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Space history on December 5
22 events
Transit VBN-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Transit VBN-2
Thor Ablestar (2) launched on the Transit VBN-2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. 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.
AFP-206 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: AFP-206
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 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.
OV3-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: OV3-6
Scout B launched on the OV3-6 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.
KH-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: KH-8
Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 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.
HEOS 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: HEOS 1
Thor Delta E1 launched on the HEOS 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.
Kosmos-1051/1058 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1051/1058
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1051/1058 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-1146 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1146
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1146 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.
UN adopts resolution 34/68
Category: Programs, Policy, and GovernanceType: UN resolution or principles
International: UN General Assembly resolution 34/68
Moon Agreement: General Assembly adoption.
- United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law. Original source retains its rights.
Kosmos-1225 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1225
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1225 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.
USA 20 (FLTSATCOM 7) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 20 (FLTSATCOM 7)
Atlas G Centaur launched on the USA 20 (FLTSATCOM 7) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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 UF-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS UF-1
Station: International Space Station
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS UF-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.
Glonass-M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Glonass-M
Proton-M/DM-3 launched on the Glonass-M flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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.
Orion EFT-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Orion EFT-1
Delta 4H launched on the Orion EFT-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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-2511/2512 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2511/2512
Soyuz-2-1V (Volga) launched on the Kosmos-2511/2512 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. 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.
Gokturk-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Gokturk-1
Vega (1) launched on the Gokturk-1 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.
Dragon CRS-16 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-16
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-16 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.
Dragon CRS-19 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-19
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-19 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.
Galileo FOC M9 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Galileo FOC M9
Soyuz-ST-B (Fregat) launched on the Galileo FOC M9 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELS. 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-217 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-217
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-217 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.
PROBA-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: PROBA-3
PSLV-XL launched on the PROBA-3 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.
SXM-9 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SXM-9
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SXM-9 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.
Sentinel-1C — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Sentinel-1C
Vega C launched on the Sentinel-1C 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.