--- title: "On This Day in Space History: November 5" id: 218624 type: "post" slug: "on-this-day-in-space-history-11-05-2026" author: "NSE" published: "2026-11-05T05:00:00+00:00" modified: "2026-11-04T10:28:27+00:00" canonical: "https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/11/05/on-this-day-in-space-history-11-05-2026/" markdown_url: "https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/11/05/on-this-day-in-space-history-11-05-2026.md" description: "Space and astronomy history for November 5: 16 events." language: "en-US" category: - "Current News" - "Space Economy" - "Space Exploration" - "Space History" - "Timelines" post_tag: - "Launches" - "Rocket Launches" - "Space Missions" - "Spaceflight" - "Spaceflight History" --- # On This Day in Space History: November 5 These events from the history of spaceflight and astronomy share today's date. Each entry lists its source. ### 1961-11-05 – [Discoverer 34 – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-1961-a-eps/discoverer-34-launch-1961/) Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 34 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 1962-11-05 – [CORONA 55/9047 – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-1962-b-omi/corona-55-9047-launch-1962/) Thor Agena B launched on the CORONA 55/9047 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 1964-11-05 – [Mariner 3 – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-1964-073/mariner-3-launch-1964/) Mariner 3 (Mariner C-2, together with Mariner 4 known as Mariner-Mars 1964) was one of two identical deep-space probes designed and built by the [Jet Propulsion Laboratory](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/17/what-is-the-jet-propulsion-laboratory-2/) ([JPL](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/08/17/what-is-the-jet-propulsion-laboratory-2/)) for [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/)'s Mariner-Mars 1964 project that were intended to conduct close-up (flyby) scientific observations of the planet Mars and transmit information on interplanetary space and the space surrounding Mars, televised images of the Martian surface and radio occultation data of spacecraft signals as affected by the Martian atmosphere back to Earth. Although the launch was initially successful, there was a separation issue and Mariner 3 stopped responding when its batteries ran out of power. It was the third of ten spacecraft within the Mariner program. *Launch outcome: success* ### 1967-11-05 – [ATS 3 – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-1967-111/ats-3-launch-1967/) Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the ATS 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC12. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 1974-11-05 – [FSW – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-1974-f07/fsw-launch-1974/) Chang Zheng 2 launched on the FSW flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. Launch failure. *Launch outcome: failure* ### 1993-11-05 – [Kosmos-2267 – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-1993-071/kosmos-2267-launch-1993/) Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2267 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 2008-11-05 – [SW-3/CX-1-02 – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-2008-056/sw-3-cx-1-02-launch-2008/) Chang Zheng 2D launched on the SW-3/CX-1-02 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 2008-11-05 – [Astra 1M – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-2008-057/astra-1m-launch-2008/) Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the Astra 1M flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 2013-11-05 – [MOM – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-2013-060/mom-launch-2013/) Mangalyaan, formally the Mars Orbiter Mission, was India’s first interplanetary spacecraft. It launched on November 5, 2013 and entered orbit around Mars on September 24, 2014. Developed by [ISRO](https://www.isro.gov.in/), the mission demonstrated deep-space navigation, communications and spacecraft operations while carrying instruments to study the Martian surface and atmosphere. India became the first country to achieve Mars orbit on its first attempt. *Launch outcome: success* ### 2017-11-05 – [Beidou DW24/25 – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-2017-069/beidou-dw24-25-launch-2017/) Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW24/25 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 2020-11-05 – [GPS III SV-04 – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-2020-078/gps-iii-sv-04-launch-2020/) Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the GPS III SV-04 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 2021-11-05 – [Guangmu (CASEarth) – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-2021-100/guangmu-casearth-launch-2021/) Chang Zheng 6 launched on the Guangmu (CASEarth) flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC16. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 2022-11-05 – [Zhongxing 19 – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-2022-148/zhongxing-19-launch-2022/) Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Zhongxing 19 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 2024-11-05 – [Dragon CRS-31 – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-2024-200/dragon-crs-31-launch-2024/) Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon [CRS](https://www.crs.org/)-31 flight from [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/) John F. [Kennedy Space Center](https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/), Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 2024-11-05 – [Changes in Latitudes,.. – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-2024-201/changes-in-latitudes-launch-2024/) Electron launched on the Changes in Latitudes,.. flight from [Rocket Lab](https://rocketlabcorp.com/home/) Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success* ### 2025-11-05 – [The Nation God Navigates – launch](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/on-this-day-in-space-history/event/gcat-2025-252/the-nation-god-navigates-launch-2025/) Electron launched on the The Nation God Navigates flight from [Rocket Lab](https://rocketlabcorp.com/home/) Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. Launch vehicle success. *Launch outcome: success*