Space history on July 25

22 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   OPS 1879 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OPS 1879

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D (2) launched on the OPS 1879 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.

2. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-577 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-577

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-577 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.

3. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Mars-5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Mars-5

   • Space transportation

   Mars 5, also known as 3MS No.53S was a Soviet spacecraft launched to explore Mars.

   • 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.
   • Wikipedia — Mars 5 (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/Mars_5
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Mars 5 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Mars 5 (opens in a new tab)

4. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-667 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-667

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-667 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.

5. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-668 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-668

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-668 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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.

6. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1117 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1117

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1117 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.

7. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1870 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1870

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K launched on the Kosmos-1870 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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.

8. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2034 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2034

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2034 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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.

9. 1990 36 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2087 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2087

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M-PVB (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2087 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.

10. 1999 27 years ago launch

    Globalstar-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Globalstar-5

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7420-10C launched on the Globalstar-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.

11. 2002 24 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2392 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2392

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/17S40 (DM-5) launched on the Kosmos-2392 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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.

12. 2004 22 years ago launch

    TC-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TC-2

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (SM) launched on the TC-2 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. 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.

13. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Tian Lian-1-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tian Lian-1-03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3C launched on the Tian Lian-1-03 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.

14. 2013 13 years ago launch

    Alphasat/Insat-3D — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Alphasat/Insat-3D

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Alphasat/Insat-3D 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.

15. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Beidou 18/19 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou 18/19

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou 18/19 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.

16. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Galileo FOC-M8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Galileo FOC-M8

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ES launched on the Galileo FOC-M8 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.

17. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Iridium-7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Iridium-7

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Iridium-7 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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.

18. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-18 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-18

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-18 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.

19. 2020 6 years ago launch

    ZY3-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ZY3-3

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the ZY3-3 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.

20. 2022 4 years ago assembly

    Wentian: docks with Tianhe

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Station module addition

    • Space stations
    • Human spaceflight

    Station: Tiangong

    Wentian: docks with Tianhe.

    • China Manned Space Agency (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on China Manned Space Agency. Original source retains its rights.

21. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Ionosfera-M No. 3/4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ionosfera-M No. 3/4

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Ionosfera-M No. 3/4 flight from Vostochniy, Svobodniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Rossiya, pad PU1S. 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.

22. 2026 launch

    Starlink-412 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-412

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-412 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.