February 14 in Space History

18 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Syncom 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Syncom 1

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta B launched on the Syncom 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-142 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-142

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-142 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. 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)

3. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Luna-20 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Luna-20

   • Space transportation

   Luna 20 was the second of three successful Soviet lunar sample return missions.

   • 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 20 (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_20 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Luna 20 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Luna 20 (opens in a new tab)

4. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-989 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-989

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-989 flight from NIIP-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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Solar Max — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Solar Max

   • Space transportation

   Delta 3910 launched on the Solar Max flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1820 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1820

   • Space transportation

   Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-1820 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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)

7. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2001 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2001

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2001 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. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2002 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2002

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2002 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2133 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2133

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2133 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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)

10. 1996 30 years ago launch failure

    Intelsat 708 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests

    Mission: Intelsat 708

    Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Intelsat 708 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Gonets/Kosmos — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gonets/Kosmos

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Gonets/Kosmos flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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. (CC BY 4.0)

12. 1998 28 years ago launch

    Globalstar 1-4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Globalstar 1-4

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7420-10C launched on the Globalstar 1-4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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. 2000 26 years ago orbital insertion

    NEAR enters orbit around Eros

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Orbit insertion

    Mission: NEAR Shoemaker

    NEAR entered Eros orbit at 15:33 UT, beginning sustained close-range observations.

    • NASA — NEAR Shoemaker (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.

14. 2012 14 years ago launch

    SES-4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SES-4

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the SES-4 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Turksat 4A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Turksat 4A

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Turksat 4A flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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. 2017 9 years ago launch

    SkyBrasil-1/Telkom-3S — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SkyBrasil-1/Telkom-3S

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the SkyBrasil-1/Telkom-3S 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)

17. 2022 4 years ago launch

    EOS-04 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: EOS-04

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-XL launched on the EOS-04 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. 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)

18. 2024 2 years ago launch

    USSF-124 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USSF-124

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the USSF-124 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)