August 7 in Space History

17 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   CORONA 119/1043 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 119/1043

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the CORONA 119/1043 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1E. 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   CORONA 127/1104 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 127/1104

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D (?) launched on the CORONA 127/1104 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)

3. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Zond-7 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zond-7

   • Space transportation

   The Zond 7 spacecraft, part of the Soviet Zond program, was launched towards the Moon on a Proton-K D rocket on August 7, 1969.

   • 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 — Zond 7 (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/Zond_7 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Zond 7 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Zond 7 (opens in a new tab)

4. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Interkosmos-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Interkosmos-3

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Interkosmos-3 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. 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. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-355 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-355

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-355 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)

6. 1971 55 years ago launch

   OV1-20/21 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OV1-20/21

   • Space transportation

   Atlas F launched on the OV1-20/21 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad BMRSA2. 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. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-671 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-671

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-671 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)

8. 1976 50 years ago orbital insertion

   Viking 2 enters Mars orbit

   Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Orbit insertion

   Mission: Viking 2

   Viking 2 reached Mars orbit before its lander descended the following month.

   • NASA NSSDCA — Viking (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

9. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Progress-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress-3

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-3 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)

10. 1981 45 years ago launch

    IK Bulgaria-1300 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IK Bulgaria-1300

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92M launched on the IK Bulgaria-1300 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)

11. 1984 42 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1588 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1588

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1588 flight from NIIP-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)

12. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1672 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1672

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1672 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)

13. 1997 29 years ago launch

    CRISTA/MFD/IEH — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CRISTA/MFD/IEH

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the CRISTA/MFD/IEH 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. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Merah Putih — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Merah Putih

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Merah Putih 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)

15. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Starlink-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-10

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-10 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-98 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-98

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-98 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2569 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2569

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2569 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)