These events from the history of spaceflight and astronomy share today's date.
1963-11-09 – CORONA 73/9060 – launch
Thor SLV-2 Agena D launched on the CORONA 73/9060 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-2. Launch failure.
1967-11-09 – Apollo 4 – launch
Saturn V launched on the Apollo 4 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
1985-11-09 – Kosmos-1701 – launch
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1701 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.
1997-11-09 – Iridium MS-5 – launch
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-5 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.
2011-11-09 – Yaogan 12 – launch
Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Yaogan 12 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.
2016-11-09 – MXSW – launch
Chang Zheng 11 launched on the MXSW flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/95. Launch vehicle success.
2021-11-09 – RAISE-2 – launch
Epsilon (2PBS) launched on the RAISE-2 flight from Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima (formerly Kagoshima), pad EP. Launch vehicle success.
2023-11-09 – Zhongxing 6E – launch
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Zhongxing 6E flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
2024-11-09 – Starlink-205 – launch
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-205 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
2025-11-09 – Starlink-325 – launch
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-325 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
