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24 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1959 and the latest in 2026.
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September 17 in spaceflight
25 launches flew on September 17, the earliest of them in 1959, and 24 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 2 spaceflight and astronomy events on September 17. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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What happened on September 17
Launches on September 17Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
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- 2026Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 19 (Kosmos 2620)VKSSUCCESS
- 2026Kuaizhou 11 | SpaceTY-51 & 52EPSUCCESS
- 2026Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-259SpXSUCCESS
- 2026Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 25CASCSUCCESS
- 2024Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)SpXSUCCESS
- 2024Angara 1.2 | Kosmos 2577 & 2578VKSSUCCESS
- 2023Long March 2D | Yaogan 39 Group 02CASCSUCCESS
- 2014Atlas V 401 | CLIO (USA-257)ULASUCCESS
- 2012Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | MetOp-BSSASUCCESS
- 2009Proton-M | Nimiq 5KhSCSUCCESS
- 2009Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M 1RFSASUCCESS
- 1993Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 4RFSASUCCESS
- 1991Molniya-M | Molniya-3 48LCCCPSUCCESS
- 1987Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 33CCCPSUCCESS
- 1986Atlas E | NOAA 10USAFSUCCESS
- 1986Soyuz U | Zenit-8 38CCCPSUCCESS
- 1985Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz T-14CCCPSUCCESS
- 1983Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 86CCCPSUCCESS
- 1975Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 97-104CCCPSUCCESS
- 1970Voskhod | Zenit-2M 11CCCPSUCCESS
- 1966R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 5CCCPSUCCESS
- 1966Nike Cajun | Trailblazer PelletNASASUCCESS
- 1962Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 12USAFSUCCESS
- 1961Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 31USAFSUCCESS
- 1959Thor Able II | Transit 1AUSAFFAILURE
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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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