June 22 in Space History

12 events

1. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Salyut-5 — launch

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

   Mission: Salyut-5

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K launched on the Salyut-5 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-920 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-920

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-920 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)

3. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1108 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1108

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1108 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)

4. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1470 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1470

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1470 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)

5. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Raduga — launch

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

   Mission: Raduga

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Raduga flight from NIIP-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)

6. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1575 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1575

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1575 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)

7. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1955 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1955

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1955 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. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 2016 10 years ago launch

   Cartosat-2(S) — launch

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

   Mission: Cartosat-2(S)

   • Space transportation

   PSLV-XL launched on the Cartosat-2(S) flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

   Measat 3D/GSAT-24 — launch

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

   Mission: Measat 3D/GSAT-24

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 5ECA+ launched on the Measat 3D/GSAT-24 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)

10. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-90 — launch

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

    Mission: Starlink-90

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-90 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)

11. 2023 3 years ago launch

    USA 345 — launch

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

    Mission: USA 345

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4H (B) launched on the USA 345 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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. 2024 2 years ago launch

    SVOM — launch

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

    Mission: SVOM

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the SVOM 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)