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03-May-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Wenchang space center, China, Rocket: Long March 5, Client/Payload: lunar lander, orbit: n/a, launch costs: $70 million. 
03-May-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
02-May-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: observation satellite, orbit: 450 km, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
28-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
27-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 2 satellites, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
25-April-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch base, China, Rocket: Long March 2F, Client/Payload: crew of 3 to Chinese station, orbit: 340-450 km, launch costs: $39 million.
23-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
23-April-2024 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 2 satellites, orbit: 520 km, mass: 200 kg, launch costs: $7.5 million
20-April-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: remote sensing satellite, orbit: unk, mass: 1300 kg, launch costs: $70 million.
18-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
17-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
15-April-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: remote sensing satellite, orbit: unk, mass: 1300 kg, launch costs: $70 million.
12-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
11-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: weather satellite, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
11-April-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny spaceport, Russia, Rocket: Angara, Client/Payload: test satellite, orbit: GEO, mass: 5400 kg, launch costs: $100 million.
09-April-2024 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4-Heavy, Client/Payload: U.S. National Reconaissance Office satellite. orbit: unk, 28,790 kg, launch cost: $110 million.
09-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
07-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 11 satellites, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
06-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 21 Starllinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
05-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
02-April-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: reconsat, orbit: unk, mass: 1300 kg, launch costs: $70 million.
01-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 payloads, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
31-March-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: earthsat, orbit: 420 km, mass: 2500 kg, launch costs: $49 million.
30-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: comsat, orbit: GEO, 36 deg, mass: 5,500 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
30-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
26-March-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 6A, Client/Payload: earthsat, orbit: SSO, mass: 4500 kg, launch costs: n/a.
25-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
23-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
23-March-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1a, Client/Payload: crew capsule to ISS, orbit: 420 km, mass: 2500 kg, launch costs: $49 million.
21-March-2024 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.A., Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: multiple satellites, orbit: n/a, mass: 350 kg, launch costs: $7.5 million
21-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
21-March-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Wenchang space center, China, Rocket: Long March 8, Client/Payload: lunar comsat, orbit: n/a, 1500 kg, launch costs: $4.5 million.
19-March-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: lunar comsat, orbit: lunar, mass: 1300 kg, launch costs: $70 million.
18-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 payloads, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
15-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
12-March-2024 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: earthsat, orbit: 561 km, 97 deg, mass: 200 kg, launch costs: $7.5 million
10-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 payloads, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
10-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
04-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
04-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 53 payloads, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
03-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: crew to ISS, orbit: 330 km, mass: 3,304 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
29-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
29-February-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: comsat, orbit: GEO, mass: 2000 kg, launch costs: $70 miilion
29-February-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny spaceport, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: 19 satellites, orbit: SSO, mass: 2500 kg, launch costs: $49 million.
29-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
25-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 24 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
23-February-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Wenchang space center, China, Rocket: Long March 5, Client/Payload: military satellite, orbit: GEO, launch costs: $70 million.
22-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
20-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: comsat, orbit: GEO, mass: 4000 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
18-February-2024 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 1 satellite, orbit: 600 km, mass: 150 kg, launch costs: $7.5 million
17-February-2024 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: GSLV Mk II, Client/Payload: weathersat, orbit: 36,000 km, mass: 2,500 kg, launch costs: $47 million.
16-February-2024 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-III, Client/Payload: earthsats, orbit: SSO, 669 km, mass: 4000 kg, launch cost: $90 million.
15-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
15-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: lunar lander, orbit: selenocentric, mass: 3,304 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
14-February-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: LEO, mass: 2500 kg, launch costs: $49 million.
14-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 6 military satellites, orbit: unk, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
09-February-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1v, Client/Payload: unknown satellite, orbit: unk, mass: 2,800 kg, launch costs: $49 million.
09-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
08-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: envirosat, orbit: 676 km , polar, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
03-February-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: offshore South China Sea, China, Rocket: Jielong 3, Client/Payload: 9 satellites, orbit: SSO, mass: 1500 kg, launch costs: $4 miilion
02-February-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: 11 navsats, orbit: LEO, mass: 3850 kg, launch costs: $39 million.
31-January-2024 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 4 comsats, orbit: 530 km, 97 deg, mass: 200 kg, launch costs: $7.5 million
30-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
29-January-2024 State: Iran, Company: govt, From: Semnan, Iran, Rocket: Simorgh, Client/Payload: test satellite, orbit: 450 km, 52 kg, launch costs: unk
28-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
28-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
23-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
22-January-2024 State: China, Company: CAS Space, From: Jiuquan Launch Center, China, Rocket: Kinetica-1, Client/Payload: 3 remote-sensing satellites, orbit: SSO, mass: 1500 kg, launch costs: at least $70 million
20-January-2024 State: Iran, Company: govt, From: Shahroud, Iran, Rocket: Qaem 100, Client/Payload: test satellite, orbit: 750 km, 60 deg, 80 kg, launch costs: unk
18-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: crew to ISS, orbit: 330 km, mass: 3,304 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
14-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
17-January-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Wenchang Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 7, Client/Payload: cargo to china space station, orbit: 340-450 km, mass: 14,000 kg, launch costs: at least $70 million
14-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
12-January-2024 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-IIA, Client/Payload: observation satellite, orbit: SSO, mass: 5,200 kg, launch cost: $90 million.
