On September 15 in Space History
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93 events
1908 September 15
- Birth of Abe Silverstein - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Silverstein. American engineer. Chaired committee that set NASA's spaceflight plans for the 1960's. Director, NASA Cleveland 1961-1970..
1916 September 15
- Birth of Charles H Feltz - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Feltz. Leading American space engineer. At North American 1940-1981. Chief Engineer on X-15, Apollo, and Space Shuttle. 1974-1981 served as Rockwell corporate trouble-shooter..
1941 September 15
- Birth of Miroslaw 'Mirek' Hermaszewski - . Nation: Poland. Related Persons: Hermaszewski. Polish pilot cosmonaut 1976-1978. First Polish astronaut. 1 spaceflight, 7.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz 30 (1978)..
1944 September 15
Launch Site: V-2 Battery 444. Launch Complex: V-2 Battery 444. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- V-2 Battery 444 arrives at Walcheren - . Nation: Germany. Agency: Wehrmacht. Battery 444 arrives at Walcheren to start operations against London..
1947 September 15
- US Army Air Corps assigned control of surface-to-surface strategic missiles - . Nation: USA. Program: Navaho.
1947 September 15
- Birth of Richard Alfred Farrimond - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Farrimond. British engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986..
1948 September 15
Launch Vehicle: Redstone.- Hermes project extended to cover satellite launch. - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: von Braun.
Committee on Guided Missiles of the Research and Development Board approved recommendation that Army Hermes project "be given the task of providing the National Military Establishment with a continuing analysis of the long-range rocket problem as an expansion of their task on an earth satellite vehicle."
1955 September 15
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Honest John. Launch Vehicle: HJ Nike. FAILURE: Failure.1958 September 15
- Vostok final project signed by Korolev. - . Nation: Russia. Spacecraft: Vostok. This allowed for full production drawing release to the fabrication shops and the beginning of tests of the spacecraft systems..
1959 September 15
LV Family: V-2. Launch Vehicle: DF-1.- First missile factories built. - . Nation: China. Related Persons: Tsien. Program: Long March. First Chinese missile production factories built: Shenyang (missile frames) Nancheng (engines)..
1959 September 15
Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Edwards TL1. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A. FAILURE: Failure.- Silo test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
The first silo launch of a tethered, full-scale Minuteman missile was conducted at Edwards AFB, California, using dummy second and third stages. This was the first time in the Air Force ballistic missile program that the initial test of a missile was conducted on schedule. Fuel for 3 seconds only, tethered launch
1959 September 15
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee.1959 September 15
21:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC26B. LV Family: Jupiter. Launch Vehicle: Jupiter IRBM. FAILURE: The flight was erratic at lift-off and the missile destroyed itself after 13 seconds, just before command destruct. Failure of a silver soldered connection joint to the pressure sphere caused destruction of the missile.. Failed Stage: G.- Bioflight 3 Biological mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Huntsville, USAF. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Scheduled for launch at 0430 hours EST, was fired from AMR at 1645 hours EST. The nose cane housed several NASA biological specimens, including 14 mice..
1960 September 15
14:01 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 100.1960 September 15
21:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 599. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A1.1961 September 15
- Death of Grachev. Reported killed in an orbital flight sometime in 1960/1961. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Grachev. Russian phantom cosmonaut, one of two that allegedly disappeared aboard 'Vostok 3' on a circumlunar mission in 1961. In reality multi-manned Vostok would be flown until 1964, and no circumlunar missions until 1968..
1962 September 15
Launch Site: Lincoln AFB. Launch Complex: Lincoln AFB. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas F.- Atlas SMS 551 operational. - . Nation: USA. Lincoln AFB SMS 551 operational.
1962 September 15
Launch Site: Lincoln AFB. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas F.- The second silo-lift Atlas F squadron, the 551st Strategic Missile Squadron at Lincoln AFB, Nebraska, was turned over to SAC. - . The second silo-lift Atlas F squadron, the 551st Strategic Missile Squadron at Lincoln AFB, Nebraska, was turned over to SAC..
1962 September 15
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A1.1964 September 15
- Birth of Ryoko Kikuchi - . Nation: Japan. Related Persons: Kikuchi. Japanese journalist cosmonaut, 1989-1990. Graduated from the University of Tokyo in Chinese language Journalist, Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation. Reporter for world news with TBS, reporting from Moscow and then again from Tokyo..
