November 23 in Space History

21 events

1. 1960 66 years ago launch

   Tiros 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tiros 2

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta launched on the Tiros 2 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)

2. 1963 63 years ago

   Doctor Who — series premiere

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Television series premiere

   • Science fiction
   • Film and television

   Doctor Who (Television series) by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson, C. E. Webber

   Doctor Who — series premiere (1963-11-23).

   • BBC Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on BBC Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child. Original source retains its rights.
   • BBC Children’s Books / Puffin: Doctor Who, introduction p. 6 (opens in a new tab) — Factual credit summary based on BBC Children’s Books / Puffin: Doctor Who, introduction p. 6.

3. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Kosmos-96 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-96

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 96, or 3MV-4 No.6, was a Soviet spacecraft intended to explore 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 — Cosmos 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/Kosmos_96 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Cosmos 96 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Cosmos 96 (opens in a new tab)

4. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-192 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-192

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-192 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)

5. 1972 54 years ago launch failure

   Mockup LK — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Mockup LK

   • Space transportation

   N-1 11A52 launched on the Mockup LK flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC110L. 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)

6. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Skynet 2B — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Skynet 2B

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2313 launched on the Skynet 2B 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)

7. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-867 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-867

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-867 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)

8. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Meteosat 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteosat 1

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2914 launched on the Meteosat 1 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)

9. 1983 43 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)

10. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1980 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1980

    • Space transportation

    Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-1980 flight from NIIP-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)

11. 1989 37 years ago launch

    USA 48 (ORION 2) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 48 (ORION 2)

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the USA 48 (ORION 2) 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)

12. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2050 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2050

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-2050 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)

13. 1990 36 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 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)

14. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Gorizont — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gorizont

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Gorizont 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. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Intelsat IS-14 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Intelsat IS-14

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 431 launched on the Intelsat IS-14 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. (CC BY 4.0)

16. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-15M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-15M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-15M flight from GIK-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. (CC BY 4.0)

17. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Beidou DW50/51 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW50/51

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW50/51 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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. 2020 6 years ago launch

    Chang'e-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Chang'e-5

    • Space transportation

    Chang'e 5 was the fifth lunar exploration mission in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program of CNSA, and China's first lunar sample-return 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 — Chang’e 5 (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/Chang%27e_5 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Chang’e 5 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Chang’e 5 (opens in a new tab)

19. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Eutelsat 10B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Eutelsat 10B

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Eutelsat 10B 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. (CC BY 4.0)

20. 2023 3 years ago launch

    XQG-02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: XQG-02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D/YZ-3 launched on the XQG-02 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-332 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-332

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-332 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)