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20 December

2025Long March 5 | TJSW-23TJSW-23🚀
2025New Shepard | NS-37NS-37🚀
2024Long March 3B/E | TJSW-12TJSW-12🚀
2023Starbase S28 Static Fire TestStatic Fire📅
2021Soyuz MS-20 LandingSpacecraft Landing📅
2020SLS Green Run Wet Dress RehearsalWet Dress Rehearsal📅
2019Atlas V N22 | CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight TestCST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test🚀
2019Long March 4B | CBERS-4ACBERS-4A🚀
2019First flight of Atlas V N22United Launch Alliance🛫
2016Epsilon | ERG (ARASE)ERG (Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace)🚀
2013Long March 3B/E | Túpac Katari 1China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation🚀
2009Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-17Soyuz TMA-17🚀
2008Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9🚀
2007Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-M-5 (USA-199)GPS IIR-M-5 (USA-199)🚀
2002Dnepr | AATiS-OSCAR-49AATiS-OSCAR-49🚀
2000Ariane 5 G | Astra 2D & GE-8, LDREXAstra 2D & GE-8, LDREX🚀
2000Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 2Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 2🚀
1999Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-103STS-103🚀
1997Delta II | Iridium 45 to 49Iridium 45 to 49🚀
1997Soyuz U | Progress M-37Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)🚀
1996Kosmos-3M | Parus 87Parus 87🚀
1996Titan 404A | KH-11 12KH-11 12🚀
1995Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 7US-PM 7🚀
1994Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 52Strela-2M 52🚀
1990Proton | Raduga 26Raduga 26🚀
1989Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-2Soviet Space Program🚀
1984Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 8Taifun-1B 8🚀
1981Ariane 1 | Marecs 1Marecs 1🚀
1978Kosmos-3M | Parus 16Parus 16🚀
1977Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 8Zenit-4MKM 8🚀
1972Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 5Canyon 5🚀
1971Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | INTELSAT IV F3INTELSAT IV F3🚀
1969Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 5Tselina-O 5🚀
1966Lambda 4S | Ohsumi 2Ohsumi 2🚀
1960Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 19Discoverer 19🚀

21 December

2025Electron | The Wisdom God Guides (iQPS Launch 6)The Wisdom God Guides (iQPS Launch 6)🚀
2024Electron | Owl The Way Up (StriX Launch 6)Owl The Way Up (StriX Launch 6)🚀
2024Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)Bandwagon 2 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)🚀
2023Soyuz 2.1b | Kosmos 2573 (Bars-M No. 5?)Kosmos 2573 (Bars-M No. 5?)🚀
2023CRS-29 Dragon UndockingSpacecraft Undocking📅
2022Vega-C | Pléiades Neo 5 & 6Pléiades Neo 5 & 6🚀
2021Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24🚀
2021JWST Pre-Launch News ConferencePress Event📅
2019Boeing Starliner OFT Docking - FailedDocking📅
2018Long March 11 | Hongyun-1Hongyun-1🚀
2018Proton-M/Briz-M | Blagovest N13L (Kosmos 2533)Blagovest N13L (Kosmos 2533)🚀
2016Ariane 5 ECA | Star One D1 & JCSAT-15Star One D1 & JCSAT-15🚀
2016Long March 2D | Tansat (CarbonSat)Tansat (CarbonSat)🚀
2015Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS (62P)Progress MS (62P)🚀
2011Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-03MSoyuz TMA-03M🚀
2007Ariane 5 GS | RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2🚀
2005Ariane 5 GS | INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9🚀
2005Kosmos-3M | Strela-3M 1Strela-3M 1🚀
2005Soyuz U | Progress M-55Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)🚀
2004Delta IV Heavy | Demosat and 3CS-1 & 2Boeing🚀
2004First flight of Delta IV HeavyUnited Launch Alliance🛫
2003Delta II | GPS IIR-10GPS IIR-10🚀
2001Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 11US-PM 11🚀
1999Taurus 2110 | Arirang-1 & ACRIMSatArirang-1 & ACRIMSat🚀
1992Long March 2E | Optus B2Optus B2🚀
1990Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1 15Yantar-4KS1 15🚀
1987Molniya-M | US-K 55US-K 55🚀
1987Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-4Soyuz TM-4🚀
1984Proton-K/D-1 | Vega-2Vega-2🚀
1983Molniya-M | Molniya-3 35LMolniya-3 35L🚀
1982Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F6DMSP-5D2 F6🚀
1977Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 8IS-A 8🚀
1974Molniya-M | Molniya-2 11Molniya-2 11🚀
1973Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 19Zenit-4MK 19🚀
1972Kosmos-3M | Sfera 9Sfera 9🚀
1972Titan 24B | KH-8 37KH-8 37🚀
1968Saturn V | Apollo 8Apollo 8🚀
1966Atlas SLV-3 | PRIME 1PRIME 1🚀
1966Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-U2-D 1DS-U2-D 1🚀
1966Molniya-M | Luna-13Luna-13🚀
1965Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-P1-Yu 4DS-P1-Yu 4🚀
1965Titan IIIC | OV2-3OV2-3🚀
1964Thor Delta C | Explorer 26Explorer 26🚀
1964Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Quill 1Quill 1🚀
1963Thor Delta B | Tiros 8Tiros 8🚀
1963Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 26KH-4 26🚀
1961Kosmos-2I 63S1 | DS-1 2Strategic Rocket Forces🚀

