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United States Launches in 2020

The United States flew 44 orbital launch attempts in 2020, 39% of the world's 114, with 4 failures. 25 on Falcon 9 Block 5, 7 on Electron, 2 on Antares 230+ and 2 on Astra Rocket 3. Together they put 365 tonnes of payload in orbit.

Launches in 2020
44
4 failed
Share of the world
39%
of 114
Busiest month
November
6 launches
Payload to orbit
365 t

Month by month

United States orbital launches per month, 2020

  1. 3
    Jan
  2. 3
    Feb
  3. 3
    Mar
  4. 1
    Apr
  5. 3
    May
  6. 4
    Jun
  7. 4
    Jul
  8. 4
    Aug
  9. 2
    Sep
  10. 5
    Oct
  11. 6
    Nov
  12. 6
    Dec
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United States's orbital launches per month, 2020.
MonthUnited States
January3
February3
March3
April1
May3
June4
July4
August4
September2
October5
November6
December6

Rockets United States flew in 2020

Every launch of 2020

Date (UTC)RocketMissionOutcome
7 January 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 2Success
29 January 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 3Success
31 January 2020ElectronBirds of a Feather (NROL-151)Success
10 February 2020Atlas V 411Solar OrbiterSuccess
15 February 2020Antares 230+Cygnus CRS-2 NG-13 (S.S. Robert H. Lawrence.)Success
17 February 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 4Success
7 March 2020Falcon 9 Block 5SpX CRS-20Success
18 March 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 5Success
26 March 2020Atlas V 551AEHF-6Success
22 April 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 6Success
17 May 2020Atlas V 501OTV-6 (X-37B) (USSF-7)Success
25 May 2020LauncherOneLaunch DemoFailure
30 May 2020Falcon 9 Block 5SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)Success
4 June 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 7Success
13 June 2020ElectronDon't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)Success
13 June 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 8Success
30 June 2020Falcon 9 Block 5GPS III SV03 "Columbus"Success
4 July 2020ElectronPics Or It Didn’t Happen (Rideshare)Failure
15 July 2020Minotaur IVNROL-129Success
20 July 2020Falcon 9 Block 5ANASIS-IISuccess
30 July 2020Atlas V 541Mars 2020 (Perseverance rover & Ingenuity helicopter)Success
7 August 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 9Success
18 August 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 10Success
30 August 2020Falcon 9 Block 5SAOCOM 1BSuccess
31 August 2020ElectronI Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical (Capella 2 & First Light)Success
3 September 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 11Success
12 September 2020Astra Rocket 3Maiden FlightFailure
3 October 2020Antares 230+Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla)Success
6 October 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 12Success
18 October 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 13Success
24 October 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 14Success
28 October 2020ElectronIn Focus (Rideshare)Success
5 November 2020Falcon 9 Block 5GPS III SV04 "Sacagawea"Success
13 November 2020Atlas V 531NROL-101Success
16 November 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Crew-1Success
20 November 2020ElectronReturn to Sender (Rideshare)Success
21 November 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (Sentinel-6A; Jason-CS)Success
25 November 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink 15Success
6 December 2020Falcon 9 Block 5Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21Success
11 December 2020Delta IV HeavyNROL-44Success
13 December 2020Falcon 9 Block 5SXM-7Success
15 December 2020ElectronThe Owl's Night Begins (StriX-α)Success
15 December 2020Astra Rocket 3Flight 2Failure
19 December 2020Falcon 9 Block 5NROL-108Success

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