March 26 in Space History

18 events

1. 1966 60 years ago launch

   NNS O-8 (N-7) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NNS O-8 (N-7)

   • Space transportation

   Scout A launched on the NNS O-8 (N-7) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC-D. 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

   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 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. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-637 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-637

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Kosmos-637 flight from NIIP-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)

4. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-721 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-721

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-721 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. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-810 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-810

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-810 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)

6. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Satcom 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Satcom 2

   • Space transportation

   Delta 3914 launched on the Satcom 2 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)

7. 1987 39 years ago launch failure

   FLTSATCOM 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: FLTSATCOM 6

   Atlas G Centaur launched on the FLTSATCOM 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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)

8. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2138 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2138

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2138 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. 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. 1993 33 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2237 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2237

   • Space transportation

   Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-2237 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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)

10. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-14 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-14

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-14 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)

11. 2013 13 years ago launch

    Satmex 8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Satmex 8

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Satmex 8 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)

12. 2015 11 years ago launch

    IGS O-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IGS O-5

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the IGS O-5 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. 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. 2020 6 years ago launch

    AEHF 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: AEHF 6

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 551 (C) launched on the AEHF 6 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)

14. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Yunhai-3 02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yunhai-3 02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6A launched on the Yunhai-3 02 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. 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. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Finding Hot Wildfires.. — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Finding Hot Wildfires..

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Finding Hot Wildfires.. flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Tianlian 2-04 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tianlian 2-04

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G3) launched on the Tianlian 2-04 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)

17. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-245 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-245

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-245 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)

18. 2026 launch

    Starlink-376 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-376

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-376 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)