February 18 in Space History
14 events
Kosmos-396 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-396
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-396 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)
Kosmos-1246 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1246
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1246 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)
Kosmos-1821 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1821
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1821 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)
Kosmos-1920 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1920
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1920 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)
Raduga — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Raduga
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)
Iridium MS-7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium MS-7
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-7 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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)
Superbird 4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Superbird 4
Ariane 44LP (44LP-3) launched on the Superbird 4 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)
Molniya-1T — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1T
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1T flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)
JCSAT-17/GEO-Kompsat 2B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: JCSAT-17/GEO-Kompsat 2B
Ariane 5ECA+ launched on the JCSAT-17/GEO-Kompsat 2B 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)
Perseverance lands on Mars
Category: Mission Operations and Milestones, type: Landing
Mission: Perseverance
Perseverance landed in Jezero Crater.
- NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Inmarsat 6 F2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Inmarsat 6 F2
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Inmarsat 6 F2 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)
On Closer Inspection — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: On Closer Inspection
Electron launched on the On Closer Inspection flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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)
Fasten Your Space Belts — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Fasten Your Space Belts
Electron launched on the Fasten Your Space Belts flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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)
Starlink-237 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-237
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-237 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)