October 6 in Space History

18 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Kosmos-47 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-47

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-47 flight from NIIP-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)

2. 1964 62 years ago launch

   NNS O-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NNS O-1

   • Space transportation

   Thor Ablestar (2) launched on the NNS O-1 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-2. 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)

3. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Meteor — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor 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)

4. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-597 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-597

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-597 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)

5. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Explorer 54 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 54

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2910 launched on the Explorer 54 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1042 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1042

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1042 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)

7. 1981 45 years ago launch

   SME — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SME

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2310 launched on the SME flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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. 1986 40 years ago launch

   FSW — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: FSW

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 2C launched on the FSW flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. 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. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1784 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1784

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1784 flight from NIIP-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)

10. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Ulysses — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ulysses

    • Space transportation

    Ulysses was a robotic space probe whose primary mission was to orbit the Sun and study it at all latitudes.

    • 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)
    • Wikipedia — Ulysses (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(spacecraft) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Ulysses (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Ulysses (opens in a new tab)

11. 1992 34 years ago launch

    FSW-1/Freja — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FSW-1/Freja

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the FSW-1/Freja flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. 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. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2321 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2321

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2321 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. Partial launch success/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)

13. 2000 26 years ago launch

    N-SAT-110 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: N-SAT-110

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 42L (42L-3) launched on the N-SAT-110 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)

14. 2001 25 years ago launch

    Raduga-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Raduga-1

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Raduga-1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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. 2010 16 years ago launch

    SJ-6-4A/B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SJ-6-4A/B

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the SJ-6-4A/B 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. (CC BY 4.0)

16. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Starlink-13 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-13

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-13 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)

17. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Kuiper Protoflight — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kuiper Protoflight

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 501 launched on the Kuiper Protoflight 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)

18. 2023 3 years ago

    Galactic 04 — private and commercial crew participation

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

    Mission: Galactic 04 · Programme: Virgin Galactic

    • Human spaceflight
    • Commercial human spaceflight
    • Space tourism

    Role: Commercial astronaut, Space tourist

    6 participants; see description and linked people.

    • Virgin Galactic (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Virgin Galactic. Original source retains its rights.
    • Virgin Galactic: flight dates and crew fact sheet (opens in a new tab)