October 24 in Space History

22 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   2MV-4 No. 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: 2MV-4 No. 1

   • Space transportation

   Mars 2MV-4 No.1 also known as Sputnik 22 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was launched in 1962 as part of the Mars programme, and was intended to make a flyby of Mars, and transmit images of the…

   • 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 — Sputnik 22 (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/Sputnik_22 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Sputnik 22 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Sputnik 22 (opens in a new tab)

2. 1963 63 years ago launch failure

   DS-A1 No. 4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: DS-A1 No. 4

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-A1 No. 4 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. 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)

3. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Kosmos-49 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-49

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-49 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-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)

4. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-184 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-184

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-184 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. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-306 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-306

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-306 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)

6. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-307 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-307

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-307 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. 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)

7. 1969 57 years ago launch

   KH-8A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8A

   • Space transportation

   Titan 23B 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)

8. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 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)

9. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Nimbus 7 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Nimbus 7

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2910 launched on the Nimbus 7 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)

10. 1978 48 years ago launch

    Interkosmos-18 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Interkosmos-18

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-18 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)

11. 1980 46 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1217 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1217

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1217 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)

12. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Meteor-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meteor-3

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-3 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)

13. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Meteor-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meteor-3

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-3 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)

14. 1996 30 years ago launch

    Molniya-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Molniya-3

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Molniya-3 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)

15. 1998 28 years ago launch

    Deep Space 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Deep Space 1

    • Space transportation

    Deep Space 1 (DS1) was a NASA technology demonstration spacecraft which flew by an asteroid and a comet.

    • 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 — Deep Space 1 (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/Deep_Space_1 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Deep Space 1 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Deep Space 1 (opens in a new tab)

16. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Chang'e-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Chang'e-1

    • Space transportation

    Chang'e 1 was an uncrewed Chinese lunar-orbiting spacecraft, part of the first phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.

    • 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 — Chang’e 1 (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/Chang%27e_1 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Chang’e 1 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Chang’e 1 (opens in a new tab)

17. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Haiyang 2B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Haiyang 2B

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Haiyang 2B 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)

18. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Starlink-15 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-15

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-15 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)

19. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Shi Jian 21 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shi Jian 21

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Shi Jian 21 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)

20. 2021 5 years ago launch

    SES-17/Syracuse 4A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SES-17/Syracuse 4A

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA+ launched on the SES-17/Syracuse 4A 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)

21. 2024 2 years ago launch

    NROL-167 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NROL-167

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-167 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)

22. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Spainsat NG-II — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Spainsat NG-II

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Spainsat NG-II 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)