March 4 in Space History

16 events

1. 1968 58 years ago launch

   OGO 5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OGO 5

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3A Agena D launched on the OGO 5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC13. 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

   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. (CC BY 4.0)

3. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-325 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-325

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-325 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)

4. 1970 56 years ago launch

   CORONA 137/1109 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 137/1109

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2H Agena D launched on the CORONA 137/1109 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)

5. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-477 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-477

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-477 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)

6. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-992 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-992

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-992 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)

7. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1166 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1166

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1166 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)

8. 1994 32 years ago launch

   USMP-2/OAST-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: USMP-2/OAST-2

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the USMP-2/OAST-2 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)

9. 1997 29 years ago launch

   Zeya — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zeya

   • Space transportation

   Start-1.2 launched on the Zeya flight from GIK-2, Svobodniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Rossiya, pad LC5. 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. 2010 16 years ago launch

    GOES P — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GOES P

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4M+(4,2) launched on the GOES P flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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. 2016 10 years ago launch

    SES-9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SES-9

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the SES-9 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)

12. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Starlink-21 (N20) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-21 (N20)

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-21 (N20) 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)

13. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Dragon Crew-8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon Crew-8

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon Crew-8 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)

14. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Transporter-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transporter-10

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Transporter-10 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)

15. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-145 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-145

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-145 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)

16. 2026 launch

    Starlink-367 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-367

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-367 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)