On March 6 in Space History
Chronology
104 events
1912 March 6
- Birth of Erich Drews - . Nation: Germany, Russia. Related Persons: Drews. German coppersmith in WW2, member of the Rocket Team in the Soviet Union, worked on rocket engine development in Glushko's design bureau from 1947 to 1952. Worked in Manufacturing; Department Laboratory..
1927 March 6
- Birth of Leroy Gordon Jr 'Gordo' Cooper - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cooper. American test pilot astronaut 1959-1970. First American to spend over a day in space. High spirited, and reportedly denied an Apollo assignment. 2 spaceflights, 9.4 days in space. Flew to orbit on Mercury 9 (1963), Gemini 5..
1937 March 6
- Birth of Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova - .
Nation: Russia.
Related Persons: Tereshkova.
Russian cosmonaut 1962-1997. First woman in space, aboard Vostok 6. But the flight was propaganda and future spaceflight opportunities did not develop. Was married to cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev. Later a leading Communist politician. 1 spaceflight, 3.0 days in space. Flew to orbit on Vostok 6 (1963).
1938 March 6
Launch Site: Roswell. LV Family: Goddard. Launch Vehicle: Goddard L-C.- Flight of Goddard series L section C rocket. - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Goddard. Apogee: 0.16 km (0.10 mi). Short flight, 500 ft plus coasting period, very fast in leaving tower; little smoke..
1944 March 6
Launch Site: Heidelager. LV Family: V-2. Launch Vehicle: V-2.1945 March 6
00:54 GMT - . Launch Site: V-2 Battery 485. Launch Pad: 3./485. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- V-2 combat launch from The Hague to Bexley - . Nation: Germany. The Hague, rocket fired, impacted Bexley. 3 Dead..
1945 March 6
03:02 GMT - . Launch Site: V-2 Battery 485. Launch Pad: 1./485. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- V-2 combat launch from The Hague to West Ham - . Nation: Germany. The Hague, Statenkwartier, rocket fired, impacted West Ham (31 Dead)..
1945 March 6
12:52 GMT - . Launch Site: V-2 Battery 485. Launch Pad: 1./485. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- V-2 combat launch from The Hague to Wandsworth - . Nation: Germany. The Hague, Statenkwartier, rocket fired, impacted Wandsworth. 9 Dead..
1945 March 6
16:54 GMT - . Launch Site: V-2 Battery 485. Launch Pad: 3./485. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- V-2 combat launch from The Hague to Walthamstow - . Nation: Germany. The Hague, rocket fired, impacted Walthamstow. 5 Dead..
1945 March 6
19:31 GMT - . Launch Site: V-2 Battery 485. Launch Pad: 3./485. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- V-2 combat launch from The Hague to Wandsworth - . Nation: Germany. The Hague, rocket fired, impacted either Wandsworth (3 Dead) or West Ham (13 Dead).
- V-2 combat launch from The Hague to West Ham - . Nation: Germany. The Hague, rocket fired, impacted either Wandsworth (3 Dead) or West ham (13 Dead)..
- V-2 combat launch from The Hague to Woolwich - . Nation: Germany. The Hague, Haagse Bos, rocket fired, impacted Woolwich. 1 Dead..
1945 March 6
23:00 GMT - . Launch Site: V-2 Battery SS Abt 500. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- V-2 combat launch from Dalfsen to Antwerp - . Nation: Germany. Dalfsen, Estate Mataram, rocket fired, impacted Antwerp on military hospital in St. Jozef straat, 17 killed, 43 injured, 27 houses destroyed. 19 Allied soldiers killed, 23 injured..
1945 March 6
23:20 GMT - . Launch Site: V-2 Battery 485. Launch Pad: 1./485. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- V-2 combat launch from Hoek Van Holland to Ilford - . Nation: Germany. Hoek Van Holland, rocket fired, impacted Ilford. 11 Dead..
1946 March 6
- Birth of Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry - . Nation: Cameroon, France. Related Persons: Baudry. French pilot cosmonaut 1980-1985. Transferred to NASA Payload Specialist. Flight on STS-18, 1985. French Air Force Transferred to NASA as a Payload Specialist. 1 spaceflight, 7.1 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-51G (1985)..
1946 March 6
- XS-1 Flight 10 - . Crew: Woolams. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 10. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Woolams. Class: Manned. Type: Manned rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Bell flight 10. Static longitudinal stability investigation. At Pinecastle AAF, Florida..
