December 3 in Space History
22 events
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Kosmos-134 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-134
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-134 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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Kosmos-194 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-194
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-194 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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Kosmos-257 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-257
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-257 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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Kosmos-313 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-313
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-313 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)
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Kosmos-383 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-383
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-383 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)
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Kosmos-462 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-462
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-462 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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Zenit-2M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Zenit-2M
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Zenit-2M flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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Kosmos-784 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-784
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-784 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)
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Kosmos-1328 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1328
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1328 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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)
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Kosmos-1422 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1422
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1422 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)
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Kosmos-1705 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1705
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1705 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)
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Helios 1B/Clementine — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Helios 1B/Clementine
Ariane 40 (40-3) launched on the Helios 1B/Clementine 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)
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SES-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SES-8
Falcon 9 (1.1) launched on the SES-8 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)
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Hayabusa-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Hayabusa-2
Hayabusa2 (Japanese: はやぶさ2; lit. 'Peregrine falcon 2') is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA.
- 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 — Hayabusa 2 (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/Hayabusa2 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Hayabusa 2 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Hayabusa 2 (opens in a new tab)
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LISA Pathfinder — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: LISA Pathfinder
Vega (1) launched on the LISA Pathfinder flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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)
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Ludi Kancha Weixing 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Ludi Kancha Weixing 1
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Ludi Kancha Weixing 1 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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)
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Soyuz MS-11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz MS-11
Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz MS-11 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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SSO-A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SSO-A
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SSO-A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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)
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OSIRIS-REx arrives at Bennu
NASA’s sample-return spacecraft reached asteroid Bennu.
- NASA — OSIRIS-REx sample return (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
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Gonets-M Blok 17 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Gonets-M Blok 17
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Gonets-M Blok 17 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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Starlink-127 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-127
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-127 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)
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TJS 13 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: TJS 13
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the TJS 13 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. (CC BY 4.0)