Space history on January 5

5 events

1. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Venera-5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Venera-5

   • Space transportation

   Venera 5 was a space probe in the Soviet space program Venera for the exploration of Venus.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
   • Wikipedia — Venera 5 (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_5
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Venera 5 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Venera 5 (opens in a new tab)

2. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1522/1529 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1522/1529

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1522/1529 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

3. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Meteor-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor-2

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-2 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

4. 2014 12 years ago launch

   GSAT-14 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: GSAT-14

   • Space transportation

   GSLV Mk II launched on the GSAT-14 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.

5. 2017 9 years ago launch

   TJS 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: TJS 2

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the TJS 2 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.