May 3 in Space History
7 events
CORONA 108/1032 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 108/1032
Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 108/1032 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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)
GOES G — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GOES G
Delta 3914 launched on the GOES G flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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)
Kosmos-2420 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2420
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2420 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC16/2. 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)
Apstar 6C — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Apstar 6C
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Apstar 6C 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-162 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-162
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-162 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)
Chang'e-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Chang'e-6
Chang'e 6 was the sixth robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the second CNSA lunar sample-return mission.
- 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 — Chang’e 6 (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/Chang%27e_6 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Chang’e 6 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Chang’e 6 (opens in a new tab)
CAS500-2 Rideshare — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CAS500-2 Rideshare
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the CAS500-2 Rideshare 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)