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29-December-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: 7 small satellites, orbit: 520-1,095 km, 50 degrees, launch costs: $30 million
27-December-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 28 satellites, orbit: 522-581 km, launch costs: $70 million.
25-December-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang space center, China, Rocket: Long March 3C, Client/Payload: test military satellite TJS 3, orbit: 180 x 22,234 km, 28.5 degrees, launch costs: $90 million.
23-December-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: GPS satellite for USA, orbit: 20,198 km, 55 degrees, launch costs: $62 million.
21-December-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: test satellite for broadband Internet, orbit: 1,067 km, launch costs: $90 million.
21-December-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton, Client/Payload: Blagovest 13L military satellite, orbit: 36,000 km. launch costs: $90 million.
19-December-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: GSLV Mk.2, Client/Payload: GSAT 7A military communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $150 million.
19-December-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: surveillance satellite for France, orbit: 800 km, launch costs: $140 million
16-December-2018 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 13 cubesats for NASA, orbit: circular 500 km, launch costs: $30 million
07-December-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Chang’e 4 lunar far-side lander, orbit: n/a km. launch costs: $70 million
07-December-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: 2 communications satellites for Saudi Arabia, orbit: ca. 300 km, launch costs: $30 million
05-December-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo for ISS, orbit: LEO, launch costs: $62 million.
04-December-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: communication satellites for India/Korea, orbit: 35,760 km, launch costs: $220 million.
03-December-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 64 satellites for Spaceflight, orbit: n/a, launch cost: $56 million.
03-December-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz FG, Client/Payload: 3-person crew for ISS, orbit: 420 km (261 miles), launch costs: $70 million.
30-November-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Rockot, Client/Payload: military satellites, orbit: 1500 km, polar, launch costs: $42 million.
29-November-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: earth-observation satellites, orbit: 395 km, 98 degrees, launch costs: $60 million.
19-November-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: low-altitude relay satellite, orbit: 500 km, 97.4 deg, launch costs: $90 million
19-November-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Vega, Client/Payload: earth observation for Morocco, orbit: sun-synchronous, launch costs: $37 million.
18-November-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou GPS satellite, orbit: 21,800 km. 55 degrees, launch costs: $90 million
17-November-2018 State: United States, Company: Orbital ATK, From: Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.A., Rocket: Antares, Client/Payload: cargo to International Space Station for NASA, orbit: 200 km, launch costs: $110 million.
16-November-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-FG, Client/Payload: Progress MS-10 supply ship for ISS, orbit: 420 km (261 miles), launch costs: $70 million
15-November-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Qatari Es’hail 2 communications satellite, orbit: 35,400 km, launch costs: $56 million.
14-November-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: GSLV Mk.3, Client/Payload: GSAT 29 communications satellite, orbit: geostationary 36,000 km, launch costs: $150 million.
11-November-2018 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 6 cubesats, orbit: 200 km x 500 km, 85 degrees, launch costs: $100 million
06-November-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: European MetOp-C weather satellite, orbit: 803 km x 819 km, 98.7 degrees, launch costs: $100 million
01-November-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou GPS satellite, orbit: 35,400 km, launch costs: $90 million
29-October-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2A, Client/Payload: Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite, orbit: 595 to 613 km, 97.8°, launch costs: $80 million.
28-October-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2A, Client/Payload: GOSAT 2 greenhouse gas monitor satellite, orbit: 613 km, 97.84°, launch costs: $80 million.
29-October-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: China-France oceanography satellite, orbit: polar, 520km, launch costs: $90 million
24-October-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: Haiyang 2B oceanography satellite, orbit: polar, 935 km, launch costs: $90 million
25-October-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: military observation satellite, orbit: 239 x 901 km, 67.1°. launch costs: $70 million
19-October-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: BepiColombo probe to planet Mercury for Europe/Japan, orbit: n/a km, launch costs: $220 million.
17-October-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: U.S. Air Force AEHF 4 communications satellite, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $150 million.
15-October-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: 2 Beidou GPS satellites, orbit: 21,800 km, launch costs: $90 million
09-October-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: two Yaogan 32 military observation satellites, orbit: 700 km (98.3 degrees), launch costs: $90 million
07-October-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: SAOCOM-1A Earth-observation satellite for Argentina, orbit: 620 km (est.), launch cost: $56 million.
01-October-2018 State: China, Company: Exspace, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou 1A, Client/Payload: tech demo satellite, orbit: polar, 700 kn, launch costs: $90 million
25-September-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: SKY Perfect JSAT of Japan, & Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38, orbit: 23,000 km, launch costs: $220 million.
