Space history on February 13

7 events

1. 1974 52 years ago launch

   KH-8A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8A

   • Space transportation

   Titan 24B launched on the KH-8A 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.

2. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1077 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1077

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1077 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.

3. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1245 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1245

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1245 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.

4. 1992 34 years ago space policy

   NSPD-5: Landsat remote sensing strategy

   Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: Space policy or directive

   • Space policy

   National: NSPD-5

   NSPD-5: Landsat remote sensing strategy.

   • NASA: Key Documents in the History of Space Policy (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: Key Documents in the History of Space Policy. Original source retains its rights.

5. 2012 14 years ago launch

   LARES/AlmaSat — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: LARES/AlmaSat

   • Space transportation

   Vega launched on the LARES/AlmaSat flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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. 2018 8 years ago launch

   Progress MS-08 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress MS-08

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-08 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.

7. 2026 launch

   Dragon Crew-12 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Dragon Crew-12

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon Crew-12 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.