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8 January

• 1966 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite
• 1973 - A Proton-K/D launches Luna 21.
• 1986 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite.
• 1990 - An EVA is performed by the crew of Mir to install star tracking equipment.
• 1991 - A Delta II rocket launches a NATO communication satellite
• 1994 - Soyuz TM-18 is launched to Mir, carrying three cosmonauts to the space station

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{{subst:Portal:Spaceflight/On This Day/Temp|year|text}}

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{{subst:Portal:Spaceflight/On This Day/Temp|1971|The last [[Black Arrow]] rocket makes [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] first, and so far, only satellite launch, orbiting the [[Prospero X-3]] satellite.}}

Produces

• 1971 - The last Black Arrow rocket makes Britain's first, and so far, only satellite launch, orbiting the Prospero X-3 satellite.

Sources

• http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/EventQuery.jsp