Space history on June 19

20 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   Tiros 5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tiros 5

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta launched on the Tiros 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.

2. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Tiros 7 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tiros 7

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta B launched on the Tiros 7 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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. 1964 62 years ago launch

   CORONA 81/1007 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 81/1007

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 81/1007 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. 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.

4. 1970 56 years ago launch

   AFP-720 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AFP-720

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3A Agena D launched on the AFP-720 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC13. 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. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Interkosmos-15 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Interkosmos-15

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-15 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.

6. 1976 50 years ago orbital insertion

   Viking 1 enters Mars orbit

   Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Orbit insertion

   Mission: Viking 1

   Viking 1 entered orbit to prepare for its landing and study Mars.

   • NASA NSSDCA — Viking (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

7. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Meteosat 2/Apple — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteosat 2/Apple

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 1 launched on the Meteosat 2/Apple flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA1. 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. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1278 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1278

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1278 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.

9. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1573 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1573

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1573 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.

10. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1662 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1662

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1662 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.

11. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1760 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1760

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1760 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.

12. 1986 40 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.

13. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2083 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2083

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2083 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.

14. 2003 23 years ago launch

    Molniya-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Molniya-3

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Molniya-3 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.

15. 2008 18 years ago launch

    Orbcomm CDS/R1-R5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Orbcomm CDS/R1-R5

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Orbcomm CDS/R1-R5 flight from GTsMP-4 MO RF, Znamensk (Kapustin Yar), Rossiya, pad LC107. 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.

16. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Globalstar/USA 328-331 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Globalstar/USA 328-331

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Globalstar/USA 328-331 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.

17. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-176 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-176

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-176 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.

18. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Kosmos-2589 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2589

    • Space transportation

    Angara A5 launched on the Kosmos-2589 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC35/1. 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.

19. 2026 launch

    NROL-179 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NROL-179

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-179 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.

20. 2026 launch

    VICTUS HAZE Puma — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: VICTUS HAZE Puma

    • Space transportation

    Electron (2) launched on the VICTUS HAZE Puma 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.