August 27 in Space History

22 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   Mariner 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Mariner 2

   • Space transportation

   Mariner 2 (Mariner-Venus 1962), an American space probe to Venus, was the first robotic space probe to report successfully from a planetary encounter.

   • 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 — Mariner 2 (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/Mariner_2 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Mariner 2 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Mariner 2 (opens in a new tab)

2. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Kosmos-128 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-128

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-128 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-236 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-236

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65 launched on the Kosmos-236 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC41/15. 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-237 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-237

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-237 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)

5. 1969 57 years ago launch failure

   Pioneer E — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Pioneer E

   Thor Delta L launched on the Pioneer E flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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)

6. 1970 56 years ago launch

   NNS O-19 (N-14) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NNS O-19 (N-14)

   • Space transportation

   Scout A launched on the NNS O-19 (N-14) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-435 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-435

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-435 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)

8. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Symphonie 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Symphonie 2

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2914 launched on the Symphonie 2 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)

9. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-757 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-757

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-757 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)

10. 1976 50 years ago launch

    Kosmos-851 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-851

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-851 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)

11. 1977 49 years ago launch

    Kosmos-947 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-947

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-947 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)

12. 1981 45 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1301 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1301

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1301 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)

13. 1982 44 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 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)

14. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Leasat Rescue/PAM-D — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Leasat Rescue/PAM-D

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Leasat Rescue/PAM-D 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)

15. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1773 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1773

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1773 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)

16. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Optus B3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Optus B3

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2E launched on the Optus B3 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)

17. 1998 28 years ago launch failure

    Galaxy X — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests

    Mission: Galaxy X

    Delta 8930 launched on the Galaxy X flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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)

18. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Yaogan 27 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 27

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Yaogan 27 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)

19. 2015 11 years ago launch

    GSAT-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GSAT-6

    • Space transportation

    GSLV Mk II launched on the GSAT-6 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-103 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-103

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-103 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)

21. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-296 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-296

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-296 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)

22. 2026 launch

    MTG-I2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: MTG-I2

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 62 launched on the MTG-I2 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA4. 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)