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2019 Rocket Launches |
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(most recent at top)
27-December-2019 State: Europe, Company: govt, From: Wenchang Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 5, Client/Payload: Shijian 20 communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: unk.
26-December-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Rockot, Client/Payload: 3 Gonets-M communications satellites, orbit: 1500 km, launch costs: $41.8 million.
25-December-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton-M, Client/Payload: Elektro-L No.3 weather satellite, orbit: 35,405 km, launch costs: $65 million.
20-December-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite, orbit: 628.6 km, 97.89 deg. launch costs: $50 million.
18-December-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Italy radarsat, ESA exoplanet sat, orbit: sun-synchronous, 619 km, launch costs: $35 million.
17-December-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: JCSAT 18/Kacific 1 communications satellite, orbit: 35,000 km, launch cost: $62 million.
16-December-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 3A, Client/Payload: GPS satellites, orbit: MEO km. launch costs: $70 million.
11-December-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Glonass navigation satellite, orbit: 19,100 km, 64.8 deg, launch costs: $70 million.
11-December-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: 10 satellites, orbit: 576 km, 37 deg, launch costs: $31 million.
07-December-2019 State: China, Company: govt/commercial, From: Taiyuan space center, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: 2 launches, 7small satellites, orbit: polar 500 or 535 km, 97.5 deg, launch costs: n/a
08-December-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Progress cargo capsule to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
08-December-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 7 satellites, orbit: 400 km, polar, launch costs: $30 million
05-December-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: 400 km, launch cost: $57 million.
28-November-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: weather satellite, orbit: 596 km. launch costs: unk.
26-November-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: 13 nanosatellites, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $31 million.
26-November-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: TIBA 1 and Inmarsat GX5 communications satellites, orbit: geostationary, 35,726 km, launch cost: $220 million.
25-November-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: military satellite, orbit: 365 to 855 km, 97.9 deg, launch costs: $49 million.
23-November-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: two navigation satellites, orbit: 21,800 km, 55 deg, launch cost: $70 million
19-November-2019 State: China, Company: govt/commercial, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: 2 microsatellites, orbit: polar 1,050 or 1,430 km, launch costs: n/a
13-November-2019 State: China, Company: Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co., From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 6, Client/Payload: 5 remote sensing detection satellites, orbit: polar, n/a km. launch costs: n/a.
12-November-2019 State: China, Company: Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: commercial Earth observation satellite, orbit: n/a, launch costs: n/a
11-November-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 60 communication satellites, orbit: 350 km, launch cost: $35 million.
04-November-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou navigation satellite, orbit: 35,828 km. launch costs: $70 million
03-November-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: Earth observation satellites, orbit: polar, 500 km. launch costs: $50 million.
02-November-2019 State: United States, Company: Northrop Grumman, From: Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.A., Rocket: Antares, Client/Payload: cargo to International Space Station for NASA, orbit: 200 km, launch costs: $85 million.
17-October-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: unknown satellite, orbit: 35,817 km. launch costs: $70 million
16-October-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: Palisade microsatellite, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $30 million
10-October-2019 State: United States, Company: Northrop Grumman, From: Cape Canaveral Air Force station, Florida, U.S.A., Rocket: Pegasus, Client/Payload: ICON satellite for NASA, orbit: 580 km, launch costs: $40 million.
09-October-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton, Client/Payload: broadcast satellite and servicing satellite, orbit: supersynchronous, launch costs: $65 million.
06-October-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: Earth-imaging satellite, orbit: 613 km. launch costs: unk.
26-September-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: military satellite, orbit: 1,645 to 38,536 km, 63.8 deg, launch costs: $70 million.
25-September-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: Yunhai environment satellite, orbit: 760 km, polar, 98.5 deg, launch costs: n/a
25-September-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 3-person crew to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
24-September-2019 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2B, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS: orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $112.5 million.
22-September-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: 2 navigation satellites, orbit: 21,800 km. launch costs: $70 million
19-September-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: five remote-sensing satellites, orbit: unk km. launch costs: $70 million
12-September-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: remote sensing satellite, orbit: 778 km. launch costs: $50 million.
30-August-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: two small satellites, orbit: 700 km, launch costs: n/a
30-August-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Rockot, Client/Payload: Russian military satellite, orbit: 950 km, launch costs: $41.8 million.
22-August-2019 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4, Client/Payload: GPS satellite, orbit: 20,197 km, launch costs: $350 million.
