Portal:Spaceflight/On This Day/Index
January[edit]
1 January[edit]
- 1958 - The Thor missile enters service
- 1990 - A Commercial Titan III launches Skynet 4A and JCSAT-2.
2 January[edit]
- 1959 - Luna 1 is launched towards the moon by a Luna rocket. It fails to hit, and becomes the first spacecraft to enter Heliocentric orbit
- 2004 - The Stardust spacecraft performs a flyby of comet 81P/Wild
3 January[edit]
- 1999 - A Delta II rocket launches NASA's Mars Polar Lander.
- 2000 - Galileo makes its 26th flyby of Europa
4 January[edit]
- 1959 - Vandenberg Air Force Base and the Pacific Test Range are declared operational.
- 1959 - Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to fly past the moon. It was intended to land, but did not due to a guidance error.
- 1963 - A Molniya fails to launch a Luna probe to the moon, after an upper stage malfunction.
- 1970 - The Apollo 20 mission is cancelled.
- 2004 - The Spirit rover lands on Mars.
5 January[edit]
- 1969 - A Molniya-M rocket launches Venera 5 to Venus.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M rocket launches eight Strela spacecraft.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 rocket launches a Meteor weather satellite.
- 2014 - A GSLV Mk II launches the GSAT-14 satellite. This is the first successful use of an Indian-built cryogenic upper stage.
6 January[edit]
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M rocket launches a Tselina satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches a Zenit-4MK spy satellite.
- 1977 - A Vostok-2M rocket launches a Meteor weather satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches a Zenit-4MKM spy satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches a Zenit-6U spy satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 rocket launches a Tselina satellite.
- 2003 - A Titan 23G rocket launches Coriolis.
- 2014 - A Falcon 9 v1.1 launches the Thaicom 6 satellite.
7 January[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a KH-4 satellite
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches a Zenit-2 satellite
- 1968 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Surveyor 7 lunar lander
- 1976 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-4MK satellite
- 1987 - An Atlas-Centaur launches an Intelsat spacecraft
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Strela satellite
- 1985 - A Mu-3 launches the Sagikake satellite
- 1998 - An Athena-2 launches the Lunar Prospector spacecraft
8 January[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite
- 1973 - A Proton-K/D launches Luna 21.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite.
- 1990 - An EVA is performed by the crew of Mir to install star tracking equipment.
- 1991 - A Delta II rocket launches a NATO communication satellite
- 1994 - Soyuz TM-18 is launched to Mir, carrying three cosmonauts to the space station
9 January[edit]
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-6U spy satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 communication satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar-4K1 spy satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela communication satellites.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar-4K1 spy satellite.
- 1990 - The Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-32 to deploy Leasat-5 and collect the LDEF.
- 1998 - The crew of Mir perform an EVA to repair the Kvant-2 airlock.
- 2001 - A Long March 2F launches Shenzhou 2, a test mission for the Shenzhou spacecraft.
- 2012 - A Long March 4B launches the Ziyuan 3 and VesselSat-2 satellites.
- 2014 - Cygnus CRS Orb-1, a Cygnus spacecraft flying its first commercial resupply mission for the ISS, is launched on an Antares rocket.
10 January[edit]
- 1969 - A Molniya-M rocket launches Venera 6 to Venus.
- 1975 - Soyuz 17 launches, carrying two cosmonauts to Salyut 4.
- 1978 - Soyuz 27 is launched, with two cosmonauts bound for Salyut 6.
- 1978 - A Vostok-2 launches a Tselina satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela communication satellites.
- 1989 - Three GLONASS satellites are launched by a Proton-K/DM-2.
- 1995 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Intelsat 704 communication satellite.
- 1998 - A Skynet satellite is launched by a Delta II rocket.
- 2001 - An Ariane 4 rocket is launched, with the Turksat 2A satellite.
- 2002 - Mars Odyssey completes aerobraking, finalising its orbit around Mars.
- 2007 - A PSLV launches four satellites, including SRE-1, India's first recoverable spacecraft.
11 January[edit]
- 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.
12 January[edit]
- 1955 - Construction of the Baikonur Cosmodrome is authorised.
- 1959 - McDonnell is awarded a contract to build twelve Mercury spacecraft.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-2 spy satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-4M spy satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches a Zenit-4M spy satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-4MT spy satellite.
- 1983 - A Parus navigation satellite launches atop a Kosmos-3M rocket.
- 1986 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-61-C, the last flight before the Challenger disaster, to deploy the Satcom K1 comsat.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches a Resurs satellite.
- 1993 - A Tsikada satellite is launched by a Kosmos-3M rocket.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the Panamsat-3R and Measat-1 comsats.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-81 to Mir.
- 2005 - A Delta II launches with the Deep Impact asteroid probe.
13 January[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 37 spy satellite
- 1969 - The first manned launch scrub in the Soviet space programme occurs, when Soyuz 4 is delayed due to bad weather.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-2MKM spy satellite
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar-4K1 spy satellite
- 1993 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 comsat
- 1993 - The Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-54 to deploy the TDRS-6 satellite.
- 2003 - A Delta II rocket launches the ICESat and CHIPSat spacecraft.
- 2012 - A Long March 3A rocket launches the Fengyun 2-07 meteorology satellite.
14 January[edit]
- 1966 - Sergei Korolev, the head of the Soviet space programme, dies, aged 59.
- 1967 - A Thor-Agena launches with a KH-4A spy satellite
- 1969 - Soyuz 4 launches, carrying cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov
- 1970 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 spy satellite
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I rocket launches a DS-P1-I radar target satellite
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M rocket launches a Parus navigation spacecraft
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M rocket launches a Parus navigation spacecraft
- 1983 - A Tsyklon-3 rocket launches a Tselina SIGINT spacecraft
- 1991 - Progress M-6 is launched aboard a Soyuz-U2 rocket, to resupply Mir
- 1994 - Soyuz TM-17 lands, with the Mir EO-14 crew aboard.
- 1996 - A Delta II rocket launches Koreasat 2
- 1998 - The crew of Mir perform an EVA to inspect the space station.
- 2002 - The crew of the ISS begin an EVA to move a crane from PMA-1 to Pirs.
- 2005 - The Cassini probe flies-by Titan, as the Huygens probe lands on its surface.
- 2008 - MESSENGER conducts its first flyby of Mercury.
15 January[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a KH-4A spy satellite.
- 1969 - Soyuz 5 launches on a mission to rendezvous and dock with Soyuz 4
- 1970 - A Delta M launches Intelsat 3-F6.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches a DS-P1-Yu experimental target satellite.
- 1976 - A Titan IIIE launches the Helios 2 spacecraft to investigate the Sun.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches two Strela comsats, and four boilerplate mockups.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar-4K1 spy satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela comsats.
- 1991 - An Ariane 4 launches the Italsat 1 and Eutelsat II F2 comsats
- 1995 - An Mu-3S-II rocket fails to launch the Express 1 satellite.
- 1996 - The crew of STS-72 perform an EVA to test techniques for ISS assembly
- 2003 - The crew of the ISS perform an EVA to deploy a radiator panel.
- 2004 - The Spirit rover begins its exploration of Mars
- 2006 - Samples taken by the Stardust spacecraft return to Earth.
- 2008 - A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL launches Thuraya 3.
- 2013 - A Rokot / Briz-KM rocket launches three Strela-3M military communication satellites.
16 January[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a Ferret SIGINT satellite
- 1968 - A Zenit-2 spy satellite is launched by a Voskhod rocket, but fails to separate from the upper stage of the rocket.
- 1969 - Cosmonauts Yevgeny Khrunov and Aleksei Yeliseyev perform an EVA to transfer from Soyuz 5 to Soyuz 4, the first crew transfer between two spacecraft in orbit.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches a DS-MO experimental spacecraft
- 1978 - Soyuz 26 lands after a mission to Salyut 6
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches with a Taifun-1 radar calibration spacecraft aboard
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-4MT spy satellite
- 1982 - A Delta 3910 launches RCA Satcom 4
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 comsat.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches Progress 27 to Mir
- 1996 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite
- 2002 - A Titan IVB launches a Milstar spacecraft.
- 2003 - The Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-107. Debris falling from the external tank during launch damaged the orbiter's heat shield, causing it to break up during re-entry on 1 February, with the loss of all seven crew.
- 2010 - A Long March 3C launches the Compass-G1 navigation satellite
17 January[edit]
- 1968 - The Thor-Agena retires from service, its final launch orbiting a Ferret spy satellite.
- 1969 - 3 cosmonauts return to Earth aboard Soyuz 4, two of whom were launched aboard Soyuz 5, moving to Soyuz 4 as part of the first crew transfer between two spacecraft in orbit.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tsyklon navigation satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite.
- 1976 - A Delta 2914 launches the CTS-1 communication satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Strela communication satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Teleina-D spy satellite.
- 1986 - A Proton-K/DM launches a Raduga communication satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite.
- 1993 - The crew of STS-54 perform an EVA to test and develop new spacewalk techniques.
- 1996 - The crew of STS-72 perform an EVA to test and develop new spacewalk techniques.
- 1997 - A Delta II fails to launch the GPS-IIR-1, exploding 13 seconds after launch due to a booster problem.
- 2016 - A Falcon 9 v1.1 launches the Jason-3 Earth observation satellite. Its first stage lands on an ASDS, but breaks a landing leg and falls over.
18 January[edit]
- 1967 - A Titan IIIC launches eight IDCSP communication satellites.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 spy satellite.
- 1969 - Soyuz 5 lands, following a potentially fatal re-entry in which the service module failed to separate, and the braking rockets failed to ignite.
- 1979 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 communication satellite.
- 1980 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the FLTSATCOM-3 communication satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K/DM launches a Gorizont communication satellite.
- 1986 - Space Shuttle Columbia lands at Edwards Air Force Base, completing the STS-61-C mission
- 1988 - A Proton-K/DM fails to launch a Gorizont communication satellite, due to a malfunction of the rocket's third stage.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Strela communication satellite.
- 1991 - A Tsyklon-2 launches an EORSAT spy satellite.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-59 spacecraft to ressupply the ISS.
- 2009 - A Delta IV Heavy launches the classified USA-202 spy satellite.
19 January[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches two experimental AFP-43 satellites.
- 1965 - The first Thor-Burner launches a DMSP weather satellite.
- 1965 - A Titan II conducts the Gemini 2 sub-orbital test of the Gemini spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 spy satellite.
- 1967 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches a Zenit-2 spy satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tseleina spy satellite.
- 1974 - The first Delta 2313 fails to launch a Skynet spacecraft, after a second stage malfunction.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela communication satellites.
- 1993 - The Space Shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, completing mission STS-54.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar spy satellite.
- 2006 - An Atlas V 551 launches New Horizons, the first spacecraft bound for Pluto, which was at the time designated a planet.
20 January[edit]
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unmanned Soyuz spacecraft, due to a second stage engine failure.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches a DS-U2-MY scientific satellite.
- 1971 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor weather satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan IIID launches two spy satellites, a KH-9 and an SSF.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tselina spy satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tsyklon navigation satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 1 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar spy satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-6U spy satellite.
- 1983 - A Vostok-2M launches a Tselina spy satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 34 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1990 - Space Shuttle Columbia lands at the Edwards Air Force Base, completing STS-32.
- 1994 - A Proton-K/DM-2M launches the Gals communication satellite.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, completing STS-72.
- 2005 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite, and a student experiment.
- 2011 - The first Zenit-3F rocket launches the Elektro-L No.1 meteorology satellite.
- 2011 - A Delta IV Heavy rocket launches the USA-224 optical reconnaissance satellite.
- 2012 - A Delta IV rocket launches the USA-233 military communication satellite for the Wideband Global SATCOM system.
21 January[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Agena is damaged after the upper stage ignition sequence is accidentally initiated during a ground test, whilst attached to the first stage.
- 1964 - A Delta B launches the Relay 2 communication satellite
- 1965 - An Atlas-D fails to launch two OV1 scientific satellites
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-4 spy satellite
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite
- 1971 - A Titan 23B launches a KH-8 spy satellite
- 1975 - A Kosmos-2I launches a DS-P1-Yu radar target satellite
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches a DS-P1-M ASAT target satellite
- 1982 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 spy satellite
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Strela communication satellite
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar spy satellite
- 2000 - An Atlas IIA launches a DSCS communication satellite
- 2008 - A PSLV launches the Israeli TecSAR spy satellite.
22 January[edit]
- 1965 - A Delta C launches the Tiros 9 weather satellite
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches a Zenit-2 spy satellite
- 1968 - A Saturn IB launches Apollo 5, an unmanned test of the Apollo Lunar Module
- 1969 - A Delta C launches the OSO scientific satellite
- 1969 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 spy satellite
- 1975 - A Delta 2910 launches the Landsat 2 Earth resources satellite
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 communication satellite
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tselina-O spy satellite
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Taifun-2 calibration satellite
- 1987 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 communication satellite
- 1990 - An Ariane 4 (40) launches the SPOT 2 remote sensing spacecraft, and six Oscar amateur radio satellites.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-42.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center after mission STS-81 to Mir.
- 1998 - A Shavit-1 fails to launch the Ofek-4 spy satellite, due to a second stage malfunction.
- 2003 - NASA receives the last transmission from the Pioneer 10 spacecraft, the farthest man-made object from Earth.
- 2011 - An H-IIB rocket launches JAXA's Kounotori 2 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.
23 January[edit]
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 spy satellite
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-4M spy satellite
- 1970 - A Delta N launches the ITOS 1 weather satellite, and an Oscar amateur radio spacecraft.
- 1972 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 4 F4 communication satellite
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-4MK spy satellite
- 1980 - A Tsyklon-3 launches an Okean experimental spy satellite
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-3 fails to launch a Geo-IK geodesy research satellite, due to a payload fairing malfunction.
- 1984 - An N-II launches the Yuri-2A communication satellite
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-2 launches an EORSAT spy satellite
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tsikada navigation satellite
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 communication satellite
- 1991 - The crew of Mir perform an EVA to install the strela boom.
- 1998 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-89 to Mir
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 (42L) launches the INSAT-3C communication satellite
- 2009 - An H-IIA launches the GOSAT, Sohla-1, Sprite-Sat, SDS-1, Kagayaki, PRISM, STARS and KKS-1 satellites
24 January[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Ablestar fails to launch a collection of five satellites.
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches a KH-4A spy satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-2I launches a DS-P1-Yu radar target satellite
- 1974 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite and a Nauka scientific spacecraft.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 communications satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-2MKM spy satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar spy satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 12 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Tselina spy satellite
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-51-C to deploy a Magnum spy satellite
- 1990 - A Mu-3S-II launches the Hiten and Hagoromo Lunar orbiters.
- 1990 - A Delta II 6925 launches a GPS satellite.
- 1992 - A Molniya-M launches an Oko missile defence spacecraft.
- 1993 - Soyuz TM-16 launches to Mir, with the two-man EO-13 crew aboard.
- 1994 - An Ariane 4 (44LP) fails to launch the Eutelsat II-F5 and Türksat 1A communications satellites, due to a third stage turbopump malfunction.
- 1995 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tsikada navigation satellite
- 2001 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M1-5, on a mission to deorbit the Mir space station.
- 2006 - An H-IIA launches the Daichi remote sensing spacecraft.
- 2014 - An Atlas V launches the TDRS-L data relay satellite for NASA.
25 January[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches the Echo 2 communication satellite.
- 1966 - A Kosmos-2M launches a DS-P1 radar target satellite.
- 1967 - An R-36M-O launches on a FOBS demonstration mission, placing a boilerplate nuclear warhead into a fractional orbit.
- 1969 - The last Tsyklon-2A fails to launch a boilerplate RORSAT spy satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches a DS-P1-Yu radar target satellite.
- 1979 - A Vostok rocket launches a Meteor weather satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch a Romb radar calibration satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar spy satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-11 to resupply Mir.
- 1979 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor weather satellite, and the Tubsat-B student spacecraft.
- 1994 - A Titan 23G launches the Clementine Lunar orbiter and ISA satellite.
- 1995 - A number of civilians are killed when a Long March 2E rocket fails to launch the Apstar 2 communication satellite, falling on a village after being blown off course by windshear.
- 1996 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont communication satellite.
- 2000 - An Ariane 4 (42L) launches the Galaxy 10R communication satellite.
- 2000 - A Long March 3A launches the Zhongxing-22 communication satellite.
- 2002 - The crew of the ISS perform an EVA to modify attitude control thrusters, and conduct experiments.
- 2003 - A Pegasus-XL launches the SORCE astronomy satellite.
- 2004 - The Opportunity rover lands on Mars.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-14M to resupply the ISS.
26 January[edit]
- 1957 - The maiden flight of the Thor missile ends in failure, after the rocket exploded on the launch pad, destroying the launch tower.
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 3 Lunar probe. An upper stage malfunction led to the spacecraft's failure to land on the Moon.
- 1967 - A Delta E launches the ESSA-4 weather satellite.
- 1971 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 4 F-2 communication satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches a DS-P1-Yu radar target satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tsyklon navigation satellite.
- 1978 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW spy satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 2914 launches the IUE astronomy satellite.
- 1983 - A Delta 3910 launches the IRAS and PIX astronomy satellites.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U2 launches a Zenit-6U spy satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Taifun-1 radar calibration satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite.
- 1989 - A Proton-K launches the Gorizont 17 communication satellite.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Strela communication satellite.
- 1990 - The crew of Mir perform an EVA to test space suits and examine the space station.
- 1991 - The crew of Mir perform an EVA to install support equipment for solar arrays.
- 1993 - A Molniya-M launches an Oko missile defence satellite.
- 2005 - The crew of the ISS perform an EVA to conduct scientific experiments.
27 January[edit]
- 1967 - Three astronauts are killed when a fire breaks out aboard the AS-204 spacecraft, during a pre-launch test
- 1981 - A Vostok-2M rocket launches a Tselina spy satellite
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-6U spy satellite
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center, completing mission STS-51-C.
- 1989 - An Ariane 2 launches Intelsat 5A F-15, a communication satellite
- 1999 - An Athena-1 launches ROCSAT-1, Taiwan's first satellite.
- 2000 - A Minotaur-I launches a collection of satellites, including JAWSAT, OCSE, OPAL, and FalconSat-1.
- 2013 - An H-IIA rocket launches two satellites for the Japanese Information Gathering Satellite reconnaissance system.
28 January[edit]
- 1966 - A Scout A launches a Transit navigation satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-2I launches a DS-P1-Yu radar target satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela communication satellites.
- 1977 - A Delta 2914 launches the NATO 3B communication satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit spy satellite.
- 1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch on TDRS-B deployment mission STS-51-L, killing seven astronauts.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar-4K1 spy satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-21 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2004 - Mars Express completes orbital adjustments, establishing its operational areocentric orbit.
- 2008 - A Proton-M launches the Ekspress AM-33 communication satellite.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches the Globus-1M No.12L military communication satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-09M to resupply the ISS.
29 January[edit]
- 1964 - A Saturn I launches on the SA-5 test flight, placing a Jupiter missile nosecone into orbit.
- 1976 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit spy satellite.
- 1976 - An Atlas-Centaur launches Intelsat 4A F-2, a communication satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Taifun-2 radar calibration satellite.
- 1984 - A Long March 3 launches a prototype DFH-2 communication satellite. The rocket's third stage failed to ignite, leaving the payload stranded in low Earth orbit, but all tests were completed successfully.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tsikada navigation satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tsikada navigation satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches an Informator communication satellite.
- 1992 - A Proton-K/DM-2 launches three GLONASS navigation satellites.
- 1995 - An Atlas II launches a UHF communication satellite.
- 1998 - A Soyuz-U launches Soyuz TM-27, with three cosmonauts bound for Mir.
- 1998 - An Atlas II launches a prototype Capricorn spy satellite.
- 2003 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite, and the XSS-10 experimental spacecraft.
- 2004 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M1-11 to resupply the ISS.
30 January[edit]
- 1964 - A Vostok-K launches two Elektron scientific satellites.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 6 Lunar probe.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I launches a DS-A1 technology development satellite.
- 1969 - A Delta E launches the Isis 1 scientific satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-4MK spy satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches an Oko missile defence satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-4MKM spy satellite.
- 1979 - A Delta 2914 launches the SCATHA technology development satellite.
- 1980 - A Vostok-2M launches a Tselina spy satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya communication satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar spy satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K/DM-2 fails to launch an Ekran missile defence satellite, due to the upper stage failing to ignite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor weather satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Tselina spy satellite.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Discovery lands, completing mission STS-42.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 (44L) launches two communication satellites; GE-2 and Nahuel-1A.
- 2001 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite.
- 2002 - Mars Odyssey completes its orbital corrections in areocentric orbit.
- 2007 - A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL fails to launch the NSS-8 communication satellite, exploding on the launch platform due to debris in the first stage engine's turbopump.
- 2009 - The Tsyklon-3 makes its final flight, launching the Koronas-Foton satellite.
- 2013 - South Korea, with Russian assistance, successfully made its first orbital launch when the last Naro-1 rocket launches the STSAT-2C satellite into orbit.
31 January[edit]
- 1961 - Mercury-Redstone 2 is launched, carrying Ham, a chimpanzee, on a suborbital flight with an apogee of 251 kilometres.
- 1961 - An Atlas-Agena launches a Samos spy satellite.
- 1966 - Luna 9, the first spacecraft to perform a soft landing on the Moon, is launched atop a Molniya-M rocket.
- 1967 - A Scout B rocket fails to launch an OV3 scientific satellite.
- 1971 - A Saturn V launches Apollo 14, with three astronauts, on a mission to land on the Moon.
- 1973 - A Delta L launches HEOS 2, a scientific spacecraft.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-4MKM spy satellite
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches Kosmos 1074, an unmanned test of the Soyuz-T spacecraft.
- 1984 - A Titan 34D launches a Chalet spy satellite.
- 1998 - Space Shuttle Endeavour lands, completing mission STS-89.
- 2004 - The Opportunity rover begins its exploration of Mars.
- 2013 - An Atlas V launches the TDRS-K data relay satellite for NASA.
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
- 1958 - A Juno-I rocket launches Explorer 1, America's first satellite.
- 1969 - A Vostok-2M rocket fails to launch a Meteor weather satellite, due to an upper stage malfunction.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite.
- 1986 - A Long March 3 launches the STTW-1 communication satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches an Oko missile defence satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-2 launches a RORSAT satellite.
- 1990 - The crew of Mir perform an EVA to test new equipment.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Discovery begins its first ODMP refit.
- 1993 - Soyuz TM-15 lands, with two cosmonauts returning from Mir.
- 1996 - An Atlas IIAS launches Palapa-C1, a communication satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches the Progress M1-1 spacecraft to reboost Mir.
- 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during re-entry on mission STS-107, killing its crew of seven astronauts.
- 2011 - A Rokot / Briz-KM rocket failed to the Kosmos 2470 geodesy satellite into its planned orbit.
- 2013 - A Zenit-3SL rocket fails to launch Intelsat 27, crashing into the ocean near the launch pad.
2 February[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches a KH-4 spy satellite
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 spy satellite
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Taifun-2 radar calibration satellite
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches am IS-A ASAT. The launch is successful, but the satellite fails to destroy its target.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite
- 2003 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-47 to resupply the ISS
- 2007 - A Long March 3A launches a Beidou navigation satellite
- 2009 - Iran conducts its first orbital launch, with a Safir launching the Omid satellite.
3 February[edit]
- 1963 - A Molniya rocket fails to launch a Luna spacecraft, after an upper stage control failure.
- 1965 - A Delta C launches the OSO 2 scientific spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Delta C launches the ESSA 1 weather satellite.
- 1966 - Luna 9, a robotic spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union, makes the first soft-landing on the Moon.
- 1971 - A Delta M launches the NATO 2 communications satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 communication satellite.
- 1974 - The fourth crew of Skylab conduct an EVA to collect experiment results.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tsyklon navigation satellite.
- 1984 - Space Shuttle Challenger launches on mission STS-41-B, to deploy the Westar 6 and Palapa B2 satellites. Both comsats fail to reach their correct orbits after upper stage problems.
- 1988 - An Atlas E/F launches the DMSP-5D-F2 weather satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar spy satellite. The launch is successful, however the satellite fails to function.
- 1993 - A Delta II 7925 launches a GPS satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-60 to conduct scientific research, and deploy a number of experimental satellites.
- 1994 - The H-II rocket makes its maiden flight, launching the OREX satellite.
- 1995 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-63 to rendezvous with Mir and deploy a number of radar calibration satellites.
- 2000 - A Zenit-2 launches a Tselina spy satellite.
- 2000 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Hispasat 1C communications satellite.
- 2005 - A Proton-M launches the first Spacebus 4000 communications satellite, AMC-12.
- 2005 - The Atlas III makes its final flight, and the last launch out of LC-36 at Cape Canaveral, orbiting two NOSS spy satellites.
- 2006 - The crew of the ISS perform an EVA to deploy SuitSat, and prepare the station for future assembly.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches Progress M-04M to resupply the ISS.
- 2012 - An Iranian Safir rocket launches the Navid satellite.
4 February[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena launches a Discoverer spy satellite.
- 1961 - A Molniya rocket launches a Venera spacecraft, however it fails to reach heliocentric orbit due to an upper stage malfunction.
- 1970 - A Thorad-Agena launches SERT 2, a technology development satellite.
- 1976 - A Mu-3C fails to launch the Corsa A technology development satellite, after a second stage malfunction.
- 1978 - A Mu-3H launches the Kyokko Auroral research satellite.
- 1983 - An N-II rocket launches the Sakura 2A communication satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite.
- 1990 - A Long March 3 launches the Zhongxing-3 communication satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the Brazilsat B3 and Inmarsat-3-F5 communication satellites.
- 2002 - An H-IIA rocket launches two technology development satellites.
5 February[edit]
- 1958 - A Vanguard rocket fails to launch a Vanguard satellite Vanguard_TV-3BU.
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches Lunar Orbiter 3.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches the a CORONA satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-707 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-801 satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1984 - An Atlas H launches the NOSS-7 satellites.
- 1987 - A Mu-3S-II launches the Ginga satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-2 mission.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2123 satellite.
- 1992 - A Zenit-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga-1 satellite.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the N-Star B satellite.
- 2002 - A Pegasus-XL launches the HESSI satellite.
- 2004 - An Atlas IIAS launches the AMC-10 satellite.
- 2008 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-63 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2014 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-22M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
6 February[edit]
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-201 satellite.
- 1969 - A Delta M launches the Intelsat III F-3 satellite.
- 1970 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-631 satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya satellite.
- 1975 - A Diamant launches the Starlette satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 2914 launches the SMS 2 satellite.
- 1977 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP 9 satellite.
- 1979 - An N-I launches the Ayame satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-21 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1439 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1628 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2059 satellite.
- 2009 - A Delta II 7320-10C launches the NOAA-19 satellite.
- 2011 - A Minotaur I launches the USA-225 military satellite.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat launches six Globalstar satellites.
- 2014 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the ABS-2 and Athena-Fidus communication satellites.
7 February[edit]
- 1967 - A Soyuz rocket launches the Kosmos-140 satellite.
- 1968 - A Molniya-M fails to launch a satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-265 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 24 spacecraft.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1155 satellite.
- 1980 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-11 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1731 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1819 satellite.
- 1990 - An H-I launches the Momo-1B satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2124 satellite.
- 1994 - A Titan IV launches a Milstar satellite.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches the Stardust satellite.
- 2001 - An Ariane 4 launches the Sicral and Skynet 4F satellites.
- 2001 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-98, to deliver the Destiny module to the ISS.
- 2008 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-122 to deliver the Columbus module to the ISS.
- 2013 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Amazonas 3 and Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a communication satellites.
8 February[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Delta rocket launches the Tiros 4 satellite.
- 1967 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP 2418 satellite.
