Portal:Spaceflight/On This Day/March
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[edit] 1 March
- 1966 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos-111 satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP-3 satellite.
- 1972 - A Vostok-M launches the Kosmos-476 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-550 satellite.
- 1979 - A Vostok-M launches the Meteor-2 satellite.
- 1984 - A Delta 3920 launches the Landsat 5 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1632 satellite.
- 1997 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 801 satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 5 launches the Envisat satellite.
- 2002 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on the STS-109 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 2005 - A Zenit-3SL launches the XM-3 Rhythm satellite.
[edit] 2 March
- 1965 - Atlas-Centaur AC-5 explodes on its launch pad during an attempt to launch a Surveyor spacecraft.
- 1968 - A Scout-A launches the NNS O-18 satellite.
- 1968 - A Proton-K launches the Zond 4 spacecraft.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 28 mission to Salyut 6.
- 1978 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-1443 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1444 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-1540 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2005 satellite.
- 1991 - An Ariane 4 launches the Astra 1B and Meteosat 5 satellites.
- 1994 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Koronas-I satellite.
- 1995 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-67.
- 1995 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2306 satellite.
- 2004 - An Ariane 5 launches the Rosetta spacecraft.
[edit] 3 March
- 1959 - A Juno II launches the Pioneer 4 spacecraft.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-145 satellite.
- 1969 - A Saturn V launches the manned Apollo 9 mission.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-399 satellite.
- 1971 - A Long March 1 launches the SJ-1 satellite.
- 1972 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Pioneer 10 probe.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-896 satellite.
- 1980 - An Atlas-F launches a NOSS satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos-1341 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress-28 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1825 satellite.
[edit] 4 March
- 1968 - An Atlas-Agena launches the OGO 5 satellite.
- 1969 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-325 satellite.
- 1970 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-477 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-992 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1166 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1992 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1994 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-62.
- 1997 - A Start-1 launches the Zeya satellite.
[edit] 5 March
- 1958 - A Juno I fails to launch the Explorer 2 satellite.
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-204 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-205 satellite.
- 1968 - A Scout-B launches the Explorer 37 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-268 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-269 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1974 - A Vostok-M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1974 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-634 satellite.
- 1978 - A Delta 2910 launches the Landsat 3 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1248 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1249 satellite.
- 1982 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 504 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1342 satellite.
- 1984 - An Ariane 1 launches the Intelsat 508 satellite.
- 1985 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1633 satellite.
- 1999 - A Pegasus-XL launches the WIRE satellite.
[edit] 6 March
- 1968 - A Kosmos-2I fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-270 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-551 satellite.
- 1973 - An Atlas-Agena launches the AFP-720 satellite.
- 1981 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1250/1257 satellite.
- 1982 - A Titan IIIC launches the DSP-13 satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos-1541 satellite.
- 1989 - An Ariane 4 launches the JCSAT 1 and Meteosat 4 satellites.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2136 satellite.
[edit] 7 March
- 1962 - A Delta rocket launches the OSO 1 satellite.
- 1962 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Samos 6 satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-59 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Kosmos-1542 satellite.
- 1988 - A Long March 3 launches the Zhongxing 1 satellite.
- 1995 - A Proton-K launches three GLONASS navigation satellites.
[edit] 8 March
- 1967 - A Delta-C launches the OSO 3 satellite.
- 1991 - A Titan IV launches the USA 69 satellite.
- 1991 - A Delta II launches the Inmarsat II F-2 satellite.
- 1997 - An Atlas IIA launches the Tempo 2 satellite.
- 2001 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-102 to the International Space Station.
- 2001 - An Ariane 5 launches the Eurobird and BSAT-2a satellites.
- 2002 - An Atlas IIA launches the TDRS-9 satellite.
[edit] 9 March
- 1961 - A Vostok-K launches the Korabl-Sputnik 4 spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches the NRL Composite 5 satellite.
- 1966 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1973 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1974 - A Scout D-1 launches the Miranda satellite.
- 1992 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2181 satellite.
- 1996 - A Pegasus-XL launches the REX II satellite.
- 2007 - An Atlas V launches several STP satellites.
- 2008 - The Ariane 5ES makes its maiden flight, launching the first ATV, Jules Verne to resupply the ISS.
[edit] 10 March
- 1967 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-146 satellite.
- 1970 - A Diamant-B launches the Mika and Wika satellites.
- 1975 - A Titan 34B launches the OPS 2439 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-806 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-897 satellite.
- 1977 - A Delta 2914 launches the Palapa A2 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-993 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1543 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1923 satellite.
- 1994 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite.
[edit] 11 March
- 1960 - A Thor-Able launches the Pioneer 5 spacecraft.
- 1964 - An Atlas-Agena launches the AFP-206 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Ablestar launches the NNS O-3 satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1987 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1826 satellite.
