Space history timeline
1,272 records
2020s
50 records
2022
Without Mission a Beat — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Without Mission a Beat
Electron launched on the Without Mission a Beat flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. Launch vehicle success.
Gao Fen 3-03 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Gao Fen 3-03
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Gao Fen 3-03 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.
Kosmos-2554 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2554
Soyuz-2-1B launched on the Kosmos-2554 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.
Axiom Ax-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Axiom Ax-1
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Axiom Ax-1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Zhongxing 6D — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Zhongxing 6D
Chang Zheng 3B (G3) launched on the Zhongxing 6D flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
Daqi Huanjing Jiance — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Daqi Huanjing Jiance
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Daqi Huanjing Jiance flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.
NROL-85 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: NROL-85
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-85 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-44 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-44
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-44 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Dragon Crew-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon Crew-4
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon Crew-4 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Siwei 1-01/02 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Siwei 1-01/02
Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Siwei 1-01/02 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.
Kosmos-2555 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2555
Angara-1.2 launched on the Kosmos-2555 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC35/1. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-45 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-45
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-45 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Jilin-1 03D-04-07/04A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Jilin-1 03D-04-07/04A
Chang Zheng 11 (H) launched on the Jilin-1 03D-04-07/04A flight from Huang Hai CZ-11 launch zone, pad LP3. Launch vehicle success.
There and Back Again — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: There and Back Again
Electron launched on the There and Back Again flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. Launch vehicle success.
Jilin-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Jilin-1
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Jilin-1 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-46 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-46
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-46 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Tianzhou-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianzhou-4
Chang Zheng 7 launched on the Tianzhou-4 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. Launch vehicle success.
Sagittarius A* image released
Category: Discoveries and Scientific Results, type: Discovery
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration presented an image of the Milky Way’s central black hole.
Starlink-47 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-47
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-47 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-48 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-48
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-48 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-49 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-49
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-49 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Kosmos-2556 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2556
Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Kosmos-2556 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
Starliner OFT-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starliner OFT-2
Atlas V N22 launched on the Starliner OFT-2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.
BSX-1/2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: BSX-1/2
Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1S launched on the BSX-1/2 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.
Transporter-5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Transporter-5
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Transporter-5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Geely Xingguo 01 zu — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Geely Xingguo 01 zu
Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Geely Xingguo 01 zu flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.
Progress MS-20 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress MS-20
Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-20 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.
Shenzhou 14 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Shenzhou 14
Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 14 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. Launch vehicle success.
Nilesat 301 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Nilesat 301
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Nilesat 301 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-50 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-50
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-50 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
SARah-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SARah-1
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SARah-1 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Globalstar/USA 328-331 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Globalstar/USA 328-331
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Globalstar/USA 328-331 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Measat 3D/GSAT-24 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Measat 3D/GSAT-24
Ariane 5ECA+ launched on the Measat 3D/GSAT-24 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.
YG-35 02 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: YG-35 02
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the YG-35 02 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.
Gao Fen 12-03 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Gao Fen 12-03
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Gao Fen 12-03 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.
CAPSTONE — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: CAPSTONE
CAPSTONE is a small lunar spacecraft operated by Advanced Space for a NASA-supported navigation and orbital-demonstration mission.
SES-22 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: SES-22
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SES-22 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
USSF-12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: USSF-12
Atlas V 541 (G) launched on the USSF-12 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.
Kosmos-2557 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2557
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2557 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-51 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-51
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-51 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-52 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-52
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-52 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Tianlian 2-03 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianlian 2-03
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Tianlian 2-03 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
Webb’s first full science-image set released
NASA and partners released Webb’s first full-color science images and spectra.
Wise One Looks Ahead — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Wise One Looks Ahead
Electron launched on the Wise One Looks Ahead flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. Launch vehicle success.
LARES 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: LARES 2
Vega C launched on the LARES 2 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. Launch vehicle success.
Dragon CRS-25 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-25
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-25 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Siwei 2-01/02 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Siwei 2-01/02
Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Siwei 2-01/02 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-53 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-53
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-53 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-54 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-54
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-54 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Wentian — launch
Category: Launches and Flight Tests, type: Orbital launch
Mission: Wentian
Chang Zheng 5B launched on the Wentian flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC101. Launch vehicle success.