November 17 in Space History

17 events

1. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-378 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-378

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-378 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)

2. 1970 56 years ago landing

   Luna 17: lunar landing

   Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Landing

   Mission: Luna 17

   Moon landing.

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

3. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-455 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-455

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-455 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Soyuz-20 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-20

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-20 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)

5. 1981 45 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. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1509 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1509

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1509 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. 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)

7. 1989 37 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2049 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2049

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2049 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)

8. 1992 34 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2219 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2219

   • Space transportation

   Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-2219 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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)

9. 1995 31 years ago launch

   ISO — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ISO

   • Space transportation

   Ariane 44P (44P-3) launched on the ISO flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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)

10. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Gals 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gals 2

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Gals 2 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. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 2006 20 years ago launch

    USA 192 (GPS IIRM-3) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 192 (GPS IIRM-3)

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 192 (GPS IIRM-3) 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. (CC BY 4.0)

12. 2007 19 years ago launch

    Sirius 4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Sirius 4

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the Sirius 4 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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2510 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2510

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2510 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

14. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Galileo FOC-M6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Galileo FOC-M6

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ES launched on the Galileo FOC-M6 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)

15. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Soyuz MS-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz MS-03

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz MS-03 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)

16. 2024 2 years ago launch

    TD7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TD7

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the TD7 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)

17. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Sentinel-6B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Sentinel-6B

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Sentinel-6B 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)