Space history on July 13

15 events

1. 1965 61 years ago launch failure

   Zenit-2 No. 28 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zenit-2 No. 28

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Zenit-2 No. 28 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. 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.

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Luna-15 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Luna-15

   • Space transportation

   Luna 15 was a robotic space mission of the Soviet Luna programme that was in lunar orbit at the same time as the Apollo 11 spacecraft.

   • 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 — Luna 15 (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/Luna_15
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Luna 15 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Luna 15 (opens in a new tab)

3. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-502 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-502

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511M launched on the Kosmos-502 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.

4. 1973 53 years ago launch

   HEXAGON SV6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: HEXAGON SV6

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIID launched on the HEXAGON SV6 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-928 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-928

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-928 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.

6. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1115 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1115

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1115 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.

7. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1387 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1387

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1387 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. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1482 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1482

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1482 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.

9. 1988 38 years ago launch failure

   SROSS B — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SROSS B

   • Space transportation

   ASLV launched on the SROSS B flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLV. 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.

10. 1995 31 years ago launch

    TDRS-G — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TDRS-G

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the TDRS-G 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.

11. 1995 31 years ago deployment

    Galileo releases its atmospheric probe

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Spacecraft deployment

    Mission: Galileo

    Galileo released the probe intended to descend into Jupiter's atmosphere.

    • NASA — Galileo atmospheric probe (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.

12. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Spektr-RG — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Spektr-RG

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/DM-3 launched on the Spektr-RG flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Wise One Looks Ahead — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Wise One Looks Ahead

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Wise One Looks Ahead flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

    LARES 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: LARES 2

    • Space transportation

    Vega C launched on the LARES 2 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Dror-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dror-1

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dror-1 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.