August 8 in Space History
21 events
Kosmos-127 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-127
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-127 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)
Kosmos-171 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-171
R-36O 8K69 launched on the Kosmos-171 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC162/36. 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)
Explorer 39/40 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Explorer 39/40
Scout B launched on the Explorer 39/40 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. 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-433 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-433
R-36O 8K69M launched on the Kosmos-433 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC191/66. 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)
Pioneer Venus 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Pioneer Venus 2
The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe, also known as Pioneer Venus 2 or Pioneer 13, was a spacecraft launched in 1978 to explore Venus as part of NASA's Pioneer program.
- 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 — Pioneer Venus 2 (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/Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Pioneer Venus 2 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Pioneer Venus 2 (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-1589 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1589
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1589 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)
Kosmos-1673 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1673
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1673 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-1674 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1674
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1674 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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)
Raduga — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Raduga
Proton-K/DM launched on the Raduga flight from NIIP-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)
Kosmos-1962 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1962
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1962 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)
TV-SAT 2/Hipparcos — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: TV-SAT 2/Hipparcos
Ariane 44LP (44LP) launched on the TV-SAT 2/Hipparcos 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)
Kosmos-2090/2095 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2090/2095
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2090/2095 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)
Italsat 2/Telecom 2D — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Italsat 2/Telecom 2D
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Italsat 2/Telecom 2D 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)
PAS 6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: PAS 6
Ariane 44P (44P-3) launched on the PAS 6 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)
Genesis — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Genesis
Genesis was a NASA sample-return probe that collected a sample of solar wind particles and returned them to Earth for analysis.
- 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 — Genesis (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/Genesis_(spacecraft) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Genesis (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Genesis (opens in a new tab)
ISS 13A.1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS 13A.1
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 13A.1 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)
WGS 6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: WGS 6
Delta 4M+(5,4) launched on the WGS 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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)
AEHF-5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: AEHF-5
Atlas V 551 (C) launched on the AEHF-5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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-99 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-99
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-99 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)
HJ2-06 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: HJ2-06
Chang Zheng 2C launched on the HJ2-06 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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-415 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-415
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-415 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)