Portal:Spaceflight/On This Day/11 January
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- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches an array of technology development spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches a Zenit spy satellite.
- 1967 - A Delta E launches the Intelsat 2 F-2 communication satellite.
- 1968 - A drop test of parachutes intended for use on the Apollo spacecraft ends in failure.
- 1968 - Explorer 36 is launched by a Delta E.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-4M spy satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 communication satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-6U spy satellite.
- 1984 - A Parus navigation satellite was launched by a Kosmos-3M rocket.
- 1990 - The crew of Mir perform an EVA to conduct materials experiments.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-72.
- 2004 - Estrela do Sul 1 is launched atop a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket.
- 2007 - China tests an Anti-satellite weapon, destroying the Fengyun 1C satellite.