April 13 in Space History

10 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Kosmos-14 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-14

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-14 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-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)

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   AFP-827 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AFP-827

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3A Agena D launched on the AFP-827 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. (CC BY 4.0)

3. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Westar 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Westar 1

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2914 (C) launched on the Westar 1 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)

4. 1975 51 years ago launch failure

   STP P72-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: STP P72-2

   Atlas F launched on the STP P72-2 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. 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)

5. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-814 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-814

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-814 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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. 1985 41 years ago launch failure

   EPN No. 03.694 No. 5102 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: EPN No. 03.694 No. 5102

   Zenit-2 launched on the EPN No. 03.694 No. 5102 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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)

7. 1990 36 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2072 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2072

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2072 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)

8. 2007 19 years ago launch

   Beidou 2A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Beidou 2A

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Beidou 2A 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)

9. 2024 2 years ago launch

   Starlink-157 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Starlink-157

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-157 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)

10. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-250 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-250

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-250 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)