October 19 in Space History

15 events

1. 1899 127 years ago rocketry history

   Goddard’s spaceflight ambition takes shape

   Robert Goddard later associated a childhood experience in a cherry tree with his interest in spaceflight.

   • NASA Goddard — Historical astronomy timeline (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

2. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Kosmos-93 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-93

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-93 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. 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)

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-248 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-248

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2A launched on the Kosmos-248 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/19. 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-453 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-453

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-453 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Molniya-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-2

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-2 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. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1417 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1417

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1417 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. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Intelsat 507 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat 507

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 1 launched on the Intelsat 507 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA1. 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. 1995 31 years ago launch

   Astra 1E — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Astra 1E

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 42L (42L-3) launched on the Astra 1E 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)

9. 1999 27 years ago launch

   Orion 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Orion 2

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44LP (44LP-3) launched on the Orion 2 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)

10. 2004 22 years ago launch

    FY-2C — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FY-2C

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3A launched on the FY-2C 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. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 2011 15 years ago launch

    ViaSat-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ViaSat-1

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the ViaSat-1 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)

12. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Soyuz MS-02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz MS-02

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz MS-02 flight from GIK-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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-315 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-315

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-315 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. 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. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-316 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-316

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-316 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)

15. 2026 agreement

    Uzbekistan signs the Artemis Accords

    Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: International agreement

    • International cooperation
    • Space policy

    International: Artemis Accords

    Uzbekistan signs the Artemis Accords.

    • NASA: Artemis Accords (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: Artemis Accords. Original source retains its rights.