February 22 in Space History

16 events

1. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Kosmos-57 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-57

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-57 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)

2. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Kosmos-110 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-110

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-110 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. 1967 59 years ago launch

   CORONA 115/1039 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 115/1039

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 115/1039 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. 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 failure

   Zenit-4MK — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Zenit-4MK

   Soyuz-U launched on the Zenit-4MK flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. 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)

5. 1978 48 years ago launch

   GPS 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: GPS 1

   • Space transportation

   Atlas F/SVS launched on the GPS 1 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. 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. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1078 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1078

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1078 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. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Spot/Viking — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Spot/Viking

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 1 launched on the Spot/Viking flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA1. 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. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2004 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2004

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2004 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)

9. 1990 36 years ago launch failure

   Superbird B/BS 2X — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Superbird B/BS 2X

   Ariane 44L (44L) launched on the Superbird B/BS 2X flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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)

10. 1996 30 years ago launch

    TSS-1R — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TSS-1R

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the TSS-1R flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. 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. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Progress MS-05 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress MS-05

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress MS-05 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)

12. 2018 8 years ago launch

    PAZ — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: PAZ

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3/4) launched on the PAZ flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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)

13. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Nusantara Satu/Beresheet — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Nusantara Satu/Beresheet

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Nusantara Satu/Beresheet 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)

14. 2024 2 years ago landing

    IM-1 Odysseus: lunar landing

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Landing

    Mission: IM-1 Odysseus

    Moon landing.

    • NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

15. 2025 1 year ago launch

    ZX-10R — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ZX-10R

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the ZX-10R flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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. 2026 launch

    Starlink-361 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-361

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-361 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)