June 6 in Space History

18 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Kosmos-31 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-31

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-31 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Soyuz-11 — launch

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

   Mission: Soyuz-11

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz-11 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)

3. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-563 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-563

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-563 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)

4. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-658 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-658

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-658 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. 1974 52 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)

6. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Soyuz-34 — launch

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

   Mission: Soyuz-34

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-34 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. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1185 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1185

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1185 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. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1186 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1186

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1186 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. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1375 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1375

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1375 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)

10. 1984 42 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1569 — launch

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

    Mission: Kosmos-1569

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1569 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)

11. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Soyuz T-13 — launch

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

    Mission: Soyuz T-13

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U2 launched on the Soyuz T-13 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)

12. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1748/1755 — launch

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

    Mission: Kosmos-1748/1755

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1748/1755 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)

13. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1756 — launch

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

    Mission: Kosmos-1756

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1756 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. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2344 — launch

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

    Mission: Kosmos-2344

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/17S40 (DM-5) launched on the Kosmos-2344 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)

15. 2000 26 years ago launch

    Gorizont No. 45 — launch

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

    Mission: Gorizont No. 45

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/Briz-M launched on the Gorizont No. 45 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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. 2003 23 years ago launch

    AMC-9 — launch

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

    Mission: AMC-9

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/Briz-M launched on the AMC-9 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)

17. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Soyuz MS-09 — launch

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

    Mission: Soyuz MS-09

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz MS-09 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)

18. 2021 5 years ago launch

    SXM-8 — launch

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

    Mission: SXM-8

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SXM-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)