February 17 in Space History
16 events
Ranger 8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Ranger 8
Ranger 8 was a lunar probe in the Ranger program, a robotic spacecraft series launched by NASA in the early-to-mid-1960s to obtain the first close-up images of the Moon's surface.
- 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 — Ranger 8 (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/Ranger_8 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Ranger 8 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Ranger 8 (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-395 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-395
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-395 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. (CC BY 4.0)
CORONA 141/1113 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: CORONA 141/1113
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D (?) launched on the CORONA 141/1113 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. 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)
Kosmos-990 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-990
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-990 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-1339 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1339
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1339 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-1917/1919 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1917/1919
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-1917/1919 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Partial launch success/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)
Kosmos-2003 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2003
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2003 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-2234/2236 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2234/2236
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2234/2236 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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)
Voyager 1 becomes the most distant spacecraft
Voyager 1 surpassed Pioneer 10’s distance from the Sun.
- NASA — Voyager 1 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
THEMIS — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: THEMIS
Delta 7925-10C launched on the THEMIS flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17B. 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)
Progress M-26M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-26M
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-26M 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Hitomi — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Hitomi
H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the Hitomi 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Starlink-5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-5
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-5 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)
Starlink-75 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-75
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-75 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. (CC BY 4.0)
VEP-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: VEP-4
H3-22S launched on the VEP-4 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y2. 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)
Insat-2DS — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Insat-2DS
GSLV Mk II (c) launched on the Insat-2DS flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. 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)