . [2] 2021 American cre
- ... , and noted they were cooperating with the FAA in the investigation, in a public statement. [10] On september 2, 2021 it was publicly announced that SpaceShipTwo would be grounded by FAA order until the investiga ...
#10 Andreas Mogensen
Andreas Enevold Mogensen (born 2 November 1976) is a Danish engineer and ESA astronaut . He was the first Dane to fly in space as part of the iriss programme. [2] Danish engineer and ESA astronaut Andreas E. Mogensen Mogensen in 2020 Born ( 1976-11-02 ) 2 November 1976 (age 45) [1] Copenhagen , De
- ... n and one for the educational outreach activities. Mogensen exercising in the Destiny Laboratory On 2 september 2015, Mogensen was launched with Soyuz TMA-18M to ISS and landed with Soyuz TMA-16M ten days later. ...
#11 Fyodor Yurchikhin
Fyodor Nikolayevich Yurchikhin ( Russian : Фёдор Николаевич Юрчихин, Greek : Θεόδωρος Γιουρτσίχιν του Νικόλαου; born 3 January 1959 ) is a Russian cosmonaut of Greek descent, engineer and RSC Energia test-pilot who has flown on five spaceflights . His first spaceflight was a 10-day Space Shuttle mis
- ... he Expedition 51 crew in the Cupola. Yurchikhin handed over the station command to Randy Bresnik on 2 september 2017, [16] and returned to Earth along with Peggy Whitson and Jack D. Fischer aboard Soyuz MS-04 on ...
#12 Marcos Pontes
Marcos Cesar Pontes (born 11 March 1963) is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer , AEB astronaut and author. He became the first South American and the first Lusophone to go into space when he docked onto the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-8 on March 30, 2006. He is the only Brazilian
- ... AEB confirmed that it could not produce the Express Pallet and its components for NASA. [5] [6] On september 2, 2005, an agreement between the governments of Brazil and Russia was reached which provided for Pont ...
#13 Yury Onufriyenko
Col. Yuri Ivanovich Onufrienko ( Russian : Юрий Иванович Онуфриенко , Ukrainian : Юрій Іванович Онуфрієнко ; born 6 February 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut . He is a veteran of two extended spaceflights, aboard the space station Mir in 1996 and aboard the International Space Station in 2001–20
- ... ecraft and the Mir space station as part of the Shuttle-Mir program . MIR EO-21 From February 21 to september 2, 1996, Onufrienko served as Commander of the Mir EO-21 expedition. The Soyuz TM-23 spacecraft carryi ...
- ... chov were joined by French astronaut Claudie André-Deshays after the departure of Shannon Lucid. On september 2, 1996, Onufrienko, Usachev and Claudie André-Deshays returned to Earth on board the Soyuz TM-23 caps ...
#14 Yuri Usachov
Yury Vladimirovich Usachov ( Russian : Юрий Владимирович Усачёв ; born October 9, 1957) is a former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow . Usachov is a veteran of four spaceflights, including two long duration missions on board the Mir Space Station and another on board the International Space
- ... on July 9, 1994. Usachov flew on the Mir space station for 182 days. MIR EO-21 From February 21 to september 2, 1996, Usachov served as a Board Engineer of the Mir EO-21 expedition. The Soyuz TM-23 spacecraft ca ...
- ... enko were joined by French astronaut Claudie André-Deshays after the departure of Shannon Lucid. On september 2, 1996, Usachov, Yuri Onufriyenko and Claudie André-Deshays returned to Earth on board the Soyuz TM-2 ...
#15 Ulf Merbold
Ulf Dietrich Merbold (born June 20, 1941) is a German physicist and astronaut who flew to space three times, becoming the first West-German citizen in space and the first non-American to fly on a NASA spacecraft. Merbold flew on two Space Shuttle missions and on a Russian mission to the space statio
- ... ock and impacted Mir on August 30, 1994, successfully docking only under manual control from Mir on september 2. [79] Merbold launched with commander Aleksandr Viktorenko and flight engineer Yelena Kondakova on S ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Canada Aviation and Space Museum
The Canada Aviation and Space Museum ( French: Musée de l'Aviation et de l'Espace du Canada ) (formerly the Canada Aviation Museum and National Aeronautical Collection ) is Canada's national aviation history museum. The museum is located in Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, at the Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport
- ... r was opened, which allows all of the collection's aircraft to be stored indoors. The museum closed 2 september 2008 for remodeling and rearrangement of the aircraft on display. This project was completed and th ...
