Space history on September 18

20 events

1. 1783 243 years ago

   Leonhard Euler: death

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

   • Mathematics

   Role: Mathematician

   Leonhard Euler: death.

   • MacTutor History of Mathematics: Leonhard Euler (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on MacTutor History of Mathematics: Leonhard Euler. Original source retains its rights.

2. 1962 64 years ago launch

   Tiros 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tiros 6

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta launched on the Tiros 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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.

3. 1964 62 years ago launch

   AS-107 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AS-107

   • Space transportation

   Saturn I (Blk2) launched on the AS-107 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC37B. 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.

4. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Kosmos-86/90 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-86/90

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 65S3 launched on the Kosmos-86/90 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC41/15. 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.

5. 1968 58 years ago launch

   CORONA 128/1048 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 128/1048

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D (?) launched on the CORONA 128/1048 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1E. 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.

6. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-299 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-299

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-299 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.

7. 1973 53 years ago launch failure

   JSSW — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: JSSW

   • Space transportation

   Feng Bao 1 launched on the JSSW flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. Launch failure.

   • 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.

8. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Meteor — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor 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.

9. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-954 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-954

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-954 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.

10. 1980 46 years ago launch

    Soyuz-38 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz-38

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-38 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.

11. 1981 45 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1308 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1308

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1308 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.

12. 1981 45 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1309 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1309

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1309 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.

13. 1982 44 years ago launch

    Progress-15 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress-15

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-15 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.

14. 2006 20 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-9

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-9 flight from GIK-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.

15. 2006 20 years ago

    Anousheh Ansari begins a private spaceflight

    Category: Human Spaceflight Activities › Type: Private astronaut or space tourist flight

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-9 · Programme: Orbital commercial

    • Human spaceflight
    • Commercial human spaceflight
    • Space tourism

    Role: Space tourist · Station: ISS

    1 participants; see description and linked people.

    • NASA: Space Station 20th — Space Flight Participants (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: Space Station 20th — Space Flight Participants. Original source retains its rights.

16. 2007 19 years ago launch

    WorldView-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: WorldView-1

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7920-10C launched on the WorldView-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.

17. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Zhongxing 1A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhongxing 1A

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G3) launched on the Zhongxing 1A 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.

18. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Beidou DW14/15 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW14/15

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G1) launched on the Beidou DW14/15 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.

19. 2013 13 years ago launch

    AEHF 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: AEHF 3

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 531 launched on the AEHF 3 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.

20. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-305 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-305

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-305 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.