2019 Rocket Launch Statistics
In 2019, there were 102 orbital launch attempts worldwide, and 97 of them reached orbit. That is 12 fewer than in 2018. SpaceX flew 13 of them (13%); by country, China launched 34 and the United States 27. Together they put 438 tonnes of payload in orbit.
Statistics summary
Payload to orbit
2019
438 t
vs 413 t in 2018
Per week
8 t
vs 8 t in 2018
Reached orbit
2019
95%
97 of 102; 5 failures
2018
97%
111 of 114; 2 failures, 1 partial
Who flew in 2019
Company2019 launches2019Share
2019 against 2018. Drawings at one true scale.
Country2019 launches2019Share
2019 against 2018. Drawings at one true scale.
Every company, as a table
| Company | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASC | 26 | 25% | 69 t | 16% |
| Progress RSC | 18 | 18% | 79 t | 18% |
| SpaceX | 13 | 13% | 121 t | 28% |
| Khrunichev | 7 | 7% | 25 t | 6% |
| ISRO | 6 | 6% | 10 t | 2% |
| Rocket Lab | 6 | 6% | 592 kg | <1% |
| ExPace | 5 | 5% | 856 kg | <1% |
| ULA | 5 | 5% | 49 t | 11% |
| ArianeGroup | 4 | 4% | 40 t | 9% |
| Avio | 2 | 2% | 879 kg | <1% |
| Iranian Space Agency | 2 | 2% | – | |
| Northrop Grumman | 2 | 2% | 22 t | 5% |
| China Rocket | 1 | 1% | 93 kg | <1% |
| i-Space | 1 | 1% | 28 kg | <1% |
| IHI Aerospace | 1 | 1% | 386 kg | <1% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 1 | 1% | 20 t | 5% |
| OneSpace | 1 | 1% | – | |
| Orbital Sciences | 1 | 1% | 288 kg | <1% |
Launches and payload by week
Orbital launch attempts per week, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 14 t |
| 15 Dec 2019 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 26 t |
| 8 Dec 2019 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 t |
| 1 Dec 2019 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 22 t |
| 24 Nov 2019 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 15 t |
| 17 Nov 2019 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 t |
| 10 Nov 2019 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 17 t |
| 3 Nov 2019 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 6 t |
| 27 Oct 2019 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 t |
| 13 Oct 2019 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 t |
| 6 Oct 2019 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6 t |
| 29 Sep 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 t |
| 22 Sep 2019 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 32 t |
| 15 Sep 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 371 kg |
| 8 Sep 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 25 Aug 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 t |
| 18 Aug 2019 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 17 t |
| 11 Aug 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 93 kg |
| 4 Aug 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 26 t |
| 28 Jul 2019 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 12 t |
| 21 Jul 2019 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 19 t |
| 14 Jul 2019 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 t |
| 7 Jul 2019 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 4 t |
| 30 Jun 2019 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 t |
| 23 Jun 2019 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 7 t |
| 16 Jun 2019 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 10 t |
| 9 Jun 2019 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 t |
| 2 Jun 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 207 kg |
| 26 May 2019 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6 t |
| 19 May 2019 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 15 t |
| 12 May 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 t |
| 5 May 2019 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 161 kg |
| 28 Apr 2019 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 15 t |
| 14 Apr 2019 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 14 t |
| 7 Apr 2019 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 t |
| 31 Mar 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 18 t |
| 24 Mar 2019 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 160 kg |
| 17 Mar 2019 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 879 kg |
| 10 Mar 2019 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 13 t |
| 3 Mar 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 t |
| 24 Feb 2019 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 15 t |
| 17 Feb 2019 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6 t |
| 3 Feb 2019 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 9 t |
| 20 Jan 2019 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 951 kg |
| 13 Jan 2019 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 20 t |
| 6 Jan 2019 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 14 t |
Year against year
Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 2016 to 2019
Added up through each year.
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| By the end of | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 · 20 t | 7 · 25 t | 13 · 41 t | 7 · 35 t |
| February | 12 · 35 t | 11 · 56 t | 21 · 59 t | 12 · 52 t |
| March | 22 · 94 t | 18 · 78 t | 31 · 99 t | 20 · 90 t |
| April | 27 · 115 t | 22 · 110 t | 40 · 134 t | 27 · 126 t |
| May | 33 · 129 t | 29 · 136 t | 47 · 163 t | 35 · 162 t |
| June | 43 · 172 t | 42 · 215 t | 55 · 194 t | 41 · 183 t |
| July | 47 · 207 t | 46 · 230 t | 63 · 231 t | 52 · 229 t |
| August | 54 · 232 t | 54 · 256 t | 67 · 241 t | 63 · 273 t |
| September | 60 · 247 t | 62 · 300 t | 75 · 283 t | 70 · 308 t |
| October | 64 · 283 t | 71 · 340 t | 86 · 312 t | 75 · 321 t |
| November | 73 · 310 t | 79 · 357 t | 99 · 353 t | 87 · 373 t |
| December | 85 · 363 t | 90 · 410 t | 114 · 413 t | 102 · 438 t |
Busiest rockets in 2019
Launches and payload by country in 2019
Orbital launch attempts by country, 2019
By the country of the rocket.