July 19 in Space History

16 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   CORONA 67/9057 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 67/9057

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena D launched on the CORONA 67/9057 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. 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)

2. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Midas 9 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Midas 9

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 9 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)

3. 1965 61 years ago launch

   CORONA 97/1022 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 97/1022

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 97/1022 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC1-1. 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)

4. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Explorer 35 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 35

   • Space transportation

   Explorer 35 (IMP-E, AIMP-2, Anchored IMP-2, Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-E), was a spin-stabilized spacecraft built by NASA as part of the Explorer 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 — Explorer 35 (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/Explorer_35 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Explorer 35 (opens in a new tab)

5. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-503 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-503

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-503 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)

6. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-930 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-930

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-930 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)

7. 1983 43 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 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)

8. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1582 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1582

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1582 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. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1669 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1669

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1669 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)

10. 2013 13 years ago launch

    MUOS 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: MUOS 2

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 551 launched on the MUOS 2 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)

11. 2013 13 years ago launch

    SJ-15/CX-3/SY-7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SJ-15/CX-3/SY-7

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the SJ-15/CX-3/SY-7 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)

12. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Al'amal — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Al'amal

    • Space transportation

    Hope, the spacecraft of the United Arab Emirates’ Emirates Mars Mission, launched from Japan on July 19, 2020 UTC, corresponding to July 20 locally.

    • 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 — Hope (opens in a new tab) — Factual synthesis based on the cited Wikipedia and NASA pages; original editorial wording. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Hope (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Hope (opens in a new tab)

13. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Yaogan 30 10 zu — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 30 10 zu

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Yaogan 30 10 zu flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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. 2024 2 years ago launch

    GF11-05 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GF11-05

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the GF11-05 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)

15. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-286 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-286

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-286 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)

16. 2026 launch

    Rassvet-3 G2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Rassvet-3 G2

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B launched on the Rassvet-3 G2 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)