September 6 in Space History

23 events

1. 1953 73 years ago

   The Demolished Man — 1953 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Demolished Man (Novel) by Alfred Bester · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Demolished Man — 1953 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1953-09-06).

   • The Hugo Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Hugo Awards. Original source retains its rights.
   • File 770: historical 1953 Hugo ceremony study (opens in a new tab)

2. 1963 63 years ago launch

   AFP-206 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AFP-206

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC2-3. 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)

3. 1966 60 years ago

   Star Trek — series premiere

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Television series premiere

   • Science fiction
   • Film and television

   Star Trek (Television series) by Gene Roddenberry

   Star Trek — series premiere (1966-09-06).

   • StarTrek.com: Canadian connections (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on StarTrek.com: Canadian connections. Original source retains its rights.

4. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-584 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-584

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-584 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. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-949 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-949

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-949 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)

6. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1030 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1030

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1030 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. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1681 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1681

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1681 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)

8. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1967 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1967

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1967 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)

9. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Feng Yun 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Feng Yun 1

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 4 launched on the Feng Yun 1 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)

10. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Resurs-F — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Resurs-F

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Resurs-F 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)

11. 1996 30 years ago launch

    Inmarsat 3 F2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Inmarsat 3 F2

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 (DM1) launched on the Inmarsat 3 F2 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)

12. 1999 27 years ago launch

    Yamal-100 No. 1/2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yamal-100 No. 1/2

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM-2M) launched on the Yamal-100 No. 1/2 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)

13. 2000 26 years ago launch

    Eutelsat W1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Eutelsat W1

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44P (44P-3) launched on the Eutelsat W1 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)

14. 2002 24 years ago launch

    Intelsat 906 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat 906

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Intelsat 906 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)

15. 2008 18 years ago launch

    HJ-1A/HJ-1B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: HJ-1A/HJ-1B

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (SMA) launched on the HJ-1A/HJ-1B 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. 2008 18 years ago launch

    GeoEye-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GeoEye-1

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7420-10C launched on the GeoEye-1 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)

17. 2022 4 years ago launch

    YG-35 05 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: YG-35 05

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-35 05 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)

18. 2023 3 years ago launch

    YG-33 03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: YG-33 03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the YG-33 03 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    XRISM/SLIM — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: XRISM/SLIM

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the XRISM/SLIM 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)

20. 2024 2 years ago launch

    NROL-113 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NROL-113

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-113 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)

21. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Yaogan 40-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 40-03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6A launched on the Yaogan 40-03 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. 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. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-303 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-303

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-303 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)

23. 2026 launch

    Starlink-424 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-424

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-424 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)