November 16 in Space History
18 events
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Kosmos-22 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-22
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-22 flight from NIIP-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)
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Venera-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Venera-3
Venera 3 was a Venera program space probe that was built and launched by the Soviet Union to explore the surface 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 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/Venera_3 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Venera 3 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Venera 3 (opens in a new tab)
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Strela-2 No. 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests
Mission: Strela-2 No. 1
Kosmos 11K65 launched on the Strela-2 No. 1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC41/15. 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)
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Proton-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Proton-4
Proton-K launched on the Proton-4 flight from NIIP-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)
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Skylab 4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Skylab 4
Saturn IB launched on the Skylab 4 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. 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)
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Kosmos-694 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-694
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-694 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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Kosmos-1048 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1048
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1048 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)
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Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 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)
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Kosmos-2104 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2104
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2104 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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Mars-96 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Mars-96
Mars 96 (sometimes called Mars-8) was a failed Mars mission launched in 1996 to investigate Mars by the Russian Space Forces and not directly related to the Soviet Mars probe program of the same name.
- 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 — Mars 96 (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/Mars_96 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Mars 96 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Mars 96 (opens in a new tab)
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PAS 1R/AMSAT P3D — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: PAS 1R/AMSAT P3D
Ariane 5G launched on the PAS 1R/AMSAT P3D 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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Spaceway 2/Telkom 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Spaceway 2/Telkom 2
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Spaceway 2/Telkom 2 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. (CC BY 4.0)
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ISS ULF-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ISS ULF-3
Space Shuttle launched on the ISS ULF-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)
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Progress MS-10 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress MS-10
Soyuz-FG launched on the Progress MS-10 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)
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Dragon Crew-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon Crew-1
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon Crew-1 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)
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CERES 1-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: CERES 1-3
Vega (1) launched on the CERES 1-3 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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)
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Artemis I — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Artemis I
Artemis I (November 16 – December 11, 2022), formerly Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), was an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission.
- 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 — Artemis 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/Artemis_1 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Artemis 1 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Artemis 1 (opens in a new tab)
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HY3-01 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: HY3-01
Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1S launched on the HY3-01 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. 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)