These events from the history of spaceflight and astronomy share today's date. Each entry lists its source.
1964-11-02 – CORONA 88/1013 – launch
Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 88/1013 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1965-11-02 – Proton-2 – launch
UR-500 launched on the Proton-2 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1966-11-02 – AFP-206 – launch
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1966-11-02 – OGCh – launch
R-36O 8K69 launched on the OGCh flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC162/36. Partial launch success/failure.
Launch outcome: partial success
1967-11-02 – CORONA 121/1044 – launch
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the CORONA 121/1044 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1E. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1971-11-02 – Kosmos-454 – launch
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-454 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1973-11-02 – Kosmos-606 – launch
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-606 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1979-11-02 – Kosmos-1144 – launch
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1144 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1982-11-02 – Kosmos-1419 – launch
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1419 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1993-11-02 – Kosmos-2266 – launch
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2266 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1994-11-02 – Kosmos-2293 – launch
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2293 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2000-11-02 – Expedition 1 boards the International Space Station
The first resident crew began continuous human occupation of the ISS.
2010-11-02 – Meridian No. 13 – launch
Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 13 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2012-11-02 – Luch-5B/Yamal-300K – launch
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Luch-5B/Yamal-300K flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2016-11-02 – Himawari 9 – launch
H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the Himawari 9 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2022-11-02 – Kosmos-2563 – launch
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2563 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2025-11-02 – Bandwagon-4 – launch
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Bandwagon-4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2025-11-02 – CMS-03 – launch
LVM3 launched on the CMS-03 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
