June 27 in Space History

26 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   CORONA 66/9056 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 66/9056

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 66/9056 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-2. 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)

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-288 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-288

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-288 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)

3. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-351 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-351

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-351 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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)

4. 1970 56 years ago launch failure

   Strela-2M — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Strela-2M

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Strela-2M flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. 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)

5. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-576 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-576

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511M launched on the Kosmos-576 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. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-663 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-663

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-663 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)

7. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-747 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-747

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-747 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)

8. 1977 49 years ago launch

   HEXAGON SV13 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: HEXAGON SV13

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIID launched on the HEXAGON SV13 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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)

9. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Seasat — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Seasat

   • Space transportation

   Atlas F/Agena D launched on the Seasat 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)

10. 1978 48 years ago launch

    Soyuz-30 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz-30

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-30 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)

11. 1979 47 years ago launch

    NOAA 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NOAA 6

    • Space transportation

    Atlas F launched on the NOAA 6 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)

12. 1979 47 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1109 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1109

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1109 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)

13. 1982 44 years ago launch

    OFT-4/DoD — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: OFT-4/DoD

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the OFT-4/DoD 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)

14. 1983 43 years ago launch

    Soyuz T-9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz T-9

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz T-9 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)

15. 1984 42 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1577 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1577

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1577 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)

16. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Resurs-F — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Resurs-F

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Resurs-F 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. (CC BY 4.0)

17. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Meteor-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meteor-2

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-2 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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)

18. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Shuttle/Mir-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shuttle/Mir-1

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Shuttle/Mir-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)

19. 1997 29 years ago flyby

    NEAR flies past asteroid Mathilde

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Flyby

    Mission: NEAR Shoemaker

    NEAR observed Mathilde during its journey toward Eros.

    • NASA — NEAR Shoemaker (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.

20. 2009 17 years ago launch

    GOES O — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GOES O

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4M+(4,2) launched on the GOES O 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)

21. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2472 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2472

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2472 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. (CC BY 4.0)

22. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Xin Jishu Shiyan Shuan — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Xin Jishu Shiyan Shuan

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Xin Jishu Shiyan Shuan 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)

23. 2018 8 years ago asteroid exploration

    Hayabusa2 reaches Ryugu

    Hayabusa2 arrived at asteroid Ryugu for close exploration and sample collection.

    • JAXA — Hayabusa2 mission (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

24. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Gao Fen 12-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gao Fen 12-03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Gao Fen 12-03 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)

25. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Meteor-M No. 2-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meteor-M No. 2-3

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Meteor-M No. 2-3 flight from Vostochniy, Svobodniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Rossiya, pad PU1S. 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)

26. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-179 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-179

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-179 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)