82 ORBITAL LAUNCHES / RANK #7 / SINCE 1979

Rocket Launches from India

India has launched 82 orbital rockets since 1979, a 88% success rate and 1% of all orbital launches on record. That ranks India #7 among launch-pad nations.

LAUNCHES BY YEAR
2026 2
2025 5
2024 5
2023 7
2022 5
2021 2
2020 2
2019 6
2018 7
2017 5
2016 7
2015 2
2014 2
2013 1
2010 1
2009 2
2008 2
2007 2
2005 1
2003 1
2002 1
2001 1
1999 1
1997 1
1996 1
TOP OPERATORS
  1. 01 Indian Space Research Organization 79
  2. 02 Antrix Corporation Limited 2
  3. 03 Skyroot Aerospace 1
All launches 82
TOP ROCKETS
  1. 01 PSLV 92% / 26
  2. 02 PSLV-XL 89% / 19
  3. 03 GSLV Mk II 90% / 10
  4. 04 LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III) 100% / 8
  5. 05 PSLV-DL 80% / 5
  6. 06 ASLV 50% / 4
  7. 07 SLV-3 75% / 4
  8. 08 SSLV 67% / 3
  9. 09 PSLV-QL 100% / 2
  10. 10 Vikram-I 100% / 1
All launches 88% / 82
RECENT LAUNCHES LIVE FEED
JUL 18 Demo Flight Skyroot Aerospace SUCCESS
JAN 12 EOS-N1 and others Indian Space Research Organization 3rd stage lost attitude control towards the end of burn; 4th stage separated and ignited but was unable to regain control. FAILURE
DEC 24 BlueBird Block 2 #1 Indian Space Research Organization SUCCESS
NOV 2 CMS-03 (GSAT-7R) Indian Space Research Organization SUCCESS
JUL 30 NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Indian Space Research Organization SUCCESS
MAY 18 EOS-09 (RISAT-1B) Indian Space Research Organization 3rd stage failure during burn. FAILURE
JAN 29 IRNSS-1K (NVS-02) Indian Space Research Organization SUCCESS
DEC 30 SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment) Indian Space Research Organization SUCCESS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How many rockets has India launched into orbit?

India has 82 orbital launches on record since 1979, with a 88% success rate (5 in 2025).
02

Who launches rockets from India?

The leading operators are Indian Space Research Organization (79), Antrix Corporation Limited (2), Skyroot Aerospace (1).
03

What is the most-used rocket launched from India?

PSLV has flown 26 times from India's launch pads in the tracked data.
DATA & SOURCES

Launch records are from LaunchLibrary2 and cover orbital launch attempts; suborbital and test flights are excluded. India is the launch pad's location, not operator nationality. Figures refresh as new launches are tracked. Full ranking: launches by country.