Space history on June 9

11 events

1. 1965 61 years ago launch

   CORONA 96/1020 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 96/1020

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 96/1020 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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.

2. 1966 60 years ago launch

   FTV 1351 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: FTV 1351

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the FTV 1351 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC1-2. 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.

3. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-492 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-492

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-492 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.

4. 1981 45 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 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.

5. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Westar 5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Westar 5

   • Space transportation

   Delta 3910/PAM launched on the Westar 5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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.

6. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Intelsat 509 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat 509

   • Space transportation

   Atlas G Centaur launched on the Intelsat 509 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Partial launch success/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.

7. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1850 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1850

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1850 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.

8. 1989 37 years ago launch failure

   Okean — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Okean

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Okean flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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.

9. 2001 25 years ago launch

   Intelsat 901 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat 901

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Intelsat 901 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.

10. 2008 18 years ago launch

    Zhongxing-9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhongxing-9

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Zhongxing-9 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.

11. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Intelsat IS-31 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat IS-31

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (IV) launched on the Intelsat IS-31 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.