Space history on August 24
22 events
Luna-11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Luna-11
Luna 11 (E-6LF series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union's Luna 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.
- Wikipedia — Luna 11 (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/Luna_11
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Luna 11 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Luna 11 (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-173 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-173
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-173 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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.
Kosmos-581 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-581
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-581 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.
Kosmos-937 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-937
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-937 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.
Kosmos-938 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-938
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-938 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.
Kosmos-939/946 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-939/946
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-939/946 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. 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.
Kosmos-1299 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1299
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1299 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.
Kosmos-1300 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1300
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1300 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.
Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 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.
Ekran — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Ekran
Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran 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.
Resurs-F — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Resurs-F
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Resurs-F flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, pad LC16/2. 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.
Kosmos-2379 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2379
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2379 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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.
Tianhui 1-01 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianhui 1-01
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Tianhui 1-01 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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.
Progress M-12M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-12M
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-12M flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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.
IS-33e/IS-36 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: IS-33e/IS-36
Ariane 5ECA launched on the IS-33e/IS-36 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.
Formosat-5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Formosat-5
Falcon 9 (FT3/4) launched on the Formosat-5 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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.
Beidou DW35/36 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Beidou DW35/36
Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW35/36 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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.
RSW — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: RSW
Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1S launched on the RSW 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.
TJS 7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: TJS 7
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the TJS 7 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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.
Beijing-3B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Beijing-3B
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Beijing-3B 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.
Dragon CRS-33 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-33
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-33 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.
Kosmos-2619 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2619
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2619 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.