- 1967 - A Diamant launches the D-1C satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-141 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-548 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-988 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1075 satellite.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1536 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-10 mission.
- 1985 - A Titan 34B launches an SDS satellite.
- 1985 - An Ariane 3 launches the Arabsat 1A and Brasilsat 1 satellites.
- 1988 - A Delta 3910 launches the USA-30 SDIO satellite.
- 1994 - A Long March 3A launches the KF-1 and SJ-4 satellites.
- 2000 - A Delta II launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the IRDT and Gruzovoy Maket satellites.
- 2010 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-130 to deliver the Tranquility module and the Cupola to the ISS.
9 February[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS 1439 satellite.
- 1969 - A Titan IIIC launches the Tacsat 1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-394 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-892 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the FLTSATCOM 1 satellite.
- 1980 - An Atlas E/F launches a GPS satellite.
- 1983 - An Atlas H launches the NOSS-5 satellites.
- 1986 - An Atlas H launches the NOSS-8 satellites.
- 1993 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2233 satellite.
- 1993 - A Pegasus rocket launches the SCD-1 satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches several Globalstar satellites.
10 February[edit]
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos-107 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-323 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1440 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 40 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2000 satellite.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-25 spacecraft to Mir.
- 1998 - A Taurus rocket launches the GFO and several Orbcomm satellites.
- 2000 - An M-V fails to launch the ASTRO-E satellite.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-66 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2009 - Kosmos 2251 collides with Iridium 33, resulting in the destruction of both satellites.
11 February[edit]
- 1965 - A Titan IIIA launches the LES-1 satellite.
- 1966 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-108 satellite.
- 1970 - A Lambda-4S conducts Japan's first satellite launch, orbiting the Ōsumi satellite.
- 1970 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP 1524 satellite.
- 1974 - A Titan IIIE fails to launch on a mission to test the Centaur upper stage.
- 1976 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-802 satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Kosmos satellites.
- 1981 - An N-II rocket launches the Kiku-3 satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1337 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1732 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-9 mission.
- 1992 - An Atlas II launches a DSCS satellite.
- 1992 - An H-1 launches the Fuyo satellite.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-82, to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 2000 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-99, with the SRTM mapping payload.
- 2002 - A Delta II launches several Iridium satellites.
- 2008 - A Proton-M launches the Thor 5 communication satellite.
- 2009 - A Proton-M launches the Express-AM44 and MD1 satellites.
- 2010 - An Atlas V launches the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-18M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2013 - An Atlas V launches the Landsat 8 Earth observation satellite.
12 February[edit]
- 1961 - A Molniya launches the Venera 1 probe to Venus.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-632 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-708 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-709 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-803 satellite.
- 1979 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1076 satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos-1164 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1244 satellite.
- 1986 - A N-II rocket launches the BS-2B satellite.
- 1987 - A Titan 34B launches an SDS satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Kosmos satellites.
- 1994 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1997 - The M-V makes its maiden flight, launching the MUSES-B satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the Garuda-1 satellite.
- 2005 - An Ariane 5 launches the XTAR-EUR and Maqsat-B2 satellites.
- 2009 - An Ariane 5 launches the Hot Bird 10, and NSS-9 communication satellites, and two Spirale satellites.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches the Intelsat 16 satellite.
13 February[edit]
- 1974 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8A satellite.
- 1979 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-1077 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1245 satellite.
- 2012 - The first Vega rocket launches LARES and eight other satellites.
14 February[edit]
- 1963 - A Delta B launches the Syncom 1 satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-142 satellite.
- 1972 - A Proton-K launches the Luna 20 probe to the Moon.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-989 satellite.
- 1980 - A Delta 3910 launches the Solar Max satellite.
- 1984 - A Mu-3S launches the Ohzora satellite.
- 1987 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos-1820 satellite.
- 1989 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos-2001 satellite.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2002 satellite.
- 1989 - The Delta II makes its maiden flight, launching the first Block II GPS satellite.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the LACE and RME satellites.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-2133 satellite.
- 1996 - Several villagers are killed when a Long March 3B fails to launch the Intelsat 708 satellite.
- 1997 - A Tsyklon-3 launches three Gonets and three Strela satellites.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches four Globalstar satellites.
- 2004 - A Titan IV launches the DSP-22 satellite.
- 2012 - A Proton-M launches the SES-4 satellite.
- 2014 - A Proton-M launches the Türksat 4A satellite.
15 February[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1967 - A Diamant launches the D-1D satellite.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Prognoz-3 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-893 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1989 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2134 satellite.
- 1991 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-26 to resupply Mir.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches the Telstar 6 satellite.
- 2003 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 907 satellite.
- 2006 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Echostar 10 satellite.
16 February[edit]
- 1961 - A Scout X-1 launches the Explorer 9 satellite.
- 1965 - A Saturn I launches on the A-103 mission to test a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft and deploy the Pegasus-1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Mu-4S launches the Tansei satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-474 satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan 33B fails to launch the OPS 1844 satellite.
- 1974 - A Mu-3C launches the Tansei-2 satellite.
- 1976 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-804 satellite.
- 1978 - An N-I rocket launches the Ume 2 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1338 satellite.
- 1983 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-1441 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1537 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches a Foton spacecraft.
- 1999 - An Atlas IIAS launches the JCSAT-6 satellite.
- 2011 - An Ariane 5 ES launches the Johannes Kepler ATV spacecraft to the ISS.
17 February[edit]
- 1959 - A Vanguard launches the Vanguard II satellite.
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 20 satellite.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 8 Lunar probe.
- 1966 - A Diamant launches the D-1A satellite.
- 1971 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP 3526 satellite.
- 1971 - A Thorad-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-395 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-990 satellite.
- 1980 - A Mu-3S launches the Tansei-4 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1339 satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K fails to launch three GLONASS satellites.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2003 satellite.
- 1992 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2180 satellite.
- 1993 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the NEAR asteroid probe.
- 1997 - An Atlas IIAS launches the JCSAT-4 satellite.
- 1998 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2349 satellite.
- 2007 - A Delta II launches the THEMIS satellites.
18 February[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 21 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-396 satellite.
- 1974 - A Scout D-1 launches the San Marco 4 satellite.
- 1979 - A Scout D-1 launches the SAGE satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1246 satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1821 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1920 satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches several Iridium satellites.
- 2000 - An Ariane 4 launches the Superbird 4 satellite.
- 2004 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1T satellite.
- 2006 - An H-IIA launches the MTSAT-2 satellite.
- 2021 - The Perseverance (rover) has successfully landed on The Mars
19 February[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 10 satellite.
- 1963 - A Scout X-3M launches the OPS 240 satellite.
- 1964 - A Molniya-M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1966 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-109 satellite.
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1970 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1976 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1976 - A Delta 2914 launches the Marisat 1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Mu-3H launches the Tansei-3 satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos-1247 satellite.
- 1982 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-1340 satellite.
- 1986 - The Core Module of the Mir space station is launched, atop a Proton-K rocket.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1733 satellite.
- 1987 - A N-II rocket launches the Momo satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1822 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1921 satellite.
- 1988 - An H-I launches the CS-3A satellite.
- 1994 - A Delta II launches the Galaxy-1R satellite.
- 1996 - A Tsyklon-3 launches three Gonets and three Strela satellites.
- 1996 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 2017 - First Falcon 9 flight from the historic LC-39A launchpad at Kennedy Space Center.
20 February[edit]
- 1962 - John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, launched atop an Atlas LV-3B rocket.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-202 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-203 satellite.
- 1975 - An Atlas-Centaur fails to launch the Intelsat 4 F-6 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-805 satellite.
- 1980 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1983 - A Mu-3S launches the Tenma satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1823 satellite.
- 1993 - A Mu-3S-II launches the Asuka satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-29 mission to Mir.
- 2001 - A Start-1 launches the Odin satellite.
- 2008 - Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at KSC, completing mission STS-122.
21 February[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches the FTV 2301 satellite.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-1 launches three Kosmos satellites.
- 1966 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - The N-I rocket fails during its maiden flight due to first stage engine problems.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-894 satellite.
- 1979 - A Mu-3C launches the Hakucho satellite.
- 1979 - A Proton-K launches the Ekran satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1165 satellite.
- 1981 - A Mu-3S launches the Hinotori satellite.
- 1981 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Comstar D-4 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 19 resupply spacecraft to Salyut 7.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1538 satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-1629 satellite.
- 1989 - A Mu-3S-II launches the Akebono satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-16 resupply spacecraft to Mir.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-23 mission to Mir.
- 1998 - An H-II launches the COMETS satellite.
- 2002 - An Atlas IIIB launches the Echostar 7 satellite.
- 2006 - An M-V launches the ASTRO-F satellite.
- 2008 - An SM-3 missile destroys the USA-193 satellite.
- 2014 - A Delta IV launches the GPS IIF-5 satellite.
22 February[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the Transit 3B satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-57 satellite.
- 1966 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-110 satellite.
- 1967 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas E/F launches a GPS satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1078 satellite.
- 1980 - A N-I rocket launches the Ayame 2 satellite.
- 1986 - An Ariane 1 launches the SPOT-1 and Viking satellites.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2004 satellite.
- 1990 - An Ariane 4 fails to launch the Superbird B and BS 2X satellites.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on the 75th Shuttle mission, STS-75, with the TSS-1R tether experiment.
- 2017 - The final Soyuz-U rocket launches the Progress MS-05 resupply module to haul cargo to the International Space Station.
- 2019 - Falcon 9 rocket launches the S5, Nusantara Satu communication satellite and Beresheet, Israeli private Lunar lander
23 February[edit]
- 1977 - An N-I rocket launches the Kiku 2 satellite.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite.
- 1997 - A Titan IV launches the DSP-18 satellite.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches the ARGOS satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 904 satellite.
- 2008 - An H-IIA rocket launches the WINDS communication satellite.
24 February[edit]
- 1967 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1975 - A Mu-3C launches the Taiyo satellite.
- 1979 - An Atlas E/F launches the P78-1 satellite.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the Polar satellite.
- 2007 - An H-IIA launches two IGS satellites.
- 2009 - A Taurus-XL fails to launch OCO due to a payload fairing malfunction.
- 2011 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-133 to deliver the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module and the ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 4 to the ISS. This is Space Shuttle Discovery's final spaceflight.
- 2012 - A Long March 3C launches the Beidou-2 G5 satellite for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
- 2012 - An Atlas V launches the MUOS-1 military communication satellite.
25 February[edit]
- 1961 - A Juno II fails to launch the S-45 satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Mariner 6 probe.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-266 satellite.
- 1971 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-397 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-475 satellite.
- 1978 - A Titan 34B launches the OPS 6031 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 32 mission.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1442 satellite.
- 2002 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2387 satellite.
- 2013 - A PSLV launches SARAL and six other satellites.
26 February[edit]
- 1960 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch the Midas 1 satellite.
- 1965 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-58 satellite.
- 1966 - First flight of Saturn 1B with the AS-201
- 1969 - A Delta E launches the ESSA 9 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-267 satellite.
- 1971 - A Soyuz-L launches the Kosmos-398 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-710 satellite.
- 1977 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-895 satellite.
- 1982 - A Delta 3910 launches the Westar 4 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1734 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1824 satellite.
- 1987 - A Delta 3914 launches the GOES 7 satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos-1922 satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2135 satellite.
- 1992 - An Ariane 4 launches the Superbird B1 and Arabsat 1C satellites.
- 1998 - A Pegasus-XL launches the SNOE satellite.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the Arabsat 3A and Skynet 4E satellites.
- 2001 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-44 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2005 - An H-IIA launches the MTSAT-1R satellite.
- 2009 - A Zenit-3SLB launches the Telstar 11N satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat launches Kosmos 2471, the first GLONASS-K navigation satellite.
27 February[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 38 satellite.
- 1964 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 25 satellite.
- 1967 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos-143 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-324 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-633 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1079 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-19 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1630 satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1631 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1735 satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Nadezhda satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the Hot Bird 4 satellite.
- 2001 - A Titan IV launches the Milstar 4 satellite.
28 February[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 1 satellite.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS 3722 satellite.
- 1966 - A Delta E launches the ESSA-2 satellite.
- 1967 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-144 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-549 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Kosmos satellites.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-991 satellite.
- 1981 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8A satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1539 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Meteor-2 satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Okean satellite.
- 1990 - Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-36 launches with a classified payload, believed to be either a KH-12 or Misty spy satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-3 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1998 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Intelsat 806 satellite.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-52 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2006 - A Proton-M fails to launch the Arabsat 4A satellite after an upper stage failure.
- 2009 - A Proton-K/DM-2 launches a Raduga-1 satellite.
- 2014 - An H-IIA launches the GPM Core Observatory and 7 cubesats.
29 February[edit]
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
- 1966 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 111 satellite.
- 1966 - Venera 3 impacts Venus, the first space probe to hit the surface of another planet
- 1972 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP-3 satellite.
- 1972 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 476 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 550 satellite.
- 1979 - A Vostok-2M launches the Meteor-2 satellite.
- 1982 - Venera 13 successfully lands on Venus
- 1984 - A Delta 3920 launches the Landsat 5 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1632 satellite.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 801 satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 5 launches the Envisat satellite.
- 2002 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on the STS-109 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 2005 - A Zenit-3SL launches the XM-3 Rhythm satellite.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches three GLONASS-M navigation satellites.
- 2013 - A Falcon 9 launches the second operational flight of the Dragon spacecraft to the ISS.
2 March[edit]
- 1965 - Atlas-Centaur AC-5 explodes on its launch pad during an attempt to launch a Surveyor spacecraft.
- 1968 - A Scout A launches the NNS O-18 satellite.
- 1968 - A Proton-K launches the Zond 4 spacecraft.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 28 mission to Salyut 6.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1443 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1444 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1540 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2005 satellite.
- 1991 - An Ariane 4 launches the Astra 1B and Meteosat 5 satellites.
- 1994 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Koronas-I satellite.
- 1995 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-67.
- 1995 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2306 satellite.
- 2004 - An Ariane 5 launches the Rosetta spacecraft.
3 March[edit]
- 1959 - A Juno II launches the Pioneer 4 spacecraft.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 145 satellite.
- 1969 - A Saturn V launches the manned Apollo 9 mission.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 399 satellite.
- 1971 - A Long March 1 launches the SJ-1 satellite.
- 1972 - Launch of the Pioneer 10 spacecraft, the first mission to successfully reach Jupiter.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 896 satellite.
- 1980 - An Atlas E/F launches a NOSS satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1341 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 28 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1825 satellite.
4 March[edit]
- 1968 - An Atlas-Agena launches the OGO 5 satellite.
- 1969 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 325 satellite.
- 1970 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 477 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 992 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1166 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1992 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-62.
- 1997 - A Start-1 launches the Zeya satellite.
- 2010 - A Delta IV launches the GOES 15 meteorology satellite.
- 2011 - A Taurus rocket fails to launch the Glory satellite and three other satellites when the payload fairing failed to separate.
5 March[edit]
- 1958 - A Juno I fails to launch the Explorer 2 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 204 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 205 satellite.
- 1968 - A Scout B launches the Explorer 37 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 268 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 269 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1974 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 634 satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 2910 launches the Landsat 3 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1248 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1249 satellite.
- 1982 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 504 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1342 satellite.
- 1984 - An Ariane 1 launches the Intelsat 508 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1633 satellite.
- 1999 - A Pegasus-XL launches the WIRE satellite.
- 2010 - A Long March 4C launches three reconnaissance satellites of the Yaogan 9 constellation.
- 2011 - An Atlas V launches USA-226, the first flight of the second Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle.
6 March[edit]
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 270 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 551 satellite.
- 1973 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-720 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1250/1257 satellite.
- 1982 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP-13 satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1541 satellite.
- 1989 - An Ariane 4 launches the JCSAT-1 and Meteosat 4 satellites.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2136 satellite.
7 March[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Delta launches the OSO 1 satellite.
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Samos 6 satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-59 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Kosmos-1542 satellite.
- 1988 - A Long March 3 launches the Zhongxing 1 satellite.
- 1995 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS navigation satellites.
- 2009 - A Delta II 7925-10L launches the Kepler space photometer.
- 2017 - A Vega launched the Sentinel-2B satellite
8 March[edit]
- 1967 - A Delta C launches the OSO 3 satellite.
- 1991 - A Titan IV launches the USA 69 satellite.
- 1991 - A Delta II launches the Inmarsat II F-2 satellite.
- 1997 - An Atlas IIA launches the Tempo 2 satellite.
- 2001 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-102 to the International Space Station.
- 2001 - An Ariane 5 launches the Eurobird and BSAT-2a satellites.
- 2002 - An Atlas IIA launches the TDRS-9 satellite.
9 March[edit]
- 1961 - A Vostok-K launches the Korabl-Sputnik 4 spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches the NRL Composite 5 satellite.
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1973 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1974 - A Scout D-1 launches the Miranda satellite.
- 1992 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2181 satellite.
- 1996 - A Pegasus-XL launches the REX II satellite.
- 2007 - An Atlas V launches several STP satellites.
- 2008 - The Ariane 5ES makes its maiden flight, launching the first ATV, Jules Verne to resupply the ISS.
10 March[edit]
- 1967 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 146 satellite.
- 1970 - A Diamant-B launches the Mika and Wika satellites.
- 1975 - A Titan 34B launches the OPS 2439 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 806 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 897 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 2914 launches the Palapa A2 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 993 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1543 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1923 satellite.
- 1994 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite.
11 March[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Able launches the Pioneer 5 spacecraft.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the NNS O-3 satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1826 satellite.
- 1988 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight satellites.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1988 - An Ariane 3 launches the Telecom 1C and Spacenet 3R satellites.
- 2003 - A Delta IV-M launches the DSCS IIIA-3 satellite.
- 2005 - An Atlas V launches the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite.
- 2006 - An Ariane 5 launches the Hot Bird 7A and Spainsat satellites.
- 2007 - An Ariane 5 launches the Skynet 5A and Insat 4B satellites.
- 2008 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-123 to deliver the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM/Kibō) pressurised logistics module and the Dextre SPDM to the International Space Station.
- 2011 - A Delta IV launches the USA-227 reconnaissance-data relay satellite.
12 March[edit]
- 1965 - A Molniya fails to launch a Luna spacecraft.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1972 - A Delta N launches the TD-1A satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 719 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 807 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 5 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-4 mission to Salyut 6.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Nadezhda satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches an Ekspress satellite.
- 2000 - A Taurus rocket launches the MTI satellite.
- 2000 - A Zenit-3SL fails to launch the ICO F-1 satellite.
13 March[edit]
- 1967 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos 147 satellite.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 326 satellite.
- 1971 - A Delta M launches the Explorer 43 spacecraft.
- 1977 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1985 - An Atlas E/F launches the Geosat satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz T-15 spacecraft to Mir.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1989 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-29 to deploy the TDRS-4 satellite.
- 1994 - The Taurus rocket makes its maiden flight, launching the STEP 0 satellite.
- 2004 - An Atlas III launches the MBSAT satellite.
- 2008 - The Atlas V makes its thirteenth launch, and its first from Vandenberg Air Force Base, launching USA-200.
14 March[edit]
- 1968 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 206 satellite.
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 635 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1080 satellite.
- 1980 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1167 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1258 satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1634 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1932 satellite.
- 1990 - A Commercial Titan III launches the Intelsat 603 satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2060 satellite.
- 1992 - An Atlas I launches the Galaxy 5 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-21 mission to Mir.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 707 satellite.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2331 satellite.
- 1998 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-38 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2008 - A Proton-M/Briz-M fails to launch the AMC-14 communication satellite, due to a malfunction of the Briz-M upper stage.
- 2016 - A Proton-M launches the Trace Gas Orbiter and the Schiaparelli demonstration lander to Mars in 2016 as part of the European Space Agency and the Roscosmos ExoMars programme
- 2019 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Soyuz MS-12 carrying Expedition 59\60 to the International Space Station
15 March[edit]
- 1965 - A Kosmos-1 rocket launches three Kosmos satellites.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 271 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 478 satellite.
- 1976 - A Titan IIIC launches the P74-1 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 994 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches six Strela satellites.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3MP launches a sub-scale Spiral test spacecraft.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1544 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1933 satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 2004 - A Proton-M launches the Eutelsat W3A satellite.
- 2008 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-19 satellite.
- 2009 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-119 to the International Space Station.
16 March[edit]
- 1962 - A Kosmos-2I launches the first satellite to be given a Kosmos designation, Kosmos-1.
- 1966 - An Atlas D launches a Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle.
- 1966 - A Titan II launches the manned Gemini 8 mission.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 148 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 207 satellite.
- 1974 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1976 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 808 satellite.
- 1978 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1979 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1981 - A Titan IIIC launches a DSP satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1446 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2006 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 41 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1998 - An Atlas II launches a UHF satellite.
17 March[edit]
- 1958 - A Vanguard rocket launches the Vanguard I satellite.
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos 112 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 272 satellite.
- 1970 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 898 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 995 satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1168 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1259 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1343 satellite.
- 1988 - A Vostok-2M launches the IRS-1 satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-14 mission to Mir.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2274 satellite.
- 2002 - A Rokot launches the GRACE satellite.
- 2009 - A Rokot launches the Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer.
- 2009 - Space Shuttle Discovery docks with the International Space Station during mission STS-119.
18 March[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 26 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Burner launches a DAPP satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod rocket launches the manned Voskhod 2 mission.
- 1965 - Alexey Leonov conducts the first EVA, from the Voskhod 2 spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1969 - An Atlas E/F launches three OV1 satellites.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 327 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 400 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 809 satellite.
- 1980 - A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.
- 1981 - A Proton-K launches the Raduga satellite.
- 1987 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 1833 satellite.
- 1995 - An H-II launches the SFU and Himawari 5 satellites.
- 2001 - A Zenit-3SL launches the XM-2 Roll satellite.
- 2011 - MESSENGER entered orbit around Mercury on March 18, 2011, becoming the first spacecraft to do so.
- 2016 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Soyuz TMA-20M carrying Expedition 47 to the International Space Station
19 March[edit]
- 1964 - A Delta B fails to launch the BE-A satellite.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 25 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-7 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2137 satellite.
- 2008 - A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL launches the DirecTV-11 communications satellite.
- 2013 - An Atlas V launches the second geostationary satellite for the Space-Based Infrared System.
20 March[edit]
- 1970 - A Delta M launches the NATO 2A satellite.
- 1973 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 636 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1260 satellite.
- 1987 - A Delta 3920 launches the Palapa B2P satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2061 satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the Dumsat satellite.
- 2004 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches the EchoStar XIV satellite.
21 March[edit]
- 1963 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos 13 satellite.
- 1964 - A Molniya-M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 9 spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-113 satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 149 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 208 satellite.
- 1971 - A Titan 33B launches the OPS 4788 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 720 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1089 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1545 satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1635/1642 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1736 satellite.
- 1996 - A PSLV launches the IRS-P3 satellite.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches the Asiasat 3S satellite.
- 2000 - An Ariane 5 launches the Asiastar and Insat 3B satellites.
- 2002 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M1-8 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2007 - The second Falcon 1 rocket fails to launch a demonstration spacecraft.
- 2018 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Soyuz MS-08 carrying Expedition 55 to the International Space Station
22 March[edit]
- 1967 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 150 satellite.
- 1967 - An R-36 fails during an orbital missile test mission.
- 1968 - A Tsyklon launches the Kosmos 209 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 273 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 479 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 552 satellite.
- 1976 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 39 mission to Salyut 6.
- 1982 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on test mission STS-3.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1985 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 510 satellite.
- 1988 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1934 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2062 satellite.
- 1991 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-22 spacecraft to resuppy Mir.
- 1995 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2310 satellite.
- 1995 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Intelsat 705 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2311 satellite.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-76 to Mir.
- 2006 - A Pegasus-XL launches three ST-5 satellites.
23 March[edit]
- 1960 - A Juno II fails to launch a satellite for NASA.
- 1965 - A Titan II launches the first manned Gemini mission; Gemini 3.
- 1967 - A Delta E launches the Intelsat II F-3 satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches the Astron satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 35 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2007 satellite.
- 2012 - An Ariane 5 ES launches the Edoardo Amaldi ATV to resupply the ISS.
24 March[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - A Proton fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-3 launches the Kosmos 151 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 274 satellite.
- 1971 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1972 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 899 satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1344 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1447 satellite.
- 1987 - An ASLV fails to launch the SROSS A satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1935 satellite.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Kosmos satellites.
- 1989 - A Delta 3920 launches the Delta Star satellite.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-45.
- 1995 - An Atlas E/F launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the SPOT 4 satellite.
- 2006 - A Falcon 1 fails to launch the FalconSat-2 satellite.
- 2009 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-20 navigation satellite.
25 March[edit]
- 1961 - A Vostok-K launches the Korabl-Sputnik 5 spacecraft.
- 1961 - A Thor-Delta launches the Explorer 10 spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 64 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 152 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 480 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 481 satellite.
- 1978 - A Titan IIIC fails to launch several DSCS satellites.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor-2 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1643 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1737 satellite.
- 1988 - A Scout G-1 launches the San Marco 5 satellite.
- 1993 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1993 - A Start-1 launches the EKA satellite.
- 1993 - An Atlas I launches the UHF-1 satellite.
- 1998 - A Long March 2C launches several Iridium satellites.
- 2000 - A Delta II launches the IMAGE satellite.
- 2002 - A Long March 2F launches the Shenzhou 3 spacecraft.
- 2012 - A Proton-M launches the Intelsat 22 satellite.
26 March[edit]
- 1958 - A Juno I launches the Explorer 3 spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Scout A launches the NNS O-8 satellite.
- 1969 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1974 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 637 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 721 satellite.
- 1976 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 810 satellite.
- 1976 - A Delta 3914 launches the Satcom 2 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1987 - An Atlas-Centaur fails to launch the FLTSATCOM-6 satellite.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the GPS II-7 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2138 satellite.
- 1993 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2237 satellite.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-14 to the International Space Station.
- 2013 - A Proton-M launches the Satmex-8 satellite.
27 March[edit]
- 1964 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 27 satellite.
- 1964 - A Scout X-3 launches the Ariel 2 satellite.
- 1966 - A Molniya-M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Mariner 7 spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 328 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 401 satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches the Venera 8 spacecraft.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 722 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-13 satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1169 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 8 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2063 satellite.
- 2004 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga-1 satellite.
- 2008 - Space Shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, completing the STS-123 mission.
- 2008 - A Kosmos-3M launches the SAR-Lupe 4 satellite.
28 March[edit]
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 275 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 996 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1983 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA 8 satellite.
- 1986 - An Ariane 3 launches the Gstar 2/Brasilsat 2 satellite.
- 1995 - A Start fails to launch the Techsat and Unamsat satellites.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the Hot Bird 1 and Brasilsat B2 satellite.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-25 satellite.
- 1999 - Sea Launch conducts the maiden flight of the Zenit-3SL from the Ocean Odyssey platform, with a boilerplate satellite.
- 2003 - An H-IIA launches two IGS satellites.
29 March[edit]
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 900 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1546 satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 launches the Astra 3A and JCSAT-8 satellites.
- 2005 - A Proton-K launches the Ekspress AM-2 satellite.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-08M to the International Space Station.
30 March[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 22 satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-D launches the OV1-4, OV1-5 and Pod 28 satellites.
- 1967 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1972 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1978 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-997 and 998 satellites.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 999 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1448 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1936 satellite.
- 1993 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-19 satellite.
- 1993 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2238 satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches five Iridium satellites.
- 2002 - A Proton-K launches the Intelsat 903 satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-8 mission, with the first Brazilian in space, Marcos Pontes, and the ISS Expedition 13 crew aboard.
- 2012 - The last Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2479 missile warning satellite.
31 March[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Burner launches the OPS 0340 satellite.
- 1966 - A Molniya-M launches the Luna 10 probe.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 482 spacecraft.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-M launches the Kosmos 811 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1000 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 4A F-6 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1090 satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1261 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1345 satellite.
