February 7 in Space History

17 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-140 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-140

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-140 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. (CC BY 4.0)

2. 1968 58 years ago launch failure

   E-6LS No. 112 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: E-6LS No. 112

   Luna E-6LS No.112, sometimes identified by NASA as Luna 1968A, was a Soviet spacecraft which was lost in a launch failure in 1968.

   • 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 — Luna 1968A (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/Luna_1968A (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Luna 1968A (opens in a new tab)

3. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-265 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-265

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-265 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)

4. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Soyuz-24 — launch

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

   Mission: Soyuz-24

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-24 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1155 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1155

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1155 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)

6. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1731 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1731

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1731 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. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1819 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1819

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1819 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)

8. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2124 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-2124

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2124 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. (CC BY 4.0)

9. 1999 27 years ago launch

   Stardust — launch

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

   Mission: Stardust

   • Space transportation

   Stardust was a 385-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on 7 February 1999.

   • 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 — Stardust (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/Stardust_(spacecraft) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Stardust (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Stardust (opens in a new tab)

10. 2001 25 years ago launch

    Sicral/Skynet 4F — launch

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

    Mission: Sicral/Skynet 4F

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Sicral/Skynet 4F 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)

11. 2001 25 years ago launch

    ISS 5A — launch

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

    Mission: ISS 5A

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 5A 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)

12. 2008 18 years ago launch

    ISS 1E — launch

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

    Mission: ISS 1E

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 1E 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)

13. 2013 13 years ago launch

    Amazonas 3/Azerspace — launch

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

    Mission: Amazonas 3/Azerspace

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Amazonas 3/Azerspace flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2513 — launch

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

    Mission: Kosmos-2513

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2513 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

15. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Amazonas Nexus — launch

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

    Mission: Amazonas Nexus

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Amazonas Nexus 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)

16. 2026 launch

    CSSHQ — launch

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

    Mission: CSSHQ

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2F (T) launched on the CSSHQ flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. 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)

17. 2026 launch

    Starlink-355 — launch

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

    Mission: Starlink-355

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-355 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. (CC BY 4.0)