November 11 in Space History

23 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   FTV 2405 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: FTV 2405

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena B launched on the FTV 2405 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-1. 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)

2. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Kosmos-21 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-21

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 21, also known as 3MV-1A and 3MV-1 No.1, was a Soviet 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. (CC BY 4.0)
   • Wikipedia — Cosmos 21 (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/Kosmos_21 (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 — Cosmos 21 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Cosmos 21 (opens in a new tab)

3. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-377 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-377

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-377 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)

4. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-866 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-866

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-866 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)

5. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1420 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1420

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1420 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)

6. 1982 44 years ago launch

   PAM-D Deploy — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: PAM-D Deploy

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the PAM-D Deploy 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. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1508 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1508

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1508 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. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1895 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1895

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1895 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)

9. 1988 38 years ago launch failure

   Terilen — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Terilen

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Terilen flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

10. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Progress M-25 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress M-25

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Progress M-25 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. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 2007 19 years ago launch

    USA 197 (DSP 23) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 197 (DSP 23)

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4H launched on the USA 197 (DSP 23) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Yaogan 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 3

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Yaogan 3 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. 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. 2013 13 years ago launch

    Raduga-1M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Raduga-1M

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the Raduga-1M 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)

14. 2016 10 years ago launch

    WorldView-4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: WorldView-4

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 401 (C) launched on the WorldView-4 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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. (CC BY 4.0)

15. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Yunhai-1 01 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yunhai-1 01

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Yunhai-1 01 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. (CC BY 4.0)

16. 2018 8 years ago launch

    It's Business Time — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: It's Business Time

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the It's Business Time flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Starlink-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-2

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-2 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)

18. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Dragon Crew-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon Crew-3

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon Crew-3 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. (CC BY 4.0)

19. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Yunhai-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yunhai-3

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 6A launched on the Yunhai-3 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Transporter-9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transporter-9

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Transporter-9 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, 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)

21. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Koreasat-6A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Koreasat-6A

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Koreasat-6A 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. (CC BY 4.0)

22. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-206 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-206

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-206 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)

23. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-326 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-326

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-326 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)