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With a launch of Dragon 2 on May 30, 2020 SpaceX became the first company to launch humans to orbit. United States American private company Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket from Mahia Launch Center in New Zealand on January 21, 2018, carrying three cubesats into low Earth orbit. This was the first time that a rocket entered ...
France also became the third country after the USSR and US to launch a satellite on its own rocket: the British, Canadian, and Italian satellites were launched on American rockets. [4] [6] Astérix remains in orbit as of 2024. Due to the relatively high altitude of its orbit, it is not expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere for several ...
Thor 2: Telenor: Hughes: Delta II 7925: Cape Canaveral: 20 May 1997 Philippines: Mabuhay (Agila 1) (former Palapa B2P) Mabuhay: Delta-3920: Cape Canaveral: 20 March 1987: Originally operated and launched for Indonesian company PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara. Acquired while on orbit by Mabuhay in 1996 making it the first Philippine owned satellite ...
The Russian space station Mir ended its mission on 23 March 2001, when it was brought out of its orbit, entered the atmosphere and was destroyed. Major components ranged from about 5 to 15 years in age, and included the Mir Core Module, Kvant-1, Kvant-2, Kristall, Spektr, Priroda, and Docking Module.
The Soviet Union took the lead in the post-war Space Race, launching the first satellite, [1] the first animal, [2]: 155 the first human [3] and the first woman [4] into orbit. The United States landed the first men on the Moon in 1969. Through the late 20th century, France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and China were also working on projects to ...
This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordering events in the exploration of the Solar System by date of spacecraft launch. It includes: It includes: All spacecraft that have left Earth orbit for the purposes of Solar System exploration (or were launched with that intention but failed), including lunar probes .
Failed to orbit. Fourth stage did not ignite. [1] 14.52 kg (31.94 lb) March 17 US: Vanguard 1C: Vanguard TV-4: Success: Vanguard 1. Expected to de-orbit in ~2240AD, this and its upper launch stage are the oldest human-made objects in space. Also the first use of solar cells to power a satellite. [1] 1.47 kg (3.25 lb) March 26 US: Explorer 3 ...
Sputnik 2: First animal in orbit, Laika, a dog. USSR 3 November 1957 Earth: Vanguard 1: Oldest satellite still in orbit, in addition to its upper launch stage. Expected to stay in orbit 240 years. Ceased transmission in May 1964. USA 17 March 1958 Earth: Pioneer 1