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16 December

2025Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-04)Amazon Leo (LA-04)🚀
2025Long March 4B | Ziyuan-3-04Ziyuan-3-04🚀
2024Long March 2D | PIESAT-2 09-12PIESAT-2 09-12🚀
2024Long March 5B/YZ-2 | SatNet LEO Group 01SatNet LEO Group 01🚀
2024First flight of Long March 5B/YZ-2China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation🛫
2024SpaceX CRS-31 Dragon UndockingSpacecraft Undocking📅
2023Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Arktika-M No.2Arktika-M No.2🚀
2022Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 1 & 2O3b mPower 1 & 2🚀
2022Falcon 9 Block 5 | SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)🚀
2022Long March 11 | Shiyan 21Shiyan 21🚀
2020Chang'e 5 Sample Returns to EarthSpacecraft Landing📅
2019Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M19 & M20Beidou-3 M19 & M20🚀
2018Electron | This One's For Pickering (VCLS ELaNa XIX)This One's For Pickering (VCLS ELaNa XIX)🚀
2015PSLV-CA | TeLEOS-1TeLEOS-1🚀
2006Minotaur I | Tacsat 2Tacsat 2🚀
1994Proton | Altair 13L (Luch 1)Altair 13L (Luch 1)🚀
1993Atlas IIAS | Telstar 401Telstar 401🚀
1993First flight of Atlas IIASLockheed Martin🛫
1991Ariane 44L | Telecom 2ATelecom 2A🚀
1988Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 42Yantar-4K2 42🚀
1986Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 27Yantar-4K2 27🚀
1982Soyuz U | Yantar-4K1 6Yantar-4K1 6🚀
1980Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 31Zenit-6U 31🚀
1979Soyuz U | Soyuz T-1Soyuz T-1🚀
1978Delta 3914 | Anik BAnik B🚀
1977Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 16Strela-2M 16🚀
1975Feng Bao 1 | JSSW 2JSSW 2🚀
1975Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 53Zenit-4MK 53🚀
1973Delta 1900 | AE-CAE-C🚀
1973First flight of Delta 1900McDonnell Douglas🛫
1972Scout D-1 | Aeros 1Aeros 1🚀
1971Voskhod | Zenit-4M 29Zenit-4M 29🚀
1970Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 7Tselina-O 7🚀
1968Molniya-M | Molniya-1Yu 15LMolniya-1Yu 15L🚀
1967Voskhod | Zenit-2 57Zenit-2 57🚀
1965R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 1OGCh 1🚀
1965Thor Delta E | Pioneer 6Pioneer 6🚀
1962Scout X-3 | Explorer 16Explorer 16🚀
1962First flight of Scout X-3Vought🛫

17 December

2025Ariane 62 | Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)🚀
2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-13Starlink Group 15-13🚀
2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-99Starlink Group 6-99🚀
2024Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV07 (RRT-1)GPS III SV07 (RRT-1)🚀
2024Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-149NROL-149🚀
2024Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 7 & 8O3b mPower 7 & 8🚀
2024NASA CLPS Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 TeleconferencePress Event📅
2023Hyperbola-1 | DEAR-1DEAR-1🚀
2022Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-37Starlink Group 4-37🚀
2020PSLV-XL | CMS-01 (GSAT-12R)CMS-01 (GSAT-12R)🚀
2019Falcon 9 Block 5 | JCSAT-18/KACIFIC-1JCSAT-18/KACIFIC-1🚀
2017Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-07Soyuz MS-07🚀
2015Long March 2D | DAMPE ( Wukong/Monkey King )DAMPE🚀
2015Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09)Galileo L6 (FOC FM08-FM09)🚀
2011Soyuz STA/Fregat | Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISAPléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA🚀
2011First flight of Soyuz STA FregatProgress Rocket Space Center🛫
2010Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-2 (Compass-I2)China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation🚀
2004Atlas V 521 | AMC 16AMC 16🚀
2002Ariane 44L | NSS 6NSS 6🚀
1992Proton | US-KMO 2US-KMO 2🚀
1991Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 14Yantar-1KFT 14🚀
1986Kosmos-3M | Parus 57Parus 57🚀
1981Kosmos-3M | Radio Sputnik 3 to 8Radio Sputnik 3 to 8🚀
1976Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 2Taifun-2 2🚀
1976Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 71Zenit-4MK 71🚀
1975Molniya-M | Molniya-2 15Molniya-2 15🚀
1974Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 20 (32L)Meteor-1 20 (32L)🚀
1973Soyuz 11A511M | Zenit-4MT 5Zenit-4MT 5🚀
1971Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 49DS-P1-Yu 49🚀
1971Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 4Strela-2M 4🚀
1965Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 3Meteor-1 3🚀
1962Atlas Agena B | Midas 6Midas 6🚀

18 December

2025Electron | Don't Be Such A Square (STP-S30)Don't Be Such A Square (STP-S30)🚀
2024KAIROS | Flight 2Flight 2🚀
2021Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-4Starlink Group 4-4🚀
2020Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 4OneWeb 4🚀
2019Soyuz STB/Fregat | CSG-1, CHEOPS, & othersCSG-1, CHEOPS, & others🚀
2016Atlas V 431 | Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2)Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2)🚀
2014LVM-3 | CARE (Demo Flight)CARE (Demo Flight)🚀
2014Soyuz STB/Fregat | O3b FM9-FM12O3b FM9-FM12🚀
2014First flight of Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)Indian Space Research Organization🛫
2012Long March 2D | Göktürk-2China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation🚀
2009Ariane 5 GS | Helios 2BHelios 2B🚀
2006H-IIA 204 | Kiku-8Kiku-8🚀
2006First flight of H-IIA 204Mitsubishi Heavy Industries🛫
2004Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01Helios 2A, Essaim 1-4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01🚀
2003Atlas | UHF F/O F11UHF F/O F11🚀
1999Atlas IIAS | TerraTerra🚀
1996Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-3INMARSAT III F-3🚀
1995Soyuz U | Progress M-30Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)🚀
1993Ariane 44L | DirecTV 1 & Thaicom 1DirecTV 1 & Thaicom 1🚀
1992Delta II | GPS IIA-8GPS IIA-8🚀
1991Tsiklon-3 | AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1🚀
1986Tsiklon-3 | Ionozond-EIonozond-E🚀
1974Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 25Tselina-O 25🚀
1973Soyuz | Soyuz 13Soyuz 13🚀
1970Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 38DS-P1-Yu 38🚀
1970Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 1Tselina-D 1🚀
1963Atlas Agena D | KH-7 4KH-7 4🚀
1958Atlas B | SCORESCORE🚀