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12 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1970 and the latest in 2026.
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March 20 in spaceflight
12 launches flew on March 20, the earliest of them in 1970, and 12 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 2 spaceflight and astronomy events on March 20. 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 1964.
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What happened on March 20
1964
The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
European Space Agency ↗2015
A solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day.
Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 ↗
Launches on March 20Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
12 launches
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- 2026Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-15SpXSUCCESS
- 2026Electron | Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)RLSUCCESS
- 2024Long March 8 | Queqiao-2CASCSUCCESS
- 2010Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Echostar XIVILSSUCCESS
- 2004Delta II | GPS IIR-11USAFSUCCESS
- 2000Soyuz-U-PVB | DumsatRFSASUCCESS
- 1990Kosmos-3M | Parus 68CCCPSUCCESS
- 1987Delta 3920/PAM | Palapa B2PUSAFSUCCESS
- 1981Tsiklon-2 | US-P 10CCCPSUCCESS
- 1974Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 21CCCPSUCCESS
- 1973Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 14 (29L)CCCPSUCCESS
- 1970Thor Delta M | NATO IIAUSAFSUCCESS
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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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