On March 29 in Space History
Chronology
102 events
1807 March 29
- Wilhelm Olbers' Discovery of Asteroid 4 Vesta - . Nation: Germany.
1890 March 29
- Birth of Arthur Harry Rude - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Rude. American manager. Vice-President of Aerojet, 1944-1966..
1899 March 29
- Birth of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria - . Nation: Georgia, Russia. Related Persons: Beria. Georgian-Russian officer. Soviet security apparatus chief until toppled after death of Stalin 1953. In charge of Soviet development of nuclear weapons and rocketry, 1944-1953..
1915 March 29
- Birth of William Bergen - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Bergen. American Chief Designer. Oversaw the development of the Viking and Titan rockets at Martin. After the Apollo fire, hired by North American to get Apollo to the moon. Stayed on during design of the Space Shuttle and B-1 bomber..
1922 March 29
- Birth of Edward V Stearns - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Stearns. American physicist, with Rand 1949-1954; assistant Chief Engineer, Lockheed Missile and Space, after 1954..
1931 March 29
- Birth of Aleksey Aleksandrovich Gubarev - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Gubarev. Russian pilot cosmonaut 1963-1981. 2 spaceflights, 37.5 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz 17 (1975), Soyuz 28..
1947 March 29
- Birth of Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko - . Nation: Kazakhstan. Related Persons: Viktorenko. Russian pilot cosmonaut 1978-1997. 489 cumulative days in space. Call sign: Vityaz (Knight). 4 spaceflights, 489.1 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz TM-3 (1987), Soyuz TM-8, Soyuz TM-14, Soyuz TM-20..
1949 March 29
Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Deacon. FAILURE: Failure.1955 March 29
16:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Holloman. Launch Complex: Holloman A. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee RTV-A-1a.- Solar far ultraviolet / Lyra Alpha Solar / aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 112 km (69 mi). Solar radiation research. Launched at 0947 local time. Reached 112.7 km..
1957 March 29
- Birth of Michael James Foreman - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Foreman. American test pilot mission specialist astronaut 1998-2010. 2 spaceflights, 26.6 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-123 (2008), STS-129..
1957 March 29
04:51 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee RTV-N-10c.- NRL NN2.26 Ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi). Night sky research. Launched at 2151 local time. Reached 135 km..
1958 March 29
14:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. Launch Vehicle: R-7.- M1-6A (I-6) test - . Nation: Russia. Agency: MVS. Apogee: 1,350 km (830 mi). R-7 test flight. (M1-6A (I-6)).
1959 March 29
Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar VLAD. Launch Vehicle: Burya La-350.- Burya flight 10 - .
Nation: Russia.
Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).
Cruise stage tanks 1 and 4 empty. The flight continued to T+25 minutes 20 seconds over a distance of 1,315 km. Booster stage operation and separation were normal, no vibrations were detected. The cruise stage ignited but the Air Sensor System (SVD) operated abnormally. As a result there was a reduction of velocity from that planned.
1960 March 29
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Trailblazer test vehicle. Launch Vehicle: Trailblazer 1.- D58 Trailblazer re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi).
1960 March 29
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A1. FAILURE: Failure.1960 March 29
17:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Rosamund Dry Lake DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 008.- X-15A test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). Maximum Speed - 2080 kph. Maximum Altitude - 15235 m. Air dropped in Rosamund Dry Lake DZ..
1961 March 29
- State Commission on Vostok 1 - .
Nation: Russia.
Related Persons: Ivashutin,
Ustinov.
Program: Vostok.
Flight: Vostok 1.
Spacecraft: Vostok.
The commission meets from 16:00 to 18:00 to assess readiness for launch. Korolev says he is ready to launch a man, following the two consecutive successful mannequin flights. Who will be selected to be the first man in space? The commission discusses the issue at some length. Afterwards, Kamanin meets with Ustinov at 18:30 and shows him a picture album of photographs taken from Vostok on the March 9 and 25 test flights. One taken over Turkey clearly shows the city of Alexandretta and the concrete runways of the airfields, demonstrating the military potential of the system. All is ready for the flight. The Central Committee of the Communist Party has issued a decree that the first man be launched into space between 10 and 20 April 1961. Three variant press releases are prepared, for 1) attainment of a successful orbit; 2) after a successful landing; and 3) in the event of an emergency landing with a request for international assistance in recovery and return of the cosmonaut. The consensus is that the APO destruct system used in the unmanned test flights will be deleted for the manned flight. Only Ivashutin is against this. Two successful ejection tests from an Il-28 bomber were reported from LII, finally completing a key milestone required for the flight.
