November 4 in Space History

21 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   2MV-3 No. 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: 2MV-3 No. 1

   • Space transportation

   Mars 2MV-3 No.1 also known as Sputnik 24 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was launched in 1962 as part of the Mars program, and was intended to land on the surface of Mars.

   • 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)
   • Wikipedia — Sputnik 24 (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/Sputnik_24 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Sputnik 24 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Sputnik 24 (opens in a new tab)

2. 1964 62 years ago launch

   OPS 3062 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OPS 3062

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the OPS 3062 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Kosmos-95 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-95

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-95 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. 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)

4. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-308 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-308

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-308 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-693 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-693

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511M launched on the Kosmos-693 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)

6. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-778 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-778

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-778 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)

7. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-779 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-779

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-779 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)

8. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1220 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1220

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1220 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. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Venera-14 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Venera-14

   • Space transportation

   Venera 14 (called Venus 14 in English) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of 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. (CC BY 4.0)
   • Wikipedia — Venera 14 (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_14 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Venera 14 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Venera 14 (opens in a new tab)

10. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1790 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1790

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1790 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. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Resurs-O1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Resurs-O1

    • Space transportation

    Zenit-2 launched on the Resurs-O1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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. 1998 28 years ago launch

    PAS 8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: PAS 8

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the PAS 8 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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 2006 20 years ago launch

    USA 191 (DMSP 17) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 191 (DMSP 17)

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4M launched on the USA 191 (DMSP 17) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC6. 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. 2010 16 years ago launch

    FY-3B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FY-3B

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the FY-3B flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2475/2477 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2475/2477

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the Kosmos-2475/2477 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. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Beidou DW49 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW49

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Beidou DW49 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Catch Me If You Can — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Catch Me If You Can

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Catch Me If You Can flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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 launch

    Starlink-121 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-121

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-121 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)

19. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Kirameki 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kirameki 3

    • Space transportation

    H3-22S launched on the Kirameki 3 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)

20. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Ionosfera-M No. 1/2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ionosfera-M No. 1/2

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Ionosfera-M No. 1/2 flight from Vostochniy, Svobodniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Rossiya, pad PU1S. 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

    Sentinel-1D — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Sentinel-1D

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 62 launched on the Sentinel-1D flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA4. 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)