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<h2 id="launch-statistics-1957-2025">Launch Statistics (1957-2025)</h2> 50 100 150 200 250 300 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 <ul><li> Failure</li> <li> Partial failure</li> <li> Success</li> <li> Planned</li></ul> <h2 id="orbital-and-suborbital-launches-by-year">Orbital and Suborbital launches by year</h2> <h3>Before 1951</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Spaceflight_before_1951/jl9qWqsg">Spaceflight before 1951</a></li></ul> <h3>1951-1959</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1951_in_spaceflight/BWBkgPEt">1951 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1952_in_spaceflight/5IIVeJSv">1952 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1953_in_spaceflight/Xs0NohTn">1953 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1954_in_spaceflight/unujFfS5">1954 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1955_in_spaceflight/9kHwCIJ5">1955 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1956_in_spaceflight/PwzcewE3">1956 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1957_in_spaceflight/kyAnYLds">1957 in spaceflight</a> (First Orbital launch)</li> <li><a href="/facts/1958_in_spaceflight/T4YdrfV5">1958 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1958_in_spaceflight_(January%25E2%2580%2593June)/wEhlcFkc">1958 in spaceflight (January–June)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1958_in_spaceflight_(July%25E2%2580%2593December)/HaW9WF7d">1958 in spaceflight (July–December)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/1959_in_spaceflight/DzL2dje4">1959 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1959_in_spaceflight_(January%25E2%2580%2593June)/NyJQP0pq">1959 in spaceflight (January–June)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1959_in_spaceflight_(July-December)/lI5lFs08">1959 in spaceflight (July-December)</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h3>1960-1969</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1960_in_spaceflight/jMC9Cx2x">1960 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1960_in_spaceflight_(January%25E2%2580%2593April)/qhQ0dr00">1960 in spaceflight (January–April)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1960_in_spaceflight_(May%25E2%2580%2593August)/otsz1w4P">1960 in spaceflight (May–August)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1960_in_spaceflight_(September%25E2%2580%2593December)/W0P0TKJm">1960 in spaceflight (September–December)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/1961_in_spaceflight/QQp862Jv">1961 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1961_in_spaceflight_(January%25E2%2580%2593June)/GI3xTpvY">1961 in spaceflight (January–June)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1961_in_spaceflight_(July%25E2%2580%2593December)/bYu12Ktt">1961 in spaceflight (July–December)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/1962_in_spaceflight/7YQAjL6d">1962 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1962_in_spaceflight_(January%25E2%2580%2593March)/oeECpkoU">1962 in spaceflight (January–March)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1962_in_spaceflight_(April%25E2%2580%2593June)/47J6lYEY">1962 in spaceflight (April–June)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1962_in_spaceflight_(July%25E2%2580%2593September)/T8xHPS9x">1962 in spaceflight (July–September)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1962_in_spaceflight_(October%25E2%2580%2593December)/3zrxM6NS">1962 in spaceflight (October–December)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/1963_in_spaceflight/EUxEwUgX">1963 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1963_in_spaceflight_(January%25E2%2580%2593March)/qfXLdSDX">1963 in spaceflight (January–March)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1963_in_spaceflight_(April-June)/Fzs69xSf">1963 in spaceflight (April-June)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1963_in_spaceflight_(July%25E2%2580%2593September)/tRICblk9">1963 in spaceflight (July–September)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1963_in_spaceflight_(October-December)/QD6J638D">1963 in spaceflight (October-December)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/1964_in_spaceflight/KNUzkwu2">1964 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1964_in_spaceflight_(January%25E2%2580%2593March)/QlLuRNkT">1964 in spaceflight (January–March)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1964_in_spaceflight_(April%25E2%2580%2593June)/4r4RRMLF">1964 in spaceflight (April–June)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1964_in_spaceflight_(July%25E2%2580%2593September)/VmeDJfv7">1964 in spaceflight (July–September)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1964_in_spaceflight_(October%25E2%2580%2593December)/Sw9XfYWv">1964 in spaceflight (October–December)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/1965_in_spaceflight/2BCcxAl0">1965 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1965_in_spaceflight_(January%25E2%2580%2593March)/lsSjphAu">1965 in spaceflight (January–March)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1965_in_spaceflight_(April%25E2%2580%2593June)/qh73k8pE">1965 in spaceflight (April–June)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1965_in_spaceflight_(July%25E2%2580%2593September)/7hJrch3t">1965 in spaceflight (July–September)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1965_in_spaceflight_(October%25E2%2580%2593December)/N9oTGK1v">1965 in spaceflight (October–December)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/1966_in_spaceflight/Q3AqeCMU">1966 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1967_in_spaceflight/0B3ADxBK">1967 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1968_in_spaceflight/df31gRE9">1968 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1969_in_spaceflight/NF7bl2M4">1969 in spaceflight</a></li></ul> <h3>1970-1979</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1970_in_spaceflight/YtoKKdBw">1970 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1971_in_spaceflight/n8Ag9vHv">1971 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1972_in_spaceflight/Aacs4man">1972 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1973_in_spaceflight/LqRnE0Nh">1973 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1974_in_spaceflight/FSN6tT7A">1974 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1975_in_spaceflight/K0fSn8Mn">1975 