11-January-2024 State: China, Company: Expace, From: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: 4 weather satellites, orbit: 520 km, mass: 1500 kg, launch costs: $70 miilion
11-January-2024 State: China, Company: Orienspace, From: ocean platform, China, Rocket: Gravity-1, Client/Payload: 3 weather satellites, orbit: unk, mass: 6,500 kg, launch costs: $50 million.
09-January-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: astronomy probe, orbit: 581-596 km, 29 deg, mass: 3850 kg, launch costs: $39 million.
08-January-2024 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Vulcan, Client/Payload: moon lander. orbit: selenocentric, 90 kg, launch cost: $110 million.
07-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
05-January-2024 State: China, Company: Expace, From: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: 4 weather satellites, orbit: 520 km, mass: 1500 kg, launch costs: $70 miilion
03-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: communications satellite, orbit: GEO, 59.7 deg, mass: 8,300 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
02-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 21 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
01-January-2024 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: astronomy satellite, orbit: 638 x 653 km, 6 deg, mass: 624 kg, launch costs: $29 million.
Chart 1. Number of Orbital-class Rocket Launches per Company in 2024
SpaceX (46x)
Arianespace (0x)
Rocket Lab (5x)
United Launch Alliance (ULA) (2x)
Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) (0x)
Galactic Energy (0x)
Expace (2x)
i-Space (0x)
CALT (0x)
Astra (0x)
Firefly Aerospace (0x)
Orienspace (1x)
Chart 2. Number of Orbital-class Rocket Launches per nation (or union) in 2024
China (18x)
U.S.A (53x)
Russia (6x)
Europe (0x)
India (2x)
Japan (2x)
Iran (2x)
Israel (0x)
South Korea (0x)
North Korea (0x)
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03-May-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
02-May-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: observation satellite, orbit: 450 km, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
28-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
27-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 2 satellites, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
25-April-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan launch base, China, Rocket: Long March 2F, Client/Payload: crew of 3 to Chinese station, orbit: 340-450 km, launch costs: $39 million.
23-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
23-April-2024 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 2 satellites, orbit: 520 km, mass: 200 kg, launch costs: $7.5 million
20-April-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: remote sensing satellite, orbit: unk, mass: 1300 kg, launch costs: $70 million.
18-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
17-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
15-April-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: remote sensing satellite, orbit: unk, mass: 1300 kg, launch costs: $70 million.
12-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
11-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: weather satellite, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
11-April-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny spaceport, Russia, Rocket: Angara, Client/Payload: test satellite, orbit: GEO, mass: 5400 kg, launch costs: $100 million.
09-April-2024 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Delta 4-Heavy, Client/Payload: U.S. National Reconaissance Office satellite. orbit: unk, 28,790 kg, launch cost: $110 million.
09-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
07-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 11 satellites, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
06-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 21 Starllinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
05-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $67 million.
02-April-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: reconsat, orbit: unk, mass: 1300 kg, launch costs: $70 million.
01-April-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 payloads, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
31-March-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: earthsat, orbit: 420 km, mass: 2500 kg, launch costs: $49 million.
30-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: comsat, orbit: GEO, 36 deg, mass: 5,500 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
30-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
26-March-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 6A, Client/Payload: earthsat, orbit: SSO, mass: 4500 kg, launch costs: n/a.
25-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
23-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
23-March-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1a, Client/Payload: crew capsule to ISS, orbit: 420 km, mass: 2500 kg, launch costs: $49 million.
21-March-2024 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.A., Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: multiple satellites, orbit: n/a, mass: 350 kg, launch costs: $7.5 million
21-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
21-March-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Wenchang space center, China, Rocket: Long March 8, Client/Payload: lunar comsat, orbit: n/a, 1500 kg, launch costs: $4.5 million.
19-March-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2D, Client/Payload: lunar comsat, orbit: lunar, mass: 1300 kg, launch costs: $70 million.
18-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 payloads, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
15-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
12-March-2024 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: earthsat, orbit: 561 km, 97 deg, mass: 200 kg, launch costs: $7.5 million
10-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 payloads, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
10-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
04-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
04-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 53 payloads, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
03-March-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: crew to ISS, orbit: 330 km, mass: 3,304 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
29-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
29-February-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 3B, Client/Payload: comsat, orbit: GEO, mass: 2000 kg, launch costs: $70 miilion
29-February-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Vostochny spaceport, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: 19 satellites, orbit: SSO, mass: 2500 kg, launch costs: $49 million.