#2 Queensland Air Museum
The Queensland Air Museum is a not-for-profit community-owned aviation museum located at Caloundra Airport in Queensland , Australia . Its mission is to collect and preserve all aspects of aviation heritage with an emphasis on Australia and Queensland. The museum has the largest collection of histor
- ... plan to relocate Caloundra Airport placed an uncertain future on the museum for many years. But on 2 september 2010 the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh announced in Parliament that the airport would continue to o ...
#3 Museum of Aviation (Košice)
The Museum of Aviation ( Múzeum letectva Košice ) is a transport and military history museum in Košice , Slovakia. It is a branch of the Slovak Technical Museum in Košice and is located near the Košice International Airport , on the outskirts of the city. It opened on August 23, 2002. [1] After a ge
- ... fter a general reconstruction and enlargement period that lasted since 2004, the museum reopened on september 2, 2006. [2] Open-air display of a Sukhoi Su-15 interceptor at the museum Avia M-04 aircraft engine on ...
#4 Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center ( KSC , originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center ), located on Merritt Island , Florida , is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) ten field centers . Since December 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of human sp
- ... Start End Reference Dr. Kurt H. Debus July 1962 November 1974 [81] Lee R. Scherer January 19, 1975 september 2, 1979 [82] Richard G. Smith September 26, 1979 August 2, 1986 [83] Forrest S. McCartney August 31, 1 ...
#5 Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City , along the shore of Jamaica Bay . The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station . Bennett Field is currently part of the Gateway
- ... ia in about 55 hours, and established a distance record of 5,657.4 miles (9,104.7 km) . [282] [257] september 2, 1933 – Francesco de Pinedo was killed in a crash during takeoff from Bennett Field. [257] February ...
- ... engine, from Miami to Bennett Field in 4:21:32, establishing an intercity speed record. [286] [257] september 2 3, 1936 – Harry Richman and Richard T. Merrill flew an Airplane Development Vultee named Lady Peace ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Progress M-24
Progress M-24 ( Russian : Прогресс М-24 ) was a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1994 to resupply the Mir space station; [1] causing minor damage to the station as the result of a collision during a failed attempt to dock. Progress M-24 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir
- ... c Regime Low Earth Inclination 51.6 degrees Docking with Mir Docking port Core Forward Docking date 2 september 1994, 13:30:28 UTC Undocking date 4 October 1994, 18:55:52 UTC Time docked 32.2 days Progress (spac ...
- ... docking using TORU , under the control of cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko , was performed at 13:30:28 on 2 september . [4] [5] [6] Progress M-24 undocked from Mir at 18:55:52 UTC on 4 October 1994, manoeuvring away fr ...
#2 Soyuz MS-04
Soyuz MS-04 was a Soyuz spaceflight that launched on 20 April 2017 to the ISS. [1] It transported two members of the Expedition 52 crew to the International Space Station . Soyuz MS-04 was the 133rd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander and an American flight engine
- ... 66° Docking with ISS Docking port Poisk zenith Docking date 20 April 2017, 13:18 UTC Undocking date 2 september 2017, 21:58 UTC Time docked 135 days Yurchikhin and Fischer in front of their spacecraft Soyuz prog ...
#3 Suzaku (satellite)
Suzaku (formerly ASTRO-EII ) was an X-ray astronomy satellite developed jointly by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science at JAXA and NASA 's Goddard Space Flight Center to probe high energy X-ray sources, such as supernova explosions , black holes and galactic clusters . It was launched on
- ... Rocket M-V # 6 Launch site Uchinoura Space Center , Uchinoura, Kagoshima End of mission Deactivated 2 september 2015 Decay date No earlier than 2020 [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regim ...
- ... Suzaku had exceeded its design lifespan by eight years at this point. The mission came to an end on 2 september 2015, when JAXA commanded the radio transmitters on Suzaku to switch themselves off. [3] [6] SPACEC ...
#4 Luna 18
Luna 18 , part of the Ye-8-5 series, was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program . Luna 18 Mission type Lunar sample return COSPAR ID 1971-073A SATCAT no. 5448 Mission duration 9 days (launch day to day of last contact) Spacecraft properties Bus Ye-8-5 Manufacturer GSMZ Lavochkin Launch mass 5
- ... s (12,680 lb) Dry mass 5,600 kilograms (12,300 lb) [ citation needed ] Start of mission Launch date 2 september 1971, 13:40:40 ( 1971-09-02UTC13:40:40Z ) UTC Rocket Proton-K / D Launch site Baikonur 81/24 End of ...
