September 26 in Space History

26 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-180 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-180

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-180 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)

2. 1968 58 years ago launch

   OV2-5/LES 6 — launch

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

   Mission: OV2-5/LES 6

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIC launched on the OV2-5/LES 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. 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. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-686 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-686

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-686 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)

4. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Intelsat 4A F-1 — launch

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

   Mission: Intelsat 4A F-1

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1212 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1212

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1212 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)

6. 1983 43 years ago launch failure

   Soyuz T — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Soyuz T

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz T flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1685 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1685

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1685 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. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Anik E1 — launch

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

   Mission: Anik E1

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44P (44P) launched on the Anik E1 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)

9. 1993 33 years ago launch

   SPOT 3/ASAP 4/Stella — launch

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

   Mission: SPOT 3/ASAP 4/Stella

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 40 (40) launched on the SPOT 3/ASAP 4/Stella 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)

10. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Resurs-F2 — launch

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

    Mission: Resurs-F2

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Resurs-F2 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)

11. 1996 30 years ago launch

    Ekspress 12 — launch

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

    Mission: Ekspress 12

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM-2M) launched on the Ekspress 12 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)

12. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Shuttle/Mir-7 — launch

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

    Mission: Shuttle/Mir-7

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Shuttle/Mir-7 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)

13. 1999 27 years ago launch

    LMI-1 — launch

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

    Mission: LMI-1

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the LMI-1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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. 2002 24 years ago launch

    Nadezhda-M — launch

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

    Mission: Nadezhda-M

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Nadezhda-M flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

15. 2005 21 years ago launch

    USA 183 (GPS IIRM-1) — launch

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

    Mission: USA 183 (GPS IIRM-1)

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 183 (GPS IIRM-1) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17A. 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. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Scatsat-1 — launch

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

    Mission: Scatsat-1

    • Space transportation

    PSLV (C) launched on the Scatsat-1 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. 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. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2541 — launch

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

    Mission: Kosmos-2541

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2541 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)

18. 2022 4 years ago launch

    YG-36 01 — launch

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

    Mission: YG-36 01

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-36 01 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)

19. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Shiyan 16AB/17 — launch

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

    Mission: Shiyan 16AB/17

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6 launched on the Shiyan 16AB/17 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. (CC BY 4.0)

20. 2022 4 years ago impact

    DART impacts Dimorphos

    NASA's DART spacecraft intentionally struck Dimorphos to test asteroid deflection.

    • NASA — DART mission (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.

21. 2023 3 years ago launch

    YG-33 04 — launch

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

    Mission: YG-33 04

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the YG-33 04 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. (CC BY 4.0)

22. 2024 2 years ago launch

    IGS R-8 — launch

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

    Mission: IGS R-8

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the IGS R-8 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. 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)

23. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-309 — launch

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

    Mission: Starlink-309

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-309 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)

24. 2025 1 year ago launch

    FY3-08 — launch

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

    Mission: FY3-08

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the FY3-08 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. (CC BY 4.0)

25. 2026 launch

    Owlright,Owlright,Owlr. — launch

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

    Mission: Owlright,Owlright,Owlr.

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Owlright,Owlright,Owlr. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

26. 2026 launch

    USSF-385 — launch

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

    Mission: USSF-385

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the USSF-385 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)