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Space history on February 3
16 events
E-6 No. 3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: E-6 No. 3
Luna E-6 No.3, also identified as No.2 and sometimes by NASA as Luna 1963B, was a Soviet spacecraft which was lost in a launch failure in 1963.
- 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 — Luna 1963B (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/Luna_1963B
- Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Luna 1963B (opens in a new tab)
OSO 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: OSO 2
Thor Delta C launched on the OSO 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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.
ESSA 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: ESSA 1
Thor Delta C launched on the ESSA 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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.
Luna 9: lunar landing
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Landing
Mission: Luna 9
Moon landing.
- NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
NATO 2B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: NATO 2B
Thor Delta M launched on the NATO 2B flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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-473 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-473
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-473 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.
Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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-800 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-800
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-800 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. 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.
PAM-D Deploy/MMU — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: PAM-D Deploy/MMU
Space Shuttle launched on the PAM-D Deploy/MMU 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-1916 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1916
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1916 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.
SH-02/WSF — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SH-02/WSF
Space Shuttle launched on the SH-02/WSF 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.
SH-03/Mir Rendezvous — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SH-03/Mir Rendezvous
Space Shuttle launched on the SH-03/Mir Rendezvous 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.
AMC-12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: AMC-12
Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the AMC-12 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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.
Progress M-04M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-04M
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-04M flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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.
Tasuki — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Tasuki
SS-520 (4) launched on the Tasuki flight from Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima (formerly Kagoshima), pad K. 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-38 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-38
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-38 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.