April 22 in Space History

15 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Kosmos-15 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-15

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-15 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. 1966 60 years ago launch

   OV3-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OV3-1

   • Space transportation

   Scout B launched on the OV3-1 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC-D. 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 failure

   L-1 No. 7L — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: L-1 No. 7L

   Proton-K/D launched on the L-1 No. 7L flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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)

4. 1971 55 years ago launch

   KH-8A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8A

   • Space transportation

   Titan 23B launched on the KH-8A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Soyuz-10 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-10

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz-10 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)

6. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-729 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-729

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-729 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. 1976 50 years ago launch

   NATO 3A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NATO 3A

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2914 launched on the NATO 3A 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)

8. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1454 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1454

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1454 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)

9. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Gorizont — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Gorizont

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Gorizont flight from NIIP-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)

10. 1987 39 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1837 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1837

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1837 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)

11. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Yaogan 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 6

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Yaogan 6 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)

12. 2010 16 years ago launch

    X-37B OTV FLT-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: X-37B OTV FLT-1

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 501 launched on the X-37B OTV FLT-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Yahsat 1A/New Dawn — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yahsat 1A/New Dawn

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Yahsat 1A/New Dawn 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)

14. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Starlink-7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-7

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-7 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)

15. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Bandwagon-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Bandwagon-3

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Bandwagon-3 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)