Portal:Spaceflight/On This Day/February
1 February[edit]
- 1958 - A Juno-I rocket launches Explorer 1, America's first satellite.
- 1969 - A Vostok-2M rocket fails to launch a Meteor weather satellite, due to an upper stage malfunction.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite.
- 1986 - A Long March 3 launches the STTW-1 communication satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches an Oko missile defence satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-2 launches a RORSAT satellite.
- 1990 - The crew of Mir perform an EVA to test new equipment.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Discovery begins its first ODMP refit.
- 1993 - Soyuz TM-15 lands, with two cosmonauts returning from Mir.
- 1996 - An Atlas IIAS launches Palapa-C1, a communication satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches the Progress M1-1 spacecraft to reboost Mir.
- 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during re-entry on mission STS-107, killing its crew of seven astronauts.
- 2011 - A Rokot / Briz-KM rocket failed to the Kosmos 2470 geodesy satellite into its planned orbit.
- 2013 - A Zenit-3SL rocket fails to launch Intelsat 27, crashing into the ocean near the launch pad.
2 February[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches a KH-4 spy satellite
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches a KH-7 spy satellite
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Taifun-2 radar calibration satellite
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches am IS-A ASAT. The launch is successful, but the satellite fails to destroy its target.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Parus navigation satellite
- 2003 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-47 to resupply the ISS
- 2007 - A Long March 3A launches a Beidou navigation satellite
- 2009 - Iran conducts its first orbital launch, with a Safir launching the Omid satellite.
3 February[edit]
- 1963 - A Molniya rocket fails to launch a Luna spacecraft, after an upper stage control failure.
- 1965 - A Delta C launches the OSO 2 scientific spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Delta C launches the ESSA 1 weather satellite.
- 1966 - Luna 9, a robotic spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union, makes the first soft-landing on the Moon.
- 1971 - A Delta M launches the NATO 2 communications satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches a Zenit-2M spy satellite.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 communication satellite.
- 1974 - The fourth crew of Skylab conduct an EVA to collect experiment results.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Tsyklon navigation satellite.
- 1984 - Space Shuttle Challenger launches on mission STS-41-B, to deploy the Westar 6 and Palapa B2 satellites. Both comsats fail to reach their correct orbits after upper stage problems.
- 1988 - An Atlas E/F launches the DMSP-5D-F2 weather satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches a Yantar spy satellite. The launch is successful, however the satellite fails to function.
- 1993 - A Delta II 7925 launches a GPS satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-60 to conduct scientific research, and deploy a number of experimental satellites.
- 1994 - The H-II rocket makes its maiden flight, launching the OREX satellite.
- 1995 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-63 to rendezvous with Mir and deploy a number of radar calibration satellites.
- 2000 - A Zenit-2 launches a Tselina spy satellite.
- 2000 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Hispasat 1C communications satellite.
- 2005 - A Proton-M launches the first Spacebus 4000 communications satellite, AMC-12.
- 2005 - The Atlas III makes its final flight, and the last launch out of LC-36 at Cape Canaveral, orbiting two NOSS spy satellites.
- 2006 - The crew of the ISS perform an EVA to deploy SuitSat, and prepare the station for future assembly.
- 2010 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches Progress M-04M to resupply the ISS.
- 2012 - An Iranian Safir rocket launches the Navid satellite.
4 February[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena launches a Discoverer spy satellite.
- 1961 - A Molniya rocket launches a Venera spacecraft, however it fails to reach heliocentric orbit due to an upper stage malfunction.
- 1970 - A Thorad-Agena launches SERT 2, a technology development satellite.
- 1976 - A Mu-3C fails to launch the Corsa A technology development satellite, after a second stage malfunction.
- 1978 - A Mu-3H launches the Kyokko Auroral research satellite.
- 1983 - An N-II rocket launches the Sakura 2A communication satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite.