- 1982 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1346 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1449 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches the Kvant-1 module of Mir.
- 1988 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches the Almaz-1 spacecraft.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-17 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2003 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-9 satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 3B launches the Apstar-7 satellite.
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Able launches the first weather satellite, TIROS-1.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1971 - A Delta E launches the ISIS_(satellite) satellite.
- 1971 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 402 satellite.
- 1975 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1170 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2182 satellite.
- 1993 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2239 satellite.
- 2002 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2388 satellite.
2 April[edit]
- 1963 - A Molniya rocket launches the Luna 4 probe.
- 1964 - A Molniya-M launches the Zond 1 probe to Venus.
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 403 satellite.
- 1975 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 723 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1347 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1989 - An Ariane 2 launches the Tele-X satellite.
- 1992 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2240 satellite.
- 1998 - A Pegasus-XL launches the TRACE satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-41 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the INSAT 2E satellite.
- 2003 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1T satellite.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-18 mission to the ISS.
3 April[edit]
- 1963 - A Delta B launches the Explorer 17 spacecraft.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches the SNAPSHOT spacecraft.
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 210 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 329 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 483 satellite.
- 1973 - A Proton-K launches the Salyut 2 space station.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-638 (Soyuz 7K-TM) spacecraft.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1171 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-11 mission.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1644 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1990 - A Shavit launches the Ofeq-2 satellite.
- 1995 - A Pegasus-H launches several Orbcomm satellites.
- 1996 - An Atlas IIA launches the Inmarsat 3F1 satellite.
- 2009 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Eutelsat W2A satellite.
- 2012 - A Delta IV launches the USA-234 reconnaissance satellite.
4 April[edit]
- 1964 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos 28 satellite.
- 1967 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos 153 satellite.
- 1968 - A Saturn V launches the Apollo 6 spacecraft.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 276 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 277 satellite.
- 1971 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 404 satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 639 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1001 satellite.
- 1983 - Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden flight, STS-6, launching the TDRS-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1547 satellite.
- 1986 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1738 satellite.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2016 satellite.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1991 - An Ariane 4 launches the Anik E2 satellite.
- 1997 - A Titan 23G launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-83, a Spacelab microgravity research mission.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-30 spacecraft, with the last crew to visit Mir.
- 2009 - An Atlas V launches the WGS-2 satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-21 mission to the ISS.
5 April[edit]
- 1963 - A Scout X-3 fails to launch the Transit VA-2 satellite.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz rocket fails to launch a maned flight which would have been the Soyuz 18 mission had it reached orbit.
- 1977 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 901 satellite.
- 1988 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1937 satellite.
- 1990 - The Pegasus rocket makes its maiden flight, launching the Pegsat and NavySat satellites.
- 1991 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory on mission STS-37.
- 1995 - A Shavit launches the Ofeq-3 satellite.
- 2009 - A Unha fails to launch the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite.
- 2010 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station.
6 April[edit]
- 1962 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 2 satellite.
- 1963 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1965 - A Delta D launches the Intelsat I (Early Bird) satellite.
- 1966 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 114 satellite.
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches the ATS-2 satellite.
- 1968 - An Atlas E/F launches the OV1-13 and 14 satellites.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 484 satellite.
- 1973 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Pioneer 11 probe.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 812 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1002 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1450 satellite.
- 1984 - Space Shuttle Challenger launches on the STS-41-C mission to deploy the LDEF and repair the Solar Max satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2017 satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2064-Kosmos 2071 satellites.
- 1993 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2241 satellite.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-34 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
7 April[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - A Molniya-M launches the Luna 14 probe.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 330 satellite.
- 1971 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 405 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Interkosmos-6 satellite.
- 1975 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 724 satellite.
- 1976 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 902 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas-Agena launches the OPS 8790 satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 2914 launches the BSE satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1091 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1262 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1348 satellite.
- 1990 - A Long March 3 launches the Asiasat 1 satellite.
- 1995 - An Atlas IIA launches the AMSC 1 satellite.
- 1998 - A Proton-K/DM-5 launches seven Iridium satellites.
- 2001 - A Delta II launches the Mars Odyssey probe.
- 2001 - A Proton-M launches an Ekran-M satellite.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-10 mission to the ISS.
8 April[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 23 satellite.
- 1964 - A Titan II launches the Gemini 1 spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Centaur fails to launch a boilerplate Surveyor spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches the OAO A1 satellite.
- 1967 - A Proton-K fails to launch the Kosmos 154 spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Thorad-Agena launches the Nimbus 4 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 331 satellite.
- 1970 - A Titan IIIC launches the Vela 6A and 6B satellites.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 725 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1349 satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1451 satellite.
- 1984 - A Long March 3 launches the first operational STW satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1834 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2183 satellite.
- 1993 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on the ATLAS-2 (Spacelab) mission, STS-56.
- 1996 - A Proton-K launches the Astra 1F satellite.
- 2002 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-110 with the ITS S0 Truss for the ISS.
- 2003 - A Titan IV launches a Milstar satellite.
- 2008 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Soyuz TMA-12 mission to the ISS, with the first South Korean in space, and the first second-generation space traveller.
- 2010 - A Dnepr-1 launches the CryoSat-2 ice monitoring satellite.
9 April[edit]
- 1959 - NASA formally selected its first astronauts, the Mercury Seven.
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Midas 5 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 211 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 278 satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 1410 launches the Geos 3 satellite.
- 1976 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 813 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 35 mission.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1263 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1739 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1835 satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-59.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-27 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1997 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2340 satellite.
- 1999 - A Titan IV fails to launch a DSP satellite.
- 2003 - An Ariane 5 launches the Galaxy 12 and Insat 3A satellites.
- 2007 - A Proton-M launches the Anik F3 satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 3A launches the Beidou-2 I1 satellite for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
- 2014 - A Shavit 2 launches the Israeli Ofeq-10 reconnaissance satellite
10 April[edit]
- 1965 - A Molniya fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1974 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 33 mission.
- 1982 - A Delta 3910 launches the Insat 1A satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1548 satellite.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite.
11 April[edit]
- 1969 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 332 satellite.
- 1970 - A Saturn V launches the manned Apollo 13 mission to the Moon.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 485 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 640 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 726 satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 903 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1092 satellite.
- 1983 - A Delta 3924 launches the Satcom 1R satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1938 satellite.
- 1990 - An Atlas E/F launches three P87-2 satellites.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches a Foton spacecraft.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2005 - A Minotaur I launches the XSS-11 satellite.
- 2007 - A Long March 2C launches the HY-1B satellite.
12 April[edit]
- 1961 - Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, aboard Vostok 1.
- 1964 - A Polyot launches the Polyot-2 spacecraft.
- 1967 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 155 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 553 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod rocket fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1979 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1172 satellite.
- 1981 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on the Space Shuttle programme's maiden flight, STS-1
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1452 satellite.
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-51-D to deploy the TELESAT-l and SYNCOM IV-3 satellites.
- 1999 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Eutelsat W3 satellite.
- 2003 - An Atlas IIIB launches the Asiasat 4 satellite.
- 2005 - A Long March 3B launches the Apstar 6 satellite.
- 2006 - A Zenit-3SL launches the JCSAT-9 satellite.
- 2012 - A Unha fails to launch the first Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 satellite.
13 April[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 2 satellite.
- 1960 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the Transit 1B satellite.
- 1963 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 14 satellite.
- 1967 - A Lambda-4S fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-827 satellite.
- 1974 - A Delta 2914 launches the Westar 1 satellite.
- 1975 - An Atlas E/F fails to launch the STP P72-2 satellite.
- 1976 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 814 satellite.
- 1985 - A Zenit-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2072 satellite.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the Palapa B2R satellite.
- 1991 - A Delta II launches the Spacenet 4 satellite.
- 1994 - An Atlas I launches the GOES 8 satellite.
- 2007 - A Long March 3A launches the Beidou 2A satellite.
14 April[edit]
- 1959 - A Vanguard rocket fails to launch a Vanguard satellite.
- 1967 - A Scout A launches the NNS O-12 satellite.
- 1968 - A Soyuz rocket launches the Kosmos-212 satellite.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches the Nimbus 3 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 406 satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches a Prognoz SO-M satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 486 satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1979 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1093 satellite.
- 1984 - A Titan 34D launches the DSP-12 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches a Foton satellite.
- 1989 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 2008 - An Atlas V launches the ICO G1 satellite.
- 2009 - A Long March 3C launches the Beidou-2 G2 navigation satellite.
- 2015 - A Falcon 9 v1.1 launches SpaceX CRS-6 to resupply the ISS.
15 April[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 11 satellite.
- 1960 - A Vostok-L fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1968 - A Soyuz rocket launches the Kosmos-213 spacecraft.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 279 satellite.
- 1969 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 333 satellite.
- 1970 - A Titan 23B launches a KH-8A satellite.
- 1971 - A Diamant-B launches the D-2A satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1264 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1350 satellite.
- 1983 - A Titan 24B launches the KH-8A satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 20 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 7.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1740 satellite.
- 1992 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2184 satellite.
- 1992 - An Ariane 4 launches the Inmarsat 2F4 and Telstar 2B satellites.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches the Landsat 7 satellite.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-6 mission to the ISS.
- 2005 - A Pegasus-XL launches the DART satellite.
- 2006 - A Minotaur I launches five COSMIC satellites.
- 2010 - The first GSLV Mk.II fails to launch the GSAT-4 satellite.
- 2011 - An Atlas V launches the two USA-229 reconnaissance satellites.
- 2013 - A Proton-M launches the Anik G1 satellite.
16 April[edit]
- 1960 - A Vostok-L fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1972 - A Saturn V launches the manned Apollo 16 mission to the Moon.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 727 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1265 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1645 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1836 satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2142 satellite.
- 1993 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 2242 satellite.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Thaicom 3 and BSAT 1a satellites.
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 launches the NSS 7 satellite.
- 2004 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Superbird 6 satellite.
- 2008 - A Pegasus-XL launches C/NOFS
- 2010 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2462 Kobal't-M reconnaissance satellite.
17 April[edit]
- 1965 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 65 satellite.
- 1967 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Surveyor 3 probe.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIB launches the KH-8 satellite.
- 1971 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1173 satellite.
- 1983 - An SLV launches the Rohini 3 satellite.
- 1984 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1741 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2073 satellite.
- 1997 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2341 satellite.
- 1998 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on Neurolab mission STS-90.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the SESAT satellite.
- 2007 - A Dnepr launches the a collection of small satellites.
18 April[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 39 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 214 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 215 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 728 satellite.
- 1975 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1979 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1094 satellite.
- 1980 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1174 satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 1175 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1646 satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1986 - A Titan 34D fails to launch a KH-9 satellite.
- 1991 - An Atlas I fails to launch the Yuri 3H satellite.
- 2001 - The GSLV makes its maiden flight, launching the GSAT-1 satellite.
- 2004 - A Long March 2C launches the Shiyan-1 and NX-1 satellites.
- 2008 - An Ariane 5ECA launches Star One C-2, and Vinasat-1, Vietnam's first satellite.
19 April[edit]
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1971 - A Proton-K launches Salyut 1, the world's first space station.
- 1972 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 554 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kopernik 500 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Aryabhata satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches the Salyut 7 space station.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1453 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1549 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1647 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-12 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2000 - An Ariane 4 launches the Galaxy 4R satellite.
- 2001 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-100 to resupply the International Space Station.
- 2004 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-4 mission to the International Space Station.
- 2008 - Soyuz TMA-11 lands in Russia, following a ballistic re-entry.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-2-1a launches the Bion-M1 biological science satellite and 6 cubesats.
- 2021 - Ingenuity, a small robotic helicopter operating on Mars performed the first powered aircraft flight on another planet in human history
20 April[edit]
- 1964 - A Molniya-M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos 115 satellite.
- 1967 - A Delta E launches the ESSA 5 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 216 satellite.
- 1973 - A Delta 1914 launches the Anik A2 satellite.
- 1974 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 904 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 2914 launches the Geos 1 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1003 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1095 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the crewed Soyuz T-8 mission.
- 1988 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1939 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2018 satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2074 satellite.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the MSAT-1 satellite.
- 2004 - A Delta II launches the Gravity Probe B satellite.
- 2006 - An Atlas V 411 launches the Astra 1KR satellite.
- 2009 - A PSLV launches the RISAT-2 and ANUSAT satellites.
- 2009 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Sicral 1B satellite.
- 2011 - A PSLV launches Resourcesat-2 and two other satellites.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-15M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2017 - A Soyuz-FG launches the crewed Soyuz MS-04 mission to the ISS
21 April[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Ablestar fails to launch a Transit satellite.
- 1968 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 487 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1266 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1351 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1352 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 29 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1993 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the ERS 2 satellite.
- 1997 - A Pegasus-XL launches the Minisat-1 satellite.
- 1999 - The Dnepr makes its maiden flight, launching the UoSAT-12 satellite.
- 2013 - The Antares rocket makes its maiden flight, launching a mass simulator and 4 cubesats.
22 April[edit]
- 1963 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos 15 satellite.
- 1966 - A Scout B launches the OV3-1 satellite.
- 1968 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1971 - A Titan 23B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1971 - A Soyuz rocket launches the manned Soyuz 10 mission.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 729 satellite.
- 1976 - A Delta 2914 launches the NATO 3A satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1454 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1837 satellite.
- 2009 - A Long March 2C launches the Yaogan-6 satellite.
- 2010 - An Atlas V launches the first flight of the Boeing X-37 unmanned spaceplane.
- 2011 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn satellites.
23 April[edit]
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 4 probe.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1965 - A Molniya rocket launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1967 - A Soyuz rocket launches the manned Soyuz 1 mission.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 280 satellite.
- 1970 - A Delta M launches the Intelsat III F-7 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 334 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 407 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches six Strela satellites.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1353 satellite.
- 1983 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1455 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 26 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1994 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2278 satellite.
- 1996 - A Proton-K launches the Priroda module of Mir.
- 2007 - A PSLV launches the AGILE satellite.
- 2012 - A Proton-M launches the Yahsat 1B satellite.
24 April[edit]
- 1962 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 3 satellite.
- 1967 - Vladimir Komarov becomes the first person to die as a result of an in-flight anomaly, when Soyuz 1 suffers a parachute failure during landing.
- 1968 - A Tsyklon launches the Kosmos 217 satellite.
- 1970 - China conducts its first satellite launch, when a Long March 1 places the DFH-1 satellite into orbit.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 335 satellite.
- 1971 - A Scout B launches the San Marco C satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 408 satellite.
- 1974 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 730 satellite.
- 1981 - A Titan 34B launches the OPS 7225 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K fails to launch three GLONASS satellites.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1841 satellite.
- 1990 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-31 to deploy the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 1991 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the MSX satellite.
- 1996 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2332 satellite.
- 1996 - A Titan IV launches a Mercury satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 2003 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2397 satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-56 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2007 - A Minotaur I launches the NFIRE satellite.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches the SES-1 satellite.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-19M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
25 April[edit]
- 1961 - An Atlas LV-3B fails to launch the Mercury-Atlas 3 test mission.
- 1964 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos 29 satellite.
- 1966 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1968 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 218 spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight satellites.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1973 - A Tsyklon-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 555 satellite.
- 1979 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1979 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1096 satellite.
- 1981 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1267 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1456 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1648 satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2075 satellite.
- 1992 - A Titan 23G launches the USA-81 satellite.
- 1993 - A Pegasus rocket launches the Alexis satellite.
- 1997 - An Atlas I launches the GOES 10 satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M1-2 spacecraft to reboost Mir.
- 2002 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-34 mission to the ISS.
- 2006 - A Start-1 launches the EROS B satellite.
- 2007 - A Pegasus-XL launches the AIM satellite.
- 2008 - The Long March 3C makes its maiden flight, launching the Tianlian-1 satellite.
26 April[edit]
- 1962 - A Scout X-2 fails to launch the SR-4B satellite.
- 1962 - A Vostok-K launches the Kosmos 4 satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Delta launches the first British satellite, Ariel 1.
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the FTV 2401 satellite.
- 1963 - A Scout X-2 fails to launch the OPS 1298 satellite.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 116 satellite.
- 1967 - A Scout B launches the San Marco 2 satellite.
- 1967 - A Titan IIIB fails to launch a KH-8 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 219 satellite.
- 1974 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 905 satellite.
- 1978 - A Scout F launches the HCMM satellite.
- 1980 - An Atlas E/F launches the GPS-I-6 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1457 satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches a Prognoz satellite.
- 1988 - A Scout G-1 launches the SOOS 3 satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1940 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches a Foton spacecraft.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1993 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-55, a Spacelab research mission.
- 1994 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2279 satellite.
- 2003 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-2 mission to the ISS.
- 2004 - A Proton-K launches the Ekspress AM-11 satellite.
- 2005 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Spaceway 1 satellite.
- 2006 - The first Long March 4C launches the Yaogan 1 satellite.
- 2008 - A Soyuz-FG/Fregat launches GIOVE-B.
- 2012 - A PSLV launches RISAT-1.
- 2013 - A Long March 2D launches Gaofen 1 and 3 cubesats.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-2-1b / Fregat launches the Kosmos 2485 GLONASS-M navigation satellite.
27 April[edit]
- 1958 - A Sputnik fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1961 - A Juno II launches the Explorer 11 spacecraft.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 156 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 906 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1097 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 9 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1842 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1941 satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2243 satellite.
- 1999 - An Athena-2 fails to launch the Ikonos-1 satellite.
- 2008 - The Mobile Service Structure at Cape Canaveral LC-40 is demolished.
- 2010 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2463 satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-10M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
28 April[edit]
- 1963 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos 16 satellite.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1967 - A Titan IIIC launches two Vela satellites.
- 1970 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 409 satellite.
- 1976 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 815 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 816 satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1268 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1354 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1458 satellite.
- 1983 - A Delta 3914 launches the GOES 6 satellite.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2076 satellite.
- 1991 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-39.
- 1993 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2244 satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2280 satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the Nilesat 101 and BSAT 1b satellites.
- 1999 - A Kosmos-3M launches the ABRIXAS and Megsat satellites.
- 2001 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-32 mission, with Dennis Tito, the first space tourist aboard.
- 2003 - A Pegasus-XL launches the GALEX satellite.
- 2006 - A Delta II launches the Calipso and Cloudsat satellites.
- 2008 - A PSLV launches the Cartosat-2A and 10 other satellites.
- 2008 - The first Zenit-3SLB launches the Amos-3 satellite.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-05M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
29 April[edit]
- 1958 - A Vanguard rocket fails to launch a Vanguard satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1965 - A Scout X-4 launches the Explorer 27 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 649 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 650 satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1980 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1176 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1177 satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1355 satellite.
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Challenger launches on mission STS-51-B, a Spacelab research flight.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2185 satellite.
- 1998 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2350 satellite.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2250 Kobal't-M satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 3B launches the Beidou-2 M3 and M4 satellites for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
30 April[edit]
- 1976 - An Atlas E/F launches a cluster of NOSS satellites.
- 1996 - An Atlas I launches the Beppo-SAX satellite.
- 1999 - A Titan IV fails to launch the Milstar 3 satellite.
- 2005 - A Titan IV launches the Lacrosse-5 satellite.
May[edit]
1 May[edit]
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1978 - A Thor DSV-2U launches a DMSP satellite.
- 2013 - A Long March 3B launches the Zhongxing 11 satellite.
2 May[edit]
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1998 - A Long March 2C launches three Iridium satellites.
3 May[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1986 - A Delta 3914 fails to launch the GOES-G satellite.
- 1994 - A Titan IV launches a Trumpet satellite.
- 2000 - An Atlas IIA launches the GOES L satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2370 satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2420 satellite.
4 May[edit]
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Lunar Orbiter 4 spacecraft.
- 1976 - A Delta 2913 launches the Lageos satellite.
- 1979 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Fltsatcom-2 satellite.
- 1989 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-30 to deploy the Magellan probe to Venus.
- 1994 - An ASLV launches the SROSS C2 satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 launches the SPOT-5 satellite.
- 2002 - A Delta II launches the Aqua satellite.
- 2004 - A Zenit-3SL launches the DirecTV 7S satellite.
- 2007 - An Ariane 5 launches the Astra 1L and Galaxy 17 satellites.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-2-1a / Fregat launches the Meridian 4 satellite.
- 2012 - An Atlas V launches the USA-235 military communication satellite for the AEHF system.
5 May[edit]
- 1961 - Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space, and the first man to fly a sub-orbital spaceflight, aboard Mercury-Redstone 3.
- 1967 - A Scout A launches the Ariel 3 satellite.
- 1971 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP-2 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 488 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 556 satellite.
- 1976 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 817 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 907 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1004 satellite.
- 1982 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1356 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1843 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2019 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 42 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-31 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches several Iridium satellites.
- 1999 - A Delta III fails to launch the Orion 3 satellite.
- 2005 - A PSLV launches the CartoSat-1 satellite.
- 2009 - A Delta II 7920-10C launches the USA-205 satellite.
- 2018 - An Atlas 5 401 launches the InSight lander and the MarCO-A and MarCO-B satellites.
6 May[edit]
- 1965 - A Titan IIIA launches the LES-2 satellite.
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 117 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 410 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 489 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight satellites.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1459 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1460 satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 2D launches the Tianhui-1-02 satellite.
7 May[edit]
- 1963 - Telstar-2 is launched by a Delta B
- 1955 - Kosmos 66 is launched by a Vostok-2
- 1968 - Kosmos 220 is launched by a Kosmos-3M
- 1971 - Eight Strela satellites are launched by a Kosmos-3M
- 1975 - Explorer-53 is launched by a Scout-F launched from the San Marco platform.
- 1975 - Anik A3 is launched by a Delta 2914
- 1980 - Kosmos 1179 is launched by a Soyuz-U
- 1981 - Kosmos 1269 is launched by a Kosmos-3M
- 1983 - Kosmos 1461 is launched by a Tsyklon-2
- 1984 - Progress 21 is launched by a Soyuz-U
- 1990 - Kosmos 2077 is launched by a Soyuz-U
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its maiden flight, STS-49, a mission to reboost the Intelsat 603 satellite, which had been placed in a useless orbit.
- 1998 - Kosmos 2351 is launched by a Molniya-M
- 1998 - Echostar-4 is launched by a Proton-K
- 2002 - DirecTV-5 is launched by a Proton-K
- 2009 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-02M.
- 2011 - An Atlas V launches USA-230 for the Space Based Infrared System.
- 2013 - The second Vega rocket launches Proba-V, VNREDSat 1A and ESTCube-1.
8 May[edit]
- 1985 - An Ariane 3 launches the Gstar 1 and Telecom 1B satellites.
- 2000 - A Titan IV launches the DSP-20 satellite.
- 2001 - A Zenit-3SL launches the XM-1 Rock satellite.
- 2003 - A GSLV launches the GSAT-2 satellite.
9 May[edit]
- 1963 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Midas 7 satellite.
- 1965 - A Molniya-M launches the Luna 5 probe.
- 1967 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1971 - An Atlas-Centaur fails to launch the Mariner 8 probe.
- 1990 - A Scout G-1 launches the MACSAT-1 and 2 satellites.
- 1994 - A Scout G-1 launches the MSTI-2 satellite.
- 1998 - A Titan IV launches an Advanced Orion satellite.
- 2003 - A M-V launches the Hayabusa probe.
10 May[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Ablestar fails to launch the ANNA-1A satellite.
- 1971 - A Proton-K fails to launch the Kosmos 419 Mars probe.
- 1989 - A Titan 34D launches the USA-37 satellite.
- 1999 - A Long March 4B launches the FY-1C satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 4B launches the Yaogan 14 and Tiantuo-1 satellites.
11 May[edit]
- 1966 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 118 satellite.
- 1973 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 557 satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 3914 launches the OTS 2 satellite.
- 1982 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1550 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1551 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1993 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six satellites.
- 1997 - A Long March 3A launches the Zhongxing-6 satellite.
- 2000 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite.
- 2009 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-125, the last mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
12 May[edit]
- 1967 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 157 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 344 satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1977 - A Titan IIIC launches two DSCS satellites.
- 1978 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1005 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1006 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1942 satellite.
- 1993 - An Ariane 4 launches the Astra 1C and Arsene satellites.
- 1996 - A Titan IV launches a cluster of NOSS satellites.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-60 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station.
13 May[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Delta fails to launch an Echo satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 281 satellite.
- 1976 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Comstar-D1 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas E/F launches a GPS satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 6 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-5 mission.
- 1987 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 1844 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1845 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 36 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1993 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite.
- 1998 - A Titan 23G launches the NOAA-15 satellite.
- 2007 - A Long March 3B launches NigComSat-1, the first African geosynchronous communications satellite.
14 May[edit]
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1973 - A Saturn INT-21 launches the Skylab space station.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1179 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 40 mission.
- 1981 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1365 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1552 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1742 satellite.
- 1991 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA-12 satellite.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches the Palapa B4 satellite.
- 1995 - A Titan IV launches an Advanced Orion satellite.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1997 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2342 satellite.
- 1998 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-39 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2003 - An Atlas V launches HellasSat-2, the first Greek satellite.
- 2008 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-64 to resupply the ISS.
- 2009 - An Ariane 5ECA launches the Herschel and Planck spacecraft.
- 2010 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission with the Rassvet module and other equipment to the International Space Station.
- 2013 - A Proton-M launches the Eutelsat 3D satellite.
15 May[edit]
- 1958 - A Sputnik launches the Sputnik 3 satellite.
- 1960 - A Vostok-L launches a Korabl'-Sputnik satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1963 - An Atlas LV-3B launches the last Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9, with astronaut Gordon Cooper aboard.
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches the Nimbus 2 satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 158 satellite.
- 1974 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 651 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 652 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 653 satellite.
- 1976 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1098 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1180 satellite.
- 1981 - A Scout G-1 launches the Nova 1 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1649 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1743 satellite.
- 1987 - An Atlas H launches three NOSS satellites.
- 1987 - The first Energia rocket fails to launch the Polyus satellite.
- 1988 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 1943 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2078 satellite.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-84 to visit Mir.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2343 satellite.
- 2001 - A Proton-K launches the PanAmSat-10 satellite.
- 2002 - A Long March 4B launches the FY-1D satellite.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-04M, carrying three of the Expedition 31 crew to the ISS.
- 2012 - An Ariane 5ECA launches the JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2 satellites.
- 2013 - An Atlas V launches GPS IIF-4, the first operational GPS satellite launched on an Atlas rocket.
16 May[edit]
- 1967 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 159 satellite.
- 1973 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8A satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1007 satellite.
- 1991 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six satellites.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the Palapa C2 and AMOS 1 satellites.
- 2000 - A Rokot launches the Simsat-1 and 2 satellites.
- 2009 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the ProtoStar II satellite.
- 2011 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-134 to deliver AMS-02 and the ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 3 to the ISS. This is Space Shuttle Endeavour's final spaceflight.
17 May[edit]
- 1966 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch a target vehicle for Gemini 9.
- 1967 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 160 satellite.
- 1968 - A Scout B launches the ESRO-2B satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 490 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 558 satellite.
- 1974 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 654 satellite.
- 1974 - A Delta 2914 launches the SMS-1 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-11 satellite.
- 1975 - A Diamant launches the D-5A and D-5B satellites.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 908 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1008 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1099 satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1366 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1462 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1553 satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1988 - An Ariane 2 launches the Intelsat 513 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2020 satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 706 satellite.
- 1996 - A Pegasus-H launches the MSTI-3 satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches the final five satellites in the original 66-satellite Iridium constellation.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2480 reconnaissance satellite.
- 2012 - An H-IIA launches GCOM-W1, KOMPSAT-3 and 2 other satellites.
- 2012 - A Proton-M launches the Nimiq 6 satellite.
18 May[edit]
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena fails to launch the Nimbus-B satellite.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 30 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - A Scout A launches the NNS O-13 satellite.
