July 5 in Space History

22 events

1. 1966 60 years ago launch

   AS-203 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AS-203

   • Space transportation

   Uprated Saturn I launched on the AS-203 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC37B. 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-230 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-230

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-230 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)

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 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)

4. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-498 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-498

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-498 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)

5. 1979 47 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 LC200/40. 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. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1472 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1472

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1472 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. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Meteor-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor-2

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-2 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)

8. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1761 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1761

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1761 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)

9. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Okean — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Okean

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Okean flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2029 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2029

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2029 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)

11. 1989 37 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 LC200/40. 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. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2315 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2315

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2315 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)

13. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Progress M-35 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-35

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Progress M-35 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)

14. 2002 24 years ago launch

    Stellat/NStar c — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Stellat/NStar c

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5G launched on the Stellat/NStar c 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)

15. 2005 21 years ago launch

    SJ-7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SJ-7

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the SJ-7 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Zhongxing 6B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhongxing 6B

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Zhongxing 6B flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Echostar 17/MSG 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Echostar 17/MSG 3

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Echostar 17/MSG 3 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)

18. 2016 10 years ago orbital insertion

    Juno enters orbit around Jupiter

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Orbit insertion

    Mission: Juno

    Juno entered Jupiter orbit after its journey from Earth.

    • NASA — Basics of Space Flight: Cruise (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.

19. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Intelsat IS-35e — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat IS-35e

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3/4) launched on the Intelsat IS-35e 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)

20. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Meteor-M 2-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meteor-M 2-2

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Meteor-M 2-2 flight from Vostochniy, Svobodniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Rossiya, pad PU1S. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    H2SAT/Syracuse 4B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: H2SAT/Syracuse 4B

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA+ launched on the H2SAT/Syracuse 4B 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)

22. 2026 launch

    Starlink-406 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-406

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-406 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)