Portal:Spaceflight/On This Day/October
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.