September 30 in Space History
18 events
AFP-206 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: AFP-206
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. 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)
POPPY 6/NRL Comp 7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: POPPY 6/NRL Comp 7
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the POPPY 6/NRL Comp 7 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1W. 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-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-2
Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-2 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-773 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-773
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-773 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-957 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-957
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-957 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)
Intelsat 4A F-5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Intelsat 4A F-5
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4A F-5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. 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)
Kosmos-1312 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1312
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1312 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-1411 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1411
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1411 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)
Kosmos-1501 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1501
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1501 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-1687 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1687
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1687 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)
Kosmos-1782 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1782
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1782 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)
Raduga — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Raduga
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Raduga 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)
SRL-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SRL-2
Space Shuttle launched on the SRL-2 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)
Soyuz TMA-16 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TMA-16
Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-16 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)
Kosmos-2469 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2469
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2469 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)
Sky Muster/ARSAT-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Sky Muster/ARSAT-2
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Sky Muster/ARSAT-2 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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)
Rosetta mission ends on its comet
Rosetta’s controlled descent to comet 67P ended the mission.
- ESA Archives — Rosetta (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Starlink-112 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-112
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-112 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)