Space history on November 16

18 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Kosmos-22 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-22

   • Space transportation

   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.

2. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Venera-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Venera-3

   • Space transportation

   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.
   • 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
   • 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)

3. 1966 60 years ago launch failure

   Strela-2 No. 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Strela-2 No. 1

   • Space transportation

   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.

4. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Proton-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Proton-4

   • Space transportation

   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.

5. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Skylab 4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Skylab 4

   • Space transportation

   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.

6. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-694 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-694

   • Space transportation

   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.

7. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1048 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1048

   • Space transportation

   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.

8. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   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.

9. 1990 36 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2104 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2104

   • Space transportation

   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.

10. 1996 30 years ago launch

    Mars-96 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Mars-96

    • Space transportation

    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.
    • 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
    • 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)

11. 2000 26 years ago launch

    PAS 1R/AMSAT P3D — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: PAS 1R/AMSAT P3D

    • Space transportation

    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.

12. 2005 21 years ago launch

    Spaceway 2/Telkom 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Spaceway 2/Telkom 2

    • Space transportation

    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.

13. 2009 17 years ago launch

    ISS ULF-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ISS ULF-3

    • Space transportation
    • Space stations

    Station: International Space Station

    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.

14. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Progress MS-10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Progress MS-10

    • Space transportation

    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.

15. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Dragon Crew-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon Crew-1

    • Space transportation

    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.

16. 2021 5 years ago launch

    CERES 1-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CERES 1-3

    • Space transportation

    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.

17. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Artemis I — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Artemis I

    • Space transportation

    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.
    • 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
    • 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)

18. 2023 3 years ago launch

    HY3-01 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: HY3-01

    • Space transportation

    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.