October 2 in Space History

11 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   Explorer 14 — launch

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

   Mission: Explorer 14

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta A launched on the Explorer 14 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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. 1966 60 years ago launch

   ESSA 3 — launch

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

   Mission: ESSA 3

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E launched on the ESSA 3 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-244 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-244

   • Space transportation

   R-36O 8K69 launched on the Kosmos-244 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. (CC BY 4.0)

4. 1972 54 years ago launch

   P72-1 — launch

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

   Mission: P72-1

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Burner 2 launched on the P72-1 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad BMRSA1. 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-588/595 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-588/595

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-588/595 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. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1412 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1412

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1412 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. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1688 — launch

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

   Mission: Kosmos-1688

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1688 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/1. 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)

8. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Soyuz TM-13 — launch

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

   Mission: Soyuz TM-13

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Soyuz TM-13 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)

9. 2011 15 years ago launch

   Glonass-M42 — launch

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

   Mission: Glonass-M42

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Glonass-M42 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)

10. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Morelos 3 — launch

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

    Mission: Morelos 3

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 421 (C) launched on the Morelos 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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. 2026 launch

    USA 708 — launch

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

    Mission: USA 708

    • Space transportation

    Falcon Heavy launched on the USA 708 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)