July 4 in Space History
15 events
Crab supernova recorded
East Asian astronomers recorded the guest star associated with the Crab Nebula.
- NASA HEASARC — 1000–1499 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Kosmos-168 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-168
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-168 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)
Explorer 38 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Explorer 38
Thor Delta J launched on the Explorer 38 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. 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)
Zenit-4M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Zenit-4M
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Zenit-4M flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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)
Kosmos-749 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-749
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-749 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)
Kosmos-924 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-924
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-924 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)
Kosmos-1863 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1863
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1863 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)
Nadezhda — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Nadezhda
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Nadezhda 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)
Mars Pathfinder lands
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Landing
Mission: Mars Pathfinder
Pathfinder reached the surface of Mars.
- NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Kosmos-2371 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2371
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2371 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)
ISS ULF-1.1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS ULF-1.1
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS ULF-1.1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. 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)
Shiyan 6-02 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shiyan 6-02
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Shiyan 6-02 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)
Pics or It Didn't Happen — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Pics or It Didn't Happen
Electron launched on the Pics or It Didn't Happen flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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)
Feng Yun 3E — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Feng Yun 3E
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Feng Yun 3E 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)
Tianhui 5-02 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianhui 5-02
Chang Zheng 6A launched on the Tianhui 5-02 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. 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)