1964 September 15
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LF08. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1B.1964 September 15
06:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant II.1964 September 15
09:35 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC35. LV Family: Aerobee. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee 150.1964 September 15
15:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg 576A1. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas D.- ABRES LORV-3 / Pod 26 Re-entry vehicle test - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SAC. Spacecraft: ABRES. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).
1965 September 15
Launch Site: Atlas F.- Major General Ben I. Funk, Space Systems Division commander, announced the development of a new, low-cost space upper stage called Burner II. - .
Major General Ben I. Funk, Space Systems Division commander, announced the development of a new, low-cost space upper stage called Burner II. Adaptable for use with almost all Air Force standard launch vehicles, the Burner II would be to orbit small and medium-sized payloads. When completed, the Burner II would be the smallest maneuverable upper stage in the Air Force space vehicle inventory.
1965 September 15
LV Family: , Proton, .- Korolev conceived of podsadka over a month before before the UR-500K-L1 was authorized. - .
Related Persons: Korolev,
Mishin.
Spacecraft: Block D,
Soyuz 7K-L1.
Korolev conceived of podsadka over a month before before the UR-500K-L1 was authorized.Initial calculations by OKB-1 showed that the developmental L1 would have a dry mass of 4641 kg, or 4847 kg after delivery of cosmonauts via podsadka. On the other hand, Kolyako in Division 2 estimated the translunar payload of the Block D as ~ 5000 kg in the single launch scenario, or ~ 5300 kg in the podsadka scenario.
1965 September 15
20:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.1966 September 15
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg.- First launch of a Thor/Burner II from Vandenberg - . Nation: USA.
1966 September 15
Launch Site: Tonopah. Launch Vehicle: Sandhawk. FAILURE: Failure.1966 September 15
- Landing of Gemini 11 - .
Return Crew: Conrad,
Gordon.
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Conrad,
Gordon.
Flight: Gemini 11.
Spacecraft: Gemini.
The spacecraft landed at 13:59 GMT less than 5 km from the planned landing point at 71 hours 17 minutes after liftoff. The crew was retrieved by helicopter, and the spacecraft was brought aboard the prime recovery ship, the aircraft carrier Guam, about an hour after landing.
1967 September 15
19:41 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC1W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D.- KH-4B 1101 - . Payload: KH-4B s/n 1101 / Agena D 1641 / OPS 5089. Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: CIA, NRO. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: WS-117. Spacecraft: KH-4B. Decay Date: 1967-10-04 . USAF Sat Cat: 2946 . COSPAR: 1967-087A. Apogee: 372 km (231 mi). Perigee: 156 km (96 mi). Inclination: 80.00 deg. Period: 89.70 min. KH-4B. First mission of the KH-4B series. Best film to date..
1969 September 15
01:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima T. Launch Vehicle: JCR.1969 September 15
13:34 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1969 September 15
16:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC191/66. LV Family: R-36. Launch Vehicle: R-36O 8K69.- Cosmos 298 - . Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Class: Military. Type: Orbital bombing system. Spacecraft: OGCh. Decay Date: 1969-09-15 . USAF Sat Cat: 4092 . COSPAR: 1969-077A. Apogee: 162 km (100 mi). Perigee: 127 km (78 mi). Inclination: 49.60 deg. Period: 87.30 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment System test..
1970 September 15
- Singer-General selected for a Skylab simulator. - .
Nation: USA.
Program: Skylab.
Spacecraft: Skylab.
Singer-General Precision, Inc., Link Division, Houston, was selected for the award of a contract to design, develop, install, and support a Skylab simulator to provide astronaut and ground crew training at MSC. The simulator would serve as a ground-based trainer with controls and displays similar to those used during manned operations. It would also be operated in conjunction with the command module simulator and the Mission Control Center to provide complete mission training.
1971 September 15
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar V-2. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi).
1971 September 15
19:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar V-2. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi).
1972 September 15
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC173. Launch Vehicle: MR-UR-100.1972 September 15
Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC142/34. LV Family: R-36. Launch Vehicle: R-36 8K67MA.1972 September 15
09:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57.- Cosmos 518 - . Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Vostok. Spacecraft: Zenit-2M satellite. Duration: 9.00 days. Decay Date: 1972-09-24 . USAF Sat Cat: 6186 . COSPAR: 1972-070A. Apogee: 306 km (190 mi). Perigee: 203 km (126 mi). Inclination: 72.80 deg. Period: 89.50 min. Area survey photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; separated science capsule..
- Nauka Cosmos 518 - . Payload: Nauka. Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Spacecraft: Nauka. Decay Date: 1972-09-27 . USAF Sat Cat: 6198 . COSPAR: 1972-070C. Apogee: 271 km (168 mi). Perigee: 196 km (121 mi). Inclination: 72.80 deg. Period: 89.17 min.
