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7,442 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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7,442
Total launches
258
This year
92.9%
Success rate
164
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 7 orbital launches by MSC/AFSSD, part of 7,442 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

258 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record
7 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1966-11-11TDA 7A1966-103Atlas SLV-3 Agena DMSC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1966-09-12TDA 61966-080Atlas SLV-3 Agena DMSC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1966-07-18TDA 1A1966-065Atlas SLV-3 Agena DMSC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1966-06-01TDA 41966-046Atlas SLV-3MSC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1966-05-17TDA 51966-F07Atlas SLV-3 Agena DMSC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station—LEOfailure
1966-03-16TDA 31966-019Atlas SLV-3 Agena DMSC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1965-10-25TDA-21965-F11Atlas SLV-3 Agena DMSC/AFSSDCape Canaveral Space Force Station—LEOfailure

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About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,442 in total, 164 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 2582025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,183Falcon 9 700Long March 675Kosmos 622Atlas 437Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 906SpaceX 733CASC 658NASA 463Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,914Failed 520Unconfirmed 8Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,689Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,561Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 1,116

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Full launch index (7 launches)
TDA 7A (1966-11-11)TDA 6 (1966-09-12)TDA 1A (1966-07-18)TDA 4 (1966-06-01)TDA 5 (1966-05-17)TDA 3 (1966-03-16)TDA-2 (1965-10-25)

Last updated 2026-11-04 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.