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23 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1965 and the latest in 2026.
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March 15 in spaceflight
23 launches flew on March 15, the earliest of them in 1965, and 23 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 1 spaceflight and astronomy event on March 15. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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What happened on March 15
1974
Fifteen people are killed when Sterling Airways Flight 901, a Sud Aviation Caravelle, catches fire following a landing gear collapse at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran.
Sterling Airways Flight 901 ↗
Launches on March 15Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
23 launches
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- 2026Long March 6A | Yaogan 50-02CASCSUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-16SpXSUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 13 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)SpXSUCCESS
- 2025Long March 2D | SuperView Neo 3-02CASCSUCCESS
- 2025Electron | The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1)RLSUCCESS
- 2023Long March 11 | Shiyan 19CASCSUCCESS
- 2023Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27SpXSUCCESS
- 2022Astra Rocket 3 | Spaceflight Astra-1ASSUCCESS
- 2014Proton-M Briz-M | Ekspress-AT1 & Ekspress-AT2KhSCSUCCESS
- 2009Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-119USASUCCESS
- 2008Delta II 7925-9.5 | GPS IIR-M-6 (USA-201)ULASUCCESS
- 2004Proton-M | Eutelsat W3AKhSCSUCCESS
- 1999Soyuz-U-PVB | Globalstar 22,37,41,46RFSASUCCESS
- 1988Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 64CCCPSUCCESS
- 1984Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 45CCCPSUCCESS
- 1983K65M-RB | BOR-4 403CCCPSUCCESS
- 1982Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 5CCCPSUCCESS
- 1979Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 169-176CCCPSUCCESS
- 1978Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 25CCCPSUCCESS
- 1976Titan IIIC | LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11BUSAFSUCCESS
- 1972Voskhod | Zenit-4M 32CCCPSUCCESS
- 1969Voskhod | Zenit-4 53CCCPSUCCESS
- 1965Kosmos 65S3 | Strela-1 12,13,14CCCPSUCCESS
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Cosmos, by Carl Sagan
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Pale Blue Dot, by Carl Sagan
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Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
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