April 28 in Space History

32 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Kosmos-16 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-16

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-16 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. 1965 61 years ago launch

   AFP-206 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AFP-206

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. 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

   Vela 4A/4B — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Vela 4A/4B

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIC launched on the Vela 4A/4B flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. 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. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Meteor — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-409 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-409

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-409 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)

6. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-815 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-815

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-815 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)

7. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-816 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-816

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-816 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. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Molniya-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-3

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 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)

9. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1268 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1268

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1268 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)

10. 1982 44 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1354 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1354

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1354 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)

11. 1983 43 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1458 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1458

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1458 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)

12. 1983 43 years ago launch

    GOES 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GOES 6

    • Space transportation

    Delta 3914 launched on the GOES 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2076 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2076

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2076 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)

14. 1991 35 years ago launch

    SDIO/SPAS — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SDIO/SPAS

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the SDIO/SPAS 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. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2244 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2244

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2244 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. 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. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2280 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2280

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2280 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)

17. 1998 28 years ago launch

    Nilesat 101/BSAT 1b — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Nilesat 101/BSAT 1b

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44P (44P-3) launched on the Nilesat 101/BSAT 1b 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)

18. 2006 20 years ago launch

    Calipso/Cloudsat — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Calipso/Cloudsat

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7420-10C launched on the Calipso/Cloudsat flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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. 2008 18 years ago launch

    Cartosat-2A/IMS-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Cartosat-2A/IMS-1

    • Space transportation

    PSLV (CA) launched on the Cartosat-2A/IMS-1 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. 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. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Progress M-05M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-05M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-05M 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)

21. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Luch-5V/Kazsat-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Luch-5V/Kazsat-3

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Luch-5V/Kazsat-3 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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)

22. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Progress M-27M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-27M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress M-27M 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)

23. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Lomonosov — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Lomonosov

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A (Volga) launched on the Lomonosov flight from Vostochniy, Svobodniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Rossiya, pad PU1S. 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)

24. 2016 10 years ago launch

    IRNSS-1G — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IRNSS-1G

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-XL launched on the IRNSS-1G 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)

25. 2023 3 years ago launch

    O3b mPOWER 3/4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: O3b mPOWER 3/4

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the O3b mPOWER 3/4 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)

26. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Galileo FM25/FM27 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Galileo FM25/FM27

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Galileo FM25/FM27 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)

27. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-161 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-161

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-161 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)

28. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-253 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-253

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-253 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)

29. 2025 1 year ago launch

    WHDW 03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: WHDW 03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 5B/YZ-2 launched on the WHDW 03 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC101. 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)

30. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-254 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-254

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-254 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)

31. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Kuiper KA-01 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kuiper KA-01

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 551 (G) launched on the Kuiper KA-01 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)

32. 2026 launch

    Amazon Leo LA-06 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Amazon Leo LA-06

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 551 (G) launched on the Amazon Leo LA-06 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)