Mission Pioneer 3 Type: Lunar Exploration Orbit: Lunar flyby Pioneer 3 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft intended as a lunar probe but failed to perform a lunar flyby as planned. Its mission was revised to measure radiation in the outer Van Allen radiation belts. Location Launch Complex 5 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Launch Complex 5 […]
Mission Luna-1c Type: Lunar Exploration Orbit: Lunar Impactor Luna E-1 number 3 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon but was lost in a launch failure. Location 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has […]
Mission Pioneer 2 Type: Lunar Exploration Orbit: Lunar Orbit Launch Cost: $8,900,000 The third pioneer orbiter, pioneer 2 intended to enter lunar orbit but failed to make orbit when the third stage failed to ignite. Location Space Launch Complex 17A Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Space Launch Complex 17A has witnessed the launch of 145 […]
Mission Beacon Type: Test Target Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Beacon 1 was a large inflatable satellite of micro-thin plastic covered with aluminium foil. It was designed to be large so that it was easily visible from Earth. Location Launch Complex 5 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Launch Complex 5 has witnessed the launch of 13 […]
Mission Luna-1b Type: Lunar Exploration Orbit: Lunar Impactor Luna E-1 number 2 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon, however, was lost in a launch failure. Location 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has […]
Mission Pioneer 1 Type: Lunar Exploration Orbit: Lunar Orbit Launch Cost: $8,900,000 The second pioneer orbiter, pioneer 1 intended to enter lunar orbit but missed the Moon after a third stage partial failure. Location Space Launch Complex 17A Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Space Launch Complex 17A has witnessed the launch of 145 rockets, including […]
Mission Vanguard Type: Earth Science Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit Vanguard was an American satellite and the fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite to be launched. It was the first satellite to have solar electric power. Location Launch Complex 18A Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Launch Complex 18A has witnessed the launch of 18 rockets, including 11 […]
Mission Luna-1a Type: Lunar Exploration Orbit: Lunar Impactor Luna E-1 number 1 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to impact the moon, however, was lost in a launch failure. Location 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has […]
Mission NOTS 6 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The project pilot payloads were small cylindrical satellites. These missions intended to be the first to launch a satellite from an aircraft. They had only a single instrument, a very primitive infrared line scanning device to make IR images of the ground. Location Naval Air […]
Mission NOTS 5 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The project pilot payloads were small cylindrical satellites. These missions intended to be the first to launch a satellite from an aircraft. They had only a single instrument, a very primitive infrared line scanning device to make IR images of the ground. Location Naval Air […]
Mission NOTS 4 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The project pilot payloads were small cylindrical satellites. These missions intended to be the first to launch a satellite from an aircraft. They had only a single instrument, a very primitive infrared line scanning device to make IR images of the ground. Location Naval Air […]
Mission Explorer 5 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit Explorer 5 was a US satellite designed to study the van allen radiation belts, however, the launch failed after the first stage collided with the second stage. Location Launch Complex 5 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Launch Complex 5 has witnessed the launch of 13 […]
Mission NOTS 3 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The project pilot payloads were small cylindrical satellites. These missions intended to be the first to launch a satellite from an aircraft. They had only a single instrument, a very primitive infrared line scanning device to make IR images of the ground. Location Naval Air […]
Mission Able I (Pioneer) Type: Lunar Exploration Orbit: Lunar Orbit Launch Cost: $8,900,000 The first pioneer orbiter, pioneer 0 was a lunar orbiter intended to enter a lunar orbit for observation. However, the mission failed 77 seconds into launch. Location Space Launch Complex 17A Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Space Launch Complex 17A has witnessed […]
Mission NOTS 2 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The project pilot payloads were small cylindrical satellites. These missions intended to be the first to launch a satellite from an aircraft. They had only a single instrument, a very primitive infrared line scanning device to make IR images of the ground. Location Naval Air […]
