August 2 in Space History

16 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   CORONA 48/9041 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 48/9041

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena D launched on the CORONA 48/9041 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. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-513 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-513

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-513 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)

3. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1586 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1586

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1586 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)

4. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1671 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1671

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1671 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)

5. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1768 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1768

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1768 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. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2035 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2035

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2035 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. 1991 35 years ago launch

   TDRS-E — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: TDRS-E

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the TDRS-E 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)

8. 1994 32 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2285 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2285

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2285 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, 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)

9. 1995 31 years ago launch

   Interbol-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Interbol-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Interbol-1 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

10. 2005 21 years ago launch

    FSW 21 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FSW 21

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the FSW 21 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Progress M-61 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-61

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-61 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)

12. 2012 14 years ago launch

    IS-20/Hylas 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IS-20/Hylas 2

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the IS-20/Hylas 2 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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 2014 12 years ago launch

    GPS II F-7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GPS II F-7

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 401 launched on the GPS II F-7 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)

14. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Optsat-3000/Venmus — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Optsat-3000/Venmus

    • Space transportation

    Vega (1) launched on the Optsat-3000/Venmus flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-185 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-185

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-185 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)

16. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Owl for One, One for Owl — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Owl for One, One for Owl

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Owl for One, One for Owl flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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)