December 6 in Space History
16 events
FR-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: FR-1
Scout X-4 launched on the FR-1 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC-D. 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-463 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-463
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-463 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)
Intelsat 502 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 502
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 502 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Insat 2C/Telecom 2C — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Insat 2C/Telecom 2C
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Insat 2C/Telecom 2C 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)
Satmex 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Satmex 5
Ariane 42L (42L-3) launched on the Satmex 5 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)
Unity and Zarya joined in orbit
The STS-88 crew joined the Unity and Zarya modules in orbit.
- NASA — International Space Station assembly history (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.
WGS 3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: WGS 3
Delta 4M+(5,4) launched on the WGS 3 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. (CC BY 4.0)
USA 247 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 247
Atlas V 501 launched on the USA 247 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. 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)
DirectTV-14/GSAT-16 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: DirectTV-14/GSAT-16
Ariane 5ECA launched on the DirectTV-14/GSAT-16 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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)
S.S. Deke Slayton II — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: S.S. Deke Slayton II
Atlas V 401 (C) launched on the S.S. Deke Slayton II flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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)
Running out of Fingers — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Running out of Fingers
Electron launched on the Running out of Fingers flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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)
Progress MS-13 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress MS-13
Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-13 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Gao Fen 14 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Gao Fen 14
Chang Zheng 3B (G5) launched on the Gao Fen 14 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)
Dragon CRS-21 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-21
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-21 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Hayabusa2 capsule recovered in Australia
Category: Returns and Mission Endings, type: Sample return
Mission: Hayabusa2
JAXA recovered the Ryugu sample-return capsule in the Woomera area.
- JAXA — Hayabusa2 capsule recovery (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
WHDW 14 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: WHDW 14
Chang Zheng 8A launched on the WHDW 14 flight from Hainan Shangye Hangtian Fashe Chang (Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site), 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)