2026 Rocket Launch Statistics
As of 23 October 2026, there have been 249 orbital launch attempts worldwide in 2026, and 241 of them reached orbit. That is as many as by the same date in 2025, which ended with 329 launches, the most of any year. SpaceX flew 122 of them (49%); by country, the United States launched 148 and China 73. Together they have put 2,163 tonnes of payload in orbit so far.
Statistics summary
Rockets launched
2026 so far
249
vs 249 by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
4
vs 6.3 weekly avg. over 365 days
Payload to orbit
2026 so far
2,163 t
vs 2,248 t by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
36 t
vs 53.5 t weekly avg. over 365 days
Reached orbit
2026 so far
97%
241 of 249; 6 failures, 1 partial
All of 2025
96%
316 of 329; 12 failures, 1 partial
Who's flying in 2026
SpaceX122vs 13849%Fri 23 Oct · Falcon 9 Block 5
CASC48vs 4819%Fri 23 Oct · Long March 6A- Rocket Lab16vs 136%Fri 23 Oct · Electron
Progress RSC11vs 104%Tue 24 Nov · Soyuz 2.1b- CAS Space6vs 32%None scheduled
- ULA5vs 42%Thu 29 Oct · Vulcan VC6L
2026 so far against the same date in 2025. Drawings at one true scale; the paler ones are on the schedule.
- United States148vs 15859%Fri 23 Oct · Electron
- China73vs 6529%Fri 23 Oct · Long March 6A
- Russia13vs 135%Tue 24 Nov · Soyuz 2.1b
France4vs 22%Mon 23 Nov · Ariane 64 Block 2
Japan4vs 22%None scheduled
India3vs 31%Fri 30 Oct · GSLV Mk. II
2026 so far against the same date in 2025. Drawings at one true scale; the paler ones are on the schedule.
Every company, as a table
| Company | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | 122 | 49% | 1,683 t | 78% |
| CASC | 48 | 19% | 200 t | 9% |
| Rocket Lab | 16 | 6% | 2 t | <1% |
| Progress RSC | 11 | 4% | 63 t | 3% |
| CAS Space | 6 | 2% | 10 t | <1% |
| LandSpace | 5 | 2% | 12 t | 1% |
| ULA | 5 | 2% | 70 t | 3% |
| ArianeGroup | 4 | 2% | 56 t | 3% |
| China Rocket | 4 | 2% | 6 t | <1% |
| Galactic Energy | 4 | 2% | 2 t | <1% |
| ExPace | 3 | 1% | 2 t | <1% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 3 | 1% | 11 t | 1% |
| Avio | 2 | 1% | 4 t | <1% |
| ISRO | 2 | 1% | 2 t | <1% |
| Khrunichev | 2 | 1% | 3 t | <1% |
| Orienspace | 2 | 1% | 3 t | <1% |
| Blue Origin | 1 | <1% | 6 t | <1% |
| Boeing / Northrop Grumman / Aerojet Rocketdyne / ULA | 1 | <1% | 26 t | 1% |
| Firefly | 1 | <1% | 1 t | <1% |
| Isar Aerospace | 1 | <1% | 30 kg | <1% |
| KAI / Hanwha Aerospace | 1 | <1% | 1 t | <1% |
| Orbital ATK | 1 | <1% | 500 kg | <1% |
| Orbital Sciences | 1 | <1% | 430 kg | <1% |
| Skyroot Aerospace | 1 | <1% | 5 kg | <1% |
| Space One | 1 | <1% | – | |
| Space Pioneer | 1 | <1% | – |
Launches and payload by week
Orbital launch attempts per week, the past 12 months
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 36 t |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 48 t |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 18 t |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 75 t |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 6 | 42 t |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 11 | 45 t |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 34 t |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6 | 28 t |
| 23 Aug 2026 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 42 t |
| 16 Aug 2026 | 5 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | 73 t |
| 9 Aug 2026 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 35 t |
| 2 Aug 2026 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | 53 t |
| 26 Jul 2026 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 26 t |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 45 t |
| 12 Jul 2026 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 55 t |
| 5 Jul 2026 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | 68 t |
| 28 Jun 2026 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 59 t |
| 21 Jun 2026 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 35 t |
| 14 Jun 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | 9 | 74 t |
| 7 Jun 2026 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 78 t |