1973 September 15
- Skylab 3 - Wakeup Song: Paralyzed - . Flight: Skylab 3. "Paralyzed" by Legendary Stardust Cowboy. Sounded like Marine Close Order Drill to Owen Garriott CAPCOM: Bob Crippen.
1973 September 15
Launch Site: Kagoshima. LV Family: Kappa. Launch Vehicle: Kappa 10C.1973 September 15
04:36 GMT - . Launch Site: South Uist. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1973 September 15
05:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LF26. Launch Pad: LF26?. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3.1973 September 15
08:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Vehicle: MR-12.- Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1973 September 15
22:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral ETR. Launch Platform: SSBN 657. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon C3.- Demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1975 September 15
11:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Ascension. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Rocketsonde.1976 September 15
Launch Site: Kourou. LV Family: Arcas. Launch Vehicle: Super Arcas.1976 September 15
09:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.- Soyuz 22 - .
Call Sign: Yastreb (Hawk ). Crew: Aksyonov,
Bykovsky.
Backup Crew: Malyshev,
Strekalov.
Support Crew: Andreyev,
Popov.
Payload: Soyuz ASTP s/n 74 modified with MF6 camera. Mass: 6,510 kg (14,350 lb). Nation: Russia.
Related Persons: Aksyonov,
Andreyev,
Bykovsky,
Malyshev,
Popov,
Strekalov.
Agency: MOM.
Program: ASTP.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz 22.
Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz.
Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-MF6.
Duration: 7.91 days. Decay Date: 1976-09-23 . USAF Sat Cat: 9421 . COSPAR: 1976-093A. Apogee: 296 km (183 mi). Perigee: 185 km (114 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Period: 89.30 min.
Surplus Soyuz ASTP spacecraft modified with a multi-spectral camera manufactured by Carl Zeiss-Jena in place of the universal docking apparatus. Eight days were spent photographing the earth. Tested and perfected scientific-technical methods and devices for studying the geological characteristics of the earth's surface from outer space for economic purposes.
1976 September 15
18:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC4W. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan 24B.- OPS 8533 - . Payload: KH-8 no. 47 / Agena D. Mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NRO, USAF. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: WS-117. Spacecraft: KH-8. Decay Date: 1976-11-05 . USAF Sat Cat: 9426 . COSPAR: 1976-094A. Apogee: 337 km (209 mi). Perigee: 142 km (88 mi). Inclination: 96.40 deg. Period: 89.20 min. KH-8 type satellite. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A). .
1977 September 15
09:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-210.1978 September 15
LV Family: Shuttle. Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle.- Shuttle tests at NASA Huntsville - .
Nation: USA.
The shuttle Enterprise is first mated to an external tank for vertical ground vibration tests and simulated high-altitude aborts. Thereafter two SRB's are mounted for the first full-size shuttle static tests. This initial test series is completed on 5 December 1978.
1978 September 15
Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: Woomera LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. LV Family: Stonechat. Launch Vehicle: Falstaff.- Chevaline warhead test launch - . Nation: UK. Agency: Royal Aerospace Establishment. Apogee: 97 km (60 mi).
1978 September 15
21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Tomahawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Tomahawk.1979 September 15
11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: S-310.1980 September 15
- Birth of Dr Faiz bin Khaleed - . Nation: Malaysia. Related Persons: Khaleed. Malaysian physician cosmonaut, 2006-2007. Backup to first Malaysian in space..
1980 September 15
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Taurus Orion.1980 September 15
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LF06. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1B.- ABRES STREP-3 re-entry vehicle test flight - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Spacecraft: ABRES. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1981 September 15
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.- Cosmos 1307 - . Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Vostok. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Duration: 13.00 days. Decay Date: 1981-09-28 . USAF Sat Cat: 12830 . COSPAR: 1981-090A. Apogee: 390 km (240 mi). Perigee: 194 km (120 mi). Inclination: 72.90 deg. Period: 90.40 min. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule..
1982 September 15
04:49 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Aries.1982 September 15
15:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC41/1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.- Cosmos 1407 - . Payload: Yantar-2K s/n 955. Mass: 6,600 kg (14,500 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Yantar. Spacecraft: Yantar-2K. Duration: 31.00 days. Decay Date: 1982-10-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 13546 . COSPAR: 1982-091A. Apogee: 309 km (192 mi). Perigee: 169 km (105 mi). Inclination: 67.20 deg. Period: 89.30 min. Area survey photo reconnaissance; returned film in two small SpK capsules during the mission and with the main capsule at completion of the mission..
