March 22 in Space History

24 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-150 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-150

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-150 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)

2. 1967 59 years ago launch failure

   OGCh No. 08L — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: OGCh No. 08L

   R-36O 8K69 launched on the OGCh No. 08L flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC161/35. 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)

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-209 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-209

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2A launched on the Kosmos-209 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/19. 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-273 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-273

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-273 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)

5. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-479 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-479

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-479 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)

6. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-552 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-552

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-552 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. 1976 50 years ago launch

   KH-8A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8A

   • Space transportation

   Titan 24B launched on the KH-8A 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)

8. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Soyuz-39 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-39

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-39 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)

9. 1982 44 years ago launch

   OFT-3/OSS-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OFT-3/OSS-1

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the OFT-3/OSS-1 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)

10. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Ekran — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ekran

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Intelsat 510 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat 510

    • Space transportation

    Atlas G Centaur launched on the Intelsat 510 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)

12. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1934 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1934

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1934 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. 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)

13. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2062 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2062

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2062 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)

14. 1991 35 years ago launch

    Molniya-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Molniya-3

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 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)

15. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Progress M-22 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-22

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Progress M-22 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)

16. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2310 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2310

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2310 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. 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)

17. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2311 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2311

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2311 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

18. 1996 30 years ago launch

    Shuttle/Mir-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shuttle/Mir-3

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Shuttle/Mir-3 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)

19. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Astra 5B/Amazonas 4A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Astra 5B/Amazonas 4A

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Astra 5B/Amazonas 4A 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)

20. 2019 7 years ago launch

    PRISMA — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: PRISMA

    • Space transportation

    Vega (1) launched on the PRISMA 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)

21. 2021 5 years ago launch

    They Go Up So Fast — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: They Go Up So Fast

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the They Go Up So Fast 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)

22. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Meridian No. 20L — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meridian No. 20L

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 20L flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

23. 2026 launch

    Progress MS-33 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress MS-33

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-33 flight from GIK-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)

24. 2026 launch

    Starlink-375 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-375

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-375 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)