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June 24 in spaceflight

22 launches flew on June 24, the earliest of them in 1965, and 22 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 1 spaceflight and astronomy event on June 24. Pick another date to see what happened on it.

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Launches

ON RECORD

22MISSIONS

22 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1965 and the latest in 2024.

Recorded events

IN THE RECORD

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Spaceflight and astronomy entries from Wikipedia for this date, oldest first, starting in -1312.

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What happened on June 24

  1. -1312

    Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa.

    Muršili II ↗

Launches on June 24Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.

22 launches

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  1. 2024Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-2SpXSUCCESS
  2. 2019Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 IGSO-2CASCSUCCESS
  3. 2016Atlas V 551 | MUOS-5ULASUCCESS
  4. 2006Soyuz U | Progress M-57RFSASUCCESS
  5. 2005Proton | Ekspress AM-3KhSCSUCCESS
  6. 2002Titan II SLV | NOAA 17USAFSUCCESS
  7. 2000Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 3AKhSCSUCCESS
  8. 1999Delta II | FUSEUSAFSUCCESS
  9. 1998Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 78RVSN RFSUCCESS
  10. 1994Atlas I | UHF F/O F3GDSUCCESS
  11. 1993Tsiklon-3 | Strela-3 95 to 100VKSSUCCESS
  12. 1982Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-6CCCPSUCCESS
  13. 1981Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 50CCCPSUCCESS
  14. 1977Tsiklon-3 | EPN 03.0380 1CCCPSUCCESS
  15. 1977Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 37CCCPSUCCESS
  16. 1976Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 68CCCPSUCCESS
  17. 1975Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 77CCCPSUCCESS
  18. 1974Proton | Salyut-3CCCPSUCCESS
  19. 1971Voskhod | Zenit-2M 20CCCPSUCCESS
  20. 1969Voskhod | Zenit-2 75CCCPSUCCESS
  21. 1966Thor SLV-2A Agena D | PageosUSAFSUCCESS
  22. 1965Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 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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