April 11 in Space History

20 events

1. 1969 57 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 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)

2. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-332 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-332

   • Space transportation

   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)

3. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Apollo 13 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Apollo 13

   • Space transportation

   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)

4. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-485 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-485

   • Space transportation

   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)

5. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-640 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-640

   • Space transportation

   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)

6. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-726 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-726

   • Space transportation

   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)

7. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-903 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-903

   • Space transportation

   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)

8. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1092 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1092

   • Space transportation

   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)

9. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Satcom 1R — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Satcom 1R

   • Space transportation

   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)

10. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1938 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1938

    • Space transportation

    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)

11. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Foton — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Foton

    • Space transportation

    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)

12. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2275/2277 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2275/2277

    • Space transportation

    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)

13. 2007 19 years ago launch

    HY-1B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: HY-1B

    • Space transportation

    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)

14. 2018 8 years ago launch

    IRNSS-1I — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IRNSS-1I

    • Space transportation

    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)

15. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Arabsat 6A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Arabsat 6A

    • Space transportation

    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)

16. 2019 7 years ago impact

    Beresheet: lunar impact

    Moon impact.

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

17. 2024 2 years ago launch

    GMM KA — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GMM KA

    • Space transportation

    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)

18. 2024 2 years ago launch

    WSF-M SV1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: WSF-M SV1

    • Space transportation

    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)

19. 2026 launch

    Starlink-380 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-380

    • Space transportation

    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)

20. 2026 launch

    Cygnus NG-24 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Cygnus NG-24

    • Space transportation

    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)