August 6 in Space History
19 events
Vostok-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Vostok-2
Vostok 8K72 (K) launched on the Vostok-2 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-19 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-19
Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-19 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-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)
AFP-827 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: AFP-827
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D launched on the AFP-827 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC13. 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-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: 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)
Kosmos-291 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-291
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-291 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/19. 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-670 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-670
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-670 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)
OPS 7940 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: OPS 7940
Titan 34B launched on the OPS 7940 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)
FLTSATCOM 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: FLTSATCOM 5
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the FLTSATCOM 5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Partial launch success/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-1287/1294 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1287/1294
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1287/1294 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-1587 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1587
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1587 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)
Kosmos-1770 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1770
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1770 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)
Astra 1N/BSAT-3c — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Astra 1N/BSAT-3c
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Astra 1N/BSAT-3c flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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)
Telkom-3/EkspressMD2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Telkom-3/EkspressMD2
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Telkom-3/EkspressMD2 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. Partial launch success/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)
Curiosity lands on Mars
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Landing
Mission: Curiosity
The Curiosity rover landed in Gale Crater.
- NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Rosetta arrives at comet 67P
Rosetta reached its target comet and began accompanying it around the Sun.
- ESA Archives — Rosetta (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
EDRS-C/IS-39 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: EDRS-C/IS-39
Ariane 5ECA+ launched on the EDRS-C/IS-39 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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)
AMOS 17 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: AMOS 17
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the AMOS 17 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)
Gao Fen 9-04 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Gao Fen 9-04
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Gao Fen 9-04 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)
The Grain Goddess Prov. — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: The Grain Goddess Prov.
Electron launched on the The Grain Goddess Prov. flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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)