- 1990 - A Long March 3 launches the Zhongxing-3 communication satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the Brazilsat B3 and Inmarsat-3-F5 communication satellites.
- 2002 - An H-IIA rocket launches two technology development satellites.
5 February[edit]
- 1958 - A Vanguard rocket fails to launch a Vanguard satellite Vanguard_TV-3BU.
- 1967 - An Atlas-Agena launches Lunar Orbiter 3.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches the a CORONA satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-707 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-801 satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1984 - An Atlas H launches the NOSS-7 satellites.
- 1987 - A Mu-3S-II launches the Ginga satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-2 mission.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2123 satellite.
- 1992 - A Zenit-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga-1 satellite.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the N-Star B satellite.
- 2002 - A Pegasus-XL launches the HESSI satellite.
- 2004 - An Atlas IIAS launches the AMC-10 satellite.
- 2008 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-63 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2014 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-22M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
6 February[edit]
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-201 satellite.
- 1969 - A Delta M launches the Intelsat III F-3 satellite.
- 1970 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-631 satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya satellite.
- 1975 - A Diamant launches the Starlette satellite.
- 1975 - A Delta 2914 launches the SMS 2 satellite.
- 1977 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP 9 satellite.
- 1979 - An N-I launches the Ayame satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-21 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1439 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1628 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2059 satellite.
- 2009 - A Delta II 7320-10C launches the NOAA-19 satellite.
- 2011 - A Minotaur I launches the USA-225 military satellite.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat launches six Globalstar satellites.
- 2014 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the ABS-2 and Athena-Fidus communication satellites.
7 February[edit]
- 1967 - A Soyuz rocket launches the Kosmos-140 satellite.
- 1968 - A Molniya-M fails to launch a satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-265 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 24 spacecraft.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1155 satellite.
- 1980 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-11 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1731 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1819 satellite.
- 1990 - An H-I launches the Momo-1B satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2124 satellite.
- 1994 - A Titan IV launches a Milstar satellite.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches the Stardust satellite.
- 2001 - An Ariane 4 launches the Sicral and Skynet 4F satellites.
- 2001 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-98, to deliver the Destiny module to the ISS.
- 2008 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-122 to deliver the Columbus module to the ISS.
- 2013 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Amazonas 3 and Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a communication satellites.
8 February[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Delta rocket launches the Tiros 4 satellite.
- 1967 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP 2418 satellite.
- 1967 - A Diamant launches the D-1C satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-141 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-548 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-988 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1075 satellite.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1536 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-10 mission.
- 1985 - A Titan 34B launches an SDS satellite.
- 1985 - An Ariane 3 launches the Arabsat 1A and Brasilsat 1 satellites.
- 1988 - A Delta 3910 launches the USA-30 SDIO satellite.
- 1994 - A Long March 3A launches the KF-1 and SJ-4 satellites.
- 2000 - A Delta II launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the IRDT and Gruzovoy Maket satellites.
- 2010 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-130 to deliver the Tranquility module and the Cupola to the ISS.
9 February[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS 1439 satellite.
- 1969 - A Titan IIIC launches the Tacsat 1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-394 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-892 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the FLTSATCOM 1 satellite.
- 1980 - An Atlas E/F launches a GPS satellite.
- 1983 - An Atlas H launches the NOSS-5 satellites.
- 1986 - An Atlas H launches the NOSS-8 satellites.
- 1993 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2233 satellite.
- 1993 - A Pegasus rocket launches the SCD-1 satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches several Globalstar satellites.
10 February[edit]
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos-107 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-323 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1440 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 40 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2000 satellite.
- 1997 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-25 spacecraft to Mir.
- 1998 - A Taurus rocket launches the GFO and several Orbcomm satellites.
- 2000 - An M-V fails to launch the ASTRO-E satellite.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-66 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2009 - Kosmos 2251 collides with Iridium 33, resulting in the destruction of both satellites.
11 February[edit]
- 1965 - A Titan IIIA launches the LES-1 satellite.
