October 26 in Space History

23 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   CORONA 54/STARAD — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 54/STARAD

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena D launched on the CORONA 54/STARAD flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-2. 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. 1966 60 years ago launch

   SM-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SM-3

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Centaur D launched on the SM-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Intelsat II F-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat II F-1

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E1 launched on the Intelsat II F-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Soyuz-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-3

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz-3 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Meteor — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor 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. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Explorer 50 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 50

   • Space transportation

   Delta 1604 launched on the Explorer 50 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Ekran — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Ekran

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-961 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-961

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-961 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)

9. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1045 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1045

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1045 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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. (CC BY 4.0)

10. 1979 47 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1143 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1143

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1143 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. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 1983 43 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1506 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1506

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1506 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)

12. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2265 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2265

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2265 flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, 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)

13. 2006 20 years ago launch

    STEREO A/B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: STEREO A/B

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7925-10L launched on the STEREO A/B flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17B. 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. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2431/2433 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2431/2433

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2431/2433 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Tianhui 1-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tianhui 1-03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Tianhui 1-03 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. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Yaogan 30 07 zu — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 30 07 zu

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Yaogan 30 07 zu flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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. 2021 5 years ago launch

    QZS-1R — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: QZS-1R

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the QZS-1R 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)

18. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Progress MS-21 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress MS-21

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-21 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)

19. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Shenzhou 17 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shenzhou 17

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 17 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. 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. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-201 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-201

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-201 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)

21. 2025 1 year ago launch

    HTV-X1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: HTV-X1

    • Space transportation

    H3-24W launched on the HTV-X1 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y2. 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

    Gao Fen 14-02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gao Fen 14-02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G5) launched on the Gao Fen 14-02 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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)

23. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-319 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-319

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-319 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)