August 30 in Space History
25 events
Discoverer 29 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Discoverer 29
Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 29 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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-517 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-517
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-517 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)
Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 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-583 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-583
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-583 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)
Zenit-2M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Zenit-2M
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Zenit-2M flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. 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)
JSSW 701-07 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: JSSW 701-07
Feng Bao 1 launched on the JSSW 701-07 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. 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-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 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-1402 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1402
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1402 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)
Strela-2M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Strela-2M
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Strela-2M flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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)
PAM-D Deploy/PFTA — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: PAM-D Deploy/PFTA
Space Shuttle launched on the PAM-D Deploy/PFTA 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)
Molniya-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-3
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 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-1591 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1591
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1591 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)
PAM-D/Leasat Deploy — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: PAM-D/Leasat Deploy
Space Shuttle launched on the PAM-D/Leasat Deploy 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)
Kosmos-1966 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1966
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1966 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Eut. 2F1/Skynet 4C — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Eut. 2F1/Skynet 4C
Ariane 44LP (44LP) launched on the Eut. 2F1/Skynet 4C 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)
Tselina-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Tselina-2
Zenit-2 launched on the Tselina-2 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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-2319 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2319
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2319 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)
Astra 2A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Astra 2A
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Astra 2A flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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 902 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 902
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Intelsat 902 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)
Voyager 2 crosses the termination shock
Voyager 2 entered the heliosheath.
- NASA — Voyager 2 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
RBSP A/B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: RBSP A/B
Atlas V 401 launched on the RBSP A/B 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)
Geo-IK-2 No. 13 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Geo-IK-2 No. 13
Rokot launched on the Geo-IK-2 No. 13 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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. (CC BY 4.0)
SAOCOM-1B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SAOCOM-1B
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SAOCOM-1B 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)
Starlink-298 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-298
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-298 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)
Roman Space Telescope — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Roman Space Telescope
Falcon Heavy launched on the Roman Space Telescope 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)