Spain
Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
Credit: © Mark Wade
Spain
Related
- People
- Disney, Sponable, Lopez-Alegria, Duque
- Spacecraft
- Deimos 2, Nanosat, Escafandra Estratonautica, Intasat, Eurostar 2000, FS-1300, LBSAT, MicroSat-100, Spacebus 3000, Star bus, Cubesat, Nanosat 01, Eurostar 3000
- Launch Vehicles
- INTA-100, Deacon, Atlas, Thor, Loki, Proton, Skua, Petrel, Super Loki, INTA-255, INTA-300, Ariane, INTA, INTA-300B, Ariane 5, Capricorno, Vega
- Projects
- Hispasat
- Launch Sites
- Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Baikonur, El Arenosillo, Kourou, Dombarovskiy, Gando
Chronology
68 events
1955 November 29
- Birth of Jess Mitchell Sponable - . Nation: Spain, USA. Related Persons: Sponable. American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1987..
1958 May 30
- Birth of Michael Eladio 'LA' Lopez-Alegria - . Nation: Spain. Related Persons: Lopez-Alegria. Spanish-American test pilot mission specialist astronaut 1992-2012. 4 spaceflights, 257.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-73 (1995), STS-92, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-9..
1963 March 14
- Birth of Pedro Francisco Duque - . Nation: Spain. Related Persons: Duque. Spanish engineer mission specialist astronaut 1992-2018. First Spanish astronaut. 2 spaceflights, 18.8 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-95 (1998), Soyuz TMA-3..
1966 October 15
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 October 20
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Skua. FAILURE: Failure.1966 Nov
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1966 Nov
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1966 Nov
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Skua.1969 July 19
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: INTA-255.1969 December 20
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: INTA-255.1970 December 22
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: INTA-255.1971 May 21
22:35 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1971 May 26
23:31 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1971 May 27
01:41 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1971 May 28
02:52 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1971 May 28
04:31 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1974 November 15
17:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 2310.- Intasat 1 - . Payload: Intasat. Mass: 20 kg (44 lb). Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA. Class: Technology. Type: Communications technology satellite. Spacecraft: Intasat. USAF Sat Cat: 7531 . COSPAR: 1974-089C. Apogee: 1,459 km (906 mi). Perigee: 1,442 km (896 mi). Inclination: 101.80 deg. Period: 114.90 min.
1976 Jan
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Super Loki.1976 January 2
14:59 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 3.1976 January 4
13:40 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 January 4
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 January 20
13:40 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 January 21
13:40 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly Aeronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: Spain. Agency: DLR, INTA. Apogee: 79 km (49 mi).
1976 January 21
15:55 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly B-VI-2 Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA, SRC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1976 January 21
18:17 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.- Winter Anomaly B-VI-3 Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA, SRC. Apogee: 135 km (83 mi).
1976 February 8
14:26 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1976 May 5
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skua. Launch Vehicle: Skua 2.1978 June 28
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-300. FAILURE: Failure.1981 February 18
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-300.- Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 285 km (177 mi). First completely successful launch..
1981 December 19
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.1982 March 13
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. FAILURE: Failure.1984
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1984
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1984 Jun
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1985
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1985
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1985
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1990
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1990
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1990
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1991
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1991
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1991
Launch Site: El Arenosillo. Launch Vehicle: INTA-100.1992 September 10
23:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP.- Hispasat 1A - . Mass: 2,194 kg (4,836 lb). Nation: Spain. Agency: Hispasat. Manufacturer: Toulouse. Program: Hispasat. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. USAF Sat Cat: 22116 . COSPAR: 1992-060A. Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Perigee: 35,784 km (22,235 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. Stationed at 30 deg W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 30 deg W in 1992-1999 As of 3 September 2001 located at 29.99 deg W drifting at 0.013 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 83.37E drifting at 3.458W degrees per day..
1993 July 22
22:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.- Hispasat-1B - . Mass: 2,120 kg (4,670 lb). Nation: Spain. Agency: Hispasat. Manufacturer: Toulouse. Program: Hispasat. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. USAF Sat Cat: 22723 . COSPAR: 1993-048A. Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Perigee: 35,780 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Stationed at 30 deg W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 30 deg W in 1993-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 30.13 deg W drifting at 0.024 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 8 located at 157.75E drifting at 1.953W degrees per day..
1993 October 21
01:46 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: INTA-300B.1994 April 16
01:22 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: INTA-300. Launch Vehicle: INTA-300B.1995 July 7
16:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40.- UPM/LBSAT 1 - . Mass: 47 kg (103 lb). Nation: Spain. Agency: UPM. Class: Technology. Type: Communications technology satellite. Spacecraft: LBSAT. USAF Sat Cat: 23607 . COSPAR: 1995-033C. Apogee: 676 km (420 mi). Perigee: 663 km (411 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.10 min. Universidad Politecnia de Madrid Satellite; experimental communications, microgravity experiments..
