April 5 in Space History

11 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch failure

   Transit VA-2 (N-2) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Transit VA-2 (N-2)

   Scout X-3 launched on the Transit VA-2 (N-2) flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC-D. 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)

2. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Molniya-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-2

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-2 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. 1975 51 years ago launch failure

   Soyuz — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Soyuz

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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)

4. 1977 49 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 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)

5. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-901 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-901

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-901 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. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1937 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1937

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1937 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. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1991 35 years ago launch

   GRO — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: GRO

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the GRO 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)

8. 2010 16 years ago launch

   ISS 19A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ISS 19A

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 19A 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)

9. 2016 10 years ago launch

   Shi Jian 10 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Shi Jian 10

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Shi Jian 10 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Superbird 8-DSN1/Hylas 4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Superbird 8-DSN1/Hylas 4

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Superbird 8-DSN1/Hylas 4 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)

11. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-154 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-154

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-154 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)