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1976_in_spaceflight/9AnNeawf">1976 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1977_in_spaceflight/0AepEjnS">1977 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1978_in_spaceflight/MESu0kqD">1978 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1979_in_spaceflight/vVkNwpzE">1979 in spaceflight</a></li></ul> <h3>1980-1989</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1980_in_spaceflight/5xwEF78k">1980 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1981_in_spaceflight/nM6f1BLN">1981 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1982_in_spaceflight/PA2WH5Ad">1982 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1983_in_spaceflight/GDHX5Bha">1983 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1984_in_spaceflight/QgzIgH1k">1984 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1985_in_spaceflight/HSXUySAK">1985 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1986_in_spaceflight/5Eoy1Hou">1986 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1987_in_spaceflight/rYj998UH">1987 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1988_in_spaceflight/3uSsQDD3">1988 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1989_in_spaceflight/UzhAYH0Y">1989 in spaceflight</a></li></ul> <h3>1990-1999</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1990_in_spaceflight/M4uvFoVw">1990 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1991_in_spaceflight/ey0xpcDd">1991 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1992_in_spaceflight/FEwBx8jt">1992 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1993_in_spaceflight/n2lI5qT3">1993 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1994_in_spaceflight/sCIoBnEs">1994 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1995_in_spaceflight/3yUVL9ev">1995 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1996_in_spaceflight/7fnMhkx4">1996 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1997_in_spaceflight/gyHcwVk7">1997 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1998_in_spaceflight/SIbUN306">1998 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1999_in_spaceflight/m6hhVF5W">1999 in spaceflight</a></li></ul> <h3>2000-2009</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/2000_in_spaceflight/4lnJTGsD">2000 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2001_in_spaceflight/ACSVg7QF">2001 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2002_in_spaceflight/dJx2fNv2">2002 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2003_in_spaceflight/zkdHP8rA">2003 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2004_in_spaceflight/qjQvNcJn">2004 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2005_in_spaceflight/c3Xh7F7f">2005 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2006_in_spaceflight/LglXDE93">2006 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2007_in_spaceflight/WEueS2FR">2007 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2008_in_spaceflight/TbNkyeFj">2008 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2009_in_spaceflight/nHrKrr0Q">2009 in spaceflight</a></li></ul> <h3>2010-2019</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/2010_in_spaceflight/RlPJePpe">2010 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2011_in_spaceflight/g5lUt7FQ">2011 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2012_in_spaceflight/6JYypVay">2012 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2013_in_spaceflight/1cgh20IG">2013 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2014_in_spaceflight/TbIQWUJN">2014 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2015_in_spaceflight/2q7o2Xkv">2015 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2016_in_spaceflight/oVSz8BwA">2016 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2017_in_spaceflight/xvQJsYfC">2017 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2018_in_spaceflight/TEVVV0By">2018 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January%25E2%2580%2593June_2018/gI0PlB33">List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2018</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July%25E2%2580%2593December_2018/jYcwVXuT">List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2018</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/2019_in_spaceflight/foRVdJCb">2019 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January%25E2%2580%2593June_2019/m1jfqtm7">List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July%25E2%2580%2593December_2019/CsrGaWhn">List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2019</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h3>2020-2029</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/2020_in_spaceflight/BEL9CByf">2020 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2021_in_spaceflight/X65oCU89">2021 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January%25E2%2580%2593June_2021/NSVHUwTr">List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2021</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July%25E2%2580%2593December_2021/umWMGGMc">List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2021</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/2022_in_spaceflight/UyqkNhRK">2022 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January%25E2%2580%2593June_2022/w7WMNF3C">List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July%25E2%2580%2593December_2022/ehNdAS6j">List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2022</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/2023_in_spaceflight/BW2Nrchj">2023 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January%25E2%2580%2593June_2023/v9DyXjBN">List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2023</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July%25E2%2580%2593December_2023/w00eljk9">List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/2024_in_spaceflight/427tUxvQ">2024 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January%25E2%2580%2593June_2024/uF9f261C">List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July%25E2%2580%2593December_2024/htHSd284">List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2024</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/2025_in_spaceflight/Lm6Bggbs">2025 in