| 31 May 2026 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 5 | 44 t |
| 24 May 2026 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 8 | 95 t |
| 17 May 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 39 t |
| 10 May 2026 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 6 | 60 t |
| 3 May 2026 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 19 t |
| 26 Apr 2026 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 84 t |
| 19 Apr 2026 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 9 | 51 t |
| 12 Apr 2026 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 41 t |
| 5 Apr 2026 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 7 | 53 t |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 88 t |
| 22 Mar 2026 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 48 t |
| 15 Mar 2026 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 65 t |
| 8 Mar 2026 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 61 t |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 48 t |
| 22 Feb 2026 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 64 t |
| 15 Feb 2026 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 62 t |
| 8 Feb 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 48 t |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 41 t |
| 25 Jan 2026 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 52 t |
| 18 Jan 2026 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 33 t |
| 11 Jan 2026 | 4 | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 11 | 64 t |
| 4 Jan 2026 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 33 t |
| 28 Dec 2025 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 13 t |
| 21 Dec 2025 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 t |
| 14 Dec 2025 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 95 t |
| 7 Dec 2025 | 5 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | 11 | 83 t |
| 30 Nov 2025 | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | 9 | 79 t |
| 23 Nov 2025 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 39 t |
| 16 Nov 2025 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 56 t |
| 9 Nov 2025 | 4 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | 77 t |
| 2 Nov 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 8 | 47 t |
| 26 Oct 2025 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7 | 97 t |
| 19 Oct 2025 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 22 t |
Year against year
Orbital launch attempts, year against year, 2023 to 2026
Added up through each year.
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| By the end of | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 · 79 t | 22 · 170 t | 22 · 201 t | 24 · 185 t |
| February | 28 · 179 t | 41 · 301 t | 42 · 406 t | 42 · 399 t |
| March | 53 · 312 t | 63 · 497 t | 68 · 573 t | 72 · 648 t |
| April | 65 · 367 t | 82 · 675 t | 94 · 845 t | 103 · 921 t |
| May | 85 · 525 t | 108 · 893 t | 123 · 1,112 t | 126 · 1,151 t |
| June | 98 · 628 t | 126 · 1,066 t | 148 · 1,358 t | 155 · 1,403 t |
| July | 116 · 745 t | 139 · 1,166 t | 172 · 1,566 t | 182 · 1,621 t |
| August | 138 · 890 t | 160 · 1,345 t | 201 · 1,799 t | 208 · 1,848 t |
| September | 161 · 1,063 t | 183 · 1,481 t | 232 · 2,079 t | 235 · 2,039 t |
| October | 178 · 1,222 t | 203 · 1,653 t | 258 · 2,368 t | 249 · 2,163 t |
| November | 194 · 1,368 t | 233 · 1,920 t | 289 · 2,593 t | |
| December | 223 · 1,522 t | 263 · 2,098 t | 329 · 2,877 t |
Busiest rockets in 2026
Launches and payload by country in 2026
Orbital launch attempts by country, 2026 so far
By the country of the rocket.
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| Country | Launches | Share | Payload to orbit | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 148 | 59% | 1,788 t | 83% |
| China | 73 | 29% | 234 t | 11% |
| Russia | 13 | 5% | 67 t | 3% |
| France | 4 | 2% | 56 t | 3% |
| Japan | 4 | 2% | 11 t | 1% |
| India | 3 | 1% | 2 t | <1% |
| Italy | 2 | 1% | 4 t | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% | 30 kg | <1% |
| South Korea | 1 | <1% | 1 t | <1% |