Portal:Spaceflight/On This Day/September
1 September[edit]
- 1962 - A Molniya fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Titan IIIA, carrying no payload, fails to reach orbit on its maiden flight.
- 1967 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1970 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-827 satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos 853 satellite.
- 1976 - A Scout D-1 launches the TIP-3 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1403 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1404 satellite.
- 1997 - A Long March 2C launches several Iridium satellite.
- 2000 - A Long March 4B launches the ZY-2 satellite.
- 2013 - A Long March 4C launches three reconnaissance satellites of the Yaogan 17 constellation.
- 2016 - Anomaly during a firing test causing the explosion and loss of Falcon 9 and AMOS-6 satellite.
2 September[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 297 satellite.
- 1970 - The first British orbital launch attempt, using a Black Arrow rocket to launch the Orba X-2 satellite, fails due to a second stage problem.
- 1971 - A Proton-K launches the Luna 18 probe.
- 1972 - A Voskhod fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1972 - A Scout B-1 launches the Triad satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 948 satellite.
- 1988 - A Titan 34D launches the USA-31 satellite.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Hot Bird 3 and MTP satellites.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2415 satellite.
- 2007 - A GSLV launches the Insat 4CR satellite.
- 2010 - A Proton-M launches three GLONASS satellites.
3 September[edit]
- 1965 - A Kosmos-1 launches five satellites.
- 1970 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP-2525 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 854 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1209 satellite.
- 1981 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-11 satellite.
- 1982 - An N-I launches the Kiku 4 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1495 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1775 satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1776 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1874 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1990 - A Long March 4 launches a Feng Yun 1 satellite.
- 1993 - An Atlas I launches the UHF-F2 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-22 mission to Mir.
4 September[edit]
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1303 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1304 satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1405 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1592 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches there GLONASS satellites.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1680 satellite.
- 1989 - A Titan 34D launches two DSCS satellites.
- 1996 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2333 satellite.
- 1997 - An Atlas IIAS launches the GE-3 satellite.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the Koreasat-3 satellite.
- 2010 - A Long March 3B launches the ChinaSat 6A satellite.
5 September[edit]
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches the OGO-1 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 239 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 758 satellite.
- 1977 - A Titan IIIE launches the Voyager 1 probe to Jupiter and Saturn.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1127 satellite.
- 1986 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1986 - A Delta 3920 launches the USA-19 satellite.
- 1988 - A Titan 23G launches the USA-32 satellite.
- 1989 - An H-I launches the GMS-4 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-8 mission.
- 1996 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2334 and UNAMSAT satellites.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches the Sirius-2 satellite.
- 2007 - A Proton-M fails to launch the JCSAT-11 satellite.
6 September[edit]
- 1963 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 584 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 949 satellite.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1030 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1681 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1967 satellite.
- 1988 - A Long March 4 launches a Fengyun 1 satellite.
- 1989 - A Titan 23G launches the USA-45 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1996 - A Proton-K launches the Inmarsat 3F2 satellite.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches the Yamal 101 and Yamal 102 satellites.
- 2000 - An Ariane 4 launches the Eutelsat W1 satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 906 satellite.
- 2004 - A Shavit fails to launch the 'Ofeq-6 satellite.
- 2008 - A Long March 2C launches two Huan Jing satellites.
- 2008 - A Delta II launches the GeoEye-1 Earth imaging satellite.
7 September[edit]
- 1967 - A Delta G launches the Biosatellite 2 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 436 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1496 satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1596 satellite.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs-F satellite.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Kosmos 2262 satellite.
- 1995 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-69 to conduct SPARTAN and WSF experiments.
- 2013 - The first Minotaur V rocket launches the LADEE lunar orbiter.
8 September[edit]
- 1967 - An Atlas-Centaur upper stage launches the Surveyor 5 lunar lander.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 361 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 585 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1406 satellite.
- 1983 - A Delta 3924 launches the Satcom 2R satellite.
- 1984 - An Atlas E/F launches a GPS satellite.
- 1988 - An Ariane 3 launches the Gstar 3 and SBS-5 satellites.
- 1996 - An Atlas IIA launches the GE-1 satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches five Iridium satellites.
- 2000 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-106 to the ISS.
- 2001 - An Atlas IIAS launches two NOSS satellites.
- 2004 - A Long March 4B launches two SJ-6 satellites.
