2026 So Far

Name: Rocket launches in 2026
Creator: Flight Atlas

As of 16 October 2026, there have been 244 orbital launch attempts worldwide in 2026, and 237 of them reached orbit. That is 1 more than by the same date in 2025, which ended with 329 launches, the most of any year. SpaceX flew 119 of them (49%); by country, the United States launched 145 and China 72.

Data as of 16 October 2026 · Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), checked against Jonathan McDowell's GCAT · Updated as launches happen. Methods

Launches in 2026: 244; 237 successful
Last 365 days: 330; +5% on the year before
SpaceX in 2026: 49%; 119 launches
Since 1957: 7,408; 6,873 successful

Launches per year

2025 had 3.2 times as many orbital launch attempts as 2019, most of the growth from SpaceX and China.

Orbital launch attempts per year, 1957 to today

2026 so far, as of 16 October 2026.

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Year	Launches
1957	3
1958	28
1959	23
1960	38
1961	50
1962	81
1963	69
1964	100
1965	124
1966	131
1967	139
1968	128
1969	125
1970	124
1971	133
1972	113
1973	116
1974	113
1975	132
1976	131
1977	130
1978	128
1979	110
1980	108
1981	126
1982	129
1983	129
1984	129
1985	125
1986	110
1987	114
1988	121
1989	102
1990	121
1991	91
1992	97
1993	83
1994	93
1995	80
1996	77
1997	89
1998	82
1999	78
2000	85
2001	59
2002	65
2003	63
2004	54
2005	56
2006	66
2007	68
2008	69
2009	78
2010	74
2011	84
2012	78
2013	81
2014	92
2015	87
2016	85
2017	90
2018	114
2019	102
2020	114
2021	146
2022	186
2023	223
2024	263
2025	329
2026	244