December 15 in Space History
23 events
ESSA 8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ESSA 8
Thor Delta N launched on the ESSA 8 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. 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-386 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-386
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-386 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)
Venera 7 transmits from Venus
Category: Mission Operations and Milestones, type: Landing
Mission: Venera 7
Venera 7 returned data from the surface of Venus.
- NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Kosmos-465 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-465
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-465 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-881/882 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-881/882
Proton-K launched on the Kosmos-881/882 flight from NIIP-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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-883 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-883
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-883 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. (CC BY 4.0)
CS — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: CS
Delta 2914 launched on the CS 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-1062 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1062
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1062 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Intelsat 503 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 503
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 503 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. 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-1515 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1515
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1515 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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)
Vega-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Vega-1
Vega 1 (along with its twin Vega 2) was a Soviet space probe, part of the Vega program.
- 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 — Vega 1 (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/Vega_1 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Vega 1 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Vega 1 (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-1902 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1902
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1902 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)
Raduga — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Raduga
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Raduga 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Yaogan 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 5
Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Yaogan 5 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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)
Yaogan 8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 8
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Yaogan 8 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9?. 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)
Soyuz TMA-20 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TMA-20
Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-20 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)
Yamal-401 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Yamal-401
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Yamal-401 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Soyuz TMA-19M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TMA-19M
Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-19M 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)
Dragon CRS-13 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-13
Falcon 9 (FT3/4) launched on the Dragon CRS-13 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)
The Owl's Night Begins — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: The Owl's Night Begins
Electron launched on the The Owl's Night Begins 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)
The Moon God Awakens — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: The Moon God Awakens
Electron launched on the The Moon God Awakens 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Yaogan 41 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 41
Chang Zheng 5 launched on the Yaogan 41 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC101. 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)
Starlink-342 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-342
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-342 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)