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23 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1962 and the latest in 2026.
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October 25 in spaceflight
25 launches flew on October 25, the earliest of them in 1962, and 23 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 1 spaceflight and astronomy event on October 25. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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Spaceflight and astronomy entries from Wikipedia for this date, oldest first, starting in 1968.
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What happened on October 25
Launches on October 25Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
25 launches
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- 2026Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 28CASCSUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-12SpXSUCCESS
- 2020Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 15 (Kosmos 2547)VKSSUCCESS
- 2018Soyuz 2.1B | Lotos-S1 (Kosmos 2528)VKSSUCCESS
- 2013Proton-M Briz-M | Sirius FM-6ILSSUCCESS
- 2013Long March 4B | Shijian 16CASCSUCCESS
- 2012Long March 3C | Compass-G6CASCSUCCESS
- 2008Delta II 7420-10 | COSMO-Skymed 3ULASUCCESS
- 2008Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6E & 6FCASCSUCCESS
- 2001Molniya-M | Molniya-3 64LPRSCSUCCESS
- 1998Soyuz U | Progress M-40RFSASUCCESS
- 1997Atlas IIA | DSCS-3 B13LMTSUCCESS
- 1988Molniya-M | US-K 59CCCPSUCCESS
- 1986Proton-K/DM | Raduga 19CCCPSUCCESS
- 1985Proton | Luch #1CCCPSUCCESS
- 1985Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 18CCCPSUCCESS
- 1977Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 36CCCPSUCCESS
- 1976Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 69CCCPSUCCESS
- 1974Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 32CCCPSUCCESS
- 1972Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 59CCCPSUCCESS
- 1968Soyuz | Soyuz 2CCCPSUCCESS
- 1967Titan IIIB | KH-8 9USAFSUCCESS
- 1965Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | GATV 6USAFFAILURE
- 1963Atlas Agena D | KH-7 3USAFSUCCESS
- 1962Kosmos-2I 63S1 | 1MS 2CCCPFAILURE
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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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