November 2 in Space History

20 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   CORONA 88/1013 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 88/1013

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 88/1013 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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)

2. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Proton-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Proton-2

   • Space transportation

   UR-500 launched on the Proton-2 flight from NIIP-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. (CC BY 4.0)

3. 1966 60 years ago launch

   AFP-206 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AFP-206

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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)

4. 1966 60 years ago launch

   OGCh — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OGCh

   • Space transportation

   R-36O 8K69 launched on the OGCh flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC162/36. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1967 59 years ago launch

   CORONA 121/1044 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 121/1044

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the CORONA 121/1044 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1E. 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-454 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-454

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-454 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)

7. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-606 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-606

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-606 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)

8. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1144 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1144

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1144 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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. (CC BY 4.0)

9. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1419 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1419

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1419 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)

10. 1989 37 years ago space policy

    NSPD-1: National space policy directives and executive charter

    Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: Space policy or directive

    • Space policy

    National: NSPD-1

    NSPD-1: National space policy directives and executive charter.

    • NASA: Key Documents in the History of Space Policy (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: Key Documents in the History of Space Policy. Original source retains its rights.

11. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2266 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2266

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2266 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)

12. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2293 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2293

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2293 flight from GIK-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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 2000 26 years ago human spaceflight

    Expedition 1 boards the International Space Station

    Category: Human Spaceflight Activities › Type: Start of station occupation

    • Space stations

    Station: International Space Station

    The first resident crew began continuous human occupation of the ISS.

    • NASA — 60 moments in NASA history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

14. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Meridian No. 13 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meridian No. 13

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 13 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. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Luch-5B/Yamal-300K — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Luch-5B/Yamal-300K

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Luch-5B/Yamal-300K 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)

16. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Himawari 9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Himawari 9

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the Himawari 9 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)

17. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2563 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2563

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2563 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)

18. 2023 3 years ago

    Galactic 05 — private and commercial crew participation

    Category: Human Spaceflight Activities › Type: Private astronaut or space tourist flight

    Mission: Galactic 05 · Programme: Virgin Galactic

    • Human spaceflight
    • Commercial human spaceflight
    • Space tourism

    Role: Commercial astronaut, Space tourist

    6 participants; see description and linked people.

    • Virgin Galactic (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Virgin Galactic. Original source retains its rights.
    • Virgin Galactic: flight dates and crew fact sheet (opens in a new tab)

19. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Bandwagon-4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Bandwagon-4

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Bandwagon-4 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)

20. 2025 1 year ago launch

    CMS-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CMS-03

    • Space transportation

    LVM3 launched on the CMS-03 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. 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)