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Space history on October 16
21 events
Kosmos-92 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-92
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-92 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-182 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-182
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-182 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-372 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-372
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-372 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-600 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-600
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-600 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.
Kosmos-601 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-601
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-601 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.
GOES 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GOES 1
Delta 2914 launched on the GOES 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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.
E-8-5M No. 412 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: E-8-5M No. 412
Luna E-8-5M No.412, also known as Luna Ye-8-5M No.412, and sometimes identified by NASA as Luna 1975A, was a Soviet spacecraft which was lost in a launch failure in 1975.
- 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 — Luna 1975A (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/Luna_1975A
- Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Luna 1975A (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Luna 1975A (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-1141 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1141
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1141 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.
Kosmos-1216 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1216
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1216 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.
Kosmos-1696 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1696
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1696 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-2102 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2102
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2102 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.
Apstar 2R — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Apstar 2R
Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Apstar 2R flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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.
IS-30/Arsat-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: IS-30/Arsat-1
Ariane 5ECA launched on the IS-30/Arsat-1 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.
Apstar-9 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Apstar-9
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Apstar-9 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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.
Turksat 4B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Turksat 4B
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Turksat 4B 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.
Shenzhou 11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shenzhou 11
Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 11 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC921. 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.
Neutron-star merger observations announced
Category: Discoveries and Scientific ResultsType: Result announcement
Researchers announced gravitational-wave and electromagnetic observations associated with GW170817.
- NASA HEASARC — High-energy astronomy history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Lucy — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Lucy
Lucy is a NASA mission launched on October 16, 2021 to investigate asteroids, including Jupiter’s Trojan populations.
- 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 — Lucy (opens in a new tab) — Factual synthesis based on the cited Wikipedia and NASA pages; original editorial wording. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Lucy (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Lucy (opens in a new tab)
WHDW 12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: WHDW 12
Chang Zheng 8A launched on the WHDW 12 flight from Hainan Shangye Hangtian Fashe Chang (Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site), 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.
Starlink-314 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-314
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-314 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.
USSF-481 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USSF-481
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the USSF-481 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.