March 5 in Space History

20 events

1. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-204 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-204

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-204 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-205 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-205

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-205 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)

3. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-268 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-268

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-268 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. 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. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-269 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-269

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-269 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)

5. 1971 55 years ago launch failure

   DS-P1-Yu No. 39 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: DS-P1-Yu No. 39

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the DS-P1-Yu No. 39 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. 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)

6. 1971 55 years ago launch failure

   Zenit-2M — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Zenit-2M

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Zenit-2M flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. 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)

7. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Meteor — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor 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. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-634 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-634

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-634 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Landsat 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Landsat 3

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2910 launched on the Landsat 3 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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. 1979 47 years ago planetary flyby

    Voyager 1 encounters Jupiter

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Flyby

    Mission: Voyager 1

    Voyager 1 made its closest approach to Jupiter.

    • NASA — Voyager 1 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

11. 1981 45 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1248 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1248

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1248 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)

12. 1981 45 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1249 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1249

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1249 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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. 1982 44 years ago launch

    Intelsat 504 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat 504

    • Space transportation

    Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 504 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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. 1982 44 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1342 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1342

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1342 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)

15. 1984 42 years ago launch

    Intelsat 508 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat 508

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 1 launched on the Intelsat 508 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)

16. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1633 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1633

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1633 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)

17. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Yaogan 9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 9

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Yaogan 9 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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)

18. 2011 15 years ago launch

    X-37B OTV FLT-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: X-37B OTV FLT-2

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 501 launched on the X-37B OTV FLT-2 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)

19. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Yinhe 2-01/06 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yinhe 2-01/06

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Yinhe 2-01/06 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)

20. 2026 launch

    Insight At Speed Is A... — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Insight At Speed Is A...

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Insight At Speed Is A... flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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)