Space history on June 30
17 events
Tunguska airburst
Category: Natural Celestial EventsType: 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.
Kosmos-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-6
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.
Centaur R&D — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Centaur R&D
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.
Interkosmos-7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Interkosmos-7
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.
Kosmos-497 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-497
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.
Meteor — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Meteor
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.
Kosmos-922 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-922
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.
Kosmos-1384 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1384
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.
Gorizont — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Gorizont
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.
Intelsat 511 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 511
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.
Sirius CD Radio 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Sirius CD Radio 1
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.
MAP — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: MAP
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.
Sirius FM5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Sirius FM5
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.
Progress M-06M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-06M
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.
SPOT-7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SPOT-7
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.
GPS III SV-03 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GPS III SV-03
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.
Transporter-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Transporter-2
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.