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22 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1958 and the latest in 2026.
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February 5 in spaceflight
25 launches flew on February 5, the earliest of them in 1958, and 22 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 1 spaceflight and astronomy event on February 5. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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What happened on February 5
Launches on February 5Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
25 launches
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- 2026Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Kosmos 2600-2608VKSSUCCESS
- 2025Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 2581/2582/2583VKSSUCCESS
- 2023Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Elektro-L No.4KhSCSUCCESS
- 2022Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Neitron (Kosmos 2553)VKSSUCCESS
- 2019Ariane 5 ECA | Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 & GSAT-31ASASUCCESS
- 2019Safir 1B | DoostiISAFAILURE
- 2016Atlas V 401 | GPS IIF-12 (USA-266)ULASUCCESS
- 2014Soyuz-U | Progress M-22M (54P)RFSASUCCESS
- 2008Soyuz U | Progress M-63RFSASUCCESS
- 2004Atlas IIAS | AMC 10LMTSUCCESS
- 2002Pegasus XL | Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI)OSCSUCCESS
- 1996Ariane 44P | N-Star bASASUCCESS
- 1994Proton | Raduga-1 3KhSCSUCCESS
- 1992Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 10RFSAFAILURE
- 1991Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 17CCCPSUCCESS
- 1987Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-2CCCPSUCCESS
- 1987Mu-3S-II | GingaISASSUCCESS
- 1984Atlas H | Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7USAFSUCCESS
- 1982Proton-K/DM | EkranCCCPSUCCESS
- 1976Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 17CCCPSUCCESS
- 1975Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 26CCCPSUCCESS
- 1969Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 6USAFSUCCESS
- 1967Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | Lunar Orbiter 3USAFSUCCESS
- 1966R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 2CCCPSUCCESS
- 1958Vanguard | VanguardUSNFAILURE
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Cosmos, by Carl Sagan
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Pale Blue Dot, by Carl Sagan
Sagan's case for people leaving Earth one day, and an honest look at how hard that would be.
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Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
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