February 24 in Space History
11 events
Bumper rocket reaches high altitude
Category: Spacecraft and Technology Development, type: Technology demonstration
A two-stage Bumper rocket reached approximately 393 kilometers in a high-altitude test.
- NASA Goddard — Historical astronomy timeline (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
KH-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: KH-8
Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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)
P78-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: P78-1
Atlas F/OIS launched on the P78-1 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)
IGS R-2/O-3V — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: IGS R-2/O-3V
H-IIA 2024 launched on the IGS R-2/O-3V flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. 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)
ISS ULF-5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS ULF-5
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS ULF-5 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)
Beidou DW11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Beidou DW11
Chang Zheng 3C launched on the Beidou DW11 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)
MUOS 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: MUOS 1
Atlas V 551 launched on the MUOS 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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)
Yaogan 31 03 zu — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 31 03 zu
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Yaogan 31 03 zu flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. 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)
Soyuz MS-23 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz MS-23
Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Soyuz MS-23 flight from GIK-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)
Helusi 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Helusi 1
Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Helusi 1 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. 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-362 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-362
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-362 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)