Space history on April 4

24 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Kosmos-28 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-28

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-28 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.

2. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-153 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-153

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-153 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.

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Apollo 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Apollo 6

   • Space transportation

   Saturn V launched on the Apollo 6 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.

4. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-276 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-276

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-276 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.

5. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-277 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-277

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-277 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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.

6. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-404 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-404

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-404 flight from NIIP-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.

7. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 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.

8. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-639 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-639

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-639 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.

9. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1001 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1001

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1001 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.

10. 1983 43 years ago launch

    TDRS-A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TDRS-A

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the TDRS-A 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.

11. 1984 42 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1547 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1547

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1547 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.

12. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1738 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1738

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM launched on the Kosmos-1738 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.

13. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2016 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2016

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2016 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.

14. 1991 35 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2139/2141 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2139/2141

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2139/2141 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.

15. 1991 35 years ago launch

    Anik E2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Anik E2

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44P (44P) launched on the Anik E2 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Spacelab MSL-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Spacelab MSL-1

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Spacelab MSL-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.

17. 2000 26 years ago

    Soyuz TM-30 / MirCorp — private and commercial crew participation

    Category: Human Spaceflight Activities › Type: Private astronaut or space tourist flight

    Mission: Soyuz TM-30 / MirCorp · Programme: Orbital commercial

    • Human spaceflight
    • Commercial human spaceflight

    Role: Commercial astronaut · Station: Mir

    2 participants; see description and linked people.

    • Commercial Soyuz participants (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Commercial Soyuz participants. Original source retains its rights.

18. 2009 17 years ago launch

    USA (WGS SV-2) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA (WGS SV-2)

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 421 launched on the USA (WGS SV-2) 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.

19. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-21 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-21

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-21 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.

20. 2014 12 years ago launch

    IRNSS-1B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IRNSS-1B

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-XL launched on the IRNSS-1B 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.

21. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Progress MS-11 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress MS-11

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-11 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.

22. 2019 7 years ago launch

    O3b Mission 5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: O3b Mission 5

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-ST-B (Fregat) launched on the O3b Mission 5 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELS. 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.

23. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-247 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-247

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-247 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.

24. 2026 launch

    Amazon Leo LA-05 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Amazon Leo LA-05

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 551 (G) launched on the Amazon Leo LA-05 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.