Mission JSSW 1 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Experimental Chinese satellite Location Launch Area 2B Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China Launch Area 2B has witnessed the launch of 26 rockets, including 26 orbital launch attempts, while Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China, has been the site for 222 […]
Mission Taifun-1 3 Type: Test Target Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Radar calibration satellite Location 132/1 (132L) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 132/1 (132L) has witnessed the launch of 212 rockets, including 212 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Space Forces Kosmos-3M (11K65M) N/A Agency […]
Mission Zenit-2M 59 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family. Location 43/3 (43L) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 43/3 (43L) has witnessed the launch of 229 rockets, including 229 orbital launch attempts, while […]
Mission DS-P1-I 16 Type: Test Target Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The DS-P1-I series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars. Location 133/3 (133L) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 133/3 (133L) has witnessed the launch of 159 rockets, including 159 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site […]
Crew Thomas P. Stafford Birthday: 09/17/1930 Role: Commander Nationality: American First Flight: 12/15/1965 Last Flight: 07/15/1975 Thomas Patten Stafford was an American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Vance D. Brand Birthday: 05/09/1931 Role: Command Module Pilot Nationality: American First Flight: 07/15/1975 Last Flight: 12/02/1990 Vance DeVoe Brand is an American former naval […]
Crew Alexey Leonov Birthday: 05/30/1934 Role: Commander Nationality: Russian First Flight: 03/18/1965 Last Flight: 07/15/1975 Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (Russian: Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksʲej ɐˈrxʲipəvʲɪtɕ lʲɪˈonəf]; born 30 May 1934) is a retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut, Air Force Major general, writer and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first human to conduct extravehicular activity […]
Mission Meteor-2 1 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Second generation soviet meteorological satellite Location 41/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 41/1 has witnessed the launch of 310 rockets, including 310 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket RKK Energiya Vostok 8A92M Vostok was a […]
Mission Molniya-2 13 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Elliptical Orbit Government communications satellite. Location 41/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 41/1 has witnessed the launch of 310 rockets, including 310 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Space Forces Molniya-M 2BL Agency Soviet Space Program The […]
Mission Tselina-O 27 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites. Location 132/1 (132L) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 132/1 (132L) has witnessed the launch of 212 rockets, including 212 […]
Mission Zenit-4MK 46 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family. Location 41/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 41/1 has witnessed the launch of 310 rockets, including 310 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Soviet Space […]
Mission Zenit-2M 58 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family. Location 41/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 41/1 has witnessed the launch of 310 rockets, including 310 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, […]
Mission Zenit-4MK 45 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family. Location 43/3 (43L) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 43/3 (43L) has witnessed the launch of 229 rockets, including 229 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket […]
Mission DS-P1-Yu 77 Type: Test Target Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars. Location 133/3 (133L) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 133/3 (133L) has witnessed the launch of 159 rockets, including 159 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site […]
Mission OSO 8 Type: Heliophysics Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Solar observatory satellite Location Space Launch Complex 17B Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Space Launch Complex 17B has witnessed the launch of 132 rockets, including 132 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 943 rocket launches. Rocket McDonnell Douglas Delta 1910 […]
Mission Tselina-D 7 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system. Location 41/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 41/1 has witnessed the launch of 310 rockets, including 310 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, […]
