These events from the history of spaceflight and astronomy share today's date. Each entry lists its source.
1967-10-30 – Kosmos-188 – launch
Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-188 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1967-10-30 – Kosmos-189 – launch
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-189 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1968-10-30 – Kosmos-250 – launch
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-250 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1970-10-30 – Kosmos-375 – launch
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-375 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1970-10-30 – Kosmos-376 – launch
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-376 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1973-10-30 – NNS O-20 (N-15) – launch
Scout A-1 launched on the NNS O-20 (N-15) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1973-10-30 – Interkosmos-10 – launch
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-10 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1978-10-30 – Prognoz-7 – launch
Molniya 8K78M (SOL) launched on the Prognoz-7 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1980-10-30 – Kosmos-1218 – launch
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1218 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1980-10-30 – ESA Convention enters into force
The ESA Convention formally entered into force after France deposited its ratification. Completed the Convention's formal entry into force. ESA had already begun operations in 1975.
1981-10-30 – Venera-13 – launch
Venera 13 was part of the Soviet Venera program meant to explore Venus. Venera 13 and 14 were identical spacecraft built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity. The probes were launched five days apart, with Venera 13 launching on 30 October 1981 at 06:04 UTC and Venera 14 launching on 4 November 1981 at 05:31 UTC. Both had an on-orbit dry mass of 760 kg. Venera 13 transmitted the first recording of sounds from another planet, including sounds of Venusian wind, the lander hitting the ground, pyrotechnic lens cap removal and its impact on regolith, and action of the regolith drilling apparatus.
Launch outcome: success
1985-10-30 – Spacelab D-1 – launch
Space Shuttle launched on the Spacelab D-1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1992-10-30 – Ekran – launch
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Ekran flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1997-10-30 – Maqsat – launch
Ariane 5G launched on the Maqsat flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Partial launch success/failure.
Launch outcome: partial success
2000-10-30 – Beidou – launch
Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Beidou flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2011-10-30 – Progress M-13M – launch
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-13M flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2014-10-30 – Meridian No. 17L – launch
Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 17L flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2017-10-30 – Koreasat-5A – launch
Falcon 9 (FT4) launched on the Koreasat-5A flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2023-10-30 – Starlink-120 – launch
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-120 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2024-10-30 – Starlink-202 – launch
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-202 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2024-10-30 – Starlink-203 – launch
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-203 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
