February 19 in Space History

16 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   OPS 0240 (AF-3) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OPS 0240 (AF-3)

   • Space transportation

   Scout X-3M launched on the OPS 0240 (AF-3) flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC-D. 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. 1964 62 years ago launch failure

   3MV-1 No. 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: 3MV-1 No. 2

   • Space transportation

   Zond 3MV-1 No.2 (or Zond 3MV-1A No. 4A ), also known as Venera 1964A in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was launched in 1964 as part of the Zond 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 — Venera 1964A (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/Venera_1964A (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 — Venera 1964A (opens in a new tab)

3. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Kosmos-109 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-109

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-109 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. 1969 57 years ago launch failure

   E-8 No. 201 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: E-8 No. 201

   • Space transportation

   Luna E-8 No.201, also known as Luna Ye-8 No.201, and sometimes identified by NASA as Luna 1969A, was a Soviet spacecraft which was lost in a launch failure in 1969.

   • 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 1969A (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_1969A (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 — Luna 1969A (opens in a new tab)

5. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (M1M) launched on the Molniya-1 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. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Marisat 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Marisat 1

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2914 launched on the Marisat 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)

7. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1247 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1247

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1247 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. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1340 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1340

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1340 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)

9. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Mir — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Mir

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K launched on the Mir 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)

10. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1733 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1733

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1733 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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)

11. 1987 39 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1822 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1822

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1822 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)

12. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1921 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1921

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1921 flight from NIIP-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)

13. 1996 30 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)

14. 1996 30 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 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. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-10

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the Dragon CRS-10 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. 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. 2020 6 years ago launch

    XJS C-F — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: XJS C-F

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the XJS C-F flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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)