July 22 in Space History

19 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch failure

   Mariner 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Mariner 1

   Mariner 1 was the first spacecraft of NASA's interplanetary Mariner program, built to conduct the first American planetary flyby of Venus.

   • 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 — Mariner 1 (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/Mariner_1 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Mariner 1 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Mariner 1 (opens in a new tab)

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-290 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-290

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-290 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)

3. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M 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)

4. 1971 55 years ago launch failure

   Tselina-OM — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Tselina-OM

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Tselina-OM flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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)

5. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-844 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-844

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-844 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. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Comstar D-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Comstar D-2

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Comstar D-2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-933 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-933

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-933 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)

8. 1982 44 years ago launch failure

   Ekran No. 23L — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Ekran No. 23L

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran No. 23L flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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)

9. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Soyuz TM-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz TM-3

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Soyuz TM-3 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. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2260 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2260

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2260 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)

11. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Hisp. 1B/Insat 2B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Hisp. 1B/Insat 2B

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44L (44L+) launched on the Hisp. 1B/Insat 2B flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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. 2004 22 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2407 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2407

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2407 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

13. 2008 18 years ago launch

    SAR-Lupe 5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SAR-Lupe 5

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the SAR-Lupe 5 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

14. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Kanopus/Belka — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kanopus/Belka

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG (Fregat) launched on the Kanopus/Belka 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)

15. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-17M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-17M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-17M 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)

16. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Telstar 19V — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Telstar 19V

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Telstar 19V 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)

17. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Chandrayaan-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Chandrayaan-2

    • Space transportation

    Chandrayaan-2 is the second lunar exploration mission developed by ISRO after Chandrayaan-1.

    • 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 2 (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-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Chandrayaan 2 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Chandrayaan 2 (opens in a new tab)

18. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Starlink-54 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-54

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-54 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)

19. 2025 1 year ago launch

    O3b mPOWER 9/10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: O3b mPOWER 9/10

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the O3b mPOWER 9/10 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)