April 16 in Space History

14 events

1. 1960 66 years ago launch failure

   E-3 No. 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: E-3 No. 2

   • Space transportation

   Vostok-L 8K72 launched on the E-3 No. 2 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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)

2. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Apollo 16 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Apollo 16

   • Space transportation

   Apollo 16 (April 16–27, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon.

   • 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 16 (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_16 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Apollo 16 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Apollo 16 (opens in a new tab)

3. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-727 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-727

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-727 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)

4. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1265 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1265

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1265 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. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1645 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1645

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1645 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)

6. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1836 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1836

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1836 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)

7. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2142 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2142

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2142 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)

8. 1993 33 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2242 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2242

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2242 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, pad LC32/1. 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. 1997 29 years ago launch

   Thaicom 3/BSAT 1a — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Thaicom 3/BSAT 1a

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44LP (44LP-3) launched on the Thaicom 3/BSAT 1a flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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. 2002 24 years ago launch

    NSS 7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NSS 7

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the NSS 7 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2462 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2462

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2462 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)

12. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Egyptsat-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Egyptsat-2

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Egyptsat-2 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)

13. 2016 10 years ago assembly

    BEAM: ISS installation

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Station module addition

    • Space stations
    • Human spaceflight

    Station: International Space Station

    BEAM installed on the ISS.

    • NASA: ISS Assembly Elements (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: ISS Assembly Elements. Original source retains its rights.

14. 2023 3 years ago launch

    FY3-07 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FY3-07

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the FY3-07 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. 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)