June 12 in Space History

23 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   CORONA 65/9054 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 65/9054

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 65/9054 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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)

2. 1963 63 years ago launch failure

   Midas 8 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Midas 8

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 8 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. 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)

3. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Venera-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Venera-4

   • Space transportation

   Venera 4, also designated 4V-1 No.310, was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.

   • 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 — Venera 4 (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/Venera_4 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Venera 4 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Venera 4 (opens in a new tab)

4. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-165 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-165

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-165 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-226 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-226

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-226 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. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-347 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-347

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-347 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   DSP 4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: DSP 4

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIC launched on the DSP 4 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)

8. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Nimbus 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Nimbus 6

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2910 launched on the Nimbus 6 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-743 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-743

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-743 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)

10. 1978 48 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1022 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1022

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1022 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)

11. 1979 47 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1106 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1106

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1106 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)

12. 1980 46 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1187 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1187

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1187 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)

13. 1982 44 years ago launch failure

    Zenit-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zenit-6

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Zenit-6 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. 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)

14. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1758 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1758

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1758 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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)

15. 1987 39 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1851 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1851

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1851 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. 2008 18 years ago launch

    Skynet 5C/Turksat 3A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Skynet 5C/Turksat 3A

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Skynet 5C/Turksat 3A 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)

17. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Beidou DW23 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW23

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3C (G2?) launched on the Beidou DW23 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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. 2018 8 years ago launch

    IGS R-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IGS R-6

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the IGS R-6 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. 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. 2019 7 years ago launch

    RCM — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: RCM

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the RCM flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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)

20. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-89 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-89

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-89 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)

21. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Transporter-8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transporter-8

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Transporter-8 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)

22. 2026 launch

    VEP-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: VEP-5

    • Space transportation

    H3-30S launched on the VEP-5 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y2. 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. 2026 launch

    Starlink-400 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-400

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-400 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)