Space history on September 19

23 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-178 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-178

   • Space transportation

   R-36O 8K69 launched on the Kosmos-178 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC161/35. 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.

2. 1967 59 years ago launch

   KH-8 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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. 1968 58 years ago launch failure

   Intelsat III F-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat III F-1

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta M launched on the Intelsat III F-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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.

4. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-520 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-520

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-520 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.

5. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-677/684 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-677/684

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-677/684 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.

6. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1032 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1032

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1032 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.

7. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1210 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1210

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1210 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.

8. 1981 45 years ago launch

   SJ-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SJ-2

   • Space transportation

   Feng Bao 1 launched on the SJ-2 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. 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. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1682 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1682

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1682 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. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1683 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1683

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1683 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.

11. 1991 35 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2156 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2156

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2156 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.

12. 1996 30 years ago space policy

    NSTC-8: National space policy

    Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: Space policy or directive

    • Space policy

    National: NSTC-8

    NSTC-8: National space policy.

    • NASA: Key Documents in the History of Space Policy (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: Key Documents in the History of Space Policy. Original source retains its rights.

13. 2007 19 years ago launch

    CBERS-2B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CBERS-2B

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the CBERS-2B 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.

14. 2008 18 years ago launch

    Nimiq 4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Nimiq 4

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the Nimiq 4 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.

15. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Cluster — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Cluster

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6 launched on the Cluster flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC16. 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.

16. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Beidou DW37/38 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW37/38

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW37/38 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.

17. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Zhuhai-1 03 zu — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhuhai-1 03 zu

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 11 launched on the Zhuhai-1 03 zu flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/95. 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Starlink-63 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-63

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-63 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.

19. 2023 3 years ago launch failure

    We Will Never Desert You — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: We Will Never Desert You

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the We Will Never Desert You flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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.

20. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Beidou DW 59/60 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW 59/60

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW 59/60 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.

21. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-306 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-306

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-306 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.

22. 2026 launch

    Owl by the Dozen — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Owl by the Dozen

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Owl by the Dozen flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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.

23. 2026 launch

    Hongtu 2-13/16 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Hongtu 2-13/16

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Hongtu 2-13/16 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.