- 2004 - The attempted mid-air retrieval of the Genesis return capsule fails when its parachute fails to deploy.
- 2005 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-54 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2005 - A Proton-M launches the Anik F1R satellite.
- 2009 - An Atlas V 401 launches the USA-207 military communication satellite.
- 2010 - A Rokot launches the Kosmos 2467, Kosmos 2468 and one Gonets-M satellite.
9 September[edit]
- 1961 - An Atlas-Agena fails to launch the Samos 3 satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 85 satellite.
- 1975 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1975 - An N-I launches the Kiku-1 satellite.
- 1975 - A Titan IIIE with a Centaur upper stage launches the Viking 2 orbiter and lander spacecraft towards Mars.
- 1978 - A Proton launches the Venera 11 lander spacecraft towards Venus.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1031 satellite.
- 1980 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1980 - A Delta 3914 launches the GOES 4 satellite.
- 1982 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW satellite.
- 1982 - An Ariane 1 fails to launch the Marecs-B satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1497 satellite.
- 1987 - A Long March 2C launches an FSW-1 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1968 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 38 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1992 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-15 satellite.
- 1994 - An Ariane 4 launches the Telstar 402 satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on scientific research mission STS-64.
- 1998 - A Zenit-2 fails to launch a cluster of Globalstar satellites.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches the Foton-12 satellite.
- 2003 - A Titan IV launches an Advanced Orion satellite.
- 2006 - A Long March 2C launches the SJ-8 satellite.
- 2006 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-115, the first ISS assembly mission after the Columbia accident.
- 2012 - A PSLV-CA launches the SPOT 6 and PROITERES satellites.
10 September[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Burner launches the OPS-8068 satellite.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 437 satellite.
- 1971 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1986 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1777 satellite.
- 1992 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2209 satellite.
- 1992 - An Ariane 4 launches the Hispasat 1A and Satcom C3 satellites.
- 2002 - An H-IIA launches the USERS and DRTS satellites.
- 2009 - The H-IIB makes its maiden flight, launching the first H-II Transfer Vehicle, HTV-1
- 2011 - A Delta II Heavy launches the twin GRAIL probes to the Moon.
11 September[edit]
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 175 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 676 satellite.
- 1976 - A Thor DSV-2U launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1976 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1305 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1881 satellite.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the Echostar-2 satellite.
- 1997 - The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft begins orbit insertion around Mars.
- 2006 - An H-IIA launches two IGS satellites.
- 2007 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2429 satellite.
- 2010 - An H-IIA launches the QZSS-1 navigation satellite.
- 2013 - A Rokot launches three Gonets-M satellites.
12 September[edit]
- 1959 - A Luna launches Luna 2, the first spacecraft to land on the Moon.
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 30 satellite.
- 1962 - A Molniya fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches a GATV rendezvous target.
- 1966 - A Titan II rocket launches Gemini 11, with astronauts Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon aboard, into low Earth orbit.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 176 satellite.
- 1970 - A Proton launches Luna 16, the first robotic sample return mission to the Moon.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 759 satellite.
- 1984 - A Long March 2C launches its sixth FSW-0 satellite.
- 1985 - An Ariane 3 fails to launch the ECS-3 and Spacenet 3 satellites.
- 1991 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-48 to deploy the UARS satellite.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on Spacelab mission STS-47.
- 1993 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-51 to deploy the ACTS satellite, and conduct the SPAS-Orfeus astronomy experiment.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-27 satellite.
- 2002 - A PSLV launches the METSAT satellite.
- 2006 - A Long March 3A launches the Chinasat-22A satellite.
13 September[edit]
- 1960 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 15 satellite.
- 1961 - An Atlas LV-3B launches the Mercury-Atlas 4 spacecraft.
- 1964 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 45 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 950 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 951 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 3914 fails to launch the OTS-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1598 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1597 satellite.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2155 satellite.
- 2012 - An Atlas V launches the USA-238 NOSS reconnaissance satellites and 12 cubesats.
14 September[edit]
- 1959 - Luna 2 becomes the first spacecraft to impact the Moon's surface.
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 240 satellite.
- 1968 - A Proton launches Zond 5 on a circumlunar trajectory.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 438 satellite.
- 1973 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 586 satellite.
- 1978 - A Proton launches the Venera 12 mission to Venus.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1128 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1306 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1498 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2100 satellite.
