August 9 in Space History

15 events

1. 1966 60 years ago launch

   CORONA 111/1036 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 111/1036

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the CORONA 111/1036 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1W. 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. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-172 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-172

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-172 flight from NIIP-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)

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-235 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-235

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-235 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)

4. 1969 57 years ago launch

   OSO 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OSO 6

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta N launched on the OSO 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Mars-7 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Mars-7

   • Space transportation

   Mars 7, also known as 3MP No.51P was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1973 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. (CC BY 4.0)
   • Wikipedia — Mars 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/Mars_7 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Mars 7 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Mars 7 (opens in a new tab)

6. 1975 51 years ago launch

   COS-B — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: COS-B

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2913 launched on the COS-B 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. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Luna-24 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Luna-24

   • Space transportation

   Luna 24 was a robotic probe of the Soviet Union's Luna programme.

   • 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 — Luna 24 (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/Luna_24 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Luna 24 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Luna 24 (opens in a new tab)

8. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1488 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1488

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1488 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)

9. 1990 36 years ago launch failure

   Ekran-M No. 14L — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Ekran-M No. 14L

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Ekran-M No. 14L flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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)

10. 1992 34 years ago launch

    FSW-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FSW-2

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D (a) launched on the FSW-2 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. 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. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Molniya-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Molniya-3

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 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)

12. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Yaogan 10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 10

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Yaogan 10 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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Yaogan 20 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 20

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Yaogan 20 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)

14. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Gaofen 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gaofen 3

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Gaofen 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. (CC BY 4.0)

15. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Khayyam — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Khayyam

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Khayyam 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)