1955 March 6
LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas A.- Atlas given top development priority. - . Nation: USA. USAF Chief of Staff, Nathan F. Twining, reported that ICBM's were receiving priority in the AF program because of known Soviet progress. Navaho, Snark, and Atlas programs accelerated..
1959 March 6
Launch Vehicle: Saturn V.- Thrust chamber of the Saturn F-1 engine successfully static-fired - .
Nation: USA.
Program: Apollo.
The thrust chamber of the F-1 engine was successfully static-fired at the Santa Susana Air Force-Rocketdyne Propulsion Laboratory in California. More than one million pounds of thrust were produced, the greatest amount attained to that time in the United States.
1960 March 6
Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar VLAD. Launch Vehicle: Burya La-350.- Burya flight 14 - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). Planned to fly complete course with astronavigation system. Engine operation was rough due to high angle of attack (5-8°) of the diffuser. As a result, the flight was terminated at T+26 minutes after the missile had flown 1,500 km..
1961 March 6
Launch Vehicle: UR-200.- US RORSAT authorised. - . Nation: Russia. Spacecraft Bus: Kosmoplan. Spacecraft: US-A. Decree 420·1741 'On approval of work on the US satellite and UR-200 launch vehicle / ICBM' was issued..
1961 March 6
- Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara assigned responsibility for the development of military space systems to the Air Force. - . Related Persons: , McNamara. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara assigned responsibility for the development of military space systems to the Air Force..
1961 March 6
Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Pad: CERES. Launch Vehicle: Antares.1961 March 6
09:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. Launch Vehicle: Skylark.- Grenade / Chaff / Sodium release Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment, WRE. Apogee: 231 km (143 mi).
1962 March 6
12:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 SL. Launch Vehicle: Skylark.- Grenades / Chaff Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Australia. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment, WRE. Apogee: 173 km (107 mi).
1962 March 6
13:30 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150.1963 March 6
Launch Vehicle: Saturn I.- North American completed Apollo boilerplate (BP) 9 - .
Nation: USA.
Program: Apollo.
Spacecraft: Apollo CSM,
CSM LES.
North American completed construction of Apollo boilerplate (BP) 9, consisting of launch escape tower and CSM. It was delivered to MSC on March 18, where dynamic testing on the vehicle began two days later. On April 8, BP-9 was sent to MSFC for compatibility tests with the Saturn I launch vehicle.
1963 March 6
22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150.1964 March 6
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LF07. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1B.1965 March 6
Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk.1965 March 6
03:41 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150.1965 March 6
07:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150.- D-region comp / aurora Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 193 km (119 mi).
1966 March 6
- Soviet design bureaux reorganised and renamed. - .
Nation: Russia.
Related Persons: Afanasyev, Sergei,
Mishin,
Okhapkin.
Spacecraft: LK,
Soyuz 7K-L1,
Soyuz 7K-LOK,
Soyuz 7K-OK.
Decree 'On renaming OKB-1 as TsKBEM and OKB-52 as TsKBM' was issued. In 1966 Afanasyev reorganised the military industrial complex. OKB-1 was redesignated TsKBEM. Sergei Osipovich Opakhin was made First Deputy within the new organization.
However within TsKBEM there were no relative priorities for the projects competing for resources. The R-9 and RT-2 ICBM's, the orbital, circumlunar, and lunar orbiter versions of Soyuz, the LK lunar lander, the N1 booster -- all were 'equal'. It seemed folly to be pursuing the orbital ferry version of the Soyuz when no space station had to be funded. But it was felt flying the spacecraft would solve reliability questions about the design, so it was pursued in parallel with the L1 and L3 versions.
1967 March 6
02:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Vehicle: Nike Iroquois.1967 March 6
02:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 658. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1967 March 6
13:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Thumba. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1968 March 6
- Zond 4 on course. - .
Nation: Russia.
Program: Lunar L1.
Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz.
Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-L1.
It is estimated that Zond 4 will fly 45.8 km below the initial re-entry corridor at an altitude of 145 km, after which it will ricochet back out into space and proceed to a final re-entry and landing on Soviet territory. It is calculated it will land on 7 March at 21:56, 13 minutes later than the originally estimated time.
1968 March 6
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg 576A3. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas E/Trident.- RMP-B-6 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Spacecraft: ABRES. Apogee: 1,600 km (900 mi). The Air Force Western Test Range supported the initial west coast use of an Atlas E (74E) as a booster in an Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems (ABRES) reentry vehicle development program. .
