July 27 in Space History

15 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   OV1-11/12/86 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OV1-11/12/86

   • Space transportation

   Atlas D launched on the OV1-11/12/86 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad ABRESB3. 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)

2. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-845 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-845

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-845 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)

3. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Interkosmos-16 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Interkosmos-16

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-16 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/2. 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)

4. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-934 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-934

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-934 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)

5. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1027 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1027

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1027 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)

6. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1118 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1118

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1118 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)

7. 1979 47 years ago launch failure

   SJ-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SJ-2

   • Space transportation

   Feng Bao 1 launched on the SJ-2 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. 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)

8. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1396 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1396

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1396 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)

9. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1584 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1584

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1584 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)

10. 1988 38 years ago launch failure

    Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 30 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 30

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 30 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. 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)

11. 2013 13 years ago launch

    Progress M-20M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-20M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-20M 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)

12. 2014 12 years ago mission operations

    Gaia begins science observations

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Start of science operations

    Mission: Gaia

    Gaia began its survey observations of stars and other celestial objects.

    • ESA — Gaia mission (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to ESA.

13. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-182 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-182

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-182 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. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-288 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-288

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-288 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)

15. 2025 1 year ago launch

    WHDW 05 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: WHDW 05

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6A launched on the WHDW 05 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. 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)