Space history on January 9

12 events

1. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-318 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-318

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-318 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.

2. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1149 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1149

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1149 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.

3. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Molniya-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-3

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. 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.

4. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1616 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1616

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1616 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.

5. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1716/1723 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1716/1723

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1716/1723 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.

6. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1811 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1811

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1811 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.

7. 1990 36 years ago launch

   LDEF Retrieve — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: LDEF Retrieve

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the LDEF Retrieve flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. 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.

8. 2001 25 years ago launch

   Shenzhou 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Shenzhou 2

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 2F launched on the Shenzhou 2 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC921. 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.

9. 2012 14 years ago launch

   ZY-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ZY-3

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 4B launched on the ZY-3 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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.

10. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Gaojing-1 3/4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gaojing-1 3/4

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Gaojing-1 3/4 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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.

11. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Einstein Probe — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Einstein Probe

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Einstein Probe flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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.

12. 2026 launch

    Starlink-346 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-346

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-346 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.