Space history on October 27

15 events

1. 1961 65 years ago launch failure

   DS-1 No. 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: DS-1 No. 1

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-1 No. 1 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.

2. 1962 64 years ago launch

   Explorer 15 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 15

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta A launched on the Explorer 15 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.

3. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-185 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-185

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2A launched on the Kosmos-185 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.

4. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-186 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-186

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-186 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-603 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-603

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-603 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.

6. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1788 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1788

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1788 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.

7. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1978 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1978

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1978 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.

8. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Intelsat 602 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat 602

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44L (44L) launched on the Intelsat 602 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.

9. 1992 34 years ago launch

   Progress M-15 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress M-15

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Progress M-15 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.

10. 1999 27 years ago launch failure

    Ekspress A No. 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ekspress A No. 1

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Ekspress A No. 1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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.

11. 2002 24 years ago launch

    ZY-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ZY-2

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the ZY-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.

12. 2005 21 years ago launch

    Topsat/DMC-3/Mozh. — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Topsat/DMC-3/Mozh.

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Topsat/DMC-3/Mozh. flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.

13. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Progress M-08M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-08M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-08M 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.

14. 2014 12 years ago launch

    SJ-11-08 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SJ-11-08

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the SJ-11-08 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.

15. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2570/Kosmos-2571 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2570/Kosmos-2571

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B launched on the Kosmos-2570/Kosmos-2571 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/3. 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.