- 1988 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight satellites.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1988 - An Ariane 3 launches the Telecom 1C and Spacenet 3R satellites.
- 2003 - A Delta IV-M launches the DSCS 3A-3 satellite.
- 2005 - An Atlas V launches the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite.
- 2006 - An Ariane 5 launches the Hot Bird 7A and Spainsat satellites.
- 2007 - An Ariane 5 launches the Skynet 5A and Insat 4B satellites.
- 2008 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on mission STS-123 to deliver the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM/KibÅ) pressurised logistics module and the Dextre SPDM to the International Space Station.
[edit] 12 March
- 1965 - A Molniya rocket fails to launch a Luna spacecraft.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches the AFP-206 satellite.
- 1972 - A Delta-N launches the TD-1A satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-719 satellite.
- 1976 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-807 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress-5 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz T-4 mission to Salyut 6.
- 1983 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches a Nadezhda satellite.
- 2000 - A Proton-K launches an Ekspress satellite.
- 2000 - A Taurus rocket launches the MTI satellite.
- 2000 - A Zenit-3SL fails to launch the ICO F-1 satellite.
[edit] 13 March
- 1967 - A Vostok rocket launches the Kosmos-147 satellite.
- 1968 - A Titan IIIB launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-326 satellite.
- 1971 - A Delta-M launches the Explorer 43 spacecraft.
- 1977 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1985 - An Atlas-E launches the Geosat satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz T-15 spacecraft to Mir.
- 1987 - A Tsyklon-3 launches six Strela satellites.
- 1989 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-29 to deploy the fourth TDRS satellite.
- 1994 - The Taurus rocket makes its maiden flight, launching the STEP 0 satellite.
- 2004 - An Atlas III launches the MBSAT satellite.
- 2008 - The Atlas V makes its thirteenth launch, and its first from Vandenberg Air Force Base, launching a classified NRO payload.
[edit] 14 March
- 1968 - A Vostok-M launches the Kosmos-206 satellite.
- 1968 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1974 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-635 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1080 satellite.
- 1980 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1167 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1258 satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1634 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1932 satellite.
- 1990 - A Titan III launches the Intelsat 603 satellite.
- 1990 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-2060 satellite.
- 1992 - An Atlas I launches the Galaxy 5 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-21 mission to Mir.
- 1996 - An Ariane 4 launches the Intelsat 707 satellite.
- 1996 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2331 satellite.
- 1998 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-38 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2008 - A Proton-M/Briz-M fails to launch the AMC-14 communication satellite, due to a malfunction of the Briz-M upper stage.
[edit] 15 March
- 1965 - A Kosmos-1 rocket launches three Kosmos satellites.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-271 satellite.
- 1972 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-478 satellite.
- 1976 - A Titan IIIC launches the P74-1 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-994 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches six Strela satellites.
- 1982 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3MP launches a sub-scale Spiral test spacecraft.
- 1984 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1544 satellite.
- 1988 - A Tsyklon-3 launches the Kosmos-1933 satellite.
- 1999 - A Soyuz-U launches several Globalstar satellites.
- 2004 - A Proton-M launches the Eutelsat W3A satellite.
- 2008 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-19 satellite.
[edit] 16 March
- 1962 - A Kosmos-2I launches the first satellite to be given a Kosmos designation, Kosmos-1.
- 1966 - An Atlas rocket launches a Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle.
- 1966 - A Titan II launches the manned Gemini 8 mission.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-148 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-207 satellite.
- 1974 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1976 - A Vostok-M launches the Kosmos-808 satellite.
- 1978 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1979 - A Titan IIID launches a KH-9 satellite.
- 1981 - A Titan IIIC launches a DSP satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1446 satellite.
- 1983 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1984 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2006 satellite.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress-41 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1998 - An Atlas II launches a UHF satellite.
[edit] 17 March
- 1958 - A Vanguard rocket launches the Vanguard I satellite.
- 1966 - A Vostok rocket launches the Kosmos-112 satellite.
- 1969 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-272 satellite.
- 1970 - A Vostok-M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1972 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1977 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-898 satellite.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-995 satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1168 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1259 satellite.
- 1982 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1343 satellite.
- 1988 - A Vostok-M launches the IRS-1 satellite.
- 1988 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1992 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the manned Soyuz TM-14 mission to Mir.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2274 satellite.
- 2002 - A Rokot launches the GRACE satellite.
[edit] 18 March
- 1963 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1964 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-26 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor launches the DAPP satellite.
- 1965 - A Voskhod rocket launches the manned Voskhod 2 mission.
- 1965 - Alexey Leonov conducts the first ever EVA, from the Voskhod 2 spacecraft.
- 1966 - An Atlas-Agena launches the AFP-206 satellite.
- 1969 - An Atlas-F launches three OV1 satellites.
