Space history on November 10

16 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   ESSA 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ESSA 6

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E1 launched on the ESSA 6 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. 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 landing

   Surveyor 6: lunar landing

   Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Landing

   Mission: Surveyor 6

   Moon landing.

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

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Zond-6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zond-6

   • Space transportation

   Zond 6 was a formal member of the Soviet Zond program, and an unpiloted version of the Soyuz 7K-L1 crewed Moon-flyby 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 — Zond 6 (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/Zond_6
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Zond 6 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Zond 6 (opens in a new tab)

4. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Luna-17 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Luna-17

   • Space transportation

   Luna 17 (Ye-8 series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 17.

   • 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 — Luna 17/Lunokhod 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/Luna_17
   • 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 — Luna 17/Lunokhod 1 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Luna 17/Lunokhod 1 (opens in a new tab)

5. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Anik A1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Anik A1

   • Space transportation

   Delta 1914 launched on the Anik A1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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

   Kosmos-607 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-607

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-607 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   HEXAGON SV7 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: HEXAGON SV7

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIID launched on the HEXAGON SV7 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.

8. 1976 50 years ago launch failure

   JSSW — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: JSSW

   • Space transportation

   Feng Bao 1 launched on the JSSW 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.

9. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Spacenet 2/Marecs 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Spacenet 2/Marecs 2

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 3 launched on the Spacenet 2/Marecs 2 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA1. 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. 2000 26 years ago launch

    USA 154 (GPS IIR-6) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 154 (GPS IIR-6)

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 154 (GPS IIR-6) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17A. 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. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Poisk — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Poisk

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Poisk 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.

12. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Star One C3/Eut21B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Star One C3/Eut21B

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Star One C3/Eut21B flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Arabsat 6B/GSAT 15 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Arabsat 6B/GSAT 15

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the Arabsat 6B/GSAT 15 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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 launch

    JPSS-2/LOFTID — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: JPSS-2/LOFTID

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 401 (C) launched on the JPSS-2/LOFTID flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC3E. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-29 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-29

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-29 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.

16. 2025 1 year ago launch

    WHDW 13 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: WHDW 13

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 12 launched on the WHDW 13 flight from Hainan Shangye Hangtian Fashe Chang (Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site), 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.