Space history on October 30

21 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-188 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-188

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-188 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.

2. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-189 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-189

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-189 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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.

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-250 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-250

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-250 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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.

4. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-375 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-375

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-375 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. 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. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-376 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-376

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-376 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.

6. 1973 53 years ago launch

   NNS O-20 (N-15) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NNS O-20 (N-15)

   • Space transportation

   Scout A-1 launched on the NNS O-20 (N-15) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Interkosmos-10 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Interkosmos-10

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-10 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Prognoz-7 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Prognoz-7

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (SOL) launched on the Prognoz-7 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.

9. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1218 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1218

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1218 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.

10. 1980 46 years ago agreement

    ESA Convention enters into force

    Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: Treaty entered into force

    International: Convention for the Establishment of a European Space Agency

    The ESA Convention formally entered into force after France deposited its ratification.

    • ESA — 30 May history (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to ESA.

11. 1981 45 years ago launch

    Venera-13 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Venera-13

    • Space transportation

    Venera 13 was part of the Soviet Venera program meant to explore Venus.

    • 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.
    • Wikipedia — Venera 13 (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/Venera_13
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Venera 13 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Venera 13 (opens in a new tab)

12. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Spacelab D-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Spacelab D-1

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Spacelab D-1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. 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. 1992 34 years ago launch

    Ekran — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ekran

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Ekran 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.

14. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Maqsat — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Maqsat

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5G launched on the Maqsat flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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.

15. 2000 26 years ago launch

    Beidou — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Beidou 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.

16. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Progress M-13M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-13M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-13M 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.

17. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Meridian No. 17L — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meridian No. 17L

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 17L 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.

18. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Koreasat-5A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Koreasat-5A

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT4) launched on the Koreasat-5A flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. 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.

19. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-120 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-120

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-120 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.

20. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-202 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-202

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-202 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.

21. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-203 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-203

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-203 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.