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18 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1962 and the latest in 2026.
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July 22 in spaceflight
21 launches flew on July 22, the earliest of them in 1962, and 18 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 3 spaceflight and astronomy events on July 22. 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 1951.
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What happened on July 22
1951
Soviet space dogs: Dezik and Tsygan were launched into a sub-orbital spaceflight from Kapustin Yar and became the first dogs to fly in space and the first to safely return.
Soviet space dogs ↗1962
Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.
Mariner program ↗2019
Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover.
Chandrayaan-2 ↗
Launches on July 22Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
21 launches
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- 2026Gravity-1 | 9 satellitesOrienSpaceSUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 9-10SpXSUCCESS
- 2023Ceres-1 | Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16GESUCCESS
- 2022Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 3-2SpXSUCCESS
- 2019LVM-3 | Chandrayaan-2ISROSUCCESS
- 2018Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telstar 19 VANTAGESpXSUCCESS
- 2015Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-17MRFSASUCCESS
- 2012Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Kanopus-V No.1 & BelKA-2RFSASUCCESS
- 2008Kosmos-3M | SAR-Lupe 5NPSUCCESS
- 2004Kosmos-3M | Parus 95NPSUCCESS
- 1993Ariane 44L | Hispasat 1B & Insat 2BASASUCCESS
- 1993Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 101VKSSUCCESS
- 1987Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-3CCCPSUCCESS
- 1982Proton-K/DM | EkranCCCPFAILURE
- 1977Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 8CCCPSUCCESS
- 1976Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1BUSAFSUCCESS
- 1976Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 5CCCPSUCCESS
- 1971Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 10CCCPFAILURE
- 1969Molniya-M | Molniya-1 12CCCPSUCCESS
- 1969Voskhod | Zenit-2 76CCCPSUCCESS
- 1962Atlas Agena B | Mariner 1USAFFAILURE
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Cosmos, by Carl Sagan
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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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