March 29 in Space History
13 events
Mariner 10 first encounters Mercury
Category: Mission Operations and Milestones, type: Flyby
Mission: Mariner 10
Mariner 10 completed its first Mercury flyby after a Venus gravity assist.
- NASA — Mariner 10 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Kosmos-900 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-900
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-900 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-1546 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1546
Proton-K/DM launched on the Kosmos-1546 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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)
Astra 3A/JCSAT-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Astra 3A/JCSAT-8
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Astra 3A/JCSAT-8 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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)
Ekspress AM-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Ekspress AM-2
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM-2M) launched on the Ekspress AM-2 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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)
Beidou DW22 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Beidou DW22
Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Beidou DW22 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)
GSAT-6A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: GSAT-6A
GSLV Mk II (b) launched on the GSAT-6A 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)
Kosmos-2525 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2525
Soyuz-2-1V launched on the Kosmos-2525 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)
Beidou DW30/31 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Beidou DW30/31
Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW30/31 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)
TK-2/PJ-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: TK-2/PJ-2
Chang Zheng 6A launched on the TK-2/PJ-2 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. 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-2568 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2568
Soyuz-2-1V launched on the Kosmos-2568 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)
Starlink-80 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-80
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-80 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)
TJS 16 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: TJS 16
Chang Zheng 7A launched on the TJS 16 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. 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)