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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 51 orbital launches by Orbital Sciences, 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

51 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2018-05-21Cygnus OA-92018-046Antares 230Orbital SciencesWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2017-11-12Cygnus OA-82017-071Antares 230Orbital SciencesWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2016-12-15CYGNSS2016-078Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesCape Canaveral8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2016-10-17Cygnus OA-52016-062Antares 230Orbital SciencesWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2014-10-28Cygnus Orb-32014-F02Antares 130Orbital SciencesWallops (MARS)—LEOfailure
2014-07-13Cygnus Orb-22014-039Antares 120Orbital SciencesWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2014-01-09Cygnus Orb-12014-003Antares 120Orbital SciencesWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2013-09-18Cygnus Orb-D2013-051Antares 110Orbital SciencesWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2013-06-28IRIS2013-033Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2013-04-21A-ONE2013-016Antares 110Orbital SciencesWallops (MARS)—LEOsuccess
2012-06-13NuSTAR2012-031Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesKwajalein1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2008-10-19IBEX2008-051Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesKwajalein—HEOsuccess
2008-04-16C/NOFS2008-017Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesKwajalein—LEOsuccess
2007-04-25AIM2007-015Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2006-03-22Space Technology 52006-008Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2005-04-15DART/HAPS2005-014Pegasus XL/HAPSOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
2003-08-13SCISAT-12003-036Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-06-26Orbview-32003-030Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
2003-04-28GALEX2003-017Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2003-01-25SORCE2003-004Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2002-02-05HESSI2002-004Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesCape Canaveral1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2000-10-09HETE 22000-061Pegasus HOrbital SciencesKwajalein—LEOsuccess
2000-06-07TSX-52000-030Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-12-04Orbcomm FM301999-065Pegasus XL/HAPSOrbital SciencesWallops I8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1999-05-18TERRIERS1999-026Pegasus XL/HAPSOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1999-03-05WIRE1999-011Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1998-12-06SWAS1998-071Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-10-23SCD-21998-060Pegasus HOrbital SciencesCape Canaveral2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-09-23Orbcomm FM211998-053Pegasus XL/HAPSOrbital SciencesWallops I9 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-08-02Orbcomm FM171998-046Pegasus XL/HAPSOrbital SciencesWallops I10 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1998-04-02TRACE1998-020Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1998-02-26SNOE1998-012Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1997-12-23Orbcomm FM51997-084Pegasus XL/HAPSOrbital SciencesWallops I11 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1997-10-22STEP M41997-063Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesWallops I—LEOsuccess
1997-08-29FORTE1997-047Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1997-08-01Seastar1997-037Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1997-04-21Minisat-011997-018Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesGando—LEOsuccess
1996-11-04HETE1996-061Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesWallops I—LEOfailure
1996-08-21FAST1996-049Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1996-07-02TOMS-EP1996-037Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1996-05-17MSTI 31996-031Pegasus HOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB—LEOsuccess
1996-03-09REX II1996-014Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1995-06-22STEP 31995-F03Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB—LEOfailure
1995-04-03Orbcomm FM11995-017Pegasus HOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1994-08-03APEX1994-046PegasusOrbital SciencesEdwards AFB1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
1994-06-27STEP 11994-F03Pegasus XLOrbital SciencesVandenberg SFB—LEOfailure
1994-05-19STEP 21994-029Pegasus/HAPSOrbital SciencesEdwards AFB56 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1993-04-25Alexis1993-026PegasusOrbital SciencesEdwards AFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1993-02-09Orbcomm OXP1993-009PegasusOrbital SciencesKennedy Space Center3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1991-07-17Microsat 11991-051Pegasus/HAPSOrbital SciencesEdwards AFB—LEOfailure

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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 (51 launches)
Cygnus OA-9 (2018-05-21)Cygnus OA-8 (2017-11-12)CYGNSS (2016-12-15)Cygnus OA-5 (2016-10-17)Cygnus Orb-3 (2014-10-28)Cygnus Orb-2 (2014-07-13)Cygnus Orb-1 (2014-01-09)Cygnus Orb-D (2013-09-18)IRIS (2013-06-28)A-ONE (2013-04-21)NuSTAR (2012-06-13)IBEX (2008-10-19)C/NOFS (2008-04-16)AIM (2007-04-25)Space Technology 5 (2006-03-22)DART/HAPS (2005-04-15)SCISAT-1 (2003-08-13)Orbview-3 (2003-06-26)GALEX (2003-04-28)SORCE (2003-01-25)HESSI (2002-02-05)HETE 2 (2000-10-09)TSX-5 (2000-06-07)Orbcomm FM30 (1999-12-04)TERRIERS (1999-05-18)WIRE (1999-03-05)SWAS (1998-12-06)SCD-2 (1998-10-23)Orbcomm FM21 (1998-09-23)Orbcomm FM17 (1998-08-02)TRACE (1998-04-02)SNOE (1998-02-26)Orbcomm FM5 (1997-12-23)STEP M4 (1997-10-22)FORTE (1997-08-29)Seastar (1997-08-01)Minisat-01 (1997-04-21)HETE (1996-11-04)FAST (1996-08-21)TOMS-EP (1996-07-02)MSTI 3 (1996-05-17)REX II (1996-03-09)STEP 3 (1995-06-22)Orbcomm FM1 (1995-04-03)APEX (1994-08-03)STEP 1 (1994-06-27)STEP 2 (1994-05-19)Alexis (1993-04-25)Orbcomm OXP (1993-02-09)Microsat 1 (1991-07-17)Pegsat (1990-04-05)

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