December 4 in Space History

18 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch

   CORONA 57/9049 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 57/9049

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena D launched on the CORONA 57/9049 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-2. 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)

2. 1964 62 years ago launch

   AFP-206 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AFP-206

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. 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)

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   KH-8 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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. 1969 57 years ago launch

   CORONA 136/1108 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 136/1108

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2H Agena D launched on the CORONA 136/1108 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. 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 launch failure

   AFP-827 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: AFP-827

   Atlas SLV-3A Agena D launched on the AFP-827 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC13. 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Kosmos-614 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-614

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-614 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. 1975 51 years ago launch

   HEXAGON SV11 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: HEXAGON SV11

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIID launched on the HEXAGON SV11 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, 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)

8. 1977 49 years ago launch

   Kosmos-964 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-964

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-964 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. 1981 45 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1329 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1329

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1329 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)

10. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1804 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1804

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1804 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)

11. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2107 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2107

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2107 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2108 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2108

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2108 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)

13. 1998 28 years ago launch

    ISS 2A (Unity) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ISS 2A (Unity)

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 2A (Unity) 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)

14. 2018 8 years ago launch

    GSAT-11/GEO-Kompsat 2A — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GSAT-11/GEO-Kompsat 2A

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the GSAT-11/GEO-Kompsat 2A flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

    MisrSat-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: MisrSat-2

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the MisrSat-2 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. 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

    Starlink-216 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-216

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-216 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)

17. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2580 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2580

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B launched on the Kosmos-2580 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)

18. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-336 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-336

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-336 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)