Space history on November 24

24 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   CORONA 56/9048 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 56/9048

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the CORONA 56/9048 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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.

2. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-311 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-311

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-311 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.

3. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Kosmos-312 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-312

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-312 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. 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.

4. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-379 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-379

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511L launched on the Kosmos-379 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.

5. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Kosmos-380 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-380

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-380 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.

6. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Molniya-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-2

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-2 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. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-963 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-963

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-963 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. 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.

8. 1982 44 years ago launch failure

   Strela-1M — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Strela-1M

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Strela-1M flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. 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.

9. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1510 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1510

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1510 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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.

10. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1802 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1802

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1802 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.

11. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1981 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1981

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1981 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.

12. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2051 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2051

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2051 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. Partial launch success/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.

13. 1991 35 years ago launch

    USA 75 (DSP F-16) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 75 (DSP F-16)

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the USA 75 (DSP F-16) 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. 1992 34 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2221 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2221

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2221 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2?. 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.

15. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2297 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2297

    • Space transportation

    Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-2297 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.

16. 2002 24 years ago launch

    ISS 11A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ISS 11A

    • Space transportation
    • Space stations

    Station: International Space Station

    Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 11A 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.

17. 2003 23 years ago launch

    Yamal-200 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yamal-200

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM-2M) launched on the Yamal-200 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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.

18. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Eutelsat W7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Eutelsat W7

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Eutelsat W7 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.

19. 2010 16 years ago launch

    Zhongxing 20A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhongxing 20A

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Zhongxing 20A 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.

20. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Telstar 12V — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Telstar 12V

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 204 (2) launched on the Telstar 12V flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. 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.

21. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Yaogan 30 02 zu — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 30 02 zu

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Yaogan 30 02 zu 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.

22. 2021 5 years ago launch

    DART — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: DART

    • Space transportation

    The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was a NASA space mission to test a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs).

    • 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 — Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) (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/Double_Asteroid_Redirection_Test
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) (opens in a new tab)

23. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Prichal — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Prichal

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B launched on the Prichal 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.

24. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-211 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-211

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-211 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.