October 21 in Space History

16 events

1. 1961 65 years ago launch

   Midas 4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Midas 4

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 4 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. 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)

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-304 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-304

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-304 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)

3. 1971 55 years ago launch

   ITOS B — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ITOS B

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta N6 launched on the ITOS B flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

4. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-861 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-861

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-861 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-959 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-959

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-959 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)

6. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1418 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1418

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1418 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/1. 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

   Kosmos-1505 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1505

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1505 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. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 1985 41 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. 1992 34 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2217 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2217

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M-PVB (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2217 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. (CC BY 4.0)

10. 1998 28 years ago launch

    ARD/Maqsat-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ARD/Maqsat-3

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5G launched on the ARD/Maqsat-3 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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. 2000 26 years ago launch

    GE-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GE-6

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the GE-6 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. (CC BY 4.0)

12. 2003 23 years ago launch

    CBERS-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CBERS-2

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the CBERS-2 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. 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. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Galileo IOV-1/2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Galileo IOV-1/2

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-ST-B (Fregat) launched on the Galileo IOV-1/2 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELS. 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. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Ekspress AM-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ekspress AM-6

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Ekspress AM-6 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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)

15. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2561/2562 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2561/2562

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1V (Volga) launched on the Kosmos-2561/2562 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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. (CC BY 4.0)

16. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-117 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-117

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-117 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)