1968 March 6
11:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC86/4. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K63. FAILURE: Second stage failed 216 seconds after launch.. Failed Stage: 2.- DS-U1-Ya s/n 1 - . Payload: DS-U1-Ya. Mass: 375 kg (826 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Program: DS. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. Spacecraft: DS-U1-Ya. Studied charged particle flows and cosmic rays..
1968 March 6
16:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1968 March 6
21:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: Kiruna C. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Centaure 2B.1969 March 6
- Concern about Apollo software - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Faget.
Program: Apollo.
NASA Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight George E. Mueller, wrote MSC Director Robert R. Gilruth of his concern about Apollo software. "Software as I mean it to be understood in this letter includes computer programs, mission profiles and procedures (training). As I recall, the Apollo project started with a legacy of warnings from other programs about the rigors and pitfalls of software development. . . . I believe we are giving far more management attention to hardware changes than to software changes of similar impact." He questioned "whether some of these changes make the system better or safer when the disruptive effects of change are also considered. . . . We are making too many discretionary software changes. These are costing money and effort which could better be used elsewhere. . . ."
Gilruth replied March 11: "I cannot agree with your contention that we are now controlling software with the same rigor and management attention that we are devoting to hardware changes. Our Apollo Spacecraft Program Office has organized a number of Configuration Control Boards at MSC. These include George Low's Apollo Spacecraft Configuration Control Board, Max Faget's Board for Government Furnished Equipment, Chris Kraft's Software Configuration Control Board, and Deke Slayton's Procedures Change Control Board. . . . Hardware changes . . . are directly under George Low's control. All computer program changes, both on board and on the ground, are controlled by Chris Kraft's Board. Changes to the Apollo Operations Handbook, flight crew procedures, crew checklists, trainers and simulators are controlled by Slayton. Changes in software or crew procedures that involve changes in schedule must additionally be approved by George Low's Board. The system I described is working well and, according to Sam Phillips, has resulted in a more disciplined change control than anywhere else in the Apollo Program. . . . We are not making discretionary software changes. We are only making those changes which our managers deem to be necessary in their effort to carry out the Apollo Program in the most effective manner."
1969 March 6
Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ALFS. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Belier III.1969 March 6
06:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IVA.1969 March 6
12:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57.- Cosmos 270 - . Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Vostok. Spacecraft: Zenit-4. Duration: 8.00 days. Decay Date: 1969-03-14 . USAF Sat Cat: 3777 . COSPAR: 1969-022A. Apogee: 331 km (205 mi). Perigee: 200 km (120 mi). Inclination: 65.40 deg. Period: 89.80 min. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule.
1969 March 6
16:45 GMT - .- EVA Apollo 9-1 - . Crew: Schweickart, Scott. EVA Duration: 0.0319 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Schweickart, Scott. Program: Apollo. Class: Moon. Type: Manned lunar lander. Flight: Apollo 9. Spacecraft: A7L, Apollo LM. Stand-Up External Vehicular Activity. Tested Apollo spacesuit..
1970 March 6
02:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant VA.- DLR A-BBV-27 Chr'ine Aeronomy / ionosphere / plasma mission - . Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 217 km (134 mi).
1970 March 6
18:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: Wallops Island LA5. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1970 March 6
18:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.- Ionospheric / SX Ionosphere / solar x-rays mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1970 March 6
23:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1971 March 6
- Space Plan for 1971 unrealistic. - .
Nation: Russia.
Program: Salyut,
Almaz.
Flight: Soyuz 10,
Soyuz 11,
Soyuz 12 / DOS 1.
Spacecraft: Almaz OPS,
Salyut 1,
Spiral OS,
TKS.
The space plan for 1971 has finally been approved. There are to be three space stations launched, manned by ten Soyuz launches and a total of over 12 different crewmembers in space during the year. But it is clear to Kamanin that the second DOS and first Almaz station will not really be ready this year. And there won't be more than two Soyuz and two TKS transports available by the end of the year. Ranazomov says that Chelomei's TKS, being designed to fly to the Almaz, will cover many of he same requirements of the Spiral spaceplane. He proposes that Mikoyan should collaborate with Chelomei on Spiral. Meanwhile simulators at TsPK remain underfunded.
