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Failed Orbital Launches

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 520 orbital launches recorded as failure, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

Full launch index (520 launches)

Zhongxing-4B (2026-08-10)New Glenn 7x2 1 2026-E01 (2026-05-29)SpaceMobile-007 (2026-04-19)Tianlong-3 2026-F05 (2026-04-03)Tatara-1R (2026-03-05)Unk Sat 1-6 (2026-01-17)SJ-32 (2026-01-16)PSLV Rideshare 20 (2026-01-12)Test (2025-12-23)QZS 5 (2025-12-22)Jixing Gaofen 04C (2025-11-10)Test? (2025-09-18)WHJSW 07? (2025-08-15)Test (2025-07-29)RISAT-1B (2025-05-18)LM-400 Tech Demo (2025-04-29)Going Full Spectrum (2025-03-30)Ship 34 (2025-03-06)Unknown (2025-03-01)Ship 33 (2025-01-16)DEAR-3 (2024-12-27)Tatara-1 (2024-12-18)Starlink Group 9-3 (2024-07-12)Yunyao-1 (2024-07-10)Manligyeong-1 F4 (2024-05-27)Tanki Uchaigegata Kogata (2024-03-13)Tantrum (2023-12-22)Ship 25 (2023-11-18)Jilin-1 GF04B (2023-09-21)Capella 12 Acadia-2 (2023-09-19)Manligyeong-1 F2 (2023-08-23)Manligyeong-1 F1 (2023-05-30)Ship 24 (2023-04-20)GLHF (2023-03-23)ALOS 3 (2023-03-07)Nahid-1 (2023-03-04)Varisat 1A/1B (2023-01-10)Start Me Up (2023-01-09)Pleiades NEO 5/6 (2022-12-21)Zhixing-1B (2022-12-14)RAISE-3 (2022-10-12)EOS-02 (2022-08-07)TROPICS 1 (2022-06-12)Jilin-1 MF01 (2022-05-13)VCLS Demo 2 (2022-02-10)Test satellites (2021-12-30)IPN (2021-12-27)GeeSat-1A/1B (2021-12-15)Dummy satellite (2021-10-21)Dream (2021-09-03)STP-27AD1 (2021-08-28)GISAT-1 (2021-08-12)Jilin-1 MF01 (2021-08-03)Tolou-2? (2021-06-12)Global-8/Global-9 (2021-05-15)Tianshu (2021-02-01)Rocket 3.2 (2020-12-15)SEOSAT-Ingenio (2020-11-17)Jilin-1 Gaofen 02C (2020-09-12)Rocket 3.1 (2020-09-12)Jilin-1 GF02 (2020-07-10)Electron 13 Rideshare (2020-07-04)Starshine 4? (2020-05-25)Nusantara Dua (2020-04-09)XYZ-6 (2020-03-16)Zafar (2020-02-09)Safir 2019-E01 (2019-08-29)FalconEye 1 (2019-07-11)Yaogan 33 (2019-05-22)OS-M1 2019-F03 (2019-03-27)Dousti (2019-02-05)Payam (2019-01-15)Weilai (2018-10-27)Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 740 (2018-10-11)Soyuz Rideshare 5 (2017-11-28)IRNSS-1H (2017-08-31)SJ-18 (2017-07-02)Zhongxing-9A (2017-06-18)It's A Test (2017-05-25)TRICOM-1 (2017-01-14)Progress 7K-TGM No. 434 (2016-12-01)Amos 6 (2016-09-01)Gaofen 10 (2016-08-31)Kanopus-ST/KYuA-1 (2015-12-05)Hiakasat (2015-11-04)Dragon C109 (2015-06-28)Mexsat-1 (2015-05-16)Progress 7K-TGM No. 426 (2015-04-28)Cygnus Orb-3 (2014-10-28)GalileoSat 5-6 (2014-08-22)Ekspress AM-4R (2014-05-15)CBERS 3 (2013-12-09)Glonass-M 48,49,50 (2013-07-02)Intelsat IS-27 (2013-02-01)Yamal 402 (2012-12-08)Fajr (2012-09-22)Telkom-3 (2012-08-06)Fajr (2012-05-23)Kwangmyongsong-3 (2012-04-12)Meridian No. 15L? (2011-12-23)Progress 7K-TGM No.412 (2011-08-24)shijian shi yihao 04 xin (2011-08-18)Ekspress AM-4 (2011-08-17)Glory (2011-03-04)Musson-2 No. 11 (2011-02-01)GSAT-5 Prime (2010-12-25)Uragan-M No. 739 (2010-12-05)STSat-2B (2010-06-10)GSAT-4 (2010-04-15)Palapa D (2009-08-31)STSat-2 (2009-08-25)Kwangmyongsong-2 (2009-04-05)Orbiting Carbon Observat (2009-02-24)Omid? (2008-08-16)ORS Trailblazer (2008-08-03)Americom 14 (2008-03-14)JCSAT 11 (2007-09-05)AFSS/LCT2 (2007-03-21)NSS 8 (2007-01-30)Dnepr Rideshare 4 (2006-07-26)Insat 4C (2006-07-10)Falconsat 2 (2006-03-24)Arabsat 4A (2006-02-28)Cryosat (2005-10-08)TPS Solar Sail (2005-06-21)Molniya-3K No. 12L (2005-06-21)MS-1? (2005-06-09)Okean-O1 No. 9 (2004-12-24)HLV-OLDSP (2004-12-21)'Ofeq-6 (2004-09-06)IGS Optical-2 (2003-11-29)KT-1 Test Payload (2003-09-16)SATEC/UNOSAT (2003-08-22)Hot Bird 7 (2002-12-11)Astra 1K (2002-11-25)Foton-M No. 1 (2002-10-15)HTSTL-1 (2002-09-15)Warfighter-1 (2001-09-21)Artemis (2001-07-12)Gonets-D1 No. 19/20/21 (2000-12-27)QuickBird 1 (2000-11-20)ICO F1 (2000-03-12)ASTRO E (2000-02-10)SACI-2 (1999-12-11)MTSAT (1999-11-15)Ekspress-A No. R 001 (1999-10-27)Gran' No. 45 (1999-07-05)Orion 3 (1999-05-05)Milstar DFS-3 (1999-04-30)Ikonos 1 (1999-04-27)DSP 19? (1999-04-09)Globalstar Z1 (1998-09-09)Kwangmyongsong-1 (1998-08-31)Galaxy X (1998-08-27)MERCURY 3 (1998-08-12)COMETS (1998-02-21)EROS A (1998-01-22)Asiasat 3 (1997-12-24)SCD-2A (1997-11-02)Tselina-2 No. 13L (1997-05-20)Navstar GPS SVN 42 (1997-01-17)HETE (1996-11-04)Zhongxing 7 (1996-08-18)Kobal't (1996-06-20)Cluster F1-F4 (1996-06-04)Kometa No. 18 (1996-05-14)INTELSAT 708 (1996-02-14)Meteor SM (1995-10-23)Parus (1995-10-06)Vitasat 1 (1995-08-15)STEP 3 (1995-06-22)Techsat 1 (1995-03-28)Apstar 2 (1995-01-25)EXPRESS (1995-01-15)Panamsat K2 (1994-12-01)STEP 1 (1994-06-27)Tselina-D (1994-05-25)Eutelsat 2 F5 (1994-01-24)Landsat 6 (1993-10-05)IRS-1E (1993-09-20)SLDCOM 3/INTRUDER 3 (1993-08-02)Gorizont No. 39L (1993-05-27)Kometa No. 16 (1993-04-27)UFO F1 (1993-03-25)Optus B2 (1992-12-21)Galaxy IR (1992-08-22)Tselina-2 (1992-02-05)DFH 2A-4 (1991-12-28)Tselina-2 (1991-08-30)Microsat 1 (1991-07-17)Romb (1991-06-25)BS-3H (1991-04-18)Tselina-2 (1990-10-04)Ekran-M No. 14L (1990-08-09)Kobal't No. 531 (1990-07-03)Oko (1990-06-21)Kobal't No. 527 (1990-04-03)INTELSAT VI F-3 (1990-03-14)Superbird B (1990-02-22)Okean-O1 No. 4 (NKhM) (1989-06-09)Terilen (1988-11-11)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 30 (1988-07-27)SROSS-B (1988-07-13)Terilen (1988-07-09)Uragan No. 36L (1988-02-17)Gorizont No. 25L (1988-01-18)Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 105 (1987-06-18)Skif-DM TsM (1987-05-15)Uragan No. 30L (1987-04-24)FLTSATCOM F6 (1987-03-26)SROSS-A (1987-03-24)Ekran-M No. 11L (1987-01-30)Mech-K No. 303 (1986-11-29)Strela-3 (1986-10-15)Oko (1986-10-03)INTELSAT VA F14 (1986-05-31)GOES G (1986-05-03)HEXAGON SV-20 (1986-04-18)Oblik?? (1986-03-26)OV-099 IUS deploy (1986-01-28)Parus (1985-10-23)ECS 3 (1985-09-12)Improved CRYSTAL 2101? (1985-08-28)EPN No. 03.694 (1985-06-21)EPN No. 03.694 No. 5102 (1985-04-13)Meteor-3 No. 1 (1984-11-27)INTELSAT V F9 (1984-06-09)STW-1 (1984-01-29)Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L (1983-09-26)Romb (1983-01-25)Gran' No. 22L (1982-12-24)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 60 (1982-12-08)Strela-1M (1982-11-24)Marecs B (1982-09-10)Strela-2M (1982-08-30)Ekran No. 23L (1982-07-22)Parus (1982-06-18)Zenit-6 (1982-06-12)Zenit-6 (1982-05-15)Romb? (1982-03-04)Navstar GPS SVN 7 (1981-12-19)FLTSATCOM F5 (1981-08-06)Feniks No. 979 (1981-03-28)Musson No. 11 (1981-01-23)PARCAE 4 (1980-12-09)DMSP Block 5D S-4 (1980-07-15)Molniya-3 No. 26 (1980-04-18)Vostok 8A92M 1980-E01 (1980-03-18)Zenit-6 (1979-10-12)Rohini RS-1 (1979-08-10)Zenit-2M No. 131 (1979-02-16)ECS (1979-02-06)Parus (1978-12-20)Ekran No. 14L (1978-10-17)Ekran No. 15L (1978-08-17)Ekran No. 13L (1978-05-27)DSCS II C-9 (1978-03-25)Tsikada? (1977-11-29)INTELSAT IVA F5 (1977-09-30)OTS 1 (1977-09-13)Zenit-4MKM (1977-08-10)TKS VA No. 009A/P (1977-08-04)Geos 1 (1977-04-20)Zenit-4MK (1977-02-22)JSSW? (1976-11-10)Fram (1976-10-04)Molniya-2 (1976-09-01)Molniya-2 (1976-07-01)CORSA (1976-02-04)Lira (1975-12-19)DAD-A (1975-12-06)E-8-5M No. 412 (1975-10-16)DS-U3-IK No. 5 (1975-06-03)P72-2 (1975-04-13)Soyuz 7K-T No. 39 (1975-04-05)INTELSAT IV F6 (1975-02-20)FSW No. 1 (1974-11-05)Zenit-2M (1974-08-30)JSSW (1974-07-12)DS-P1-Yu No. 68 (1974-07-11)Yantar'-2K No. 1 (1974-05-23)Zenit-4MK (1974-04-12)VDS (1974-02-11)Skynet IIA (1974-01-19)JSSW (1973-09-18)ITOS E (1973-07-16)Zenit-4M (1973-07-04)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4339 (1973-06-26)Tselina-OM (1973-06-26)Zaliv (1973-05-25)D-5B (1973-05-21)US-A (1973-04-25)Mockup LK (1972-11-23)Strela-2M (1972-10-17)Zenit-4M (1972-09-02)DOS 2 (17K No. 122) (1972-07-29)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4335 (1972-05-20)DS-P1-Yu No. 51 (1972-04-25)4V-1 No. 671 (1972-03-31)Jumpseat 2 (1972-02-16)D-2A Polaire (1971-12-05)CANYON 4 (1971-12-04)Zenit-2M (1971-12-03)STV 8 (1971-11-05)ITOS B (1971-10-21)Zenit-2M (1971-08-19)DS-P1-Yu No. 33 (1971-08-03)Tselina-OM (1971-07-22)LK (1971-06-26)Zenit-4M (1971-06-25)3MS No. 170 (1971-05-10)Mariner 71H (1971-05-09)DS-P1-Yu No. 39 (1971-03-05)Zenit-2M (1971-03-05)CORONA CR-13 (1971-02-17)DS-P1-M No. 1 (1970-12-22)OAO B (1970-11-30)MS-F1 (1970-09-25)X-2 (1970-09-02)4V-1 No. 631 (1970-08-22)Zenit-4 No. 75 (1970-07-21)Strela-2M (1970-06-27)STV 7 (1970-06-12)DS-P1-Yu No. 36 (1970-05-22)E-8-5 No. 405 (1970-02-06)DS-P1-I No. 6 (1970-01-30)Ionosfernaya Stantsiya N (1969-12-27)L-1e No 1 (1969-11-28)VA (1969-10-22)E-8-5 No. 403 (1969-09-23)L-4S-4 (1969-09-22)TETR C (1969-08-27)INTELSAT III F-5 (1969-07-26)DS-P1-Yu No. 23 (1969-07-23)L-1S No. 5 (1969-07-03)STV 6/Adapter (1969-07-02)E-8-5 No. 402 (1969-06-14)2M No. 522 (1969-04-02)2M No. 521 (1969-03-27)L-1S No. 3 11F92 (1969-02-21)E-8 No. 201 (1969-02-19)Meteor No. 11 (1969-02-01)US-A No. 5? reactor (1969-01-25)L-1 No. 13L (1969-01-20)STV 5 (1968-11-29)INTELSAT III F-1 (1968-09-19)UVR (1968-08-16)ATS D (1968-08-10)Proton-K/D 1968-E01 (1968-07-15)Strela-2 No. 3 (1968-06-15)Sfera No. 12L (1968-06-04)Nimbus B (1968-05-18)L-1 No. 7L (1968-04-22)DS-U1-Ya No. 1 (1968-03-06)E-6LS No. 112 (1968-02-07)L-1 No. 5L (1967-11-22)L-1 No. 4L (1967-09-27)Tsiklon GVM (1967-09-27)Zenit-2 No. 51 (1967-09-01)Zenit-4 No. 33 (1967-07-21)Tselina-O GVM (1967-06-26)Zenit-4 No. 32 (1967-06-20)4V-1 No. 311 (1967-06-17)ESRO 2A (1967-05-30)GAMBIT-3 Mission 4305 (1967-04-26)L-4S-3 (1967-04-13)L-1 No. 3P (1967-04-08)OGCh No. 08L (1967-03-22)ATCOS 1 (1967-01-31)L-4S-2 (1966-12-20)Soyuz No. 1 (1966-12-14)Strela-2 No. 1 (1966-11-16)OGCh No. 06L (1966-11-02)L-4S-1 (1966-09-26)Zenit-2 No. 40 (1966-09-16)IDCSP (1966-08-26)OV1-8 PasComSat (1966-07-14)TDA 5 (1966-05-17)Zenit-4 No. 18 (1966-05-17)CORONA J-28 (1966-05-03)Surveyor Model 2 (SM-2) (1966-04-08)Molniya-1 11F67 No 5 (1966-03-27)N-4 No. 3 (1966-03-24)E-6S No. 204 ISL (1966-03-01)DS-K-40 No. 2 (1966-02-21)DAPP 14 (1966-01-07)DS-K-40 No. 1 (1965-12-28)3MV-4 No. 6 (1965-11-23)TDA-2 (1965-10-25)CORONA R&D FTV 1602 (1965-09-02)OSO C (1965-08-25)Zenit-2 No. 28 (1965-07-13)GAMBIT SV 970 (1965-07-12)OV1-3 (1965-05-28)E-6 No. 8 (1965-04-10)E-6 No. 9 (1965-03-12)Surveyor SD-1 (1965-03-02)DS-A1 No. 6 (1965-02-20)DS-P1-Yu No. 2 (1965-02-12)OV1-1 (1965-01-21)Surveyor Model (1964-12-11)DS-2 No. 2 (1964-12-01)Strela-1 (1964-10-23)GAMBIT SV 961 (1964-10-08)Lead Dummy Payload (1964-09-01)AC-3 (1964-06-30)AFCRL B (1964-06-25)Molniya-1 11F67 No 2 (1964-06-04)Transit VBN-3 (1964-04-21)E-6 No. 5 (1964-04-20)3MV-1 No. 3 (1964-03-27)CORONA J-6 (1964-03-24)E-6 No. 6 (1964-03-21)BE-A (1964-03-19)3MV-1 No. 2 (1964-02-19)Zenit-2 No. 14 (1963-11-28)3MV-1 No. 1 (1963-11-11)CORONA M-24 (1963-11-09)DS-A1 No. 4 (1963-10-24)P35-5 (1963-09-27)DS-A1 No. 3 (1963-08-22)Zenit-2 No. 12 (1963-07-10)SURCAL (1963-06-15)Midas ETS-III F3 (1963-06-12)DS-MT No. 1 (1963-06-01)ARGON 12 (1963-04-26)P35-4 (1963-04-26)DS-P1 No. 2 (1963-04-06)Transit VA-2 (1963-04-05)LANYARD 1 (1963-03-18)CORONA M-20 (1963-02-28)E-6 No. 3 (1963-02-03)E-6 No. 2 (1963-01-04)Midas ETS-III F1 (1962-12-17)2MV-3 No. 1 (1962-11-04)1MS No. 2 (1962-10-25)2MV-4 No. 1 (1962-10-24)2MV-2 No. 1 (1962-09-12)2MV-1 No. 2 (1962-09-01)2MV-1 No. 1 (1962-08-25)Mariner R-1 (1962-07-22)Zenit-2 No. 3 (1962-06-01)P35-1 (1962-05-24)ANNA 1A (1962-05-10)GRAB SV5 (1962-04-26)GRAB SV4 (1962-01-24)CORONA C'''-6 (1962-01-13)DS-1 No. 2 (1961-12-21)Zenit-2 No. 1 (1961-12-11)Samos 4 (E-5) (1961-11-22)NASA P-33 (1961-11-18)Mercury MS-1 (1961-11-01)DS-1 No. 1 (1961-10-27)CORONA C'-8 (1961-10-23)SAMOS E-2 (1961-09-09)NASA P-32 (1961-08-23)CORONA C'-7 (1961-08-04)ARGON 4 (1961-07-21)NASA S-55 (1961-06-30)ARGON 3 (1961-06-08)NASA S-45A (1961-05-24)Mercury SC8 (1961-04-25)CORONA C'-4 (1961-03-30)NASA S-45 (1961-02-25)1VA No. 1 (1961-02-04)Vostok-1 No. 4 (1960-12-22)Able VB (1960-12-15)NASA S-56 (1960-12-04)Transit 3A (1960-11-30)CORONA C'-1 (1960-10-26)1M No. 2 (1960-10-14)SAMOS E-1 (1960-10-11)1M No. 1 (1960-10-10)Able VA (1960-09-25)Courier 1A (1960-08-18)Vostok-1 No. 1 (1960-07-28)CORONA Diagnostic 1 (1960-06-29)A-10 Echo (1960-05-13)E-3 No. 2 (1960-04-16)E-3 No. 1 (1960-04-15)NASA S-46 (1960-03-23)Midas ETS-I F1 (1960-02-26)CORONA C-7 (1960-02-19)CORONA C-6 (1960-02-04)Able IVB (1959-11-26)Able IVA (1959-09-24)Transit 1A (1959-09-17)Beacon (1959-08-15)NASA S-1 (1959-07-16)CORONA C-1 (1959-06-25)Radiation Balance sat (1959-06-22)E-1 No. 5 (1959-06-18)CORONA BIO 2 (1959-06-03)Magnetometer satellite (1959-04-14)CORONA Test Vehicle 2 (1959-02-28)Discoverer 0 (1959-01-21)E-1 No. 3 (1958-12-04)Able 3 (1958-11-08)Beacon (1958-10-23)E-1 No. 2 (1958-10-11)Cloud cover satellite (1958-09-26)E-1 No. 1 (1958-09-23)Radiation Payload 3 (1958-08-28)Radiation Payload 2 (1958-08-26)Radiation Payload 1 (1958-08-25)Explorer 5 (1958-08-24)Diagnostic Payload 3 (1958-08-22)Able 1 (1958-08-17)Diagnostic Payload 2 (1958-08-12)Diagnostic Payload 1 (1958-07-25)X-ray satellite (1958-06-26)Lyman Alpha satellite (1958-05-28)X-ray satellite (1958-04-29)D-1 No. 1 (1958-04-27)Explorer 2 (1958-03-05)Vanguard Test Satellite (1958-02-05)Vanguard Test Satellite (1957-12-06)

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