February 14 in Space History
18 events
Syncom 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Syncom 1
Thor Delta B launched on the Syncom 1 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-142 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-142
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-142 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Luna-20 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Luna-20
Luna 20 was the second of three successful Soviet lunar sample return missions.
- 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. (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikipedia — Luna 20 (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_20 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Luna 20 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Luna 20 (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-989 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-989
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-989 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Solar Max — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Solar Max
Delta 3910 launched on the Solar Max 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-1820 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1820
Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-1820 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-2001 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2001
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2001 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-2002 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2002
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2002 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-2133 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2133
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2133 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Intelsat 708 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Intelsat 708
Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Intelsat 708 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Gonets/Kosmos — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Gonets/Kosmos
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Gonets/Kosmos flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC32/1. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Globalstar 1-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Globalstar 1-4
Delta 7420-10C launched on the Globalstar 1-4 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. (CC BY 4.0)
NEAR enters orbit around Eros
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Orbit insertion
Mission: NEAR Shoemaker
NEAR entered Eros orbit at 15:33 UT, beginning sustained close-range observations.
- NASA — NEAR Shoemaker (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.
SES-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SES-4
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the SES-4 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Turksat 4A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Turksat 4A
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Turksat 4A 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. (CC BY 4.0)
SkyBrasil-1/Telkom-3S — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SkyBrasil-1/Telkom-3S
Ariane 5ECA launched on the SkyBrasil-1/Telkom-3S flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
EOS-04 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: EOS-04
PSLV-XL launched on the EOS-04 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. (CC BY 4.0)
USSF-124 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USSF-124
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the USSF-124 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. (CC BY 4.0)