Space launches by operator, rocket, orbit

Launch cadence and success rate across operators, rockets, and orbits. Source: LaunchLibrary2. The live schedule is at /launches; ranked by nation at launches by country.

LAUNCHES BY OPERATOR
  1. 01 Soviet Space Program 2,456
  2. 02 United States Air Force 1,078
  3. 03 SpaceX 834
  4. 04 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 615
  5. 05 Arianespace 355
  6. 06 Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) 347
  7. 07 United Launch Alliance 211
  8. 08 Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 193
  9. 09 Russian Space Forces 157
  10. 10 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 147
  11. 11 Rocket Lab 134
  12. 12 Indian Space Research Organization 117
  13. 13 Lockheed Martin 80
  14. 14 Orbital Sciences Corporation 72
  15. 15 Virgin Galactic 68
  16. 16 Lockheed Space Operations Company 65
  17. 17 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 65
  18. 18 Production Corporation Polyot 57
  19. 19 United Space Alliance 51
  20. 20 Blue Origin 45
  21. 21 Progress Rocket Space Center 45
  22. 22 Sea Launch 43
  23. 23 International Launch Services 42
  24. 24 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 39
  25. 25 ExPace 34
  26. 26 Institute of Space and Astronautical Science 32
  27. 27 China Aerospace Corporation 27
  28. 28 Avio S.p.A 25
  29. 29 Galactic Energy 25
  30. 30 ISC Kosmotras 22
BY ROCKET FAMILY
  1. 01 Falcon 9 85% / 779
  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% / 132
  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 96% / 78
  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 Long March 4C 97% / 60
BY DESTINATION ORBIT
  1. 01 Low Earth Orbit 4,052
  2. 02 Sun-Synchronous Orbit 697
  3. 03 Geostationary Orbit 697
  4. 04 Geostationary Transfer Orbit 415
  5. 05 Elliptical Orbit 410
  6. 06 Suborbital 241
  7. 07 Medium Earth Orbit 236
  8. 08 Polar Orbit 226
  9. 09 Lunar Orbit 101
  10. 10 Heliocentric N/A 56
  11. 11 Unknown 54
  12. 12 Geosynchronous Orbit 51
  13. 13 Lunar Impactor 25
  14. 14 Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit 22
  15. 15 Venus Orbit 19
  16. 16 Mars Orbit 19
  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 Earth Entry Trajectory 3
  27. 27 Mercury flyby 1
  28. 28 Jupiter Orbit 1
  29. 29 Enhanced Geostationary Transfer Orbit 1
BY CALENDAR YEAR
  1. 2039 1
  2. 2038 1
  3. 2036 1
  4. 2035 2
  5. 2033 2
  6. 2032 1
  7. 2031 5
  8. 2030 3
  9. 2029 44
  10. 2028 36
  11. 2027 101
  12. 2026 343
  13. 2025 341
  14. 2024 273
  15. 2023 235
  16. 2022 193
  17. 2021 160
  18. 2020 124
  19. 2019 114
  20. 2018 124
  21. 2017 97
  22. 2016 96
  23. 2015 89
  24. 2014 100
  25. 2013 88
  26. 2012 85
  27. 2011 98
  28. 2010 77
  29. 2009 79
  30. 2008 69
FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

Who launches the most rockets?

Soviet Space Program leads with 2,456 launches and a 93% success rate in the data set.
02

What is the most-flown space launch rocket?

Falcon 9 has flown 779 times in the tracked window, with a 85% success rate.
03

What is the most common orbit for space launches?

Low Earth Orbit is the most common destination orbit, with 4,052 tracked missions.
04

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.