Space history on January 10

15 events

1. 1968 58 years ago landing

   Surveyor 7: lunar landing

   Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Landing

   Mission: Surveyor 7

   Moon landing.

   • NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Venera-6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Venera-6

   • Space transportation

   Venera 6, or 2V (V-69) No.331, was a Soviet spacecraft, launched towards Venus to obtain atmospheric data.

   • 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 6 (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_6
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Venera 6 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Venera 6 (opens in a new tab)

3. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Soyuz-17 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-17

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz-17 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Soyuz-27 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-27

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-27 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-975 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-975

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-975 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-976/983 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-976/983

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-976/983 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.

7. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1987/1989 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1987/1989

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-1987/1989 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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. 1998 28 years ago launch

   Skynet 4D — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Skynet 4D

   • Space transportation

   Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the Skynet 4D flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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. 2001 25 years ago launch

   Turksat 2A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Turksat 2A

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44P (44P-3) launched on the Turksat 2A flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Cartosat-2/SRE — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Cartosat-2/SRE

    • Space transportation

    PSLV (C) launched on the Cartosat-2/SRE flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. 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. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-5

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (1.1) launched on the Dragon CRS-5 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.

12. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Zhongxing 2D — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhongxing 2D

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G3) launched on the Zhongxing 2D 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.

13. 2023 3 years ago launch

    OneWeb-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: OneWeb-2

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the OneWeb-2 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.

14. 2025 1 year ago launch

    NROL-153 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NROL-153

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-153 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. 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.

15. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-225 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-225

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-225 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.