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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-73
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Oct. 20, 1995, 1:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-73 was a Space Shuttle program mission, during October–November 1995, on board the space shuttle Columbia. The mission was the second mission for the United States Microgravity Laboratory. The crew, who spent 16 days in space, were broken up into 2 teams, the red team and the blue team. The mission also included several Detailed Test Objectives or DTO's.
Low Earth Orbit
Ariane 42L | Astra 1E
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 19, 1995, 12:38 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
With its constellation of Astra spacecraft, Société Européenne des Satellites (SES) of Luxembourg is delivering analog as well as digital television and radio services across Europe. Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC) was building a series of Hughes 601 and Hughes 601HP body-stabilized model spacecraft for SES in its facilities in El Segundo, Calif.
Geostationary Orbit
Proton | Luch 2
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 11, 1995, 4:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Luch-2 or Gelios satellites were the second generation of Soviet and later Russian data relay satellites. These satellites were improved versions of Luch (Altair) series and provided communications service to the Mir space station, Buran space shuttle, Soyuz-TM spacecraft, military satellites and the TsUPK ground control center.
Geostationary Orbit
Soyuz U | Progress M-29
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 8, 1995, 6:50 p.m.
Kosmos-3M | Parus 84
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 6, 1995, 3:23 a.m.
Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1M 7
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 29, 1995, 4:25 a.m.
Soyuz U | Resurs-F2 10
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 26, 1995, 11:20 a.m.
Ariane 42L | Telstar 402R
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 24, 1995, 12:06 a.m.
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-69
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 7, 1995, 3:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-69 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission, and the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility (WSF). The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 7 September 1995. It was the 100th successful manned NASA spaceflight, not including X-15 flights.
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-22
Soviet Space Program | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 3, 1995, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TM-22 was the 23rd mission and the 20th long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. The mission began on September 3, 1995, 09:00:23 UTC, launching Commander Yuri Gidzenko, Flight Engineer Sergei Avdeyev and Research Cosmonaut Thomas Reiter into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs and various scientific experiments. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, STS-74, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-23 with the next expedition crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on February 29, 1996, 10:42:08 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
