1986 in spaceflight
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[edit] Launches
This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1986.
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| Launch Date/Time | Rocket | Launch Site | Launch Contractor | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Mission/ Function | Re-Entry/ Destruction | Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 January 16:55:00 UTC | Space Shuttle Columbia | LC-39A, Cape Canaveral | USA | STS-61-C, 7 astronauts | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 18 January 1986 | Successful | |
| RCA Astro Electronics (Americom) | SATCOM KU-1 | RCA Astro Electronics (Americom) | Geosynchronous | Comsat | Still in orbit | Successful | ||||
| 28 January 16:38:00 UTC | Space Shuttle Challenger | LC-39B, Cape Canaveral | USA | STS-51-L, 7 astronauts | NASA | LEO | Manned orbital flight | 28 January 1986 | Failure | Teacher in Space Vehicle breakup at T+73s |
| TRW | TDRS B | NASA | Geosynchronous | Comsat | 28 January 1986 | Failure | Failed to reach orbit |
[edit] Deep Space Rendezvous
- 24 January — Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus (71,000 km)
- 6 March — Vega 1 flyby of Halley's Comet (8,890 km)
- 8 March — Suisei flyby of Halley's Comet (151,000 km)
- 9 March — Vega 2 flyby of Halley's Comet (8,030 km)
- 11 March — Sakigake distant flyby of Halley's Comet (6,99 million km)
- 14 March — Giotto flyby of Halley's Comet (595 km)
[edit] References
Generic references:
- Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Gunter's Space Page - Chronology of Space Launches
- JAXA
- Jonathan's Space Report (SatCat.txt and Launchlog.txt)
- Mission Set Database (NASA GFC)
- NASA
- NASA SpaceFlight.com
- Orbital Report News Agency's Launch Logs
- Space Calendar (NASA JPL)
- Southwest Space Archive
- SPACE.com Launch Forecast
- SpaceFlightNow
- Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive
- U.S. Space Objects Registry
- Хроника освоения космоса (Russian)
| Preceded by 1985 | Timeline of spaceflight 1986 | Succeeded by 1987 |