2000 February 3
23:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36B. Launch Pad: SLC36B. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIAS.- Hispasat 1C - .
Payload: Spacebus 3000B2. Mass: 3,112 kg (6,860 lb). Nation: Spain.
Agency: Hispasat.
Manufacturer: Cannes.
Program: Hispasat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000.
USAF Sat Cat: 26071 . COSPAR: 2000-007A. Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Perigee: 35,778 km (22,231 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Spanish domestic geosynchronous communications satellite. Stationed at 30 deg W. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 30 deg W in 2000. As of 3 September 2001 located at 30.14 deg W drifting at 0.013 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 30.01W drifting at 0.005W degrees per day.
2002 September 18
22:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36A. Launch Pad: SLC36A. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIAS.- Hispasat 1D - .
Payload: Spacebus 3000B2. Mass: 3,250 kg (7,160 lb). Nation: Spain.
Agency: Hispasat.
Manufacturer: Cannes.
Program: Hispasat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000.
USAF Sat Cat: 27528 . COSPAR: 2002-044A. Apogee: 35,802 km (22,246 mi). Perigee: 35,772 km (22,227 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Launch delayed from May 28, August 14. Hispasat 1D was a Spanish geostationary communications spacecraft. The 3.3-ton, 7.0-kW satellite carried three antennae looking in different directions to provide video, data, and Internet services to Europe, North America, and North Africa via 28 Ku-band transponders after being parked over 30° W longitude alongside Hispasat 1A, 1B, and 1C. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 29.97W drifting at 0.014W degrees per day.
2004 August 4
22:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC200/39. LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: Proton-M/Briz-M.- Amazonas - . Payload: Eurostar 3000S. Mass: 4,545 kg (10,020 lb). Nation: Spain. Agency: Hispasat. Manufacturer: EADS Astrium. Program: Hispasat. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 3000. USAF Sat Cat: 28393 . COSPAR: 2004-031A. Apogee: 35,791 km (22,239 mi). Perigee: 35,783 km (22,234 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Delayed from June, July 25. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 61.03W drifting at 0.005W degrees per day..
2004 December 18
16:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5Gp.- Nanosat 01 - . Mass: 20 kg (44 lb). Nation: Spain. Agency: Arianespace. Manufacturer: INTA. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Nanosat 01. USAF Sat Cat: 28493 . COSPAR: 2004-049B. Apogee: 666 km (413 mi). Perigee: 658 km (408 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.00 min. Experimental nanosat built by the Spanish space agency (INTA)..
2005 February 12
21:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- XTAR-EUR - .
Mass: 3,631 kg (8,004 lb). Nation: Spain.
Agency: ESA.
Manufacturer: Palo Alto.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: FS-1300.
USAF Sat Cat: 28542 . COSPAR: 2005-005A. Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Perigee: 35,778 km (22,231 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Return to flight of Ariane 5 EC-A after booster failure on first launch. Delayed from April, June, September 28, October 28, November 3 and 8, 2004; and February 11, 2005. XTAR-EUR was a Spanish X-band military communications satellite operated by Hisdesat/XTAR of Spain. It had a dry mass of 1412 kg and 2219 kg of propellant. As of 2007 Mar 8 located at 28.95E drifting at 0.006W degrees per day.
2006 March 11
22:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Spainsat - . Payload: LS-1300. Mass: 3,683 kg (8,119 lb). Nation: Spain. Agency: Hisdesat. Manufacturer: Palo Alto. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: FS-1300. USAF Sat Cat: 28945 . COSPAR: 2006-007A. Apogee: 35,797 km (22,243 mi). Perigee: 35,777 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Spainsat was to provide secure X and Ku band communications for the Spanish defense ministry. It had a dry mass of 1467 kg and a solar panel span of 31.4m. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 29.99W drifting at 0.010W degrees per day..
2009 July 29
18:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC109. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- Deimos 1 - . Mass: 90 kg (198 lb). Nation: Spain. Agency: Makeyev bureau. Manufacturer: Surrey. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft: MicroSat-100. USAF Sat Cat: 35681 . COSPAR: 2009-041A. Apogee: 677 km (420 mi). Perigee: 635 km (394 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 97.80 min. Disaster monitoring satellite, surveilling 600 km swaths in 22-meter resolution in three spectral bands. Operated by Deimos Space SL, Madrid, Spain..
- Nanosat 1B - . Mass: 22 kg (48 lb). Nation: Spain. Agency: Makeyev bureau. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Nanosat. USAF Sat Cat: 35685 . COSPAR: 2009-041E. Apogee: 677 km (420 mi). Perigee: 587 km (364 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 97.30 min. INTA, Spain..
2010 December 29
21:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Hispasat 1E - . Mass: 5,320 kg (11,720 lb). Nation: Spain. Agency: Hispasat. Program: Hispasat. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: FS-1300. USAF Sat Cat: 37264 . COSPAR: 2010-070A. Apogee: 35,790 km (22,230 mi). Perigee: 35,785 km (22,235 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Ku band communications; 5320 kg loaded / 2175 kg unfuelled..
