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21 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1961 and the latest in 2026.
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October 19 in spaceflight
21 launches flew on October 19, the earliest of them in 1961, and 21 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 1 spaceflight and astronomy event on October 19. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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What happened on October 19
2017
Canadian astronomer Robert Weryk discovered ʻOumuamua (depicted), the first known interstellar object detected passing through the Solar System.
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Launches on October 19Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
21 launches
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- 2026H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)MHISUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-19SpXSUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-17SpXSUCCESS
- 2025Kinetica 1 | PRSC-HS1 & AIRSAT-03/04CASSUCCESS
- 2016Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-02RFSASUCCESS
- 2011Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | ViaSat-1ILSSUCCESS
- 2010Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | 6 x Globalstar-2SSASUCCESS
- 2008Pegasus XL | Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)OSCSUCCESS
- 2006Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | METOP ARFSASUCCESS
- 2005Titan 404B | NROL-20USAFSUCCESS
- 2004Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2CCASCSUCCESS
- 1999Ariane 44LP | Orion 2ASASUCCESS
- 1995Ariane 42L | Astra 1EASASUCCESS
- 1983Ariane 1 | Intelsat 507ASASUCCESS
- 1982Kosmos-3M | Parus 35CCCPSUCCESS
- 1973Molniya-M | Molniya-2 7CCCPSUCCESS
- 1971Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 46CCCPSUCCESS
- 1968Tsiklon-2A | I2M 2CCCPSUCCESS
- 1967Scout B | RAM C-1NASASUCCESS
- 1965Kosmos 11K63 | DS-U2-V 1CCCPSUCCESS
- 1961Scout X-1 | P-21NASASUCCESS
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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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