March 21 in Space History

19 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Kosmos-13 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-13

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-13 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)

2. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Ranger 9 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Ranger 9

   • Space transportation

   Ranger 9 was a Lunar probe, launched in 1965 by NASA.

   • 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 — Ranger 9 (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/Ranger_9 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Ranger 9 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Ranger 9 (opens in a new tab)

3. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Kosmos-113 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-113

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-113 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. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-149 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-149

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-149 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)

5. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-208 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-208

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-208 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)

6. 1971 55 years ago launch

   OPS 4788 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OPS 4788

   • Space transportation

   Titan 33B launched on the OPS 4788 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)

7. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-720 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-720

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-720 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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)

8. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1089 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1089

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1089 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)

9. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1545 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1545

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-1545 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)

10. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1635/1642 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1635/1642

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1635/1642 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)

11. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1736 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1736

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1736 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)

12. 1996 30 years ago launch

    IRS-P3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IRS-P3

    • Space transportation

    PSLV launched on the IRS-P3 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. 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. 1999 27 years ago launch

    Asiasat 3S — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Asiasat 3S

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Asiasat 3S flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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. 2000 26 years ago launch

    Asiastar/Insat 3B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Asiastar/Insat 3B

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5G launched on the Asiastar/Insat 3B flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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. 2007 19 years ago launch failure

    Demosat — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests

    Mission: Demosat

    Falcon 1 launched on the Demosat flight from US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA), Marshall Islands, pad OM. 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)

16. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Soyuz MS-08 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz MS-08

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz MS-08 flight from GIK-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)

17. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Yunhai-2 02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yunhai-2 02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D/YZ-3 launched on the Yunhai-2 02 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. (CC BY 4.0)

18. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-30 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-30

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-30 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)

19. 2025 1 year ago launch

    NROL-57 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NROL-57

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-57 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)