January 7 in Space History
10 events
Galileo begins observations of Jupiter’s moons
Category: Discoveries and Scientific Results, type: Discovery
Galileo observed points of light near Jupiter that subsequent observations established as orbiting moons.
- NASA — Galileo discovers Jupiter’s moons (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
CORONA 59/9051 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 59/9051
Thor Agena D launched on the CORONA 59/9051 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-104 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-104
Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-104 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Surveyor 7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Surveyor 7
Surveyor 7 was sent to the Moon in 1968 on a scientific and photographic mission as the seventh and last lunar lander of the American uncrewed Surveyor program.
- 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. (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikipedia — Surveyor 7 (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/Surveyor_7 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Surveyor 7 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Surveyor 7 (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-788 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-788
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-788 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Intelsat 4A F-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 4A F-3
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-1331 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1331
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1331 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Starlink-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-3
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
TJS 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: TJS 5
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the TJS 5 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Starlink-134 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-134
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-134 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. 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. (CC BY 4.0)