22-September-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2B, Client/Payload: cargo freighter to ISS, orbit: 300 km, launch costs: $80 million.
19-September-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: 2 Beidou GPS satellites, orbit: 21,700 km, launch costs: $90 million
17-September-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: two earth-observation satellites for Britain, orbit: 585 km, launch costs: $150 million.
15-September-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Vandenberg AFB, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4, Client/Payload: NASA's ICESat-2, orbit: 496 km, launch costs: $156 million.
09-September-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: Haiyang 1C marine observation satellite, orbit: 780 km, launch costs: $90 million
09-September-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Telstar 18 VANTAGE communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $56 million.
24-August-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: 2 Beidou GPS satellites, orbit: 21,500 km, 55.5 degrees, launch costs: $90 million
22-August-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Vega, Client/Payload: Aeolus wind-monitoring satellite for Europe, orbit: polar, 320 km, launch costs: $220 million.
12-August-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4-Heavy, Client/Payload: Parker Solar Probe for NASA, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $300 million.
07-August-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Merah Putih communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $62 million.
30-July-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: Gaofen-11, Earth observation satellite, orbit: Sun-synchronous, launch costs: $90 million
30-July-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: 2 Beidou GPS satellites, orbit: MEO, launch costs: $90 million
25-July-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 10 comsats for Iridium, orbit: 780 km polar, launch cost: $62 million.
25-July-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: Galileo GPS satellites for Europe, orbit: 23,000 km, launch costs: $220 million.
22-July-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Telstar 19 VANTAGE communications satellite, orbit: 35,800 km, launch costs: $62 million.
10-July-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3A, Client/Payload: Beidou GPS satellite, orbit: 35,780 km 55.1 deg, launch costs: $90 million
9-July-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1a, Client/Payload: Progress 70P supply ship for ISS, orbit: 420 km (261 miles), launch costs: $70 million
9-July-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: Remote Sensing Satellites for Pakistan, orbit: 640 km, launch costs: $90 million
29-June-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: CRS-15 cargo for ISS, orbit: LEO, launch costs: $62 million.
27-June-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: inter-satellite network, orbit: polar, 485 km, 35º, launch costs: $100 million.
18-June-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz 2-1b, Client/Payload: GLONASS navigation satellite, orbit: 19,100 km 64.8 deg, launch costs: $80 million
12-June-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2A, Client/Payload: IGS Radar 6 spy satellite, orbit: polar, launch costs: $80 million.
6-June-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 3-person crew for ISS, orbit: 420 km (261 miles), launch costs: $70 million
5-June-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3A, Client/Payload: Fengyun 2H weather observatory, orbit: 35,897 km 24.6 deg, launch costs: $90 million
4-June-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: SES 12 satellite, orbit: 35,800 km, launch costs: $62 million.
2-June-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: Earth-imaging satellite, orbit: 640 km 98 deg, launch costs: $90 million
22-May-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: GRACE-FO envirosat for NASA & 4 comsats for Iridium, orbit: 490 km polar, launch cost: $62 million.
21-May-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: Queqiao lunar relay satellite, orbit: 40,000 km, launch costs: $150 million.
21-May-2018 State: United States, Company: Orbital ATK, From: Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.A., Rocket: Antares, Client/Payload: cargo to International Space Station for NASA, orbit: 200 km, launch costs: $110 million.
11-May-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Bangabandhu Satellite-1 for Bangladesh, orbit: GEO, launch costs: $62 million.
08-May-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: Gaofen-5 remote sensing satellite, orbit: polar, 680 km, launch costs: $90 million.
05-May-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: NASA’s InSight Martian lander, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $150 million.
04-May-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang space base, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Apstar 6C communication satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $90 million.
26-April-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: 5 satellites, orbit: 500 km, launch costs: $90 million.
25-April-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Rockot, Client/Payload: Sentinel-3B observation satellite for Europe, orbit: 815 km, polar, launch costs: $80 million
19-April-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton-M, Client/Payload: Blagovest 12L military satellite, orbit: geostationary. launch costs: $90 million
18-April-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: TESS planet-hunter for NASA, orbit: 108,000 x 373,000 km, launch costs: $62 million.
14-April-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: two U.S. Air Force satellites , orbit: geostationary, launch costs: $150 million.
11-April-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: IRNSS 1 satellite, orbit: 176 x 20,650 km, launch costs: $150 million.