- 1969 - A Saturn V launches the manned Apollo 10 mission to test the Apollo Lunar Module in selenocentric orbit.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 420 satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 559 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 818 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1270 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1944 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-12 mission to Mir, with the first British cosmonaut, Helen Sharman, aboard.
- 1999 - A Pegasus-XL launches the TERRIERS and MUBLCOM satellites.
- 2001 - A Delta II launches the GeoLITE satellite.
19 May[edit]
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1966 - A Scout A launches the NNS O-9 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 421 satellite.
- 1971 - A Proton-K launches the Mars 2 probe.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 909 satellite.
- 1978 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1009 satellite.
- 1981 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1271 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1463 satellite.
- 1983 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 506 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 30 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1945 satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1994 - A Pegasus/HAPS launches the STEP-2 satellite.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-77.
- 2000 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-101 mission to the ISS.
- 2004 - An Atlas IIAS launches the AMC-11 satellite.
- 2009 - A Minotaur I launches the TacSat-3, PharmaSat, AeroCube 3, HawkSat I and CP6 satellites.
20 May[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Burner launches the OPS 8386 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 282 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 345 satellite.
- 1970 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan 24B fails to launch a KH-8 satellite.
- 1975 - A Titan IIIC launches two DSCS satellites.
- 1976 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 819 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Pioneer Venus Orbiter.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1181 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1367 satellite.
- 1992 - An ASLV launches the SROSS-C satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1995 - A Proton-K launches the Spektr module of Mir.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches the Thor 2 satellite.
- 1997 - A Zenit-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches a Nimiq satellite.
- 2001 - The Soyuz-FG makes its maiden flight, launching the Progress M1-6 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station.
- 2004 - A Taurus launches the ROCSAT-2 satellite.
- 2005 - A Delta II launches the NOAA 18 satellite.
- 2010 - An H-IIA launches the Akatsuki Venus orbiter and 5 cubesats.
- 2011 - A Proton-M launches the Telstar 14R satellite.
- 2011 - An Ariane 5ECA launches the ST-2 and GSAT-8 satellites.
21 May[edit]
- 1973 - A Diamant-B fails to launch the D-5A and D-5B satellites.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 655 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 731 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 820 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1272 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1368 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the unmanned Soyuz TM-1 test mission.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1744 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1846 satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 2008 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Galaxy 18 satellite.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat places the Meridian 2 satellite into a lower than planned orbit after an upper stage malfunction caused by human error.
- 2010 - An Ariane 5ECA launches the Astra 3B and COMSATBw-2 satellites.
22 May[edit]
- 1963 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 17 satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 161 satellite.
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1969 - A Delta M launches the Intelsat-3F4 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 422 satellite.
- 1975 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat-4F1 satellite.
- 1976 - A Scout B-1 launches the P76-5 satellite.
- 1979 - A Proton-K launches two satellites.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1273 satellite.
- 1981 - A Delta 3914 launches the GOES 5 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1557 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1653 satellite.
- 1990 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2082 satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-18 spacecraft to resupply the Mir Space Station.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-23 spacecraft to resupply the Mir Space Station.
- 1999 - A Titan IVB launches the USA-144 satellite.
- 2005 - A Proton-M launches the DirecTV-8 satellite.
- 2012 - A Falcon 9 launches Dragon C2+, the first commercially operated logistics spacecraft to the ISS.
23 May[edit]
- 1968 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP 5421 satellite.
- 1969 - A Titan IIIC launches the Vela 5A and 5B satellites.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 560 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 910 satellite.
- 1977 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-827 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1010 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1011 satellite.
- 1980 - An Ariane 1 fails to launch the Firewheel satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1182 satellite.
- 1981 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 501 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 13 spacecraft to resupply the Salyut 7 Space Station.
- 1984 - An Ariane 1 launches the Spacenet-1 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1654 satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1745 satellite.
- 1995 - An Atlas I launches the GOES 9 satellite.
- 2008 - A Rokot launches three Gonets satellites and Yubileiny.
24 May[edit]
- 1960 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Midas 2 satellite.
- 1961 - A Juno II fails to launch the S-45A satellite.
- 1962 - A Scout X-2 fails to launch the FTV 3501 satellite.
- 1962 - An Atlas LV-3B launches the manned Mercury-Atlas 7 mission.
- 1963 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 18 satellite.
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 119 satellite.
- 1967 - A Delta E launches the Explorer 34 spacecraft.
- 1967 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 221 satellite.
- 1975 - A Thor-Burner launches the DMSP 10533 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 18 mission to Salyut 4.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1464 satellite.
- 1986 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2021 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2149 satellite.
- 1995 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2312 satellite.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the Galaxy 9 satellite.
- 1997 - A Proton-K launches the Telstar 5 satellite.
- 2000 - An Atlas III launches the Eutelsat W4 satellite.
- 2003 - A Long March 3A launches a Beidou satellite.
- 2006 - A Delta IV launches the GOES 13 satellite.
25 May[edit]
- 1961 - In a famous speech before the United States Congress, President Kennedy announced his support for Project Apollo.
- 1965 - A Saturn I launches the A-104 and Pegasus 2 spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 67 satellite.
- 1966 - A Delta C launches the Explorer 32 spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 491 satellite.
- 1972 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1973 - A Saturn IB launches the manned Skylab 2 mission.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 561 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 911 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1012 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1102 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1369 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1558 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1994 - A Tsyklon-3 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1996 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 2004 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-49 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2007 - A Long March 2D conducts China's 100th successful orbital launch, with the Yaogan 2 satellite.
- 2008 - The Phoenix robotic spacecraft lands on Mars.
- 2013 - A Delta IV launches USA-243 for the Wideband Global SATCOM system.
26 May[edit]
- 1976 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 821 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 912 satellite.
- 1977 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 4AF4 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 36 mission to Salyut 6.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1465 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1466 satellite.
- 1983 - A Delta 3914 launches the Exosat satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1847 satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1993 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1999 - A PSLV launches the IRS P4 satellite.
- 2006 - A Shtil' launches the Kompass-2 satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 3B launches the ChinaSat-2A satellite.
27 May[edit]
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 283 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 423 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz launches the Kosmos 656 satellite.
- 1978 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1993 - A Proton-K fails to launch a Gorizont satellite.
- 1999 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-96 to the ISS.
- 2006 - An Ariane 5ECA launches the Satmex 6 and Thaicom 5 satellites.
- 2008 - A Long March 4C launches the FY-3A weather satellite.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-15, with the Expedition 20 crew of the ISS, to establish the first six-man crew on the station.
28 May[edit]
- 1958 - A Vanguard fails to launch a Vanguard satellite.
- 1962 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 5 satellite.
- 1964 - A Saturn I launches the A-101 boilerplate Apollo spacecraft.
- 1965 - An Atlas D fails to launch the OV1-3 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 424 satellite.
- 1971 - A Proton-K launches the Mars 3 probe.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the eight satellites.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 740 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 822 satellite.
- 1979 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1183 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1370 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 22 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 7.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight satellites.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1746 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1848 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1949 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2186 satellite.
- 2002 - A Shavit launches the Ofek-5 satellite.
- 2002 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2389 satellite.
- 2004 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2405 satellite.
- 2010 - A Delta IV launches the GPS IIF-1 navigation satellite.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-09M, carrying three of the Expedition 36 crew to the ISS.
- 2014 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-13M, carrying three of the Expedition 40 crew to the ISS.
29 May[edit]
- 1965 - A Delta C launches the Explorer 28 spacecraft.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 284 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 425 satellite.
- 1973 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1974 - A Proton-K launches the Luna 22 probe.
- 1980 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA-B satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1747 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1991 - A Delta II launches the Aurora 2 satellite.
- 2001 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2377 satellite.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-FG launches four Globalstar satellites.
- 2012 - A Long March 4C launches the Yaogan 15 satellite.
30 May[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Surveyor 1 probe.
- 1967 - A Scout B fails to launch the ESRO 2A satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 222 satellite.
- 1971 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Mariner 9 probe.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 657 satellite.
- 1974 - A Titan IIIC launches the ATS-6 spacecraft.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 741 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 913 satellite.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1567 satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1655 satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1656 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1950 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-8 spacecraft to resupply the Mir Space Station.
- 1998 - A Long March 3B launches the ChinaSat-1 satellite.
31 May[edit]
- 1967 - A Thor-Agena launches the NRL Composite 6 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 914 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1103 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1104 satellite.
- 1981 - An SLV launches the RS-D-1 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1467 satellite.
- 1986 - An Ariane 2 fails to launch the Intelsat 514 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1951 satellite.
- 1989 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches the Kristall module of Mir.
- 1995 - An Atlas II launches the USA-111 satellite.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-U launches the Foton-M2 satellite.
- 2007 - A Long March 3A launches the Sinosat-3 satellite.
- 2008 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-124 to deliver the Japanese Experiment Module PM to the ISS
June[edit]
1 June[edit]
- 1962 - A Vostok-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1963 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas SLV-3 launches the ATDA docking target for Gemini 9.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 162 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 223 satellite.
- 1970 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 9 mission.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1371 satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1372 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1568 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2025 satellite.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the ROSAT satellite.
- 2012 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Intelsat 19 satellite.
2 June[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1976 - A Titan 34B launches the OPS-7837 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 823 satellite.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1979 - A Scout D-1 launches the Ariel 6 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1373 satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton launches the Venera 15 probe.
- 1998 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-91, the last Shuttle mission to visit Mir.
- 2003 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Mars Express probe.
- 2010 - A Rokot launches the SERVIS-2 satellite.
- 2010 - A Long March 3C launches the Beidou-2 G3 satellite for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
3 June[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 3 satellite.
- 1965 - A Titan II launches the manned Gemini 4 mission.
- 1965 - Ed White becomes the first American to walk in space.
- 1966 - A Titan II launches the manned Gemini 9 mission.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 285 satellite.
- 1969 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1974 - A Scout E-1 launches the Explorer 52 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 742 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1274 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3MP launches the Kosmos 1374 satellite.
- 1992 - A Kosmos-3M launches the eight satellites.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Inmarsat-3F4 and Insat-2D satellites.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches the Badr-5 satellite.
- 2013 - A Proton-M launches the SES-6 satellite.
4 June[edit]
- 1964 - A Scout X-4 launches the Transit-5C satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Molniya fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 224 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 426 satellite.
- 1980 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1184 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1275 satellite.
- 1987 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1849 satellite.
- 1991 - A Tsyklon-3 launches an Okean satellite.
- 1996 - The Ariane 5 fails during its maiden flight, destroying four Cluster satellites.
- 2003 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2398 satellite.
- 2010 - The Falcon 9 rocket performs its maiden flight, deploying a mass simulator into orbit.
5 June[edit]
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 163 satellite.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches the OGO-6 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 562 satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Thor DSV-2U launches the DMSP-5D-F-2 satellite.
- 1979 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-2 mission.
- 1989 - An Ariane 4 launches the Superbird-A and DFS-1 satellites.
- 1991 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-40, a manned Spacelab research mission.
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 905 satellite.
- 2002 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-111 to the ISS.
- 2013 - An Ariane 5 ES launches the Albert Einstein ATV to resupply the ISS.
- 2022 - An Long March 2F launches the Shenzhou 14 ninth crewed Chinese mission to the Tiangong space station
6 June[edit]
- 1964 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 31 satellite.
- 1971 - A Soyuz launches Soyuz 11, which became the first manned spacecraft to dock with a Space Station.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 563 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 658 satellite.
- 1974 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 34 mission.
- 1979 - A Thor DSV-2U launches the DMSP-5D-F4 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1185 satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1186 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1375 satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1569 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz T-13 mission.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight satellites.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1756 satellite.
- 1997 - A Proton-K/DM-5 launches the Kosmos 2344 satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K/Briz-M launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 2003 - A Proton-K/Briz-M launches the AMC-9 satellite.
- 2018 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz MS-09, carrying Expedition 56/57 crew to the ISS.
7 June[edit]
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches the OGO-B satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the eight Strela satellites.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Bhaskara satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton launches the Venera 16 probe.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1468 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1657 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-5 mission to Mir.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2026 satellite.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches the EUVE satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2281 satellite.
- 2000 - A Pegasus-XL launches the TSX-5 satellite.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2427 satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-02M, carrying three of the Expedition 28 crew to the ISS.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-2-1b launches the Kosmos 2486 military imaging satellite.
8 June[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer-24 satellite.
- 1965 - A Molniya-M launches the Luna 6 probe.
- 1966 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 120 satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 164 satellite.
- 1971 - A Thor-Burner launches the P70-1 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the eight Strela satellites.
- 1975 - A Proton-K launches the Venera 9 probe.
- 1975 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1976 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 824 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 915 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1105 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1376 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1377 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1570 satellite.
- 1989 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1990 - A Titan IV launches an SLDCOM and three NOSS satellites.
- 1995 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2313 satellite.
- 2001 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2378 satellite.
- 2003 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M1-10 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station.
- 2007 - A Delta II launches the COSMO-1 satellite.
- 2007 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-117, to deliver the ITS-S3/4 truss to the ISS.
9 June[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches the FTV-1351 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 492 satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1982 - A Delta 3910 launches the Westar 5 satellite.
- 1983 - An Atlas H launches three NOSS satellites.
- 1984 - An Atlas-Centaur failed to place Intelsat 5 F-9 into a useful orbit.[1]
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1850 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 fails to launch an Okean satellite.
- 2001 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 901 satellite.
- 2008 - A Long March 3B launches the Zhongxing 9 satellite.
10 June[edit]
- 1964 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 32 satellite.
- 1966 - A Scout B launches the OV3-4 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 346 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 572 satellite.
- 1973 - A Delta 1913 launches the Explorer 49 spacecraft.
- 1976 - A Delta 2914 launches the Marisat 2 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 916 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1021 satellite.
- 1978 - A Titan IIIC launches the OPS 9454 satellite.
- 1979 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP-11 satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1378 satellite.
- 1986 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1989 - A Delta II launches the GPS II-2 satellite.
- 1992 - An Atlas IIA launches the Intelsat-K satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the DBS-3 satellite.
- 1997 - A Long March 3 launches the Fengyun 2 satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches the Thor III satellite.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 2002 - A Proton-K launches an Ekspress satellite.
- 2003 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Thuraya 2 satellite.
- 2003 - A Delta II launches the Spirit rover to explore Mars.
- 2004 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2406 satellite.
- 2007 - A Shavit launches the Ofeq-7 satellite.
- 2010 - The second Naro-1 rocket fails to launches the STSAT-2B satellite into orbit.
- 2011 - A Delta II launches the SAC-D satellite.
11 June[edit]
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 225 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 427 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1571 satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1658 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1757 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1952 satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2150 satellite.
- 1999 - A Long March 2C launches two Iridium satellites.
- 2003 - An Ariane 5 launches the Optus-C1 and BSAT-2C satellites.
- 2008 - A Delta II 7920H-10C launches the GLAST space telescope.
- 2013 - The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, is launched on a Long March 2F rocket on the second manned mission to the Tiangong 1 space station.
12 June[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1963 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch the Midas 8 satellite.
- 1967 - A Molniya-M launches the Venera 4 probe.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 165 satellite.
- 1968 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 226 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 347 satellite.
- 1970 - A Europa fails to launch a demonstration satellite.
- 1973 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP-4 satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 2910 launches the Nimbus 6 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 743 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1022 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1106 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1187 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1758 satellite.
- 1987 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1851 satellite.
- 1990 - A Delta 4925, the last original series Delta, launches the INSAT-1D satellite.
- 2008 - An Ariane 5ECA launches the Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A satellites.
13 June[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIC launches some IDCSP satellites.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 348 satellite.
- 1972 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 405 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 659 satellite.
- 1984 - An Atlas E/F launches the GPS-9 satellite, the first spacecraft to be given a USA designation.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1659 satellite.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1991 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 2151 satellite.
- 2012 - A Pegasus rocket launches the NuSTAR X-ray telescope.
14 June[edit]
- 1963 - A Vostok-K launches the manned Vostok 5 spacecraft.
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Mariner 5 probe.
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1975 - A Proton-K launches the Venera 10 probe.
- 1978 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-11 satellite.
- 1980 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1188 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1469 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1660 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1953 satellite.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2027 satellite.
- 1989 - A Titan IV launches the DSP-14 satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches a Foton spacecraft.
15 June[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the NRL Composite 3 spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 68 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-3 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 286 satellite.
- 1971 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz launches the Kosmos 573 spacecraft, an unmanned test of the Soyuz spacecraft.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 29 mission.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1107 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1572 satellite.
- 1988 - An Ariane 4 launches the Meteosat 3 and Panamsat-1 satellites.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 709 satellite.
- 1998 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 2002 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Galaxy 3C satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-U launches the Resurs DK-1 satellite.
- 2007 - A Dnepr-1 launches the TerraSAR-X satellite.
- 2007 - An Atlas V fails during the launch of a pair of NOSS satellites. The spacecraft were placed in an incorrect orbit, but were able to correct it by means of their own thrusters.
- 2010 - A Long March 2D launches the Shijian-12 satellite.
- 2010 - A Dnepr-1 launches the Prisma and Picard satellites.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-19, carrying three of the Expedition 24 crew to the ISS.
- 2011 - Iran conducts its second orbital launch, with a Safir launching the Rasad satellite.
16 June[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 25 satellite.
- 1963 - A Scout X-3 launches the Transit VA-3 satellite.
- 1963 - A Vostok-K launches Vostok 6, with cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who becomes the first woman to fly in space.
- 1966 - A Titan IIIC launches some IDCSP satellites.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 166 satellite.
- 1967 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1976 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 833 satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 917 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 2914 launches the GOES 2 satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 2914 launches the GOES 3 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1276 satellite.
- 1983 - An Ariane 1 launches the ECS-1 satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1988 - A Scout G-1 launches the Nova-2 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2028 satellite.
- 1993 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2251 satellite.
- 2001 - A Proton-K launches the Astra 2C satellite.
- 2004 - A Proton-M launches the Intelsat 10-02 satellite.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-53 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2012 - The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, is launched on a Long March 2F rocket on the first manned mission to the Tiangong 1 space station.
17 June[edit]
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the FTV-2402 satellite.
- 1966 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 121 satellite.
- 1967 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 167 spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 349 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Signe-3 satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 918 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1277 satellite.
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-51-G, to deploy the Arabsat 1B, Telstar 3D and Morelos I satellites.
- 1994 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 702 and ASAP-5 satellites.
- 2006 - A Proton-K launches the Kazsat-1 satellite.
18 June[edit]
- 1959 - A Luna fails to launch a Luna probe.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches the FTV-2312 satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS-4467A satellites.
- 1965 - A Titan IIIC launches a Transtage on a test flight.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 227 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 660 satellite.
- 1975 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-827 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 919 satellite.
- 1980 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1980 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1379 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch the Kosmos 1380 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1381 satellite.
- 1983 - Space Shuttle Challenger launches on mission STS-7, with the Anik C2 and Palapa B1 satellites. Mission specialist Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1661 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1759 satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1860 satellite.
- 1991 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1997 - A Proton-K/DM-5 launches several Iridium satellites.
- 1998 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Intelsat 805 satellite.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches the Astra 1H satellite.
- 2006 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Galaxy 16 satellite.
- 2009 - An Atlas V 401 launches the LRO and LCROSS probes to the Moon.
19 June[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Delta launches the Tiros-5 satellite.
- 1963 - A Delta B launches the Tiros-7 satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1970 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-720 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-15 satellite.
- 1981 - An Ariane 1 launches the Meteosat 2 and Apple satellites.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1278 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1573 satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1662 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1760 satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2083 satellite.
- 2001 - An Atlas IIAS launches the ICO-F2 satellite.
- 2003 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 2008 - A Kosmos-3M launches six Orbcomm satellites.
20 June[edit]
- 1967 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 574 satellite.
- 1975 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 744 satellite.
- 1983 - A Titan 34D launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1987 - An Atlas E/F launches the DMSP-F8 satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on Spacelab mission STS-78.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1999 - A Titan 23G launches the Quikscat satellite.
- 2002 - A Rokot launches two Iridium satellites.
- 2008 - A Delta II launches the Jason-2 satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 3B launches the Zhongxing 10 satellite.
- 2012 - An Atlas V launches the USA-236 satellite for the Satellite Data System.
21 June[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 228 satellite.
- 1969 - A Delta E launches the Explorer 41 spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 493 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 575 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 661 satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 1910 launches the OSO-8 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1023 satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1574 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 24 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 7.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1663 satellite.
- 1985 - A Zenit-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1988 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1954 satellite.
- 1989 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 2084 satellite.
- 1993 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on the first SpaceHab mission, STS-57.
- 2004 - SpaceShipOne conducts the first privately funded and developed manned spaceflight, Flight 15P
- 2005 - A Molniya-M fails to launch a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 2005 - A Volna fails to launch the Cosmos 1 solar sail.
- 2006 - A Delta II launches three MiTEx satellites.
- 2009 - A Zenit-3SLB launches the MEASAT-3a satellite.
- 2010 - A Dnepr-1 launches the TanDEM-X satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-11M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
22 June[edit]
- 1959 - A Vanguard fails to launch a Vanguard satellite.
- 1960 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the Transit-2A satellite.
- 1976 - A Proton-K launches the Salyut 5 space station.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 920 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1108 satellite.
- 1983 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1470 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1575 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1955 satellite.
- 1995 - A Pegasus-XL fails to launch the STEP-3 satellite.
- 2010 - A Shavit launches the Ofeq-9 satellite.
23 June[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 33 satellite.
- 1970 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 494 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 495 satellite.
- 1977 - An Atlas E/F launches the P76-4 satellite.
- 1981 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA-7 satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1861 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1956 satellite.
- 1990 - A Commercial Titan III launches the Intelsat 604 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 2004 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-12 satellite.
- 2005 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Intelsat Americas 8 satellite.
24 June[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the NNS O-4 satellite.
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches the Pageos satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 287 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 428 satellite.
- 1974 - A Proton-K launches the Salyut 3 space station.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 745 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 834 satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 921 satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-6 mission.
- 1993 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1994 - An Atlas I launches the UHF F-3 satellite.
- 1998 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2358 satellite.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches the FUSE satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the Ekspress 3 satellite.
- 2002 - A Titan 23G launches the NOAA-17 satellite.
- 2005 - A Proton-K launches the Ekspress AM-3 satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-57 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station.
25 June[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 4 satellite.
- 1964 - A Scout X-4 fails to launch the ESRS satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 69 satellite.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1966 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 122 satellite.
- 1970 - A Titan 23B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 746 satellite.
- 1981 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1382 satellite.
- 1984 - A Titan 34D launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on the STS-50 Spacelab mission.
- 1993 - An Ariane 4 launches the Galaxy 4H satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1993 - A Scout G-1 launches the RADCAL satellite.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 802 satellite.
- 1998 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2359 satellite.
- 2000 - A Long March 3 launches an FY-2 satellite.
- 2006 - The last Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2421 satellite.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-2.1b launches the Resurs-P No.1 satellite.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-STB/Fregat launches 4 O3b communication satellites.
26 June[edit]
- 1958 - A Vanguard fails to launch a Vanguard satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 229 satellite.
- 1970 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 350 satellite.
- 1971 - An N1 fails during a test flight.
- 1972 - A Soyuz launches the Kosmos 496 satellite.
- 1973 - A Titan 24B fails to launch a KH-8 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 662 satellite.
- 1976 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP-6 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1189 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1576 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1664 satellite.
- 1993 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-21 satellite.
- 2002 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-46 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2003 - A Pegasus-XL launches the Orbview-3 satellite.
- 2008 - A Proton-K/DM-2 launches a Prognoz satellite.
- 2010 - An Ariane 5ECA launches the Arabsat-5A and COMS-1 satellites.
27 June[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 288 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 351 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz-M launches the Kosmos 576 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 663 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 747 satellite.
- 1977 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Seasat satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 30 mission.
- 1979 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA 6 satellite.
- 1979 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1109 satellite.
- 1982 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on its last test flight, STS-4.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-9 mission.
- 1983 - A Scout D-1 launches the P83-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1577 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1994 - A Pegasus-XL fails to launch the STEP 1 satellite.
- 1995 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-71, the first Shuttle mission to dock with Mir.
- 2009 - A Delta IV-M+(4,2) launches the GOES 14 satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2472 reconnaissance satellite.
- 2013 - A Strela launches the Kosmos 2487 reconnaissance satellite.
28 June[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1963 - A Scout X-4 launches the GRS satellite.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1024 satellite.
- 1978 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1025 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 7 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1110 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1471 satellite.
- 1983 - A Delta 3920 launches the Galaxy 1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1578 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2314 satellite.
- 2000 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Nadezhda and Tsinghua satellites.
- 2006 - A Delta IV launches the USA-184 satellite.
- 2007 - A Dnepr-1 launches the Genesis-2 prototype Space Station module.
- 2013 - A Pegasus-XL launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph.
29 June[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer-12 satellite.
- 1961 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the Transit 4A satellite.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS-1440 satellite.
- 1967 - A Thor-Burner launches the P67-1 satellite.
- 1969 - A Delta N launches the Biosatellite-3 spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches the Prognoz-2 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-M launches the Kosmos 664 satellite.
- 1974 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 665 satellite.
- 1976 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 835 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 836 satellite.
- 1977 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Comstar D-3 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1111 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 10 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1383 satellite.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1579 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1580 satellite.
- 1991 - A Scout G-1 launches the REX satellite.
- 2004 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Telstar 18 satellite.
- 2004 - A Dnepr-1 launches the Demeter and Latinsat satellites.
- 2007 - A Zenit-2M launches the Kosmos 2428 satellite.
- 2012 - A Delta IV Heavy launches the USA-237 reconnaissance satellite.
30 June[edit]
- 1961 - A Scout X-1 fails to launch the S-55 satellite.
- 1962 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 6 satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Centaur fails during a test flight.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Interkosmos-7 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 497 satellite.
- 1972 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 922 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1384 satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1985 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat-511 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-13 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2000 - An Atlas IIA launches the TDRS-7 satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the Sirius-1 satellite.
- 2001 - A Delta II launches the MAP satellite.
- 2003 - A Rokot launches nine satellites.
- 2009 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Sirius FM-5 satellite.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-06M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2011 - A Minotaur I launches the USA-231 satellite.
July[edit]
1 July[edit]
- 1964 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 34 satellite.
- 1966 - A Delta E launches the Explorer 33 spacecraft.
- 1967 - A Titan IIIC launches four IDCSP satellites, LES-5, and DODGE.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 837 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 923 satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1190 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1279 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches the Prognoz-9 satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1862 satellite.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1992 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2195 satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-17 mission to Mir.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-19 mission to Mir.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on Spacelab mission STS-94.
- 1998 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 2004 - Cassini becomes the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn.
- 2009 - An Ariane 5ECA launches TerreStar-1, the largest single spacecraft placed into geosynchronous transfer orbit to date.
- 2013 - A PSLV-XL launches the IRNSS-1A navigation satellite.
2 July[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS-3395 satellite.
- 1965 - A Delta C launches the Tiros 10 satellite.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 70 satellite.
- 1969 - A Europa rocket fails during a test flight.
- 1976 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 838 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1026 satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1191 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1280 satellite.
- 1985 - An Ariane 1 launches the Giotto probe.
- 1990 - Giotto flies by Earth, the first Earth encounter by a spacecraft returning from deep space.
- 1992 - An Atlas II launches the DSCS IIIB-12 satellite.
- 1996 - A Pegasus-XL launches the TOMS-EP satellite.
- 2007 - A Kosmos-3M launches the SAR-Lupe 2 satellite.
- 2013 - A Proton-M/Blok-DM fails to launch 3 GLONASS-M navigation satellites.
3 July[edit]
- 1969 - An N1 explodes during a test flight, destroying its launch pad.
- 1974 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 14 mission.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 748 satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1581 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1665 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1992 - A Scout G-1 launches the SAMPEX satellite.
