May 13 in Space History
14 events
Echo — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Echo
Thor Delta launched on the Echo 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-281 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-281
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-281 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)
Comstar D-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Comstar D-1
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Comstar D-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. 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)
GPS 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: GPS 2
Atlas F/SVS launched on the GPS 2 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. 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-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress-6
Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-6 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)
Soyuz T-5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz T-5
Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz T-5 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)
Kosmos-1844 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1844
Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-1844 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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-1845 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1845
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1845 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)
Progress-36 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress-36
Soyuz-U2 launched on the Progress-36 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)
Nigcomsat 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Nigcomsat 1
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Nigcomsat 1 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-47 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-47
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-47 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)
Starlink-166 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-166
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-166 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)
Starlink-261 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-261
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-261 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)
Starlink-262 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-262
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-262 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)