29-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
25-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 24 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
23-February-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Wenchang space center, China, Rocket: Long March 5, Client/Payload: military satellite, orbit: GEO, launch costs: $70 million.
22-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
20-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: comsat, orbit: GEO, mass: 4000 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
18-February-2024 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 1 satellite, orbit: 600 km, mass: 150 kg, launch costs: $7.5 million
17-February-2024 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: GSLV Mk II, Client/Payload: weathersat, orbit: 36,000 km, mass: 2,500 kg, launch costs: $47 million.
16-February-2024 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-III, Client/Payload: earthsats, orbit: SSO, 669 km, mass: 4000 kg, launch cost: $90 million.
15-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
15-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: lunar lander, orbit: selenocentric, mass: 3,304 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
14-February-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: LEO, mass: 2500 kg, launch costs: $49 million.
14-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 6 military satellites, orbit: unk, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
09-February-2024 State: Russia, Company: govt, From: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, Rocket: Soyuz-2.1v, Client/Payload: unknown satellite, orbit: unk, mass: 2,800 kg, launch costs: $49 million.
09-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
08-February-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: envirosat, orbit: 676 km , polar, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
03-February-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: offshore South China Sea, China, Rocket: Jielong 3, Client/Payload: 9 satellites, orbit: SSO, mass: 1500 kg, launch costs: $4 miilion
02-February-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: 11 navsats, orbit: LEO, mass: 3850 kg, launch costs: $39 million.
31-January-2024 State: United States/New Zealand, Company: Rocket Lab, From: New Zealand, Rocket: Electron, Client/Payload: 4 comsats, orbit: 530 km, 97 deg, mass: 200 kg, launch costs: $7.5 million
30-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: cargo to ISS, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
29-January-2024 State: Iran, Company: govt, From: Semnan, Iran, Rocket: Simorgh, Client/Payload: test satellite, orbit: 450 km, 52 kg, launch costs: unk
28-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
28-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
23-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
22-January-2024 State: China, Company: CAS Space, From: Jiuquan Launch Center, China, Rocket: Kinetica-1, Client/Payload: 3 remote-sensing satellites, orbit: SSO, mass: 1500 kg, launch costs: at least $70 million
20-January-2024 State: Iran, Company: govt, From: Shahroud, Iran, Rocket: Qaem 100, Client/Payload: test satellite, orbit: 750 km, 60 deg, 80 kg, launch costs: unk
18-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Kennedy Space Center, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: crew to ISS, orbit: 330 km, mass: 3,304 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
14-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
17-January-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Wenchang Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 7, Client/Payload: cargo to china space station, orbit: 340-450 km, mass: 14,000 kg, launch costs: at least $70 million
14-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 22 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
12-January-2024 State: Japan, Company: govt, From: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, Rocket: H-IIA, Client/Payload: observation satellite, orbit: SSO, mass: 5,200 kg, launch cost: $90 million.
11-January-2024 State: China, Company: Expace, From: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: 4 weather satellites, orbit: 520 km, mass: 1500 kg, launch costs: $70 miilion
11-January-2024 State: China, Company: Orienspace, From: ocean platform, China, Rocket: Gravity-1, Client/Payload: 3 weather satellites, orbit: unk, mass: 6,500 kg, launch costs: $50 million.
09-January-2024 State: China, Company: govt, From: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Long March 2C, Client/Payload: astronomy probe, orbit: 581-596 km, 29 deg, mass: 3850 kg, launch costs: $39 million.
08-January-2024 State: United States, Company: ULA, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Vulcan, Client/Payload: moon lander. orbit: selenocentric, 90 kg, launch cost: $110 million.
07-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 23 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
05-January-2024 State: China, Company: Expace, From: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A, Client/Payload: 4 weather satellites, orbit: 520 km, mass: 1500 kg, launch costs: $70 miilion
03-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: communications satellite, orbit: GEO, 59.7 deg, mass: 8,300 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
02-January-2024 State: United States, Company: SpaceX, From: Vandenberg Space Force Base, U.S.A., Rocket: Falcon 9, Client/Payload: 21 Starlinks, orbit: LEO, mass: 22,800 kg, launch cost: $92 million.
01-January-2024 State: India, ISRO, Company: none, From: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, Rocket: PSLV, Client/Payload: astronomy satellite, orbit: 638 x 653 km, 6 deg, mass: 624 kg, launch costs: $29 million.
Chart 1. Number of Orbital-class Rocket Launches per Company in 2024
SpaceX (46x)
Arianespace (0x)
Rocket Lab (5x)
United Launch Alliance (ULA) (2x)
Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) (0x)
Galactic Energy (0x)
Expace (2x)
i-Space (0x)
CALT (0x)
Astra (0x)
Firefly Aerospace (0x)
Orienspace (1x)
China (18x)
U.S.A (53x)
Russia (6x)
Europe (0x)
India (2x)
Japan (2x)
Iran (2x)
Israel (0x)
South Korea (0x)
North Korea (0x)
future charts planned:
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pie-graph of market share (#launches):
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