May 28 in Space History

26 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   Kosmos-5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-5

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-5 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-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)

2. 1964 62 years ago launch

   AS-106 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AS-106

   • Space transportation

   Saturn I (Blk2) launched on the AS-106 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC37B. 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. 1965 61 years ago launch failure

   OV1-3/Mk 3 RV — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: OV1-3/Mk 3 RV

   Atlas D launched on the OV1-3/Mk 3 RV flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad ABRESB3. 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)

4. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-424 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-424

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-424 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)

5. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Mars-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Mars-3

   • Space transportation

   Mars 3 was a robotic space probe of the Soviet Mars program, launched May 28, 1971, nine days after its twin spacecraft Mars 2.

   • 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)
   • Wikipedia — Mars 3 (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_3 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Mars 3 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Mars 3 (opens in a new tab)

6. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-732/739 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-732/739

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-732/739 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. 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. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-740 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-740

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-740 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)

8. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-822 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-822

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-822 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. 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)

9. 1979 47 years ago launch

   KH-8A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8A

   • Space transportation

   Titan 24B launched on the KH-8A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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. 1980 46 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1183 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1183

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1183 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)

11. 1982 44 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1370 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1370

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1370 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)

12. 1982 44 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 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)

13. 1984 42 years ago launch

    Progress-22 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress-22

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-22 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)

14. 1984 42 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1559/1566 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1559/1566

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1559/1566 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)

15. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1746 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1746

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1746 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)

16. 1987 39 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1848 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1848

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1848 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)

17. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1949 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1949

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1949 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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)

18. 2002 24 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2389 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2389

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2389 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. 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)

19. 2004 22 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2405 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2405

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2405 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. 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)

20. 2010 16 years ago launch

    GPS IIF SV-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GPS IIF SV-1

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4M+(4,2) launched on the GPS IIF SV-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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)

21. 2013 13 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-09M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-09M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-09M 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)

22. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-13M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-13M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-13M 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)

23. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-171 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-171

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-171 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)

24. 2024 2 years ago launch

    EarthCARE — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: EarthCARE

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the EarthCARE 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)

25. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-269 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-269

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-269 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)

26. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Tianwen-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tianwen-2

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Tianwen-2 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)