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Space history on October 13
18 events
Discoverer 32 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Discoverer 32
Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 32 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.
Soyuz-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz-8
Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz-8 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.
Kosmos-444/451 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-444/451
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-444/451 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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.
Molniya-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-3
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 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.
Tiros N — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Tiros N
Atlas F launched on the Tiros N flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. 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-1315 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1315
Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1315 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.
Kosmos-1976 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1976
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1976 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.
Ekspress 11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Ekspress 11
Proton-K/DM-2M (DM-2M) launched on the Ekspress 11 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.
Kosmos-2374/2376 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2374/2376
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2374/2376 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.
Syracuse 3A/Gal. 15 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Syracuse 3A/Gal. 15
Ariane 5GS launched on the Syracuse 3A/Gal. 15 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.
DirecTV-9S/Optus D1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: DirecTV-9S/Optus D1
Ariane 5ECA launched on the DirecTV-9S/Optus D1 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.
Founding nations sign the Artemis Accords
Category: Programs, Policy, and GovernanceType: International agreement
International: Artemis Accords
The United States and seven other founding nations signed the Artemis Accords.
- NASA — Artemis Accords history (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.
NS-18 — private and commercial crew participation
Category: Human Spaceflight ActivitiesType: Private astronaut or space tourist flight
Mission: NS-18 · Programme: New Shepard
Role: Commercial astronaut, Space tourist
4 participants; see description and linked people.
- Blue Origin (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Blue Origin. Original source retains its rights.
Psyche — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Psyche
Psyche is a NASA Discovery Program space mission launched on October 13, 2023, to explore the origin of planetary cores by orbiting and studying the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche beginning in 2029.
- 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 — Psyche (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/Psyche_(spacecraft)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Psyche (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Psyche (opens in a new tab)
Starlink-115 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-115
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-115 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.
Shiyan 31 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shiyan 31
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Shiyan 31 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.
Starlink-426 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-426
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-426 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.
Dragon CRS-35 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-35
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-35 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.