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7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 54 orbital launches by France, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

54 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2021-12-27OneWeb L122021-132Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome36 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2021-10-14OneWeb L112021-090Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemVostochniy36 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2021-09-14OneWeb L102021-083Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome34 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2021-08-21OneWeb L92021-075Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome34 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2021-07-01OneWeb L82021-060Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemVostochniy34 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2021-05-28OneWeb L72021-045Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemVostochniy36 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2021-04-25OneWeb L62021-031Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemVostochniy36 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2021-03-25OneWeb L52021-025Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemVostochniy36 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2020-12-18OneWeb L42020-100Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemVostochniy36 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2020-03-21OneWeb L32020-020Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome34 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2020-02-06OneWeb L22020-008Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome34 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-12-03LPF2015-070Vega 1ESA/AEGuiana Space Centre—HEOsuccess
2015-06-23Sentinel-2A2015-028Vega 1ESA/AEGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2015-02-11IXV2015-U01VegaESA/AEGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
2014-04-30KazEOSat-12014-024VegaESA/AEGuiana Space Centre1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2013-05-07PROBA-V2013-021VegaESA/AEGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2013-02-06Globalstar 2-62013-005Soyuz-2-1A FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2012-09-17METOP B2012-049Soyuz-2-1A FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2011-12-28Globalstar 2-52011-080Soyuz-2-1A FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2011-07-13Globalstar 2-42011-033Soyuz-2-1A FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2010-10-19Globalstar 2-32010-054Soyuz-2-1A FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2008-04-26Giove B2008-020Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2007-12-14Radarsat-22007-061Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2007-10-20Globalstar 2-22007-048Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2007-05-29Globalstar 2-12007-020Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2006-12-27COROT2006-063Soyuz-2-1B FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2006-10-19METOP A2006-044Soyuz-2-1A FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2005-12-28GSTB-v2/A2005-051Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2005-11-09Venus Express2005-045Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2005-08-13Galaxy 142005-030Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2003-12-27Amos-22003-059Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-06-02Mars Express2003-022Soyuz-FG FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2000-08-09Cluster FM5 (C1)2000-045Soyuz-U-PVB FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2000-07-16Cluster FM7 (C3)2000-041Soyuz-U-PVB FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2000-03-20Dumsat2000-015Soyuz-U-PVB FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2000-02-08Dummy satellite2000-009Soyuz-U-PVB FregatStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1999-11-22Globalstar S-61999-062Soyuz-U-PVB IkarStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-10-18Globalstar S-51999-058Soyuz-U-PVB IkarStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-09-22Globalstar S-41999-049Soyuz-U-PVB IkarStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1999-04-15Globalstar S-31999-019Soyuz-U-PVB IkarStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-03-15Globalstar S-21999-012Soyuz-U-PVB IkarStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-02-09Globalstar S-11999-004Soyuz-U-PVB IkarStarsemBaikonur Cosmodrome4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1975-09-27D-2B1975-092Diamant BP.4CNESGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
1975-05-17D-5A1975-039Diamant BP.4CNESGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
1975-02-06Starlette1975-010Diamant BP.4CNESGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
1973-05-21D-5B1973-U02Diamant BCNESGuiana Space Centre—LEOfailure
1971-12-05D-2A Polaire1971-F14Diamant BCNESGuiana Space Centre—LEOfailure
1971-04-15D-2A1971-030Diamant BCNESGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
1970-12-12Peole1970-109Diamant BCNESGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
1970-03-10DIAL Wissenschaftliche K1970-017Diamant BCNESGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess

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About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.

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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (54 launches)
OneWeb L12 (2021-12-27)OneWeb L11 (2021-10-14)OneWeb L10 (2021-09-14)OneWeb L9 (2021-08-21)OneWeb L8 (2021-07-01)OneWeb L7 (2021-05-28)OneWeb L6 (2021-04-25)OneWeb L5 (2021-03-25)OneWeb L4 (2020-12-18)OneWeb L3 (2020-03-21)OneWeb L2 (2020-02-06)LPF (2015-12-03)Sentinel-2A (2015-06-23)IXV (2015-02-11)KazEOSat-1 (2014-04-30)PROBA-V (2013-05-07)Globalstar 2-6 (2013-02-06)METOP B (2012-09-17)Globalstar 2-5 (2011-12-28)Globalstar 2-4 (2011-07-13)Globalstar 2-3 (2010-10-19)Giove B (2008-04-26)Radarsat-2 (2007-12-14)Globalstar 2-2 (2007-10-20)Globalstar 2-1 (2007-05-29)COROT (2006-12-27)METOP A (2006-10-19)GSTB-v2/A (2005-12-28)Venus Express (2005-11-09)Galaxy 14 (2005-08-13)Amos-2 (2003-12-27)Mars Express (2003-06-02)Cluster FM5 (C1) (2000-08-09)Cluster FM7 (C3) (2000-07-16)Dumsat (2000-03-20)Dummy satellite (2000-02-08)Globalstar S-6 (1999-11-22)Globalstar S-5 (1999-10-18)Globalstar S-4 (1999-09-22)Globalstar S-3 (1999-04-15)Globalstar S-2 (1999-03-15)Globalstar S-1 (1999-02-09)D-2B (1975-09-27)D-5A (1975-05-17)Starlette (1975-02-06)D-5B (1973-05-21)D-2A Polaire (1971-12-05)D-2A (1971-04-15)Peole (1970-12-12)DIAL Wissenschaftliche K (1970-03-10)Diademe D-1D (1967-02-15)Diademe D-1C (1967-02-08)Diapason D-1A (1966-02-17)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.