P78-1 or Solwind was a United States satellite launched aboard an Atlas F rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on February 24 1979. The satellite operated until it […]
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Expedition 20
Expedition 20 was the 20th long-duration flight to the International Space Station. The expedition marked the first time a six-member crew inhabited the station. Because each Soyuz-TMA spacecraft could hold […]
Soyuz TMA-17
Soyuz TMA-17 was a human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station (ISS). TMA-17 crew members participated in ISS Expedition 22 and Expedition 23. The mission ended when the Soyuz […]
Artemis (satellite)
Artemis is a geostationary earth orbit satellite (GEOS) for telecommunications built for and owned by ESA.
Thor 5
Thor 5 also known as Thor 2R is a Norwegian communications satellite. It was successfully launched for Telenor atop an International Launch Services Proton-M/Briz-M carrier rocket at 11:34 GMT on […]
Intelsat 16
Intelsat 16 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat planned to be located at 58°W.L.. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation on a Star-2 Bus. Intelsat 16 was formerly […]
Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer
The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE pronounced /ˈlæd.iː/) was a NASA lunar exploration and technology demonstration mission. It was launched on a Minotaur V from the Mid-Atlantic Regional […]
AAUSAT-II
AAUSAT-II is the second student-built CubeSat built and operated by students from Aalborg University in Denmark. It was launched 28 April 2008 05:54 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in […]
USA-193
USA-193 also known as NRO launch 21 (NROL-21 or simply L-21) was an U.S. military spy satellite launched on December 14 2006. It was the first launch conducted by the […]
STS-400
STS-400 was the Space Shuttle contingency support (Launch On Need) flight that would have been launched using Space Shuttle Endeavour if a major problem occurred on Space Shuttle Atlantis during […]