Conference 7.286::space

931.0. "Space Calendar 1995" by NETCAD::BATTERSBY () Thu Dec 29 1994 16:27

Article: 25523
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: alt.sci.planetary,sci.astro,sci.space.shuttle,sci.astro.amateur
Subject: Space Calendar - 12/27/94
Date: 28 Dec 1994 06:00 UT
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
 
This Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries
for the upcoming year.  The latest copy of the calendar is available using
anonymous ftp to explorer.arc.nasa.gov as pub/SPACE/FAQ/space.calendar.
It is also available on the World Wide Web at
 
     http://newproducts.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/calendar.html
 
The WWW version of the calendar includes links to other home pages
that have additional information on that event.
 
Please send any updates or corrections to Ron Baalke
([email protected]).  Note that launch dates are subject to change.
Also, anniversary dates are listed in 5 year increments only.
 
The following people have contributed to this month's calendar:
 
   o Vladimar Agapov - Various Russian launch dates for 1995.
   o Lucas Macri - HETE/SAC-B launch is delayed to June 1995.
   o Chris Smith, Ralf Ballweg - Express launch is now Jan 15, 1995.
   o Chris Smith - ERS-2 launch is now Jan 26, 1995.
   o Jim Busch - XTE Delta 2 launch is Aug 31, 1995.
   o Bruce Condell - Mars Opposition is on Feb 11, 1995.
   o Ed Donoghue - STS-67 launch is now Mar 2, 1995.
 
                          =========================
                               SPACE CALENDAR
                              December 27, 1994
                          =========================
 
* indicates changes from last month's calendar
 
 
December 1994
* Dec 27 - Kosmos Tsiklon-3 Launch (Russian)
* Dec 28 - Raduga Proton-K launch (Russian)
  Dec 29 - Intelsat 2 F6 Launch
* Dec 29 - Kosmos Soyuz-U Launch (Russian)
 
 
January 1995
  Jan ?? - SPEKTR-RG Launch (Russian)
  Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower
  Jan 07 - 385th Anniversary (1610), Galileo's Discovery of Moons around
           Jupiter
  Jan 07 - 10th Anniversary (1985), Sakigake Launch (Halley's Comet Flyby)
  Jan 12 - Asteroid Aten 2062, Near-Earth Flyby (0.1268 AU)
  Jan 13 - Intelsat 7 #4 Atlas IIAS Launch
* Jan 15 - Express Launch (Japan, Germany)
  Jan 16 - Asteroid Hathor 2340, Near-Earth Flyby (0.1373 AU)
  Jan 24 - 5th Anniversary (1990), MUSES-A (Hiten) Launch (Japan Moon Orbiter)
  Jan 26 - UHF F/O F4 Launch
* Jan 26 - ERS-2 (Earth Remote Sensing) Ariane Launch
 
February 1995
  Feb ?? - Intesat 706 Ariane Launch
  Feb 01 - GMS-5/SFU H-2 Launch (Japan)
  Feb 02 - STS-63, Discovery, SPACEHAB-3
  Feb 09 - 5th Anniversary (1990), Galileo, Venus Flyby
* Feb 11 - Mars Opposition
  Feb 14 - 5th Anniversary (1990), Voyager 1, Family Portrait of Solar System
* Feb 15 - Progress M-26 Launch (Russian)
  Feb 17 - 30th Anniversary (1965), Ranger 8 Launch (Moon Impact Mission)
  Feb 18 - 65th Anniversary (1930), Clyde Tombaugh's Discovery of Pluto
  Feb 25-26 - Space Memorabilia Auction, Beverly Hills, California
  Feb 27 - Russian Mars Rover Tests, Hawaii
 
March 1995
  Mar ?? - DBS-3 (Direct Broadcasting Satellite) Ariane Launch
  Mar ?? - Helios Ariane Launch
* Mar 02 - STS-67, Endeavour, Ultraviolet Astronomy (ASTRO-2)
  Mar 11 - 35th Anniversary (1960), Pioneer 5 Launch (Solar Orbiter)
  Mar 12 - Ulysses, Perihelion (1.3 AU from Sun)
  Mar 13 - Percival Lowell's 140th Birthday (1855)
  Mar 15 - 20th Anniversary (1975), Helios 1 Perihelion (0.309 AU from Sun)
  Mar 16 - 20th Anniversary (1975), Mariner 10, 3rd Mercury Flyby
* Mar 18 - Soyuz TM-21 Launch (Russian)
  Mar 18 - 30th Anniversary (1965), 1st Space Walk, Leonov on Voskhod 2
  Mar 21 - 30th Anniversary (1965), Ranger 9 Launch (Moon Impact Mission)
  Mar 21 - M-SAT Atlas II Launch
  Mar 23 - 30th Anniversary (1965), Gemini 3 Launch
  Mar 25 - 340th Anniversary (1655), Huygen's Discovery of Titan (Saturn Moon)
* Mar 30 - Prognoz-M2 Molniya-M Launch (Russian)
 
