Space history on May 11

14 events

1. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Kosmos-118 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-118

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-118 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.

2. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-557 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-557

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K launched on the Kosmos-557 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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.

3. 1978 48 years ago launch

   OTS 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OTS 2

   • Space transportation

   Delta 3914 launched on the OTS 2 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.

4. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1550 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1550

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1550 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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.

5. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1551 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1551

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1551 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.

6. 1987 39 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.

7. 1993 33 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2245/2250 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2245/2250

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2245/2250 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.

8. 1997 29 years ago launch

   Zhongxing 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zhongxing 6

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Zhongxing 6 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.

9. 2000 26 years ago launch

   USA 150 (GPS IIR-4) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: USA 150 (GPS IIR-4)

   • Space transportation

   Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 150 (GPS IIR-4) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17A. 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.

10. 2009 17 years ago launch

    HST SM-4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: HST SM-4

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the HST SM-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.

11. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Bangabandhu 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Bangabandhu 1

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Bangabandhu 1 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.

12. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Shiyan 23 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shiyan 23

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Shiyan 23 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.

13. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Yaogan 40-02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 40-02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6A launched on the Yaogan 40-02 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. 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.

14. 2026 launch

    Tianzhou-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tianzhou-10

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 7 launched on the Tianzhou-10 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. 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.