- 1997 - A Proton-K/DM-5 launches a group of Iridium satellites, including Iridium 33.
- 2000 - An Ariane 5 launches the Astra 2B and GE-7 satellites.
- 2001 - A Soyuz-U launches Progress M-SO1 and the Pirs module of the International Space Station.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2423 satellite.
- 2007 - JAXA uses an H-IIA to launch the SELENE lunar orbiter.
- 2007 - A Soyuz-U launches the Foton-M3 satellite.
- 2013 - JAXA's Epsilon rocket made its maiden flight, launching the SPRINT-A astronomy observation satellite.
15 September[edit]
- 1967 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1969 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 298 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 518 spacecraft.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 22 mission.
- 1976 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1307 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1407 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1882 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1969 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2044 satellite.
- 2002 - A Kaituozhe-1 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
16 September[edit]
- 1966 - A Thor-Burner launches the DAPP-1416 satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1966 - A Vostok-2 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 177 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 241 satellite.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 362 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 519 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 760 satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 952 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 953 satellite.
- 1978 - A Mu-3H launches the Jikiken satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1408 satellite.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches the Ekran satellite.
- 1986 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1987 - An Ariane 3 launches the Aussat K3 and ECS-4 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1987 - A Scout G-1 launches the SOOS-2 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 1988 - An H-I launches the CS-3B satellite.
- 1993 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2263 satellite.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on Shuttle-Mir mission STS-79.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the Panamsat-7 satellite.
- 2003 - A Kaituozhe-1 fails to launch an unknown satellite.
17 September[edit]
- 1857 - Maria Yumasheva gives birth to Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in Izhevskoye, Russia.
- 1959 - A Thor-Able fails to launch the Transit 1A satellite.
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena launches the Discoverer 31 satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - An R-36 launches an OGCh FOBS test spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 363 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1499 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz T-14 mission.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1781 satellite.
- 1986 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA-10 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1886 satellite.
- 1991 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1993 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2264 satellite.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat launches the Meteor M-1, Universitetsky-Tatyana-2, Sterkh-2, UGATUSAT, BLITS, SumbandilaSat and IRIS spacecraft.
- 2009 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Nimiq 5 satellite.
- 2012 - A Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat launches the MetOp-B weather satellite.
18 September[edit]
- 1959 - A Vanguard launches the Vanguard 3 satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Delta launches the Tiros 6 satellite.
- 1964 - A Saturn I launches Apollo test flight A-102.
- 1965 - A Kosmos-1 launches five satellites.
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - Zond 5 flies past the Moon, carrying a number of animals which are later safely recovered.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 299 satellite.
- 1973 - A Feng Bao 1 fails to launch the JSSW satellite.
- 1975 - A Vostok-2M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 954 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 38 mission.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1308 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1309 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 15 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 7.
- 2002 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Hispasat 1D satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-9 mission, carrying Anousheh Ansari, the first Iranian in space, and first female space tourist.
- 2007 - A Delta II launches the WorldView-1 satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 3B launches the ChinaSat-1A satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 3B launches the Beidou-2 M5 and M6 satellites for the Chinese Beidou Navigation Satellite System.
- 2013 - An Atlas V launches the USA-246 military communication satellite for the AEHF system.
- 2013 - An Antares launches Cygnus Orb-D1, the first Cygnus commercial logistics spacecraft to the ISS.
19 September[edit]
- 1967 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 178 satellite.
- 1967 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1968 - A Delta M fails to launch the Intelsat 3F1 satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 520 satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1032 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1210 satellite.
- 1981 - A Feng Bao 1 launches the SJ-2 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 1682 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1683 satellite.
- 1988 - Israel conducts its first orbital launch, using a Shavit to launch the Ofeq-1 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2156 satellite.
- 2007 - A Long March 4B launches the CBERS-2B satellite.
- 2008 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Nimiq 4 satellite.
20 September[edit]
- 1966 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Surveyor 2 probe.
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 242 satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 685 satellite.
- 1977 - A Vostok-2M launches the Kosmos 955 satellite.
- 1977 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1979 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the HEAO-3 satellite.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1993 - A PSLV fails to launch the IRS-1E satellite, on its maiden flight.
- 2004 - A GSLV launches the GSAT-3 satellite.
- 2011 - A Proton-M launches the Kosmos 2473 military communication satellite.
