On November 17, 2020 at 01:52 UTC the “Vega” rocket-carrier was to be launched from Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana. The rocket was to orbit the Spanish “SEOSAT-Ingenio” Earth observation satellite and the “Taranis” research satellite from the French space agency. But the “Vega” rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after launching.

On November 17, 2020 at 04:00 UTC the US Crew Dragon “Resilience” (Crew-1 mission) spacecraft docked with a docking adapter on the “Harmony” module of the International Space Station. The mission also known as USCV-1 (US Crew Vehicle 1). The spacecraft delivered American astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker as well as Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi to the ISS.

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On November 16, 2020 at 00:27 UTC the American SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Resilience” (Crew-1 mission) spacecraft was launched from Kennedy Space Center (LC39A), Florida, USA. The mission also known as USCV-1 (US Crew Vehicle 1). The space vehicle was orbited by the “Falcon-9” rocket-carrier. The spacecraft is piloted by 4 astronauts – spacecraft commander American astronaut Michael Hopkins; pilot, American astronaut, Victor Glover; mission specialist 1, American astronaut, Shannon Walker; mission specialist 2, Japanese astronaut, Soichi Noguchi.

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On November 13, 2020 at 22:32 UTC the “Atlas-5/531” rocket-carrier was launched from Cape Canaveral launch site of US Air Force. The launch was performed by United Launch Alliance supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. The rocket orbited a top-secret payload for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. The launch is known as NROL-101 mission.

On November 12, 2020 at 15:59 UTC the "Chang Zheng-3B” (Long March-3B) rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The rocket orbited “Tiantong 1-02” mobile telecom satellite.

On November 7, 2020 at 09:42 UTC, the PSLV-DL rocket-carrier was launched from Satish Dhawan (Sriharikota) spaceport, 80 km from Chennai, India. The rocket (PSLV - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) orbited 9 satellites (India’s EOS-01 radar imaging satellite and nine small satellites for customers based in the United States, Luxembourg, and Lithuania).

On November 7, 2020, at 07:12 the “Ceres-1” rocket was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, the northwest of China. The rocket orbited the “Tianqi-11” data relay microsatellite. The “Ceres-1” is a new four-stage rocket operated by the Chinese launch company “Galactic Energy”. Galactic Energy, headquartered in Beijing, is one of several Chinese startups seeking a foothold in the launch business. The four-stage launcher was “independently designed” by Galactic Energy, and is aimed at providing “high-quality, cheap, and fast launch services for low-orbit small satellites,” according to the company’s website.

On November 6, 2020 at 03:19 UTC the “Long March – 6” (“Changzheng-6”) rocket-carrier was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. The rocket orbited ten Argentine small high-resolution observation satellites and 3 Chinese satellites (Taiyuan (Bayi-03), Tianyi-05 and Beihangxingsat-1).

On November 5, 2020 at 23:24 UTC the "Falcon 9” rocket-carrier was launched from SLC-40 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. The launch was performed by SpaceX company supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. The rocket orbited GPS III SV04 navigation satellite.