21-August-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1a, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: 400 km, launch costs: $70 million.
19-August-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Chinasat 18 communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km. launch costs: $70 million
19-August-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: BlackSky commercial Earth-imaging microsats, orbit: 540 km, launch costs: $30 million
17-August-2019 State: China, Company: CALT, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Jielong 1, Client/Payload: three small satellites, orbit: polar, 500 km, launch costs: $unk
08-August-2019 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: AEHF 5 communications satellite for U.S. Air Force, orbit: n/a km, launch costs: $350 million.
06-August-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Amos 17 communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch cost: $35 million.
06-August-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: Intelsat 39 and EDRS C communications satellites, orbit: geostationary, 36,000 km, launch costs: $220 million.
05-August-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton, Client/Payload: Blagovest communications spacecraft, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $65 million.
31-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Progress cargo capsule to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
30-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz 2-1b, Client/Payload: military satellite, orbit: 1,000 x 39,700 km, launch costs: $70 million.
26-July-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: three Yaogan 30 military satellites, orbit: 600 km, 35 deg. launch costs: $70 million
25-July-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: 400 km, launch cost: $35 million.
25-July-2019 State: China, Company: i-Space, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Hyperbola-1, Client/Payload: four satellites, orbit: 500 km (sun-synchronous), launch costs: n/a
22-July-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: Chandrayaan 2 lunar orbiter, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $31 million.
20-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 3-person crew to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
13-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton, Client/Payload: Spektr-RG, an astronomical observatory, orbit: L2 Lagrange loop, n/a km, launch costs: $65 million.
11-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz 2-1v, Client/Payload: Four Russian military satellites, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $70 million.
05-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: 33 spacecraft, orbit: 800 km (98.6 deg), and 580 km (97.7 deg), and 530 km (97.5 deg), launch costs: $70 million.
29-June-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 7 commercial and military payloads, orbit: 450 km, 45 deg, launch costs: $30 million
24-June-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou navigation satellite, orbit: 35,818 km, 28.6 deg. launch costs: $70 million
25-June-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon Heavy, Client/Payload: STP-2 multiple defense and govt satellites, orbit: various km, launch cost: $90 million.
20-June-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: communications satellites for AT&T & Eutelsat, orbit: geostationary, 36,000 km, launch costs: $220 million.
12-June-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Earth observation sats for Canada, orbit: sun synchronous 581 to 601 km, launch cost: $50 million.
05-June-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: floating platform in Yellow Sea, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: seven satellites, orbit: 600 km. launch costs: $70 million
30-May-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton, Client/Payload: Yamal 601 communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $65 million.
27-May-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Glonass-M navigation satellite, orbit: n/a km, launch costs: $70 million.
23-May-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 60 Starlink satellites, orbit: 550 km, launch cost: $35 million.
22-May-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: radar satellite, orbit: 557 km, 37 deg, launch costs: $31 million.
17-May-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3C, Client/Payload: Beidou-2G8 navigation satellite, orbit: geo. launch costs: $70 million
05-May-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 3 U.S. military payloads, orbit: 500 km, 40 deg, launch costs: $30 million
04-May-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: 400 km, launch cost: $35 million.
29-April-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: observation satellites, orbit: 500 km, 97.5 degrees. launch costs: 50 million.
20-April-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou-3I1Q navigation satellite, orbit: geo. launch costs: $70 million
17-April-2019 State: United States, Company: Northrop Grumman, 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-April-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon Heavy, Client/Payload: Arabsat-6A, orbit: 35,780 km, launch cost: $90 million.
04-April-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Four satellites for SES, orbit: 7,830 km, launch costs: $35 million.
04-April-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Progress cargo capsule to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
01-April-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: military satellite, orbit: 504 km, 97.5 deg, launch costs: $150 million.
31-March-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: relay satellite, orbit: 35,823 km, 27.1 deg. launch costs: $70 million
28-March-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: R3D2 satellite for U.S.A. govt, orbit: low-earth, n/a km, launch costs: $30 million
21-March-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Vega, Client/Payload: PRISMA earth-observation satellite for Italy, orbit: 615 km, launch costs: $42 million.
15-March-2019 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4, Client/Payload: U.S. Air Force WGS-10 Military Satellite, orbit: 35,900 km, launch costs: $350 million.
