February 29 in Space History
3 events
Meteor-M No. 2-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Meteor-M No. 2-4
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Meteor-M No. 2-4 flight from Vostochniy, Svobodniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Rossiya, pad PU1S. 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)
Hulianwang Gaogui W. — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Hulianwang Gaogui W.
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Hulianwang Gaogui W. flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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-144 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-144
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-144 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)