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Space history on September 26
26 events
Kosmos-180 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-180
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-180 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.
OV2-5/LES 6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: OV2-5/LES 6
Titan IIIC launched on the OV2-5/LES 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. 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-686 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-686
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-686 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.
Intelsat 4A F-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 4A F-1
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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-1212 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1212
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1212 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.
Soyuz T — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz T
Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz T flight from NIIP-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.
Kosmos-1685 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1685
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1685 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.
Anik E1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Anik E1
Ariane 44P (44P) launched on the Anik E1 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.
SPOT 3/ASAP 4/Stella — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SPOT 3/ASAP 4/Stella
Ariane 40 (40) launched on the SPOT 3/ASAP 4/Stella 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.
Resurs-F2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Resurs-F2
Soyuz-U launched on the Resurs-F2 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.
Ekspress 12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Ekspress 12
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM-2M) launched on the Ekspress 12 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.
Shuttle/Mir-7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shuttle/Mir-7
Space Shuttle launched on the Shuttle/Mir-7 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.
LMI-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: LMI-1
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the LMI-1 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.
Nadezhda-M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Nadezhda-M
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Nadezhda-M flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.
USA 183 (GPS IIRM-1) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 183 (GPS IIRM-1)
Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 183 (GPS IIRM-1) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17A. 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.
Scatsat-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Scatsat-1
PSLV (C) launched on the Scatsat-1 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. 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-2541 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2541
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2541 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.
YG-36 01 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: YG-36 01
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-36 01 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.
Shiyan 16AB/17 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shiyan 16AB/17
Chang Zheng 6 launched on the Shiyan 16AB/17 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC16. 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.
DART impacts Dimorphos
Category: Returns and Mission EndingsType: Controlled impact
Mission: DART
NASA's DART spacecraft intentionally struck Dimorphos to test asteroid deflection.
- NASA — DART mission (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.
YG-33 04 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: YG-33 04
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the YG-33 04 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.
IGS R-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: IGS R-8
H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the IGS R-8 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.
Starlink-309 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-309
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-309 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.
FY3-08 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: FY3-08
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the FY3-08 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.
Owlright,Owlright,Owlr. — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Owlright,Owlright,Owlr.
Electron launched on the Owlright,Owlright,Owlr. 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.
USSF-385 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USSF-385
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the USSF-385 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.