2014 Rocket Launch Statistics
In 2014, there were 92 orbital launch attempts worldwide, and 88 of them reached orbit. That is 11 more than in 2013. SpaceX flew 6 of them (7%); by country, Russia launched 37 and the United States 23. Together they put 369 tonnes of payload in orbit.
Statistics summary
Payload to orbit
2014
369 t
vs 364 t in 2013
Per week
7 t
vs 7 t in 2013
Reached orbit
2014
96%
88 of 92; 2 failures, 2 partial
2013
95%
77 of 81; 3 failures, 1 partial
Who flew in 2014
Company2014 launches2014Share
Progress RSC22vs 1624%
CASC15vs 1416%
ULA14vs 1115%- Khrunichev12vs 1513%
ArianeGroup6vs 47%- SpaceX6vs 37%
2014 against 2013. Drawings at one true scale.
Country2014 launches2014Share
2014 against 2013. Drawings at one true scale.
Every company, as a table
| Company | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress RSC | 22 | 24% | 113 t | 31% |
| CASC | 15 | 16% | 23 t | 6% |
| ULA | 14 | 15% | 44 t | 12% |
| Khrunichev | 12 | 13% | 40 t | 11% |
| ArianeGroup | 6 | 7% | 75 t | 20% |
| SpaceX | 6 | 7% | 37 t | 10% |
| ISRO | 4 | 4% | 6 t | 2% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 4 | 4% | 10 t | 3% |
| Orbital Sciences | 3 | 3% | 13 t | 4% |
| Yuzhmash | 3 | 3% | 8 t | 2% |
| Avio | 1 | 1% | 830 kg | <1% |
| CASIC | 1 | 1% | 460 kg | <1% |
| Israel Aerospace Industries | 1 | 1% | 300 kg | <1% |
Launches and payload by week
Orbital launch attempts per week, 2014
SpaceX, and the rest of the world by region.
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| Week of | SpaceX | Rest of US | Europe | China | Russia | India | Rest of World | All | Payload to orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 2014 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 21 Dec 2014 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 5 | 28 t |
| 14 Dec 2014 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | 8 t |
| 7 Dec 2014 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 8 t |
| 30 Nov 2014 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 24 t |
| 23 Nov 2014 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 t |
| 16 Nov 2014 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 t |
| 9 Nov 2014 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 2 Nov 2014 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 737 kg |
| 26 Oct 2014 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 14 t |
| 19 Oct 2014 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 8 t |
| 12 Oct 2014 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 t |
| 5 Oct 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 t |
| 28 Sep 2014 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 304 kg |
| 21 Sep 2014 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 22 t |
| 14 Sep 2014 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 t |
| 7 Sep 2014 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 17 t |
| 31 Aug 2014 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 225 kg |
| 17 Aug 2014 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4 t |
| 10 Aug 2014 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 t |
| 3 Aug 2014 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 6 t |
| 27 Jul 2014 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 29 t |
| 20 Jul 2014 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 10 t |
| 13 Jul 2014 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 15 t |
| 6 Jul 2014 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6 t |
| 29 Jun 2014 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 t |
| 15 Jun 2014 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 956 kg |
| 8 Jun 2014 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 25 May 2014 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 13 t |
| 18 May 2014 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 8 t |
| 11 May 2014 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 t |
| 4 May 2014 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 t |
| 27 Apr 2014 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5 t |
| 13 Apr 2014 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 13 t |
| 6 Apr 2014 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 14 t |
| 30 Mar 2014 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 5 t |
| 23 Mar 2014 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 9 t |
| 16 Mar 2014 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 t |
| 9 Mar 2014 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 t |
| 23 Feb 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 t |
| 16 Feb 2014 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 9 Feb 2014 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6 t |
| 2 Feb 2014 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 20 t |
| 19 Jan 2014 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 t |
| 5 Jan 2014 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 t |
Year against year
Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 2011 to 2014
Added up through each year.
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| By the end of | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 · 47 t | 4 · 20 t | 4 · 8 t | 4 · 15 t |
| February | 9 · 100 t | 9 · 37 t | 10 · 36 t | 9 · 46 t |
| March | 12 · 108 t | 13 · 78 t | 14 · 64 t | 14 · 68 t |
| April | 18 · 141 t | 19 · 109 t | 20 · 92 t | 24 · 104 t |
| May | 23 · 183 t | 31 · 163 t | 26 · 118 t | 32 · 133 t |
| June | 30 · 214 t | 36 · 190 t | 34 · 179 t | 35 · 136 t |
| July | 40 · 266 t | 43 · 237 t | 41 · 207 t | 45 · 196 t |
| August | 48 · 292 t | 48 · 269 t | 47 · 262 t | 51 · 209 t |
| September | 57 · 331 t | 55 · 291 t | 58 · 293 t | 60 · 253 t |
| October | 66 · 371 t | 63 · 327 t | 61 · 302 t | 71 · 289 t |
| November | 75 · 400 t | 70 · 357 t | 71 · 330 t | 77 · 301 t |
| December | 84 · 429 t | 78 · 390 t | 81 · 364 t | 92 · 369 t |
Busiest rockets in 2014
Launches and payload by country in 2014
Orbital launch attempts by country, 2014
By the country of the rocket.