September 6 in Space History
23 events
The Demolished Man — 1953 Hugo Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Demolished Man (Novel) by Alfred BesterAward: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
The Demolished Man — 1953 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1953-09-06).
- The Hugo Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Hugo Awards. Original source retains its rights.
- File 770: historical 1953 Hugo ceremony study (opens in a new tab)
AFP-206 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: AFP-206
Atlas Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC2-3. 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)
Star Trek — series premiere
Category: Science FictionType: Television series premiere
Star Trek (Television series) by Gene Roddenberry
Star Trek — series premiere (1966-09-06).
- StarTrek.com: Canadian connections (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on StarTrek.com: Canadian connections. Original source retains its rights.
Kosmos-584 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-584
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-584 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-949 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-949
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-949 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-1030 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1030
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1030 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-1681 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1681
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1681 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-1967 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1967
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1967 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)
Feng Yun 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Feng Yun 1
Chang Zheng 4 launched on the Feng Yun 1 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. 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)
Resurs-F — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Resurs-F
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Resurs-F 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)
Inmarsat 3 F2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Inmarsat 3 F2
Proton-K/DM-2 (DM1) launched on the Inmarsat 3 F2 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)
Yamal-100 No. 1/2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Yamal-100 No. 1/2
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM-2M) launched on the Yamal-100 No. 1/2 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)
Eutelsat W1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Eutelsat W1
Ariane 44P (44P-3) launched on the Eutelsat W1 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)
Intelsat 906 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 906
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Intelsat 906 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)
HJ-1A/HJ-1B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: HJ-1A/HJ-1B
Chang Zheng 2C (SMA) launched on the HJ-1A/HJ-1B flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. 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)
GeoEye-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GeoEye-1
Delta 7420-10C launched on the GeoEye-1 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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)
YG-35 05 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: YG-35 05
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-35 05 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. (CC BY 4.0)
YG-33 03 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: YG-33 03
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the YG-33 03 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)
XRISM/SLIM — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: XRISM/SLIM
H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the XRISM/SLIM flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. 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)
NROL-113 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: NROL-113
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-113 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)
Yaogan 40-03 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 40-03
Chang Zheng 6A launched on the Yaogan 40-03 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. 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-303 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-303
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-303 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)
Starlink-424 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-424
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-424 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)