- 1994 - A Long March 2D launches a FSW-2 satellite.
- 1996 - A Titan IV launches an SDS satellite.
- 1996 - A Long March 3 launches the Apstar-1A satellite.
- 1998 - A M-V launches the Nozomi probe, making Japan the third nation to launch a planetary mission.
- 2002 - A Delta II launches CONTOUR, a space probe that failed shortly after launch.
4 July[edit]
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 168 satellite.
- 1968 - A Delta J launches the Explorer 38 spacecraft.
- 1973 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 749 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 924 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1863 satellite.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Nadezhda satellite.
- 1991 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-11 satellite.
- 1997 - Mars Pathfinder lands in the Ares Vallis region on Mars.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2371 satellite.
- 2005 - The Deep Impact spacecraft encounters comet 9P/Tempel and blasts a crater in its surface.
- 2006 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-121.
5 July[edit]
- 1966 - A Saturn IB launches on the AS-203 test flight.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 230 satellite.
- 1968 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 498 satellite.
- 1979 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1472 satellite.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1761 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 launches an Okean satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2029 satellite.
- 1989 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1995 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2315 satellite.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-35 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1999 - A Proton-K/Briz-M fails to launch a Raduga satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 5 launches the Stellat and NStar-C satellites.
- 2005 - A Long March 2D launches the SJ-7 satellite.
- 2007 - A Long March 3B launches the Chinasat-6B satellite.
- 2012 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 satellites.
6 July[edit]
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1966 - A Proton launches the Proton-3 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 499 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 21 mission.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1112 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1385 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1864 satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2282 satellite.
- 1997 - The Mars Pathfinder rover, Sojourner, rolls onto the martian surface.
- 2009 - A Rokot/Briz-KM launches the Kosmos 2451, 2452 and 2453 satellites.
- 2011 - A Long March 2C launches the Shijian XI-03 satellite.
7 July[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 26 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 352 satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1977 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 925 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 2 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1281 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1386 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1957 satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K/D-2 launches the Fobos-1 satellite.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-14 satellite.
- 1993 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2258 satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the Helios 1A and ASAP-6 satellite.
- 1998 - A Shtil' launches the TUBSAT-N satellite.
- 2007 - A Proton-M Enhanced launches the DirecTV-10 satellite.
- 2008 - An Ariane 5 launches the Badr-6 and ProtoStar-1 satellites for Arabsat and ProtoStar.
8 July[edit]
- 1966 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 123 satellite.
- 1971 - A Scout B launches the Explorer 44 satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1976 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1976 - A Delta 2914 launches the Palapa A1 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 839 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 926 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1481 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1666 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1865 satellite.
- 1992 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2196 satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on Spacelab mission STS-65.
- 1994 - An Ariane 4 launches the BSAT 3N and PanAmSat 2 satellites.
- 1999 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 2002 - A Kosmos-3M launches two Strela satellites.
- 2003 - The first Delta IIH launches the Opportunity rover towards Mars.
- 2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-135, the final ever Space Shuttle mission.
9 July[edit]
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 353 satellite.
- 1974 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1200 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1866 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2152 satellite.
- 1992 - An Ariane 4 launches the Insat 2A and Eutelsat 2F4 satellites.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the Turksat 1C and Arabsat 2A satellite.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches five Iridium satellites.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches four Globalstar satellites.
- 2012 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the SES-5 communication satellite.
10 July[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Delta launches Telstar 1, the first active communications satellite.
- 1963 - A Vostok-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Vostok-K launches two Elektron satellites.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 231 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 289 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 500 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1113 satellite.
- 1981 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 14 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 7.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1667 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1762 satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1867 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2153 satellite.
- 1992 - Giotto passes within 200 km of the nucleus of the comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup.
- 1995 - A Titan IV launches a Trumpet satellite.
- 1998 - A Zenit-2 launches a Resurs satellite.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 2005 - A M-V launches the ASTRO E2 satellite.
- 2006 - A GSLV fails to launch the Insat 4C satellite.
- 2010 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the EchoStar XV communication satellite.
11 July[edit]
- 1968 - An Atlas E/F launches the OV1-15 and OV1-16 satellites.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1975 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1114 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Gamma satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 3C launches the Tianlian I-02 data relay satellite.
- 2014 - An Antares launches the Cygnus International Space Station resupply spacecraft.
12 July[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Delta launches the Tiros 3 satellite.
- 1961 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Midas 3 satellite.
- 1963 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 501 satellite.
- 1974 - A Feng Bao 1 fails to launch the JSSW satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 666 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 927 satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K/D-2 launches the Fobos-2 satellite.
- 1989 - An Ariane 3 launches the Olympus satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2030 satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the Zvezda ISS module.
- 2001 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-104 to the ISS, delivering the Quest airlock.
- 2001 - An Ariane 5 places the Artemis and BSAT-2b satellites in an incorrect orbit after a launch failure. Artemis later becomes the first satellite to correct for this using an ion engine. BSAT was unrecoverable.
- 2006 - A Dnepr-1 launches Genesis-1, the first prototype for a commercial space station module.
- 2010 - A PSLV-CA launches the Cartosat-2B satellite and four cubesats.
13 July[edit]
- 1965 - A Vostok-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - A Proton-K launches the Luna 15 probe.
- 1972 - A Soyuz-M launches the Kosmos 502 satellite.
- 1973 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 928 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1115 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1387 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1482 satellite.
- 1988 - An ASLV fails to launch the SROSS-B satellite.
- 1992 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1995 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-70, to deploy the TDRS-7 satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat launches six Globalstar satellites.
14 July[edit]
- 1966 - An Atlas D launches the OV1-7, OV1-8 and NC20.189 satellites.
- 1966 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 124 satellite.
- 1967 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Surveyor 4 probe.
- 1974 - An Atlas E/F launches the P73-3 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 840 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 2914 launches the GMS satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 2914 launches the Geos 2 satellite.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1980 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1983 - An Atlas E/F launches a GPS satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1868 satellite.
- 1988 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1958 satellite.
- 1992 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2259 satellite.
- 1994 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Nadezhda satellite.
- 2000 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Echostar VI satellite.
- 2009 - A Falcon 1 launches the RazakSat satellite.
15 July[edit]
- 1964 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 35 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches Soyuz 19, and a Saturn IB launches an Apollo spacecraft, for the ASTP mission.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 841 satellite.
- 1980 - A Thor DSV-2U fails to launch a DMSP satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1201 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1282 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1668 satellite.
- 2000 - A Kosmos-3M launches the CHAMP, BIRD and MITA satellites.
- 2004 - A Delta II launches the Aura spacecraft.
- 2009 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-127, to deliver the final component of the Japanese Experiment Module to the ISS
- 2011 - A PSLV-XL launches the GSAT-12 satellite.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-05M, carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station.
- 2013 - A Long March 2C launches the Shijian XI-05 satellite.
16 July[edit]
- 1959 - A Juno II fails to launch the S-1 satellite.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-1 launches five satellites.
- 1965 - A Proton launches a Proton satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 232 satellite.
- 1969 - A Saturn V launches Apollo 11, the first manned mission to attempt a landing on the Moon.
- 1971 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1971 - A Thorad-Agena launches the OPS-8373 satellite.
- 1973 - A Delta 0300 fails to launch the ITOS-E satellite.
- 1974 - A Scout D-1 launches the Aeros 2 satellite.
- 1982 - A Delta 3920 launches the Landsat 4 satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1763 satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1869 satellite.
- 1990 - A Long March 2E launches the Badr-A satellite.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-26 satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-42 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2000 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-5 satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches two Cluster satellites.
- 2008 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Echostar XI satellite.
- 2011 - A Delta IV launches the GPS-IIF 2 navigation satellite.
17 July[edit]
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Vela 2A and 2B satellites.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS-8411 satellite.
- 1967 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 169 spacecraft.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 750 satellite.
- 1977 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 929 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1283 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz T-12 mission.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1764 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1991 - An Ariane 4 launches the ERS-1 satellite.
- 1991 - A Pegasus fails to launch seven Microsat satellites.
- 1999 - A Zenit-2 launches an Okean satellite.
- 2003 - An Atlas V launches the Rainbow 1 satellite.
18 July[edit]
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the FTV-2403 satellite.
- 1965 - A Molniya launches the Zond 3 spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches a GATV spacecraft for use by Gemini 10.
- 1966 - A Titan II launches the Gemini 10 mission.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 233 satellite.
- 1978 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1980 - An SLV launches the IRS-1 satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 37 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1988 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1959 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Kosmos 2031 satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2085 satellite.
- 1998 - A Long March 3B launches the Sinosat-1 satellite.
- 2004 - An Ariane 5 launches the Anik F2 satellite.
- 2011 - A Zenit-3F launches the Spektr-R radio telescope.
19 July[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1963 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Midas 9 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - A Delta E launches the Explorer 35 spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 503 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 930 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1582 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1669 satellite.
- 1993 - An Atlas II launches the USA-93 satellite.
- 2000 - A Minotaur I launches the Mightysat 2.1 satellite.
- 2013 - An Atlas V launches the MUOS-2 military communication satellite.
- 2013 - A Long March 4C launches the Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 and Chuangxin 3 satellites.
20 July[edit]
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Vela 3A and 3B satellites.
- 1966 - A Soyuz launches the Kosmos 125 satellite.
- 1969 - The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Eagle becomes the first crewed spacecraft to land on the Moon.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 429 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 931 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 932 satellite.
- 1979 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1116 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1483 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2032 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2086 satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2283 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-28 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2001 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
21 July[edit]
- 1961 - A Redstone rocket launches Mercury-Redstone 4 on a manned sub-orbital spaceflight.
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 27 satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon.
- 1970 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1973 - A Proton-K launches the Mars 4 probe.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 842 satellite.
- 1976 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 843 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1988 - An Ariane 3 launches the Insat 1C/ECS 5 satellite.
- 1994 - A Long March 3 launches the Apstar 1 satellite.
- 2006 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2422 satellite.
- 2009 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2454 and Sterkh-1 satellites.
- 2012 - A H-IIB launches the HTV-3 logistics spacecraft to the International Space Station.
22 July[edit]
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch the Mariner 1 probe.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 290 satellite.
- 1969 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 844 satellite.
- 1976 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Comstar D-2 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 933 satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-3 mission.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2260 satellite.
- 1993 - An Ariane 4 launches the Hispasat 1B and Insat 2B satellites.
- 2004 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2407 satellite.
- 2008 - A Kosmos-3M launches the SAR-Lupe 5 satellite.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-FG/Fregat launches the Kanopus-V 1, BelKA 2 and three other satellites.
- 2019 - A GSLV Mk III launches the Chandrayaan 2 probe
23 July[edit]
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 76 satellite.
- 1969 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP-7421 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1970 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1970 - A Delta M launches the Intelsat 308 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 430 satellite.
- 1972 - A Delta 0900 launches the ERTS-1 satellite.
- 1974 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 751 satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 37 mission.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-2 satellite.
- 1999 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-93 to deploy the Chandra observatory.
- 2001 - An Atlas IIA launches the GOES 12 satellite.
24 July[edit]
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 752 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1202 satellite.
- 1983 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1484 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1583 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1765 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2033 satellite.
- 1990 - An Ariane 4 launches the TDF-2 and DFS-2 satellites.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches the GEOTAIL spacecraft.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2203 satellite.
- 1995 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-67, the last flight of the Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft.
25 July[edit]
- 1958 - A Pilot fails to launch a test satellite.
- 1967 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS 1879 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 577 satellite.
- 1973 - A Proton-K launches the Mars 5 probe.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 667 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 668 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1117 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1870 satellite.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2034 satellite.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2087 satellite.
- 1990 - An Atlas I launches the CRRES satellite.
- 1996 - An Atlas II launches the UHF-7 satellite.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 2002 - A Proton-K/DM-5 launches the Kosmos 2392 satellite.
- 2004 - A Long March 2C launches the TC-2 satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 3C launches the Tianlian I-03 data relay satellite.
- 2013 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Alphasat I-XL and INSAT-3D satellites.
26 July[edit]
- 1958 - A Juno I launches the Explorer 4 satellite.
- 1963 - A Delta B launches the Syncom 2 satellite.
- 1969 - A Delta M fails to launch the Intelsat 305 satellite.
- 1971 - A Saturn V launches the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 669 satellite.
- 1975 - A Feng Bao 1 launches the JSSW satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1485 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on the first Shuttle mission after the Columbia accident, STS-114.
- 2006 - A Dnepr-1 fails to launch twenty six satellites.
- 2008 - A Soyuz-2-1b launches the Kosmos 2441 military imaging satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 3A launches the Compass-IGSO 4 navigation satellite.
27 July[edit]
- 1967 - An Atlas D fails to launch three OV satellites.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 845 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-16 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 934 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1027 satellite.
- 1979 - A Feng Bao 1 fails to launch the SJ-2 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1118 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1396 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1584 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-15 mission.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-20M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
28 July[edit]
- 1960 - A Vostok-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1962 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 7 satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 7 probe.
- 1966 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 126 satellite.
- 1967 - A Thor-Agena launches the OGO-4 satellite.
- 1970 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 354 spacecraft.
- 1971 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 512 satellite.
- 1973 - A Saturn IB launches the manned Skylab 3 mission.
- 1983 - A Delta 3920 launches the Telstar 301 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1766 satellite.
- 1988 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1960 satellite.
- 1997 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Superbird-C satellite.
- 1998 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2360 satellite.
- 2000 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Panamsat-9 satellite.
- 2006 - A Rokot launches the Kompsat-2 satellite.
- 2012 - A Rokot launches the Kosmos 2481, MiR and two Gonets-M satellites.
29 July[edit]
- 1966 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1972 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1974 - A Proton-K launches a Molniya-1S satellite.
- 1976 - A Delta 2310 launches the NOAA-5 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 846 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 935 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1284 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1397 satellite.
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Challenger launches on Spacelab mission STS-51-F. An engine failure during ascent necessitates an abort to orbit manoeuvre.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2284 satellite.
- 2009 - A Dnepr-1 launches the DubaiSat-1, Deimos-1, UK-DMC 2, AprizeSat-3 and AprizeSat-4 spacecraft.
- 2011 - A Long March 2C launches the Shijian XI-02 satellite.
30 July[edit]
- 1964 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 36 satellite.
- 1965 - Saturn I launches the Pegasus-3 satellite, and a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft, on mission A-105.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 234 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 431 satellite.
- 1981 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1986 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 1767 satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 2088 satellite.
- 1992 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2207 satellite.
- 2020 - An Atlas V 541 launches the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter as part of the Mars 2020 mission
31 July[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 170 satellite.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches the OPS-8285 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 753 satellite.
- 1979 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1203 satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1204 satellite.
- 1983 - A Titan 34B launches the OPS-7304 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1585 satellite.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-46 to conduct the TSS-1 tether experiment, and deploy the EURECA satellite.
- 1995 - An Atlas IIA launches the DSCS III B-7 satellite.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-32 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2001 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Koronas-F satellite.
- 2010 - A Long March 3A launches the Compass-IGSO 1 navigation satellite.
August[edit]
1 August[edit]
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Lunar Orbiter 5 probe.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 578 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1670 satellite.
- 1987 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 1871 satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1961 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-10 mission.
- 1991 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1997 - A Pegasus-XL launches the OrbView-2 satellite.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-16M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
2 August[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 513 satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1586 satellite.
- 1984 - An N-II rocket launches the GMS-3 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1671 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1768 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2035 satellite.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the GPS II-8 satellite.
- 1991 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-48 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite.
- 1993 - A Titan IV fails to launch a triad of NOSS satellites.
- 1994 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2285 satellite.
- 1995 - A Molniya-M launches the Interbol-1 satellite.
- 1998 - A Pegasus-XL launches eight Orbcomm satellites.
- 2005 - A Long March 2C launches the FSW-21 satellite.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-61 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station.
- 2012 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Intelsat 20 and HYLAS 2 satellites.
- 2017 - An Vega launches the VENµS and OPTSAT-3000 satellites.
3 August[edit]
- 1965 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 77 satellite.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 936 spacecraft.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1119 satellite.
- 1981 - A Delta 3913 launches the DE-1 and 2 satellites.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1398 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1486 satellite.
- 1985 - A Scout G-1 launches the SOOS-1 spacecraft.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 31 spacecraft to resupply the Mir Space Station.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2089 satellite.
- 1994 - A Pegasus rocket launches the APEX satellite.
- 1994 - An Atlas IIA launches the DBS-2 satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the Panamsat-4 satellite.
- 2004 - A Delta IIH launches the MESSENGER probe.
- 2008 - A Falcon 1 fails to launch the Trailblazer, PREsat and NanoSail-D satellites.
- 2013 - A H-IIB launches the HTV-4 logistics spacecraft to the International Space Station.
4 August[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 28 satellite.
- 1966 - A Scout B launches the OV3-3 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 847 satellite.
- 1977 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1285 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1286 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1399 satellite.
- 1984 - An Ariane 3 launches the ECS-2 and Telecom 1A satellites.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1769 satellite.
- 1993 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 2004 - A Proton-M launches the Amazonas-1 satellite.
- 2006 - A Proton-M launches the Hot Bird 8 satellite.
- 2007 - A Delta II launches the Phoenix probe to Mars.
- 2010 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Nilesat 201 and RASCOM-QAF 1R satellites.
5 August[edit]
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the FTV-2404 satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 432 satellite.
- 1973 - A Proton-K launches the Mars 6 probe.
- 1978 - A Titan 34B launches the OPS-7310 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1028 satellite.
- 1982 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1400 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1487 satellite.
- 1983 - A N-II rocket launches the CS-2B satellite.
- 1987 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW satellite.
- 1988 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW-1 satellite.
- 1994 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2286 satellite.
- 1995 - A Delta II launches the Koreasat-1 satellite. Due to a booster separation problem, the satellite was placed in a lower orbit than intended, but was able to correct for this using onboard propulsion.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-26 mission.
- 2011 - An Atlas V launches the Juno probe to Jupiter.
6 August[edit]
- 1961 - A Vostok-K launches the manned Vostok 2 mission.
- 1963 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 19 satellite.
- 1968 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-827 satellite.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1969 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 291 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 670 satellite.
- 1976 - A Titan 34B launches the OPS-7940 satellite.
- 1981 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the FLTSATCOM-5 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1587 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1770 satellite.
- 1992 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M1-3 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2001 - A Titan IV launches the DSP-21 satellite.
- 2011 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Astra 1N and BSat 3c/JCSAT 110R satellites.
- 2012 - A Proton-M/Briz-M fails to launch the Telkom-3 and Ekspress MD2 communication satellites, due to a malfunction of the Briz-M upper stage.
7 August[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Able launches Explorer 6, the first satellite to transmit images of Earth back from orbit.
- 1967 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - A Proton-K launches the Zond 7 circumlunar Earth return mission.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Interkosmos-3 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 355 satellite.
- 1971 - An Atlas E/F launches the OV1-20 and 21 satellites.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 671 satellite.
- 1976 - Viking 2 reaches Mars and enters areocentric orbit.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 3 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1981 - A Vostok-2M launches the Interkosmos-22 (Bulgaria-1300) satellite.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1588 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1672 satellite.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-85 to conduct experiments in low Earth orbit.
8 August[edit]
- 1966 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 127 satellite.
- 1967 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 171 satellite.
- 1968 - A Scout B launches the Explorer 39 and Explorer 40 satellite.
- 1971 - An R-36-O launches the Kosmos 433 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Pioneer Venus Multiprobe.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1589 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1673 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1674 satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1962 satellite.
- 1989 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-28 to deploy the USA-40 and USA-41 satellites.
- 1989 - An Ariane 4 launches the TV-SAT 2 and Hipparcos satellites.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the Italsat 2 and Telecom 2D satellites.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Panamsat-6 satellite.
- 2001 - A Delta II launches the Genesis probe.
- 2003 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Echostar IX satellite.
- 2007 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on ISS assembly mission STS-118.
- 2013 - A Delta IV launches USA-244 for the Wideband Global SATCOM system.
9 August[edit]
- 1966 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 172 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 235 satellite.
- 1969 - A Delta N launches the OSO-6 satellite.
- 1973 - A Proton-K launches the Mars 7 probe.
- 1974 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 2913 launches the Cos-B satellite.
- 1976 - A Proton launches the Luna 24 probe.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1488 satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1992 - A Long March 2D launches the FSW-2 satellite.
- 1993 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA-13 satellite.
- 1995 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches two Cluster-2 satellites.
- 2010 - A Long March 4C launches the Yaogan-10 satellite.
10 August[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 13 satellite.
- 1965 - A Scout B launches the SECOR 5 spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena rocket launches the Lunar Orbiter 1 photographic mapping mission to the Moon.
- 1968 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the ATS-4 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 356 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1979 - A SLV fails to launch the RS-1 satellite.
- 1979 - A Delta 2914 launches the Westar 3 satellite.
- 1981 - A N-II rocket launches the GMS-2 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1489 satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1990 - The Magellan spacecraft enters Cytherocentric orbit.
- 1992 - An Ariane 4 launches the TOPEX/Poseidon and ASAP-3 satellites.
- 1993 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2261 satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-19 spacecraft to resupply the Mir Space Station.
- 1994 - An Ariane 4 launches the Turksat 1B and Brasilsat B1 satellites.
- 2001 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on ISS resupply mission STS-105.
11 August[edit]
- 1960 - The return capsule of Discoverer 13 becomes the first object to be recovered after returning from orbit.
- 1962 - A Vostok-K launches the manned Vostok 3 mission.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Surveyor SD-2 test satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1120 satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2004 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-50 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2005 - An Ariane 5 launches the Thaicom 4 satellite.
- 2006 - An Ariane 5 launches the JCSAT-10 and Syracuse 3B satellites.
- 2009 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the AsiaSat 5 spacecraft.
- 2011 - A Long March 3B launches the Paksat-1R satellite.
12 August[edit]
- 1958 - A NOTS-EV-1 Pilot fails to launch a demonstration satellite.
- 1960 - A Thor-Delta launches the Echo 1 satellite.
- 1962 - A Vostok-K launches the manned Vostok 4 mission.
- 1969 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the ATS-5 satellite.
- 1971 - A Soyuz-L launches the Kosmos 434 satellite.
- 1971 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 672 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 848 satellite.
- 1977 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the HEAO 1 satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 2914 launches the ISEE-3 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1205 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1295 satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1675 satellite.
- 1986 - An H-I launches the EGP satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1992 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2208 satellite.
- 1998 - The last Titan IVA fails to launch a Mercury satellite.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the Telkom 1 satellite.
- 2003 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2399 satellite.
- 2005 - An Atlas V launches the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
13 August[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 5 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the NNS O-5 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 292 satellite.
- 1972 - A Scout D-1 launches the Explorer 46 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 754 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1296 satellite.
- 1992 - A Long March 2E launches the Optus B1 satellite.
- 1998 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-28 mission.
- 2003 - A Pegasus-XL launches the Scisat-1 satellite.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Galaxy 14 satellite.
14 August[edit]
- 1964 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 37 satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1965 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 78 satellite.
- 1974 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 755 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1121 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 23 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 7.
- 1991 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 605 satellite.
- 1996 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1T satellite.
- 1997 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2345 satellite.
- 2007 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Spaceway 3 and BSAT-3A satellites.
- 2008 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Superbird C2 and AMC-21 satellites.
- 2010 - An Atlas V launches the USA-214 satellite for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency program.
15 August[edit]
- 1959 - A Juno II fails to launch the Beacon 2 satellite.
- 1980 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1206 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-4 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1991 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-14 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1995 - An Athena-1 fails to launch the Gemstar satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 4B launches the Haiyang-2A satellite.
16 August[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Delta launches the Explorer 12 spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1967 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1968 - A Delta N launches the ESSA-7 satellite.
- 1968 - An Atlas E/F with a Burner upper stage fails to launch the P68-1 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 293 satellite.
- 1971 - A Scout B-1 launches the Eole satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 514 satellite.
- 1974 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 673 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1590 satellite.
- 1984 - A Delta 3924 launches the AMPTE satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1676 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1963 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 2008 - An Iranian Safir rocket fails to launch an unknown payload.
17 August[edit]
- 1958 - A Thor-Able fails to launch a Pioneer spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - A Delta E launches the Pioneer 7 spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Molniya-M launches the Venera 7 probe.
- 1973 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1978 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1122 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 17 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 7.
- 1996 - An H-II launches the ADEOS satellite.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-24 mission.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches a group of Globalstar satellites.
- 2000 - An Ariane 4 launches the Brasilsat B4 and Nilesat 102 satellites.
- 2000 - A Titan IV launches the Lacrosse-4 satellite.
- 2009 - In the final launch from SLC-17A at Cape Canaveral, the last Delta II 7925 launches the last GPS IIR satellite, USA-206.
- 2011 - A Dnepr-1 launches Sich-2 and 7 other satellites.
- 2011 - A Proton-M/Briz-M fails to launch the Ekspress AM4 communication satellite, due to a malfunction of the Briz-M upper stage.
18 August[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 14 satellite.
- 1960 - A Thor-Ablestar fails to launch the Courier 1A satellite.
- 1962 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 8 satellite.
- 1964 - A Kosmos-1 launches three satellites.
- 1966 - A Scout A launches the NNS O-10 satellite.
- 1970 - A Titan 23B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 515 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 849 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1297 satellite.
- 1985 - A Mu-3S-II launches the Suisei spacecraft.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1989 - A Delta II launches the GPS II-3 satellite.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the Marcopolo 2 satellite.
- 1996 - A Long March 3 fails to launch the Chinasat-7 satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2365 satellite.
- 2008 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Inmarsat 4-F3 satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 2C fails to launch the Shijian XI-04 satellite.
19 August[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 6 satellite.
- 1960 - A Vostok-2 launches the Korabl'-Sputnik 2 spacecraft.
- 1964 - A Delta D launches the Syncom 3 satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches the FTV-1352 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 294 satellite.
- 1970 - A Delta M launches the Skynet 1B satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 357 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1972 - A Mu-4S launches the Denpa satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-7 mission.
- 1983 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1872 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1997 - A Long March 3B launches the Agila 2 satellite.
- 1998 - A Long March 2C launches two Iridium satellites.
- 2003 - A Kosmos-3M launches two satellites.
- 2012 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Intelsat 21 satellite.
20 August[edit]
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 358 satellite.
- 1975 - A Titan IIIE launches the Viking 1 probe to Mars.
- 1977 - A Titan IIIE launches the Voyager 2 probe to the gas giants.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1401 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1771 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-9 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
21 August[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1965 - A Titan II launches the manned Gemini 5 mission.
- 1972 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the OAO-3 satellite.
- 1972 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 516 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 579 satellite.
- 1973 - A Titan 33B launches the OPS-7724 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1123 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1298 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1772 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1996 - A Pegasus-XL launches the FAST satellite.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches a group of Iridium satellites.
- 2001 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-45 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2002 - The Atlas V makes its maiden flight, launching the Hot Bird 6 satellite.
- 2009 - An Ariane 5ECA launches the JCSAT-12 and Optus D3 satellites.
22 August[edit]
- 1958 - A NOTS-EV-1 Pilot fails to launch a demonstration satellite.
- 1963 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1964 - A Molniya launches the Kosmos 41 satellite.
- 1964 - A Kosmos-2I launches the two satellites.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 295 satellite.
- 1970 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 359 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 580 satellite.
- 1975 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 756 satellite.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1207 satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2036 satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2154 satellite.
- 1992 - An Atlas I fails to launch the Galaxy 1R satellite.
- 2002 - A Proton-K launches the Echostar 8 satellite.
- 2006 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Koreasat-5 satellite.
- 2013 - A Dnepr-1 launches the KOMPSat-5 satellite.
23 August[edit]
- 1961 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 1 probe.
- 1962 - A Scout X-2 launches the FTV-3502 satellite.
- 1967 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP-3419 satellite.
- 1969 - A Titan 23B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1973 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 407 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1493 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1677 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1964 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1965 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-1 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2096 satellite.