April 1995
  Apr ?? - NOAA-L Titan 2 Launch
  Apr ?? - N-Star A Ariane Launch
  Apr 01 - 35th Anniversary (1960), TIROS-1 Launch (1st Weather Satellite)
* Apr 05 - Progress M-27 Launch (Russian)
  Apr 11 - 25th Anniversary (1970), Apollo 13 Launch
  Apr 12 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #23 (TCM-23)
  Apr 15 - Partial Lunar Eclipse, Visible from Pacific Rim Countries
  Apr 22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower
  Apr 25 - 5th Anniversary (1990), Hubble Space Telescope Deployment
  Apr 29 - Annular Eclipse, Visible from South America
 
May 1995
  May ?? - Seastar Pegasus Launch
  May ?? - PAS-4 Ariane Launch
  May 03 - Eta-Aquarids Meteor Shower
* May 10 - Spektr Module Launch (Russian)
  May 21 - Saturn, Rings Edge-On from Earth's Perspective
  May 24 - Asteroid 1989 VA, Near-Earth Flyby (0.1820 AU)
  May 27 - Venus/Moon Occultation, Visible from Europe
  May 30 - European Space Agency's 20th Birthday (1975)
 
June 1995
  Jun ?? - LIFESAT-02 Delta 2 Launch
  Jun ?? - SWAS XL Pegasus Launch
  Jun ?? - Astra 1E Ariane Launch
* Jun ?? - HETE/SAC-B Pegasus Launch
  Jun 03 - 30th Anniversary (1965), Gemini 4 Launch
* Jun 08 - STS-71, Atlantis, MIR Docking, Space Life Sciences (SL-M)
  Jun 08 - Giovanni Cassini's 370th Birthday (1625)
  Jun 08 - 20th Anniversary (1975), Venera 9 Launch (Russian Venus Orbiter/Lander)
  Jun 11 - 10th Anniversary (1985), Vega 1 Landing on Venus (Russian)
  Jun 14 - 20th Anniversary (1975), Venera 10 Launch (Russian Venus Orbiter/Lander)
  Jun 15 - 10th Anniversary (1985), Vega 2 Landing on Venus (Russian)
  Jun 16 - Lyrids Meteor Shower
  Jun 19 - Ulysses, Begin of 2nd Solar Passage (70.33 Latitude)
* Jun 21 - Progress M-28 Launch (Russian)
  Jun 22 - STS-70, Discovery, TDRS-G
  Jun 23 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #24 (TCM-24)
  Jun 26 - Charles Messier's 265th Birthday (1730)
 
July 1995
  Jul ?? - GOES-K Atlas-1 Launch
  Jul ?? - Clementine II Launch
  Jul ?? - FAST XL Pegasus Launch
  Jul 02 - 10 Anniversary (1985), Giotto Launch (Halley's Comet Flyby)
  Jul 13 - Galileo, Probe Separation from Orbiter
  Jul 15 - 30th Anniversary (1965), Mariner 4, Mars Flyby
  Jul 15 - 20th Anniversary (1975), Apollo 18 Launch (Apollo-Soyuz)
  Jul 17 - 20th Anniversary (1975), Apollo-Soyuz Handshake
* Jul 18 - Progress M-29 Launch (Russian)
  Jul 18 - 30th Anniversary (1965), Zond 3 Launch (Russian Moon Flyby)
  Jul 20 - Galileo, TCM-25, Orbiter Deflection Maneuver
  Jul 20 - STS-69, Endeavour, Wake Shield Facility (WSF-2)
  Jul 31 - Ulysses, Maximum Northern Latitude (80.22 degrees)
 
