October 22 in Space History
20 events
Luna-12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Luna-12
Luna 12 (E-6LF series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 12.
- 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)
- Wikipedia — Luna 12 (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_12 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Luna 12 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Luna 12 (opens in a new tab)
Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78 (M) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-305 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-305
Kosmos 305 (Ye-8-5 series) was the fifth Soviet attempt at an uncrewed lunar sample return.
- 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)
- Wikipedia — Cosmos 305 (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/Kosmos_305 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- 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 — Cosmos 305 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Cosmos 305 (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-690 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-690
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-690 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-862 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-862
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-862 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)
ISEE 1/2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ISEE 1/2
Delta 2914 launched on the ISEE 1/2 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-1142 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1142
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1142 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-1697 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1697
Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-1697 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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-1698 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1698
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1698 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-1786 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1786
Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-1786 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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-1787 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1787
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1787 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-1893 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1893
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1893 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)
Lageos 2/USMP-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Lageos 2/USMP-1
Space Shuttle launched on the Lageos 2/USMP-1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. 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 701 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 701
Ariane 44LP (44LP) launched on the Intelsat 701 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)
TES — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: TES
PSLV (C) launched on the TES 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Chandraayan-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Chandraayan-1
Chandrayaan-1 of the Chandrayaan programme, was the first Indian lunar probe.
- 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)
- Wikipedia — Chandrayaan-1 (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/Chandrayaan-1 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Chandrayaan-1 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Chandrayaan-1 (opens in a new tab)
Skif-D/Gonets — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Skif-D/Gonets
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Skif-D/Gonets flight from Vostochniy, Svobodniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Rossiya, pad PU1S. 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-118 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-118
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-118 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Tianping-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianping-3
Chang Zheng 6 launched on the Tianping-3 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Starlink-317 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-317
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-317 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)