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McDonnell Douglas Launches

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 62 orbital launches by McDonnell Douglas, 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

62 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1997-07-23Navstar GPS SVN 431997-035Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1997-07-09Iridium MS-21997-034Delta 7920-10CMcDonnell DouglasVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1997-05-20Thor 2A1997-025Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1997-05-05Iridium MS-1A1997-020Delta 7920-10CMcDonnell DouglasVandenberg SFB4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1997-01-17Navstar GPS SVN 421997-F01Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral—LEOfailure
1996-12-04MPF Lander1996-068Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
1996-11-07MGS1996-062Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
1996-09-12Navstar GPS SVN 301996-056Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1996-07-16Navstar GPS SVN 401996-041Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1996-05-24Galaxy 91996-033Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1996-04-24MSX1996-024Delta 7920-10McDonnell DouglasVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1996-03-28Navstar GPS SVN 331996-019Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1996-02-24Polar1996-013Delta 7925-10McDonnell DouglasVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1996-02-17NEAR1996-008Delta 7925-8McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
1996-01-14Koreasat 21996-003Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1995-12-30XTE1995-074Delta 7920-10McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
1995-11-04Radarsat1995-059Delta 7920-10McDonnell DouglasVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1995-08-05Koreasat 11995-041Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1994-11-01WIND1994-071Delta 7925-10McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral—HEOsuccess
1994-03-10Navstar GPS SVN 361994-016Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1994-02-19Galaxy 1RR1994-013Delta 7925-8McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1993-12-08NATO 4B1993-076Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1993-10-26Navstar GPS SVN 341993-068Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1993-08-30Navstar GPS SVN 351993-054Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1993-06-26Navstar GPS SVN 391993-042Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1993-05-13Navstar GPS SVN 371993-032Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1993-03-30Navstar GPS SVN 311993-017Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1993-02-03Navstar GPS SVN 221993-007Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1992-12-18Navstar GPS SVN 291992-089Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1992-11-22Navstar GPS SVN 321992-079Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1992-10-12DFS 31992-066Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1992-09-09Navstar GPS SVN 271992-058Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1992-08-31Satcom C-41992-057Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1992-07-24Geotail1992-044Delta 6925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1992-07-07Navstar GPS SVN 261992-039Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1992-06-07EUVE1992-031Delta 6920-10McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral—LEOsuccess
1992-05-14Palapa B41992-027Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1992-04-10Navstar GPS SVN 281992-019Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1992-02-23Navstar GPS SVN 251992-009Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1991-07-04Navstar GPS SVN 241991-047Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1991-05-29Satcom C-51991-037Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1991-04-13ASC 21991-028Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1991-03-08INMARSAT II F-21991-018Delta 6925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1991-01-08NATO 4A1991-001Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
1990-11-26Navstar GPS SVN 231990-103Delta 7925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1990-10-30INMARSAT II F-11990-093Delta 6925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1990-10-01Navstar GPS SVN 151990-088Delta 6925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1990-08-18BSB R21990-074Delta 6925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1990-08-02Navstar GPS SVN 211990-068Delta 6925McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1990-06-12Insat 1D1990-051Delta 4925-8McDonnell DouglasCape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess

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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 (62 launches)
Navstar GPS SVN 43 (1997-07-23)Iridium MS-2 (1997-07-09)Thor 2A (1997-05-20)Iridium MS-1A (1997-05-05)Navstar GPS SVN 42 (1997-01-17)MPF Lander (1996-12-04)MGS (1996-11-07)Navstar GPS SVN 30 (1996-09-12)Navstar GPS SVN 40 (1996-07-16)Galaxy 9 (1996-05-24)MSX (1996-04-24)Navstar GPS SVN 33 (1996-03-28)Polar (1996-02-24)NEAR (1996-02-17)Koreasat 2 (1996-01-14)Radarsat (1995-11-04)Koreasat 1 (1995-08-05)WIND (1994-11-01)Navstar GPS SVN 36 (1994-03-10)Galaxy 1RR (1994-02-19)NATO 4B (1993-12-08)Navstar GPS SVN 34 (1993-10-26)Navstar GPS SVN 35 (1993-08-30)Navstar GPS SVN 39 (1993-06-26)Navstar GPS SVN 37 (1993-05-13)Navstar GPS SVN 31 (1993-03-30)Navstar GPS SVN 22 (1993-02-03)Navstar GPS SVN 29 (1992-12-18)Navstar GPS SVN 32 (1992-11-22)DFS 3 (1992-10-12)Navstar GPS SVN 27 (1992-09-09)Satcom C-4 (1992-08-31)Geotail (1992-07-24)Navstar GPS SVN 26 (1992-07-07)EUVE (1992-06-07)Palapa B4 (1992-05-14)Navstar GPS SVN 28 (1992-04-10)Navstar GPS SVN 25 (1992-02-23)Navstar GPS SVN 24 (1991-07-04)Satcom C-5 (1991-05-29)ASC 2 (1991-04-13)INMARSAT II F-2 (1991-03-08)NATO 4A (1991-01-08)Navstar GPS SVN 23 (1990-11-26)INMARSAT II F-1 (1990-10-30)Navstar GPS SVN 15 (1990-10-01)BSB R2 (1990-08-18)Navstar GPS SVN 21 (1990-08-02)Insat 1D (1990-06-12)ROSAT (1990-06-01)Palapa B2R (1990-04-13)Navstar GPS SVN 20 (1990-03-26)LACE (1990-02-14)Navstar GPS SVN 18 (1990-01-24)Navstar GPS SVN 17 (1989-12-11)Navstar GPS SVN 19 (1989-10-21)BSB R1 (1989-08-27)Navstar GPS SVN 16 (1989-08-18)Navstar GPS SVN 13 (1989-06-10)Delta Star (1989-03-24)Navstar GPS SVN 14 (1989-02-14)

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