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Space history on February 28
20 events
CORONA 60/9052 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 60/9052
Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 60/9052 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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.
OPS 3722 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: OPS 3722
Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the OPS 3722 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: ESSA 2
Thor Delta E launched on the ESSA 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.
Kosmos-144 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-144
Vostok 8A92M (?) launched on the Kosmos-144 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-549 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-549
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-549 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.
Kosmos-711/718 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-711/718
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-711/718 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-991 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-991
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-991 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-1539 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1539
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1539 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.
Meteor-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Meteor-2
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-2 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.
Okean — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Okean
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Okean 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.
USA 53 [MST1] — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 53 [MST1]
Space Shuttle launched on the USA 53 [MST1] 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.
Progress M-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-3
Soyuz-U2 launched on the Progress M-3 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.
Raduga — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Raduga
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Raduga 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.
Last contact with NEAR Shoemaker
Controllers received the final communication from NEAR Shoemaker on Eros.
- NASA — NEAR Shoemaker (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.
Progress M-52 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-52
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-52 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.
Arabsat 4A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Arabsat 4A
Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the Arabsat 4A flight from GIK-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.
New Horizons receives a Jupiter gravity assist
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Flyby
Mission: New Horizons
New Horizons used a Jupiter encounter to accelerate toward Pluto.
- NASA — New Horizons (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Raduga-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Raduga-1
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Raduga-1 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.
Arktika-M No. 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Arktika-M No. 1
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Arktika-M No. 1 flight from GIK-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.
The Owl'sNight Continues — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: The Owl'sNight Continues
Electron launched on the The Owl'sNight Continues flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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.