1962 March 29
- Republic to build two experimental FIRE spacecraft - .
Nation: USA.
Program: Apollo.
Spacecraft Bus: Apollo CSM.
Spacecraft: FIRE.
NASA announced that a $5 million contract would be awarded to Republic Aviation Corporation for the construction of two experimental reentry spacecraft. Republic was selected from eight companies that submitted bids on March 12. The contract was part of Project Fire, to develop a spacecraft capable of withstanding reentry into the earth's atmosphere from a lunar mission. Plans called for the spacecraft to be tested during the second half of 1963.
1962 March 29
- Chance Vought briefed on lunar orbit rendezvous - .
Nation: USA.
Program: Apollo.
Spacecraft: Apollo LM,
LM Mode Debate,
LM Source Selection.
Members of Langley Research Center briefed representatives of the Chance Vought Corporation of Ling- Temco-Vought, Inc., on the lunar orbit rendezvous method of accomplishing the lunar landing mission. The briefing was made in connection with the study contract on spacecraft rendezvous awarded by NASA Headquarters to Chance Vought on March 1.
1962 March 29
02:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Akita. Launch Vehicle: K150.1962 March 29
07:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: Wallops Island LA3. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout X-2.1962 March 29
09:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. LV Family: Lupus. Launch Vehicle: HAD.1963 March 29
02:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein RN. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1964 March 29
02:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.1965 March 29
LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan II.- Full EVA considered for Gemini 4. - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Gilruth,
Low, George,
Mueller,
Seamans.
Flight: Gemini 4.
Spacecraft Bus: Gemini space suits.
Spacecraft: G4C,
Gemini.
The possibility of doing more than the previously planned stand-up form of extravehicular activity (EVA) was introduced at an informal meeting in the office of Director Robert R. Gilruth at Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). Present at the meeting, in addition to Gilruth and Deputy Director George M. Low, were Richard S. Johnston of Crew Systems Division (CSD) and Warren J. North of Flight Crew Operations Division. Johnston presented a mock-up of an EVA chestpack, as well as a prototype hand-held maneuvering unit. North expressed his division's confidence that an umbilical EVA could be successfully achieved on the Gemini-Titan 4 mission. Receiving a go-ahead from Gilruth, CSD briefed George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Mannned Space Flight, on April 3 in Washington. He, in turn, briefed the Headquarters Directorates. The relevant MSC divisions were given tentative approval to continue the preparations and training required for the operation. Associate Administrator of NASA, Robert C. Seamans, Jr., visited MSC for further briefing on May 14. The enthusiasm he carried back to Washington regarding flight-readiness soon prompted final Headquarters approval.
1965 March 29
- Birth of William Anthony 'Bill' Oefelein - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Oefelein. American test pilot astronaut 1998-2007. 1 spaceflight, 12.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-116 (2006)..
1965 March 29
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 636. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.1965 March 29
15:47 GMT - . Launch Pad: Pacific Ocean, 12.1 S x 78.2 W. Launch Platform: CVE-25. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.- B field Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). Launched at 1965 Croatan MRF Expedition LP30 - - Latitude: 12.08 S - Longitude: 78.23 W..
1965 March 29
15:47 GMT - . Launch Pad: Pacific Ocean, 12.1 S x 78.2 W. Launch Platform: CVE-25. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.- Plasma mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). Launched at 1965 Croatan MRF Expedition LP30 - - Latitude: 12.08 S - Longitude: 78.23 W..
1966 March 29
- Use of Langley's Apollo Lunar Orbit and Landing Approach (LOLA) Simulator requested - .
Nation: USA.
Program: Apollo.
Spacecraft: Apollo LM,
LM Simulator.
MSC requested use of Langley Research Center's Lunar Orbit and Landing Approach (LOLA) Simulator in connection with two technical contracts in progress with Geonautics, Inc., Washington, D.C. One was for pilotage techniques for use in the descent and ascent phases of the LEM profile, while the other specified construction of a binocular viewing device for simplified pilotage monitoring. Langley concurred with the request and suggested that MSC personnel work with Manuel J. Queijo in setting up the program, in making working arrangements between the parties concerned, and in defining the trajectories of interest.
