May 26 in Space History

17 events

1. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-821 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-821

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-821 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)

2. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-912 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-912

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-912 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)

3. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Intelsat 4A F-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat 4A F-4

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-4 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. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Soyuz-36 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-36

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-36 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)

5. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1465 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1465

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1465 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)

6. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1466 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1466

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1466 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)

7. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Exosat — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Exosat

   • Space transportation

   Delta 3914 launched on the Exosat 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)

8. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1847 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1847

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1847 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)

9. 1988 38 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)

10. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Molniya-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Molniya-1

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, 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)

11. 1999 27 years ago launch

    IRS-P4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IRS-P4

    • Space transportation

    PSLV (C) launched on the IRS-P4 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)

12. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Zhongxing 2A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhongxing 2A

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G3) launched on the Zhongxing 2A 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)

13. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Starlink-30 (N29) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-30 (N29)

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-30 (N29) 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Coming To A Storm Near Y — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Coming To A Storm Near Y

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Coming To A Storm Near Y flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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

    Kondor-FKA No. 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kondor-FKA No. 1

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Kondor-FKA No. 1 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)

16. 2026 launch

    Starlink-392 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-392

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-392 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)

17. 2026 launch

    TJS-24 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TJS-24

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 7A launched on the TJS-24 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. (CC BY 4.0)