10-April-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: three Chinese military surveillance spacecraft, orbit: 1,100 km, launch costs: $90 million.
05-April-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: DSN 1/Superbird 8 and Hylas 4 communications satellites, orbit: geosynchronous, launch costs: $220 million.
03-April-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: three Gaofen 1 Earth observation satellites, orbit: 645 km, launch costs: $90 million.
02-April-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: CRS-14 cargo for ISS, orbit: LEO, launch costs: $62 million.
30-March-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Iridium 10 communication satellites, orbit: 625 km, launch cost: $62 million.
29-March-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang space base, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou navigation satellites, orbit: 21,400 km 55.5 degree inclination, launch costs: $90 million.
29-March-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: GSLV Mk.2, Client/Payload: GSAT 6A communication satellite, orbit: 36,508 km, launch costs: $150 million.
29-March-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz 2-1v, Client/Payload: military research satellite, orbit: 316 x 318 km, 96.64°. launch costs: $70 million
21-March-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 3-person crew for ISS, orbit: 420 km (261 miles), launch costs: $70 million
18-March-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: LKW-4 earth observation satellite, orbit: 500 km SSO 97.3 inclination, launch costs: $90 million
09-March-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: four O3b commercial communications satellites, orbit: 8,000 km, launch costs: $100 million
06-March-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Hispasat 30W-6, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $95 million.
01-March-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: NOAA’s GOES-S weather satellite, orbit: geostationary, launch costs: $150 million.
27-February-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2A, Client/Payload: Asnaro-2 spy satellite, orbit: polar, launch costs: $80 million.
22-February-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: PAZ earth-observation satellite for Spain, orbit: 514 km, launch cost: $62 million.
13-February-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a, Client/Payload: Progress MS-08 supplies for ISS, orbit: 400 km (250 miles), launch costs: $70 million
12-February-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang space base, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou navigation satellites, orbit: 22,000 km 55 degree inclination, launch costs: $90 million.
06-February-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9 Heavy, Client/Payload: Demo flight, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $95 million.
03-February-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan, Rocket: SS-520-5, Client/Payload: TRICOM 1R satellite, orbit: 119 x 2010 km 30.9 degrees, launch costs: $20 million.
02-February-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: Zhangheng-1 ionosphere monitoring, orbit: 500 km SSO 97.5 inclination, launch costs: $90 million.
31-January-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a, Client/Payload: 11 satellites, orbit: 510 km (317 miles), launch costs: $70 million.
31-January-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: GovSat 1 for Luxembourg, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $62 million.
25-January-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: SES 14 and Al Yah 3 communications satellites, orbit: 22,900 km geosynchronous, launch costs: $160 million.
25-January-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: Yaogan 30-04 trio of milsats, orbit: polar, 600 km, 35º, launch costs: $100 million.
20-January-2018 State: U.S.A./New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: Mahia peninsula, New Zealand, Rocket: Electron Mini, Client/Payload: 3 small satellites, orbit: 83 degrees, launch costs: $5 million.
19-January-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: U.S. Air Force SBIRS GEO Flight 4 missile warning satellite, orbit: geosynchronous, launch costs: $150 million.
19-January-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: 6 satellites, orbit: LEO, launch costs: $90 million.
17-January-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan, Rocket: Epsilon, Client/Payload: Asnaro-2 radar Earth-observing satellite, orbit: polar, Sun-synchronous 504 km (313 miles), launch costs: $50 million.
13-January-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou navigation satellite for China, orbit: 22,000 km, launch costs: $73 million.
12-January-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: 31 satellites, orbit: 400 km, launch costs: $150 million.
10-January-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Vandenberg AFB, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4, Client/Payload: NROL-47 satellite, orbit: n/a km, launch costs: $156 million.
09-January-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: SuperView satellite pair, orbit: polar, 525 km, launch costs: $100 million.
08-January-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Zuma satellite, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $62 million.
Chart 1. Number of Orbital-class Rocket Launches per Company in 2018
SpaceX (21x)
Arianespace (11x)
United Launch Alliance (8x)
Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) (2x)
Rocket Lab (2x)
ILS (0x)
Chart 2. Number of Orbital-class Rocket Launches per nation (or political entity) in 2018
U.S.A (33x)
Russia (14x)
China (39x)
Europe (11x)
India (7x)
Japan (7x)
future charts planned:
chart of rockets launched by country (commercial & military):
chart of rockets launched by country (commercial only):
chart of rockets launched by country (military only):
chart of manned launches by country:
pie-graph of market share (#launches):
pie-graph of market share (dollars) ($ ? ):
29-December-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: 7 small satellites, orbit: 520-1,095 km, 50 degrees, launch costs: $30 million
27-December-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 28 satellites, orbit: 522-581 km, launch costs: $70 million.
