Space history on October 11

19 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-181 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-181

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-181 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.

2. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-247 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-247

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-247 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Apollo 7 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Apollo 7

   • Space transportation

   Saturn IB launched on the Apollo 7 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC34. 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.

4. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Soyuz-6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-6

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz-6 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.

5. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-524 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-524

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-524 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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.

6. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-687 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-687

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-687 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.

7. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-958 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-958

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-958 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. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1140 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1140

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1140 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.

9. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1605 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1605

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1605 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.

10. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1975 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1975

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1975 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.

11. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Progress M-20 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-20

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Progress M-20 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.

12. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Okean — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Okean

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Okean flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, pad LC32/2. 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.

13. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Luch-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Luch-1

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Luch-1 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.

14. 2000 26 years ago launch

    ISS 3A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ISS 3A

    • Space transportation
    • Space stations

    Station: International Space Station

    Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 3A 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.

15. 2007 19 years ago launch

    USA 195 (WGS SV-1) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 195 (WGS SV-1)

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 421 launched on the USA 195 (WGS SV-1) 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.

16. 2017 9 years ago launch

    SES-11 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SES-11

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3/4) launched on the SES-11 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.

17. 2018 8 years ago launch failure

    Soyuz MS-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz MS-10

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz MS-10 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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.

18. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Gao Fen 13 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gao Fen 13

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Gao Fen 13 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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.

19. 2026 mission operations

    Perseverance exceeds Opportunity’s driving distance

    Perseverance passed Opportunity’s off-Earth driving record, reaching 45.22 kilometers on Mars.

    • NASA — Mars Exploration Rovers (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.