July 14 in Space History

22 events

1. 1966 60 years ago launch

   OV1-7/8/NC20.189 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OV1-7/8/NC20.189

   • Space transportation

   Atlas D launched on the OV1-7/8/NC20.189 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad ABRESB3. 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)

2. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Kosmos-124 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-124

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-124 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)

3. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Surveyor 4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Surveyor 4

   • Space transportation

   Surveyor 4 is the fourth lunar lander in the American uncrewed Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon.

   • 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 — Surveyor 4 (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/Surveyor_4 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Surveyor 4 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Surveyor 4 (opens in a new tab)

4. 1974 52 years ago launch

   STP P73-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: STP P73-3

   • Space transportation

   Atlas F/PTS launched on the STP P73-3 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. 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. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-840 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-840

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-840 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)

6. 1977 49 years ago launch

   GMS — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: GMS

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2914 launched on the GMS flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Geos 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Geos 2

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2914 launched on the Geos 2 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)

8. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 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)

9. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Ekran — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Ekran

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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. 1987 39 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1868 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1868

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1868 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)

11. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1958 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1958

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1958 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)

12. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2259 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2259

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2259 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, 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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Nadezhda — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Nadezhda

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Nadezhda flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, 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)

14. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Razaksat — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Razaksat

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 1 launched on the Razaksat flight from US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA), Marshall Islands, pad OM. 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)

15. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Orbcomm OG2 Mission 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Orbcomm OG2 Mission 1

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (1.1) launched on the Orbcomm OG2 Mission 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. (CC BY 4.0)

16. 2015 11 years ago planetary flyby

    New Horizons flies past Pluto

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Flyby

    Mission: New Horizons

    New Horizons completed the first close-range reconnaissance of Pluto and its moons.

    • NASA — New Horizons (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

17. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Kanopus-V-IK/Cubesats — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kanopus-V-IK/Cubesats

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Kanopus-V-IK/Cubesats flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. 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)

18. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Chandrayaan-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Chandrayaan-3

    • Space transportation

    Chandrayaan-3 is the third mission in the Chandrayaan programme, a series of lunar-exploration missions developed by ISRO.

    • 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 — Chandrayaan 3 (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/Chandrayaan-3 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Chandrayaan 3 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Chandrayaan 3 (opens in a new tab)

19. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Tianzhou-9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tianzhou-9

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 7 launched on the Tianzhou-9 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. 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)

20. 2026 launch

    Starlink-409 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-409

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-409 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)

21. 2026 launch

    Starlink-410 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-410

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-410 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. (CC BY 4.0)

22. 2026 launch

    Soyuz MS-29 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz MS-29

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Soyuz MS-29 flight from GIK-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)