25-December-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang space center, China, Rocket: Long March 3C, Client/Payload: test military satellite TJS 3, orbit: 180 x 22,234 km, 28.5 degrees, launch costs: $90 million.
23-December-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: GPS satellite for USA, orbit: 20,198 km, 55 degrees, launch costs: $62 million.
21-December-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: test satellite for broadband Internet, orbit: 1,067 km, launch costs: $90 million.
21-December-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton, Client/Payload: Blagovest 13L military satellite, orbit: 36,000 km. launch costs: $90 million.
19-December-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: GSLV Mk.2, Client/Payload: GSAT 7A military communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $150 million.
19-December-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: surveillance satellite for France, orbit: 800 km, launch costs: $140 million
16-December-2018 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 13 cubesats for NASA, orbit: circular 500 km, launch costs: $30 million
07-December-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Chang’e 4 lunar far-side lander, orbit: n/a km. launch costs: $70 million
07-December-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: 2 communications satellites for Saudi Arabia, orbit: ca. 300 km, launch costs: $30 million
05-December-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo for ISS, orbit: LEO, launch costs: $62 million.
04-December-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: communication satellites for India/Korea, orbit: 35,760 km, launch costs: $220 million.
03-December-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 64 satellites for Spaceflight, orbit: n/a, launch cost: $56 million.
03-December-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz FG, Client/Payload: 3-person crew for ISS, orbit: 420 km (261 miles), launch costs: $70 million.
30-November-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Rockot, Client/Payload: military satellites, orbit: 1500 km, polar, launch costs: $42 million.
29-November-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: earth-observation satellites, orbit: 395 km, 98 degrees, launch costs: $60 million.
19-November-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: low-altitude relay satellite, orbit: 500 km, 97.4 deg, launch costs: $90 million
19-November-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Vega, Client/Payload: earth observation for Morocco, orbit: sun-synchronous, launch costs: $37 million.
18-November-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou GPS satellite, orbit: 21,800 km. 55 degrees, launch costs: $90 million
17-November-2018 State: United States, Company: Orbital ATK, From: Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.A., Rocket: Antares, Client/Payload: cargo to International Space Station for NASA, orbit: 200 km, launch costs: $110 million.
16-November-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-FG, Client/Payload: Progress MS-10 supply ship for ISS, orbit: 420 km (261 miles), launch costs: $70 million
15-November-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Qatari Es’hail 2 communications satellite, orbit: 35,400 km, launch costs: $56 million.
14-November-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: GSLV Mk.3, Client/Payload: GSAT 29 communications satellite, orbit: geostationary 36,000 km, launch costs: $150 million.
11-November-2018 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 6 cubesats, orbit: 200 km x 500 km, 85 degrees, launch costs: $100 million
06-November-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: European MetOp-C weather satellite, orbit: 803 km x 819 km, 98.7 degrees, launch costs: $100 million
01-November-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou GPS satellite, orbit: 35,400 km, launch costs: $90 million
29-October-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2A, Client/Payload: Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite, orbit: 595 to 613 km, 97.8°, launch costs: $80 million.
28-October-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2A, Client/Payload: GOSAT 2 greenhouse gas monitor satellite, orbit: 613 km, 97.84°, launch costs: $80 million.
29-October-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: China-France oceanography satellite, orbit: polar, 520km, launch costs: $90 million
24-October-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: Haiyang 2B oceanography satellite, orbit: polar, 935 km, launch costs: $90 million
25-October-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: military observation satellite, orbit: 239 x 901 km, 67.1°. launch costs: $70 million
19-October-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: BepiColombo probe to planet Mercury for Europe/Japan, orbit: n/a km, launch costs: $220 million.
17-October-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: U.S. Air Force AEHF 4 communications satellite, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $150 million.
15-October-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: 2 Beidou GPS satellites, orbit: 21,800 km, launch costs: $90 million
09-October-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: two Yaogan 32 military observation satellites, orbit: 700 km (98.3 degrees), launch costs: $90 million
07-October-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: SAOCOM-1A Earth-observation satellite for Argentina, orbit: 620 km (est.), launch cost: $56 million.
01-October-2018 State: China, Company: Exspace, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou 1A, Client/Payload: tech demo satellite, orbit: polar, 700 kn, launch costs: $90 million
25-September-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: SKY Perfect JSAT of Japan, & Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38, orbit: 23,000 km, launch costs: $220 million.
