Space history on January 12

18 events

1. 1907 119 years ago

   Sergei Korolev: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Space engineering
   • Space transportation

   Role: Engineer, Leader

   Sergei Korolev: birth.

   • European Space Agency (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on European Space Agency. Original source retains its rights.

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-263 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-263

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-263 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.

3. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-390 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-390

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-390 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.

4. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-471 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-471

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-471 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. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1332 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1332

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1332 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.

6. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1428 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1428

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1428 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. 1986 40 years ago launch

   PAM-D Deploy/MSL-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: PAM-D Deploy/MSL-2

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the PAM-D Deploy/MSL-2 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. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1990 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1990

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1990 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. 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.

9. 1993 33 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2230 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2230

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2230 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, pad LC133/3. 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.

10. 1996 30 years ago launch

    Measat 1/PAS 3R — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Measat 1/PAS 3R

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Measat 1/PAS 3R 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.

11. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Shuttle/Mir-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shuttle/Mir-5

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Shuttle/Mir-5 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.

12. 2005 21 years ago launch

    Deep Impact — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Deep Impact

    • Space transportation

    Deep Impact was a NASA space probe launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 12, 2005.

    • 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 — Deep Impact (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/Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Deep Impact (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Deep Impact (opens in a new tab)

13. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-XL launched on the Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats 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.

14. 2018 8 years ago launch

    USA 281 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 281

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4M+(5,2) (A) launched on the USA 281 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC6. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Apstar 6E — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Apstar 6E

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Apstar 6E 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.

16. 2024 2 years ago launch

    IGS O-8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IGS O-8

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the IGS O-8 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. 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.

17. 2026 launch

    Starlink-347 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-347

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-347 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.

18. 2026 launch failure

    EOS-N1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: EOS-N1

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-DL launched on the EOS-N1 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. Launch failure.

    • 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.