#5 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
- ... oyuz MS-02 October 21, 2016 09:52 UTC April 10, 2017 07:57 UTC Soyuz MS-04 April 20, 2017 13:18 UTC september 2, 2017 21:58 UTC Soyuz MS-06 September 13, 2017 02:55 UTC February 27, 2018 23:08 UTC Soyuz MS-08 Mar ...
#6 SpaceX CRS-8
SpaceX CRS-8 , also known as SpX-8 , [5] was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was launched on April 8, 2016, at 20:43 UTC. It was the 23rd flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, the tenth flight of a Dragon cargo spacecraft and the eighth operational missi
- ... f from SLC-40 on April 8, 2016. The launch was initially scheduled by NASA to occur no earlier than september 2, 2015. The launch date went under review pending the outcome of the analysis of the failure of the F ...
#7 Viking program
The Viking program consisted of a pair of identical American space probes , Viking 1 and Viking 2 , which landed on Mars in 1976. [1] Each spacecraft was composed of two main parts: an orbiter designed to photograph the surface of Mars from orbit , and a lander designed to study the planet from the
- ... ] (landing) to April 11, 1980 [1] Maiden launch Viking 1 August 20, 1975 [1] [2] Last launch Viking 2 september 9, 1975 [1] [3] The Viking program grew from NASA 's earlier, even more ambitious, Voyager Mars pro ...
#8 STS-128
STS-128 ( ISS assembly flight 17A ) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on August 28, 2009. Space Shuttle Discovery carried the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo as its primary payload. Leonardo contained a collection of experiments for study
- ... wed, while the crew Quarters was installed in the Kibo Module where setup and activation was begun. september 2 (FLIGHT DAY 6) During flight day 6 the joint crews continued the activation of the new crew quarters ...
- ... kers Start ( UTC ) End (UTC) Duration EVA 1 John D. Olivas Nicole Stott September 1, 2009 21:49 UTC september 2, 2009 04:24 UTC 6 hours, 35 minutes Prepared for the replacement of an empty ammonia tank on the sta ...
#9 Long March 4C
The Long March 4C , also known as the Chang Zheng 4C , CZ-4C and LM-4C , previously designated Long March 4B-II , is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle . It is launched from the Jiuquan , Taiyuan , and Xichang Satellite Launch Centers , and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used t
- ... -2 XSLC , LA-3 Total launches 45 Success(es) 43 Failure(s) 2 First flight 26 April 2006 Last flight 2 september 2022 First stage Height 27.91 m Diameter 3.35 m Propellant mass 182,000 kg (401,000 lb) Powered by ...
- ... -9 Daqi-1 (AEMS) SSO Success 44 Y46 27 June 2022 15:46 JSLC , SLS-2 Gaofen 12-03 SSO Success 45 Y52 2 september 2022 23:44 JSLC , SLS-2 Yaogan 33-02 SSO Success
#10 INSAT-4CR
INSAT-4CR was a communications satellite operated by ISRO as part of the Indian National Satellite System . Launched in September 2007, it replaced the INSAT-4C satellite which had been lost in a launch failure the previous year. The satellite was initially stationed in geostationary orbit at a long
- ... Manufacturer ISRO Launch mass 2,168 kilograms (4,780 lb) Power 3000 W Start of mission Launch date 2 september 2007, 12:51 ( 2007-09-02UTC12:51Z ) UTC Rocket GSLV Mk.I F04 Launch site Satish Dhawan SLP End of m ...
- ... ve resulted in a loss of up to five years of operational life. [5] LAUNCH INSAT-4CR was launched on 2 september 2007 by the fifth flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle , GSLV-F04. The launch occu ...
- ... ight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle , GSLV-F04. The launch occurred at 12:51 UTC on 2 september 2007. [6] The third stage of the carrier rocket underperformed, resulting in the satellite being pl ...
#11 ÑuSat
ÑuSat satellite series ( Spanish : ÑuSat , sometimes translated into English as NewSat ), is a series of Argentinean commercial Earth observation satellites . They form the Aleph-1 constellation, which is designed, built and operated by Satellogic . Series of Argentinean commercial Earth observation
- ... 2016, 00:13 UTC (1st, 2nd) 15 June 2017 (3rd) 2 February 2018 (4th, 5th) 15 January 2020 (7th, 8th) 2 september 2020 (6th) 6 November 2020, 03:19 UTC (9th-18th) Rocket Long March 4B , Long March 2D , Vega , Long ...
