Space history on July 7

19 events

1. 1907 119 years ago

   Robert A. Heinlein: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction writer

   Robert A. Heinlein: birth.

   • The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Robert A. Heinlein (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Robert A. Heinlein. Original source retains its rights.

2. 1961 65 years ago launch

   Discoverer 26 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Discoverer 26

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 26 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.

3. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-352 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-352

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-352 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.

4. 1972 54 years ago launch

   HEXAGON SV3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: HEXAGON SV3

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIID launched on the HEXAGON SV3 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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.

5. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-925 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-925

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-925 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.

6. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Progress-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress-2

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-2 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.

7. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1281 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1281

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1281 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.

8. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1386 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1386

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1386 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.

9. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1957 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1957

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1957 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. 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.

10. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Fobos-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Fobos-1

    • Space transportation

    Phobos 1 was a failed uncrewed Soviet space probe of the Phobos Program, intended to explore Mars and its moon Phobos, launched in July 1988.

    • 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.
    • Wikipedia — Phobos 1 (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/Phobos_1
    • Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Phobos 1 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Phobos 1 (opens in a new tab)

11. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2258 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2258

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2258 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. 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.

12. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Helios 1A/ASAP 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Helios 1A/ASAP 6

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 40 (40-3) launched on the Helios 1A/ASAP 6 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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.

13. 2007 19 years ago launch

    DirecTV-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: DirecTV-10

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the DirecTV-10 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.

14. 2008 18 years ago launch

    Protostar 1/Badr 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Protostar 1/Badr 6

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Protostar 1/Badr 6 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.

15. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Soyuz MS-01 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz MS-01

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz MS-01 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.

16. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2557 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2557

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2557 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.

17. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Starlink-51 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-51

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-51 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.

18. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-92 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-92

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-92 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.

19. 2026 launch

    Transporter-17 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transporter-17

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Transporter-17 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.