June 20 in Space History

16 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   KH-8 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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. 1967 59 years ago launch failure

   Zenit-4 No. 32 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Zenit-4 No. 32

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Zenit-4 No. 32 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   CORONA 126/1047 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 126/1047

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the CORONA 126/1047 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1E. 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-574 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-574

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-574 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-744 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-744

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-744 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. 1990 36 years ago launch

   Gorizont — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Gorizont

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Gorizont flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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. 1996 30 years ago launch

   Spacelab LMS — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Spacelab LMS

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the Spacelab LMS flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. 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. 1996 30 years ago launch failure

   Kobal't — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Kobal't

   Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kobal't flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC16/2. 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)

9. 2008 18 years ago launch

   Jason-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Jason-2

   • Space transportation

   Delta 7320-10C launched on the Jason-2 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)

10. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Zhongxing 10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhongxing 10

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Zhongxing 10 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. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 2012 14 years ago launch

    USA 236 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 236

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 401 launched on the USA 236 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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. 2019 7 years ago launch

    T-16/Eutelsat 7C — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: T-16/Eutelsat 7C

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the T-16/Eutelsat 7C 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)

13. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Shiyan 25 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shiyan 25

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6 launched on the Shiyan 25 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC16. 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. 2024 2 years ago launch

    No Time Toulouse — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: No Time Toulouse

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the No Time Toulouse flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Astra 1P — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Astra 1P

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Astra 1P 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)

16. 2025 1 year ago launch

    ZX 9C — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ZX 9C

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the ZX 9C 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. (CC BY 4.0)