Portal:Spaceflight/On This Day/11 January

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• 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches an aray of technology development spacecraft.
• 1965 - A Vostok 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 os launched bu a Kosmos-3M rocket.
• 1990 - The crew of Mir perform an EVA to conduct materials experiments.
• 1996 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-73.
• 2004 - Estrela do Sul 1 is launched atop a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket.
• 2007 - China tests an Anti-satellite weapon, destroying the Feng Yun 1C satellite.