North Korea Launch Tracker
As of 21 October 2026, North Korea has flown 0 of the 248 orbital launch attempts in 2026, 0% of the world's launches, and 9 since its first in 1998. Its latest launches and the next ones on the schedule, drawn to scale.
Data as of October 2026 · Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), checked against Jonathan McDowell's GCAT · Updated as launches happen. Methods
Latest mission
Government/Top Secret
Chollima-1
May 27, 2024
North Korea's attempt to orbit the Malligyong-1-1 military reconnaissance satellite on a new-type Chollima-1 rocket. The launch failed when the first stage exploded shortly after liftoff, reportedly due to a new engine malfunction.
Next mission
Drawing unavailable
No upcoming mission scheduled.
Statistics summary
North Korea launches
2026 so far
0
vs 0 by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0
vs 0.0 weekly avg. over 365 days
Payload to orbit
2026 so far
0 t
vs 0 t by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0 t
vs 0.0 t weekly avg. over 365 days
Past launches
Every North Korea launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.
No North Korea launch is scheduled in the next seven days.
North Korea in 2026
Orbital launch attempts added up, North Korea and the rest of the world, 2026 so far
Day by day since 1 January.
Orbital launch attempts per week, North Korea and the rest of the world, the past 12 months
Payload delivered to orbit by North Korea, year against year, 2023 to 2026
Tonnes, added up through each year.
The record
- Share in 2026
- 0%
- so far
- Launches in 2026
- 0
- of 248 worldwide
- Share in 2025
- 0%
- 0 launches
- All time
- 9
- since 1998
Orbital launch attempts per year, North Korea and the rest of the world, 1998 to today
2026 so far, as of 21 October 2026.
Launch success rate by North Korea rocket, 1998 to today
Test flights are left out; partial failures count as failures.
Every year
| Year | North Korea | World | North Korea share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 0 | 248 | 0% |
| 2025 | 0 | 329 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 263 | <1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 223 | 1% |
| 2022 | 0 | 186 | 0% |
| 2021 | 0 | 146 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0 | 114 | 0% |
| 2019 | 0 | 102 | 0% |
| 2018 | 0 | 114 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0 | 90 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 85 | 1% |
| 2015 | 0 | 87 | 0% |
| 2014 | 0 | 92 | 0% |
| 2013 | 0 | 81 | 0% |
| 2012 | 2 | 78 | 3% |
| 2011 | 0 | 84 | 0% |
| 2010 | 0 | 74 | 0% |
| 2009 | 1 | 78 | 1% |
| 2008 | 0 | 69 | 0% |
| 2007 | 0 | 68 | 0% |
| 2006 | 0 | 66 | 0% |
| 2005 | 0 | 56 | 0% |
| 2004 | 0 | 54 | 0% |
| 2003 | 0 | 63 | 0% |
| 2002 | 0 | 65 | 0% |
| 2001 | 0 | 59 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0 | 85 | 0% |
| 1999 | 0 | 78 | 0% |
| 1998 | 1 | 82 | 1% |