May 13 in Space History

15 events

1. 1960 66 years ago launch failure

   Echo — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Echo

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta launched on the Echo flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-281 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-281

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-281 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)

3. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Comstar D-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Comstar D-1

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Comstar D-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   GPS 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: GPS 2

   • Space transportation

   Atlas F/SVS launched on the GPS 2 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. 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

   Progress-6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress-6

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-6 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)

6. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Soyuz T-5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz T-5

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz T-5 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-1844 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1844

   • Space transportation

   Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-1844 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1845 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1845

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1845 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. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Progress-36 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress-36

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Progress-36 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)

10. 2005 21 years ago

    Star Trek: Enterprise: finale

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Television series finale

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Star Trek: Enterprise (Television series) by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga

    Star Trek: Enterprise: finale.

    • StarTrek.com (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on StarTrek.com. Original source retains its rights.

11. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Nigcomsat 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Nigcomsat 1

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Nigcomsat 1 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)

12. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Starlink-47 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-47

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-47 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)

13. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-166 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-166

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-166 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)

14. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-261 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-261

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-261 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)

15. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-262 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-262

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-262 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)