Space history on August 7
17 events
CORONA 119/1043 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 119/1043
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.
CORONA 127/1104 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 127/1104
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.
Zond-7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Zond-7
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.
- 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
- 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)
Interkosmos-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Interkosmos-3
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.
Kosmos-355 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-355
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.
OV1-20/21 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: OV1-20/21
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.
Kosmos-671 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-671
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.
Viking 2 enters Mars orbit
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: 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.
Progress-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress-3
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.
IK Bulgaria-1300 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: IK Bulgaria-1300
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.
Kosmos-1588 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1588
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.
Kosmos-1672 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1672
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.
CRISTA/MFD/IEH — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CRISTA/MFD/IEH
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.
Merah Putih — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Merah Putih
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.
Starlink-10 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-10
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.
Starlink-98 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-98
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.
Kosmos-2569 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2569
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.