Space history on February 24

11 events

1. 1949 77 years ago rocketry history

   Bumper rocket reaches high altitude

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Suborbital launch

   • Space transportation

   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.

2. 1967 59 years ago launch

   KH-8 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8

   • Space transportation

   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.

3. 1979 47 years ago launch

   P78-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: P78-1

   • Space transportation

   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.

4. 2007 19 years ago launch

   IGS R-2/O-3V — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: IGS R-2/O-3V

   • Space transportation

   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.

5. 2011 15 years ago launch

   ISS ULF-5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ISS ULF-5

   • Space transportation
   • Space stations

   Station: International Space Station

   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.

6. 2012 14 years ago launch

   Beidou DW11 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Beidou DW11

   • Space transportation

   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.

7. 2012 14 years ago launch

   MUOS 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: MUOS 1

   • Space transportation

   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.

8. 2021 5 years ago launch

   Yaogan 31 03 zu — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Yaogan 31 03 zu

   • Space transportation

   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.

9. 2023 3 years ago launch

   Soyuz MS-23 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz MS-23

   • Space transportation

   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.

10. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Helusi 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Helusi 1

    • Space transportation

    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.

11. 2026 launch

    Starlink-362 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-362

    • Space transportation

    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.