- 1970 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-327 satellite.
- 1971 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-400 satellite.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-809 satellite.
- 1981 - A Proton-K launches the Raduga satellite.
- 1987 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos-1833 satellite.
- 1995 - An H-II launches the SFU and Himawari 5 satellites.
- 2001 - A Zenit-3SL launches the XM-2 Roll satellite.
[edit] 19 March
- 1964 - A Delta-B fails to launch the BE-A satellite.
- 1969 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1976 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress-25 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-7 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1991 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2137 satellite.
- 2008 - A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL launches the DirecTV-11 communications satellite.
[edit] 20 March
- 1970 - A Delta-M launches the NATO 2A satellite.
- 1973 - A Vostok-M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1974 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-636 satellite.
- 1981 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1260 satellite.
- 1987 - A Delta 3920 launches the Palapa B2P satellite.
- 1990 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2061 satellite.
- 2000 - A Soyuz-U launches the Dumsat satellite.
- 2004 - A Delta II launches a GPS satellite.
[edit] 21 March
- 1963 - A Vostok rocket launches the Kosmos-13 satellite.
- 1964 - A Molniya-M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1965 - An Atlas-Agena launches the Ranger 9 spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-113 satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-149 satellite.
- 1968 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-208 satellite.
- 1971 - A Titan 33B launches the OPS 4788 satellite.
- 1975 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-720 satellite.
- 1979 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1089 satellite.
- 1984 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1545 satellite.
- 1985 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1635/1642 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1736 satellite.
- 1996 - A PSLV launches the IRS-P3 satellite.
- 1999 - A Proton-K launches the Asiasat 3S satellite.
- 2000 - An Ariane 5 launches the Asiastar and Insat 3B satellites.
- 2002 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M1-8 spacecraft to resupply the ISS.
- 2007 - The second Falcon 1 rocket fails to launch a demonstration spacecraft.
[edit] 22 March
- 1967 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-150 satellite.
- 1967 - A R-36 fails during an orbital missile test mission.
- 1968 - A Tsyklon launches the Kosmos-209 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-273 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-479 satellite.
- 1973 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-552 satellite.
- 1976 - A Titan 24B launches a KH-8 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U launches the manned Soyuz 39 mission to Salyut 6.
- 1982 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on test mission STS-3.
- 1985 - A Proton-K launches an Ekran satellite.
- 1985 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 510 satellite.
- 1988 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1934 satellite.
- 1990 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2062 satellite.
- 1991 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1994 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress M-22 spacecraft to resuppy Mir.
- 1995 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-2310 satellite.
- 1995 - An Atlas IIAS launches the Intelsat 705 satellite.
- 1995 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2311 satellite.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-76 to Mir.
- 2006 - A Pegasus-XL launches three ST-5 satellites.
[edit] 23 March
- 1960 - A Juno II fails to launch a satellite for NASA.
- 1965 - A Titan II launches the first manned Gemini mission; Gemini 3.
- 1967 - A Delta-E launches the Intelsat II F-3 satellite.
- 1983 - A Proton rocket launches the Astron satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress-35 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 1989 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2007 satellite.
[edit] 24 March
- 1964 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch a CORONA satellite.
- 1966 - A Proton rocket fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-3 launches the Kosmos-151 satellite.
- 1969 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-274 satellite.
- 1971 - A Thorad-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1972 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1977 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-1 satellite.
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-899 satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1982 - A Molniya-M launches a Molniya-3 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1344 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1447 satellite.
- 1987 - An ASLV fails to launch the SROSS A satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1935 satellite.
- 1989 - A Kosmos-3M launches eight Kosmos satellites.
- 1989 - A Delta 3920 launches the Delta Star satellite.
- 1992 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-45.
- 1995 - An Atlas-E launches a DMSP satellite.
- 1998 - An Ariane 4 launches the SPOT 4 satellite.
- 2006 - A Falcon 1 fails to launch the FalconSat-2 satellite.
[edit] 25 March
- 1961 - A Vostok-K launches the Korabl-Sputnik 5 spacecraft.
- 1961 - A Delta rocket launches the Explorer 10 spacecraft.
- 1965 - A Vostok rocket launches the Kosmos-64 satellite.
- 1965 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1967 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-152 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-480 satellite.
- 1972 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-481 satellite.
- 1978 - A Titan IIIC fails to launch several DSCS satellites.
- 1982 - A Tsyklon-3 launches a Meteor-2 satellite.
- 1985 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1643 satellite.
- 1986 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-1737 satellite.
- 1988 - A Scout G-1 launches the San Marco 5 satellite.
- 1993 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga satellite.
- 1993 - A Start-1 launches the EKA satellite.
- 1993 - An Atlas I launches the UHF-1 satellite.
- 1998 - A Long March 2C launches several Iridium satellites.
