April 17 in Space History
14 events
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Kosmos-65 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-65
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-65 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)
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Surveyor 3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Surveyor 3
Surveyor 3 is the third lander of the American uncrewed Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon in 1967 and the second to successfully land.
- 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 — Surveyor 3 (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/Surveyor_3 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Surveyor 3 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Surveyor 3 (opens in a new tab)
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KH-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: KH-8
Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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)
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Meteor — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Meteor
Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor 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)
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Kosmos-1173 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1173
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1173 flight from NIIP-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)
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RS-D-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: RS-D-2
SLV-3 (D4) launched on the RS-D-2 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLV. 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)
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Kosmos-1741 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1741
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1741 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)
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Kosmos-2073 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2073
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2073 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)
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Kosmos-2341 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2341
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2341 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)
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Neurolab — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Neurolab
Space Shuttle launched on the Neurolab 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)
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Sesat — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Sesat
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM-2M) launched on the Sesat 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)
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NROL-85 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: NROL-85
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-85 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)
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Starlink-158 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-158
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-158 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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Daqi 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Daqi 2
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Daqi 2 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)