#12 STS-8
STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger . It launched on August 30, 1983, and landed on September 5, 1983, conducting the first night launch and night landing of the Space Shuttle program . It also carried the first African-American astron
- ... early on September 1, 1983, in order to deal with the problem. [41] A minor cabin pressure leak on september 2, 1983, was traced to the waste management system, and quickly controlled. [40] The orbiter performed ...
- ... m, and quickly controlled. [40] The orbiter performed an Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) firing on september 2, 1983, to place itself in a lower orbit, where the air density was higher and the oxygen interaction ...
#13 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
- ... an accumulation period was also telemetered. The ion chamber operated normally from launch through 2 september 1966. From 2 September 1966, the ion chamber operated at a lower threshold voltage. [7] LOW-ENERGY ...
- ... was also telemetered. The ion chamber operated normally from launch through 2 September 1966. From 2 september 1966, the ion chamber operated at a lower threshold voltage. [7] LOW-ENERGY INTEGRAL SPECTRUM MEASU ...
#14 Soil Moisture Active Passive
Soil Moisture Active Passive ( SMAP ) is a NASA environmental monitoring satellite launched on 31 January 2015. [2] It was one of the first Earth observation satellites developed by NASA in response to the National Research Council 's Decadal Survey. [5] [6] Soil Moisture Active Passive An artist re
- ... team identified the anomaly to the power supply for the radar's high-power amplifier. [13] [14] On 2 september 2015, NASA announced that the amplifier failure meant that the radar could no longer return data. T ...
#15 Kosmos 2466
Kosmos 2466 ( Russian : Космос 2466 meaning Cosmos 2466 ) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2010 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2465 and Kosmos 2464 . Russian GLONASS navigation satellite Kosmos 2466 Mission type Navigat
- ... ] Dimensions 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2] Power 1,540 watts [2] Start of mission Launch date september 2, 2010, 04:26 ( 2010-09-02UTC04:26Z ) UTC Rocket Proton-M / DM-2 [2] Launch site Baikonur 81/24 Orbit ...
- ... r rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 05:49 UTC on 2 september 2010. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#16 Soyuz 31
Soyuz 31 ( Russian : Союз 31 , Union 31 ) was a 1978 Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station . [2] It was the seventh mission to and sixth successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 31 crew were the second to visit the long-duration Soyuz 29 resident crew. Soyuz 31 Bykow
- ... swapped craft with the Soyuz 29 crew so as to supply the long-duration crew with a fresh craft. On september 2, the engines of Soyuz 29 were tested, 25 experiment containers with 100 experimental results were tr ...
#17 Phobos 1
Phobos 1 was an uncrewed Soviet space probe of the Phobos Program launched from the Baikonour launch facility on 7 July 1988. [1] Its intended mission was to explore Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos . The mission failed on 2 September 1988 when a computer malfunction caused the end-of-mission or
- ... 1] Its intended mission was to explore Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos . The mission failed on 2 september 1988 when a computer malfunction caused the end-of-mission order to be transmitted to the spacecraf ...
- ... Terek experiment and designed to observe the Sun was non-functional from launch. [8] MALFUNCTION On 2 september 1988, the expected transmission from Phobos 1 was not received. This was traced to a faulty key-com ...
#18 Kosmos 1278
Kosmos 1278 ( Russian : Космос 1278 meaning Cosmos 1278 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1981 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
- ... L [2] Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome [2] [3] End of mission Deactivated 5 July 1984 [1] Decay date 2 september 2000 ( 2000-09-03 ) [4] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Molniya [2] Perigee a ...
- ... Number 12547. [4] It self-destructed in December 1986 [1] and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 2 september 2000. [4] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal 1981 in spaceflight List of Kosmos satellites (1251–1500) Lis ...
#19 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
- ... d out. [3] The visiting crew swapped craft with the resident crew, and tested Soyuz 29's engines on 2 september . Seat liners were exchanged the next day, the craft undocked, and Bykovsky and Jähn returned to Ear ...
#20 AEROS (satellite)
AEROS [5] : 12 satellites were to study the aeronomy i. e. the science of the upper atmosphere and ionosphere , in particular the F region under the strong influence of solar extreme ultraviolet radiation . To this end the spectrum of this radiation was recorded aboard by one instrument (of type
- ... nch dates: 16 December 1972 (AEROS), 16 July 1974 (AEROS B) Re-entry dates: 22 August 1973 (AEROS), 2 september 1975 (AEROS B) Total weight: 280 pounds and 436 pounds for AEROS C Diameter: 36 inches Height: 28 i ...