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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 37 orbital launches by NASDA, 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
37 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2003-11-29IGS Optical-22003-F02H-IIA 2024NASDATanegashima Space Center—LEOfailure
2003-03-28IGS Optical-12003-009H-IIA 2024NASDATanegashima Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-12-14ADEOS-22002-056H-IIA 202NASDATanegashima Space Center4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-09-10USERS SEM2002-042H-IIA 2024NASDATanegashima Space Center3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-02-04MDS-12002-003H-IIA 2024NASDATanegashima Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2001-08-29LRE2001-038H-IIA 202NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1999-11-15MTSAT1999-F04H-IINASDATanegashima Space Center—LEOfailure
1998-02-21COMETS1998-011H-IINASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗LEOfailure
1997-11-27TRMM1997-074H-IINASDATanegashima Space Center3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1996-08-17ADEOS1996-046H-IINASDATanegashima Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1995-03-18SFU1995-011H-II (2S)NASDATanegashima Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-08-28ETS-61994-056H-IINASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1994-02-03OREX1994-007H-IINASDATanegashima Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1992-02-11ERS-11992-007H-1 (2)NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1991-08-25BS 3B1991-060H-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1990-08-28BS 3A1990-077H-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1990-02-07Mos-1b1990-013H-1 (2)NASDATanegashima Space Center3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1989-09-05GMS 41989-070H-1 6RNASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1988-09-16CS-3B1988-086H-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1988-02-19CS-3A1988-012H-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1987-08-27ETS-51987-070H-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1987-02-19MOS-11987-018N-2 (2)NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1986-08-12EGP1986-061H-1 (2)NASDATanegashima Space Center3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1986-02-12BS 2b1986-016N-2NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1984-08-02GMS 31984-080N-2NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1984-01-23BS 2A1984-005N-2NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1983-08-05CS-2B1983-081N-2NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1983-02-04CS 2A1983-006N-2NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1982-09-03ETS 31982-087N-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1981-08-10GMS 21981-076N-2NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1981-02-11ETS-41981-012N-2NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1980-02-22ECS-b1980-018N-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1979-02-06ECS1979-009N-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗HEOfailure
1978-02-16ISS-b1978-018N-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1977-02-23ETS-21977-014N-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
1976-02-29ISS1976-019N-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1975-09-09ETS 11975-082N-1NASDATanegashima Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess

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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 (37 launches)
IGS Optical-2 (2003-11-29)IGS Optical-1 (2003-03-28)ADEOS-2 (2002-12-14)USERS SEM (2002-09-10)MDS-1 (2002-02-04)LRE (2001-08-29)MTSAT (1999-11-15)COMETS (1998-02-21)TRMM (1997-11-27)ADEOS (1996-08-17)SFU (1995-03-18)ETS-6 (1994-08-28)OREX (1994-02-03)ERS-1 (1992-02-11)BS 3B (1991-08-25)BS 3A (1990-08-28)Mos-1b (1990-02-07)GMS 4 (1989-09-05)CS-3B (1988-09-16)CS-3A (1988-02-19)ETS-5 (1987-08-27)MOS-1 (1987-02-19)EGP (1986-08-12)BS 2b (1986-02-12)GMS 3 (1984-08-02)BS 2A (1984-01-23)CS-2B (1983-08-05)CS 2A (1983-02-04)ETS 3 (1982-09-03)GMS 2 (1981-08-10)ETS-4 (1981-02-11)ECS-b (1980-02-22)ECS (1979-02-06)ISS-b (1978-02-16)ETS-2 (1977-02-23)ISS (1976-02-29)ETS 1 (1975-09-09)

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