- 1966 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-108 satellite.
- 1970 - A Lambda-4S conducts Japan's first satellite launch, orbiting the Ōsumi satellite.
- 1970 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP 1524 satellite.
- 1974 - A Titan IIIE fails to launch on a mission to test the Centaur upper stage.
- 1976 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-802 satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Kosmos satellites.
- 1981 - An N-II rocket launches the Kiku-3 satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1337 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1732 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-9 mission.
- 1992 - An Atlas II launches a DSCS satellite.
- 1992 - An H-1 launches the Fuyo satellite.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-82, to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 2000 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-99, with the SRTM mapping payload.
- 2002 - A Delta II launches several Iridium satellites.
- 2008 - A Proton-M launches the Thor 5 communication satellite.
- 2009 - A Proton-M launches the Express-AM44 and MD1 satellites.
- 2010 - An Atlas V launches the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-18M spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2013 - An Atlas V launches the Landsat 8 Earth observation satellite.
12 February[edit]
- 1961 - A Molniya launches the Venera 1 probe to Venus.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-632 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-708 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-709 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-803 satellite.
- 1979 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1076 satellite.
- 1980 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos-1164 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1244 satellite.
- 1986 - A N-II rocket launches the BS-2B satellite.
- 1987 - A Titan 34B launches an SDS satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Kosmos satellites.
- 1994 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1997 - The M-V makes its maiden flight, launching the MUSES-B satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the Garuda-1 satellite.
- 2005 - An Ariane 5 launches the XTAR-EUR and Maqsat-B2 satellites.
- 2009 - An Ariane 5 launches the Hot Bird 10, and NSS-9 communication satellites, and two Spirale satellites.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches the Intelsat 16 satellite.
13 February[edit]
- 1974 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8A satellite.
- 1979 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-1077 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1245 satellite.
- 2012 - The first Vega rocket launches LARES and eight other satellites.
14 February[edit]
- 1963 - A Delta B launches the Syncom 1 satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-142 satellite.
- 1972 - A Proton-K launches the Luna 20 probe to the Moon.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-989 satellite.
- 1980 - A Delta 3910 launches the Solar Max satellite.
- 1984 - A Mu-3S launches the Ohzora satellite.
- 1987 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos-1820 satellite.
- 1989 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos-2001 satellite.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2002 satellite.
- 1989 - The Delta II makes its maiden flight, launching the first Block II GPS satellite.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the LACE and RME satellites.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-2133 satellite.
- 1996 - Several villagers are killed when a Long March 3B fails to launch the Intelsat 708 satellite.
- 1997 - A Tsyklon-3 launches three Gonets and three Strela satellites.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches four Globalstar satellites.
- 2004 - A Titan IV launches the DSP-22 satellite.
- 2012 - A Proton-M launches the SES-4 satellite.
- 2014 - A Proton-M launches the Türksat 4A satellite.
15 February[edit]
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1967 - A Diamant launches the D-1D satellite.
- 1973 - A Molniya-M launches a Prognoz-3 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-893 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1989 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1990 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2134 satellite.
- 1991 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-26 to resupply Mir.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches the Telstar 6 satellite.
- 2003 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 907 satellite.
- 2006 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Echostar 10 satellite.
16 February[edit]
- 1961 - A Scout X-1 launches the Explorer 9 satellite.
- 1965 - A Saturn I launches on the A-103 mission to test a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft and deploy the Pegasus-1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Mu-4S launches the Tansei satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-474 satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan 33B fails to launch the OPS 1844 satellite.
- 1974 - A Mu-3C launches the Tansei-2 satellite.
- 1976 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-804 satellite.
- 1978 - An N-I rocket launches the Ume 2 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1338 satellite.
- 1983 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-1441 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1537 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches a Foton spacecraft.
- 1999 - An Atlas IIAS launches the JCSAT-6 satellite.
- 2011 - An Ariane 5 ES launches the Johannes Kepler ATV spacecraft to the ISS.
