World
edit- Max launches in one year: 139 launches in 1967
- Max successful launches in one year: 127 launches in 1983 and 1984
Number of launches by country: (at 5 January 2021)
- Russia/USSR - 3,206
- USA - 1,775
- China - 387
- Europe - 274
- Ukraine - 128
- Japan - 124
- India - 76
- France - 12
- Iran - 12
- Israel - 11
- North Korea - 5
- South Korea - 3
- UK - 2
- Brazil - 2
- Australia - 1
By rocket
editNumber of launches by rocket model:
- Voskhod - 300 in 14 years (Retired)
- Molniya-M - 297 - in 47 years (Retired)
- Delta II - 155 - in 23 years (Retired)
- Long March 3 - 151 - in 38 years
- Long March 2 - 150 - in 47 years
- Space Shuttle - 135 - in 31 years
- Falcon 9 - 134 - in 12 years
- Soyuz-2 - 133 - in 18 years
- Tsyklon-3 - 122 - in 33 years (Retired)
Number of consecutive successful launches without any failure or partial failure:
- Soyuz-U - 112 - in 7 years (Retired)
- Falcon 9 - 103 - in 5 years
- Delta II - 100 - in 22 years (Retired)
Number of max launches in one year by rocket family:
- Long March: 49 in 2021
- Soyuz: 47 in 1979
- Kosmos: 34 in 1971
- Voskhod - 32 in 1969 and 1973
- Falcon 9: 31 in 2021
By country
edit- Max launches in one year: Soviet Union - 108 launches in 1982
- Max successful launches in one year: Soviet Union - 99 launches in 1982
- Soviet Union - 116 consecutive successful launches between these two failed launches: 26 Sep 1983 - Soyuz-U - and - 27 Nov 1984 - Tsiklon-3
- 2021 - 56
- 2020 - 39
- 2019 - 34
- 2017 - 18
- 2013 - 15
- 2009 - 6
- Max launches in one year: 56 launches in 2021
- Max successful launches in one year: 53 launches in 2021
- 2021 - 51
- 2020 - 44
- 2019 - 27
- 2016 - 22
- 2015 - 20
- 2012 - 13
- Max launches in one year: 78 launches in 1966
- Max successful launches in one year: 74 launches in 1966
List of orbital launches by year
edit| Year | Launches | Success | Failure | Partial failure | Catalogued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | 135 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 2020 | 114 | 104 | 10 | 0 | 104 |
| 2019 | 102 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 97 |
| 2018 | 114 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 112 |
| 2017 | 91 | 83 | 6 | 2 | 86 |
| 2016 | 85 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 83 |
- Max launches in one year: 145 launches in 2021, 139 launches in 1967
- Max successful launches in one year: 135 launches in 2021, 127 launches in 1983 and 1984
- Min launches in one year: 52 launches in 2005
- Max Soviet launches in one year: 108 in 1982
- Max American launches in one year: 78 in 1966
- Max Chinese launches in one year: 56 in 2021
- Max European launches in one year: 12 in 1997, 2000 and 2002
- Max Indian launches in one year: 7 in 2016 and 2018
Satellites
editAccording to the Union of Concerned Scientists database, 2,788 of the 4,550 satellites in operating orbit are US-owned, with 431 Chinese and 167 Russian. More than a quarter of that total has been put into orbit this year, with the US supplying 891 of the 1,178 new craft. [1]
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/satellite-database
4,550 satellites at Sep 1, 2021
- USA - 2,805
- China - 467
- UK - 349
- Russia - 168
- Japan - 91
- India - 61
- Canada - 57
- Germany - 47
- France - 31
Links
edit- GCAT orbital launch log - https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/derived/launchlog.html