September 4 in Space History

12 events

1. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1303 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1303

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1303 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)

2. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1304 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1304

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1304 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)

3. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1405 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1405

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1405 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. (CC BY 4.0)

4. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1592 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1592

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1592 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)

5. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1593/1595 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1593/1595

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-1593/1595 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1680 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1680

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1680 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)

7. 1996 30 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2333 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2333

   • Space transportation

   Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-2333 flight from GIK-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)

8. 1999 27 years ago launch

   Koreasat 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Koreasat 3

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 42P (42P-3) launched on the Koreasat 3 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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. 2010 16 years ago launch

   Zhongxing 6A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zhongxing 6A

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Zhongxing 6A 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)

10. 2014 12 years ago launch

    CX-1-04/LQ — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CX-1-04/LQ

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the CX-1-04/LQ 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)

11. 2020 6 years ago launch

    CSSHQ — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CSSHQ

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2F (T) launched on the CSSHQ flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-105 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-105

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-105 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)