June 23 in Space History

23 events

1. 1912 114 years ago

   Alan Turing: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Mathematics
   • Computing

   Role: Mathematician, Computer scientist

   Alan Turing: birth.

   • MacTutor History of Mathematics: Alan Turing (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on MacTutor History of Mathematics: Alan Turing. Original source retains its rights.

2. 1962 64 years ago launch

   CORONA 44/9037 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 44/9037

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the CORONA 44/9037 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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)

3. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Kosmos-33 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-33

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-33 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)

4. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Meteor — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor 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)

5. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-494 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-494

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-494 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. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-495 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-495

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-495 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)

7. 1977 49 years ago launch

   P76-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: P76-4

   • Space transportation

   Atlas F/SVS launched on the P76-4 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. 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. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1861 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1861

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1861 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)

9. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1956 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1956

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1956 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)

10. 2004 22 years ago launch

    USA 178 (GPS IIR-12) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 178 (GPS IIR-12)

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 178 (GPS IIR-12) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17B. 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. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Sentinel-2A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Sentinel-2A

    • Space transportation

    Vega (1) launched on the Sentinel-2A flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2506 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2506

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B launched on the Kosmos-2506 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

13. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-XL launched on the Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. 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. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2519 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2519

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1V (Volga) launched on the Kosmos-2519 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

15. 2017 9 years ago launch

    BulgariaSat-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: BulgariaSat-1

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the BulgariaSat-1 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)

16. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Beidou DW55 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW55

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Beidou DW55 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)

17. 2022 4 years ago launch

    YG-35 02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: YG-35 02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-35 02 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)

18. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-91 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-91

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-91 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)

19. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-177 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-177

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-177 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)

20. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-279 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-279

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-279 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)

21. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Kuiper KA-02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kuiper KA-02

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 551 (G) launched on the Kuiper KA-02 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)

22. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Transporter-14 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transporter-14

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Transporter-14 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)

23. 2026 launch

    TJS-26A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TJS-26A

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 7A launched on the TJS-26A flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. 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)