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2020s

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  1. 2020

    1. 2020-01-07 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 2020-01-07 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the TJS 5 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 2020-01-15 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Jilin-1 Kuanfu 1 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 2020-01-16 launch

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      Ariane 5ECA+ launched on the Eutelsat Konnect/GSAT-30 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 2020-01-29 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 2020-01-31 launch

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      Electron launched on the Birds of a Feather flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 2020-02-09 launch

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      H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the IGS O-7 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 2020-02-10 launch

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      The Solar Orbiter (SolO) is a Sun-observing probe developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) with a NASA contribution.

    9. 2020-02-17 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-5 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 2020-02-18 launch

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      Ariane 5ECA+ launched on the JCSAT-17/GEO-Kompsat 2B flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 2020-02-19 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2D launched on the XJS C-F flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 2020-02-20 launch

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      Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 19L flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 2020-03-07 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-20 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 2020-03-09 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Beidou DW54 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.

    15. 2020-03-16 launch

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      Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2545 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 2020-03-16 launch failure

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      Chang Zheng 7A launched on the XYZ-6 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. Launch failure.

    17. 2020-03-18 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-6 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 2020-03-24 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Yaogan 30 06 zu flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 2020-03-26 launch

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      Atlas V 551 (C) launched on the AEHF 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 2020-04-09 launch

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      Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Soyuz MS-16 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    21. 2020-04-09 launch failure

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      Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Palapa N1 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch failure.

    22. 2020-04-22 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-7 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

    23. 2020-04-25 launch

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      Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-14 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    24. 2020-05-05 launch

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      Chang Zheng 5B launched on the XZF-SC/RCS-FC-SC flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC101. Launch vehicle success.

    25. 2020-05-17 launch

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      Atlas V 501 (C) launched on the X-37B OTV FLT-6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.

    26. 2020-05-20 launch

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      H-IIB launched on the HTV-9 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y2. Launch vehicle success.

    27. 2020-05-22 launch

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      Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2546 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    28. 2020-05-29 launch

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      Chang Zheng 11 launched on the XJS G, H flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC4. Launch vehicle success.

    29. 2020-05-30 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon DM-2 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

    30. 2020-05-31 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Gao Fen 9-02 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.

    31. 2020-06-04 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-8 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    32. 2020-06-10 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Hai Yang 1D flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.

    33. 2020-06-13 launch

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      Electron launched on the Don't Stop Me Now flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. Launch vehicle success.

    34. 2020-06-13 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-9 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    35. 2020-06-17 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Gao Fen 9-03 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.

    36. 2020-06-23 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Beidou DW55 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.

    37. 2020-06-30 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the GPS III SV-03 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    38. 2020-07-03 launch

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      Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Gao Fen Duomo flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.

    39. 2020-07-04 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Shiyan 6-02 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.

    40. 2020-07-04 launch failure

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      Electron launched on the Pics or It Didn't Happen flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. Launch failure.

    41. 2020-07-09 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Apstar 6D flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.

    42. 2020-07-19 launch

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      Hope, the spacecraft of the United Arab Emirates’ Emirates Mars Mission, launched from Japan on July 19, 2020 UTC, corresponding to July 20 locally.

    43. 2020-07-20 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the ANASIS II flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    44. 2020-07-23 launch

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      Tianwen-1 (also referred to as TW-1) is an interplanetary mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) which sent a robotic spacecraft to Mars, consisting of six spacecraft: an orbiter, two deployable cameras, lander, remote camera, and the Zhurong rover.

    45. 2020-07-23 launch

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      Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-15 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    46. 2020-07-25 launch

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      Chang Zheng 4B launched on the ZY3-3 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.

    47. 2020-07-30 launch

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      Mars 2020 is a NASA mission that includes the rover Perseverance, the now-grounded small robotic helicopter Ingenuity, and associated delivery systems, as part of the Mars Exploration Program.

    48. 2020-07-30 launch

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      Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Ekspress-80/103 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.

    49. 2020-08-06 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Gao Fen 9-04 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.

    50. 2020-08-07 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-10 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

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