1982 September 15
18:15 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC36. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant VC.1983 September 15
Launch Site: Thumba. LV Family: RH. Launch Vehicle: RH-200.1983 September 15
12:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Loki Dart.1987 September 15
10:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC43/4. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U-PVB.- Cosmos 1882 - . Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Resurs. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Vostok. Spacecraft: Resurs F1-14F40. Duration: 21.00 days. Decay Date: 1987-10-06 . USAF Sat Cat: 18348 . COSPAR: 1987-077A. Apogee: 269 km (167 mi). Perigee: 253 km (157 mi). Inclination: 82.30 deg. Period: 89.70 min. Investigation of the natural resources of the earth in the interests of various branches of the national economy of the USSR and international cooperation. .
1988 September 15
10:40 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant 8C.1988 September 15
15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U-PVB.- Cosmos 1969 - . Mass: 6,600 kg (14,500 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Yantar. Spacecraft: Yantar-4K1. Duration: 59.00 days. Decay Date: 1988-11-13 . USAF Sat Cat: 19495 . COSPAR: 1988-084A. Apogee: 344 km (213 mi). Perigee: 165 km (102 mi). Inclination: 67.10 deg. Period: 89.60 min. High resolution photo reconnaissance; returned film in two small SpK capsules during the mission and with the main capsule at completion of the mission..
1989 September 15
Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant VC.1989 September 15
Launch Site: Bershet. LV Family: UR-100. Launch Vehicle: UR-100K.- ICBM operational test launch from missile base silo - . Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1989 September 15
06:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC41/1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U-PVB.- Cosmos 2044 - .
Payload: Bion no. 9. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MOM.
Class: Biology.
Type: Biology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Vostok.
Spacecraft: Bion.
Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1989-09-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 20242 . COSPAR: 1989-075A. Apogee: 264 km (164 mi). Perigee: 203 km (126 mi). Inclination: 82.30 deg. Period: 89.20 min.
29 US/USSR life science experiments conducted on monkeys, insects, plants, fish, rats. Carried monkeys Zhankonya and Zabiyaka. Cosmos 2044 was the seventh Soviet Biosatellite to orbit the Earth with joint U.S./U.S.S.R. experiments onboard. Hungary, the German Democratic Republic, Canada, Poland, Britain, Romania, Czechoslovakia and the European Space Agency also participated in the mission. The joint U.S./U.S.S.R. experiments were conducted on two rhesus monkeys and ten rats that were flown onboard the Biosatellite. The biological payload on the spacecraft also included fish, amphibians, insects, worms, protozoans, cell cultures and plants. Last launch from LC41. Additional Details: here....
1990 September 15
- Cosmonaut Valentin Ignatyevich Filatyev dies at age of 60 -- Natural causes. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Filatyev. German-American expert in guided missiles during World War II. As of January 1947, working at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. Died at Grant, Alabama..
1991 September 15
- STS-48 - Wakeup Song: Bare Necessities - . Flight: STS-48. "Bare Necessities" from film"Jungle Book". Played for Ken Reightler's daughters who were in Mission Control Center viewing room..
1991 September 15
23:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima T. LV Family: TR-1. Launch Vehicle: TR-1A.1992 September 15
07:49 GMT - .- EVA Mir EO-12-4 - . Crew: Avdeyev, Solovyov. EVA Duration: 0.15 days. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Avdeyev, Solovyov. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Flight: Soyuz TM-15. Spacecraft: Mir. Installed Kurs docking system antenna on Kristall module..
1993 September 15
- STS-51 - Wakeup Song: Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - . Flight: STS-51. "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" by Perry Como.
1993 September 15
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LF02. Launch Vehicle: Peacekeeper.- Operational test - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1994 September 15
- STS-64 - Wakeup Song: Hound Dog - . Flight: STS-64. "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley.
1994 September 15
Launch Site: Palmachim. LV Family: Jericho. Launch Vehicle: Jericho II. FAILURE: Failure.1994 September 15
15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Hawk. Launch Vehicle: Nike Orion.- CWAS 36 Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1995 September 15
- Cosmonaut Yevgeni Nikolayevich Khludeyev dies at age of 55 -- Natural causes. - .
Nation: Russia.
Related Persons: Khludeyev.