14-March-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 3-person crew to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
10-March-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: ChinaSat-6C communications satellite, orbit: n/a km. launch costs: $70 million
02-March-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Dragon Crew test flight to ISS, orbit: 400 km, launch cost: $unk. million.
27-February-2019 State: Europe, Company: govt, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: six broadband satellites for OneWeb, orbit: polar, launch costs: $70 million.
21-February-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-1.b, Client/Payload: EgyptSat-A, orbit: 644 km (400 miles), launch costs: $70 million.
21-February-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: comsat for Indonesia + lunar lander for SpaceIL, orbit: n/a km, launch cost: $50 million.
05-February-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA, Client/Payload: Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4, GSAT-31, orbit: geostationary, n/a km, launch costs: $220 million.
24-January-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: earth observation Microsat-R, orbit: 274 km, launch costs: $150 million.
21-January-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: four satellites, orbit: 500 km. launch costs: $70 million
19-January-2019 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Vandenberg AFB, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4-Heavy, Client/Payload: NROL-71 reconaissance satellite, orbit: n/a km, launch costs: $350 million.
17-January-2019 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan, Rocket: Epsilon, Client/Payload: seven spacecraft, orbit: polar, Sun-synchronous 500 km (311 miles), launch costs: $50 million.
11-January-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 10 comsats for Iridium, orbit: n/a km, launch cost: $50 million.
10-January-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: communications satellite, orbit: 35,400 km. launch costs: $70 million
Chart 1. Number of Orbital-class Rocket Launches per Company in 2019
SpaceX (13x)
Arianespace (8x)
United Launch Alliance (ULA) (4x)
Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) (3x)
Rocket Lab (6x)
i-Space (1x)
CALT (1x)
ILS (0x)
Chart 2. Number of Orbital-class Rocket Launches per nation (or union) in 2019
China (32x)
U.S.A (26x)
Russia (22x)
Europe (8x)
India (6x)
Japan (2x)
future charts planned:
chart of rockets launched by country (commercial & military):
chart of rockets launched by country (commercial only):
chart of rockets launched by country (military only):
chart of manned launches by country:
pie-graph of market share (#launches):
pie-graph of market share (dollars) ($ ? ):
27-December-2019 State: Europe, Company: govt, From: Wenchang Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 5, Client/Payload: Shijian 20 communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: unk.
26-December-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Rockot, Client/Payload: 3 Gonets-M communications satellites, orbit: 1500 km, launch costs: $41.8 million.
25-December-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton-M, Client/Payload: Elektro-L No.3 weather satellite, orbit: 35,405 km, launch costs: $65 million.
20-December-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite, orbit: 628.6 km, 97.89 deg. launch costs: $50 million.
18-December-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Italy radarsat, ESA exoplanet sat, orbit: sun-synchronous, 619 km, launch costs: $35 million.
17-December-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: JCSAT 18/Kacific 1 communications satellite, orbit: 35,000 km, launch cost: $62 million.
16-December-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 3A, Client/Payload: GPS satellites, orbit: MEO km. launch costs: $70 million.
11-December-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Glonass navigation satellite, orbit: 19,100 km, 64.8 deg, launch costs: $70 million.
11-December-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: 10 satellites, orbit: 576 km, 37 deg, launch costs: $31 million.
07-December-2019 State: China, Company: govt/commercial, From: Taiyuan space center, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: 2 launches, 7small satellites, orbit: polar 500 or 535 km, 97.5 deg, launch costs: n/a
08-December-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Progress cargo capsule to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
08-December-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 7 satellites, orbit: 400 km, polar, launch costs: $30 million
05-December-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: 400 km, launch cost: $57 million.
28-November-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: weather satellite, orbit: 596 km. launch costs: unk.
26-November-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: 13 nanosatellites, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $31 million.
26-November-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: TIBA 1 and Inmarsat GX5 communications satellites, orbit: geostationary, 35,726 km, launch cost: $220 million.
25-November-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: military satellite, orbit: 365 to 855 km, 97.9 deg, launch costs: $49 million.
23-November-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: two navigation satellites, orbit: 21,800 km, 55 deg, launch cost: $70 million
19-November-2019 State: China, Company: govt/commercial, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: 2 microsatellites, orbit: polar 1,050 or 1,430 km, launch costs: n/a
13-November-2019 State: China, Company: Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co., From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 6, Client/Payload: 5 remote sensing detection satellites, orbit: polar, n/a km. launch costs: n/a.
