December 26 in Space History

24 events

1. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-197 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-197

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-197 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. 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)

2. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-262 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-262

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-262 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. 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. 1973 53 years ago launch

   Aureole 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Aureole 2

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Aureole 2 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. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Salyut-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Salyut-4

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K launched on the Salyut-4 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-700 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-700

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-700 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)

6. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1067 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1067

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1067 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. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1068 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1068

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1068 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. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Ekran — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Ekran

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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. 1980 46 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1236 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1236

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1236 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)

10. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Meteor-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meteor-2

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-2 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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)

11. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1810 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1810

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1810 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)

12. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Molniya-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Molniya-1

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 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)

13. 1987 39 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1906 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1906

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1906 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)

14. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2120 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2120

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2120 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)

15. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Radio-ROSTO — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Radio-ROSTO

    • Space transportation

    Rokot (K) launched on the Radio-ROSTO flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC175/58. 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. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2299/2304 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2299/2304

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2299/2304 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)

17. 2004 22 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2411/2413 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2411/2413

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2411/2413 flight from GIK-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)

18. 2010 16 years ago launch

    KA-Sat — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: KA-Sat

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the KA-Sat flight from GIK-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)

19. 2013 13 years ago launch

    Ekspress AM-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ekspress AM-5

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Ekspress AM-5 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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)

20. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Resurs-P No. 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Resurs-P No. 2

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B launched on the Resurs-P 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)

21. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Gonets-M Blok 15 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gonets-M Blok 15

    • Space transportation

    Rokot launched on the Gonets-M Blok 15 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)

22. 2021 5 years ago launch

    ZY-1-02E — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ZY-1-02E

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4C launched on the ZY-1-02E 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)

23. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Beidou 57/58 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou 57/58

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou 57/58 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, 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)

24. 2025 1 year ago launch

    FY4-03 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FY4-03

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the FY4-03 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, 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)