Space history on March 30

21 events

1. 1966 60 years ago launch

   OV1-4/OV1-5/Pod 28 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OV1-4/OV1-5/Pod 28

   • Space transportation

   Atlas D launched on the OV1-4/OV1-5/Pod 28 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad ABRESB3. 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.

2. 1967 59 years ago launch

   CORONA 116/1040 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 116/1040

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 116/1040 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. 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.

3. 1972 54 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.

4. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-997/998 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-997/998

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K launched on the Kosmos-997/998 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24?. 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.

5. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-999 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-999

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-999 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.

6. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1448 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1448

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1448 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.

7. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1936 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1936

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1936 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.

8. 1993 33 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2238 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2238

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2238 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. 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.

9. 1998 28 years ago launch

   Iridium MS-8 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Iridium MS-8

   • Space transportation

   Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-8 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.

10. 2002 24 years ago launch

    Intelsat 903 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat 903

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Intelsat 903 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.

11. 2006 20 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-8

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-8 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.

12. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2479 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2479

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2479 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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.

13. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Beidou DW17 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW17

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3C/YZ-1 launched on the Beidou DW17 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.

14. 2017 9 years ago launch

    SES-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SES-10

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the SES-10 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.

15. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Iridium-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Iridium-5

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT4) launched on the Iridium-5 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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.

16. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Gao Fen 12-02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gao Fen 12-02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Gao Fen 12-02 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.

17. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Tianping-2A/2B/2C — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tianping-2A/2B/2C

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 11 launched on the Tianping-2A/2B/2C flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/95. 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.

18. 2023 3 years ago launch

    PIESAT 1-4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: PIESAT 1-4

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the PIESAT 1-4 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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.

19. 2024 2 years ago launch

    EUTELSAT 36D — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: EUTELSAT 36D

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the EUTELSAT 36D 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.

20. 2026 launch

    Transporter-16 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transporter-16

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Transporter-16 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.

21. 2026 launch

    Starlink-377 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-377

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-377 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.