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2009 Iran launches first domestically made satellite, Omid, into orbit
2006 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars orbit 2003 China sends Yang Liwei into orbit, the third country to have successfully sent a person into space 1998 STS-89 (Endeavour 12) launches into orbit 1997 STS-87 (Columbia 24) launches into orbit 1997 STS-86 (Atlantis 20) launches into orbit 1997 STS-85, Discovery 23, launches into orbit 1997 STS-94 (Columbia 23) launches into orbit 1997 Galileo, Ganymede Observations, Orbit 9 1997 Galileo, 2nd Callisto Flyby, Orbit 9 1997 Galileo, 4th Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 8) 1997 Ashes of Timothy Leary and Gene Roddenberry launched into orbit 1997 Galileo, 3rd Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 7) 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit 1996 Soyuz TM-24, launched into orbit 1996 STS-77 (Endeavour 11), launches into orbit 1996 STS-76 (Atlantis 16), launches into orbit 1996 STS-75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit 1996 Soyuz TM-23, launched into orbit 1995 STS-74 (Atlantis 15), launches into orbit 1995 STS-73 (Columbia 18), launches into orbit 1995 STS-69 (Endeavour 9), launches into orbit 1995 Soyuz TM-22, launched into orbit 1995 STS-63 (Discovery 19), launches into orbit 1994 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), launches into orbit 1994 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), launches into orbit 1994 STS-59, Endeavour, launches into orbit 1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launches into orbit 1994 STS-60 (Discovery) launches into orbit 1994 Russian manned space craft TM-18, launches into orbit 1993 STS-58 (Columbia) launches into orbit 1993 STS-51 (Discovery) launches into orbit 1993 Russian manned space craft TM-17, launches into orbit 1993 STS-57 (Endeavour) launches into orbit 1993 STS-55 (Columbia) launches into orbit 1993 STS-56, Discovery, launches into orbit 1993 STS-54 (Endeavour) launches into orbit 1992 Russian manned space craft TM-14, launches into orbit 1991 U.S. 70th manned space mission STS-39 (Discovery 12) launches into orbit 1990 U.S. 69th manned space mission STS-35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit 1990 U.S. 68th manned space mission STS-38 (Atlantis 7) launches into orbit 1990 U.S. 67th manned space mission STS-41 (Discovery 11) launches into orbit 1990 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery 1990 U.S. 66th manned space mission STS-31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit 1990 U.S. 65th manned space mission STS-36 (Atlantis 6) launches into orbit 1990 64th U.S. manned space mission STS-32 (Columbia 10) launches into orbit 1989 U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) launches into orbit 1989 U.S. 62nd manned space mission STS-34 (Atlantis 5) launches into orbit 1989 U.S.S.R.'s Phobos II enters Martian orbit 1988 U.S.S.R. launches Phobos II for Martian orbit 1987 NASA launches Fltsatcom-6, it failed to reach orbit 1986 NASA launches Goes-G, it failed to achieve orbit 1986 U.S.S.R. launches Mir space station into Earth orbit 1985 Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit 1985 Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit 1984 Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit 1984 Anna Fisher becomes 1st "mom" to go into orbit 1984 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit 1984 Landsat 5 and ham satellite Oscar 11 launched into polar orbit 1983 1st time a satellite is retrieved from orbit, by Space Shuttle 1983 Infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit 1982 U.S.S.R. Salyut 7 space station put into orbit 1981 Satellites China 10 and 11 launched into Earth orbit by B-1 rocket 1981 European Space Agency's Ariane carries 2 satellites into orbit 1980 Rohini 1, 1st Indian satellite, launches into orbit 1978 Pioneer Venus 1 goes into orbit around Venus 1978 U.S. Seasat 1, 1st oceanographic satellite, launched into polar orbit 1978 International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit 1977 International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 and 2 launched into Earth orbit 1977 Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit 1977 High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit 1976 Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days 1976 U.S. Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth 1976 Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars 1976 U.S. Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth 1976 US-German Helios B solar probe launched into solar orbit 1975 Venera 9, 1st craft to orbit planet Venus launched 1975 Viking 1 launched to orbit around Mars, soft landing 1975 Apollo and Soyuz linked in orbit for 2 days, separate 1975 Soyuz 18A launch aborted short of orbit; cosmonauts return safely 1974 Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days 1973 Soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days 1973 Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit 1973 Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit (2 days) 1973 NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit 1973 Canadian ANIK A2 becomes 1st commercial satellite in orbit 1972 U.S.S.R. launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km) 