17 February[edit]
- 1959 - A Vanguard launches the Vanguard II satellite.
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 20 satellite.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 8 Lunar probe.
- 1966 - A Diamant launches the D-1A satellite.
- 1971 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP 3526 satellite.
- 1971 - A Thorad-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-395 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-990 satellite.
- 1980 - A Mu-3S launches the Tansei-4 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1339 satellite.
- 1988 - A Proton-K fails to launch three GLONASS satellites.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2003 satellite.
- 1992 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2180 satellite.
- 1993 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the NEAR asteroid probe.
- 1997 - An Atlas IIAS launches the JCSAT-4 satellite.
- 1998 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2349 satellite.
- 2007 - A Delta II launches the THEMIS satellites.
18 February[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 21 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-396 satellite.
- 1974 - A Scout D-1 launches the San Marco 4 satellite.
- 1979 - A Scout D-1 launches the SAGE satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1246 satellite.
- 1987 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1821 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1920 satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches several Iridium satellites.
- 2000 - An Ariane 4 launches the Superbird 4 satellite.
- 2004 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1T satellite.
- 2006 - An H-IIA launches the MTSAT-2 satellite.
- 2021 - The Perseverance (rover) has successfully landed on The Mars
19 February[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 10 satellite.
- 1963 - A Scout X-3M launches the OPS 240 satellite.
- 1964 - A Molniya-M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1966 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-109 satellite.
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1970 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1976 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1976 - A Delta 2914 launches the Marisat 1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Mu-3H launches the Tansei-3 satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos-1247 satellite.
- 1982 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-1340 satellite.
- 1986 - The Core Module of the Mir space station is launched, atop a Proton-K rocket.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1733 satellite.
- 1987 - A N-II rocket launches the Momo satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1822 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1921 satellite.
- 1988 - An H-I launches the CS-3A satellite.
- 1994 - A Delta II launches the Galaxy-1R satellite.
- 1996 - A Tsyklon-3 launches three Gonets and three Strela satellites.
- 1996 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 2017 - First Falcon 9 flight from the historic LC-39A launchpad at Kennedy Space Center.
20 February[edit]
- 1962 - John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, launched atop an Atlas LV-3B rocket.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-202 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-203 satellite.
- 1975 - An Atlas-Centaur fails to launch the Intelsat 4 F-6 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-805 satellite.
- 1980 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1983 - A Mu-3S launches the Tenma satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1823 satellite.
- 1993 - A Mu-3S-II launches the Asuka satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-29 mission to Mir.
- 2001 - A Start-1 launches the Odin satellite.
- 2008 - Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at KSC, completing mission STS-122.
21 February[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches the FTV 2301 satellite.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-1 launches three Kosmos satellites.
- 1966 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - The N-I rocket fails during its maiden flight due to first stage engine problems.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-894 satellite.
- 1979 - A Mu-3C launches the Hakucho satellite.
- 1979 - A Proton-K launches the Ekran satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1165 satellite.
- 1981 - A Mu-3S launches the Hinotori satellite.
- 1981 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Comstar D-4 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 19 resupply spacecraft to Salyut 7.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1538 satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-1629 satellite.
- 1989 - A Mu-3S-II launches the Akebono satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-16 resupply spacecraft to Mir.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz TM-23 mission to Mir.
- 1998 - An H-II launches the COMETS satellite.
- 2002 - An Atlas IIIB launches the Echostar 7 satellite.
- 2006 - An M-V launches the ASTRO-F satellite.
- 2008 - An SM-3 missile destroys the USA-193 satellite.
- 2014 - A Delta IV launches the GPS IIF-5 satellite.
22 February[edit]
- 1961 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the Transit 3B satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-57 satellite.
- 1966 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-110 satellite.
- 1967 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas E/F launches a GPS satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1078 satellite.
- 1980 - A N-I rocket launches the Ayame 2 satellite.
