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Saturn Launches

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 25 launches of the Saturn, 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

Featured & milestone launches

Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026

228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record
25 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
1975-07-15Apollo CM-1111975-066Saturn IBNASAKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1973-11-16CM-1181973-090Saturn IBNASAKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1973-07-28Apollo CM-1171973-050Saturn IBNASAKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1973-05-25Apollo CM-1161973-032Saturn IBNASAKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1973-05-14Skylab I OWS1973-027Saturn V 2NASAKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1972-12-07Apollo CM-1141972-096Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1972-04-16Apollo CM-1131972-031Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1971-07-26Apollo CM-1121971-063Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1971-01-31Apollo CM-1101971-008Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1970-04-11Apollo CM-1091970-029Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1969-11-14Apollo CM-1081969-099Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1969-07-16Apollo CM-1071969-059Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1969-05-18Apollo CM-1061969-043Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1969-03-03Apollo CM-1041969-018Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1968-12-21Apollo CM-1031968-118Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1968-10-11Apollo CM-1011968-089Saturn IBNASACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1968-04-04Apollo CM-0201968-025Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1968-01-22Apollo 51968-007Saturn IBNASACape Canaveral Space Force Station2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1967-11-09Apollo CM-0171967-113Saturn VNASAKennedy Space Center1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1965-07-30Pegasus 31965-060Saturn I Blk2NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1965-05-25Pegasus 21965-039Saturn I Blk2NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1965-02-16Pegasus 11965-009Saturn I Blk2NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1964-09-18Apollo BP-15 CM1964-057Saturn I Blk2NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1964-05-28Apollo BP-13 CM1964-025Saturn I Blk2NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
1964-01-29Jupiter Nosecone/Ballast1964-005Saturn I Blk2NASACape Canaveral Space Force Station—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 (25 launches)
Apollo CM-111 (1975-07-15)CM-118 (1973-11-16)Apollo CM-117 (1973-07-28)Apollo CM-116 (1973-05-25)Skylab I OWS (1973-05-14)Apollo CM-114 (1972-12-07)Apollo CM-113 (1972-04-16)Apollo CM-112 (1971-07-26)Apollo CM-110 (1971-01-31)Apollo CM-109 (1970-04-11)Apollo CM-108 (1969-11-14)Apollo CM-107 (1969-07-16)Apollo CM-106 (1969-05-18)Apollo CM-104 (1969-03-03)Apollo CM-103 (1968-12-21)Apollo CM-101 (1968-10-11)Apollo CM-020 (1968-04-04)Apollo 5 (1968-01-22)Apollo CM-017 (1967-11-09)Pegasus 3 (1965-07-30)Pegasus 2 (1965-05-25)Pegasus 1 (1965-02-16)Apollo BP-15 CM (1964-09-18)Apollo BP-13 CM (1964-05-28)Jupiter Nosecone/Ballast (1964-01-29)

Last updated 2026-09-19 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.