July 12 in Space History
19 events
Tiros 3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Tiros 3
Thor Delta launched on the Tiros 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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)
Midas 3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Midas 3
Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 3 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. 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)
AFP-206 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: AFP-206
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)
AFP-206 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: AFP-206
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. 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)
AFP-206 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: AFP-206
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-501 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-501
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-501 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)
Kosmos-666 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-666
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-666 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)
JSSW — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: JSSW
Feng Bao 1 launched on the JSSW flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. 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-927 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-927
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-927 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)
Fobos-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Fobos-2
Phobos 2 was the last space probe designed by the Soviet Union.
- 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)
- Wikipedia — Phobos 2 (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_2 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- 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 2 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Phobos 2 (opens in a new tab)
Olympus — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Olympus
Ariane 3 launched on the Olympus flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA1. 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-2030 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2030
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2030 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)
Zvezda — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Zvezda
Proton-K launched on the Zvezda 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)
ISS 7A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS 7A
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 7A 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)
Artemis/BSAT-2b — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Artemis/BSAT-2b
Ariane 5G launched on the Artemis/BSAT-2b flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Partial launch success/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)
Cartosat-2B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Cartosat-2B
PSLV (CA) launched on the Cartosat-2B flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. 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)
Tianlian 2-03 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianlian 2-03
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Tianlian 2-03 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)
Webb’s first full science-image set released
NASA and partners released Webb’s first full-color science images and spectra.
- NASA — Webb mission timeline (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Starlink-181 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-181
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-181 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Partial launch success/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)