July 2 in Space History

15 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   OPS 3395 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OPS 3395

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the OPS 3395 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Tiros 10 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tiros 10

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta C launched on the Tiros 10 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Kosmos-70 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-70

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-70 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. 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)

4. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-838 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-838

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-838 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1026 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1026

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1026 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)

6. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1191 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1191

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1191 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. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1280 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1280

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1280 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)

8. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Giotto — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Giotto

   • Space transportation

   Giotto is a European robotic spacecraft mission from the European Space Agency.

   • 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 — Giotto (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/Giotto_(spacecraft) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Giotto (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Giotto (opens in a new tab)

9. 2007 19 years ago launch

   SAR-Lupe 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SAR-Lupe 2

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the SAR-Lupe 2 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

10. 2013 13 years ago launch failure

    Glonass-M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Glonass-M

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/DM-3 launched on the Glonass-M flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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)

11. 2014 12 years ago launch

    OCO-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: OCO-2

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7320-10C launched on the OCO-2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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. 2017 9 years ago launch failure

    Shi Jian 18 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shi Jian 18

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 5 launched on the Shi Jian 18 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC101. 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)

13. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-283 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-283

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-283 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)

14. 2026 launch

    Starlink-405 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-405

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-405 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)

15. 2026 launch

    Amazon Leo LA-08 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Amazon Leo LA-08

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 551 (G) launched on the Amazon Leo LA-08 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)