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Mongolia

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Mongolia

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5 events

1937 March 4

  • Birth of Dr Yuri Aleksandrovich Senkevich - . Nation: Mongolia, Russia. Related Persons: Senkevich. Russian physician cosmonaut, 1965-1966..

1947 December 5

  • Birth of Gurragcha Jugderdemidiin 'Gurr' - . Nation: Mongolia. Related Persons: Gurragcha.

    Mongolian pilot cosmonaut 1978-1981. First Mongolian astronaut. Graduated from Zhukovsky Military Engineering Academy, 1977. Aeronautic engineer, Mongolian Air Force. From 2000 Mongolian Secretary of Defense. 1 spaceflight, 7.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz 39 (1981).

1949 February 5

  • Birth of Ganzorig Maidarjabyn - . Nation: Mongolia. Related Persons: Ganzorig. Mongolian pilot cosmonaut, 1978-1981..

2003 September 25

  • Death of Dr Yuri Aleksandrovich Senkevich at Moscow, Russia - . Nation: Mongolia, Russia. Related Persons: Senkevich. Russian physician cosmonaut, 1965-1966..

2017 June 3

21:06 GMT - . Launch Platform: ISS. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9.
  • Mazaalai - . Payload: BIRD-M; BIRD MM. Nation: Mongolia. USAF Sat Cat: 42822 . COSPAR: 1998-067MW. Apogee: 322 km (200 mi). Perigee: 321 km (199 mi). Inclination: 51.63 deg. Period: 90.95 min. See Bird M (Mazaalai, NUMSAT 1) ↑. 1U cubesat by National University of Mongolia. Mission: Technology demonstration. Status as of 2019: Active..