Space history on January 14

16 events

1. 1966 60 years ago

   Sergei Korolev: death

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

   • Space engineering
   • Space transportation

   Role: Engineer, Leader

   Sergei Korolev: death.

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

2. 1967 59 years ago launch

   CORONA 114/1038 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 114/1038

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 114/1038 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. 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. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Soyuz-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-4

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz-4 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. 1970 56 years ago launch

   KH-8A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8A

   • Space transportation

   Titan 23B launched on the KH-8A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-391 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-391

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-391 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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.

6. 1975 51 years ago

   Registration Convention — opened for signature

   Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: Treaty signed

   • Space policy
   • Space law

   International: Registration Convention

   Registration Convention — opened for signature (1975-01-14).

   • Global Affairs Canada: Outer space (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Global Affairs Canada: Outer space. Original source retains its rights.

7. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1150 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1150

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1150 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.

8. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1333 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1333

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1333 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.

9. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1812 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1812

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1812 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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.

10. 1991 35 years ago launch

    Progress M-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-6

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U2 launched on the Progress M-6 flight from GIK-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.

11. 2005 21 years ago planetary landing

    Huygens lands on Titan

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Landing

    Mission: Huygens

    ESA’s Huygens probe descended through Titan’s atmosphere and transmitted from its surface.

    • ESA — Cassini-Huygens overview (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

12. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Iridium-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Iridium-1

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the Iridium-1 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.

13. 2017 9 years ago launch failure

    TRICOM 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TRICOM 1

    • Space transportation

    SS-520 (4) launched on the TRICOM 1 flight from Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima (formerly Kagoshima), pad K. 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.

14. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-135 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-135

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-135 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

    Transporter-12 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transporter-12

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Transporter-12 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.

16. 2026 launch

    Starlink-348 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-348

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-348 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.