- 2000 - A Delta II launches the IMAGE satellite.
- 2002 - A Long March 2F launches the Shenzhou 3 spacecraft.
[edit] 26 March
- 1958 - A Juno I launches the Explorer 3 spacecraft.
- 1966 - A Scout-A launches the NNS O-8 satellite.
- 1969 - A Vostok-M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1974 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-637 satellite.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-721 satellite.
- 1976 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-810 satellite.
- 1976 - A Delta 3914 launches the Satcom 2 satellite.
- 1986 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1987 - An Atlas-Centaur fails to launch the FLTSATCOM-6 satellite.
- 1990 - A Delta II launches the GPS II-7 satellite.
- 1991 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-2138 satellite.
- 1993 - A Zenit-2 launches the Kosmos-2237 satellite.
[edit] 27 March
- 1964 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos-27 satellite.
- 1964 - A Scout X-3 launches the Ariel 2 satellite.
- 1966 - A Molniya-M fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - A Proton-K fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1969 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Mariner 7 spacecraft.
- 1970 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-328 satellite.
- 1971 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-401 satellite.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M launches the Venera 8 spacecraft.
- 1975 - A Voskhod rocket launches the Kosmos-722 satellite.
- 1975 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Interkosmos-13 satellite.
- 1980 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1169 satellite.
- 1980 - A Soyuz-U launches the Progress 8 spacecraft to resupply Salyut 6.
- 1990 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos-2063 satellite.
- 2004 - A Proton-K launches a Raduga-1 satellite.
- 2008 - Space Shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center, completing the STS-123 mission.
- 2008 - A Kosmos-3M launches the SAR-Lupe 4 satellite.
[edit] 28 March
- 1969 - A Kosmos-2I launches the Kosmos-275 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-996 satellite.
- 1981 - A Soyuz-U fails to launch an unknown satellite.
- 1983 - An Atlas-E launches the NOAA 8 satellite.
- 1986 - An Ariane 3 launches the Gstar 2/Brasilsat 2 satellite.
- 1995 - A Start fails to launch the Techsat and Unamsat satellites.
- 1995 - An Ariane 4 launches the Hot Bird 1 and Brasilsat B2 satellite.
- 1996 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-25 satellite.
- 1999 - Sea Launch conducts the maiden flight of the Zenit-3SL from the Ocean Odyssey platform, with a boilerplate satellite.
- 2003 - A H-IIA launches two IGS satellites.
[edit] 29 March
- 1977 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-900 satellite.
- 1984 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-1546 satellite.
- 2002 - An Ariane 4 launches the Astra 3A and JCSAT-8 satellites.
- 2005 - A Proton-K launches the Ekspress AM-2 satellite.
[edit] 30 March
- 1961 - A Thor-Agena fails to launch the Discoverer 22 satellite.
- 1966 - An Atlas-D launches the OV1-4, OV1-5 and Pod 28 satellites.
- 1967 - A Thor-Agena launches a CORONA satellite.
- 1972 - A Vostok-M launches a Meteor satellite.
- 1978 - A Proton-K launches the Kosmos-997 and 998 satellites.
- 1978 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-999 satellite.
- 1983 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1448 satellite.
- 1988 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1936 satellite.
- 1993 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIA-19 satellite.
- 1993 - A Tsyklon-2 launches the Kosmos-2238 satellite.
- 1998 - A Delta II launches five Iridium satellites.
- 2002 - A Proton-K launches the Intelsat 903 satellite.
- 2006 - A Soyuz-FG launches the manned Soyuz TMA-8 mission, with the first Brazillian in space, Marcos Pontes, and the ISS Expedition 13 crew aboard.
[edit] 31 March
- 1966 - A Thor-Burner launches the OPS 0340 satellite.
- 1966 - A Molniya-M launches the Luna 10 probe.
- 1972 - A Molniya-M fails to launch the Kosmos-482 spacecraft.
- 1976 - A Soyuz-M launches the Kosmos-811 satellite.
- 1978 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1000 satellite.
- 1978 - An Atlas-Centaur launches the Intelsat 4A F-6 satellite.
- 1979 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1090 satellite.
- 1981 - A Molniya-M launches the Kosmos-1261 satellite.
- 1982 - A Kosmos-3M launches the Kosmos-1345 satellite.
- 1982 - A Vostok-M launches the Kosmos-1346 satellite.
- 1983 - A Soyuz-U launches the Kosmos-1449 satellite.
- 1987 - A Proton-K launches the Kvant-1 module of Mir.
- 1988 - A Proton-K launches a Gorizont satellite.
- 1991 - A Proton-K launches the Almaz-1 spacecraft.
- 1993 - A Soyuz-U2 launches the Progress M-17 spacecraft to resupply Mir.
- 2003 - A Delta II launches the GPS IIR-9 satellite.