June 17 in Space History

17 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   FTV 2402 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: FTV 2402

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena B launched on the FTV 2402 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-1. 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. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Kosmos-121 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-121

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-121 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)

3. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-167 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-167

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 167, or 4V-1 No.311, was a 1967 Soviet spacecraft intended to explore 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 — Cosmos 167 (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/Kosmos_167 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Cosmos 167 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Cosmos 167 (opens in a new tab)

4. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-349 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-349

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-349 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)

5. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Signe 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Signe 3

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Signe 3 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/1. 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. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-918 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-918

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-918 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1277 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1277

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1277 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)

8. 1985 41 years ago launch

   PAM-D Deploy — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: PAM-D Deploy

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the PAM-D Deploy 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)

9. 1994 32 years ago launch

   Intelsat 702/ASAP 5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat 702/ASAP 5

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44LP (44LP+) launched on the Intelsat 702/ASAP 5 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)

10. 2006 20 years ago launch

    Kazsat — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kazsat

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Kazsat 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)

11. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Gao Fen 9-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gao Fen 9-03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Gao Fen 9-03 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. 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. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Shenzhou 12 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shenzhou 12

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 12 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)

13. 2021 5 years ago launch

    GPS III SV05 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GPS III SV05

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the GPS III SV05 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)

14. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Starlink-50 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-50

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-50 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)

15. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-277 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-277

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-277 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)

16. 2026 launch

    BlueBird 8-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: BlueBird 8-10

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the BlueBird 8-10 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)

17. 2026 launch

    Amazon LE-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Amazon LE-03

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 64 (1) launched on the Amazon LE-03 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA4. 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)