2017 Rocket Launch Statistics
In 2017, there were 90 orbital launch attempts worldwide, and 83 of them reached orbit. That is 5 more than in 2016. SpaceX flew 18 of them (20%); by country, the United States launched 30 and Russia 21. Together they put 410 tonnes of payload in orbit.
Statistics summary
Payload to orbit
2017
410 t
vs 363 t in 2016
Per week
8 t
vs 7 t in 2016
Reached orbit
2017
92%
83 of 90; 5 failures, 2 partial
2016
96%
82 of 85; 2 failures, 1 partial
Who flew in 2017
Company2017 launches2017Share
SpaceX18vs 820%
CASC16vs 2218%
Progress RSC15vs 1417%- ULA8vs 129%
ArianeGroup6vs 77%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries6vs 37%
2017 against 2016. Drawings at one true scale.
Country2017 launches2017Share
2017 against 2016. Drawings at one true scale.
Every company, as a table
| Company | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | 18 | 20% | 128 t | 31% |
| CASC | 16 | 18% | 49 t | 12% |
| Progress RSC | 15 | 17% | 74 t | 18% |
| ULA | 8 | 9% | 35 t | 9% |
| ArianeGroup | 6 | 7% | 53 t | 13% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 6 | 7% | 22 t | 5% |
| ISRO | 5 | 6% | 7 t | 2% |
| Khrunichev | 5 | 6% | 27 t | 7% |
| Avio | 3 | 3% | 3 t | 1% |
| Orbital ATK | 2 | 2% | 834 kg | <1% |
| CASIC | 1 | 1% | 300 kg | <1% |
| ExPace | 1 | 1% | 170 kg | <1% |
| IHI Aerospace | 1 | 1% | – | |
| Northrop Grumman | 1 | 1% | 7 t | 2% |
| Rocket Lab | 1 | 1% | – | |
| Yuzhmash | 1 | 1% | 2 t | <1% |
Launches and payload by week
Orbital launch attempts per week, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 2017 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4 t |
| 17 Dec 2017 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 20 t |
| 10 Dec 2017 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 21 t |
| 3 Dec 2017 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 26 Nov 2017 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7 t |
| 19 Nov 2017 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 t |
| 12 Nov 2017 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 12 t |
| 5 Nov 2017 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 t |
| 29 Oct 2017 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 t |
| 15 Oct 2017 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 t |
| 8 Oct 2017 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 30 t |
| 24 Sep 2017 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 23 t |
| 17 Sep 2017 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 10 Sep 2017 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 14 t |
| 3 Sep 2017 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 t |
| 27 Aug 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 20 Aug 2017 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 644 kg |
| 13 Aug 2017 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 25 t |
| 30 Jul 2017 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 732 kg |
| 23 Jul 2017 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 t |
| 9 Jul 2017 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 2 Jul 2017 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 7 t |
| 25 Jun 2017 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 18 t |
| 18 Jun 2017 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 11 t |
| 11 Jun 2017 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 13 t |
| 4 Jun 2017 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 11 t |
| 28 May 2017 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 26 t |
| 21 May 2017 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 t |
| 14 May 2017 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 8 t |
| 30 Apr 2017 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 15 t |
| 16 Apr 2017 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 28 t |
| 9 Apr 2017 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 t |
| 26 Mar 2017 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 t |
| 19 Mar 2017 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 t |
| 12 Mar 2017 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7 t |
| 5 Mar 2017 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 26 Feb 2017 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 t |
| 19 Feb 2017 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 19 t |
| 12 Feb 2017 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 t |
| 22 Jan 2017 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 8 t |
| 15 Jan 2017 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 t |
| 8 Jan 2017 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 9 t |
| 1 Jan 2017 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 t |
Year against year
Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 2014 to 2017
Added up through each year.
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| By the end of | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 · 15 t | 3 · 20 t | 5 · 20 t | 7 · 25 t |
| February | 9 · 46 t | 10 · 45 t | 12 · 35 t | 11 · 56 t |
| March | 14 · 68 t | 21 · 77 t | 22 · 94 t | 18 · 78 t |
| April | 24 · 104 t | 25 · 103 t | 27 · 115 t | 22 · 110 t |
| May | 32 · 133 t | 28 · 120 t | 33 · 129 t | 29 · 136 t |
| June | 35 · 136 t | 33 · 138 t | 43 · 172 t | 42 · 215 t |
| July | 45 · 196 t | 40 · 174 t | 47 · 207 t | 46 · 230 t |
| August | 51 · 209 t | 45 · 215 t | 54 · 232 t | 54 · 256 t |
| September | 60 · 253 t | 57 · 253 t | 60 · 247 t | 62 · 300 t |
| October | 71 · 289 t | 65 · 287 t | 64 · 283 t | 71 · 340 t |
| November | 77 · 301 t | 73 · 318 t | 73 · 310 t | 79 · 357 t |
| December | 92 · 369 t | 87 · 377 t | 85 · 363 t | 90 · 410 t |
Busiest rockets in 2017
Launches and payload by country in 2017
Orbital launch attempts by country, 2017
By the country of the rocket.