2015 Rocket Launch Statistics
In 2015, there were 87 orbital launch attempts worldwide, and 82 of them reached orbit. That is 5 fewer than in 2014. SpaceX flew 7 of them (8%); by country, Russia launched 29 and the United States 20. Together they put 377 tonnes of payload in orbit.
Statistics summary
Payload to orbit
2015
377 t
vs 369 t in 2014
Per week
7 t
vs 7 t in 2014
Reached orbit
2015
94%
82 of 87; 5 failures
2014
96%
88 of 92; 2 failures, 2 partial
Who flew in 2015
Company2015 launches2015Share
CASC19vs 1522%
Progress RSC17vs 2220%
ULA12vs 1414%- Khrunichev10vs 1211%
- SpaceX7vs 68%
ArianeGroup6vs 67%
2015 against 2014. Drawings at one true scale.
Country2015 launches2015Share
2015 against 2014. Drawings at one true scale.
Every company, as a table
| Company | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASC | 19 | 22% | 47 t | 12% |
| Progress RSC | 17 | 20% | 92 t | 24% |
| ULA | 12 | 14% | 59 t | 16% |
| Khrunichev | 10 | 11% | 42 t | 11% |
| SpaceX | 7 | 8% | 37 t | 10% |
| ArianeGroup | 6 | 7% | 56 t | 15% |
| ISRO | 5 | 6% | 7 t | 2% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 4 | 5% | 29 t | 8% |
| Avio | 3 | 3% | 5 t | 1% |
| Yuzhmash | 2 | 2% | 3 t | 1% |
| Iranian Space Agency | 1 | 1% | 52 kg | <1% |
| Sandia National Laboratories | 1 | 1% | – |
Launches and payload by week
Orbital launch attempts per week, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2015 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 t |
| 20 Dec 2015 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 19 t |
| 13 Dec 2015 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 5 | 15 t |
| 6 Dec 2015 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 18 t |
| 29 Nov 2015 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 t |
| 22 Nov 2015 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6 t |
| 15 Nov 2015 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 8 t |
| 8 Nov 2015 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 12 t |
| 1 Nov 2015 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 t |
| 25 Oct 2015 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 t |
| 11 Oct 2015 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 11 t |
| 4 Oct 2015 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 t |
| 27 Sep 2015 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 28 t |
| 20 Sep 2015 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 t |
| 13 Sep 2015 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 5 t |
| 6 Sep 2015 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5 t |
| 30 Aug 2015 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 14 t |
| 23 Aug 2015 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 10 t |
| 16 Aug 2015 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 31 t |
| 19 Jul 2015 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 15 t |
| 12 Jul 2015 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 t |
| 5 Jul 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 28 Jun 2015 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 10 t |
| 21 Jun 2015 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 11 t |
| 31 May 2015 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 t |
| 24 May 2015 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 10 t |
| 17 May 2015 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 t |
| 10 May 2015 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 26 Apr 2015 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 14 t |
| 12 Apr 2015 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 t |
| 29 Mar 2015 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 t |
| 22 Mar 2015 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 t |
| 15 Mar 2015 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 t |
| 8 Mar 2015 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 t |
| 1 Mar 2015 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 t |
| 22 Feb 2015 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 t |
| 15 Feb 2015 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 10 t |
| 8 Feb 2015 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 t |
| 1 Feb 2015 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 9 t |
| 25 Jan 2015 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 956 kg |
| 18 Jan 2015 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 t |
| 4 Jan 2015 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 t |
Year against year
Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 2012 to 2015
Added up through each year.
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| By the end of | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 · 20 t | 4 · 8 t | 4 · 15 t | 3 · 20 t |
| February | 9 · 37 t | 10 · 36 t | 9 · 46 t | 10 · 45 t |
| March | 13 · 78 t | 14 · 64 t | 14 · 68 t | 21 · 77 t |
| April | 19 · 109 t | 20 · 92 t | 24 · 104 t | 25 · 103 t |
| May | 31 · 163 t | 26 · 118 t | 32 · 133 t | 28 · 120 t |
| June | 36 · 190 t | 34 · 179 t | 35 · 136 t | 33 · 138 t |
| July | 43 · 237 t | 41 · 207 t | 45 · 196 t | 40 · 174 t |
| August | 48 · 269 t | 47 · 262 t | 51 · 209 t | 45 · 215 t |
| September | 55 · 291 t | 58 · 293 t | 60 · 253 t | 57 · 253 t |
| October | 63 · 327 t | 61 · 302 t | 71 · 289 t | 65 · 287 t |
| November | 70 · 357 t | 71 · 330 t | 77 · 301 t | 73 · 318 t |
| December | 78 · 390 t | 81 · 364 t | 92 · 369 t | 87 · 377 t |
Busiest rockets in 2015
Launches and payload by country in 2015
Orbital launch attempts by country, 2015
By the country of the rocket.