21 September[edit]
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 439 satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 587 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 855 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Aureole 3 satellite.
- 1984 - A Delta 3920 launches the Galaxy 3 satellite.
- 1994 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 2291 satellite.
- 2000 - A Titan 23G launches the NOAA-16 satellite.
- 2001 - A Taurus fails to launch the Orbview-4 and QuikTOMS satellites, along with a Celestis space burial payload.
- 2010 - An Atlas V launches the USA-215 reconnaissance satellite.
- 2011 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Arabsat 5C and SES-2 satellites.
22 September[edit]
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - An R-36 launches the Kosmos 179 satellite.
- 1969 - A Lambda-4S fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 364 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 856 satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches the Prognoz-6 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1409 satellite.
- 1983 - A Delta 3920 launches the Galaxy 2 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1973 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2045 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2210 satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 2006 - The M-V makes its final flight, launching the Hinode, HIT-Sat and SSSat satellites.
- 2010 - A Long March 2D launches the Yaogan 11 satellite.
23 September[edit]
- 1958 - A Luna fails to launch a Luna probe.
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 91 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 243 satellite.
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch the Kosmos 300 spacecraft.
- 1972 - A Delta 1604 launches the Explorer 47 spacecraft.
- 1975 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 769 satellite.
- 1977 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1211 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1310 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress 32 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1997 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2346 and FAISAT satellites.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 803 satellite.
- 1998 - A Pegasus-XL launches eight Orbcomm satellites.
- 1999 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Echostar 5 satellite.
- 1999 - Due to a navigation error caused by confusion between metric and imperial units, the Mars Climate Orbiter burns up in the atmosphere of Mars.
- 2004 - A Kosmos-3M launches two satellites.
- 2005 - A Minotaur I launches the USA-185 satellite.
- 2009 - A PSLV launches the OceanSat-2, BeeSat, UWE-2, ITU-pSat1, SwissCube-1, Rubin 9.1 and Rubin 9.2 spacecraft.
- 2011 - An H-IIA launches a satellite for the Japanese IGS reconnaissance system.
- 2013 - A Long March 4C launches the FY-3C weather satellite.
24 September[edit]
- 1964 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 46 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 301 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 440 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 770 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 857 satellite.
- 1977 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 956 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-17 satellite.
- 1981 - A Delta 3910 launches the SBS-2 satellite.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1410 satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1684 satellite.
- 1988 - An Atlas E/F launches the NOAA-11 satellite.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the Telstar 402R satellite.
- 1997 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1T satellite.
- 1999 - An Athena-2 launches the Ikonos-2 satellite.
- 2004 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2410 satellite.
- 2008 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Galaxy 19 satellite.
- 2011 - A Zenit-3SL launches the Atlantic Bird 7 satellite.
25 September[edit]
- 1960 - An Atlas-Able fails to launch the Pioneer P-30 spacecraft.
- 1967 - A Scout A launches the NNS O-14 spacecraft.
- 1970 - An R-36O launches the Kosmos 365 satellite.
- 1970 - A Mu-4S fails to launch the MS-F1 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 771 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1129 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Strela satellites.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1599 satellite.
- 1989 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the USA-46 satellite.
- 1992 - A Commercial Titan III launches the Mars Observer spacecraft.
- 1999 - An Ariane 4 launches the Telstar 7 satellite.
- 2000 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos 2372 satellite.
- 2001 - An Ariane 4 launches the Atlantic Bird 2 satellite.
- 2002 - A Soyuz-FG launches the Progress M1-9 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2006 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-15 satellite.
- 2008 - A Proton-M/DM-2 launches three GLONASS satellites.
- 2008 - A Long March 2F launches the manned Shenzhou 7 mission.
- 2009 - A Delta II 7920 launches the STSS-Demo spacecraft, USA-208 and USA-209.
- 2013 - The first Kuaizhou rocket launches the Kuaizhou-1 satellite.
- 2013 - A Soyuz-FG launches Soyuz TMA-10M, carrying three of the Expedition 37 crew to the ISS.
26 September[edit]
- 1958 - A Vanguard fails to launch a Vanguard satellite.
- 1966 - A Lambda-4S fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1967 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 180 satellite.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIC launches the OV2-5 and LES-6 satellites.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos 686 satellite.
