2020 Rocket Launch Statistics
In 2020, there were 114 orbital launch attempts worldwide, and 104 of them reached orbit. That is 12 more than in 2019. SpaceX flew 25 of them (22%); by country, the United States launched 44 and China 39. Together they put 601 tonnes of payload in orbit.
Statistics summary
Payload to orbit
2020
601 t
vs 438 t in 2019
Per week
12 t
vs 8 t in 2019
Reached orbit
2020
91%
104 of 114; 10 failures
2019
95%
97 of 102; 5 failures
Who flew in 2020
Company2020 launches2020Share
CASC34vs 2630%
SpaceX25vs 1322%
Progress RSC15vs 1813%- Rocket Lab7vs 66%
- ULA6vs 55%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries4vs 14%
2020 against 2019. Drawings at one true scale.
Country2020 launches2020Share
2020 against 2019. Drawings at one true scale.
Every company, as a table
| Company | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASC | 34 | 30% | 107 t | 18% |
| SpaceX | 25 | 22% | 308 t | 51% |
| Progress RSC | 15 | 13% | 63 t | 10% |
| Rocket Lab | 7 | 6% | 812 kg | <1% |
| ULA | 6 | 5% | 31 t | 5% |
| ExPace | 4 | 4% | 413 kg | <1% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 4 | 4% | 26 t | 4% |
| ArianeGroup | 3 | 3% | 27 t | 4% |
| Astra | 2 | 2% | – | |
| Avio | 2 | 2% | 1 t | <1% |
| ISRO | 2 | 2% | 2 t | <1% |
| Khrunichev | 2 | 2% | 10 t | 2% |
| Northrop Grumman | 2 | 2% | 24 t | 4% |
| Galactic Energy | 1 | 1% | 40 kg | <1% |
| Israel Aerospace Industries | 1 | 1% | 300 kg | <1% |
| IRGC Aerospace Force | 1 | 1% | 15 kg | <1% |
| Iranian Space Agency | 1 | 1% | – | |
| Orbital ATK | 1 | 1% | 1 t | <1% |
| Virgin Orbit | 1 | 1% | – |
Launches and payload by week
Orbital launch attempts per week, 2020
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 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5 t |
| 20 Dec 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 t |
| 13 Dec 2020 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7 | 23 t |
| 6 Dec 2020 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 30 t |
| 29 Nov 2020 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | 6 t |
| 22 Nov 2020 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 24 t |
| 15 Nov 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 14 t |
| 8 Nov 2020 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 12 t |
| 1 Nov 2020 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6 t |
| 25 Oct 2020 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 3 t |
| 18 Oct 2020 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 32 t |
| 11 Oct 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 12 t |
| 4 Oct 2020 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 16 t |
| 27 Sep 2020 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 14 t |
| 20 Sep 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 13 Sep 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 378 kg |
| 6 Sep 2020 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 t |
| 30 Aug 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 29 t |
| 23 Aug 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 16 Aug 2020 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 16 t |
| 9 Aug 2020 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 10 t |
| 2 Aug 2020 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 17 t |
| 26 Jul 2020 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 9 t |
| 19 Jul 2020 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 24 t |
| 12 Jul 2020 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 5 Jul 2020 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 5 t |
| 28 Jun 2020 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 8 t |
| 21 Jun 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 t |
| 14 Jun 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 t |
| 7 Jun 2020 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 16 t |
| 31 May 2020 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 18 t |
| 24 May 2020 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 13 t |
| 17 May 2020 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 28 t |
| 10 May 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 186 kg |
| 3 May 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 22 t |
| 19 Apr 2020 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 26 t |
| 5 Apr 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 7 t |
| 22 Mar 2020 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 8 t |
| 15 Mar 2020 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 22 t |
| 8 Mar 2020 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 t |
| 1 Mar 2020 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 t |
| 16 Feb 2020 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 29 t |
| 9 Feb 2020 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 15 t |
| 2 Feb 2020 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 t |
| 26 Jan 2020 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 16 t |
| 12 Jan 2020 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 9 t |
| 5 Jan 2020 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 20 t |
Year against year
Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 2017 to 2020
Added up through each year.
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| By the end of | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 · 25 t | 13 · 41 t | 7 · 35 t | 7 · 45 t |
| February | 11 · 56 t | 21 · 59 t | 12 · 52 t | 16 · 94 t |
| March | 18 · 78 t | 31 · 99 t | 20 · 90 t | 24 · 139 t |
| April | 22 · 110 t | 40 · 134 t | 27 · 126 t | 29 · 172 t |
| May | 29 · 136 t | 47 · 163 t | 35 · 162 t | 38 · 237 t |
| June | 42 · 215 t | 55 · 194 t | 41 · 183 t | 45 · 279 t |
| July | 46 · 230 t | 63 · 231 t | 52 · 229 t | 59 · 322 t |
| August | 54 · 256 t | 67 · 241 t | 63 · 273 t | 66 · 369 t |
| September | 62 · 300 t | 75 · 283 t | 70 · 308 t | 76 · 402 t |
| October | 71 · 340 t | 86 · 312 t | 75 · 321 t | 85 · 477 t |
| November | 79 · 357 t | 99 · 353 t | 87 · 373 t | 98 · 537 t |
| December | 90 · 410 t | 114 · 413 t | 102 · 438 t | 114 · 601 t |
Busiest rockets in 2020
Launches and payload by country in 2020
Orbital launch attempts by country, 2020
By the country of the rocket.