2024 Rocket Launch Statistics
In 2024, there were 263 orbital launch attempts worldwide, and 256 of them reached orbit. That is 40 more than in 2023, and the most of any year until then. SpaceX flew 138 of them (52%); by country, the United States launched 158 and China 68. Together they put 2,098 tonnes of payload in orbit.
Statistics summary
Payload to orbit
2024
2,098 t
vs 1,522 t in 2023
Per week
40 t
vs 29 t in 2023
Reached orbit
2024
97%
256 of 263; 5 failures, 2 partial
2023
95%
211 of 223; 11 failures, 1 partial
Who flew in 2024
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2024 against 2023. Drawings at one true scale.
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2024 against 2023. Drawings at one true scale.
Every company, as a table
| Company | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | 138 | 52% | 1,779 t | 85% |
| CASC | 49 | 19% | 183 t | 9% |
| Progress RSC | 15 | 6% | 76 t | 4% |
| Rocket Lab | 14 | 5% | 2 t | <1% |
| ExPace | 5 | 2% | 2 t | <1% |
| Galactic Energy | 5 | 2% | 1 t | <1% |
| ISRO | 5 | 2% | 4 t | <1% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 5 | 2% | 14 t | 1% |
| ULA | 5 | 2% | 24 t | 1% |
| CAS Space | 4 | 2% | 3 t | <1% |
| Avio | 2 | 1% | 3 t | <1% |
| China Rocket | 2 | 1% | 980 kg | <1% |
| IRGC Aerospace Force | 2 | 1% | 110 kg | <1% |
| Iranian Space Agency | 2 | 1% | 442 kg | <1% |
| Khrunichev | 2 | 1% | 3 t | <1% |
| Space One | 2 | 1% | – | |
| ArianeGroup | 1 | <1% | 2 t | <1% |
| Firefly | 1 | <1% | 53 kg | <1% |
| i-Space | 1 | <1% | – | |
| LandSpace | 1 | <1% | 150 kg | <1% |
| National Aerospace Technology Administration | 1 | <1% | – | |
| Orienspace | 1 | <1% | 2 t | <1% |
Launches and payload by week
Orbital launch attempts per week, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2024 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 30 t |
| 22 Dec 2024 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 20 t |
| 15 Dec 2024 | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | 10 | 42 t |
| 8 Dec 2024 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 30 t |
| 1 Dec 2024 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 56 t |
| 24 Nov 2024 | 5 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 85 t |
| 17 Nov 2024 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 49 t |
| 10 Nov 2024 | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 7 | 74 t |
| 3 Nov 2024 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | 60 t |
| 27 Oct 2024 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 46 t |
| 20 Oct 2024 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | 57 t |
| 13 Oct 2024 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 64 t |
| 6 Oct 2024 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 t |
| 29 Sep 2024 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 t |
| 22 Sep 2024 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 33 t |
| 15 Sep 2024 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 22 t |
| 8 Sep 2024 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 44 t |
| 1 Sep 2024 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 36 t |
| 25 Aug 2024 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 48 t |
| 18 Aug 2024 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 21 t |
| 11 Aug 2024 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | 39 t |
| 4 Aug 2024 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 50 t |
| 28 Jul 2024 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 59 t |
| 21 Jul 2024 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 17 t |
| 14 Jul 2024 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 t |
| 7 Jul 2024 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 22 t |
| 30 Jun 2024 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 20 t |
| 23 Jun 2024 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 75 t |
| 16 Jun 2024 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 22 t |
| 2 Jun 2024 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 60 t |
| 26 May 2024 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | 50 t |
| 19 May 2024 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | 52 t |
| 12 May 2024 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 51 t |
| 5 May 2024 | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 6 | 55 t |
| 28 Apr 2024 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 46 t |
| 21 Apr 2024 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 27 t |
| 14 Apr 2024 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 37 t |
| 7 Apr 2024 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | 61 t |
| 31 Mar 2024 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 59 t |
| 24 Mar 2024 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 41 t |
| 17 Mar 2024 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 44 t |
| 10 Mar 2024 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 | 53 t |
| 3 Mar 2024 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 35 t |
| 25 Feb 2024 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 43 t |
| 18 Feb 2024 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 31 t |
| 11 Feb 2024 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37 t |
| 4 Feb 2024 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 19 t |
| 28 Jan 2024 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7 | 48 t |
| 21 Jan 2024 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 17 t |
| 14 Jan 2024 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 66 t |
| 7 Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 23 t |
| 31 Dec 2023 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 18 t |
Year against year
Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 2021 to 2024
Added up through each year.
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| By the end of | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 · 31 t | 8 · 40 t | 16 · 79 t | 22 · 170 t |
| February | 17 · 100 t | 21 · 130 t | 28 · 179 t | 41 · 301 t |
| March | 27 · 180 t | 33 · 194 t | 53 · 312 t | 63 · 497 t |
| April | 38 · 291 t | 47 · 275 t | 65 · 367 t | 82 · 675 t |
| May | 48 · 385 t | 59 · 377 t | 85 · 525 t | 108 · 893 t |
| June | 62 · 456 t | 75 · 445 t | 98 · 628 t | 126 · 1,066 t |
| July | 73 · 502 t | 91 · 574 t | 116 · 745 t | 139 · 1,166 t |
| August | 85 · 549 t | 109 · 674 t | 138 · 890 t | 160 · 1,345 t |
| September | 96 · 618 t | 125 · 779 t | 161 · 1,063 t | 183 · 1,481 t |
| October | 107 · 673 t | 148 · 905 t | 178 · 1,222 t | 203 · 1,653 t |
| November | 123 · 727 t | 168 · 1,038 t | 194 · 1,368 t | 233 · 1,920 t |
| December | 146 · 835 t | 186 · 1,108 t | 223 · 1,522 t | 263 · 2,098 t |
Busiest rockets in 2024
Launches and payload by country in 2024
Orbital launch attempts by country, 2024
By the country of the rocket.
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| Country | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 158 | 60% | 1,805 t | 86% |
| China | 68 | 26% | 191 t | 9% |
| Russia | 17 | 6% | 79 t | 4% |
| Japan | 7 | 3% | 14 t | 1% |
| India | 5 | 2% | 4 t | <1% |
| Iran | 4 | 2% | 552 kg | <1% |
| Italy | 2 | 1% | 3 t | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% | 2 t | <1% |
| North Korea | 1 | <1% | – |