12-November-2019 State: China, Company: Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: commercial Earth observation satellite, orbit: n/a, launch costs: n/a
11-November-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 60 communication satellites, orbit: 350 km, launch cost: $35 million.
04-November-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou navigation satellite, orbit: 35,828 km. launch costs: $70 million
03-November-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: Earth observation satellites, orbit: polar, 500 km. launch costs: $50 million.
02-November-2019 State: United States, Company: Northrop Grumman, From: Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.A., Rocket: Antares, Client/Payload: cargo to International Space Station for NASA, orbit: 200 km, launch costs: $85 million.
17-October-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: unknown satellite, orbit: 35,817 km. launch costs: $70 million
16-October-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: Palisade microsatellite, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $30 million
10-October-2019 State: United States, Company: Northrop Grumman, From: Cape Canaveral Air Force station, Florida, U.S.A., Rocket: Pegasus, Client/Payload: ICON satellite for NASA, orbit: 580 km, launch costs: $40 million.
09-October-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton, Client/Payload: broadcast satellite and servicing satellite, orbit: supersynchronous, launch costs: $65 million.
06-October-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4C, Client/Payload: Earth-imaging satellite, orbit: 613 km. launch costs: unk.
26-September-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: military satellite, orbit: 1,645 to 38,536 km, 63.8 deg, launch costs: $70 million.
25-September-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: Yunhai environment satellite, orbit: 760 km, polar, 98.5 deg, launch costs: n/a
25-September-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 3-person crew to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
24-September-2019 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-2B, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS: orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $112.5 million.
22-September-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: 2 navigation satellites, orbit: 21,800 km. launch costs: $70 million
19-September-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: five remote-sensing satellites, orbit: unk km. launch costs: $70 million
12-September-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: remote sensing satellite, orbit: 778 km. launch costs: $50 million.
30-August-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: two small satellites, orbit: 700 km, launch costs: n/a
30-August-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Rockot, Client/Payload: Russian military satellite, orbit: 950 km, launch costs: $41.8 million.
22-August-2019 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4, Client/Payload: GPS satellite, orbit: 20,197 km, launch costs: $350 million.
21-August-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1a, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: 400 km, launch costs: $70 million.
19-August-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Chinasat 18 communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km. launch costs: $70 million
19-August-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: BlackSky commercial Earth-imaging microsats, orbit: 540 km, launch costs: $30 million
17-August-2019 State: China, Company: CALT, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Jielong 1, Client/Payload: three small satellites, orbit: polar, 500 km, launch costs: $unk
08-August-2019 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Atlas 5, Client/Payload: AEHF 5 communications satellite for U.S. Air Force, orbit: n/a km, launch costs: $350 million.
06-August-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Amos 17 communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch cost: $35 million.
06-August-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: Intelsat 39 and EDRS C communications satellites, orbit: geostationary, 36,000 km, launch costs: $220 million.
05-August-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton, Client/Payload: Blagovest communications spacecraft, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $65 million.
31-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Progress cargo capsule to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
30-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz 2-1b, Client/Payload: military satellite, orbit: 1,000 x 39,700 km, launch costs: $70 million.
26-July-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: three Yaogan 30 military satellites, orbit: 600 km, 35 deg. launch costs: $70 million
25-July-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: 400 km, launch cost: $35 million.
25-July-2019 State: China, Company: i-Space, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Hyperbola-1, Client/Payload: four satellites, orbit: 500 km (sun-synchronous), launch costs: n/a
22-July-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: Chandrayaan 2 lunar orbiter, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $31 million.
20-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 3-person crew to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
13-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton, Client/Payload: Spektr-RG, an astronomical observatory, orbit: L2 Lagrange loop, n/a km, launch costs: $65 million.
11-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz 2-1v, Client/Payload: Four Russian military satellites, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $70 million.
05-July-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: 33 spacecraft, orbit: 800 km (98.6 deg), and 580 km (97.7 deg), and 530 km (97.5 deg), launch costs: $70 million.
29-June-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 7 commercial and military payloads, orbit: 450 km, 45 deg, launch costs: $30 million
24-June-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou navigation satellite, orbit: 35,818 km, 28.6 deg. launch costs: $70 million
25-June-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon Heavy, Client/Payload: STP-2 multiple defense and govt satellites, orbit: various km, launch cost: $90 million.
20-June-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5, Client/Payload: communications satellites for AT&T & Eutelsat, orbit: geostationary, 36,000 km, launch costs: $220 million.
