April 1 in Space History

12 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   CORONA 62/9053 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 62/9053

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena D launched on the CORONA 62/9053 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Isis 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Isis 2

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E1 launched on the Isis 2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-402 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-402

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-402 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. 1975 51 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)

5. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1170 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1170

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1170 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. 1993 33 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2239 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2239

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2239 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, pad LC133/3. 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)

7. 2002 24 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2388 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2388

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2388 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

8. 2019 7 years ago launch

   EMISAT — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: EMISAT

   • Space transportation

   PSLV-QL launched on the EMISAT flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

   Transporter-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Transporter-4

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Transporter-4 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. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Fram-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Fram-2

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Fram-2 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)

11. 2025 1 year ago launch

    WHJSW 06 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: WHJSW 06

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the WHJSW 06 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)

12. 2026 launch

    Artemis II — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Artemis II

    • Space transportation

    SLS Block 1 launched on the Artemis II 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)