Space history on January 23

14 events

1. 1965 61 years ago launch

   AFP-206 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AFP-206

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-3. 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.

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-264 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-264

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-264 flight from NIIP-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.

3. 1970 56 years ago launch

   ITOS 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ITOS 1

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta N6 launched on the ITOS 1 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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

   Intelsat 4 F-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat 4 F-4

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-704 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-704

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-704 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. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1151 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1151

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1151 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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.

7. 1981 45 years ago launch failure

   Musson No. 11 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Musson No. 11

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Musson No. 11 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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.

8. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1625 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1625

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1625 flight from NIIP-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.

9. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1727 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1727

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1727 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. 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.

10. 1990 36 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.

11. 1998 28 years ago launch

    Shuttle/Mir-8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shuttle/Mir-8

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Shuttle/Mir-8 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.

12. 2002 24 years ago launch

    Insat 3C — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Insat 3C

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 42L (42L-3) launched on the Insat 3C 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.

13. 2009 17 years ago launch

    GOSAT — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GOSAT

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the GOSAT 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.

14. 2025 1 year ago launch

    TJS 14 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TJS 14

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the TJS 14 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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.