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Space history on January 11
13 events
POPPY 3/NRL Comp 4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: POPPY 3/NRL Comp 4
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.
Kosmos-52 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-52
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.
Intelsat II F-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat II F-2
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.
Explorer 36 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Explorer 36
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.
Kosmos-543 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-543
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.
Kosmos-1070 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1070
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.
Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
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.
Kosmos-1530 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1530
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.
Kosmos-1531 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1531
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.
Spartan/SLA — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Spartan/SLA
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.
Beidou DW26/27 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Beidou DW26/27
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.
Iridium-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium-8
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.
Twilight — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Twilight
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.