November 27 in Space History

21 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Explorer 18 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 18

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta C launched on the Explorer 18 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)

2. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Centaur R&D — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Centaur R&D

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Centaur launched on the Centaur R&D flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. 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. 1963 63 years ago launch

   CORONA 74/9061 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 74/9061

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2 Agena D launched on the CORONA 74/9061 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-1. 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)

4. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Kosmos-98 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-98

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-98 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1970 56 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 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)

6. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-610 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-610

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-610 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)

7. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-696 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-696

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-696 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. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1145 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1145

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1145 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)

9. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Soyuz T-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz T-3

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz T-3 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)

10. 1980 46 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1223 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1223

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1223 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)

11. 1984 42 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1612 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1612

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1612 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

12. 1985 41 years ago launch

    PAM-D Deploy — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: PAM-D Deploy

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the PAM-D Deploy 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)

13. 1991 35 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2173 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2173

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2173 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)

14. 1992 34 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 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. (CC BY 4.0)

15. 2001 25 years ago launch

    DirecTV-4S — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: DirecTV-4S

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44LP (44LP-3) launched on the DirecTV-4S 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)

16. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Zhongxing 12 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zhongxing 12

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Zhongxing 12 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)

17. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Cartosat-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Cartosat-3

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-XL launched on the Cartosat-3 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. 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. 2019 7 years ago launch

    GaoFen 12 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GaoFen 12

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the GaoFen 12 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)

19. 2022 4 years ago launch

    YG-36 03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: YG-36 03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-36 03 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)

20. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-213 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-213

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-213 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)

21. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Soyuz MS-28 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz MS-28

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Soyuz MS-28 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)