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Space launches by operator, rocket, orbit

Launch cadence and success rate across operators, rockets, and orbits. Source: LaunchLibrary2.

LAUNCHES BY OPERATORtop 30
  1. 01 Soviet Space Program 93% success 2,453
  2. 02 United States Air Force 90% success 1,078
  3. 03 SpaceX 83% success 810
  4. 04 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 96% success 604
  5. 05 Arianespace 88% success 355
  6. 06 Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) 95% success 347
  7. 07 United Launch Alliance 82% success 211
  8. 08 Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 92% success 193
  9. 09 Russian Space Forces 94% success 157
  10. 10 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 82% success 141
  11. 11 Rocket Lab 65% success 130
  12. 12 Indian Space Research Organization 72% success 116
  13. 13 Lockheed Martin 96% success 80
  14. 14 Orbital Sciences Corporation 90% success 72
  15. 15 Virgin Galactic 91% success 68
  16. 16 Lockheed Space Operations Company 98% success 65
  17. 17 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 83% success 65
  18. 18 Production Corporation Polyot 96% success 57
  19. 19 United Space Alliance 98% success 51
  20. 20 Blue Origin 87% success 45
  21. 21 Progress Rocket Space Center 98% success 45
  22. 22 Sea Launch 93% success 43
  23. 23 International Launch Services 95% success 42
  24. 24 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 85% success 39
  25. 25 ExPace 88% success 33
  26. 26 Institute of Space and Astronautical Science 75% success 32
  27. 27 China Aerospace Corporation 89% success 27
  28. 28 Avio S.p.A 4% success 25
  29. 29 Galactic Energy 84% success 25
  30. 30 ISC Kosmotras 95% success 22
BY ROCKET FAMILYtop 25
  1. 01 Falcon 9 85% 755
  2. 02 Soyuz U 97% 714
  3. 03 Kosmos-3M 95% 445
  4. 04 Voskhod 96% 299
  5. 05 Molniya-M 95% 272
  6. 06 Proton 86% 178
  7. 07 Delta II 99% 155
  8. 08 Space Shuttle 99% 135
  9. 09 Electron 66% 128
  10. 10 Kosmos 11K63 94% 126
  11. 11 Tsiklon-3 94% 122
  12. 12 Tsiklon-2 98% 105
  13. 13 Long March 2D 99% 100
  14. 14 Soyuz 97% 96
  15. 15 Vostok 8A92M 99% 93
  16. 16 Long March 3B/E 97% 76
  17. 17 Soyuz-U-PVB 97% 74
  18. 18 Ariane 5 ECA 97% 73
  19. 19 Soyuz-U 100% 71
  20. 20 SpaceShipTwo 91% 68
  21. 21 Proton-M Briz-M 91% 68
  22. 22 Proton-K/DM 92% 66
  23. 23 Long March 2C 98% 65
  24. 24 Thor SLV-2A Agena D 93% 61
  25. 25 Soyuz 2.1a 93% 60
BY DESTINATION ORBIT28
  1. 01 Low Earth Orbit 4,019
  2. 02 Geostationary Orbit 697
  3. 03 Sun-Synchronous Orbit 695
  4. 04 Geostationary Transfer Orbit 413
  5. 05 Elliptical Orbit 408
  6. 06 Suborbital 241
  7. 07 Medium Earth Orbit 236
  8. 08 Polar Orbit 218
  9. 09 Lunar Orbit 93
  10. 10 Heliocentric N/A 56
  11. 11 Geosynchronous Orbit 51
  12. 12 Unknown 50
  13. 13 Lunar Impactor 25
  14. 14 Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit 22
  15. 15 Venus Orbit 19
  16. 16 Mars Orbit 18
  17. 17 Venus flyby 13
  18. 18 Mars flyby 11
  19. 19 Heliocentric L1 10
  20. 20 Sun-Earth L2 9
  21. 21 Asteroid 9
  22. 22 Lunar flyby 7
  23. 23 High Earth Orbit 7
  24. 24 Solar Escape Trajectory 5
  25. 25 Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit 4
  26. 26 Mercury flyby 1
  27. 27 Jupiter Orbit 1
  28. 28 Enhanced Geostationary Transfer Orbit 1
BY CALENDAR YEAR30 years
  1. 2039 0% 1
  2. 2038 0% 1
  3. 2036 0% 1
  4. 2035 0% 2
  5. 2033 0% 2
  6. 2032 0% 1
  7. 2031 0% 5
  8. 2030 0% 3
  9. 2029 0% 33
  10. 2028 0% 32
  11. 2027 0% 89
  12. 2026 40% 318
  13. 2025 96% 341
  14. 2024 97% 272
  15. 2023 95% 235
  16. 2022 96% 193
  17. 2021 91% 160
  18. 2020 89% 123
  19. 2019 92% 114
  20. 2018 96% 124
  21. 2017 91% 97
  22. 2016 94% 96
  23. 2015 94% 89
  24. 2014 95% 100
  25. 2013 95% 88
  26. 2012 93% 85
  27. 2011 92% 98
  28. 2010 95% 77
  29. 2009 94% 79
  30. 2008 96% 69
FREQUENTLY ASKED

Who launches the most rockets?

Soviet Space Program leads with 2,453 launches and a 93% success rate in the data set.

What is the most-flown space launch rocket?

Falcon 9 has flown 755 times in the tracked window, with a 85% success rate.

What is the most common orbit for space launches?

Low Earth Orbit is the most common destination orbit, with 4,019 tracked missions.

Where does this launch data come from?

Launch data is sourced from the LaunchLibrary2 public API and refreshed regularly. It includes upcoming, in-progress, and historical launches.