April 27 in Space History

16 events

1. 1961 65 years ago launch

   Explorer 11 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 11

   • Space transportation

   Juno II launched on the Explorer 11 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC26B. 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. 1964 62 years ago launch

   CORONA 78/1005 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 78/1005

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 78/1005 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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)

3. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-156 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-156

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-156 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)

4. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-906 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-906

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-906 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/1. 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. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1097 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1097

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1097 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)

6. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Progress-9 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress-9

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-9 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. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1842 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1842

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1842 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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)

8. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1941 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1941

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1941 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)

9. 1993 33 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2243 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2243

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2243 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Partial launch success/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)

10. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2463 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2463

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2463 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

11. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Progress M-10M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-10M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-10M 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)

12. 2015 11 years ago launch

    TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (1.1) launched on the TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat 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)

13. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Qilu-1/4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Qilu-1/4

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6 launched on the Qilu-1/4 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC16. 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Dragon Crew-4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon Crew-4

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon Crew-4 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-82 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-82

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-82 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)

16. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Tianlian 2-05 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tianlian 2-05

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G3) launched on the Tianlian 2-05 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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)