March 7 in Space History

10 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   Samos 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Samos 6

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena B launched on the Samos 6 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. 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)

2. 1962 64 years ago launch

   OSO 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OSO 1

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta launched on the OSO 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Kosmos-59 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-59

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-59 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. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1542 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1542

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Kosmos-1542 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)

5. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Zhongxing 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zhongxing 1

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 3 launched on the Zhongxing 1 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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. 1995 31 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2307/2309 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2307/2309

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2307/2309 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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. 2009 17 years ago launch

   Kepler — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kepler

   • Space transportation

   The Kepler space telescope was a space telescope launched by NASA in 2009 to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars.

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

8. 2017 9 years ago launch

   Sentinel-2B — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Sentinel-2B

   • Space transportation

   Vega (1) launched on the Sentinel-2B flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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. 2020 6 years ago launch

   Dragon CRS-20 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Dragon CRS-20

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-20 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)

10. 2023 3 years ago launch failure

    Daichi 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Daichi 3

    • Space transportation

    H3-22S launched on the Daichi 3 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y2. 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)