6,748 ORBITAL LAUNCHES / 18 NATIONS / SINCE 1957

Space Launches by Country

6,748 orbital launches have flown from 18 countries since 1957. United States leads with 2,276 (34% of every orbital launch on record), ahead of Russia.

Live schedule: /launches. Cuts by operator and rocket: launch analysis.

LAUNCHES BY COUNTRY / ALL TIME
  1. 01 United States 2,276 34%
  2. 02 Russia 1,791 27%
  3. 03 Kazakhstan 1,323 20%
  4. 04 China 656 10%
  5. 05 French Guiana 330 5%
  6. 06 Japan 144 2%
  7. 07 India 82 1%
  8. 08 New Zealand 78 1%
  9. 09 Iran 16 <1%
  10. 10 Israel 11 <1%
  11. 11 Italy 9 <1%
  12. 12 Australia 7 <1%
  13. 13 North Korea 7 <1%
  14. 14 South Korea 5 <1%
  15. 15 MHL 5 <1%
  16. 16 France 4 <1%
  17. 17 Brazil 3 <1%
  18. 18 Norway 1 <1%
All countries 6,748 100%
MOST ACTIVE / 2025 LIVE FEED
  1. 01 United States 176
  2. 02 China 93
  3. 03 New Zealand 17
  4. 04 Russia 11
  5. 05 French Guiana 7
  6. 06 Kazakhstan 6
  7. 07 India 5
  8. 08 Japan 4
  9. 09 Israel 1
  10. 10 Australia 1
  11. 11 South Korea 1
  12. 12 Brazil 1
All countries 324
FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

Which country has launched the most rockets into orbit?

United States has the most, with 2,276 orbital launches, 34% of the 6,748 tracked since 1957.
02

How many countries have launched rockets into orbit?

18 countries have hosted orbital launches in the tracked data, from 1957 to today.
03

Does the country mean the operator or the launch site?

Country here is the launch pad's location, not the operator's nationality. A Soyuz flown from Baikonur counts under Kazakhstan; Europe's Ariane flights from Kourou count under French Guiana.
DATA & SOURCES

Launch records are from LaunchLibrary2 and cover orbital launch attempts; suborbital and test flights are excluded. Country reflects the launch pad's location, not operator nationality, so a Soyuz flown from Baikonur counts under Kazakhstan and Europe's Ariane flights from Kourou count under French Guiana. Figures refresh as new launches are tracked.