April 11 in Space History
20 events
Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 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)
Kosmos-332 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-332
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-332 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Apollo 13 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Apollo 13
Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and would have been the third Moon landing.
- 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)
- Wikipedia — Apollo 13 (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/Apollo_13 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Apollo 13 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Apollo 13 (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-485 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-485
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-485 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)
Kosmos-640 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-640
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-640 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-726 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-726
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-726 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)
Kosmos-903 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-903
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-903 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)
Kosmos-1092 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1092
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1092 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)
Satcom 1R — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Satcom 1R
Delta 3924 launched on the Satcom 1R 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-1938 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1938
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1938 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Foton — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Foton
Soyuz-U launched on the Foton 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)
Kosmos-2275/2277 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2275/2277
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2275/2277 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. (CC BY 4.0)
HY-1B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: HY-1B
Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the HY-1B flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. 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)
IRNSS-1I — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: IRNSS-1I
PSLV-XL launched on the IRNSS-1I 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Arabsat 6A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Arabsat 6A
Falcon Heavy launched on the Arabsat 6A 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)
Beresheet: lunar impact
Moon impact.
- NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
GMM KA — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: GMM KA
Angara A5/Orion launched on the GMM KA flight from Vostochniy, Svobodniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Rossiya, pad PL1A. 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)
WSF-M SV1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: WSF-M SV1
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the WSF-M SV1 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Starlink-380 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-380
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-380 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Cygnus NG-24 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Cygnus NG-24
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Cygnus NG-24 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)