September 22 in Space History

17 events

1. 1965 61 years ago launch

   CORONA 100/1024 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 100/1024

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 100/1024 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC1-1. 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. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-179 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-179

   • Space transportation

   R-36O 8K69 launched on the Kosmos-179 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)

3. 1969 57 years ago launch

   CORONA 135/1052 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 135/1052

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the CORONA 135/1052 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. 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-364 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-364

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-364 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. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-856 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-856

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-856 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)

6. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Prognoz-6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Prognoz-6

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (SOL) launched on the Prognoz-6 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)

7. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1409 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1409

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1409 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)

8. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Galaxy 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Galaxy 2

   • Space transportation

   Delta 3920/PAM launched on the Galaxy 2 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. (CC BY 4.0)

9. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1973 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1973

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-1973 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)

10. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2045 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2045

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2045 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. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 1992 34 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2210 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2210

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2210 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)

12. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Yaogan 11 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 11

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Yaogan 11 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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. 2015 11 years ago

    Binti — first publication

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Science fiction publication

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Binti (Novella) by Nnedi Okorafor · Role: Science fiction writer

    Binti — first publication (2015-09-22).

    • Macmillan: Binti, ISBN 9780765385253 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Macmillan: Binti, ISBN 9780765385253. Original source retains its rights.

14. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2522 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2522

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2522 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

15. 2018 8 years ago launch

    HTV-7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: HTV-7

    • Space transportation

    H-IIB launched on the HTV-7 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y2. 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. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Beidou DW47/48 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW47/48

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW47/48 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. (CC BY 4.0)

17. 2025 1 year ago launch

    NROL-48 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NROL-48

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-48 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)