March 27 in Space History
17 events
Kosmos-27 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-27
Kosmos 27, also known as Zond 3MV-1 No.3 was a space mission intended as a Venus impact probe.
- 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 — Cosmos 27 (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/Kosmos_27 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Cosmos 27 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Cosmos 27 (opens in a new tab)
Molniya-1 11F67 No 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Molniya-1 11F67 No 5
Molniya 8K78 (M) launched on the Molniya-1 11F67 No 5 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. 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)
Mariner 7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Mariner 7
Mariner 7 was a NASA robotic spacecraft launched on March 27, 1969 as a companion to Mariner 6.
- 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 — Mariner 7 (opens in a new tab) — Factual synthesis based on the cited Wikipedia and NASA pages; original editorial wording. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Mariner 7 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Mariner 7 (opens in a new tab)
2M No. 521 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: 2M No. 521
Mars 2M No.521, also known as Mars M-69 No.521 and sometimes identified by NASA as Mars 1969A, was a Soviet spacecraft which was lost in a launch failure in 1969.
- 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 — Mars 1969A (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/Mars_1969A (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Mars 1969A (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Mars 1969A (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-328 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-328
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-328 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-401 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-401
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-401 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. 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)
Venera-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Venera-8
Venera 8 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus and was the second robotic space probe to conduct a successful landing on the surface of Venus.
- 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 — Venera 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/Venera_8 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Venera 8 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Venera 8 (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-722 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-722
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-722 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)
Interkosmos-13 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Interkosmos-13
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-13 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)
Kosmos-1169 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1169
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1169 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)
Progress-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress-8
Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-8 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)
Kosmos-2063 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2063
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2063 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)
Raduga-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Raduga-1
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Raduga-1 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)
SAR-Lupe 4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SAR-Lupe 4
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the SAR-Lupe 4 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)
Soyuz TMA-16M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TMA-16M
Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-16M 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)
Galileo FOC 3/4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Galileo FOC 3/4
Soyuz-ST-B (Fregat) launched on the Galileo FOC 3/4 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELS. 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)
Shiyan 33 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Shiyan 33
Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1S launched on the Shiyan 33 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. 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)