1972 March 6
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: UK S22. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1972 March 6
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC67/21. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: R-36M 15A14.1973 March 6
- Apollo Spacecraft Program Office reorganized - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Lunney. Program: Apollo. The Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, with Glynn S. Lunney as Manager, was reorganized. Lunney was also Manager for ASTP (Apollo/Soyuz Test Project), an assignment to which he had been appointed in June of 1972..
1973 March 6
09:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. Launch Pad: LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57.- Cosmos 551 - . Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Vostok. Spacecraft: Zenit-4M. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1973-03-20 . USAF Sat Cat: 6378 . COSPAR: 1973-012A. Apogee: 296 km (183 mi). Perigee: 206 km (128 mi). Inclination: 65.00 deg. Period: 89.50 min. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable..
1973 March 6
09:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC13. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D.- OPS 6063 - . Payload: AFP-720 Rhyolite 2. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: CIA, NRO. Class: Surveillance. Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Rhyolite. USAF Sat Cat: 6380 . COSPAR: 1973-013A. Apogee: 35,855 km (22,279 mi). Perigee: 35,679 km (22,169 mi). Inclination: 0.20 deg. Period: 1,435.10 min. Second launch of Rhyolite geostationary ELINT satellite..
1974 March 6
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg 576A1. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas F.- BMRS SFT-1 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).
1975 March 6
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LF06. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1B.- Trident SFT-101 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1975 March 6
03:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hydac.1975 March 6
06:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hydac.1976 March 6
18:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Auroral mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
1976 March 6
21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk.1976 March 6
23:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Chemical release/Plasma mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 176 km (109 mi).
1977 March 6
23:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Plasma mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 170 km (100 mi).
1978 March 6
- Upper forward fuselage on dock, Palmdale, Columbia - . Nation: USA. Program: STS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Columbia.
1979 March 6
LV Family: Shuttle, Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan 34D, Shuttle.- Improved IUS performance - . A change order was added to the IUS contract, directing the contractor to take various steps to improve the performance of the vehicle.
1979 March 6
15:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Plasma mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi).
1980 March 6
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC109. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: R-36M 15A14.1980 March 6
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC172. LV Family: MR-UR-100. Launch Vehicle: MR-UR-100U 15A16.1981 March 6
Launch Site: Uzhur. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: R-36M 15A14.- ICBM operational test launch from missile base silo - . Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1981 March 6
11:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/2. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.- Cosmos 1250 - . Payload: Strela-1M no. 209. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Program: Strela. Class: Communications. Type: Military store-dump communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Strela. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. USAF Sat Cat: 12320 . COSPAR: 1981-022A. Apogee: 1,471 km (914 mi). Perigee: 1,390 km (860 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.50 min. Eight satellites launched by a single carrier rocket..
- Cosmos 1257 - . Payload: Strela-1M no. 216. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Program: Strela. Class: Communications. Type: Military store-dump communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Strela. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. USAF Sat Cat: 12327 . COSPAR: 1981-022H. Apogee: 1,479 km (919 mi). Perigee: 1,469 km (912 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 115.40 min.
- Cosmos 1256 - . Payload: Strela-1M no. 215. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Program: Strela. Class: Communications. Type: Military store-dump communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Strela. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. USAF Sat Cat: 12326 . COSPAR: 1981-022G. Apogee: 1,476 km (917 mi). Perigee: 1,457 km (905 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 115.30 min.
- Cosmos 1255 - . Payload: Strela-1M no. 214. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Program: Strela. Class: Communications. Type: Military store-dump communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Strela. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. USAF Sat Cat: 12325 . COSPAR: 1981-022F. Apogee: 1,472 km (914 mi). Perigee: 1,445 km (897 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 115.10 min.
- Cosmos 1254 - . Payload: Strela-1M no. 213. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Program: Strela. Class: Communications. Type: Military store-dump communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Strela. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. USAF Sat Cat: 12324 . COSPAR: 1981-022E. Apogee: 1,472 km (914 mi). Perigee: 1,431 km (889 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.90 min.
- Cosmos 1252 - . Payload: Strela-1M no. 211. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Program: Strela. Class: Communications. Type: Military store-dump communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Strela. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. USAF Sat Cat: 12322 . COSPAR: 1981-022C. Apogee: 1,472 km (914 mi). Perigee: 1,418 km (881 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.80 min.
