September 17 in Space History

19 events

1. 1961 65 years ago launch

   Discoverer 31 — launch

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

   Mission: Discoverer 31

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 31 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. 1962 64 years ago launch

   CORONA 51/9043 — launch

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

   Mission: CORONA 51/9043

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the CORONA 51/9043 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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)

3. 1966 60 years ago launch

   OGCh No. 05L — launch

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

   Mission: OGCh No. 05L

   • Space transportation

   R-36O 8K69 launched on the OGCh No. 05L flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC162/36. 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. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-363 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-363

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-363 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)

5. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-761/768 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-761/768

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-761/768 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)

6. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1499 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1499

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1499 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)

7. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Soyuz T-14 — launch

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

   Mission: Soyuz T-14

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Soyuz T-14 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)

8. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1781 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1781

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1781 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)

9. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1886 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1886

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1886 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. 1991 35 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 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. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2264 — launch

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

    Mission: Kosmos-2264

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2264 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. 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. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Meteor-M No. 1 — launch

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

    Mission: Meteor-M No. 1

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Meteor-M No. 1 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)

13. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Nimiq 5 — launch

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

    Mission: Nimiq 5

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Nimiq 5 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)

14. 2014 12 years ago launch

    CLIO — launch

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

    Mission: CLIO

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 401 launched on the CLIO flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    YG-39 02 — launch

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

    Mission: YG-39 02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-39 02 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)

16. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2577/2578 — launch

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

    Mission: Kosmos-2577/2578

    • Space transportation

    Angara-1.2 launched on the Kosmos-2577/2578 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC35/1. 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)

17. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Galileo FM26/FM32 — launch

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

    Mission: Galileo FM26/FM32

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Galileo FM26/FM32 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)

18. 2026 launch

    USSF-259 — launch

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

    Mission: USSF-259

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the USSF-259 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)

19. 2026 launch

    Kosmos-2620 — launch

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

    Mission: Kosmos-2620

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2620 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)