Space history on April 7

26 events

1. 1966 60 years ago launch

   CORONA 107/1031 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 107/1031

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 107/1031 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC1-1. 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.

2. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Luna-14 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Luna-14

   • Space transportation

   Luna 14 (E-6LS series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program run by the Soviet Union.

   • 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.
   • Wikipedia — Luna 14 (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_14
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Luna 14 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Luna 14 (opens in a new tab)

3. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-330 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-330

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-330 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.

4. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-405 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-405

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-405 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.

5. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Interkosmos-6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Interkosmos-6

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Interkosmos-6 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. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-724 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-724

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-724 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. 1976 50 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.

8. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-902 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-902

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-902 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.

9. 1978 48 years ago launch

   OPS 8790 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OPS 8790

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3A Agena D launched on the OPS 8790 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC13. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

    BSE — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: BSE

    • Space transportation

    Delta 2914 launched on the BSE flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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. 1979 47 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1091 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1091

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1091 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.

12. 1981 45 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1262 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1262

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1262 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.

13. 1982 44 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1348 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1348

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1348 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.

14. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Asiasat 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Asiasat 1

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3 launched on the Asiasat 1 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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. 1998 28 years ago launch

    Iridium — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Iridium

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/17S40 (DM2) launched on the Iridium 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.

16. 2001 25 years ago launch

    2001 Mars Odyssey — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey

    • Space transportation

    2001 Mars Odyssey is a robotic spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars.

    • 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.
    • Wikipedia — 2001 Mars Odyssey (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Mars_Odyssey
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — 2001 Mars Odyssey (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — 2001 Mars Odyssey (opens in a new tab)

17. 2001 25 years ago launch

    Ekran-M No. 18 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ekran-M No. 18

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M launched on the Ekran-M No. 18 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.

18. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-10

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-10 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.

19. 2007 19 years ago

    Soyuz TMA-10 — private and commercial crew participation

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

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-10 · Programme: Orbital commercial

    • Human spaceflight
    • Commercial human spaceflight
    • Space tourism

    Role: Space tourist · Station: International Space Station

    1 participants; see description and linked people.

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

20. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Starlink-25 (N24) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-25 (N24)

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-25 (N24) 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.

21. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2554 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2554

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B launched on the Kosmos-2554 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.

22. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Intelsat IS-40e/TEMPO — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat IS-40e/TEMPO

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Intelsat IS-40e/TEMPO 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.

23. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-155 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-155

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-155 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. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Bandwagon-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Bandwagon-1

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Bandwagon-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.

25. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-249 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-249

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-249 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.

26. 2026 launch

    Starlink-379 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-379

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-379 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.