January 18 in Space History

16 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   IDCSP — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: IDCSP

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIC launched on the IDCSP flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   KH-8 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 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. (CC BY 4.0)

3. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Molniya-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-3

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 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)

4. 1980 46 years ago launch

   FLTSATCOM 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: FLTSATCOM 3

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the FLTSATCOM 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. 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. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Gorizont — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Gorizont

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Gorizont flight from NIIP-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. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 1988 38 years ago launch failure

   Gorizont — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Gorizont

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Gorizont flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1991 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1991

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1991 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. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 1990 36 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2056 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2056

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2056 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. (CC BY 4.0)

9. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2122 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2122

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2122 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Progress M-59 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-59

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-59 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. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 2009 17 years ago launch

    USA 202 [RH10] — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 202 [RH10]

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4H launched on the USA 202 [RH10] flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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

    RAPIS — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: RAPIS

    • Space transportation

    Epsilon (2PBS) launched on the RAPIS flight from Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima (formerly Kagoshima), pad EP. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    GPS III SV06 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GPS III SV06

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the GPS III SV06 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. (CC BY 4.0)

14. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Axiom Ax-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Axiom Ax-3

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Axiom Ax-3 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. (CC BY 4.0)

15. 2024 2 years ago

    Ax-3 — private and commercial crew participation

    Category: Human Spaceflight Activities › Type: Private astronaut or space tourist flight

    Mission: Ax-3 · Programme: Orbital commercial

    • Human spaceflight
    • Commercial human spaceflight

    Role: Commercial astronaut · Station: International Space Station

    4 participants; see description and linked people.

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

16. 2026 launch

    Starlink-349 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-349

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-349 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. (CC BY 4.0)