These events from the history of spaceflight and astronomy share today's date. Each entry lists its source.
1962-10-31 – ANNA 1B – launch
Thor Ablestar launched on the ANNA 1B flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1968-10-31 – Kosmos-251 – launch
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-251 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1972-10-31 – Kosmos-527 – launch
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-527 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1973-10-31 – Kosmos-605 – launch
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-605 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1974-10-31 – Interkosmos-12 – launch
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-12 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1979-10-31 – Meteor-2 – launch
Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor-2 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1980-10-31 – FLTSATCOM 4 – launch
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the FLTSATCOM 4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1980-10-31 – Kosmos-1219 – launch
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1219 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1981-10-31 – Kosmos-1317 – launch
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1317 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1982-10-31 – Progress-16 – launch
Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-16 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1984-10-31 – Kosmos-1607 – launch
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1607 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1986-10-31 – Kosmos-1789 – launch
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1789 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1994-10-31 – Elektro – launch
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Elektro flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
1995-10-31 – Kosmos-2322 – launch
Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-2322 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2010-10-31 – Beidou DW6 – launch
Chang Zheng 3C launched on the Beidou DW6 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2011-10-31 – Shenzhou 8 – launch
Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 8 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC921. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2012-10-31 – Progress M-17M – launch
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-17M flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2015-10-31 – GPS II F-11 – launch
Atlas V 401 (C) launched on the GPS II F-11 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2022-10-31 – Mengtian – launch
Chang Zheng 5B launched on the Mengtian flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC101. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2023-10-31 – Tianhui-5 – launch
Chang Zheng 6A launched on the Tianhui-5 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2024-10-31 – Kosmos-2579 – launch
Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Kosmos-2579 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2025-10-31 – Shenzhou 21 – launch
Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 21 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
2025-10-31 – Starlink-322 – launch
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-322 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Launch outcome: success
