Space history on December 5

22 events

1. 1963 63 years ago launch

   Transit VBN-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Transit VBN-2

   • Space transportation

   Thor Ablestar (2) launched on the Transit VBN-2 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.

2. 1966 60 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 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.

3. 1967 59 years ago launch

   OV3-6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OV3-6

   • Space transportation

   Scout B launched on the OV3-6 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. 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. 1967 59 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.

5. 1968 58 years ago launch

   HEOS 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: HEOS 1

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E1 launched on the HEOS 1 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.

6. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1051/1058 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1051/1058

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1051/1058 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.

7. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1146 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1146

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1146 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.

8. 1979 47 years ago space policy

   UN adopts resolution 34/68

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

   • Space law
   • International cooperation

   International: UN General Assembly resolution 34/68

   Moon Agreement: 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.

9. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1225 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1225

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1225 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.

10. 1986 40 years ago launch

    USA 20 (FLTSATCOM 7) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 20 (FLTSATCOM 7)

    • Space transportation

    Atlas G Centaur launched on the USA 20 (FLTSATCOM 7) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. 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. 2001 25 years ago launch

    ISS UF-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ISS UF-1

    • Space transportation
    • Space stations

    Station: International Space Station

    Space Shuttle launched on the ISS UF-1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. 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. 2010 16 years ago launch failure

    Glonass-M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Glonass-M

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/DM-3 launched on the Glonass-M flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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.

13. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Orion EFT-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Orion EFT-1

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4H launched on the Orion EFT-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2511/2512 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2511/2512

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1V (Volga) launched on the Kosmos-2511/2512 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. 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.

15. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Gokturk-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gokturk-1

    • Space transportation

    Vega (1) launched on the Gokturk-1 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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. 2018 8 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-16 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-16

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-16 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.

17. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-19 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-19

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-19 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.

18. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Galileo FOC M9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Galileo FOC M9

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-ST-B (Fregat) launched on the Galileo FOC M9 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELS. 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. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-217 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-217

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-217 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.

20. 2024 2 years ago launch

    PROBA-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: PROBA-3

    • Space transportation

    PSLV-XL launched on the PROBA-3 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.

21. 2024 2 years ago launch

    SXM-9 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: SXM-9

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SXM-9 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.

22. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Sentinel-1C — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Sentinel-1C

    • Space transportation

    Vega C launched on the Sentinel-1C flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. 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.