Space history on February 20

10 events

1. 1965 61 years ago launch failure

   DS-A1 No. 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: DS-A1 No. 6

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-A1 No. 6 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. 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.

2. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-202 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-202

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-202 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. 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.

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-203 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-203

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-203 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.

4. 1975 51 years ago launch failure

   Intelsat 4 F-6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat 4 F-6

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. 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.

5. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-805 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-805

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-805 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.

6. 1980 46 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.

7. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1823 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1823

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1823 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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.

8. 2020 6 years ago launch

   Meridian No. 19L — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meridian No. 19L

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 19L flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.

9. 2024 2 years ago launch

   Merah Putih 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Merah Putih 2

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Merah Putih 2 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.

10. 2026 launch

    Starlink-359 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-359

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-359 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.