2012 February 13
10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELV. Launch Vehicle: Vega.- XaTcobeo - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: Spain. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Decay Date: 2015-01-28 . USAF Sat Cat: 38084 . COSPAR: 2012-006H. Apogee: 1,390 km (860 mi). Perigee: 305 km (189 mi). Inclination: 69.50 deg. Period: 101.90 min. Student satellite from the University of Vigo..
2013 February 7
21:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Amazonas 3 - . Mass: 6,265 kg (13,811 lb). Nation: Spain. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: FS-1300. USAF Sat Cat: 39078 . COSPAR: 2013-006A. Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.0500 deg. Period: 1,436.07 min. Provides C and Ku band communications services to Brazil for Hispamar, a joint venture of Spain's Hispasat and Brazilian oil company Oi/Telemar..
2013 November 21
07:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Dombarovskiy. Launch Pad: xxx. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- OPTOS - . Mass: 4.00 kg (8.80 lb). Nation: Spain. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39420 . COSPAR: 2013-066E. Apogee: 793 km (492 mi). Perigee: 594 km (369 mi). Inclination: 97.76 deg. Period: 98.63 min. 3U cubesat from INTA of Spain..
- HUMSAT-D - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: Spain. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39433 . COSPAR: 2013-066T. Apogee: 632 km (392 mi). Perigee: 586 km (364 mi). Inclination: 97.78 deg. Period: 96.88 min. Deployed from Unisat-5 for University of Vigo, Spain..
2014 March 22
22:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Amazonas 4A - . Mass: 2,938 kg (6,477 lb). Nation: Spain. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Star bus. USAF Sat Cat: 39616 . COSPAR: 2014-011A. Apogee: 35,798 km (22,243 mi). Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.0900 deg. Period: 1,436.12 min. Orbital GeoStar-2.4 for Hispasat of Spain. Placed in 260 x 35,690 km x 3.0 deg GTO orbit by launch vehicle; used its own propulsion system to reach geoscynchronous orbit..
2014 June 19
19:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Dombarovskiy. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- Deimos 2 - . Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Nation: Spain. Spacecraft: Deimos 2. USAF Sat Cat: 40013 . COSPAR: 2014-033D. Apogee: 622 km (386 mi). Perigee: 597 km (370 mi). Inclination: 97.97 deg. Period: 96.88 min. Earth observation satellite which carried an 0.75m resolution, 12 km swath imager provided by Satrec South Korea. Total cost including launch was 60 million Euros..
2017 January 28
01:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELS. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-ST-B.- Hispasat 36W-1 - .
Nation: Spain.
Class: Communications.
Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: SmallGEO.
USAF Sat Cat: 41942 . COSPAR: 2017-006A. Apogee: 35,754 km (22,216 mi). Perigee: 252 km (156 mi). Inclination: 5.40 deg.
See Hispasat 36W-1. Spanish Hispasat 36W-1 communications satellite (3220 kg at launch, 1700 kg dry) was the first SmallGEO bus, made by OHB of Bremen, Germany. It was launched to geotransfer orbit by a Soyuz ST-B/Fregat in the first GTO launch by a Soyuz from Kourou.
2017 April 18
15:10 GMT - . Launch Platform: ISS. LV Family: Atlas V. Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 401.- QBITO - . Payload: QB50-ES01. Nation: Spain. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 42728 . COSPAR: 1998-067MH. Apogee: 253 km (157 mi). Perigee: 246 km (152 mi). Inclination: 51.62 deg. Period: 89.49 min. See QBITO (QB50 ES01) ↑. Part of the QB50 international network of 50 CubeSats for measurements in the lower thermosphere..
2017 September 11
19:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC200/39. LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: Proton-M/Briz-M.- Amazonas 5 - . Nation: Spain. USAF Sat Cat: 42934 . COSPAR: 2017-053A. Apogee: 35,806 km (22,248 mi). Perigee: 35,768 km (22,225 mi). Inclination: 0.0400 deg. Period: 1,436.11 min. See Amazonas 5. ..
2018 February 22
14:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC4E. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9.- Paz - . Nation: Spain. USAF Sat Cat: 43215 . COSPAR: 2018-020A. Apogee: 510 km (310 mi). Perigee: 507 km (315 mi). Inclination: 97.45 deg. Period: 94.79 min. See Paz. ..
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. ..
2018 December 3
18:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC4E. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9.- AISTechSat-2 - . Nation: Spain. Type: Imaging/Com. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 43768 . COSPAR: 2018-099L. Apogee: 593 km (368 mi). Perigee: 575 km (357 mi). Inclination: 97.76 deg. Period: 96.36 min. See AISTECHSAT 2. AIS/ADS-B maritime/aviavtion location cubesat for AISTech, Barcelona (6U. 1017LT SSO..