July 6 in Space History

12 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   AFP-206 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AFP-206

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC2-3. 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)

2. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Proton-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Proton-3

   • Space transportation

   UR-500 launched on the Proton-3 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-499 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-499

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-499 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)

4. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Soyuz-21 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-21

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz-21 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)

5. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1112 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1112

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1112 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/1. 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. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1385 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1385

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1385 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. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1473/1480 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1473/1480

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1473/1480 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)

8. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1864 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1864

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1864 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)

9. 1994 32 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2282 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2282

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2282 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2451-2453 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2451-2453

    • Space transportation

    Rokot launched on the Kosmos-2451-2453 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

11. 2011 15 years ago launch

    SJ-11-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SJ-11-03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the SJ-11-03 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)

12. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Tian Lian 1-05 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tian Lian 1-05

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3C (G2) launched on the Tian Lian 1-05 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)