- Cosmos 1251 - . Payload: Strela-1M no. 210. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Program: Strela. Class: Communications. Type: Military store-dump communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Strela. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. USAF Sat Cat: 12321 . COSPAR: 1981-022B. Apogee: 1,473 km (915 mi). Perigee: 1,403 km (871 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.60 min.
- Cosmos 1253 - . Payload: Strela-1M no. 212. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Program: Strela. Class: Communications. Type: Military store-dump communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Strela. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. USAF Sat Cat: 12323 . COSPAR: 1981-022D. Apogee: 1,497 km (930 mi). Perigee: 1,468 km (912 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 115.60 min.
1982 March 6
08:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1982 March 6
19:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan IIIC.- IMEWS 13 - .
Payload: DSP MOS/PIM s/n 13 / OPS 8701. Mass: 1,170 kg (2,570 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: DSP.
Completed Operations Date: 1998-12-31 . USAF Sat Cat: 13086 . COSPAR: 1982-019A. Apogee: 35,598 km (22,119 mi). Perigee: 35,520 km (22,070 mi). Inclination: 2.00 deg. Period: 1,424.40 min.
Multi-Orbit Satellite / Performance Improvement ballistic missile launch detection satellite, remained in service for over sixteen years. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit over the Pacific Ocean at 68 deg W in 1982; 35 deg W in 1983-1988; 165 deg W in 1988-1989; 35 deg W in 1989-1991.
1984 March 6
17:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC16/2. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78M.- Cosmos 1541 - . Payload: Oko #32. Mass: 1,250 kg (2,750 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Class: Surveillance. Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: Oko. USAF Sat Cat: 14790 . COSPAR: 1984-024A. Apogee: 35,015 km (21,757 mi). Perigee: 5,297 km (3,291 mi). Inclination: 68.00 deg. Period: 716.90 min. Replaced Cosmos 1278. Covered Oko constellation plane 3 - 355 degree longitude of ascending node..
1985 March 6
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 623. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon C3.1985 March 6
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 623. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon C3.1985 March 6
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 623. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon C3.1985 March 6
03:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 623. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon C3.1986 March 6
1987 March 6
07:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Sea Launch Area. Launch Pad: UNKO. Launch Platform: KRENKEL'. Launch Vehicle: MMR-06.1989 March 6
23:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP.- JCSAT 1 - .
Mass: 2,280 kg (5,020 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: JCSAT.
Program: JCSAT.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: HS 393.
Completed Operations Date: 1998-08-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 19874 . COSPAR: 1989-020A. Apogee: 36,018 km (22,380 mi). Perigee: 35,971 km (22,351 mi). Inclination: 4.10 deg. Period: 1,446.80 min.
Japanese domestic communications; 150 deg E. Domestic communication. Launching states: Japan, France, USA. Launch vehicle Ariane 29 (Ariane IV). Launching organization ARIANE SPACE. Launch time 1129 GMT. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 150 deg E in 1989-1997; 148 deg E in 1997; 111 deg E in 1998 As of 31 August 2001 located at 19.12 deg E drifting at 2.653 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 63.05E drifting at 2.678W degrees per day.
- Meteosat 4 - .
Payload: MOP 1. Mass: 681 kg (1,501 lb). Nation: Europe.
Agency: Eumetsat.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: Meteosat.
Completed Operations Date: 1995-11-08 . USAF Sat Cat: 19876 . COSPAR: 1989-020B. Apogee: 36,795 km (22,863 mi). Perigee: 36,600 km (22,700 mi). Inclination: 6.50 deg. Period: 1,482.90 min.
Meteosat Operational Program; weather imaging, atmospheric data; 0 deg. Geostationary meteorological satellite, operating within the world-wide network of the World Weather Watch of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Its main missions are: imaging in the visible, infrared and water vapour region of the spectrum. Dat a reception from so called Data Collection Platforms (DCPs); data distribution to meteorological services and other interested parties (research institutes, etc). As of 4 September 2001 located at 98.34 deg W drifting at 11.393 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 21.37E drifting at 11.390W degrees per day.
1990 March 6
05:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Biscarosse. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion.1990 March 6
05:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: Kiruna S. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 6.1991 March 6
- Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 11 Supplemental selected. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Musabayev.
1991 March 6
15:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC16/2. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U-PVB.- Cosmos 2136 - . Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Vostok. Spacecraft: Zenit-8. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1991-03-20 . USAF Sat Cat: 21143 . COSPAR: 1991-016A. Apogee: 314 km (195 mi). Perigee: 250 km (150 mi). Inclination: 62.80 deg. Period: 90.20 min. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule..
