December 16 in Space History
29 events
Pioneer 6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Pioneer 6
Thor Delta E launched on the Pioneer 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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)
Kosmos-195 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-195
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-195 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)
Kosmos-260 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-260
Molniya 8K78M launched on the Kosmos-260 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)
Kosmos-387 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-387
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-387 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)
Kosmos-466 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-466
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-466 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)
Explorer 51 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Explorer 51
Delta 1900 launched on the Explorer 51 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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)
JSSW 701-06 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: JSSW 701-06
Feng Bao 1 launched on the JSSW 701-06 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2B. 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)
Kosmos-786 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-786
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-786 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)
Kosmos-968 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-968
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-968 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)
Anik B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Anik B
Delta 3914 launched on the Anik B flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. 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)
Soyuz T — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz T
Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz T 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)
Kosmos-1227 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1227
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1227 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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)
Kosmos-1424 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1424
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1424 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)
Kosmos-1807 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1807
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1807 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)
Kosmos-1984 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1984
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1984 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)
Inmarsat 2F3/Tel. 2A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Inmarsat 2F3/Tel. 2A
Ariane 44L (44L) launched on the Inmarsat 2F3/Tel. 2A 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)
Luch — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Luch
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Luch 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)
Voyager 1 crosses the termination shock
Voyager 1 entered the heliosheath beyond the solar wind’s termination shock.
- NASA — Voyager 1 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
TeLEOS-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: TeLEOS-1
PSLV (CA) launched on the TeLEOS-1 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)
This One's For Pickering — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: This One's For Pickering
Electron launched on the This One's For Pickering flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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)
Beidou DW52/53 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Beidou DW52/53
Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW52/53 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)
Shiyan-21 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Shiyan-21
Chang Zheng 11 launched on the Shiyan-21 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC4. 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)
SWOT — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SWOT
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SWOT 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)
O3b mPOWER 1/2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: O3b mPOWER 1/2
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the O3b mPOWER 1/2 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)
Arktika-M No. 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Arktika-M No. 2
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Arktika-M No. 2 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)
WHDW 01 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: WHDW 01
Chang Zheng 5B/YZ-2 launched on the WHDW 01 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC101. 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)
PIESAT-2 09-12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: PIESAT-2 09-12
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the PIESAT-2 09-12 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)
ZY3-04 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: ZY3-04
Chang Zheng 4B launched on the ZY3-04 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)
Amazon Leo LA-04 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Amazon Leo LA-04
Atlas V 551 (G) launched on the Amazon Leo LA-04 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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)