spaceflight</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January%25E2%2580%2593March_2025/IIjqg8Mu">List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2025</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_April%25E2%2580%2593June_2025/uYLRmuN3">List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July%25E2%2580%2593September_2025/bQT1s6rA">List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2025</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_October%25E2%2580%2593December_2025/A7L8qzuY">List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2025</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/2026_in_spaceflight/HVkzgxGR">2026 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2027_in_spaceflight/gWhM2Jsu">2027 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2028_in_spaceflight/gWhM2Jsu">2028 in spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2029_in_spaceflight/gWhM2Jsu">2029 in spaceflight</a></li></ul> <h3>Spaceflight after 2029</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_planned_future_spaceflight_launches/tXvPuLzr">List of planned future spaceflight launches</a></li></ul> <h2 id="deep-space-rendezvous-after-2029">Deep-space rendezvous after 2029</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date (<a href="/facts/UTC/2EnjfSyu">UTC</a>)</th><th>Spacecraft</th><th>Event</th><th>Remarks</th></tr><tr><td>26 December 2030</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Lucy_(spacecraft)/qkg6fHA1">Lucy</a></i></td><td>Third <a href="/facts/Gravity_assist/4sqIByot">gravity assist</a> at Earth</td><td>Target altitude 660 km</td></tr><tr><td>July 2031</td><td><i>Hayabusa2</i></td><td>Arrival at asteroid <a href="/facts/1998_KY26/awz2mo3c">1998 KY26</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>July 2031</td><td><a href="/facts/Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer/XcRkV5uS">JUICE</a></td><td>Flyby of <a href="/facts/Ganymede_(moon)/AmKsF10c">Ganymede</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>July 2031</td><td>JUICE</td><td><a href="/facts/Jupiter/95m7XjMT">Jupiter</a> orbit insertion</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>July 2032</td><td>JUICE</td><td>Flyby of <a href="/facts/Europa_(moon)/2A9nleK3">Europa</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2 March 2033</td><td><i>Lucy</i></td><td>Flyby of binary asteroid <a href="/facts/617_Patroclus/pqwdNRf4">617 Patroclus-Menoetius</a></td><td>Target altitude 1000 km</td></tr><tr><td>December 2034</td><td>JUICE</td><td>Ganymede orbit insertion</td><td>Planned first orbit of a moon other than <a href="/facts/Moon/zKHqEMPb">Earth's</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Discovery_and_exploration_of_the_Solar_System/x3xkMqxL">Discovery and exploration of the Solar System</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Launch_vehicle/g1GCGFJB">Launch vehicle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_crewed_spacecraft/5KdUINyn">List of crewed spacecraft</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Outer_space/R3LRKyFs">Outer space</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Space_exploration/2eKXYVdq">Space exploration</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Space_launch_market_competition/xXtUn9TT">Space launch market competition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_private_spaceflight/8Sbdrlqc">Timeline of private spaceflight</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_Solar_System_exploration/9UGTQRsY">Timeline of Solar System exploration</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_space_exploration/N1bzhVk8">Timeline of space exploration</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_spaceflight/js9ghXXs">History of spaceflight</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li>Bergin, Chris. <a href="http://www.nasaspaceflight.com">"NASASpaceFlight.com"</a>.</li> <li>Clark, Stephen. <a href="http://www.spaceflightnow.com">"Spaceflight Now"</a>.</li> <li>Kelso, T.S. <a href="https://celestrak.com/satcat/search.php">"Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)"</a>. CelesTrak.</li> <li>Krebs, Gunter. <a href="http://space.skyrocket.de/directories/chronology.htm">"Chronology of Space Launches"</a>.</li> <li>Kyle, Ed. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091005063125/http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/">"Space Launch Report"</a>. Archived from <a href="http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/">the original</a> on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2022.</li> <li>McDowell, Jonathan. <a href="https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/derived/launchlog.html">"GCAT Orbital Launch Log"</a>.</li> <li>Pietrobon, Steven. <a href="http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/">"Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive"</a>.</li> <li>Wade, Mark. <a href="http://www.astronautix.com">"Encyclopedia Astronautica"</a>.</li> <li>Webb, Brian. <a href="http://www.spacearchive.info/index.htm">"Southwest Space Archive"</a>.</li> <li>Zak, Anatoly. <a href="http://www.russianspaceweb.com/">"Russian Space Web"</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://spaceflight101.com/iss/iss-calendar/">"ISS Calendar"</a>. <i>Spaceflight 101</i>.</li> <li><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/">"NSSDCA Master Catalog"</a>. <i>NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive</i>. <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> <a href="/facts/Goddard_Space_Flight_Center/WfoEKknM">Goddard Space Flight Center</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://www.cosmoworld.ru/spaceencyclopedia/chrono/index.shtml">"Хроника освоения космоса"</a> [Chronicle of space exploration]. <i>CosmoWorld</i> (in Russian).</li> <li><a href="https://nextspaceflight.com/">"Rocket Launch Manifest"</a>. <i>Next Spaceflight</i>.</li></ul> Generic references: <ul><li>view</li><li>talk</li><li>edit</li></ul> Spaceflight portal <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Statement about the Karman Line | World Air Sports Federation". www.fai.org. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2024. <a href="https://www.fai.org/news/statement-about-karman-line" target="_blank">https://www.fai.org/news/statement-about-karman-line</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"はやぶさ２、次のミッションは小惑星「１９９８ＫＹ２６」…ＪＡＸＡ". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201205174454/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/science/20200913-OYT1T50040/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20201205174454/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/science/20200913-OYT1T50040/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>