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Space history on January 12
18 events
Sergei Korolev: birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Sergei Korolev: birth.
- European Space Agency (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on European Space Agency. Original source retains its rights.
Kosmos-263 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-263
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-263 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Kosmos-390 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-390
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-390 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Kosmos-471 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-471
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-471 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Kosmos-1332 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1332
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1332 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Kosmos-1428 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1428
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1428 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
PAM-D Deploy/MSL-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: PAM-D Deploy/MSL-2
Space Shuttle launched on the PAM-D Deploy/MSL-2 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Kosmos-1990 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1990
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1990 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Kosmos-2230 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2230
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2230 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Measat 1/PAS 3R — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Measat 1/PAS 3R
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Measat 1/PAS 3R flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Shuttle/Mir-5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shuttle/Mir-5
Space Shuttle launched on the Shuttle/Mir-5 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Deep Impact — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Deep Impact
Deep Impact was a NASA space probe launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 12, 2005.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
- Wikipedia — Deep Impact (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Deep Impact (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Deep Impact (opens in a new tab)
Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats
PSLV-XL launched on the Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
USA 281 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 281
Delta 4M+(5,2) (A) launched on the USA 281 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC6. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Apstar 6E — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Apstar 6E
Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Apstar 6E flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
IGS O-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: IGS O-8
H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the IGS O-8 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Starlink-347 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-347
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-347 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
EOS-N1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: EOS-N1
PSLV-DL launched on the EOS-N1 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. Launch failure.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.