Space history on October 4

11 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Explorer 21 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 21

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta C launched on the Explorer 21 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.

2. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-522 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-522

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-522 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.

3. 1976 50 years ago launch failure

   Fram — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Fram

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Fram flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. 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.

4. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1034/1041 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1034/1041

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1034/1041 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.

5. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1604 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1604

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1604 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.

6. 1990 36 years ago launch failure

   Tselina-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tselina-2

   • Space transportation

   Zenit-2 launched on the Tselina-2 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/2. 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.

7. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Foton — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Foton

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Foton 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.

8. 2004 22 years ago

   SpaceShipOne 17P — private and commercial crew participation

   Category: Human Spaceflight Activities › Type: Private astronaut or space tourist flight

   Mission: SpaceShipOne 17P · Programme: SpaceShipOne

   • Human spaceflight
   • Commercial human spaceflight

   Role: Commercial astronaut

   1 participants; see description and linked people.

   • Scaled Composites (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Scaled Composites. Original source retains its rights.

9. 2012 14 years ago launch

   GPS IIF SV-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: GPS IIF SV-3

   • Space transportation

   Delta 4M+(4,2) launched on the GPS IIF SV-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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.

10. 2019 7 years ago launch

    GaoFen 10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GaoFen 10

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the GaoFen 10 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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.

11. 2022 4 years ago launch

    SES-20/SES-21 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SES-20/SES-21

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 531 (G1) launched on the SES-20/SES-21 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.