February 16 in Space History

12 events

1. 1965 61 years ago launch

   AS-109/Pegasus 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AS-109/Pegasus 1

   • Space transportation

   Saturn I (Blk2) launched on the AS-109/Pegasus 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC37B. 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. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-474 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-474

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-474 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)

3. 1972 54 years ago launch failure

   OPS 1844 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OPS 1844

   • Space transportation

   Titan 33B launched on the OPS 1844 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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)

4. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-804 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-804

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-804 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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. 1979 47 years ago launch failure

   Zenit-2M No. 131 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zenit-2M No. 131

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Zenit-2M No. 131 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. 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)

6. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1338 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1338

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1338 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. 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. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1441 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1441

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1441 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)

8. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1537 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1537

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1537 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. 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)

9. 1995 31 years ago launch

   Foton — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Foton

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Foton 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)

10. 2011 15 years ago launch

    ATV 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ATV 2

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ES/ATV launched on the ATV 2 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)

11. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Starlink-20 (N19) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-20 (N19)

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-20 (N19) 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)

12. 2026 launch

    Starlink-358 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-358

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-358 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)