July 11 in Space History

10 events

1. 1968 58 years ago launch

   OV1-15/16 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OV1-15/16

   • Space transportation

   Atlas F launched on the OV1-15/16 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad ABRESA2. 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Molniya-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-2

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-2 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)

3. 1974 52 years ago launch failure

   DS-P1-Yu No. 68 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: DS-P1-Yu No. 68

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the DS-P1-Yu No. 68 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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)

4. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Meteor-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor-2

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor-2 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)

5. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1114 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1114

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1114 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)

6. 1990 36 years ago launch

   Gamma — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Gamma

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Gamma 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)

7. 2011 15 years ago launch

   Tian Lian 1-02 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tian Lian 1-02

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 3C launched on the Tian Lian 1-02 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)

8. 2019 7 years ago launch failure

   FalconEye 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: FalconEye 1

   Vega (1) launched on the FalconEye 1 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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)

9. 2022 4 years ago launch

   Starlink-52 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Starlink-52

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-52 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)

10. 2026 launch

    Starlink-408 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-408

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-408 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)