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7,412 orbital launches since 1957

Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on Orbital Radar's launch & satellite archives. For what's flying next, see the live launch schedule.

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7,412
Total launches
228
This year
92.9%
Success rate
161
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 11 orbital launches by ABMA, part of 7,412 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

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Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026

228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record
11 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1959-10-13NASA S-1A1959 IOTJuno IIABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1959-08-15Beacon1959-F07Juno II (3)ABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station—LEOfailure
1959-07-16NASA S-11959-F05Juno IIABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station—LEOfailure
1959-03-03Pioneer 41959 NUJuno IIABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1958-12-06Pioneer 31958 THEJuno IIABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1958-10-23Beacon1958-F18Jupiter C JunoIABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station—LEOfailure
1958-08-24Explorer 51958-F11Jupiter C JunoIABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station—LEOfailure
1958-07-26Explorer 41958 EPSJupiter C JunoIABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1958-03-26Explorer 31958 GAMJupiter C JunoIABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1958-03-05Explorer 21958-F02Jupiter C JunoIABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station—LEOfailure
1958-02-01Explorer 11958 ALPJupiter C JunoIABMACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗MEOsuccess

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About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.

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By year

2026 2282025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,183Falcon 9 688Long March 668Kosmos 622Atlas 437Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 906SpaceX 719CASC 653NASA 463Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,884Failed 520Unconfirmed 8Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,689Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,561Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 1,113

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Full launch index (11 launches)
NASA S-1A (1959-10-13)Beacon (1959-08-15)NASA S-1 (1959-07-16)Pioneer 4 (1959-03-03)Pioneer 3 (1958-12-06)Beacon (1958-10-23)Explorer 5 (1958-08-24)Explorer 4 (1958-07-26)Explorer 3 (1958-03-26)Explorer 2 (1958-03-05)Explorer 1 (1958-02-01)

Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.