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Space history on October 4
11 events
Explorer 21 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Explorer 21
Thor Delta C launched on the Explorer 21 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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-522 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-522
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-522 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.
Fram — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Fram
Soyuz-U launched on the Fram flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. 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-1034/1041 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1034/1041
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1034/1041 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-1604 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1604
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1604 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.
Tselina-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Tselina-2
Zenit-2 launched on the Tselina-2 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/2. 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.
Foton — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Foton
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Foton 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.
SpaceShipOne 17P — private and commercial crew participation
Category: Human Spaceflight ActivitiesType: Private astronaut or space tourist flight
Mission: SpaceShipOne 17P · Programme: SpaceShipOne
Role: Commercial astronaut
1 participants; see description and linked people.
- Scaled Composites (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Scaled Composites. Original source retains its rights.
GPS IIF SV-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GPS IIF SV-3
Delta 4M+(4,2) launched on the GPS IIF SV-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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.
GaoFen 10 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GaoFen 10
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the GaoFen 10 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.
SES-20/SES-21 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SES-20/SES-21
Atlas V 531 (G1) launched on the SES-20/SES-21 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.