June 3 in Space History

16 events

1. 1965 61 years ago spacewalk

   Ed White makes the first American spacewalk

   Category: Human Spaceflight Activities › , type: Spacewalk (EVA)

   • Human spaceflight

   White worked outside Gemini 4 during an orbital flight.

   • NASA — 60 moments in NASA history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

2. 1966 60 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)

3. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-285 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-285

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-285 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. 1969 57 years ago launch

   KH-8 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 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)

5. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-742 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-742

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-742 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)

6. 1975 51 years ago launch failure

   DS-U3-IK No. 5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: DS-U3-IK No. 5

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the DS-U3-IK No. 5 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/2. 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)

7. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1274 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1274

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1274 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)

8. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1374 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1374

   • Space transportation

   K65M-RB launched on the Kosmos-1374 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)

9. 1997 29 years ago launch

   Inmarsat 3/Insat 2D — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Inmarsat 3/Insat 2D

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Inmarsat 3/Insat 2D flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Arabsat 5B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Arabsat 5B

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Arabsat 5B flight from GIK-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)

11. 2013 13 years ago launch

    SES-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SES-6

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the SES-6 flight from GIK-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)

12. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-11 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-11

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the Dragon CRS-11 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)

13. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-22 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-22

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-22 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)

14. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Progress MS-20 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress MS-20

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-20 flight from GIK-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)

15. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-271 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-271

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-271 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. 2026 launch

    Starlink-395 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-395

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-395 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)