1966 March 29
Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-16. Launch Vehicle: R-16U.1967 March 29
06:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Hammaguira Blandine. LV Family: Veronique. Launch Vehicle: Veronique 61M.- FU-156 ionosphere / biology Ionosphere / plasma mission - . Nation: France. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 306 km (190 mi). FU156 Ionosphere + Biology mission..
1968 March 29
Launch Site: Green River. Launch Complex: Green River Pad 3. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV.- ARPA V114C re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The 100th Athena missile was launched from the Green River launch complex in Utah to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico..
1968 March 29
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LF26. Launch Pad: LF26?. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 2.- ST Olympic Trials 9 operational test launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1968 March 29
06:45 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150.- Infrared Telescope Infrared astronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NRL. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi).
1968 March 29
08:29 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150.1968 March 29
14:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Dragon 1.1969 March 29
- Apollo films on view in Soviet Union - . Nation: Russia. Program: Lunar L3. Flight: Apollo 8, Apollo 9. VVS General Staff views US documentaries on Apollo 8 and 9, and footage from the 1968 Turin Air Show..
1969 March 29
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC142/34. LV Family: R-36. Launch Vehicle: R-36 8K67.1969 March 29
00:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant III.1969 March 29
07:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1969 March 29
11:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant III.1969 March 29
13:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar V-2. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.1969 March 29
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1970 March 29
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC161/35. LV Family: R-36. Launch Vehicle: R-36 8K67P.1971 March 29
- VVS crashes up. - .
Nation: Russia.
Kamanin notes that it was a bad safety month for the VVS. Ten aircraft were lost, six of those in three midair collisions (two MiG-21's in Egypt, two MiG-17's in Khabarovsk, and two helicopters in Tashkent). There were 29 losses in the first four months of 1971 (compared to 18 in 1970). Kamanin sees this as symptomatic of Kutakhov's poor management.
1971 March 29
- X-24 Flight 25 - . Crew: Manke. Payload: X-24A flight 25. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Manke. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: X-24. Spacecraft: X-24A. Fastest X-24 flight. Maximum Speed - 1667 kph. Maximum Altitude - 21488 m. Flight Time - 446 sec..
1971 March 29
08:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1971 March 29
20:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1971 March 29
23:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 631. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon C3.- Demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1972 March 29
10:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Hydac. Launch Vehicle: Nike Javelin.- Cs cloud Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Wallops. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1972 March 29
20:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Bullpup Apache.1973 March 29
15:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.1973 March 29
17:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Green River. LV Family: Athena RTV. Launch Vehicle: Athena H.1974 March 29
- Mariner 10, first Mercury Flyby - . Nation: USA. Spacecraft Bus: Mariner. Spacecraft: Mariner 10.
1974 March 29
- Mariner 10 first flyby of Mercury - . Nation: USA. Spacecraft Bus: Mariner. Spacecraft: Mariner 10. Mariner 10 flew past Mercury at 756 km altitude. Photographs taken during the pass revealed an intensely cratered, Moon-like surface and a faint atmosphere of mostly helium..
1974 March 29
02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Chilca. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IVB.1974 March 29
04:24 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 167 km (103 mi).
1974 March 29
22:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Talos. Launch Vehicle: Tater.1974 March 29
23:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Talos. Launch Vehicle: Tater.1976 March 29
LV Family: Peacekeeper.- Deputy for Minuteman was renamed Deputy for Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles because of the growth of the Missile X program. - . Deputy for Minuteman was renamed Deputy for Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles because of the growth of the Missile X program..
1976 March 29
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 618. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.- Demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1977 March 29
- The Critical Design Review was held for the Global Positioning System manpack being developed by Texas Instruments. - . Spacecraft: Navstar. The Critical Design Review was held for the Global Positioning System manpack being developed by Texas Instruments..
1977 March 29
00:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Plasma mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 170 km (100 mi).
1977 March 29
02:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Plasma mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 168 km (104 mi).
1977 March 29
03:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Plasma mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi).
1977 March 29
23:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/2. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.- Cosmos 900 - . Payload: AUOS-Z-R-O Oval. Mass: 900 kg (1,980 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye. Program: Intercosmos. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: AUOS. Decay Date: 1979-10-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 9898 . COSPAR: 1977-023A. Apogee: 522 km (324 mi). Perigee: 457 km (283 mi). Inclination: 83.00 deg. Period: 94.40 min. Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space. .