- 1986 - An Ariane 1 launches the SPOT-1 and Viking satellites.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2004 satellite.
- 1990 - An Ariane 4 fails to launch the Superbird B and BS 2X satellites.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on the 75th Shuttle mission, STS-75, with the TSS-1R tether experiment.
- 2017 - The final Soyuz-U rocket launches the Progress MS-05 resupply module to haul cargo to the International Space Station.
- 2019 - Falcon 9 rocket launches the S5, Nusantara Satu communication satellite and Beresheet, Israeli private Lunar lander
23 February[edit]
- 1977 - An N-I rocket launches the Kiku 2 satellite.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite.
- 1997 - A Titan IV launches the DSP-18 satellite.
- 1999 - A Delta II launches the ARGOS satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 904 satellite.
- 2008 - An H-IIA rocket launches the WINDS communication satellite.
24 February[edit]
- 1967 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1975 - A Mu-3C launches the Taiyo satellite.
- 1979 - An Atlas E/F launches the P78-1 satellite.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the Polar satellite.
- 2007 - An H-IIA launches two IGS satellites.
- 2009 - A Taurus-XL fails to launch OCO due to a payload fairing malfunction.
- 2011 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-133 to deliver the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module and the ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 4 to the ISS. This is Space Shuttle Discovery's final spaceflight.
- 2012 - A Long March 3C launches the Beidou-2 G5 satellite for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
- 2012 - An Atlas V launches the MUOS-1 military communication satellite.
25 February[edit]
- 1961 - A Juno II fails to launch the S-45 satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Mariner 6 probe.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-266 satellite.
- 1971 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-397 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-475 satellite.
- 1978 - A Titan 34B launches the OPS 6031 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 32 mission.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1442 satellite.
- 2002 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2387 satellite.
- 2013 - A PSLV launches SARAL and six other satellites.
26 February[edit]
- 1960 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch the Midas 1 satellite.
- 1965 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-58 satellite.
- 1966 - First flight of Saturn 1B with the AS-201
- 1969 - A Delta E launches the ESSA 9 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-267 satellite.
- 1971 - A Soyuz-L launches the Kosmos-398 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-710 satellite.
- 1977 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-895 satellite.
- 1982 - A Delta 3910 launches the Westar 4 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1734 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1824 satellite.
- 1987 - A Delta 3914 launches the GOES 7 satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos-1922 satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2135 satellite.
- 1992 - An Ariane 4 launches the Superbird B1 and Arabsat 1C satellites.
- 1998 - A Pegasus-XL launches the SNOE satellite.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the Arabsat 3A and Skynet 4E satellites.
- 2001 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-44 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2005 - An H-IIA launches the MTSAT-1R satellite.
- 2009 - A Zenit-3SLB launches the Telstar 11N satellite.
- 2011 - A Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat launches Kosmos 2471, the first GLONASS-K navigation satellite.
27 February[edit]
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 38 satellite.
- 1964 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 25 satellite.
- 1967 - A Vostok-2 rocket launches the Kosmos-143 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-324 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-633 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1079 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-19 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1630 satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1631 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1735 satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Nadezhda satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the Hot Bird 4 satellite.
- 2001 - A Titan IV launches the Milstar 4 satellite.
28 February[edit]
- 1959 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 1 satellite.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches the OPS 3722 satellite.
- 1966 - A Delta E launches the ESSA-2 satellite.
- 1967 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos-144 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-549 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Kosmos satellites.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-991 satellite.
- 1981 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8A satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1539 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Meteor-2 satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Okean satellite.
- 1990 - Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-36 launches with a classified payload, believed to be either a KH-12 or Misty spy satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-3 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1998 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Intelsat 806 satellite.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-52 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2006 - A Proton-M fails to launch the Arabsat 4A satellite after an upper stage failure.
- 2009 - A Proton-K/DM-2 launches a Raduga-1 satellite.
- 2014 - An H-IIA launches the GPM Core Observatory and 7 cubesats.
29 February[edit]