November 20 in Space History

26 events

1. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-457 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-457

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-457 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-608 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-608

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-608 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)

3. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-695 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-695

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-695 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

   Explorer 55 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 55

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2910 launched on the Explorer 55 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Satcom 3R — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Satcom 3R

   • Space transportation

   Delta 3910/PAM launched on the Satcom 3R flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Bhaskara 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Bhaskara 2

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Bhaskara 2 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/2. 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. 1986 40 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1793 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1793

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1793 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)

8. 1987 39 years ago launch

   Progress-33 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Progress-33

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U2 launched on the Progress-33 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)

9. 1990 36 years ago launch

   Kosmos-2105 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-2105

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M-PVB (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2105 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)

10. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Satcom C1/Gstar 4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Satcom C1/Gstar 4

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 42P (42P) launched on the Satcom C1/Gstar 4 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)

11. 1991 35 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2171 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2171

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2171 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. (CC BY 4.0)

12. 1992 34 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2220 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2220

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2220 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)

13. 1993 33 years ago launch

    Solid. 1/Meteosat 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Solid. 1/Meteosat 6

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44LP (44LP+) launched on the Solid. 1/Meteosat 6 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)

14. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2294/2296 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2294/2296

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2294/2296 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)

15. 2002 24 years ago launch

    Eutelsat W5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Eutelsat W5

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4M+(4,2) launched on the Eutelsat W5 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)

16. 2004 22 years ago launch

    Swift — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Swift

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7320-10C launched on the Swift 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)

17. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2455 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2455

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2455 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

18. 2011 15 years ago launch

    SW-4/CX-1-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SW-4/CX-1-03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the SW-4/CX-1-03 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)

19. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Echostar 16 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Echostar 16

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Echostar 16 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)

20. 2013 13 years ago launch

    Yaogan 19 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 19

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Yaogan 19 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Yaogan 24 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 24

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Yaogan 24 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)

22. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Laosat 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Laosat 1

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Laosat 1 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Return To Sender — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Return To Sender

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Return To Sender 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)

24. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Gao Fen 11-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gao Fen 11-03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Gao Fen 11-03 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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)

25. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-124 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-124

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-124 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)

26. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Follow My Speed — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Follow My Speed

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Follow My Speed 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)