July 1 in Space History

21 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Kosmos-34 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-34

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-34 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)

2. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Explorer 33 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 33

   • Space transportation

   Explorer 33, also known as IMP-D and AIMP-1, is a spacecraft in the Explorer program launched by NASA on 1 July 1966 on a mission of scientific exploration.

   • 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)
   • Wikipedia — Explorer 33 (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorer_33 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Explorer 33 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Explorer 33 (opens in a new tab)

3. 1967 59 years ago launch

   IDCSP — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: IDCSP

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIC launched on the IDCSP flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. 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. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-837 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-837

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Kosmos-837 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Partial launch success/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. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-923 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-923

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-923 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)

6. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1190 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1190

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1190 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)

7. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1279 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1279

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1279 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)

8. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Prognoz-9 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Prognoz-9

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (SOL) launched on the Prognoz-9 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)

9. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1862 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1862

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1862 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)

10. 1991 35 years ago launch

    Gorizont — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gorizont

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Gorizont 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)

11. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Soyuz TM-17 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TM-17

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U2 launched on the Soyuz TM-17 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)

12. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Soyuz TM-19 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TM-19

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U2 launched on the Soyuz TM-19 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)

13. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Spacelab MSL-1R — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Spacelab MSL-1R

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Spacelab MSL-1R 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. 2004 22 years ago orbital insertion

    Cassini enters Saturn orbit

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Orbit insertion

    Mission: Cassini

    Cassini became the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn.

    • ESA — Cassini-Huygens overview (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

15. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Terrestar 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Terrestar 1

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Terrestar 1 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)

16. 2013 13 years ago launch

    IRNSS-1A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IRNSS-1A

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-XL launched on the IRNSS-1A 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)

17. 2022 4 years ago launch

    USSF-12 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USSF-12

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 541 (G) launched on the USSF-12 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)

18. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Euclid — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Euclid

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Euclid 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

    Daichi 4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Daichi 4

    • Space transportation

    H3-22S launched on the Daichi 4 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y2. 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

    Meteosat-13 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meteosat-13

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Meteosat-13 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)

21. 2026 launch

    Hai Yang 2-05 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Hai Yang 2-05

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Hai Yang 2-05 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)