June 30 in Space History

17 events

1. 1908 118 years ago impact event

   Tunguska airburst

   Category: Natural Celestial Events › Type: Meteorite fall

   A large atmospheric explosion devastated forest near the Stony Tunguska River in Siberia.

   • NASA HEASARC — 1900–1959 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

2. 1962 64 years ago launch

   Kosmos-6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-6

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-6 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-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)

3. 1964 62 years ago launch failure

   Centaur R&D — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Centaur R&D

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Centaur launched on the Centaur R&D flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. 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)

4. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Interkosmos-7 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Interkosmos-7

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Interkosmos-7 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. 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)

5. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-497 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-497

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-497 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)

6. 1972 54 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)

7. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-922 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-922

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-922 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)

8. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1384 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1384

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1384 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)

9. 1983 43 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 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)

10. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Intelsat 511 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat 511

    • Space transportation

    Atlas G Centaur launched on the Intelsat 511 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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. 2000 26 years ago launch

    Sirius CD Radio 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Sirius CD Radio 1

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Sirius CD Radio 1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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. 2001 25 years ago launch

    MAP — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: MAP

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7425-10 launched on the MAP 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)

13. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Sirius FM5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Sirius FM5

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Sirius FM5 flight from GIK-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)

14. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Progress M-06M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-06M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-06M flight from GIK-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. 2014 12 years ago launch

    SPOT-7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SPOT-7

    • Space transportation

    PSLV (CA) launched on the SPOT-7 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)

16. 2020 6 years ago launch

    GPS III SV-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GPS III SV-03

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the GPS III SV-03 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)

17. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Transporter-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transporter-2

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Transporter-2 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)