November 29 in Space History

14 events

1. 1965 61 years ago launch

   ISIS-X — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ISIS-X

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2 Agena B launched on the ISIS-X flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. 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)

2. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-255 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-255

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-255 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)

3. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-458 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-458

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-458 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. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-459 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-459

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-459 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1971 55 years ago space policy

   UN adopts resolution 2777 (XXVI)

   Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: UN resolution or principles

   • Space law
   • International cooperation

   International: UN General Assembly resolution 2777 (XXVI)

   Liability Convention: General Assembly adoption.

   • United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law. Original source retains its rights.

6. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Kosmos-869 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-869

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-869 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)

7. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1613 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1613

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-1613 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. 1986 40 years ago launch failure

   Mech-K No. 303 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Mech-K No. 303

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K launched on the Mech-K No. 303 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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)

9. 1994 32 years ago launch

   Geo-IK — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Geo-IK

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Geo-IK flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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. (CC BY 4.0)

10. 2011 15 years ago launch

    Yaogan 13 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 13

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Yaogan 13 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)

11. 2018 8 years ago launch

    HySIS/Cubesats — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: HySIS/Cubesats

    • Space transportation

    PSLV (CA) launched on the HySIS/Cubesats flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. 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. 2020 6 years ago launch

    DRS-1/ODRS — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: DRS-1/ODRS

    • Space transportation

    H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the DRS-1/ODRS 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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Shenzhou 15 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shenzhou 15

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 15 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. 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. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Kondor-FKA No. 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kondor-FKA No. 2

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Kondor-FKA No. 2 flight from Vostochniy, Svobodniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Rossiya, pad PU1S. 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)