March 8 in Space History
4 events
OSO 3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: OSO 3
Thor Delta C launched on the OSO 3 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)
ISS 5A.1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS 5A.1
Station: International Space Station
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 5A.1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. 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)
Eurobird/BSAT-2a — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Eurobird/BSAT-2a
Ariane 5G launched on the Eurobird/BSAT-2a 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)
Starlink-368 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-368
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-368 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)