22-September-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2B, Client/Payload: cargo freighter to ISS, orbit: 300 km, launch costs: $80 million.
19-September-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: 2 Beidou GPS satellites, orbit: 21,700 km, launch costs: $90 million
17-September-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: two earth-observation satellites for Britain, orbit: 585 km, launch costs: $150 million.
15-September-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Vandenberg AFB, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4, Client/Payload: NASA's ICESat-2, orbit: 496 km, launch costs: $156 million.
09-September-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: Haiyang 1C marine observation satellite, orbit: 780 km, launch costs: $90 million
09-September-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Telstar 18 VANTAGE communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $56 million.
24-August-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: 2 Beidou GPS satellites, orbit: 21,500 km, 55.5 degrees, launch costs: $90 million
22-August-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Vega, Client/Payload: Aeolus wind-monitoring satellite for Europe, orbit: polar, 320 km, launch costs: $220 million.
12-August-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4-Heavy, Client/Payload: Parker Solar Probe for NASA, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $300 million.
07-August-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Merah Putih communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $62 million.
30-July-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: Gaofen-11, Earth observation satellite, orbit: Sun-synchronous, launch costs: $90 million
30-July-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: 2 Beidou GPS satellites, orbit: MEO, launch costs: $90 million
25-July-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 10 comsats for Iridium, orbit: 780 km polar, launch cost: $62 million.
25-July-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: Galileo GPS satellites for Europe, orbit: 23,000 km, launch costs: $220 million.
22-July-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Telstar 19 VANTAGE communications satellite, orbit: 35,800 km, launch costs: $62 million.
10-July-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3A, Client/Payload: Beidou GPS satellite, orbit: 35,780 km 55.1 deg, launch costs: $90 million
9-July-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1a, Client/Payload: Progress 70P supply ship for ISS, orbit: 420 km (261 miles), launch costs: $70 million
9-July-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: Remote Sensing Satellites for Pakistan, orbit: 640 km, launch costs: $90 million
29-June-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: CRS-15 cargo for ISS, orbit: LEO, launch costs: $62 million.
27-June-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: inter-satellite network, orbit: polar, 485 km, 35º, launch costs: $100 million.
18-June-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz 2-1b, Client/Payload: GLONASS navigation satellite, orbit: 19,100 km 64.8 deg, launch costs: $80 million
12-June-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2A, Client/Payload: IGS Radar 6 spy satellite, orbit: polar, launch costs: $80 million.
6-June-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 3-person crew for ISS, orbit: 420 km (261 miles), launch costs: $70 million
5-June-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3A, Client/Payload: Fengyun 2H weather observatory, orbit: 35,897 km 24.6 deg, launch costs: $90 million
4-June-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: SES 12 satellite, orbit: 35,800 km, launch costs: $62 million.
2-June-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: Earth-imaging satellite, orbit: 640 km 98 deg, launch costs: $90 million
22-May-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: GRACE-FO envirosat for NASA & 4 comsats for Iridium, orbit: 490 km polar, launch cost: $62 million.
21-May-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: Queqiao lunar relay satellite, orbit: 40,000 km, launch costs: $150 million.
21-May-2018 State: United States, Company: Orbital ATK, From: Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.A., Rocket: Antares, Client/Payload: cargo to International Space Station for NASA, orbit: 200 km, launch costs: $110 million.
11-May-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Bangabandhu Satellite-1 for Bangladesh, orbit: GEO, launch costs: $62 million.
08-May-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: Gaofen-5 remote sensing satellite, orbit: polar, 680 km, launch costs: $90 million.
05-May-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: NASA’s InSight Martian lander, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $150 million.
04-May-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang space base, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Apstar 6C communication satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $90 million.
26-April-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: 5 satellites, orbit: 500 km, launch costs: $90 million.
25-April-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Rockot, Client/Payload: Sentinel-3B observation satellite for Europe, orbit: 815 km, polar, launch costs: $80 million
19-April-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton-M, Client/Payload: Blagovest 12L military satellite, orbit: geostationary. launch costs: $90 million
18-April-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: TESS planet-hunter for NASA, orbit: 108,000 x 373,000 km, launch costs: $62 million.
14-April-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: two U.S. Air Force satellites , orbit: geostationary, launch costs: $150 million.
11-April-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: IRNSS 1 satellite, orbit: 176 x 20,650 km, launch costs: $150 million.
