February 15 in Space History

20 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   CORONA 76/1004 — launch

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

   Mission: CORONA 76/1004

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 76/1004 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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)

2. 1966 60 years ago launch

   AFP-206 — launch

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

   Mission: AFP-206

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. 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)

3. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Prognoz-3 — launch

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

   Mission: Prognoz-3

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (SOL) launched on the Prognoz-3 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)

4. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-893 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-893

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-893 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)

5. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Raduga — launch

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

   Mission: Raduga

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Raduga flight from NIIP-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)

6. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

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

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from GIK-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. 1990 36 years ago launch

   Raduga — launch

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

   Mission: Raduga

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Raduga flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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-2134 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-2134

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2134 flight from GIK-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)

9. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

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

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 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)

10. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Progress M-26 — launch

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

    Mission: Progress M-26

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Progress M-26 flight from GIK-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)

11. 1999 27 years ago launch

    Telstar 6 — launch

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

    Mission: Telstar 6

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Telstar 6 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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. 2003 23 years ago launch

    Intelsat 907 — launch

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

    Mission: Intelsat 907

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Intelsat 907 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)

13. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Cartosat-2(S)/Flock-3p — launch

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

    Mission: Cartosat-2(S)/Flock-3p

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-XL launched on the Cartosat-2(S)/Flock-3p 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)

14. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Progress MS-16 — launch

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

    Mission: Progress MS-16

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-16 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. (CC BY 4.0)

15. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Progress MS-19 — launch

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

    Mission: Progress MS-19

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-19 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. (CC BY 4.0)

16. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Progress MS-26 — launch

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

    Mission: Progress MS-26

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-26 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. (CC BY 4.0)

17. 2024 2 years ago launch

    IM-1 — launch

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

    Mission: IM-1

    • Space transportation

    IM-1 was a robotic Moon landing mission conducted by Intuitive Machines under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

    • 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 — Intuitive Machines 1 (Odysseus) (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/IM-1 (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 — Intuitive Machines 1 (Odysseus) (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Intuitive Machines 1 (Odysseus) (opens in a new tab)

18. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-141 — launch

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

    Mission: Starlink-141

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-141 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)

19. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-236 — launch

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

    Mission: Starlink-236

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-236 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)

20. 2026 launch

    Starlink-357 — launch

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

    Mission: Starlink-357

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-357 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)