October 9 in Space History

18 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   CORONA 53/9046A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 53/9046A

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the CORONA 53/9046A flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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)

2. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-370 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-370

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-370 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)

3. 1975 51 years ago launch

   KH-8A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8A

   • Space transportation

   Titan 24B launched on the KH-8A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Soyuz-25 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-25

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-25 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)

5. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1314 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1314

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1314 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. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Raduga — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Raduga

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Raduga flight from NIIP-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)

7. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1690/1695 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1690/1695

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1690/1695 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)

8. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1889 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1889

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1889 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)

9. 1991 35 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2163 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2163

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Kosmos-2163 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)

10. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Foton No. 11 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Foton No. 11

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Foton No. 11 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

11. 2009 17 years ago impact

    LCROSS: lunar impact

    Moon impact.

    • NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

12. 2017 9 years ago launch

    VRSS-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: VRSS-2

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the VRSS-2 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Iridium-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Iridium-3

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT4) launched on the Iridium-3 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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)

14. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Michibiki 4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Michibiki 4

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the Michibiki 4 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)

15. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Yaogan 32 01 zu — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 32 01 zu

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1S launched on the Yaogan 32 01 zu flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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. 2019 7 years ago launch

    MEV-1/Eutelsat-5WB — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: MEV-1/Eutelsat-5WB

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (IV) launched on the MEV-1/Eutelsat-5WB 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)

17. 2023 3 years ago launch

    THEOS-2/TRITON — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: THEOS-2/TRITON

    • Space transportation

    Vega (1) launched on the THEOS-2/TRITON flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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 launch

    Starlink-114 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-114

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-114 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)