10-April-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: three Chinese military surveillance spacecraft, orbit: 1,100 km, launch costs: $90 million.
05-April-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: DSN 1/Superbird 8 and Hylas 4 communications satellites, orbit: geosynchronous, launch costs: $220 million.
03-April-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: three Gaofen 1 Earth observation satellites, orbit: 645 km, launch costs: $90 million.
02-April-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: CRS-14 cargo for ISS, orbit: LEO, launch costs: $62 million.
30-March-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Iridium 10 communication satellites, orbit: 625 km, launch cost: $62 million.
29-March-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang space base, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou navigation satellites, orbit: 21,400 km 55.5 degree inclination, launch costs: $90 million.
29-March-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: GSLV Mk.2, Client/Payload: GSAT 6A communication satellite, orbit: 36,508 km, launch costs: $150 million.
29-March-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz 2-1v, Client/Payload: military research satellite, orbit: 316 x 318 km, 96.64°. launch costs: $70 million
21-March-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 3-person crew for ISS, orbit: 420 km (261 miles), launch costs: $70 million
18-March-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: LKW-4 earth observation satellite, orbit: 500 km SSO 97.3 inclination, launch costs: $90 million
09-March-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: four O3b commercial communications satellites, orbit: 8,000 km, launch costs: $100 million
06-March-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Hispasat 30W-6, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $95 million.
01-March-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: NOAA’s GOES-S weather satellite, orbit: geostationary, launch costs: $150 million.
27-February-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2A, Client/Payload: Asnaro-2 spy satellite, orbit: polar, launch costs: $80 million.
22-February-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: PAZ earth-observation satellite for Spain, orbit: 514 km, launch cost: $62 million.
13-February-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a, Client/Payload: Progress MS-08 supplies for ISS, orbit: 400 km (250 miles), launch costs: $70 million
12-February-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang space base, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou navigation satellites, orbit: 22,000 km 55 degree inclination, launch costs: $90 million.
06-February-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9 Heavy, Client/Payload: Demo flight, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $95 million.
03-February-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan, Rocket: SS-520-5, Client/Payload: TRICOM 1R satellite, orbit: 119 x 2010 km 30.9 degrees, launch costs: $20 million.
02-February-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: Zhangheng-1 ionosphere monitoring, orbit: 500 km SSO 97.5 inclination, launch costs: $90 million.
31-January-2018 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a, Client/Payload: 11 satellites, orbit: 510 km (317 miles), launch costs: $70 million.
31-January-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: GovSat 1 for Luxembourg, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $62 million.
25-January-2018 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: SES 14 and Al Yah 3 communications satellites, orbit: 22,900 km geosynchronous, launch costs: $160 million.
25-January-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: Yaogan 30-04 trio of milsats, orbit: polar, 600 km, 35º, launch costs: $100 million.
20-January-2018 State: U.S.A./New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: Mahia peninsula, New Zealand, Rocket: Electron Mini, Client/Payload: 3 small satellites, orbit: 83 degrees, launch costs: $5 million.
19-January-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: U.S. Air Force SBIRS GEO Flight 4 missile warning satellite, orbit: geosynchronous, launch costs: $150 million.
19-January-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: 6 satellites, orbit: LEO, launch costs: $90 million.
17-January-2018 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan, Rocket: Epsilon, Client/Payload: Asnaro-2 radar Earth-observing satellite, orbit: polar, Sun-synchronous 504 km (313 miles), launch costs: $50 million.
13-January-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou navigation satellite for China, orbit: 22,000 km, launch costs: $73 million.
12-January-2018 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: 31 satellites, orbit: 400 km, launch costs: $150 million.
10-January-2018 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Vandenberg AFB, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4, Client/Payload: NROL-47 satellite, orbit: n/a km, launch costs: $156 million.
09-January-2018 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: SuperView satellite pair, orbit: polar, 525 km, launch costs: $100 million.
08-January-2018 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Zuma satellite, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $62 million.
Chart 1. Number of Orbital-class Rocket Launches per Company in 2018
SpaceX (21x)
Arianespace (11x)
United Launch Alliance (8x)
Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) (2x)
Rocket Lab (2x)
ILS (0x)
U.S.A (33x)
Russia (14x)
China (39x)
Europe (11x)
India (7x)
Japan (7x)
future charts planned:
chart of rockets launched by country (commercial & military):
chart of rockets launched by country (commercial only):
chart of rockets launched by country (military only):
chart of manned launches by country:
pie-graph of market share (#launches):
pie-graph of market share (dollars) ($ ? ):