- 1994 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1997 - An Athena-1 launches the Lewis satellite.
- 2000 - The last Delta III fails to launch a demonstration satellite.
- 2005 - A Dnepr-1 launches the OICETS and INDEX satellites.
24 August[edit]
- 1958 - A Juno I fails to launch the Explorer 5 satellite.
- 1966 - A Molniya-M launches the Luna 11 probe.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 173 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 581 satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 937 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 938 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1299 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1300 satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 2001 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2379 satellite.
- 2010 - A Long March 2D launches the Tianhui-1-01 satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch the Progress M-12M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2017 - A Falcon 9 launches the FORMOSAT-5 satellite.
25 August[edit]
- 1958 - A Pilot fails to launch a scientific satellite.
- 1961 - A Scout X-1 launches the Explorer 13 satellite.
- 1962 - A Molniya fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Scout X-4 launches the Explorer 20 satellite.
- 1965 - A Delta C fails to launch the OSO-C satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 79 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 2313 launches the Sirio satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1988 - A Scout G-1 launches the SOOS 4 satellite.
- 1991 - An H-I launches the BS-3B satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-24 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches the ACE satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the ST-1 satellite.
- 2003 - A Delta IIH launches the SIRTF spacecraft
- 2009 - The Naro-1 fails during its maiden flight after only half of the fairing separates, resulting in the loss of the STSAT-2A spacecraft.
- 2012 - Neil Armstrong dies at the age of 82.
26 August[edit]
- 1958 - A NOTS-EV-1 Pilot fails to launch a scientific satellite.
- 1966 - A Titan IIIC fails to launch a DSCS satellite.
- 1970 - A Thorad-Agena launches the OPS-8329 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 15 mission.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 850 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 31 mission.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1208 satellite.
- 1981 - Voyager 2 flies by Saturn, passing within 100,000 kilometres (62,000 mi) of the cloud tops.
- 1982 - A Delta 3920 launches the Anik D1 satellite.
- 1994 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2290 satellite.
- 1999 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2366 satellite.
- 2005 - A Rokot launches the Monitor-E satellite.
27 August[edit]
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches Mariner 2 toward Venus, where it conducted the first successful planetary encounter.
- 1966 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 128 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-3 launches the Kosmos 236 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 237 satellite.
- 1969 - A Delta L fails to launch the Pioneer E spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Scout A launches the N-14 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 435 satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 2914 launches the Symphonie 2 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 757 satellite.
- 1976 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 851 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 947 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1301 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-51-I, to deploy AUSSAT-1, ASC-1 and Syncom IV-4, and reboost Syncom IV-3.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1773 satellite.
- 1987 - An H-I launches the Kiku 5 satellite.
- 1989 - A Delta 4925 launches the Marcopolo 1 satellite.
- 1994 - A Titan IV launches the USA-105 satellite.
- 1994 - A Long March 2E launches the Optus B3 satellite.
- 1998 - The Delta III fails to launch the Galaxy 10 satellite during its maiden flight. Due to a hydraulics issue, the rocket was destroyed by range safety 75 seconds after launch.
28 August[edit]
- 1958 - A Pilot fails to launch a scientific satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches the Nimbus 1 satellite.
- 1964 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 44 satellite.
- 1968 - A Soyuz launches the Kosmos 238 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 582 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 852 satellite.
- 1979 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1124 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1125 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1302 satellite.
- 1984 - A Titan 34B launches the USA-4 satellite.
- 1985 - A Titan 34D fails to launch a KH-11 satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1774 satellite.
- 1987 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 1873 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 2037 satellite.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2097 satellite.
- 1990 - An H-I launches the BS-3A satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2098 satellite.
- 1994 - An H-II launches the ETS-6 satellite.
- 1997 - A Proton-K launches the PanAmSat-5 satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga-1 satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 5 launches the Atlantic Bird 1 and MSG-1 satellites.
- 2013 - A Delta IV Heavy launches the USA-245 reconnaissance satellite.
29 August[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 296 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 360 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 674 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 675 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1029 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1678 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1679 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-6 mission.
- 1991 - A Vostok-2M launches the IRS-1B satellite.
- 1994 - An Atlas E/F launches the USA 106 satellite.
- 1995 - An Atlas IIAS launches the JCSAT-3 satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the N-Star a satellite.
- 1996 - A Molniya-M launches the Interbol-2 satellite.
- 1997 - A Pegasus-XL launches the FORTE satellite.
- 2001 - The first H-IIA launches the VEP-2 and LRE satellites.
- 2003 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-48 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station.
- 2003 - A Delta IV-M launches the DSCS 3B6 satellite.
- 2004 - A Long March 2C launches the FSW-19 satellite.
- 2005 - A Long March 2D launches the FSW-22 satellite.
- 2008 - A Dnepr-1 launches five RapidEye satellites.
- 2009 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-128, carrying the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module for ISS logistics.
- 2013 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Eutelsat 25B and GSAT-7 satellites.
30 August[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 29 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 517 satellite.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 583 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1974 - A Scout D-1 launches the ANS satellite.
- 1976 - A Feng Bao 1 launches the JSSW 701-07 satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1402 satellite.
- 1983 - Space Shuttle Challenger launches on mission STS-8 to deploy the INSAT-1B satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1591 satellite.
- 1984 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on its maiden flight, STS-41-D, a mission to deploy the SBS-D, Telstar 3-C and Syncom IV-2 satellites, and conduct the OAST-1 experiment..
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1966 satellite.
- 1990 - An Ariane 4 launches the Eutelsat 2F1 and Skynet 4C satellites.
- 1991 - A Mu-3S-II launches the Yohkoh satellite.
- 1991 - A Zenit-2 fails to launch a Tselina satellite, on the third consecutive attempt.
- 1993 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-22 satellite.
- 1995 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2319 satellite.
- 1998 - A Proton-K launches the Astra 2A satellite.
- 2001 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 902 satellite.
- 2007 - Voyager 2 enters the Heliosheath, 84 AU from the Sun.
- 2012 - An Atlas V launches the Van Allen Probes to study the Van Allen radiation belt.
31 August[edit]
- 1967 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 174 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1126 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1494 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2099 satellite.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches the Satcom C4 satellite.
- 1993 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1995 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Sich-1 satellite.
- 1998 - North Korea claims to have launched Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 using a Paektusan rocket. Subsequent independent analysis proved that it did not reach orbit. It is unclear whether it failed, or was intentionally a sub-orbital flight.
- 2004 - An Atlas IIAS launches an SDS-3 satellite.
- 2009 - A Long March 3B places the Palapa-D satellite into a lower than planned orbit due to an upper stage malfunction.
- 2013 - A Zenit-3SLB launches the Amos-4 satellite.
September[edit]
1 September[edit]
- 1962 - A Molniya fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Titan IIIA, carrying no payload, fails to reach orbit on its maiden flight.
- 1967 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1970 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-827 satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 853 satellite.
- 1976 - A Scout D-1 launches the TIP-3 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1403 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1404 satellite.
- 1997 - A Long March 2C launches several Iridium satellite.
- 2000 - A Long March 4B launches the ZY-2 satellite.
- 2013 - A Long March 4C launches three reconnaissance satellites of the Yaogan 17 constellation.
- 2016 - Anomaly during a firing test causing the explosion and loss of Falcon 9 and AMOS-6 satellite.
2 September[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 297 satellite.
- 1970 - The first British orbital launch attempt, using a Black Arrow rocket to launch the Orba X-2 satellite, fails due to a second stage problem.
- 1971 - A Proton-K launches the Luna 18 probe.
- 1972 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1972 - A Scout B-1 launches the Triad satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 948 satellite.
- 1988 - A Titan 34D launches the USA-31 satellite.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Hot Bird 3 and MTP satellites.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2415 satellite.
- 2007 - A GSLV launches the Insat 4CR satellite.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches three GLONASS satellites.
3 September[edit]
- 1965 - A Kosmos-1 launches five satellites.
- 1970 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP-2525 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 854 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1209 satellite.
- 1981 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-11 satellite.
- 1982 - An N-I launches the Kiku 4 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1495 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1775 satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1776 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1874 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1990 - A Long March 4 launches a Feng Yun 1 satellite.
- 1993 - An Atlas I launches the UHF-F2 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-22 mission to Mir.
4 September[edit]
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1303 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1304 satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1405 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1592 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches there GLONASS satellites.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1680 satellite.
- 1989 - A Titan 34D launches two DSCS satellites.
- 1996 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2333 satellite.
- 1997 - An Atlas IIAS launches the GE-3 satellite.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the Koreasat-3 satellite.
- 2010 - A Long March 3B launches the ChinaSat 6A satellite.
5 September[edit]
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches the OGO-1 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 239 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 758 satellite.
- 1977 - A Titan IIIE launches the Voyager 1 probe to Jupiter and Saturn.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1127 satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1986 - A Delta 3920 launches the USA-19 satellite.
- 1988 - A Titan 23G launches the USA-32 satellite.
- 1989 - An H-I launches the GMS-4 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-8 mission.
- 1996 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2334 and UNAMSAT satellites.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the Sirius-2 satellite.
- 2007 - A Proton-M fails to launch the JCSAT-11 satellite.
6 September[edit]
- 1963 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 584 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 949 satellite.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1030 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1681 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1967 satellite.
- 1988 - A Long March 4 launches a Fengyun 1 satellite.
- 1989 - A Titan 23G launches the USA-45 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1996 - A Proton-K launches the Inmarsat 3F2 satellite.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches the Yamal 101 and Yamal 102 satellites.
- 2000 - An Ariane 4 launches the Eutelsat W1 satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 906 satellite.
- 2004 - A Shavit fails to launch the 'Ofeq-6 satellite.
- 2008 - A Long March 2C launches two Huan Jing satellites.
- 2008 - A Delta II launches the GeoEye-1 Earth imaging satellite.
7 September[edit]
- 1967 - A Delta G launches the Biosatellite 2 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 436 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1496 satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1596 satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Kosmos 2262 satellite.
- 1995 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-69 to conduct SPARTAN and WSF experiments.
- 2013 - The first Minotaur V rocket launches the LADEE lunar orbiter.
8 September[edit]
- 1967 - An Atlas-Centaur upper stage launches the Surveyor 5 lunar lander.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 361 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 585 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1406 satellite.
- 1983 - A Delta 3924 launches the Satcom 2R satellite.
- 1984 - An Atlas E/F launches a GPS satellite.
- 1988 - An Ariane 3 launches the Gstar 3 and SBS-5 satellites.
- 1996 - An Atlas IIA launches the GE-1 satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches five Iridium satellites.
- 2000 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-106 to the ISS.
- 2001 - An Atlas IIAS launches two NOSS satellites.
- 2004 - A Long March 4B launches two SJ-6 satellites.
- 2004 - The attempted mid-air retrieval of the Genesis return capsule fails when its parachute fails to deploy.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-54 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2005 - A Proton-M launches the Anik F1R satellite.
- 2009 - An Atlas V 401 launches the USA-207 military communication satellite.
- 2010 - A Rokot launches the Kosmos 2467, Kosmos 2468 and one Gonets-M satellite.
9 September[edit]
- 1961 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch the Samos 3 satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 85 satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1975 - An N-I launches the Kiku-1 satellite.
- 1975 - A Titan IIIE with a Centaur upper stage launches the Viking 2 orbiter and lander spacecraft towards Mars.
- 1978 - A Proton launches the Venera 11 lander spacecraft towards Venus.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1031 satellite.
- 1980 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1980 - A Delta 3914 launches the GOES 4 satellite.
- 1982 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW satellite.
- 1982 - An Ariane 1 fails to launch the Marecs-B satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1497 satellite.
- 1987 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW-1 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1968 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 38 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-15 satellite.
- 1994 - An Ariane 4 launches the Telstar 402 satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on scientific research mission STS-64.
- 1998 - A Zenit-2 fails to launch a cluster of Globalstar satellites.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches the Foton-12 satellite.
- 2003 - A Titan IV launches an Advanced Orion satellite.
- 2006 - A Long March 2C launches the SJ-8 satellite.
- 2006 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-115, the first ISS assembly mission after the Columbia accident.
- 2012 - A PSLV-CA launches the SPOT 6 and PROITERES satellites.
10 September[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Burner launches the OPS-8068 satellite.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 437 satellite.
- 1971 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1777 satellite.
- 1992 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2209 satellite.
- 1992 - An Ariane 4 launches the Hispasat 1A and Satcom C3 satellites.
- 2002 - An H-IIA launches the USERS and DRTS satellites.
- 2009 - The H-IIB makes its maiden flight, launching the first H-II Transfer Vehicle, HTV-1
- 2011 - A Delta II Heavy launches the twin GRAIL probes to the Moon.
11 September[edit]
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 175 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 676 satellite.
- 1976 - A Thor DSV-2U launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1976 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1305 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1881 satellite.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the Echostar-2 satellite.
- 1997 - The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft begins orbit insertion around Mars.
- 2006 - An H-IIA launches two IGS satellites.
- 2007 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2429 satellite.
- 2010 - An H-IIA launches the QZSS-1 navigation satellite.
- 2013 - A Rokot launches three Gonets-M satellites.
12 September[edit]
- 1959 - A Luna launches Luna 2, the first spacecraft to land on the Moon.
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 30 satellite.
- 1962 - A Molniya fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches a GATV rendezvous target.
- 1966 - A Titan II rocket launches Gemini 11, with astronauts Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon aboard, into low Earth orbit.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 176 satellite.
- 1970 - A Proton launches Luna 16, the first robotic sample return mission to the Moon.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 759 satellite.
- 1984 - A Long March 2C launches its sixth FSW-0 satellite.
- 1985 - An Ariane 3 fails to launch the ECS-3 and Spacenet 3 satellites.
- 1991 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-48 to deploy the UARS satellite.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on Spacelab mission STS-47.
- 1993 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-51 to deploy the ACTS satellite, and conduct the SPAS-Orfeus astronomy experiment.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-27 satellite.
- 2002 - A PSLV launches the METSAT satellite.
- 2006 - A Long March 3A launches the Chinasat-22A satellite.
13 September[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 15 satellite.
- 1961 - An Atlas LV-3B launches the Mercury-Atlas 4 spacecraft.
- 1964 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 45 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 950 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 951 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 3914 fails to launch the OTS-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1598 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1597 satellite.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2155 satellite.
- 2012 - An Atlas V launches the USA-238 NOSS reconnaissance satellites and 12 cubesats.
14 September[edit]
- 1959 - Luna 2 becomes the first spacecraft to impact the Moon's surface.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 240 satellite.
- 1968 - A Proton launches Zond 5 on a circumlunar trajectory.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 438 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 586 satellite.
- 1978 - A Proton launches the Venera 12 mission to Venus.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1128 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1306 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1498 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2100 satellite.
- 1997 - A Proton-K/DM-5 launches a group of Iridium satellites, including Iridium 33.
- 2000 - An Ariane 5 launches the Astra 2B and GE-7 satellites.
- 2001 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-SO1 and the Pirs module of the International Space Station.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2423 satellite.
- 2007 - JAXA uses an H-IIA to launch the SELENE lunar orbiter.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-U launches the Foton-M3 satellite.
- 2013 - JAXA's Epsilon rocket made its maiden flight, launching the SPRINT-A astronomy observation satellite.
15 September[edit]
- 1967 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 298 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 518 spacecraft.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 22 mission.
- 1976 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1307 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1407 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1882 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1969 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2044 satellite.
- 2002 - A Kaituozhe-1 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
16 September[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP-1416 satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 177 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 241 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 362 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 519 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 760 satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 952 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 953 satellite.
- 1978 - A Mu-3H launches the Jikiken satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1408 satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches the Ekran satellite.
- 1986 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1987 - An Ariane 3 launches the Aussat K3 and ECS-4 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1987 - A Scout G-1 launches the SOOS-2 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1988 - An H-I launches the CS-3B satellite.
- 1993 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2263 satellite.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on Shuttle-Mir mission STS-79.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the Panamsat-7 satellite.
- 2003 - A Kaituozhe-1 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
17 September[edit]
- 1857 - Maria Yumasheva gives birth to Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in Izhevskoye, Russia.
- 1959 - A Thor-Able fails to launch the Transit 1A satellite.
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 31 satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - An R-36 launches an OGCh FOBS test spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 363 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1499 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz T-14 mission.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1781 satellite.
- 1986 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA-10 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1886 satellite.
- 1991 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1993 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2264 satellite.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat launches the Meteor M-1, Universitetsky-Tatyana-2, Sterkh-2, UGATUSAT, BLITS, SumbandilaSat and IRIS spacecraft.
- 2009 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Nimiq 5 satellite.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat launches the MetOp-B weather satellite.
18 September[edit]
- 1959 - A Vanguard launches the Vanguard 3 satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Delta launches the Tiros 6 satellite.
- 1964 - A Saturn I launches Apollo test flight A-102.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-1 launches five satellites.
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - Zond 5 flies past the Moon, carrying a number of animals which are later safely recovered.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 299 satellite.
- 1973 - A Feng Bao 1 fails to launch the JSSW satellite.
- 1975 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 954 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 38 mission.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1308 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1309 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 15 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 7.
- 2002 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Hispasat 1D satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-9 mission, carrying Anousheh Ansari, the first Iranian in space, and first female space tourist.
- 2007 - A Delta II launches the WorldView-1 satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 3B launches the ChinaSat-1A satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 3B launches the Beidou-2 M5 and M6 satellites for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
- 2013 - An Atlas V launches the USA-246 military communication satellite for the AEHF system.
- 2013 - An Antares launches Cygnus Orb-D1, the first Cygnus commercial logistics spacecraft to the ISS.
19 September[edit]
- 1967 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 178 satellite.
- 1967 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1968 - A Delta M fails to launch the Intelsat 3F1 satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 520 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1032 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1210 satellite.
- 1981 - A Feng Bao 1 launches the SJ-2 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1682 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1683 satellite.
- 1988 - Israel conducts its first orbital launch, using a Shavit to launch the Ofeq-1 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2156 satellite.
- 2007 - A Long March 4B launches the CBERS-2B satellite.
- 2008 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Nimiq 4 satellite.
20 September[edit]
- 1966 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Surveyor 2 probe.
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 242 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 685 satellite.
- 1977 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 955 satellite.
- 1977 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1979 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the HEAO-3 satellite.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1993 - A PSLV fails to launch the IRS-1E satellite, on its maiden flight.
- 2004 - A GSLV launches the GSAT-3 satellite.
- 2011 - A Proton-M launches the Kosmos 2473 military communication satellite.
21 September[edit]
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 439 satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 587 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 855 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Aureole 3 satellite.
- 1984 - A Delta 3920 launches the Galaxy 3 satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2291 satellite.
- 2000 - A Titan 23G launches the NOAA-16 satellite.
- 2001 - A Taurus fails to launch the Orbview-4 and QuikTOMS satellites, along with a Celestis space burial payload.
- 2010 - An Atlas V launches the USA-215 reconnaissance satellite.
- 2011 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Arabsat 5C and SES-2 satellites.
22 September[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 179 satellite.
- 1969 - A Lambda-4S fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 364 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 856 satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches the Prognoz-6 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1409 satellite.
- 1983 - A Delta 3920 launches the Galaxy 2 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1973 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2045 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2210 satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 2006 - The M-V makes its final flight, launching the Hinode, HIT-Sat and SSSat satellites.
- 2010 - A Long March 2D launches the Yaogan 11 satellite.
23 September[edit]
- 1958 - A Luna fails to launch a Luna probe.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 91 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 243 satellite.
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch the Kosmos 300 spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Delta 1604 launches the Explorer 47 spacecraft.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 769 satellite.
- 1977 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1211 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1310 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 32 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1997 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2346 and FAISAT satellites.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 803 satellite.
- 1998 - A Pegasus-XL launches eight Orbcomm satellites.
- 1999 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Echostar 5 satellite.
- 1999 - Due to a navigation error caused by confusion between metric and imperial units, the Mars Climate Orbiter burns up in the atmosphere of Mars.
- 2004 - A Kosmos-3M launches two satellites.
- 2005 - A Minotaur I launches the USA-185 satellite.
- 2009 - A PSLV launches the OceanSat-2, BeeSat, UWE-2, ITU-pSat1, SwissCube-1, Rubin 9.1 and Rubin 9.2 spacecraft.
- 2011 - An H-IIA launches a satellite for the Japanese IGS reconnaissance system.
- 2013 - A Long March 4C launches the FY-3C weather satellite.
24 September[edit]
- 1964 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 46 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 301 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 440 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 770 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 857 satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 956 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-17 satellite.
- 1981 - A Delta 3910 launches the SBS-2 satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1410 satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1684 satellite.
- 1988 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA-11 satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the Telstar 402R satellite.
- 1997 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1T satellite.
- 1999 - An Athena-2 launches the Ikonos-2 satellite.
- 2004 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2410 satellite.
- 2008 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Galaxy 19 satellite.
- 2011 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Atlantic Bird 7 satellite.
25 September[edit]
- 1960 - An Atlas-Able fails to launch the Pioneer P-30 spacecraft.
- 1967 - A Scout A launches the NNS O-14 spacecraft.
- 1970 - An R-36O launches the Kosmos 365 satellite.
- 1970 - A Mu-4S fails to launch the MS-F1 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 771 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1129 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1599 satellite.
- 1989 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the USA-46 satellite.
- 1992 - A Commercial Titan III launches the Mars Observer spacecraft.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the Telstar 7 satellite.
- 2000 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2372 satellite.
- 2001 - An Ariane 4 launches the Atlantic Bird 2 satellite.
- 2002 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Progress M1-9 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2006 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-15 satellite.
- 2008 - A Proton-M/DM-2 launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2008 - A Long March 2F launches the manned Shenzhou 7 mission.
- 2009 - A Delta II 7920 launches the STSS-Demo spacecraft, USA-208 and USA-209.
- 2013 - The first Kuaizhou rocket launches the Kuaizhou-1 satellite.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-10M, carrying three of the Expedition 37 crew to the ISS.
26 September[edit]
- 1958 - A Vanguard fails to launch a Vanguard satellite.
- 1966 - A Lambda-4S fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 180 satellite.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIC launches the OV2-5 and LES-6 satellites.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 686 satellite.
- 1975 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 4A-F1 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1212 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch a manned mission which would have been Soyuz T-10 if it had reached orbit. The rocket exploded after a fire on the launch pad, the three cosmonauts aboard survived through use of the launch escape system.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1685 satellite.
- 1991 - An Ariane 4 launches the Anik E1 satellite.
- 1993 - An Ariane 4 launches the SPOT-3, ASAP-4 and Stella satellites.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs satellite.
- 1996 - A Proton-K launches the Ekspress-12 satellite.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on Shuttle-Mir mission STS-86.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches the LMI-1 satellite.
- 2000 - A Dnepr-1 launches the Tiungsat and Megsat-1 satellites.
- 2002 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Nadezhda-M satellite.
- 2005 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-14 satellite.
- 2010 - A Minotaur IV launches the SBSS-1 satellite.
27 September[edit]
- 1962 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 9 satellite.
- 1963 - A Scout X-2B fails to launch the OPS 1610 satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1967 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 12 mission.
- 1973 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1975 - A Diamant launches the D-2B satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1600 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1601 satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1686 spacecraft to Salyut 7.
- 1989 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2046 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-5 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1994 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2292 satellite.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches five Iridium satellites.
- 2003 - A Kosmos-3M launches the STSat-1, DMC-2 and Mozhazets satellites.
- 2003 - An Ariane 5 launches the Insat 3E and e-Bird satellites.
- 2004 - A Long March 2D launches the FSW-20 satellite.
- 2007 - A Delta IIH launches the Dawn probe.
- 2008 - Shenzhou 7 crewmembers Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming perform China's first EVA.
- 2011 - A Minotaur IV launches the TacSat-4 satellite.
- 2022 - DART crashes on asteroid Dimorphos
28 September[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Ablestar launches a Transit satellite.
- 1966 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1967 - A Delta E launches the Intelsat II F-4 satellite.
- 1971 - A Mu-4S launches the Shinsei satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 441 satellite.
- 1971 - A Proton-K launches the Luna 19 probe.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1138 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 11 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1311 satellite.
- 1982 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 505 satellite.
- 1983 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1500 satellite.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1602 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1603 satellite.
- 1985 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 512 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Interkosmos-24 satellite.
- 1989 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1991 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1998 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1T satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs satellite.
- 2008 - SpaceX conducts the first successful launch of a Falcon 1 rocket, at the fourth attempt, making it the first privately funded liquid-fuelled rocket to reach orbit.
- 2012 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Astra 2F and GSAT-10 satellites.
29 September[edit]
- 1962 - An American Thor-Agena rocket launches Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1970 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Delta N launches the OSO-7 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 442 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 521 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 772 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 858 satellite.
- 1977 - A Proton-K launches the Salyut 6 space station.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1887 satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1988 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-26, the first Shuttle mission after the Challenger accident, to deploy the TDRS-3 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2320 satellite.
- 1997 - A PSLV fails to launch the IRS-1D satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2373 satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 2F launches Tiangong-1, China's first space station.
- 2011 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the QuetzSat-1 satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 2D launches the VRSS-1 satellite.
- 2013 - The first Falcon 9 v1.1 launches the CASSIOPE satellite and 6 cubesats.
- 2013 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Astra 2E satellite.
30 September[edit]
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches the Composite-7 satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 773 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 957 satellite.
- 1977 - An Atlas-Centaur fails to launch the Intelsat 4A F5 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1312 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1411 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1501 satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1687 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1782 satellite.
- 1993 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on Earth science mission STS-68.
- 2001 - An Athena-1 launches the Starshine 3, PICOSat, PCSat and Sapphire satellites.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-FG launcehs the Soyuz TMA-16 mission, with the Expedition 21 crew of the International Space Station
- 2010 - The last Molniya-M rocket launches the Kosmos 2469 satellite.
October[edit]
1 October[edit]
- 1969 - A Scout B launches the ESRO-1B satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 366 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 774 satellite.
- 1979 - A Titan IIIC launches the OPS-1948 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1313 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1888 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Kosmos 2101 satellite.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the GPS II-9 satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the GE-1A satellite.
- 2003 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Horizons-1 satellite.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-7 mission to the ISS.
- 2008 - A Dnepr-1 launches the THEOS satellite.
- 2009 - An Ariane 5ECA launches the Amazonas-2 and COMSATBw-1 satellites.
- 2010 - A Long March 3C launches the Chang'e 2 lunar orbiter.
2 October[edit]
- 1962 - A Delta A launches the Explorer 14 spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Delta E launches the ESSA-3 satellite.
- 1968 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 244 satellite.
- 1972 - An Atlas E/F with a Burner upper stage launches the P72-1 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1412 satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1688 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-13 mission to Mir.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat launches Kosmos 2474, a GLONASS-M navigation satellite.
3 October[edit]
- 1962 - An Atlas LV-3B launches the manned Mercury-Atlas 8 mission.
- 1967 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 245 satellite.
- 1968 - A Scout B launches the ESRO-1A satellite.
- 1970 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 367 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 596 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1033 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 4 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1979 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1213 satellite.
- 1985 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1689 satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on its maiden flight, STS-51-J - a mission to deploy two DSCS satellites.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 1783 satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1974 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2047 satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-20 mission.
- 1998 - A Taurus launches the STEX satellite.
4 October[edit]
- 1957 - The Soviet Union launches Earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 atop a Sputnik-PS rocket, triggering the Space Race.
- 1959 - A Luna launches the Luna 3 probe.
- 1960 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the Courier 1B satellite.
- 1964 - A Delta C launches the Explorer 21 spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Molniya launches the Luna 7 spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 522 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1604 satellite.
- 1990 - Launch Complex 45/2 at Baikonur is demolished by an exploding Zenit-2 rocket, during a failed attempt to launch a Tselina satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches a Foton satellite.
- 2012 - A Delta IV launches the GPS IIF-3 satellite.
