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7,412 orbital launches since 1957

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

Orbital Radar lists 23 orbital launches by LERC/AFSSD, 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
23 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1967-06-14Mariner 67-21967-060Atlas SLV-3 Agena DLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1967-05-04Lunar Orbiter D1967-041Atlas SLV-3 Agena DLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1967-04-06ATS A1967-031Atlas SLV-3 Agena DLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1967-02-05Lunar Orbiter C1967-008Atlas SLV-3 Agena DLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1966-12-07ATS B1966-110Atlas SLV-3 Agena DLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1966-11-06Lunar Orbiter B1966-100Atlas SLV-3 Agena DLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1966-08-10Lunar Orbiter A1966-073Atlas SLV-3 Agena DLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1966-06-24Pageos A1966-056Thor SLV-2A Agena DLERC/AFSSDVandenberg Space Force Base1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1966-06-07OGO B1966-049Atlas SLV-3 Agena BLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1966-05-15Nimbus C1966-040Thor SLV-2A Agena BLERC/AFSSDVandenberg Space Force Base1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1966-04-08OAO A11966-031Atlas SLV-3 Agena DLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1965-11-29Alouette 21965-098Thor SLV-2 Agena BLERC/AFSSDVandenberg Space Force Base2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1965-10-14OGO C1965-081Thor SLV-2A Agena DLERC/AFSSDVandenberg Space Force Base1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1965-03-21RA-91965-023Atlas Agena BLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1965-02-17RA-81965-010Atlas Agena BLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1964-11-28Mariner C-31964-077Atlas Agena DLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1964-11-05Mariner C-21964-073Atlas Agena DLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1964-09-05OGO A1964-054Atlas Agena BLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1964-08-28Nimbus A1964-052Thor SLV-2 Agena BLERC/AFSSDVandenberg Space Force Base1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1964-07-28Ranger 71964-041Atlas Agena BLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1964-01-30RA-61964-007Atlas Agena BLERC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1964-01-25Echo C1964-004Thor SLV-2 Agena BLERC/AFSSDVandenberg Space Force Base1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1962-09-29Alouette 11962 B ALPThor Agena BLERC/AFSSDVandenberg Space Force Base2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess

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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 (23 launches)
Mariner 67-2 (1967-06-14)Lunar Orbiter D (1967-05-04)ATS A (1967-04-06)Lunar Orbiter C (1967-02-05)ATS B (1966-12-07)Lunar Orbiter B (1966-11-06)Lunar Orbiter A (1966-08-10)Pageos A (1966-06-24)OGO B (1966-06-07)Nimbus C (1966-05-15)OAO A1 (1966-04-08)Alouette 2 (1965-11-29)OGO C (1965-10-14)RA-9 (1965-03-21)RA-8 (1965-02-17)Mariner C-3 (1964-11-28)Mariner C-2 (1964-11-05)OGO A (1964-09-05)Nimbus A (1964-08-28)Ranger 7 (1964-07-28)RA-6 (1964-01-30)Echo C (1964-01-25)Alouette 1 (1962-09-29)

Last updated 2026-09-20 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.