Space Launch Statistics
Comprehensive statistics computed from 7,100 historical launches, 368 upcoming launches, and 100 space agencies.
Total Launches
7,821
7,100 in database
Success Rate
92.8%
6,559 successful
Agencies
100
Upcoming
368
📅 Launches by Decade
1950s
59
1960s
1058
1970s
1232
1980s
1193
1990s
891
2000s
666
2010s
968
2020s
1033
🚀 Top Rockets
1Soyuz U
714
2Kosmos-3M
445
3Falcon 9
444
4Voskhod
299
5Molniya-M
272
6Proton
178
7Delta II
155
8Space Shuttle
135
9Kosmos 11K63
126
10Tsiklon-3
122
11Tsiklon-2
105
12Soyuz
96
13Vostok 8A92M
93
14Long March 2D
90
15Soyuz-U-PVB
74
🏢 Top Agencies (in data)
1Soviet Space Program
2453
2United States Air Force
1078
3China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
509
4SpaceX
477
5Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
330
6Arianespace
318
7Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
195
8United Launch Alliance
164
9Russian Space Forces
143
10National Aeronautics and Space Administration
135
11Indian Space Research Organization
94
12Lockheed Martin
80
13Orbital Sciences Corporation
72
14Virgin Galactic
67
15Lockheed Space Operations Company
65
📊 Launch Status Breakdown
| Status | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| Launch Successful | 6559 | 92.4% |
| Launch Failure | 507 | 7.1% |
| Launch was a Partial Failure | 34 | 0.5% |
🎯 Mission Types
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Government/Top Secret | 2223 |
| Communications | 1447 |
| Earth Science | 907 |
| Unknown | 545 |
| Navigation | 405 |
| Test Flight | 337 |
| Human Exploration | 302 |
| Test Target | 205 |
| Astrophysics | 166 |
| Resupply | 117 |
🌍 Target Orbits
| Orbit | Count |
|---|---|
| Low Earth Orbit | 3648 |
| Geostationary Orbit | 689 |
| Sun-Synchronous Orbit | 565 |
| Unknown | 533 |
| Elliptical Orbit | 405 |
| Geostationary Transfer Orbit | 353 |
| Medium Earth Orbit | 217 |
| Suborbital | 216 |
| Polar Orbit | 153 |
| Lunar Orbit | 77 |
🌐 Launches by Country (Agency Data)
RUS3,348
USA2,656
CHN750
FRA339
JPN150
IND103
IRN21
FRA,RUS19
ISR13
KOR11