August 19 in Space History

27 events

1. 1921 105 years ago

   Gene Roddenberry: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Filmmaker, Science fiction writer

   Gene Roddenberry: birth.

   • The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Gene Roddenberry (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Gene Roddenberry. Original source retains its rights.

2. 1960 66 years ago launch

   Korabl'-Sputnik-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Korabl'-Sputnik-2

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8K72 launched on the Korabl'-Sputnik-2 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. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Syncom 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Syncom 3

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta D launched on the Syncom 3 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)

4. 1966 60 years ago launch

   FTV 1352 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: FTV 1352

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the FTV 1352 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. 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. 1967 59 years ago

   Hugo Gernsback: death

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction editor, Science fiction writer

   Hugo Gernsback: death.

   • The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Hugo Gernsback (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Hugo Gernsback. Original source retains its rights.

6. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-294 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-294

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-294 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)

7. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Skynet 1B — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Skynet 1B

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta M launched on the Skynet 1B 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)

8. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-357 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-357

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-357 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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)

9. 1971 55 years ago launch failure

   Zenit-2M — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zenit-2M

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Zenit-2M flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. 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. 1982 44 years ago launch

    Soyuz T-7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz T-7

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz T-7 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)

11. 1983 43 years ago launch

    FSW — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FSW

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the FSW 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)

12. 1987 39 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1872 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1872

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1872 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. 1992 34 years ago launch

    Resurs-F — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Resurs-F

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Resurs-F 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)

14. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Agila 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Agila 2

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Agila 2 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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. 1998 28 years ago launch

    Iridium 78/76 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Iridium 78/76

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD launched on the Iridium 78/76 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. 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. 2003 23 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2400/2401 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2400/2401

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2400/2401 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

17. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Gaofen 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gaofen 2

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Gaofen 2 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)

18. 2015 11 years ago launch

    HTV-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: HTV-5

    • Space transportation

    H-IIB launched on the HTV-5 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y2. 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)

19. 2016 10 years ago launch

    AFSPC-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: AFSPC-6

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4M+(4,2) (A) launched on the AFSPC-6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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)

20. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Michibiki 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Michibiki 3

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 204 (2) launched on the Michibiki 3 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. 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)

21. 2018 8 years ago

    The Stone Sky — 2018 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Stone Sky (Novel) by N.K. Jemisin · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Stone Sky — 2018 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2018-08-19).

    • The Hugo Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Hugo Awards. Original source retains its rights.

22. 2018 8 years ago

    All Systems Red — Hugo Award, Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    All Systems Red (Novella) by Martha Wells · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novella · Role: Science fiction writer

    All Systems Red — Hugo Award, Best Novella (2018-08-19).

    • The Hugo Awards: 2018 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Hugo Awards: 2018. Original source retains its rights.

23. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Zhongxing-18 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhongxing-18

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Zhongxing-18 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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)

24. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Look Ma No Hands — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Look Ma No Hands

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Look Ma No Hands flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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)

25. 2022 4 years ago launch

    YG-35 04 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: YG-35 04

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-35 04 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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)

26. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Starlink-58 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-58

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-58 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)

27. 2026 launch

    Starlink-418 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-418

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-418 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)