January 11 in Space History

13 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   POPPY 3/NRL Comp 4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: POPPY 3/NRL Comp 4

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the POPPY 3/NRL Comp 4 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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)

2. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Kosmos-52 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-52

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-52 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)

3. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Intelsat II F-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat II F-2

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E1 launched on the Intelsat II F-2 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. (CC BY 4.0)

4. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Explorer 36 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 36

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E1 launched on the Explorer 36 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. 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)

5. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-543 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-543

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-543 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)

6. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1070 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1070

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1070 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)

7. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 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. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1530 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1530

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1530 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. (CC BY 4.0)

9. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1531 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1531

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1531 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)

10. 1996 30 years ago launch

    Spartan/SLA — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Spartan/SLA

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Spartan/SLA flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. 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)

11. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Beidou DW26/27 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW26/27

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW26/27 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. (CC BY 4.0)

12. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Iridium-8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Iridium-8

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Iridium-8 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 2026 launch

    Twilight — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Twilight

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Twilight 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. (CC BY 4.0)