Space history on February 9

10 events

1. 1827 199 years ago observatory institution

   First issue of MNRAS published

   Category: Discoveries and Scientific Results › Type: Research publication

   The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society began publication.

   • NASA HEASARC — 1800–1899 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

2. 1966 60 years ago launch

   OPS 1439 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OPS 1439

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the OPS 1439 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-2. 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.

3. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Tacsat — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tacsat

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIC launched on the Tacsat 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.

4. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-394 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-394

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-394 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.

5. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-892 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-892

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-892 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   FLTSATCOM 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: FLTSATCOM 1

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the FLTSATCOM 1 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.

7. 1993 33 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2233 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2233

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2233 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, 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.

8. 2020 6 years ago launch

   IGS O-7 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: IGS O-7

   • Space transportation

   H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the IGS O-7 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.

9. 2023 3 years ago launch

   Progress MS-22 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress MS-22

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-22 flight from GIK-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.

10. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2575 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2575

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1V launched on the Kosmos-2575 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.