March 3 in Space History

12 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-145 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-145

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-145 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. 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)

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Apollo 9 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Apollo 9

   • Space transportation

   Saturn V launched on the Apollo 9 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)

3. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-399 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-399

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-399 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   SJ-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SJ-1

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 1 launched on the SJ-1 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2A. 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)

5. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Pioneer 10 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Pioneer 10

   • Space transportation

   Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter.

   • 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 — Pioneer 10 (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/Pioneer_10 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Pioneer 10 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Pioneer 10 (opens in a new tab)

6. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-896 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-896

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-896 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)

7. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1341 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1341

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1341 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. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Progress-28 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress-28

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Progress-28 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)

9. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1825 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1825

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1825 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. (CC BY 4.0)

10. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Starlink-41 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-41

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-41 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)

11. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-77 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-77

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-77 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, 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)

12. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-241 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-241

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-241 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)