July 24 in Space History

14 events

1. 1969 57 years ago launch

   CORONA 134/1107 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 134/1107

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2H Agena D (?) launched on the CORONA 134/1107 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)

2. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-752 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-752

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-752 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)

3. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1202 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1202

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1202 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)

4. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1484 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1484

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1484 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)

5. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1583 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1583

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1583 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. 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)

6. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1765 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1765

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1765 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. 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. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2033 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2033

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2033 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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. 1990 36 years ago launch

   TDF 2/DFS 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: TDF 2/DFS 2

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44L (44L) launched on the TDF 2/DFS 2 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)

9. 1995 31 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2316/2318 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2316/2318

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2316/2318 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)

10. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Progress M-67 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-67

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-67 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)

11. 2015 11 years ago launch

    WGS 7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: WGS 7

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4M+(5,4) (A) launched on the WGS 7 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)

12. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Wentian — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Wentian

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 5B launched on the Wentian flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC101. 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Starlink-55 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-55

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-55 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)

14. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-96 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-96

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-96 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)