September 7 in Space History

14 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Biosatellite 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Biosatellite 2

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta G launched on the Biosatellite 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-436 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-436

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-436 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)

3. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1496 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1496

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1496 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)

4. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1596 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1596

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1596 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. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1875/1880 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1875/1880

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1875/1880 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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)

6. 1990 36 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 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)

7. 1993 33 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2262 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2262

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Kosmos-2262 flight from GIK-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)

8. 1995 31 years ago launch

   WSF/Spartan/IEH-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: WSF/Spartan/IEH-1

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the WSF/Spartan/IEH-1 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)

9. 2014 12 years ago launch

   Asiasat 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Asiasat 6

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (1.1) launched on the Asiasat 6 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)

10. 2017 9 years ago launch

    X-37B OTV FLT-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: X-37B OTV FLT-5

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT4) launched on the X-37B OTV FLT-5 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)

11. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Haiyang 1C — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Haiyang 1C

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Haiyang 1C 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)

12. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Gao Fen 11-02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gao Fen 11-02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Gao Fen 11-02 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)

13. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Gao Fen 5-02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gao Fen 5-02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Gao Fen 5-02 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)

14. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Eutelsat Konnect VHTS — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Eutelsat Konnect VHTS

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA+ launched on the Eutelsat Konnect VHTS 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)