12-June-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Earth observation sats for Canada, orbit: sun synchronous 581 to 601 km, launch cost: $50 million.
05-June-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: floating platform in Yellow Sea, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: seven satellites, orbit: 600 km. launch costs: $70 million
30-May-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Proton, Client/Payload: Yamal 601 communications satellite, orbit: 36,000 km, launch costs: $65 million.
27-May-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Glonass-M navigation satellite, orbit: n/a km, launch costs: $70 million.
23-May-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 60 Starlink satellites, orbit: 550 km, launch cost: $35 million.
22-May-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: radar satellite, orbit: 557 km, 37 deg, launch costs: $31 million.
17-May-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3C, Client/Payload: Beidou-2G8 navigation satellite, orbit: geo. launch costs: $70 million
05-May-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 3 U.S. military payloads, orbit: 500 km, 40 deg, launch costs: $30 million
04-May-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: 400 km, launch cost: $35 million.
29-April-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 4B, Client/Payload: observation satellites, orbit: 500 km, 97.5 degrees. launch costs: 50 million.
20-April-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: Beidou-3I1Q navigation satellite, orbit: geo. launch costs: $70 million
17-April-2019 State: United States, Company: Northrop Grumman, 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-April-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon Heavy, Client/Payload: Arabsat-6A, orbit: 35,780 km, launch cost: $90 million.
04-April-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Four satellites for SES, orbit: 7,830 km, launch costs: $35 million.
04-April-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: Progress cargo capsule to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
01-April-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: military satellite, orbit: 504 km, 97.5 deg, launch costs: $150 million.
31-March-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: relay satellite, orbit: 35,823 km, 27.1 deg. launch costs: $70 million
28-March-2019 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: R3D2 satellite for U.S.A. govt, orbit: low-earth, n/a km, launch costs: $30 million
21-March-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Vega, Client/Payload: PRISMA earth-observation satellite for Italy, orbit: 615 km, launch costs: $42 million.
15-March-2019 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4, Client/Payload: U.S. Air Force WGS-10 Military Satellite, orbit: 35,900 km, launch costs: $350 million.
14-March-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: 3-person crew to ISS, orbit: 330 km, launch costs: $70 million.
10-March-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: ChinaSat-6C communications satellite, orbit: n/a km. launch costs: $70 million
02-March-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: Dragon Crew test flight to ISS, orbit: 400 km, launch cost: $unk. million.
27-February-2019 State: Europe, Company: govt, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Soyuz, Client/Payload: six broadband satellites for OneWeb, orbit: polar, launch costs: $70 million.
21-February-2019 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-1.b, Client/Payload: EgyptSat-A, orbit: 644 km (400 miles), launch costs: $70 million.
21-February-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral AFS, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: comsat for Indonesia + lunar lander for SpaceIL, orbit: n/a km, launch cost: $50 million.
05-February-2019 State: Europe, Company: Arianespace, From: French Guiana, Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA, Client/Payload: Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4, GSAT-31, orbit: geostationary, n/a km, launch costs: $220 million.
24-January-2019 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: earth observation Microsat-R, orbit: 274 km, launch costs: $150 million.
21-January-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan space base, China, Rocket: Long March 11, Client/Payload: four satellites, orbit: 500 km. launch costs: $70 million
19-January-2019 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Vandenberg AFB, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4-Heavy, Client/Payload: NROL-71 reconaissance satellite, orbit: n/a km, launch costs: $350 million.
17-January-2019 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan, Rocket: Epsilon, Client/Payload: seven spacecraft, orbit: polar, Sun-synchronous 500 km (311 miles), launch costs: $50 million.
11-January-2019 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg AFB, California, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 10 comsats for Iridium, orbit: n/a km, launch cost: $50 million.
10-January-2019 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang launch center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: communications satellite, orbit: 35,400 km. launch costs: $70 million
Chart 1. Number of Orbital-class Rocket Launches per Company in 2019
SpaceX (13x)
Arianespace (8x)
United Launch Alliance (ULA) (4x)
Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) (3x)
Rocket Lab (6x)
i-Space (1x)
CALT (1x)
ILS (0x)
China (32x)
U.S.A (26x)
Russia (22x)
Europe (8x)
India (6x)
Japan (2x)
future charts planned:
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pie-graph of market share (#launches):
pie-graph of market share (dollars) ($ ? ):