November 30 in Space History

18 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Zond-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zond-2

   • Space transportation

   Zond 2 was a Soviet space probe, a member of the Zond program, and was the sixth Soviet spacecraft to attempt a flyby of Mars. (See Exploration of Mars) It was launched on November 30, 1964 at 13:12 UTC onboard…

   • 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 — Zond 2 (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/Zond_2 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Zond 2 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Zond 2 (opens in a new tab)

2. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-256 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-256

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-256 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)

3. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-460 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-460

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-460 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)

4. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Interkosmos-8 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Interkosmos-8

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Interkosmos-8 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)

5. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-613 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-613

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-613 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)

6. 1973 53 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 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)

7. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1511 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1511

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1511 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)

8. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Gorizont — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Gorizont

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Gorizont flight from NIIP-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)

9. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1982 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1982

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1982 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. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2052 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2052

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2052 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)

11. 2000 26 years ago launch

    Sirius CD Radio 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Sirius CD Radio 3

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the Sirius CD Radio 3 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)

12. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2501 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2501

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2501 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2530/31/32 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2530/31/32

    • Space transportation

    Rokot launched on the Kosmos-2530/31/32 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2565/Kosmos-2566 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2565/Kosmos-2566

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B launched on the Kosmos-2565/Kosmos-2566 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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)

15. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-214 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-214

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-214 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)

16. 2024 2 years ago launch

    NROL-126/Starlink-215 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NROL-126/Starlink-215

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-126/Starlink-215 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)

17. 2024 2 years ago launch

    SITS — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SITS

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 12 launched on the SITS flight from Hainan Shangye Hangtian Fashe Chang (Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site), 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)

18. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Shijian 28 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shijian 28

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 7A launched on the Shijian 28 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. 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)