July 15 in Space History

18 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Kosmos-35 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-35

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-35 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)

2. 1965 61 years ago planetary flyby

   Mariner 4 flies past Mars

   Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Flyby

   Mission: Mariner 4

   Mariner 4 returned close-range photographs of Mars during its encounter.

   • NASA — Mariner 4 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

3. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Soyuz-19 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-19

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-19 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. (CC BY 4.0)

4. 1975 51 years ago launch

   ASTP — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ASTP

   • Space transportation

   Saturn IB launched on the ASTP 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)

5. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-841 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-841

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-841 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. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1201 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1201

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1201 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. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1282 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1282

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1282 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)

8. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1668 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1668

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1668 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)

9. 2004 22 years ago launch

   Aura — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Aura

   • Space transportation

   Delta 7920-10L launched on the Aura flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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. 2009 17 years ago launch

    ISS 2J/A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ISS 2J/A

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 2J/A flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. 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. 2011 15 years ago launch

    GSAT-12 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GSAT-12

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-XL launched on the GSAT-12 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. 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. 2011 15 years ago launch

    SES-3/Kazsat-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SES-3/Kazsat-2

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the SES-3/Kazsat-2 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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-05M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-05M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-05M 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)

14. 2013 13 years ago launch

    SJ-11-05 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SJ-11-05

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the SJ-11-05 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603 ?. 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. 2015 11 years ago launch

    GPS II F-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GPS II F-10

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 401 (C) launched on the GPS II F-10 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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 launch

    Star One C4/MSG 4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Star One C4/MSG 4

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Star One C4/MSG 4 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. (CC BY 4.0)

17. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-25 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-25

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-25 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. 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)

18. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Siwei 2-01/02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Siwei 2-01/02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Siwei 2-01/02 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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)