22 December

2025H3-22 | Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)Michibiki 5 (QZS-5)🚀
2023Firefly Alpha | FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)🚀
2023NG-19 Cygnus Release & ReentrySpacecraft Release📅
2022NASA Soyuz MS-22 Leak Investigation TeleconferencePress Event📅
2022US EVA-83EVA📅
2021H-IIA 204 | Inmarsat-6 F1Inmarsat-6 F1🚀
2021CRS-24 Dragon DockingDocking📅
2021Progress-M-UM UndockingSpacecraft Undocking📅
2020Long March 8 | XJY-7 & othersXJY-7 & others🚀
2020First flight of Long March 8China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation🛫
2019Starliner OFT DeorbitSpacecraft Event📅
2019Starliner OFT LandingSpacecraft Landing📅
2016SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF02VSS Unity GF02🚀
2015Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Orbcomm OG2 Mission 2Orbcomm OG2 Mission 2🚀
2015First flight of Falcon 9 Block 4SpaceX🛫
2015First flight of Falcon 9 Full ThrustSpaceX🛫
2011Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-02CChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation🚀
1999Ariane 44L | Galaxy 11Galaxy 11🚀
1998Ariane 42L | PAS 6BPAS 6B🚀
1997Ariane 42L | INTELSAT 804INTELSAT 804🚀
1994Titan 402A IUS | DSP 17DSP 17🚀
1993Molniya-M | Molniya-1T 87Molniya-1T 87🚀
1992Soyuz U | Orlets-1 4Orlets-1 4🚀
1992Tsiklon-3 | Geo-IK 13Geo-IK 13🚀
1990Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 55 to 60Strela-3 55 to 60🚀
1988Long March 3 | DFH-2A 3DFH-2A 3🚀
1988Molniya-M | Molniya-3 52LMolniya-3 52L🚀
1984Titan 34D Transtage | DSP F12DSP F12🚀
1978Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 5Taifun-2 5🚀
1975Molniya-M | Prognoz-4Prognoz-4🚀
1975Proton-K/DM | Raduga 1Raduga 1🚀
1970Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 2DS-P1-M 2🚀
1965Scout A | Transit-O 6Transit-O 6🚀
1965First flight of Scout AVought🛫
1962Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 7Zenit-2 7🚀
1961Atlas LV-3A | Samos 5United States Air Force🚀
1960Vostok | Korabl-Sputnik (4)Korabl-Sputnik (4)🚀