April 9 in Space History

21 events

1. 1959 67 years ago human spaceflight

   Mercury Seven introduced

   NASA announced its first seven astronauts.

   • NASA — 60 moments in NASA history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

2. 1962 64 years ago launch

   Midas 5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Midas 5

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 5 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. 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)

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-211 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-211

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-211 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)

4. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-278 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-278

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-278 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. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Geos 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Geos 3

   • Space transportation

   Delta 1410 launched on the Geos 3 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. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-813 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-813

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-813 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)

7. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Soyuz-35 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-35

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-35 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. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1263 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1263

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1263 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. (CC BY 4.0)

9. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1739 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1739

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1739 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. (CC BY 4.0)

10. 1987 39 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1835 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1835

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1835 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)

11. 1994 32 years ago launch

    SRL-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SRL-1

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the SRL-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. (CC BY 4.0)

12. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Progress M-27 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-27

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Progress M-27 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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2340 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2340

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2340 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)

14. 2003 23 years ago launch

    Galaxy 12/Insat 3A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Galaxy 12/Insat 3A

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5G launched on the Galaxy 12/Insat 3A 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)

15. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Anik F3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Anik F3

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the Anik F3 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. (CC BY 4.0)

16. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Beidou DW8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW8

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Beidou DW8 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. (CC BY 4.0)

17. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Progress M-23M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-23M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-23M 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. (CC BY 4.0)

18. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Soyuz MS-16 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz MS-16

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Soyuz MS-16 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. (CC BY 4.0)

19. 2020 6 years ago launch failure

    Palapa N1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests

    Mission: Palapa N1

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Palapa N1 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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)

20. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Soyuz MS-18 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz MS-18

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Soyuz MS-18 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. (CC BY 4.0)

21. 2024 2 years ago launch

    USA 353 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 353

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4H (B) launched on the USA 353 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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)