5 October[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1965 - An Atlas D launches the OV1-2 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches the FTV-1353 satellite.
- 1968 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches the OPS-0964 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 523 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1139 satellite.
- 1980 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1502 satellite.
- 1984 - Space Shuttle Challenger launches on mission STS-41-G to deploy the ERBS satellite.
- 1990 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW-1 satellite.
- 1993 - A Titan 23G fails to launch the Landsat 6 satellite.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-36 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1997 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Echostar 3 satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the Eutelsat W2 and Sirius 3 satellites.
- 2001 - A Titan IV launches a KH-12 satellite.
- 2007 - An Ariane 5 launches the Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 satellite.
- 2011 - A Zenit-3SLB launches the Intelsat 18 satellite.
6 October[edit]
- 1964 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 47 satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the NNS O-1 satellite.
- 1969 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 597 satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 2910 launches the Explorer 54 spacecraft.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1042 satellite.
- 1981 - A Delta 2310 launches the SME satellite.
- 1986 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1784 satellite.
- 1990 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-41 to deploy the Ulysses spacecraft.
- 1992 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW-1 satellite.
- 1994 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Intelsat 703 satellite.
- 1995 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch the Kosmos 2321 satellite.
- 2000 - An Ariane 4 launches the N-Sat 110 satellite.
- 2001 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 2008 - The MESSENGER probe gets a gravity assist as it swings by Mercury.
- 2010 - A Long March 4B launches two Shi Jian 6 satellites.
7 October[edit]
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 246 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 443 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas E/F launches the GPS- 3 satellite.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-3 satellite.
- 2002 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-112, to deliver the S1 Truss to the International Space Station.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-01M, carrying three of the Expedition 25 crew to the ISS.
- 2011 - A Long March 3B launches the Eutelsat W3C satellite.
8 October[edit]
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 368 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 369 satellite.
- 1975 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 775 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches a Foton satellite.
- 1993 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW-1 satellite.
- 1994 - An Ariane 4 launches the Thaicom 2 and Solidarad 2 satellites.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-29 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2005 - A Rokot fails to launch the Cryosat satellite.
- 2009 - A Delta II 7920 launches the WorldView-2 satellite.
- 2012 - SpaceX CRS-1, a Dragon spacecraft flying the first ever commercial resupply mission for the ISS, is launched on a Falcon 9 rocket.
9 October[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 370 satellite.
- 1975 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8A satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 25 mission.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1314 satellite.
- 1981 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1985 - An Atlas E/F launches the GPS-11 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1889 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Kosmos 2163 satellite.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches a Foton satellite.
- 1998 - An Atlas IIA launches the Hot Bird 5 satellite.
- 2000 - A Pegasus-H launches the HETE-2 satellite.
10 October[edit]
- 1960 - A Molniya fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1964 - A Scout X-4 launches the Explorer 22 spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 598 satellite.
- 1974 - A Delta 2914 launches the Westar 2 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 859 satellite.
- 1978 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1043 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1214 satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1890 satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2164 satellite.
- 1999 - A Zenit-3SL launches the DirecTV-1R satellite.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-11 mission.
11 October[edit]
- 1958 - A Thor-Able launches Pioneer 1.
- 1958 - A Vostok-L fails to launch a Luna probe.
- 1960 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch the Samos 1 satellite.
- 1967 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP-4417 satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 181 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 247 satellite.
- 1968 - A Saturn IB launches Apollo 7, the first manned mission of Project Apollo.
- 1969 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 6 mission.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 524 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 687 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 958 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1140 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1605 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1975 satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-20 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1994 - A Tsyklon-3 launches an Okean satellite.
- 1995 - A Proton-K launches the Luch-1 satellite.
- 2000 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on ISS assembly mission STS-92.
- 2001 - An Atlas IIAS launches the USA-162 satellite.
- 2007 - An Atlas V launches USA-195, the first WGS satellite.
12 October[edit]
- 1964 - A Voskhod launches Voskhod 1, the first spacecraft to carry a multi-person crew.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1969 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 7 mission.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 371 satellite.
- 1975 - A Scout D-1 launches the TIP-2 satellites.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1503 satellite.
- 1984 - A Scout G-1 launches the Nova 3 satellite.
- 1990 - An Ariane 4 launches the SBS-6 and Galaxy 6 satellites.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches the DFS-3 satellite.
- 2005 - A Long March 2F launches Shenzhou 6, China's second manned spaceflight.
- 2008 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-13 mission to the ISS.
- 2011 - A PSLV-CA launches Megha-Tropiques and 3 other satellites.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-STB/Fregat launches 2 Galileo IOV navigation satellites.
13 October[edit]
- 1959 - A Juno II launches the Explorer 7 spacecraft.
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 32 satellite.
- 1969 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 8 mission.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas E/F launches the Tiros-N satellite.
- 1981 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1315 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1976 satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches the Ekspress 11 satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2005 - An Ariane 5 launches the Syracuse 3A and Galaxy 15 satellites.
- 2006 - An Ariane 5 launches the DirecTV-9S and Optus D1 satellites.
14 October[edit]
- 1960 - A Molniya fails to launch the Korabl-5 Mars misison.
- 1964 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 48 satellite.
- 1965 - A Molniya launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches the OGO-2 satellite.
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 129 satellite.
- 1967 - Apollo 7 broadcasts to Earth the first live TV coverage of a human spaceflight from orbit.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Interkosmos-1 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Interkosmos-4 satellite.
- 1971 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 452 satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 23 mission.
- 1976 - A Delta 2914 launches the Marisat 3 satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1215 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1416 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1504 satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1891 satellite.
- 1992 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1999 - A Long March 4B launches the Zi Yuan 1 and SACI-1 satellites.
- 2004 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-5 mission.
- 2004 - A Proton-M launches the AMC-15 satellite.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches the Sirius XM-5 satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 2C launches the two Shijian 9 satellites.
- 2012 - A Proton-M launches the Intelsat 23 satellite.
15 October[edit]
- 1965 - A Titan IIIC launches the OV2-1 satellite.
- 1970 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1972 - A Delta 0300 launches the NOAA-2 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 599 satellite.
- 1974 - A Scout B-1 launches the Ariel 5 satellite.
- 1976 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1316 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1785 satellite.
- 1994 - A PSLV launches the IRS P2 satellite.
- 1997 - A Titan IV launches the Cassini–Huygens mission to Saturn.
- 2002 - One soldier is killed when a Soyuz-U fails to launch the Foton-M1 satellite.
- 2003 - A Long March 2F launches Shenzhou 5, China's first manned spaceflight.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-03M to resupply the ISS
16 October[edit]
- 1965 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 92 satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 182 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 372 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 600 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 601 satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 2914 launches the GOES 1 satellite.
- 1975 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1141 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1216 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1696 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2102 satellite.
- 1997 - A Long March 3B launches the Apstar 2R satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-43 spacecraft to reboost Mir.
17 October[edit]
- 1962 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 10 satellite.
- 1963 - An Atlas-Agena launches two Vela satellites.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 302 satellite.
- 1971 - A Thorad-Agena launches the P71-2 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 776 satellite.
- 1976 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 860 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1044 satellite.
- 1978 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2048 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-10 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2002 - A Proton-K/DM-5 launches the Integral satellite.
- 2003 - A PSLV launches the IRS P6 satellite.
- 2007 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-17 satellite.
18 October[edit]
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 5 probe.
- 1963 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 20 satellite.
- 1967 - A Delta C launches the OSO-4 satellite.
- 1967 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 183 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 303 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 525 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 688 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 689 satellite.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1606 satellite.
- 1989 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-34 to deploy the Galileo probe bound for Jupiter.
- 1993 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on Spacelab mission STS-58.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches five Globalstar satellites.
- 2001 - A Delta II launches the QuickBird 2 satellite.
- 2003 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-3 mission.
- 2003 - The last Titan 23G rocket launches a DMSP satellite.
- 2009 - An Atlas V 401 launches a DMSP satellite, USA-210.
19 October[edit]
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 93 satellite.
- 1968 - A Tsyklon launches the Kosmos 248 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 453 satellite.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1417 satellite.
- 1983 - An Ariane 1 launches the Intelsat 507 satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the Astra 1E satellite.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the Orion 2 satellite.
- 2004 - A Long March 3A launches the FY-2C satellite.
- 2005 - The last Titan IV launches the USA-186 satellite, making the last flight of a Titan.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat launches the MetOp-A satellite.
- 2008 - A Pegasus-XL launches the Interstellar Boundary Explorer.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat launches six Globalstar satellites.
- 2011 - A Proton-M launches the ViaSat-1 satellite.
20 October[edit]
- 1962 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 11 satellite.
- 1966 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1966 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 130 satellite.
- 1968 - A Tsyklon launches the Kosmos 249 satellite.
- 1970 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 373 satellite.
- 1970 - A Proton-K launches the Zond 8 probe.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 602 satellite.
- 1979 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 18 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 7.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1892 satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1992 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1995 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on Spacelab mission STS-73.
- 1996 - A Long March 2D launches a FSW-2 satellite.
- 1998 - An Atlas IIA launches the USA-140 satellite.
- 2000 - An Atlas IIA launches the USA-153 satellite.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-FG launches five Globalstar satellites.
21 October[edit]
- 1961 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Midas 4 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 304 satellite.
- 1971 - A Delta N fails to launch the ITOS-B satellite.
- 1976 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 861 satellite.
- 1975 - Venera 9 becomes the first man-made object to enter Cytherocentric orbit.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 959 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1418 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1505 satellite.
- 1985 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW satellite.
- 1989 - A Delta II launches the GPS II-4 satellite.
- 1992 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2217 satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 5 launches the ARD and Maqsat-3 satellites.
- 2000 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Thuraya 1 satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the GE-6 satellite.
- 2001 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-33 mission to the ISS.
- 2003 - A Long March 4B launches the CBERS-2 satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-STB/Fregat, the first Soyuz rocket ever to fly from the Guiana Space Center, launches 2 Galileo IOV navigation satellites.
22 October[edit]
- 1966 - A Molniya-M launches the Luna 12 probe.
- 1967 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch the Kosmos 305 probe.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 690 satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 862 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 2914 launches the ISEE 1 and 2 satellites.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1142 satellite.
- 1985 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 1697 satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1698 satellite.
- 1986 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 1786 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1787 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1893 satellite.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-52 to conduct microgravity research and deploy the LAGEOS-2 and IRIS satellites.
- 1993 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 701 satellite.
- 1995 - An Atlas II launches the USA-114 satellite.
- 1997 - A Pegasus-XL launches the STEP-4 satellite.
- 2001 - A PSLV launches the TES satellite.
- 2008 - A PSLV-XL launches Chandrayaan-1, India's first lunar orbiter.
23 October[edit]
- 1958 - A Juno I fails to launch the Beacon 1 satellite.
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 33 satellite.
- 1964 - A Kosmos-1 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 satellite.
- 1968 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP-6422 satellite.
- 1970 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 374 satellite.
- 1970 - A Titan 23B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1971 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1995 - A Conestoga fails to launch the Meteor satellite.
- 1998 - A Pegasus-H launches the SCD-2 satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-58 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2006 - A Long March 4B launches two Shi Jian 6 satellites.
- 2007 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2430 Oko satellite.
- 2007 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-120 to deliver the Harmony module to the ISS.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-06M, carrying three of the Expedition 33 crew to the ISS.
24 October[edit]
- 1960 - The first R-16 explodes prior to launch at Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 41/3, killing 120.
- 1962 - A Molniya fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1963 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1964 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 49 satellite.
- 1967 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 184 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 306 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 307 satellite.
- 1969 - A Titan 23B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1974 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 2910 launches the Nimbus 7 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-18 satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1217 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1996 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1997 - A Titan IV launches the Lacrosse-3 satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches the Deep Space 1 spacecraft.
- 2007 - A Long March 3A launches the Chang'e-1 Lunar orbiter.
25 October[edit]
- 1962 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1963 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 satellite.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch a Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle.
- 1967 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1968 - A Soyuz rocket launches Soyuz 2, an unmanned test flight of the Soyuz spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 526 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 691 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 863 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 960 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1699 satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1700 satellite.
- 1986 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1977 satellite.
- 1997 - An Atlas IIA launches the USA-135 satellite.
- 1998 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-40 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2001 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 2008 - A Long March 4B launches two Shijian 6 satellites.
- 2008 - A Delta II launches the COSMO-3 satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 3C launches the Beidou-2 G6 satellite for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
- 2013 - A Long March 4B launches the Shijian 16 satellite.
- 2013 - A Proton-M launches the Sirius FM-6 satellite.
26 October[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 16 satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the SM-3 spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Delta E launches the Intelsat 201 satellite.
- 1968 - A Soyuz rocket launches the manned Soyuz 3 mission.
- 1972 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1973 - A Delta 1604 launches the Explorer 50 satellite.
- 1976 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 961 satellite.
- 1978 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1045 satellite.
- 1979 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1143 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1506 satellite.
- 1987 - A Titan 34D launches a KH-11 satellite.
- 1993 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2265 satellite.
- 1993 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-23 satellite.
- 2006 - A Delta II launches the STEREO spacecraft.
- 2007 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
27 October[edit]
- 1961 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1962 - A Delta A launches the Explorer 15 satellite.
- 1967 - A Tsyklon launches the Kosmos 185 satellite.
- 1967 - A Soyuz rocket launches the Kosmos 186 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 603 satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1788 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1978 satellite.
- 1989 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 602 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-15 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1999 - A Proton-K fails to launch the Ekspress A1 satellite.
- 2002 - A Long March 4B launches the Zi Yau 2 satellite.
- 2005 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Mozhaets 5, Beijing DMC-1, TopSat, UWE-1, Sinah-1, Cubesat XI-V, NCUBE-2 and Rubin-5 satellites.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-08M to resupply the ISS.
28 October[edit]
- 1964 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 50 satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 94 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - A Scout B launches the OV3-2 satellite.
- 1967 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 187 satellite.
- 1971 - The last Black Arrow rocket makes Britain's first, and so far, only satellite launch, orbiting the Prospero X-3 satellite.
- 1974 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1974 - A Proton-K launches the Luna 23 probe.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1977 - A Scout D-1 launches the Transat satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 962 satellite.
- 1982 - A Delta 3924 launches the Satcom 5 satellite.
- 1983 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1894 satellite.
- 1988 - An Ariane 2 launches the TDF-1 satellite.
- 1992 - An Ariane 4 launches the Galaxy 7 satellite.
- 1993 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the Afristar and GE-5 satellites.
- 2006 - A Long March 3B launches the Sinosat-2 satellite.
- 2010 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Eutelsat W3B and BSat-3B satellites.
- 2011 - A Delta II launches the Suomi NPP weather satellite and 6 cubesats.
29 October[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1973 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 604 satellite.
- 1974 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1975 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 777 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 864 satellite.
- 1983 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1507 satellite.
- 1991 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 601 satellite.
- 1992 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2218 satellite.
- 1998 - John Glenn becomes the oldest man to fly in space when Space Shuttle Discovery launches on Spacehab mission STS-95.
- 2000 - An Ariane 4 launches the EuropeStar satellite.
- 2004 - A Proton-K launches the Ekspress AM-1 satellite.
- 2008 - A Long March 3B launches Venesat-1, the first Venezuelan satellite.
- 2009 - An Ariane 5ECA launches the NSS-12 and Thor 6 satellites.
- 2013 - A Long March 2C launches the Yaogan 18 satellite.
30 October[edit]
- 1963 - NASA announces the cancellation of four planned Apollo missions using the Saturn I rocket.
- 1967 - A Soyuz launches the Kosmos 188 satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 189 satellite.
- 1968 - Soyuz 3, with cosmonaut Georgi Beregovoi aboard, returns to Earth.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 250 satellite.
- 1970 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 375 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 376 satellite.
- 1973 - A Scout A-1 launches the NNS O-20 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-10 satellite.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches the Prognoz-7 satellite.
- 1979 - A Scout G-1 launches the Magsat satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1218 satellite.
- 1981 - Venera 13 is launched to Venus by a Proton.
- 1982 - A Titan 34D launches two DSCS satellites.
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Challenger launches on its final successful flight, STS-61-A, a Spacelab mission with eight astronauts aboard - a record for the largest crew aboard a single spacecraft from launch to landing, which still stands.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the Inmarsat 2F-1 satellite.
- 1992 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1997 - An Ariane 5 fails to launch a Maqsat boilerplate satellite.
- 2000 - A Long March 3A launches a Beidou satellite.
- 2002 - Soyuz TMA-1 launches to the ISS atop a Soyuz-FG rocket, with three cosmonauts aboard, marking the maiden flight of the TMA-class Soyuz spacecraft.
- 2003 - A Rokot launches the SERVIS-1 satellite.
- 2006 - A Zenit-3SL launches the XM-4 satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-13M to resupply the ISS.
31 October[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the ANNA-1B satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 251 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 527 satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 605 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-12 satellite.
- 1979 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1980 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the FLTSATCOM 4 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1219 satellite.
- 1981 - A Titan IIIC launches the OPS-4029 satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1317 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 16 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 7.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1607 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1789 satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches the Elektro satellite.
- 1995 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2322 satellite.
- 2000 - Expedition 1, the first permanent crew of the ISS, consisting of three cosmonauts, launches aboard the Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft, atop a Soyuz-U rocket.
- 2001 - Soyuz TM-32 returns three cosmonauts - the ISS Expedition 2 crew, to Earth.
- 2010 - A Long March 3C launches the Beidou-2 G4 satellite for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
- 2011 - A Long March 2F launches the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft to perform China's first docking in space with the Tiangong-1 station.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-17M to resupply the ISS.
November[edit]
1 November[edit]
- 1961 - A Blue Scout II fails to launch the Mercury-Scout 1 satellite.
- 1962 - A Molniya launches the Mars 1 probe.
- 1963 - A Polyot launches a prototype orbital anti-satellite weapon.
- 1968 - A Tsyklon launches the Kosmos 252 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 692 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 865 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1046 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-20 satellite.
- 1994 - An Ariane 4 launches the Astra 1D satellite.
- 1994 - A Delta II launches the WIND satellite.
- 2007 - A Kosmos-3M launches the SAR-Lupe 3 satellite.
2 November[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1965 - A Proton rocket launches the Proton-2 satellite.
- 1966 - An R-36 launches an OGCh FOBS test spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 satellite.
- 1967 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 454 satellite.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 606 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1144 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1419 satellite.
- 1993 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2266 satellite.
- 1994 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2293 satellite.
- 1997 - A VLS-1 fails to launch the SCD-2A satellite.
- 2009 - A Rokot launches the SMOS and Proba-2 spacecraft.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat launches the Meridian 4 satellite.
- 2012 - A Proton-M launches the Luch-5B and Yamal-300K satellites.
3 November[edit]
- 1957 - A Sputnik-PS launches Sputnik 2, the first satellite to carry a living organism, Laika.
- 1960 - A Juno II launches the Explorer 8 satellite.
- 1966 - A Titan IIIC launches the Gemini-B, OPS 0855, OV1-6 and two OV4-1 spacecraft as part of the Manned Orbital Laboratory programme.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 190 satellite.
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1971 - A Titan IIIC launches two DSCS satellites.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 536 satellite.
- 1973 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Mariner 10 probe.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1318 satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on Spacelab mission STS-66.
- 2003 - A Long March 2D launches an FSW-3 satellite.
4 November[edit]
- 1962 - A Molniya fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS-3062 satellite.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 95 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 308 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-M launches the Kosmos 693 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 778 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos 779 satellite.
- 1980 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1220 satellite.
- 1981 - A Proton rocket launches the Venera 14 probe.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1790 satellite.
- 1994 - A Zenit-2 launches a Resurs satellite.
- 1995 - A Delta II launches the RADARSAT-1 satellite.
- 1996 - A Pegasus-XL fails to launch the SAC-B and HETE satellites.
- 1998 - A Proton-K launches the Panamsat-8 satellite.
- 2006 - A Delta IVM launches the USA-191 satellite.
- 2010 - A Long March 4C launches the Fengyun 3B weather satellite.
- 2011 - A Proton-M launches three GLONASS-M navigation satellites.
5 November[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 34 satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Mariner 3 probe.
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches the ATS-3 satellite.
- 1971 - The only Europa II fails to launch a boilerplate satellite, in the last flight of a Europa rocket.
- 1974 - A Long March 2A fails to launch an FSW satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2267 satellite.
- 2008 - A Long March 2D launches the Chuang Xin 1B and Shiyan Weixing 3 satellites.
- 2008 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Astra 1M satellite.
- 2013 - A PSLV-XL launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary spacecraft.
6 November[edit]
- 1964 - A Scout X-4 launches the Explorer 23 spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Delta E launches the Explorer 29 spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Lunar Orbiter 2 probe.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1970 - A Titan IIIC launches a DSP satellite.
- 1973 - A Delta 0300 launches the NOAA-3 satellite.
- 1988 - A Titan 34D launches a KH-11 satellite.
- 1995 - A Titan IV launches the Milstar-2 satellite.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-28 satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches five Iridium satellites.
- 2004 - A Long March 4B launches the Zi Yuan 2C satellite.
- 2004 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-13 satellite.
- 2010 - A Delta II launches the COSMO-Skymed 4 radar satellite.
7 November[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 7 satellite.
- 1967 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Surveyor 6 probe.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the Mars Global Surveyor probe.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-11M, carrying three of the Expedition 38 crew, along with the relay torch of the 2014 Winter Olympics to the ISS.
8 November[edit]
- 1958 - A Thor-Able fails to launch the Pioneer 2 probe.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 satellite.
- 1966 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - A Delta E launches the Pioneer 9 probe.
- 1969 - A Scout B launches the Azur satellite.
- 1984 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-51-A to deploy the Anik D2 and Syncom IV-1 satellites, and reboost Palapa B-2 and Westar 6.
- 1991 - A Titan IV launches three NOSS satellites.
- 1997 - A Titan IV launches a Trumpet satellite.
- 2005 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite.
- 2006 - A Proton-M launches the Arabsat 4A satellite.
- 2011 - A Zenit-2M launches Russia's Fobos-Grunt Mars orbiter and Phobos sample return mission. The spacecraft lost control shortly after entering Earth orbit and later re-entered on 15 January 2012.
9 November[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - The Saturn V makes its maiden flight, the Apollo 4 test mission.
- 1970 - A Scout B launches the OFO satellite.
- 1972 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1701 satellite.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches five Iridium satellites.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Venus Express probe.
- 2011 - A Long March 4B launches the Yaogan 12 and Tiantuo-1 satellites.
10 November[edit]
- 1967 - A Delta E launches the ESSA-6 satellite.
- 1968 - A Proton-K launches the Zond 6 spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Proton-K launches the Luna 17 spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Delta 1914 launches the Anik A1 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 607 satellite.
- 1973 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1976 - A Feng Bao 1 fails to launch the JSSW satellite.
- 1984 - An Ariane 3 launches the Spacenet 2 and Marecs 2 satellites.
- 2000 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-6 satellite.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-MIM2 and the Poisk module of the International Space Station
- 2012 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Eutelsat 21B and Star One C3 satellites.
11 November[edit]
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the FTV-2405 satellite.
- 1963 - A Molniya fails to launch the Kosmos 21 spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches a Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle.
- 1966 - A Titan II launches Gemini 12, the last manned Gemini mission.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 377 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 866 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1420 satellite.
- 1982 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on the first operational Space Shuttle mission, STS-5, to deploy the Anik C3 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1508 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1895 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-25 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2007 - A Delta IVH launches the DSP-23 satellite.
- 2007 - A Long March 4C launches the Yaogan 3 satellite.
- 2013 - A Proton-M launches a Globus-1M military communication satellite.
12 November[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 17 satellite.
- 1965 - A Molniya-M launches the Venera 2 spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 131 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 309 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1221 satellite.
- 1981 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on test mission STS-2, becoming the first manned spacecraft to make two orbital flights.
- 1991 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1995 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on Shuttle-Mir mission STS-74, with a docking module for the Mir space station.
- 1997 - A Proton-K launches a Kupon satellite.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Sirius 2 and Cakrawarta satellites.
- 2009 - A Long March 2C launches the Shijian XI-01 satellite.
13 November[edit]
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 253 satellite.
- 1971 - Mariner 9 enters Areocentric orbit.
- 1978 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the HEAO-2 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1319 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1702 satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1791 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1792 satellite.
- 1990 - A Titan IV launches a DSP satellite.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the Arabsat 2B and Measat 2 satellites.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the GE-4 satellite.
14 November[edit]
- 1969 - A Saturn V launches the manned Apollo 12 mission to land on the Moon.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1984 - A Delta 3914 launches the NATO 3D satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1608 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1609 satellite.
- 1986 - A Scout G-1 launches the P87-1 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1896 satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2103 satellite.
- 2003 - A Long March 3A launches the Chinasat-20 satellite.
- 2007 - An Ariane 5 launches the Skynet 5B and Star One C1 satellites.
- 2008 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2445 satellite.
- 2008 - The Chandrayaan-1 orbiter releases its Moon Impact Probe, which successfully reaches the lunar surface.
- 2010 - A Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced launches SkyTerra-1.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-22, carrying three of the Expedition 29 crew to the ISS.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat launches the Meridian 6 satellite.
15 November[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 35 satellite.
- 1961 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the Transit 4B satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 310 satellite.
- 1971 - A Scout B launches the Explorer 45 spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Scout D-1 launches the Explorer 48 spacecraft.
- 1974 - A Delta 2310 launches the NOAA-4 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1047 satellite.
- 1980 - A Delta 3910 launches the SBS-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1610 satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1988 - The last Energia rocket launches the only flight of the Soviet Buran spaceplane.
- 1990 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-38 to deploy an SDS satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs satellite.
- 1999 - An H-II fails to launch a MTSAT satellite.
- 2008 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-126 to the International Space Station.
16 November[edit]
- 1963 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 22 satellite.
- 1965 - A Molniya-M launches the Venera 3 spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Kosmos-3 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1968 - A Proton-K launches the Proton-4 satellite.
- 1973 - A Saturn IB launches Skylab 4, the final manned mission to the Skylab space station.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 694 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1048 satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2104 satellite.
- 1996 - A Proton-K fails to launch the Mars 96 spacecraft.
- 2000 - An Ariane 5 launches the Panamsat 1R, AMSAT-P3D, STRV-1C and 1D satellites.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M1-4 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station.
- 2005 - An Ariane 5 launches the Spaceway 2 and TELKOM-2 satellites.
- 2009 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-129 to deliver two ExPRESS Logistics Carriers to the ISS
- 2022 - Artemis 1 launches to the moon
17 November[edit]
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 378 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 455 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 20 mission.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1982 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-11 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1509 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2049 satellite.
- 1992 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2219 satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the ISO satellite.
- 1995 - A Proton-K launches the Gals 2 satellite.
- 2006 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIRM-16 satellite.
- 2007 - A Proton-M launches the Sirius 4 satellite.
18 November[edit]
- 1961 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 2 spacecraft.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1970 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1421 satellite.
- 1983 - An Atlas E/F launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1986 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1979 satellite.
- 1989 - The only Delta 5920 launches the COBE satellite.
- 1993 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs satellite.
- 2004 - A Long March 2C launches the Shi Yan 2 satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 2C launches the Huanjing 1C, Xinyan-1 and Fengniao 1 satellites.
- 2013 - An Atlas V launches the MAVEN Mars orbiter.
19 November[edit]
- 1965 - A Scout X-4 launches the Explorer 30 spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 132 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 456 satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 2914 launches the NATO 3C satellite.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-80 to conduct the ORFEUS and WSF experiments.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-33 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-87, with the AERCam-Sprint and SPARTAN experiments.
- 1999 - The Long March 2F makes its maiden flight, launching the Shenzhou 1 spacecraft.
20 November[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 8 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 457 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 608 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 695 satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 2910 launches the Explorer 55 spacecraft.
