Everything on the calendar

31,574 dates · 13 categories

History · Anniversaries

50th anniversary: Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a...

Thu, October 28, 2021

5 yr ago

Source

In 1971, Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia.

Also on Oct 28, 2021

Source, method and history
Source
Wikipedia
How we know
Wikipedia "On this day" selected anniversary, 50 years (1971 to 2021).
Recurs
annual
Feed
Subscribe to Anniversaries
Changes
  • 2026-09-25: added to 2021-10-28