Space history on November 19

12 events

1. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Kosmos-132 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-132

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-132 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.

2. 1969 57 years ago landing

   Apollo 12: lunar landing

   Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Landing

   Mission: Apollo 12

   Moon landing.

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

3. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-456 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-456

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-456 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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.

4. 1978 48 years ago launch

   NATO 3C — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NATO 3C

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2914 launched on the NATO 3C 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.

5. 1996 30 years ago launch

   ORFEUS/WSF — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ORFEUS/WSF

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the ORFEUS/WSF 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. 1996 30 years ago launch

   Progress M-33 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress M-33

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Progress M-33 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.

7. 1997 29 years ago launch

   Spartan 201/USMP-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Spartan 201/USMP-4

   • Space transportation

   Space Shuttle launched on the Spartan 201/USMP-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.

8. 1999 27 years ago launch

   Shenzhou — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Shenzhou

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 2F launched on the Shenzhou flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC921. 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. 2016 10 years ago launch

   GOES R — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: GOES R

   • Space transportation

   Atlas V 541 (C) launched on the GOES R flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Shiyan 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shiyan 6

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Shiyan 6 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.

11. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-329 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-329

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-329 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.

12. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Shi Jian 30A-C — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shi Jian 30A-C

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Shi Jian 30A-C 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.