1978 March 29
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 626. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon C3.- Demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1978 March 29
16:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk.1982 March 29
- STS-3 - Wakeup Song: This is My Country - . Flight: STS-3. "This is My Country" uplinked to the crew by CAPCOM Steve Nagil and the crew responded with downlink medley of the"The Air Force Song ("Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder")" and the"Marine Corps Hymn".
1984 March 29
05:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC200/40. LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: Proton-K/DM.- Cosmos 1546 - .
Payload: SPRN No. 2. Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MOM.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: Prognoz SPRN.
Completed Operations Date: 1986-10-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 14867 . COSPAR: 1984-031A. Apogee: 35,856 km (22,279 mi). Perigee: 35,709 km (22,188 mi). Inclination: 11.70 deg. Period: 1,435.90 min.
Geosynchronous ballistic missile early warning satellite. Stationed at 24 deg W in 1984-1985; 80 deg E in 1986 As of 5 September 2001 located at 72.67 deg E drifting at 0.068 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 2 located at 81.39E drifting at 0.003E degrees per day.
1985 March 29
17:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion.1987 March 29
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur Jubilee.- Buran Analog BST-02 taxi test 7 - . Crew: Levchenko, Shchukin. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Levchenko, Shchukin. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Buran. Spacecraft: Buran Analogue. Time 2 minutes..
1989 March 29
Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: RH. Launch Vehicle: RH-200.1989 March 29
15:41 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. Launch Pad: LC36 L-630. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant 9CM1.- CONSORT 1 Microgravity mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: SSI. Apogee: 308 km (191 mi). CONSORT 1 - six microgravity experiments for UA).
1990 March 29
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Malemute. Launch Vehicle: Terrier Malemute.1990 March 29
Launch Site: Baikonur. LV Family: UR-100N. Launch Vehicle: UR-100NU 15A35P.1990 March 29
Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: RH. Launch Vehicle: RH-200.1990 March 29
07:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Topol'.1990 March 29
08:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: Kiruna MRL. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant IX.1992 March 29
07:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant XI.1992 March 29
08:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Poker Flat. LV Family: Talos. Launch Vehicle: HPB.1993 March 29
18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC47. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde.1995 March 29
02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Ryori. LV Family: MT-135. Launch Vehicle: MT-135P.1996 March 29
- STS-76 - Wakeup Song: Stars and Stripes Forever - . Flight: STS-76. "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa..
1998 March 29
- Galileo, Europa 14 Flyby - . Nation: USA. Spacecraft Bus: Galileo. Spacecraft: Galileo probe.
1999 March 29
12:06 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC94. Launch Pad: FIX. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Hera.- BRV/THAAD Target 4 Target mission - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
1999 March 29
12:13 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: THAAD.2000 March 29
Launch Site: Sriharikota. LV Family: RH. Launch Vehicle: RH-200.2002 March 29
01:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.- Astra 3A - .
Mass: 1,495 kg (3,295 lb). Nation: Europe.
Agency: SES.
Manufacturer: El Segundo.
Program: Astra.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: HS 376.
USAF Sat Cat: 27399 . COSPAR: 2002-015A. Apogee: 35,797 km (22,243 mi). Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Communications satellite. Launch delayed from mid-March. After the Ariane third stage reached geostationary transfer orbit, JCSAT 8 separated, followed by the Mini-Spelda adapter, followed by Astra 3A. Astra 3A was a Boeing BSS-376HP, with a mass of 1495 kg full and about 750 kg empty. It joined Luxembourg-based SES Astra's fleet. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 153.96E drifting at 0.004W degrees per day.
- JCSAT 8 - .
Payload: JC-Sat 2A. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: JSAT.
Manufacturer: El Segundo.
Program: JCSAT.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: HS 601.
USAF Sat Cat: 27400 . COSPAR: 2002-015B. Apogee: 35,802 km (22,246 mi). Perigee: 35,770 km (22,220 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Communications satellite. Launch delayed from mid-March. JCSAT 8 was a Boeing BSS-601 with a launch mass of 2600 kg and a dry mass around 1200 kg. It was to be used by Japan Satellite to replace JCSAT 2. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 24.29E drifting at 0.020W degrees per day.
