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Space history on October 30
21 events
Kosmos-188 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-188
Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-188 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.
Kosmos-189 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-189
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-189 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-250 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-250
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-250 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-375 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-375
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-375 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.
Kosmos-376 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-376
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-376 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.
NNS O-20 (N-15) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: NNS O-20 (N-15)
Scout A-1 launched on the NNS O-20 (N-15) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. 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.
Interkosmos-10 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Interkosmos-10
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-10 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.
Prognoz-7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Prognoz-7
Molniya 8K78M (SOL) launched on the Prognoz-7 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.
Kosmos-1218 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1218
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1218 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.
ESA Convention enters into force
Category: Programs, Policy, and GovernanceType: Treaty entered into force
International: Convention for the Establishment of a European Space Agency
The ESA Convention formally entered into force after France deposited its ratification.
- ESA — 30 May history (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to ESA.
Venera-13 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Venera-13
Venera 13 was part of the Soviet Venera program meant to explore Venus.
- 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 — Venera 13 (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/Venera_13
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Venera 13 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Venera 13 (opens in a new tab)
Spacelab D-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Spacelab D-1
Space Shuttle launched on the Spacelab D-1 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.
Ekran — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Ekran
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Ekran flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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.
Maqsat — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Maqsat
Ariane 5G launched on the Maqsat flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Partial launch success/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.
Beidou — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Beidou
Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Beidou 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.
Progress M-13M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-13M
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-13M 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.
Meridian No. 17L — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Meridian No. 17L
Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 17L flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.
Koreasat-5A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Koreasat-5A
Falcon 9 (FT4) launched on the Koreasat-5A 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.
Starlink-120 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-120
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-120 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.
Starlink-202 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-202
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-202 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.
Starlink-203 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-203
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-203 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.