June 13 in Space History

13 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   CORONA 80/9063A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 80/9063A

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 80/9063A flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-2. 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   IDCSP — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: IDCSP

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIC launched on the IDCSP flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. 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. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-348 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-348

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-348 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. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Intelsat 4 F-5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat 4 F-5

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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

   Kosmos-659 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-659

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-659 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)

6. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1659 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1659

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1659 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)

7. 1990 36 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 LC43/3. 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)

8. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2151 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2151

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2151 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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)

9. 2010 16 years ago sample return

   Hayabusa sample capsule returns to Earth

   Category: Returns and Mission Endings › Type: Sample return

   Mission: Hayabusa

   • Sample return

   Hayabusa delivered its asteroid sample capsule to Australia.

   • JAXA — Hayabusa final approach (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

10. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Don't Stop Me Now — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Don't Stop Me Now

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Don't Stop Me Now flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Starlink-9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-9

    • Space transportation

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

12. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-275 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-275

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-275 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)

13. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-276 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-276

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-276 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)