August 23 in Space History
16 events
Ranger 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Ranger 1
Ranger 1 was a prototype spacecraft launched as part of the Ranger program of uncrewed space missions.
- 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 — Ranger 1 (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/Ranger_1 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Ranger 1 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Ranger 1 (opens in a new tab)
FTV 3502 (AF-2) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: FTV 3502 (AF-2)
Scout X-2M launched on the FTV 3502 (AF-2) flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC-D. 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)
Intelsat 4 F-7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 4 F-7
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-7 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)
Kosmos-1493 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1493
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1493 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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)
Kosmos-1677 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1677
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1677 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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-1964 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1964
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1964 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-1965 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1965
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1965 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)
Progress M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M
Soyuz-U2 launched on the Progress M flight from GIK-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-2096 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2096
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2096 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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)
Molniya-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-3
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, 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)
DM-F3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: DM-F3
Delta 8930 launched on the DM-F3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17B. 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)
Gao Fen 9-05 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Gao Fen 9-05
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Gao Fen 9-05 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)
Progress MS-24 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress MS-24
Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-24 flight from GIK-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)
We Love The Nightlife — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: We Love The Nightlife
Electron launched on the We Love The Nightlife flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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)
Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Landing
Mission: Chandrayaan-3
India’s Vikram lander reached the Moon’s southern high latitudes.
- ISRO — Chandrayaan-3 science archive (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Live, Laugh, Launch — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Live, Laugh, Launch
Electron launched on the Live, Laugh, Launch 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)