May 21 in Space History
17 events
Kosmos-655 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-655
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-655 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-731 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-731
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-731 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)
Kosmos-820 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-820
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-820 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)
Kosmos-1272 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1272
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1272 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)
Kosmos-1368 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1368
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1368 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)
Soyuz TM — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TM
Soyuz-U2 launched on the Soyuz TM 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)
Kosmos-1744 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1744
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1744 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)
Kosmos-1846 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1846
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1846 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)
Kosmos-1946/1948 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1946/1948
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-1946/1948 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)
Resurs-F — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Resurs-F
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Resurs-F 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)
Resurs-F — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Resurs-F
Soyuz-U launched on the Resurs-F flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, 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)
Meridian No. 12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Meridian No. 12
Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 12 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. 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)
Astra 3B/COMSATBw-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Astra 3B/COMSATBw-2
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Astra 3B/COMSATBw-2 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)
Aomen Kexue — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Aomen Kexue
Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Aomen Kexue 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Axiom Ax-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Axiom Ax-2
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Axiom Ax-2 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)
Starlink-265 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-265
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-265 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)
Starlink-390 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-390
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-390 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)