September 24 in Space History
22 events
Kosmos-46 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-46
Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-46 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)
Kosmos-301 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-301
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-301 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)
Kosmos-440 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-440
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-440 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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)
Kosmos-770 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-770
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-770 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)
Kosmos-857 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-857
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-857 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-956 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-956
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-956 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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)
Interkosmos-17 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Interkosmos-17
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-17 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)
SBS 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SBS 2
Delta 3910/PAM launched on the SBS 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)
Kosmos-1410 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1410
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1410 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)
Kosmos-1684 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1684
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1684 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)
Telstar 402R — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Telstar 402R
Ariane 42L (42L-3) launched on the Telstar 402R flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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)
Molniya-1T — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1T
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1T 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)
Kosmos-2410 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2410
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2410 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)
Mars Orbiter Mission reaches Mars
Category: Mission Operations and Milestones, type: Orbit insertion
Mission: Mars Orbiter Mission
India's Mars Orbiter Mission entered orbit around Mars on its first attempt.
- ISRO — Mars Orbiter Mission anniversary (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to ISRO.
USA 278 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 278
Atlas V 541 (C) launched on the USA 278 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. 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)
HTV-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: HTV-8
H-IIB launched on the HTV-8 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)
USA 338 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 338
Delta 4H (B) launched on the USA 338 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC6. 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)
Starlink-64 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-64
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-64 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)
Starlink-110 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-110
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-110 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)
OSIRIS-REx sample capsule lands
Category: Returns and Mission Endings, type: Sample return
Mission: OSIRIS-REx
The Bennu sample capsule landed in Utah for recovery and scientific study.
- NASA — OSIRIS-REx sample return (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
IMAP — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: IMAP
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the IMAP 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)
Yaogan 40-04 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 40-04
Chang Zheng 6A launched on the Yaogan 40-04 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. 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)