Orbital Register · 1959
Satellite Re-entries in 1959
In 1959, 8 human-made objects ended their flights: 8 spacecraft. 15 satellites were launched that year, and 12 were in space at its end. Every one has an entry in the Orbital Register.
8
Entries in 1959: objects whose flights ended
15
Satellites launched in 1959
12
Satellites in space at the end of 1959
Every orbital launch of 1959 in the Launch Log →
Entries in 1959, month by month
By the UTC day each flight endedIn 1959
Notable entries
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Every entry for 1959
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1959-0008DISCOVERER 7NORAD 24 · 1959-010A · SpacecraftUnited States7 Nov 195926 Nov 195919dCame down with its host1959-0007EXPLORER 4NORAD 9 · 1958-005A · SpacecraftUnited States26 Jul 195823 Oct 19591y 2mCame down with its host1959-0006DISCOVERER 6NORAD 19 · 1959-006A · SpacecraftUnited States19 Aug 195920 Oct 19592mCame down with its host1959-0005DISCOVERER 5NORAD 18 · 1959-005A · SpacecraftUnited States13 Aug 195928 Sep 19591mCame down with its host1959-0004LUNA 2NORAD 114 · 1959-014A · SpacecraftUSSR12 Sep 195913 Sep 19591dImpacted the Moon1959-0003DISCOVERER 2NORAD 14 · 1959-003A · SpacecraftUnited States13 Apr 195926 Apr 195913dCame down with its host1959-0002DISCOVERER 1NORAD 13 · 1959-002A · SpacecraftUnited States28 Feb 19593 Mar 19593dCame down with its host1959-0001SCORENORAD 10 · 1958-006A · SpacecraftUnited States18 Dec 195821 Jan 19591mCame down with its host
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Index of 1959: 8 spacecraft
Spacecraft
SCORE 1959-0001 · Discoverer 1 1959-0002 · DISCOVERER 2 1959-0003 · Luna 2 1959-0004 · DISCOVERER 5 1959-0005 · DISCOVERER 6 1959-0006 · EXPLORER 4 1959-0007 · DISCOVERER 7 1959-0008