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15 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1963 and the latest in 2026.
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March 28 in spaceflight
17 launches flew on March 28, the earliest of them in 1963, and 15 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 1 spaceflight and astronomy event on March 28. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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What happened on March 28
1802
German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Pallas, the second asteroid to be identified, but at the time considered to be a planet.
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers ↗
Launches on March 28Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
17 launches
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- 2026Electron | Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)RLSUCCESS
- 2023Shavit-2 | Ofek-13IAISUCCESS
- 2019Electron | Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2)RLSUCCESS
- 2015PSLV XL | IRNSS-1DISROSUCCESS
- 2013Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-08MRFSASUCCESS
- 2006Pegasus XL | Space Technology 5 (ST-5) (3x microsats)OSCSUCCESS
- 2003H-IIA 2024 | IGS Radar 1 & IGS Optical 1JAXASUCCESS
- 1999Zenit | DemoSatSLSUCCESS
- 1996Delta II | GPS IIA-16USAFSUCCESS
- 1995Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1ASASUCCESS
- 1995Start | Gurwin-1VKSFAILURE
- 1986Ariane 3 | Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2ASASUCCESS
- 1983Atlas E | NOAA 8USAFSUCCESS
- 1981Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 17CCCPFAILURE
- 1978Kosmos-3M | Parus 14CCCPSUCCESS
- 1969Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 5CCCPSUCCESS
- 1963Saturn I | Saturn SA-4NASASUCCESS
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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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