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Space history on October 23
18 events
Discoverer 33 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Discoverer 33
Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 33 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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.
AFP-206 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: AFP-206
Atlas Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-3. 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.
Strela-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Strela-1
Kosmos 65S3 launched on the Strela-1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC41/15. 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-374 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-374
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-374 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. 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.
KH-8A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: KH-8A
Titan 24B launched on the KH-8A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M (ML) 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.
Parus — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Parus
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Parus flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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.
Gorizont — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Gorizont
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Gorizont 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.
Progress M-58 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-58
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-58 flight from GIK-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.
SJ-6-2A/SJ-6-2B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SJ-6-2A/SJ-6-2B
Chang Zheng 4B launched on the SJ-6-2A/SJ-6-2B flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. 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-2430 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2430
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2430 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.
ISS 10A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS 10A
Station: International Space Station
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 10A 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.
Soyuz TMA-06M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TMA-06M
Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-06M flight from GIK-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.
CE-5T1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CE-5T1
Chang'e 5-T1 (嫦娥五号T1; Cháng'é wǔhào T1) was an preparatory robotic lunar mission launched by China National Space Administration on 23 October 2014.
- 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 — Chang’e 5 Test Vehicle (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/Chang%27e_5-T1
- 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 — Chang’e 5 Test Vehicle (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Chang’e 5 Test Vehicle (opens in a new tab)
YG-39 04 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: YG-39 04
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-39 04 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.
Yaogan 43-03 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 43-03
Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Yaogan 43-03 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.
Starlink-200 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-200
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-200 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.
TJS 20 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: TJS 20
Chang Zheng 5 launched on the TJS 20 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC101. 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.