Space history on November 1

14 events

1. 1961 65 years ago launch failure

   Mercury-Scout 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Mercury-Scout 1

   • Space transportation

   Blue Scout II launched on the Mercury-Scout 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC18B. 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

   Mars-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Mars-1

   • Space transportation

   Mars 1, also known as 1962 Beta Nu 1, Mars 2MV-4 and Sputnik 23, was an automatic interplanetary station launched in the direction of Mars on November 1, 1962, the first of the Soviet Mars probe program, with the intent…

   • 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 — Mars 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/Mars_1
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Mars 1 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Mars 1 (opens in a new tab)

3. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Polyot — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Polyot

   • Space transportation

   Polyot 11A59 launched on the Polyot 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.

4. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-252 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-252

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2A launched on the Kosmos-252 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. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-528/535 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-528/535

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-528/535 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.

6. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-692 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-692

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-692 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.

7. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-865 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-865

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-865 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.

8. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1046 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1046

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1046 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.

9. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Interkosmos-20 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Interkosmos-20

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-20 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.

10. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Astra 1D — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Astra 1D

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 42P (42P+) launched on the Astra 1D 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.

11. 2007 19 years ago launch

    SAR-Lupe 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SAR-Lupe 3

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the SAR-Lupe 3 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.

12. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Beidou DW41 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW41

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G3) launched on the Beidou DW41 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.

13. 2022 4 years ago launch

    USSF-44 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USSF-44

    • Space transportation

    Falcon Heavy launched on the USSF-44 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.

14. 2022 4 years ago assembly

    Mengtian: docks with Tianhe

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Station module addition

    • Space stations
    • Human spaceflight

    Station: Tiangong

    Mengtian: docks with Tianhe.

    • China Manned Space Agency (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on China Manned Space Agency. Original source retains its rights.