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Space history on February 11
25 events
LES 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: LES 1
Titan IIIA launched on the LES 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC20. 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-108 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-108
Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-108 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. 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.
Centaur Proof Test — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Centaur Proof Test
Titan IIIE launched on the Centaur Proof Test flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. 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.
Kosmos-802 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-802
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-802 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-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-2
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-2 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. 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-1156/1163 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1156/1163
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1156/1163 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.
Kosmos-1337 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1337
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1337 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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-1732 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1732
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1732 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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.
Frank Herbert: death
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Death
Role: Science fiction writer
Frank Herbert: death.
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Frank Herbert (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Frank Herbert. Original source retains its rights.
Soyuz TM-9 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TM-9
Soyuz-U2 launched on the Soyuz TM-9 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.
NSPD-3: U.S. commercial space policy guidelines
Category: Programs, Policy, and GovernanceType: Space policy or directive
National: NSPD-3
NSPD-3: U.S. commercial space policy guidelines.
- NASA: Key Documents in the History of Space Policy (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: Key Documents in the History of Space Policy. Original source retains its rights.
HST SM-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: HST SM-2
Space Shuttle launched on the HST SM-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.
SRTM (SRL-3) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SRTM (SRL-3)
Space Shuttle launched on the SRTM (SRL-3) 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.
Iridium IS-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium IS-1
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium IS-1 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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.
Thor 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Thor 5
Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the Thor 5 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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.
Columbus installed on the ISS
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Station module addition
Station: ISS
Columbus installed on the ISS (2008-02-11).
- NASA: Columbus installed on the ISS (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: Columbus installed on the ISS. Original source retains its rights.
Ekspress AM44/MD1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Ekspress AM44/MD1
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Ekspress AM44/MD1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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.
SDO — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SDO
Atlas V 401 launched on the SDO flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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-18M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-18M
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-18M 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.
Landsat 8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Landsat 8
Atlas V 401 launched on the Landsat 8 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. 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.
DSCOVR — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: DSCOVR
Falcon 9 (1.1) launched on the DSCOVR 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.
Starlink-234 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-234
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-234 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. 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.
WHDW 02 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: WHDW 02
Chang Zheng 8A launched on the WHDW 02 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. 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-235 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-235
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-235 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.
Starlink-356 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-356
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-356 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. 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.