May 16 in Space History
10 events
Kosmos-159 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-159
Molniya 8K78M (?) launched on the Kosmos-159 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)
KH-8A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: KH-8A
Titan 24B launched on the KH-8A 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)
Kosmos-1007 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1007
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1007 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)
Kosmos-2143/2148 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2143/2148
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2143/2148 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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)
Palapa C2/Amos 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Palapa C2/Amos 1
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Palapa C2/Amos 1 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)
Protostar 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Protostar 2
Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Protostar 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)
ISS ULF-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS ULF-6
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS ULF-6 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)
Mexsat-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Mexsat-1
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Mexsat-1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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-2576 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2576
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2576 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-264 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-264
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-264 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)