May 27 in Space History

16 events

1. 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)

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-283 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-283

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-283 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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)

3. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-423 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-423

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-423 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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)

4. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-656 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-656

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-656 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)

5. 1978 48 years ago launch failure

   Ekran No. 13L — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Ekran No. 13L

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran No. 13L flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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)

6. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Meteor-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor-2

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-2 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1993 33 years ago launch failure

   Gorizont — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Gorizont

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Gorizont flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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)

8. 1999 27 years ago launch

   ISS 2A.1 (Spacehab) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ISS 2A.1 (Spacehab)

   • Space transportation
   • Space stations

   Station: International Space Station

   Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 2A.1 (Spacehab) flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. 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. 2006 20 years ago launch

   Satmex 6/Thaicom 5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Satmex 6/Thaicom 5

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 5ECA launched on the Satmex 6/Thaicom 5 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)

10. 2008 18 years ago launch

    FY-3A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FY-3A

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the FY-3A flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. 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. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-15 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-15

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-15 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)

12. 2015 11 years ago launch

    DirecTV-15/SKYM-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: DirecTV-15/SKYM-1

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the DirecTV-15/SKYM-1 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)

13. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Thaicom 8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Thaicom 8

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the Thaicom 8 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. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2534 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2534

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2534 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

15. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Badr 8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Badr 8

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Badr 8 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)

16. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-268 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-268

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-268 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)