These events from the history of spaceflight and astronomy share today's date. Each entry lists its source.
1961-11-05 – Discoverer 34 – launch
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
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
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 (JPL) for NASA'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
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
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
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
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
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
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, 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
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
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
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
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
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-31 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2024-11-05 – Changes in Latitudes,.. – launch
Electron launched on the Changes in Latitudes,.. flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2025-11-05 – The Nation God Navigates – launch
Electron launched on the The Nation God Navigates flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
