June 5 in Space History

22 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-163 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-163

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-163 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. 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)

2. 1968 58 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)

3. 1969 57 years ago launch

   OGO 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OGO 6

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2H Agena D launched on the OGO 6 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-562 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-562

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-562 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)

5. 1975 51 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 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)

6. 1979 47 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)

7. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Soyuz T-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz T-2

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz T-2 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)

8. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Superbird A/DFS 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Superbird A/DFS 1

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44L (44L) launched on the Superbird A/DFS 1 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)

9. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Spacelab SLS-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Spacelab SLS-1

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the Spacelab SLS-1 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)

10. 2002 24 years ago launch

    Intelsat 905 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat 905

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Intelsat 905 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)

11. 2002 24 years ago launch

    ISS UF-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ISS UF-2

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the ISS UF-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)

12. 2013 13 years ago launch

    ATV 4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ATV 4

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ES/ATV launched on the ATV 4 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. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2505 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2505

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Kosmos-2505 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)

14. 2017 9 years ago launch

    GSAT-19 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GSAT-19

    • Space transportation

    GSLV Mk III (a) launched on the GSAT-19 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. 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. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Fengyun 2H — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Fengyun 2H

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Fengyun 2H 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)

16. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Jilin/JSW — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Jilin/JSW

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 11 (H) launched on the Jilin/JSW flight from Huang Hai CZ-11 launch zone, pad LP1. 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Shenzhou 14 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shenzhou 14

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 14 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-28 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-28

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-28 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)

19. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-173 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-173

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-173 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)

20. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Prefire and Ice — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Prefire and Ice

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Prefire and Ice 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)

21. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starliner CFT — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starliner CFT

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V N22 launched on the Starliner CFT flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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. 2025 1 year ago launch

    WHDW 04 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: WHDW 04

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6A launched on the WHDW 04 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad lC9A. 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)