February 4 in Space History

9 events

1. 1961 65 years ago launch

   Tyazholiy Sputnik — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tyazholiy Sputnik

   • Space transportation

   Tyazhely Sputnik, also known by its development name as Venera 1VA No. 1, and in the West as Sputnik 7, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was intended to be the first spacecraft to explore Venus.

   • 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)
   • Wikipedia — Sputnik 7 (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/Sputnik_7 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Sputnik 7 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Sputnik 7 (opens in a new tab)

2. 1970 56 years ago launch

   SERT 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SERT 2

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the SERT 2 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. (CC BY 4.0)

3. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1730 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1730

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1730 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. (CC BY 4.0)

4. 1990 36 years ago launch

   Zhongxing 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zhongxing 3

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 3 launched on the Zhongxing 3 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1998 28 years ago launch

   Brasil B3/Inmar 3F5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Brasil B3/Inmar 3F5

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44LP (44LP-3) launched on the Brasil B3/Inmar 3F5 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. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 2021 5 years ago launch

   Starlink-19 (N18) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Starlink-19 (N18)

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-19 (N18) 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)

7. 2021 5 years ago launch

   TJS 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: TJS 6

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the TJS 6 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. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 2025 1 year ago launch

   Starlink-232 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Starlink-232

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-232 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)

9. 2025 1 year ago launch

   WV Legion 5/6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: WV Legion 5/6

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the WV Legion 5/6 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)