July 16 in Space History
19 events
Kosmos-71/75 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-71/75
Kosmos 65S3 launched on the Kosmos-71/75 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC41/15. 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)
Proton — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Proton
UR-500 launched on the Proton flight from NIIP-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)
Kosmos-232 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-232
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-232 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)
Apollo 11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Apollo 11
Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program.
- 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 — Apollo 11 (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/Apollo_11 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Apollo 11 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Apollo 11 (opens in a new tab)
Meteor — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Meteor
Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor 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)
OPS 8373 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: OPS 8373
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D (?) launched on the OPS 8373 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1W. 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)
ITOS E — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: ITOS E
Delta 0300 launched on the ITOS E flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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)
Landsat 4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Landsat 4
Delta 3920 launched on the Landsat 4 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)
Kosmos-1763 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1763
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1763 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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)
Kosmos-1869 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1869
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1869 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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)
HS-601 Model — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: HS-601 Model
Chang Zheng 2E launched on the HS-601 Model 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)
USA 151 (GPS IIR-5) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 151 (GPS IIR-5)
Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 151 (GPS IIR-5) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17A. 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)
GPS IIF SV-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: GPS IIF SV-2
Delta 4M+(4,2) launched on the GPS IIF SV-2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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)
Dawn enters orbit around Vesta
Category: Mission Operations and Milestones, type: Orbit insertion
Mission: Dawn
Dawn used ion propulsion to enter orbit around Vesta.
- NASA — Dawn mission history (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.
Progress MS-03 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress MS-03
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress MS-03 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)
Starlink-94 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-94
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-94 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)
Starlink-285 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-285
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-285 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)
Kuiper KF01 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kuiper KF01
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Kuiper KF01 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)
SDA T1TL-E — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SDA T1TL-E
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SDA T1TL-E 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)