1972 Luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit and soft landing on Moon 1971 Mariner 9, 1st to orbit another planet, Mars 1971 England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit 1971 U.S. launches 1st satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft 1971 U.S. Mariner 9, 1st satellite to orbit Mars launched 1971 U.S.S.R. Salyut 1 launched; 1st manned lab in orbit 1970 Zond 8 Launch (Moon Orbit and Return) 1970 Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days 1970 Japan becomes 4th nation to put a satellite, Osumi, in orbit 1969 Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit 1969 Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit 1969 Orbiting Solar Observatory 5 launched into earth orbit 1968 Borman, Lovell and Anders become 1st men to orbit Moon 1968 Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit 1968 Yuri Gagarin, 1st man to orbit Earth, and Seryogin, in plane crash at 34 1968 U.S.S.R. launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit 1968 Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km) 1967 U.S. launches Pioneer 8 into solar orbit 1967 U.S.'s Lunar Orbiter 5 launched; enters lunar orbit Aug 5 1967 U.S. launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km) 1967 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit 1967 ATS II launched but fails to reach orbit 1967 Kosmos 140 (Soyuz Test) launches into Earth orbit 1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon 1966 Nestor Paiva, actor (3 Stooges in Orbit), dies of cancer at 61 1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 11 for orbit around Moon 1966 Pioneer 7 launched into solar orbit 1966 Soviet Union's Luna 10 becomes 1st spacecraft to orbit Moon 1966 French satellite Diapason D-1A launch into Earth orbit 1965 Pioneer 6 launched into solar orbit 1965 Gemini 5 launched into Earth orbit (2 astronauts) 1965 Zond 3 launched to fly by Moon, enters solar orbit 1965 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test) 1965 Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) 1964 Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit 1964 Unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit 1964 Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit 1963 Explorer 17 attains Earth orbit (254/914 km) 1963 Soviet Luna (4) reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach Moon 1962 Wally Schirra in Sigma 7 launched into Earth orbit 1962 Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit 1962 M. Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into Earth orbit 1962 John Glenn is 1st American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7 1961 Mercury-Atlas 5 carries a chimp (Enos) to orbit 1961 Unmanned Mercury-Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit 1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit 1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit 1961 NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays 1961 Yuri Gagarin becomes 1st person to orbit Earth in Vostok 1 1961 Explorer 10 launched into elongated Earth orbit (177/181,000 km) 1961 Sputnik 10 carries a dog into Earth orbit; later recovered 1961 Sputnik 9 carries Chernushka, a dog, into orbit 1961 Explorer 10 fails to reach Earth orbit 1961 1st all-solid-propellant rocket put in orbit, Wallops Island, Va 1961 Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure 1960 Courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit 1960 Sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive) 1960 Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned 1st object from space 1960 Sputnik 4 launched into Earth orbit; later recovery failed 1960 Transit 1B, 1st navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit 1960 Explorer (8) fails to reach Earth orbit 1960 Pioneer 5 launched into solar orbit between Earth and Venus 1959 Vanguard 3 launched into Earth orbit 1959 Transit 1A, 1st navigational satellite launched; failed to orbit 1959 Satellite Discoverer 6 launched into polar orbit 1959 Military satellite Discoverer 5 launched (into polar orbit) 1959 85th Preakness: William Harmatz aboard Royal Orbit wins in 1:57 1959 USAF launches Discoverer II into polar orbit 1959 Vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1959 1st U.S. probe to enter solar orbit, Pioneer 4, launched 1959 Launch of Discoverer 1 (WTR)-1st polar orbit 1959 U.S.S.R. launches Mechta, Luna 1, for 1st lunar fly-by, 1st solar orbit 1958 Vanguard SLV-2 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1958 Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1958 Vanguard TV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1958 Navy launches Vanguard 1 into orbit (2nd U.S.), measures Earth shape 1958 Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit 1958 Vanguard TV-3 back-up launches into Earth orbit; reaches 6 km 1957 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 2 with a dog (Laika), 1st animal in orbit 1948 U.S. State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit 1945 Arthur C. Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit 1914 George W. Hill, U.S. astronomer (moon orbit), dies at 76 1859 1st sighting of Vulcan, a planet thought to orbit inside Mercury 1838 George W. Hill, U.S. astronomer, Moon orbit |
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