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13 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1967 and the latest in 2026.
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February 24 in spaceflight
14 launches flew on February 24, the earliest of them in 1967, and 13 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 2 spaceflight and astronomy events on February 24. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
Recorded events
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Spaceflight and astronomy entries from Wikipedia for this date, oldest first, starting in 2007.
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What happened on February 24
2007
Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
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Launches on February 24Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
14 launches
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- 2026Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-110SpXSUCCESS
- 2023Long March 2C | Horus 1CASCSUCCESS
- 2023Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-23RFSASUCCESS
- 2021Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-03CASCSUCCESS
- 2017SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF03VGSUCCESS
- 2012Atlas V 551 | MUOS-1ULASUCCESS
- 2012Long March 3C | Compass-G5CASCSUCCESS
- 2011Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-133USASUCCESS
- 2009Taurus 3110 | OCOOSCFAILURE
- 2007H-IIA 2024 | IGS Radar 2 & IGS Optical 3VJAXASUCCESS
- 1996Delta 7925-10 | PolarUSAFSUCCESS
- 1979Atlas F/OIS | SolwindUSAFSUCCESS
- 1975Mu-3C | TaiyoISASSUCCESS
- 1967Titan IIIB | KH-8 4USAFSUCCESS
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Cosmos, by Carl Sagan
Sagan's tour of the universe and how we came to understand it. It keeps the science in.
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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
A science-fiction novel from the author of The Martian, built around solving one engineering problem after another.
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