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Space history on December 14
28 events
CORONA 58/9050 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 58/9050
Thor Agena D launched on the CORONA 58/9050 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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.
Mariner 2 flies past Venus
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Flyby
Mission: Mariner 2
Mariner 2 completed the first successful close-range planetary encounter.
- NASA — 60 moments in NASA history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
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.
Biosatellite 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Biosatellite 1
Thor Delta G launched on the Biosatellite 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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 No. 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz No. 1
Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz No. 1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. 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-259 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-259
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-259 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. 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.
POPPY 7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: POPPY 7
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the POPPY 7 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1W. 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-538 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-538
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-538 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.
DSP 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: DSP 5
Titan IIIC launched on the DSP 5 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.
Meteor-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Meteor-2
Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor-2 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.
DSCS II 11/12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: DSCS II 11/12
Titan IIIC launched on the DSCS II 11/12 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.
Kosmos-1061 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1061
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1061 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.
Meteor-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Meteor-2
Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor-2 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.
Kosmos-1514 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1514
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1514 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.
Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 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.
Kosmos-1901 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1901
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1901 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.
UN adopts resolution 47/68
Category: Programs, Policy, and GovernanceType: UN resolution or principles
International: UN General Assembly resolution 47/68
Nuclear power source principles: 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.
Molniya-1T — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1T
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1T 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.
Kosmos-2323/2325 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2323/2325
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2323/2325 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.
USA 193 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 193
Delta 7920-10C launched on the USA 193 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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-2456/2458 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2456/2458
Proton-M/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2456/2458 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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.
WISE — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: WISE
Delta 7320-10C launched on the WISE flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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.
Chang'e 3: lunar landing
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Landing
Mission: Chang'e 3
Moon landing.
- NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
IPM — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: IPM
Angara A5 launched on the IPM flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC35/1. 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.
YG-36 04 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: YG-36 04
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-36 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.
CSSHQ — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CSSHQ
Chang Zheng 2F (T) launched on the CSSHQ flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. 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.
RAISE and Shine — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: RAISE and Shine
Electron launched on the RAISE and Shine flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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-341 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-341
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-341 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.