1992 March 6
13:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk.1994 March 6
- Death of Melvin N Gough - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Gough. American test pilot. At Langley from 1926. From 1943 director of flight research. Director of NASA activities at Cape Canaveral 1958-1960..
1994 March 6
- STS-62 - Wakeup Song: Picky, Picky Head - . Flight: STS-62. "Picky, Picky Head" by Wailing Souls from movie,"Cool Runnings". A favorite movie of John Casper's children..
1994 March 6
08:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant XII.1995 March 6
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 728. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident C-4.1995 March 6
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 728. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident C-4.1995 March 6
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 728. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident C-4.1996 March 6
03:35 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IX.- Astronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1996 March 6
20:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LF09. Launch Pad: LF09?. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3.- FOT GT161GM Follow-on Test launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1997 March 6
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: THAAD.1997 March 6
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC94. Launch Pad: FIX. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.1998 March 6
21:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Improved Orion.2000 March 6
Launch Site: Sriharikota. LV Family: RH. Launch Vehicle: RH-200.2002 March 6
- STS-109 - Wakeup Song: Sittin on Top of the World - . Flight: STS-109. "Sittin on Top of the World" Les Paul and Mary Ford..
2002 March 6
08:28 GMT - .- EVA STS-109-3 - . Crew: Grunsfeld, Linnehan. EVA Duration: 0.29 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Grunsfeld, Linnehan. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-109. Spacecraft: Columbia, HST. Depress was at 0825 UTC and repress at 1516 UTC. The HST was powered entirely down and astronauts changed out the power control unit..
2005 March 6
10:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. Launch Complex: Poker Flat LC4. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant XII. FAILURE: Black Brant sustainer stage did not ignite..- CASCADES auroral research experiment - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 29 km (18 mi). Planned apogee 800 km..
2007 March 6
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: Barking Sands LP1. Launch Pad: LP1?. Launch Platform: C-17. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: SRALT.2008 March 6
- ISS On-Orbit Status 03/06/08 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Eyharts,
Gorie,
Malenchenko,
Whitson.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-11,
STS-122 ISS EO-16,
STS-123.
FE-1 Malenchenko started his day with an IFM (In-flight Maintenance) in the FGB (Funktsionalnyi-Grusovoi Blok), removing and replacing a sensor component of the SIT-9L Temperature Measuring System in the BR-9TsU-8 Radiotelemetry System (RTS) with a new unit, discarding the old box. Additional Details: here....
2011 March 6
04:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC3. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.2011 March 6
04:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. Launch Vehicle: AAD.2017 March 6
10:25 GMT - . Launch Platform: ISS.- Lemur-2-Redfern-Goes - . Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Search and rescue satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2018-12-05 . USAF Sat Cat: 42059 . COSPAR: 1998-067LA. Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Perigee: 396 km (246 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. The NanoRacks NRCSD-10 deployer was extracted from the Kibo airlock on Mar 6. Four SpireGlobal Lemur satellites and the TechEdSat-5 satellite were deployed from it the same day. The satellites were launched aboard HTV-6 in December..
- Lemur-2-Trutna - . Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Search and rescue satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2018-04-15 . USAF Sat Cat: 42067 . COSPAR: 1998-067LC. Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Perigee: 396 km (246 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg.
- Lemur-2-Austintacious - . Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Search and rescue satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2018-10-04 . USAF Sat Cat: 42068 . COSPAR: 1998-067LD. Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Perigee: 396 km (246 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg.
- Lemur-2-TrutnaHD - . Nation: USA. Class: Communications. Type: Search and rescue satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2018-11-13 . USAF Sat Cat: 42069 . COSPAR: 1998-067LE. Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Perigee: 396 km (246 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg.
- TechEdSat-5 - . Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2017-07-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 42066 . COSPAR: 1998-067LB. Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Perigee: 396 km (246 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Cubesat from NASA-Ames. TES-5 was to carry out a controlled reentry experiment with an 'exobrake' drag sail..
2018 March 6
05:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9.- Hispasat 30W-6 - . Nation: Spain. USAF Sat Cat: 43228 . COSPAR: 2018-023A. Apogee: 35,805 km (22,248 mi). Perigee: 35,766 km (22,223 mi). Inclination: 0.0400 deg. Period: 1,436.04 min. See Hispasat 30W-6. ..