Russian engineer cosmonaut 1965-1988. Graduated from Kiev AF Academy of Engineering, 1962. Cosmonaut training November 1965 - December 1967. Worked as research scientist at the Gagarin Center. Involved in the Buran program from 1986-1988. Died of a heart attack.
1995 September 15
- STS-69 - Wakeup Song: He's A Tramp - . Flight: STS-69. "He's A Tramp" from the cartoon movie"Lady and the Tramp" ..
1996 September 15
02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Vehicle: MT-135.1998 September 15
20:00 GMT - .- EVA Mir EO-26-1 - .
Crew: Avdeyev,
Padalka.
EVA Duration: 0.0208 days. Nation: Russia.
Related Persons: Avdeyev,
Padalka.
Program: Mir.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned space station. Flight: Soyuz TM-28,
Soyuz TM-28 Mir EO-26/-27.
Spacecraft: Mir.
Internal Vehicular Activity. After donning spacesuits, the PKhO compartment of the Mir core module was depressurized and the crew entered the dead Spektr module at 20:00 GMT. They reconnected some cables for the solar panel steering mechanism and closed the hatch a half hour later. The PKhO was then repressurized.
1999 September 15
21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kodiak. LV Family: ait. Launch Vehicle: Castor-M57A1.2000 September 15
- STS-106 Mission Status Report #16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Altman, Lu, Mastracchio. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-106. With one full day of docked operations remaining to complete its work on the International Space Station (ISS), the seven-member crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis continued setting up equipment for the station's first inhabitants.. Additional Details: here....
2000 September 15
- STS-106 - Wakeup Song: University of Connecticut Fight Song - . Flight: STS-106. "University of Connecticut Fight Song" - University of Connecticut Band.
2002 September 15
10:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Taiyuan. LV Family: DF-31. Launch Vehicle: KT-1. FAILURE: Second stage failure.. Failed Stage: 2.- HTSTL-1 - . Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: China. Manufacturer: Tsinghua. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: HTSTL. First attempted launch of the all-solid-propellant KT-1 launch vehicle. The 50 kg test satellite, built by university students, was to have been placed in a 300 km polar orbit..
2004 September 15
08:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg LF04. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3.- FDEP GT186GM - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). ICBM test, delayed from February..
2006 September 15
- STS-115 - Wakeup Song: Hotel California - . Flight: STS-115. "Hotel California" by the Eagles for Mission Specialist Joe Tanner..
2006 September 15
10:00 GMT - .- EVA STS-115-3 - . Crew: Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner. EVA Duration: 0.28 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-115. The crew completed work on the P3/P4 truss, deploying a radiator, and replacing an S-band antenna assembly..
2013 September 15
09:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 5.- Agni RV - . Nation: India. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Missile test.
2016 September 15
02:35 GMT - . Launch Platform: ISS.- Flock 2e'-18 - . Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2018-11-07 . USAF Sat Cat: 41769 . COSPAR: 1998-067KM. Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Perigee: 401 km (249 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Part of a Planetary Labs constellation of over 100 3U cubesats to provide continuous optical surveillance of the earth..
- Flock 2e'-17 - . Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2018-06-26 . USAF Sat Cat: 41776 . COSPAR: 1998-067KN. Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Perigee: 401 km (249 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Part of a Planetary Labs constellation of over 100 3U cubesats to provide continuous optical surveillance of the earth..
- Flock 2e'-19 - . Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2018-05-12 . USAF Sat Cat: 41777 . COSPAR: 1998-067KP. Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Perigee: 401 km (249 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Part of a Planetary Labs constellation of over 100 3U cubesats to provide continuous optical surveillance of the earth..
- Flock 2e'-20 - . Nation: USA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2018-09-22 . USAF Sat Cat: 41782 . COSPAR: 1998-067KQ. Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Perigee: 401 km (249 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Part of a Planetary Labs constellation of over 100 3U cubesats to provide continuous optical surveillance of the earth..
2016 September 15
14:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiuquan. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 2F.- Tiangong-2 - .
Nation: China.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned space laboratory. Spacecraft Bus: Shenzhou.
Spacecraft: Tiangong.
USAF Sat Cat: 41765 . COSPAR: 2016-057A. Apogee: 389 km (241 mi). Perigee: 379 km (235 mi). Inclination: 42.80 deg.
China's second space laboratory was launched on Sep 15. Tiangong 2 had a mass of 8600 kg and was launched into a low perigee orbit by a CZ-2F rocket. On Sep 16 at about 0904 UTC the lab raised its orbit from an initial 197 x 373 km to 369 x 378 km x 42.8 deg; on Sep 26 the lab moved to a 381 x 389 km orbit.