- 1981 - A Delta 3910 launches the Satcom 3R satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Bhaskara 2 satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1793 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 33 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1990 - An Ariane 4 launches the Satcom C1 and GSTAR-4 satellites.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2105 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2171 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2220 satellite.
- 1993 - An Ariane 4 launches the Solidarad 1 and Meteosat 6 satellites.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1998 - A Proton-K launches Zarya, the first module of the International Space Station.
- 2000 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch the QuickBird 1 satellite.
- 2002 - The Delta IV makes its maiden flight, launching the Eutelsat W5 satellite.
- 2004 - A Delta II launches the Swift satellite.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2455 spacecraft.
- 2010 - A Minotaur IV launches the STPSat-2, NanoSail-D2, FASTSAT, RAX, O/OREOS, FalconSat-5, FASTRAC 1&2 satellites.
- 2011 - A Long March 2D launches the Shiyan Weixing 4 and Chuangxin 1-03 satellites.
- 2012 - A Proton-M launches the Echostar XVI satellite.
- 2013 - A Minotaur I launches STPSat-3 and 28 other satellites, breaking the record for the most number of satellites launched at the same time.
- 2013 - A Long March 4C launches the Yaogan 19 satellite.
21 November[edit]
- 1964 - A Scout X-4 launches the Explorer 24 and 25 spacecraft.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 191 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 254 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 609 satellite.
- 1974 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1974 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 408 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 780 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 781 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1049 satellite.
- 1979 - A Titan IIIC launches two DSCS satellites.
- 1980 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1222 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1611 satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1987 - An Ariane 2 launches the TV-SAT satellite.
- 1992 - A Scout G-1 launches the MSTI-1 satellite.
- 1996 - An Atlas IIA launches the Hot Bird 2 satellite.
- 2000 - A Delta II launches the Earth Observing-1, SAC-C, and Munin satellites.
- 2000 - An Ariane 4 launches the Anik F1 satellite.
- 2010 - A Delta IV-Heavy launches USA-223 for the US NRO.
- 2013 - A Dnepr-1 launches 32 satellites including DubaiSat 2 and STSAT-3, breaking the record for the most number of satellites launched on a single rocket.
22 November[edit]
- 1961 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch the Samos 4 satellite.
- 1967 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - A Delta M launches the Skynet 1A satellite.
- 1972 - A Scout D-1 launches the ESRO-4 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1703 satellite.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2172 satellite.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-16 satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches the BONUM-1 satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches five Globalstar satellites.
- 2013 - A Rokot/Briz-KM launches ESA's SWARM mission.
23 November[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Delta launches the Tiros 2 satellite.
- 1965 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 96 satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 192 satellite.
- 1972 - The final flight of the N1 fails to reach orbit.
- 1974 - A Delta 2313 launches the Skynet 2B satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 867 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 2914 launches the Meteosat 1 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1988 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 1980 satellite.
- 1989 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-33 to deploy a Magnum satellite.
- 1989 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2050 satellite.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1999 - An Atlas IIA launches the USA-146 satellite.
- 2009 - An Atlas V 431 launches the Intelsat 14 satellite
24 November[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 311 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 312 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 380 satellite.
- 1970 - A Soyuz-L launches the Kosmos 379 spacecraft.
- 1971 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 963 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1983 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1510 satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1802 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1981 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2051 satellite.
- 1991 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-44 to deploy a DSP satellite.
- 1992 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 2221 satellite.
- 1994 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2297 satellite.
- 2002 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on ISS assembly mission STS-113.
- 2003 - A Proton-K launches the Yamal-200 satellite.
- 2009 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Eutelsat W7 satellite.
- 2010 - A Long March 3A launches the ChinaSat 20A satellite.
25 November[edit]
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 193 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 537 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 782 satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches the Prognoz-5 satellite.
- 1992 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2222 satellite.
- 2002 - A Proton-K fails to launch the Astra 1K satellite.
- 2011 - A Proton-M launches the AsiaSat 7 satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 4C launches three reconnaissance satellites of the Yaogan 16 constellation.
- 2013 - A Long March 2D launches the Shiyan Weixing 5 satellite.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-21M to resupply the ISS.
26 November[edit]
- 1959 - An Atlas-Able fails to launch the Pioneer P-3 probe.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 97 satellite.
- 1965 - France conducts its first satellite launch, when a Diamant launches the Asterix satellite.
- 1975 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW satellite.
- 1976 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 868 satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1897 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-7 mission.
- 1989 - A Proton-K launches the Kvant-2 Mir module.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-10 satellite.
- 2001 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Progress M1-7 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station.
- 2008 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-01M spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station.
- 2010 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Intelsat 17 and HYLAS 1 satellites.
- 2011 - An Atlas V launches the Curiosity rover on the Mars Science Laboratory mission to Mars.
27 November[edit]
- 1963 - A Delta C launches the Explorer 18 satellite.
- 1963 - An Atlas-Centaur launches a boilerplate spacecraft.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1965 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 98 satellite.
- 1970 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 610 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 696 satellite.
- 1979 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1145 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-3 mission.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1223 satellite.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-3 fails to launch the Kosmos 1612 satellite.
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-61-B to deploy the AUSSAT-2, Morelos II and Satcom Ku-2 satellites, and conduct the EASE/ACCESS experiment.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2173 satellite.
- 1992 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1997 - An H-II launches the TRMM and ETS-7 satellites.
- 2001 - An Ariane 4 launches the DirecTV-4S satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 3B launches the ChinaSat 12 satellite.
28 November[edit]
- 1963 - A Vostok-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Mariner 4 probe.
- 1966 - A Soyuz launches the Kosmos 133 satellite.
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 611 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 612 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 783 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1050 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1983 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on Spacelab mission STS-9.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1704 satellite.
- 1989 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 2106 satellite.
- 1991 - An Atlas E/F launches the USA-73 satellite.
- 1992 - A Titan IV launches an Improved Crystal satellite.
- 1993 - An Atlas II launches the USA-97 satellite.
- 1995 - A Long March 2E launches the Asiasat 2 satellite.
- 2002 - A Kosmos-3M launches the AlSat and Mozhaets satellites.
- 2009 - An H-IIA launches the IGS Optical 3 satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat launches Kosmos 2478, a GLONASS-M navigation satellite.
29 November[edit]
- 1961 - An Atlas D launches the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches the ISIS-X satellite.
- 1967 - A Sparta launches the first Australian satellite, WRESAT.
- 1968 - A Europa fails to launch a boilerplate payload.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 255 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 458 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 459 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 869 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1613 satellite.
- 1986 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1987 - A Titan 34D launches the USA-28 satellite.
- 1994 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Geo-IK satellite.
- 1994 - An Atlas IIA launches the Orion 1 satellite.
- 1994 - A Long March 3A launches the Chinasat-6 satellite.
- 2003 - An H-IIA fails to launch two IGS satellites.
- 2011 - A Long March 2C launches the Yaogan 13 satellite.
30 November[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Ablestar fails to launch the Transit 3A satellite.
- 1964 - A Molniya launches the Zond 2 spacecraft.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 256 satellite.
- 1970 - An Atlas-Centaur fails to launch the OAO-B satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 460 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Interkosmos 8 satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz launches the Kosmos 613 satellite.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1511 satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1982 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2052 satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the Sirius 3 satellite.
- 2009 - A Zenit-3SLB launches the Intelsat 15 satellite
December=[edit]
1 December[edit]
- 1960 - A Vostok-2 launches the Korabl'-Sputnik 3 spacecraft.
- 1964 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1224 satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1898 satellite.
- 1989 - A Proton launches the Granat spacecraft.
- 1990 - An Atlas E/F launches the USA-68 satellite.
- 1992 - An Ariane 4 launches the Superbird A1 satellite.
- 1994 - An Ariane 4 fails to launch the PanAmSat-3 satellite.
- 2000 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on ISS assembly mission STS-97.
- 2001 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2008 - A Long March 2D launches the Yaogan-4 satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 3A launches the Beidou-2 IGSO5 satellite for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
- 2013 - A Long March 3B launches Chang'e 3, China's first lunar lander mission, and the Yutu lunar rover.
2 December[edit]
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 381 satellite.
- 1970 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 382 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Interkosmos-5 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 461 satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 16 mission.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 870 satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1803 satellite.
- 1988 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-27 to deploy the Lacrosse-1 satellite.
- 1990 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on astronomy mission STS-35.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-11 mission.
- 1992 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-53 to deploy the USA-89 satellite.
- 1993 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on HST servicing mission STS-61.
- 1995 - An Atlas IIAS launches the SOHO spacecraft.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the JCSAT-5 and Equator-S satellites.
- 1997 - A Proton-K launches the Astra 1G satellite.
- 2003 - An Atlas IIAS launches a pair of NOSS satellites.
- 2008 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2446 satellite.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-STA/Fregat launches the Pleiades 1B satellite.
3 December[edit]
- 1965 - A Molniya launches the Luna 8 probe.
- 1966 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 134 satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 194 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 257 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 313 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 383 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1971 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 462 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 784 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1328 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1422 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1705 satellite.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the Helios 1B and Clementine satellites.
- 2012 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Eutelsat 70B satellite.
- 2013 - A Falcon 9 v1.1 launches the SES-8 satellite.
4 December[edit]
- 1958 - A Luna fails to launch a Luna probe.
- 1960 - A Scout X-1 fails to launch the S-56 satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 satellite.
- 1965 - A Titan II launches the manned Gemini 7 mission.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1971 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch an AFP-827 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 614 satellite.
- 1975 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 964 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1329 satellite.
- 1984 - A Titan 34D launches the USA-6 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1804 satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2107 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2108 satellite.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the Mars Pathfinder probe.
- 1998 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on ISS assembly mission STS-88.
- 1999 - A Pegasus-XL launches eight Orbcomm satellites.
5 December[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the Transit VBN-2 satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 satellite.
- 1967 - A Scout B launches the OV3-6 satellite.
- 1967 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1968 - A Delta E launches the HEOS-1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Diamant-B fails to launch the Polaire satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1146 satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1225 satellite.
- 1986 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the USA-20 satellite.
- 1995 - A Titan IV launches the USA-116 satellite.
- 2000 - A Start-1 launches the EROS A satellite.
- 2001 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on ISS resupply mission STS-108 with the Raffaello MPLM.
- 2002 - An Atlas IIA launches the TDRS-10 satellite.
- 2003 - The Strela makes its maiden flight, launching the Gruzomaket satellite.
- 2010 - A Proton-M fails to launch 3 GLONASS-M navigation satellites.
6 December[edit]
- 1957 - The first US satellite launch attempt fails when the Vanguard rocket used explodes on its launch pad.
- 1958 - A Juno II launches the Pioneer 3 probe.
- 1965 - A Scout X-4 launches the FR-1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 463 satellite.
- 1975 - A Scout F-1 fails to launch two DAD satellites.
- 1980 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 502 satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the Insat 2C and Telecom 2C satellites.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the Satmex 5 satellite.
- 1998 - A Pegasus-XL launches the SWAS satellite.
- 2000 - An Atlas IIAS launches the USA-155 satellite.
- 2009 - The first Delta IV-M+(5,4) launches the USA-211 satellite.
- 2013 - An Atlas V launches the USA-247 reconnaissance satellite and 12 cubesats.
7 December[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 18 satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches the ATS-1 satellite.
- 1968 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the OAO-2 satellite.
- 1972 - The last Saturn V launches Apollo 17, the last manned Apollo mission to the Moon.
- 1976 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1059 satellite.
- 1979 - A Delta 3914 fails to launch the Satcom 3 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1512 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1899 satellite.
- 1991 - An Atlas II launches the Eutelsat 2F3 satellite.
- 2001 - A Delta II launches the Jason-1 and TIMED satellites.
8 December[edit]
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 965 satellite.
- 1977 - An Atlas E/F launches three NOSS satellites.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1060 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 1423 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1513 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1983 satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1993 - A Delta II launches the USA-98 satellite.
- 1997 - A Long March 2C launches two Iridium satellites.
- 1997 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Galaxy 8i satellite.
- 2006 - A Long March 3A launches the FY-2D satellite.
- 2006 - An Ariane 5 launches the WildBlue 1 and AMC-18 satellites.
- 2010 - Dragon C1, the prototype Dragon spacecraft, is launched on a test flight by a Falcon 9 v1.0 rocket along with 8 cubesats.
- 2012 - A Proton-M launches the Yamal-402 satellite, placing it in a lower than planned but salvageable orbit.
- 2013 - A Proton-M launches the Inmarsat-5 F1 satellite.
9 December[edit]
- 1964 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 51 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 879 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 880 satellite.
- 1980 - An Atlas E/F fails to launch three NOSS satellites.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2223 satellite.
- 1997 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2347 satellite.
- 2007 - A Proton-M launches the Kosmos 2434 satellite.
- 2007 - A Delta II launches the COSMO-2 satellite.
- 2009 - A Long March 2D launches the Yaogan 7 satellite.
- 2013 - A Chang Zheng 4B fails to launch the CBERS-3 satellite.
10 December[edit]
- 1964 - A Titan IIIA launches on a Transtage test flight.
- 1965 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 99 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 258 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 384 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 464 satellite.
- 1974 - A Titan IIIE launches the Helios-1 spacecraft.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 26 mission.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1226 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1805 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2112 satellite.
- 1998 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Nadezhda-5 and Astrid-2 satellites.
- 1999 - An Ariane 5 launches the XMM-Newton spacecraft.
- 2001 - A Zenit-2 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 2003 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2006 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on ISS assembly mission STS-116.
- 2007 - An Atlas V launches the USA-198 satellite.
- 2008 - A Proton-M launches the Ciel-2 satellite.
11 December[edit]
- 1961 - A Vostok-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Centaur launches a Boilerplate Surveyor spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas D launches the OV1-9 and 10 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 314 satellite.
- 1970 - A Delta N launches the NOAA-1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Scout B-1 launches the Ariel 4 satellite.
- 1972 - A Delta 0900 launches the Nimbus 5 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-14 satellite.
- 1977 - An Atlas-Agena launches the OPS-4258 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas E/F launches the GPS-4 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1706 satellite.
- 1988 - An Ariane 4 launches the Skynet 4B and Astra 1A satellites.
- 1989 - A Delta II launches the GPS II-5 satellite.
- 1996 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2335 satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches the Mars Climate Orbiter.
- 1999 - A VLS-1 fails to launch the SACI-2 satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 5 fails to launch the Hot Bird 7 and Stentor satellite.
- 2006 - A Proton-M launches the Measat 3 satellite.
- 2011 - A Proton-M launches the Luch-5A and Amos-5 satellites.
- 2012 - An Atlas V launches USA-240, the second flight of the first Boeing X-37B.
12 December[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 36 satellite.
- 1966 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 135 satellite.
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1970 - A Scout B launches the Uhuru spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 385 satellite.
- 1970 - A Diamant-B launches the Peole satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1975 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 785 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 966 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1147 satellite.
- 1984 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA-9 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1707 satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1806 satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1900 satellite.
- 1999 - A Titan 23G launches the USA-147 satellite.
- 2011 - An H-IIA launches the IGS Radar 3 satellite.
- 2012 - North Korea conducts its first orbital launch when a Unha-3 launches the second Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 satellite.
13 December[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches the NRL Composite 2 satellite.
- 1962 - A Delta B launches the Relay 1 satellite.
- 1963 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 23 satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the NNS O-2 satellite.
- 1967 - A Delta E launches the Pioneer 8 probe.
- 1973 - A Titan IIIC launches two DSCS satellites.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 615 satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 697 satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 3914 launches the Satcom 1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 967 satellite.
- 1980 - A Titan 34B launches the OPS-5805 satellite.
- 1985 - A Scout G-1 launches the USA-13 and 14 satellites.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1708 satellite.
14 December[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - A Soyuz fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1966 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1966 - A Delta G launches the Biosatellite 1 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 259 satellite.
- 1971 - A Thorad-Agena launches the NRL Composite 8 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 538 satellite.
- 1975 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP-5 satellite.
- 1977 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1978 - A Titan IIIC launches two DSCS satellites.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1061 satellite.
- 1982 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1514 spacecraft.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1901 satellite.
- 1994 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1T satellite.
- 1995 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2002 - An H-IIA launches the ADEOS-2 satellite.
- 2006 - A Delta II launches the USA-193 satellite.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Radarsat-2 satellite.
- 2009 - A Proton-M/DM-2 launches three GLONASS-M satellites; Kosmos 2456, 2457 and 2458.
- 2009 - A Delta II 7320-10C launches the WISE satellite.
- 2013 - China's Chang'e 3 lunar lander and the Yutu rover successfully lands at Mare Imbrium on the Moon, becoming the first operational lunar lander since 1976.
15 December[edit]
- 1960 - An Atlas-Able fails to launch the Pioneer P-31 spacecraft.
- 1964 - A Scout X-4 launches the San Marco 1 satellite.
- 1965 - A Titan II launches the manned Gemini 6A mission to conduct the first rendezvous between two manned spacecraft in orbit, with Gemini 7.
- 1968 - A Delta N launches the ESSA-8 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 386 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 465 satellite.
- 1976 - A Proton-K launches two TKS spacecraft.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 883 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 2914 launches the Sakura satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1062 satellite.
- 1981 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 503 satellite.
- 1983 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1515 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton launches the Vega-1 satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1902 satellite.
- 1989 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1995 - An Atlas IIA launches the Galaxy 3R satellite.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2348 satellite.
- 2008 - A Long March 4B launches the Yaogan 5 satellite.
- 2009 - A Long March 4C launches the Yaogan 8 and Xi Wang 1 satellites.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-20, carrying three of the Expedition 26 crew to the ISS.
16 December[edit]
- 1962 - A Scout X-3 launches the Explorer 16 spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Delta E launches the Pioneer 6 spacecraft.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 195 satellite.
- 1968 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 260 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 387 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 466 satellite.
- 1972 - A Scout D-1 launches the Aeros satellite.
- 1973 - A Delta 1900 launches the Explorer 51 spacecraft.
- 1975 - A Feng Bao 1 launches the JSSW 701-06 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 786 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 968 satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 3914 launches the Anik B satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the unmanned Soyuz T-1 test flight of the Soyuz-T spacecraft.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1227 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1424 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1807 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1984 satellite.
- 1991 - An Ariane 4 launches the Inmarsat 2F3 and Telecom 2A satellites.
- 1993 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Telstar 401 satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches a Luch satellite.
- 2006 - A Minotaur launches the TacSat-2 satellite.
17 December[edit]
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch the Midas 6 satellite.
- 1965 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 100 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 467 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 468 satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz-M launches the Kosmos 616 satellite.
- 1974 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 884 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 885 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches six Radio Sputnik satellites.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1808 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2174 satellite.
- 1992 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2224 satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 launches the NSS-6 satellite.
- 2004 - An Atlas V launches the AMC-16 satellite.
- 2010 - A Long March 3A launches the Beidou-2 IGSO2 satellite for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-STA/Fregat launches the Pleiades 1A and 5 other satellites.
18 December[edit]
- 1958 - An Atlas B launches the SCORE satellite.
- 1963 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 388 satellite.
- 1970 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 389 satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 13 mission.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 698 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1809 satellite.
- 1991 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Interkosmos-25 satellite.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-17 satellite.
- 1993 - An Ariane 4 launches the DBS-1 and Thaicom 1 satellites.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-30 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1996 - An Atlas IIA launches the Inmarsat 3F3 satellite.
- 1999 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Terra satellite.
- 2003 - An Atlas IIIB launches the USA-174 satellite.
- 2004 - An Ariane 5 launches the Helios IIA and ASAP satellites.
- 2006 - An H-IIA launches the ETS-8 satellite.
- 2009 - The last Ariane 5GS launches the Helios IIB satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 2D launches the Göktürk-2 satellite for Turkey.
19 December[edit]
- 1962 - A Scout X-3 launches the Transit 5A-1 satellite.
- 1963 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 24 satellite.
- 1963 - A Scout X-4 launches the Explorer 19 spacecraft.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 136 satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 196 satellite.
- 1968 - A Delta M launches the Intelsat 302 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 261 satellite.
- 1971 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1974 - A Delta 2914 launches the Symphonie 1 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1976 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-11 satellite.
- 1978 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1063 satellite.
- 1978 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1981 - An Atlas E/F fails to launch the GPS-7 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1330 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3MP launches the Kosmos 1614 spacecraft.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1709 satellite.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1998 - A Long March 2C launches two Iridium satellites.
- 2006 - A Kosmos-3M launches the SAR-Lupe 1 satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 3B launches the Nigcomsat 1R satellite.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-07M, carrying three of the Expedition 34 crew to the ISS.
- 2012 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Skynet 5D and MEXSAT-3 satellites.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-STB/Fregat launches ESA's Gaia mission.
20 December[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 19 satellite.
- 1966 - A Lambda-4S fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 315 satellite.
- 1971 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 403 satellite.
- 1972 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-827 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 969 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch the Kosmos 1064 satellite.
- 1981 - An Ariane 1 launches the Marecs 1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1615 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-2 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1994 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2298 satellite.
- 1995 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2326 satellite.
- 1996 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2336 satellite.
- 1996 - A Titan IV launches the USA-129 satellite.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-37 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches five Iridium satellites.
- 1999 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-103 to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 2000 - An Ariane 5 launches the Astra 2D, GE-8 and LDREX satellites.
- 2000 - A Long March 3A launches a Beidou satellite.
- 2002 - A Dnepr-1 launches the LatinSat-1, LatinSat-2, SaudiSat-1S, UniSat-2 and Rubin-2 satellites.
- 2007 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-18 satellite.
- 2008 - An Ariane 5 launches the Hot Bird 9 and Eutelsat W2M satellites.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Soyuz TMA-17 mission with the Expedition 22 crew of the ISS.
- 2013 - A Long March 3B launches the Túpac Katari 1 satellite.
21 December[edit]
- 1961 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1963 - A Delta B launches the Tiros 8 satellite.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Delta C launches the Explorer 26 spacecraft.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches the QUILL satellite.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 101 satellite.
- 1965 - A Titan IIIC launches the OV2-3, LES-3 and LES-4 satellites.
- 1966 - A Molniya-M launches the Luna 13 spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 137 satellite.
- 1968 - A Saturn V launches Apollo 8, the first manned mission to orbit the Moon.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 539 satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8A satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 625 satellite.
- 1974 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 970 satellite.
- 1982 - An Atlas E/F launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton launches the Vega 2 spacecraft.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-4 mission.
- 1987 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1903 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2113 satellite.
- 1992 - A Long March 2E fails to launch the Optus B2 satellite.
- 1999 - A Taurus launches the KOMPSAT and ACRIMSAT satellites.
- 2001 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2383 satellite.
- 2003 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-10 satellite.
- 2004 - The first Delta-IVH fails to place a Demosat into its target orbit.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-55 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2005 - A Kosmos-3M launches Kosmos 2416 and a Gonets satellite.
- 2005 - An Ariane 5 launches the Insat 4A and MSG-2 satellites.
- 2007 - An Ariane 5 launches the Rascom-QAF 1 and Horizons-2 satellites.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-03M, carrying three of the Expedition 30 crew to the ISS.
22 December[edit]
- 1960 - A Vostok-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1961 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Samos-5 satellite.
- 1962 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 12 satellite.
- 1965 - A Scout A launches the NNS O-6 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches the Prognoz-4 satellite.
- 1975 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1065 satellite.
- 1984 - A Titan 34D launches the USA-7 satellite.
- 1988 - A Long March 3 launches the Chinasat-2 satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2225 satellite.
- 1992 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 2226 satellite.
- 1993 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1T satellite.
- 1994 - A Titan IV launches the USA-107 satellite.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 804 satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the PanAmSat-6B satellite.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the Galaxy-11 satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 4B launches the Zi Yuan 1-02C satellite.
- 2015 - The first Falcon 9 v1.1 FT launches eleven Orbcomm comsats. Its first stage lands successfully at Landing Zone 1, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, becoming the first rocket stage recovered after an orbital launch.
23 December[edit]
- 1969 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 316 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 317 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 971 satellite.
- 1978 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 1066 satellites.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Kosmos 1425 satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1904 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1985 satellite.
- 1997 - A Pegasus-XL launches eight Orbcomm satellites.
- 2004 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-51 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-62 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2008 - A Long March 3A launches the Feng Yun 2E satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat fails to launch the Meridian 5 satellite.
24 December[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1974 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 699 satellite.
- 1979 - An Ariane 1 launches an unknown satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U launches the Bion 11 satellite.
- 1997 - A Start-1 launches the EarlyBird satellite.
- 1997 - A Proton-K launches the Asiasat 3 satellite.
- 1998 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2361 satellite.
- 2002 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2393 satellite.
- 2004 - A Tsyklon-3 fails to launch the Sich-1M satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-2.1a launches the Meridian 1 satellite.
25 December[edit]
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Interkosmos-2 satellite.
- 1970 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 469 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 540 satellite.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1975 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M launches the Prognoz-8 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1905 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 39 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1992 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2227 satellite.
- 1992 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 2228 satellite.
- 2002 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2005 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2006 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2007 - A Proton-M launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2008 - A Proton-M launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2010 - A GSLV fails to launch the GSAT-5P satellite.
- 2013 - A Rokot/Briz-KM rocket launches three Strela-3M military communication satellites.
26 December[edit]
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 197 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 262 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Aureole 2 satellite.
- 1974 - A Proton-K launches the Salyut 4 space station.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 700 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1067 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1068 satellite.
- 1980 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1236 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1810 satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1906 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2120 satellite.
- 1994 - A Rokot launches the Radio-ROSTO satellite.
- 1994 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1999 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2367 satellite.
- 2004 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches the KA-SAT satellite.
- 2013 - A Proton-M launches the Ekspress AM5 satellite.
27 December[edit]
- 1965 - A Soyuz/Vostok launches the Kosmos 102 satellite.
- 1967 - A Tsyklon launches the Kosmos 198 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1971 - A Soyuz-M launches the Kosmos 470 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Aureole-1 satellite.
- 1972 - A Soyuz-M launches the Kosmos 541 satellite.
- 1973 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 626 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 701 satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1976 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 886 satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 972 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 973 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1516 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3MP launches the Kosmos 1517 spacecraft.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1713 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 2053 satellite.
- 1989 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2054 satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1999 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 2368 satellite.
- 2000 - A Tsyklon-3 fails to launch three Gonets and three Strela satellites.
- 2003 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Amos-2 satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-2.1b launches the CoRoT satellite.
28 December[edit]
- 1965 - A Kosmos-1 launches the Kosmos 103 satellite.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1972 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 542 satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 887 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1069 satellite.
- 1979 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1148 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1426 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1518 satellite.
- 1985 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 1714 satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1991 - A Long March 3 launches the Chinasat 4 satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1995 - A Molniya-M launches the IRS-1C satellite.
- 1995 - A Long March 2E launches the Echostar 1 satellite.
- 2001 - A Tsyklon-3 launches three Gonets and three Strela satellites.
- 2003 - A Proton-K launches the Ekspress AM-22 satellite.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-FG launches the GIOVE-A satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat launches six Globalstar satellites.
- 2013 - The Soyuz-2-1v rocket performs its maiden flight, deploying Aist 1 and 2 other satellites into orbit.
29 December[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS-1584 satellite.
- 1971 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 627 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1427 satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1907 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1986 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2229 satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2305 satellite.
- 2002 - A Long March 2F launches the Shenzhou 4 spacecraft.
- 2002 - A Proton-M launches the Nimiq 2 satellite.
- 2003 - A Long March 2C launches the TC-1 satellite.
- 2005 - A Proton-M launches the AMC-23 satellite.
- 2009 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the DirecTV-12 satellite.
- 2010 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Hispasat 1E and Koreasat 6 satellites.
30 December[edit]
- 1994 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA-14 satellite.
- 1995 - A Delta II launches the XTE satellite.
- 1998 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
31 December[edit]
- 2014 - A Chang Zheng 3A launches the Fengyun 2-08 weather satellite.