August 1995
  Aug ?? - Telecom 2C Ariane Launch
  Aug 10 - 5th Anniversary (1990), Magellan Venus Orbit Insertion
  Aug 11 - Saturn Rings Edge-On from Earth's Perspective
  Aug 12 - Perseids Meteor Shower (Potential Meteor Storm)
  Aug 16 - RADARSAT/SURFSAT-1 Delta-2 Launch (Canada)
  Aug 17 - 25th Anniversary (1970), Venera 7 Launch (Venus Lander)
  Aug 18 - 10th Anniversary (1985), Suisei Launch (Halley's Comet Flyby)
  Aug 20 - 20th Anniversary (1975), Viking 1 Launch (Mars Lander/Orbiter)
  Aug 21 - 30th Anniversary (1965), Gemini 5 Launch
* Aug 22 - Soyuz TM-22 Launch (Russian)
  Aug 29 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #26 (TCM-26)
* Aug 31 - XTE Delta 2 Launch
 
September 1995
  Sep ?? - N-Star B Ariane Launch
  Sep ?? - Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) Ariane 4 Launch
* Sep 06 - Progress M-30 Launch (Russian)
  Sep 09 - 20th Anniversary (1975), Viking 2 Launch (Mars Orbiter/Lander)
  Sep 11 - Soho Atlas-2AS Launch (ESA/NASA)
  Sep 11 - 10th Anniversary (1985), ICE Flyby of Comet Giacobini-Zinner
  Sep 12 - 25th Anniversary (1970), Luna 16 Launch (Moon Sample Return)
  Sep 21 - STS-73, Columbia, Spacelab USML-2
  Sep 29 - Ulysses, End of 2nd Solar Passage (70.05 degrees latitude)
  Sep 30 - Ulysses, End of Mission
 
October 1995
  Oct ?? - Intelsat 707 Ariane Launch
  Oct 06 - 5th Anniversary (1990), Ulysses Launch
* Oct 08 - Punumbral Lunar Eclipse, Visible from Asia
  Oct 11 - 50th Anniversary (1945), JPL WAC Corporal Launch (1st Man-Made
           Object to Escape Earth's Atmosphere).
  Oct 20 - 25th Anniversary (1970), Zond 8 Launch (Russian Moon Orbit & Return)
  Oct 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower
  Oct 22 - 20th Anniversary (1975), Venera 9 Venus Orbit Insertion & Landing
  Oct 24 - Solar Eclipse, Visible from Southeast Asia & Indonesia
  Oct 25 - 20th Anniversary (1975), Venera 10 Venus Orbit Insertion & Landing
  Oct 26 - STS-74, Atlantis, 2nd Mir Docking
 
November 1995
  Nov ?? - Palapa C1 Ariane Launch
  Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower
* Nov 10 - Priroda Module Launch (Russian)
  Nov 10 - 25th Anniversary (1970), Luna 17 Launch (Russian Moon Rover)
  Nov 12 - 15th Anniversary (1980), Voyager 1, Saturn Flyby
  Nov 17 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #27 (TCM-27)
  Nov 18 - Leonids Meteor Shower
* Nov 18 - Saturn Rings Edge-On to the Sun, No Shadow
  Nov 22 - Asteroid 1993 WD, Near-Earth Flyby (0.1789 AU)
* Nov 22 - Progress M-31 Launch (Russian)
  Nov 27 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #28 (TCM-28)
  Nov 30 - STS-72, Endeavour, Space Flyer Unit Retrieval
 
December 1995
* Dec ?? - P91-1/Argos Delta-2 Launch
* Dec ?? - LIFESAT-03 Launch
* Dec ?? - SMEX-06 Launch
* Dec ?? - Data Relay Satellite Launch (ESA)
* Dec ?? - M-Sat Ariane launch
* Dec 01 - Cluster Ariane 5 Launch (ESA/NASA)
* Dec 02 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #28A (TCM-28A)
* Dec 04 - 30th Anniversary (1965), Gemini 7 Launch
* Dec 07 - Galileo, Io Gravity Assist
* Dec 08 - Galileo, Jupiter Orbit Insertion (JOI)
* Dec 08 - 5th Anniversary (1990), Galileo Earth-1 Flyby
* Dec 09 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #1 (OTM-1)
* Dec 15 - 30th Anniversary (1965), Gemini 6 Launch
* Dec 15 - 25th Anniversary (1970), Venera 7, Venus landing
* Dec 16 - 30th Anniversary (1965), Pioneer 6 Launch
* Dec 25 - Soyuz TM-23 Launch (Russian)
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