2005 March 29
22:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC200/39. LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: Proton-K/DM-2M.- Ekspress AM-2 - . Mass: 2,600 kg (5,700 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: Svyaz. Manufacturer: Cannes, Reshetnev bureau. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: KAUR-4. Spacecraft: Gals. USAF Sat Cat: 28629 . COSPAR: 2005-010A. Apogee: 35,893 km (22,302 mi). Perigee: 35,773 km (22,228 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,438.50 min. Delayed from December 2004, then moved up from March 31, 2005. Communications payload of C, Ku and L band transponders. It was to be stationed at 80 deg E. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 80.01E drifting at 0.008W degrees per day..
2007 March 29
- International Space Station Status Report #07-16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Kotov, Lopez-Alegria, Simonyi, Tyurin, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, Soyuz TMA-10 ISS EP-12, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-117 ISS EO-15. The Expedition 14 crew continued preparations for the April arrival of a new station crew by boarding their Soyuz TMA-9 craft and taking a 24-minute flight from one station docking port to another.. Additional Details: here....
2008 March 29
- ISS On-Orbit Status 03/29/08 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Drew,
Love,
Malenchenko,
Reisman,
Whitson,
Yi Soyeon.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-11,
STS-123.
Per his voluntary 'job jar' task list, after wakeup and before breakfast FE-2 Garrett Reisman completed his second session with the SLEEP (Sleep-Wake Actigraphy and Light Exposure during Spaceflight) experiment software for data logging and filling in questionnaire entries in the experiment's laptop session file on the HRF-1 laptop. Additional Details: here....
2011 March 29
05:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VSB-30.- TEXUS 49 - . Nation: Sweden. Apogee: 268 km (166 mi). Microgravity experiments..
2012 March 29
Launch Site: Natal. Launch Vehicle: FTB.2012 March 29
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Vehicle: R-UNK.2013 March 29
Launch Site: Al Qalamon. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud D.2016 March 29
20:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Xichang. Launch Complex: Xichang LC2. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 3A.- Beidou DW 22 - . Payload: Beidou IGSO 6. Nation: China. Class: Navigation. Type: Navigation satellite. Spacecraft: Beidou-IGSO. USAF Sat Cat: 41434 . COSPAR: 2016-021A. Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Perigee: 195 km (121 mi). Inclination: 55.00 deg.
2018 March 29
- EVA ISS US EVA-46 - . Crew: Feustel, Arnold. EVA Duration: 0.26 days. Nation: USA. Program: ISS. Installed two WiFi antennas on the Node 3 module in preparation for the arrival of ECOSTRESS on SpaceX CRS-15, removed ammonia jumpers and inspected two working jumpers on the stations truss, replaced camera and lights used to film NASA TV..
2018 March 29
11:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota SLP. LV Family: GSLV. Launch Vehicle: GSLV Mk II.- GSAT 6A - . Nation: India. USAF Sat Cat: 43241 . COSPAR: 2018-027A. Apogee: 36,342 km (22,581 mi). Perigee: 26,007 km (16,159 mi). Inclination: 2.70 deg. Period: 1,207.03 min. See GSat 6A. ..
2018 March 29
17:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC43/4. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2-1V.- Cosmos 2525 - . Payload: EMKA No. 1. Nation: Russia. USAF Sat Cat: 43243 . COSPAR: 2018-028A. Apogee: 275 km (170 mi). Perigee: 270 km (160 mi). Inclination: 96.55 deg. Period: 89.96 min. See Kosmos 2525 (EMKA #1). ..
2018 March 29
17:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Xichang. Launch Complex: Xichang LC2. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 3C/YZ1.- Beidou DW 30 - . Payload: 30 ke beidou daohang weix; BEIDOU 3M7. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43245 . COSPAR: 2018-029A. Apogee: 21,535 km (13,381 mi). Perigee: 21,521 km (13,372 mi). Inclination: 55.17 deg. Period: 773.23 min. See BD-3 M9 (Beidou 30). ..
- Beidou DW 31 - . Payload: 31 ke beidou daohang weix; BEIDOU 3M8. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43246 . COSPAR: 2018-029B. Apogee: 21,544 km (13,386 mi). Perigee: 21,511 km (13,366 mi). Inclination: 55.16 deg. Period: 773.22 min. See BD-3 M10 (Beidou 31). ..