- 1975 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 4A-F1 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1212 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch a manned mission which would have been Soyuz T-10 if it had reached orbit. The rocket exploded after a fire on the launch pad, the three cosmonauts aboard survived through use of the launch escape system.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1685 satellite.
- 1991 - An Ariane 4 launches the Anik E1 satellite.
- 1993 - An Ariane 4 launches the SPOT-3, ASAP-4 and Stella satellites.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs satellite.
- 1996 - A Proton-K launches the Ekspress-12 satellite.
- 1997 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on Shuttle-Mir mission STS-86.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches the LMI-1 satellite.
- 2000 - A Dnepr-1 launches the Tiungsat and Megsat-1 satellites.
- 2002 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Nadezhda-M satellite.
- 2005 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-14 satellite.
- 2010 - A Minotaur IV launches the SBSS-1 satellite.
27 September[edit]
- 1962 - A Vostok-2 launches the Kosmos 9 satellite.
- 1963 - A Scout X-2B fails to launch the OPS 1610 satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1967 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1973 - A Soyuz launches the manned Soyuz 12 mission.
- 1973 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1975 - A Diamant launches the D-2B satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1600 satellite.
- 1984 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1601 satellite.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1686 spacecraft to Salyut 7.
- 1989 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos 2046 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-5 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1994 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 2292 satellite.
- 1997 - A Delta II launches five Iridium satellites.
- 2003 - A Kosmos-3M launches the STSat-1, DMC-2 and Mozhazets satellites.
- 2003 - An Ariane 5 launches the Insat 3E and e-Bird satellites.
- 2004 - A Long March 2D launches the FSW-20 satellite.
- 2007 - A Delta IIH launches the Dawn probe.
- 2008 - Shenzhou 7 crewmembers Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming perform China's first EVA.
- 2011 - A Minotaur IV launches the TacSat-4 satellite.
- 2022 - DART crashes on asteroid Dimorphos
28 September[edit]
- 1963 - A Thor-Ablestar launches a Transit satellite.
- 1966 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1967 - A Delta E launches the Intelsat II F-4 satellite.
- 1971 - A Mu-4S launches the Shinsei satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 441 satellite.
- 1971 - A Proton-K launches the Luna 19 probe.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1138 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 11 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1311 satellite.
- 1982 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 505 satellite.
- 1983 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1500 satellite.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1602 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos 1603 satellite.
- 1985 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 512 satellite.
- 1989 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Interkosmos-24 satellite.
- 1989 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1991 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1998 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1T satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches a Resurs satellite.
- 2008 - SpaceX conducts the first successful launch of a Falcon 1 rocket, at the fourth attempt, making it the first privately funded liquid-fuelled rocket to reach orbit.
- 2012 - An Ariane 5 ECA launches the Astra 2F and GSAT-10 satellites.
29 September[edit]
- 1962 - An American Thor-Agena rocket launches Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite.
- 1962 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1970 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1971 - A Delta N launches the OSO-7 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod launches the Kosmos 442 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 521 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 772 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 858 satellite.
- 1977 - A Proton-K launches the Salyut 6 space station.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1887 satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1988 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-26, the first Shuttle mission after the Challenger accident, to deploy the TDRS-3 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2320 satellite.
- 1997 - A PSLV fails to launch the IRS-1D satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 2373 satellite.
- 2011 - A Long March 2F launches Tiangong-1, China's first space station.
- 2011 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the QuetzSat-1 satellite.
- 2012 - A Long March 2D launches the VRSS-1 satellite.
- 2013 - The first Falcon 9 v1.1 launches the CASSIOPE satellite and 6 cubesats.
- 2013 - A Proton-M/Briz-M launches the Astra 2E satellite.
30 September[edit]
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches an AFP-206 satellite.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches the Composite-7 satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-2 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 773 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 957 satellite.
- 1977 - An Atlas-Centaur fails to launch the Intelsat 4A F5 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1312 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos 1411 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos 1501 satellite.
- 1985 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos 1687 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos 1782 satellite.
- 1993 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on Earth science mission STS-68.
- 2001 - An Athena-1 launches the Starshine 3, PICOSat, PCSat and Sapphire satellites.
- 2009 - A Soyuz-FG launcehs the Soyuz TMA-16 mission, with the Expedition 21 crew of the International Space Station
- 2010 - The last Molniya-M rocket launches the Kosmos 2469 satellite.