August 28 in Space History

21 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Nimbus 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Nimbus 1

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2 Agena B launched on the Nimbus 1 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. 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)

2. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Kosmos-44 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-44

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-44 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)

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-238 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-238

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-238 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-582 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-582

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-582 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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)

5. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-852 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-852

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-852 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)

6. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1124 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1124

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1124 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)

7. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1125 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1125

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1125 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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)

8. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1302 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1302

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1302 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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)

9. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1774 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1774

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1774 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)

10. 1987 39 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1873 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1873

    • Space transportation

    Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-1873 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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)

11. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2037 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2037

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2037 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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)

12. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2097 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2097

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M-PVB (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2097 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. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2098 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2098

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2098 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)

14. 1997 29 years ago launch

    PAS 5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: PAS 5

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the PAS 5 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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. 2000 26 years ago launch

    Raduga-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Raduga-1

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Raduga-1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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. 2002 24 years ago launch

    Atl. Bird 1/MSG 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Atl. Bird 1/MSG 1

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5G launched on the Atl. Bird 1/MSG 1 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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. 2013 13 years ago launch

    USA 245 [IC] — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 245 [IC]

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4H launched on the USA 245 [IC] flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC6. 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

    Inmarsat 5F3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Inmarsat 5F3

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Inmarsat 5F3 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Starlink-59 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-59

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-59 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)

20. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-190 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-190

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-190 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-297 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-297

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-297 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)