Space history on November 5

16 events

1. 1961 65 years ago launch

   Discoverer 34 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Discoverer 34

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 34 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. 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.

2. 1962 64 years ago launch

   CORONA 55/9047 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 55/9047

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the CORONA 55/9047 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.

3. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Mariner 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Mariner 3

   • Space transportation

   Mariner 3 (Mariner C-2, together with Mariner 4 known as Mariner-Mars 1964) was one of two identical deep-space probes designed and built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for NASA's Mariner-Mars 1964 project that were intended to conduct close-up (flyby)…

   • 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 — Mariner 3 (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/Mariner_3
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Mariner 3 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Mariner 3 (opens in a new tab)

4. 1967 59 years ago launch

   ATS 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ATS 3

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the ATS 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC12. 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. 1974 52 years ago launch failure

   FSW — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: FSW

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 2 launched on the FSW flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. 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.

6. 1993 33 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2267 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2267

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2267 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.

7. 2008 18 years ago launch

   SW-3/CX-1-02 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SW-3/CX-1-02

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 2D launched on the SW-3/CX-1-02 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.

8. 2008 18 years ago launch

   Astra 1M — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Astra 1M

   • Space transportation

   Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the Astra 1M flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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. 2013 13 years ago launch

   MOM — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: MOM

   • Space transportation

   Mangalyaan, formally the Mars Orbiter Mission, was India’s first interplanetary spacecraft.

   • 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 — Mangalyaan (opens in a new tab) — Factual synthesis based on the cited Wikipedia and NASA pages; original editorial wording. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Mangalyaan (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Mangalyaan (opens in a new tab)

10. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Beidou DW24/25 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW24/25

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW24/25 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.

11. 2020 6 years ago launch

    GPS III SV-04 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GPS III SV-04

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the GPS III SV-04 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.

12. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Guangmu (CASEarth) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Guangmu (CASEarth)

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6 launched on the Guangmu (CASEarth) flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC16. 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

    Zhongxing 19 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhongxing 19

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Zhongxing 19 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.

14. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-31 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-31

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-31 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.

15. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Changes in Latitudes,.. — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Changes in Latitudes,..

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Changes in Latitudes,.. 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.

16. 2025 1 year ago launch

    The Nation God Navigates — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: The Nation God Navigates

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the The Nation God Navigates 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.