2025 in spaceflight
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{{Infobox Year in spaceflight
| year = 2025
| image = Blue Ghost On Moon.jpg
| caption = Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander touched down successfully in March 2025
| first = 4 January
| last = 8 June
| total = 130
| success = 123
| failed = 6
| partial = 1
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Spaceflight in 2025 promises to follow the 2020s trend of record-breaking orbital launches (with at least 300 expected) and increased developments in lunar, Mars, and low-earth orbit exploration. Spaceflight in 2025 will include more private companies' launches, and reusable launch vehicles will be used. Private robotic landers, part of NASA's CLPS Program have touched down with more to land as part of the Artemis program.
Overview
=Astronomy and astrophysics=
=Exploration of the Solar System=
AstroForge's Brokkr-2 was launched on 27 February 2025 to perform a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid and determine if the asteroid is metallic.{{cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |url=https://spacenews.com/asteroid-mining-startup-astroforge-to-launch-first-missions-this-year-2/ |title=Asteroid mining startup AstroForge to launch first missions this year |date=30 January 2023 |access-date=13 December 2023 |work=SpaceNews.com}} The mission failed because of communication issues.
China launched the Tianwen-2 (ZhengHe) asteroid sample-return and comet probe in May.{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |url=https://spacenews.com/china-conducts-parachute-tests-for-asteroid-sample-return-mission/ |title=China conducts parachute tests for asteroid sample return mission |work=SpaceNews |date=26 June 2023 |access-date=19 September 2023}}
=Lunar exploration=
On 15 January, Blue Ghost Mission 1 by Firefly Aerospace and Hakuto-R Mission 2 by ispace launched together on a Falcon 9.
Firefly Aerospace's lunar lander carried NASA-sponsored experiments and commercial payloads as a part of Commercial Lunar Payload Services program to Mare Crisium.{{cite press release |title=NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace for Artemis Commercial Moon Delivery in 2023 |date=4 February 2021 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-firefly-aerospace-for-artemis-commercial-moon-delivery-in-2023 |access-date=4 February 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204211114/https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-firefly-aerospace-for-artemis-commercial-moon-delivery-in-2023 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |work=NASA}} Landing was completed successfully on 2 March 2025.{{cite web |date=1 February 2021 |title=Lunar Lander |url=https://firefly.com/lunar-lander/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205003523/https://firefly.com/lunar-lander/ |archive-date=5 February 2021 |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=Firefly Aerospace}}
Epic Aerospace's Chimera-1 Space tug was planned to transition from TLI to Geosynchronous but failed due to a possible communication failure.{{cn|date=June 2025}}
On 5 June, Hakuto-R Mission 2, carrying the RESILIENCE lunar lander and the TENACIOUS micro rover, attempted a landing in Mare Frigoris but crashed into the lunar surface.{{cite web |date=16 November 2023 |title=ispace Announces Mission 2 with Unveiling of Micro Rover Design |url=https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=4954 |access-date=21 November 2023 |work=ispace}}{{cite news |title=ispace Announces SMBC x HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Venture Moon Mission Milestones & Ventures |url=https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=6565 |access-date=12 January 2025 |publisher=ispace, Inc |date=18 December 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Banks |first=Michael |date=2025-06-06 |title=Japan’s ispace suffers second lunar landing failure |url=https://physicsworld.com/japans-ispace-suffers-second-lunar-landing-failure/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Physics World |language=en-GB}}
Intuitive Machines's lunar lander IM-2, carrying NASA-sponsored experiments and commercial rovers (Yaoki, AstroAnt, Micro-Nova and MAPP LV1) and payloads as a part of Commercial Lunar Payload Services program to Mons Mouton, was launched on 27 February 2025 on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with Brokkr-2 and Lunar Trailblazer. IM-2 landed on 6 March 2025. The spacecraft was intact after touchdown but resting on its side, thereby complicating its planned science and technology demonstration mission; this outcome is similar to what occurred with the company's IM-1 Odysseus spacecraft in 2024.{{cite web |last1=Foust |first1=Jeff |title=IM-2 lunar lander on its side after touchdown |url=https://spacenews.com/im-2-lunar-lander-touches-down-status-unclear/ |website=SpaceNews |date=6 March 2025 |access-date=6 March 2025}}
Lunar Trailblazer aims to aid in the understanding of lunar water and the Moon's water cycle. The mission failed as contact was never established with spacecraft after launch.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2025 |title=Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Lunar Lander Successfully Commissioned and En Route to the Moon |url=https://investors.intuitivemachines.com/news-releases/news-release-details/intuitive-machines-im-2-lunar-lander-successfully-commissioned |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=investors.intuitivemachines.com}} On March 13, Intuitive Machines shared that, like on the IM-1 mission, the Athena
Blue Origin plans to launch their MK1 Lunar Lander as a "pathfinder" mission in 2025.{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2024-03-08 |title=Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025 |url=https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-aims-to-launch-first-lunar-lander-in-2025/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}
=Human spaceflight=
On 30 January, Sunita Williams broke the world record for the most time spent on spacewalk by a woman when she accumulated 62 hours and 6 minutes on her ninth EVA. The record was previously held by Peggy Whitson with 60 hours and 21 minutes.{{cite web |author1=Robert Z. Pearlman |title=NASA astronaut Suni Williams sets new record on 5.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS (video) |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/nasa-astronauts-free-stuck-radio-unit-collect-microbes-and-set-record-on-station-spacewalk |website=Space.com |access-date=5 February 2025 |language=en |date=30 January 2025}}
==Private human spaceflight and space tourism==
On 1 April at 01:46 (UTC), Fram2 launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, becoming the first crewed spaceflight to enter a polar retrograde orbit,{{Cite tweet |first=Jonathan |last=McDowell |author-link=Jonathan McDowell|user=planet4589 |number=1906922678067560513|title=First Space Force orbit data for Fram-2 out , showing it in a 202 x 413 km x 90.01 deg orbit|note=0.01° means it entered Retrograde orbit too}} i.e., to fly over Earth's poles.{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2025-04-01 |title=SpaceX launches Fram2 private astronaut mission |url=https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-fram2-private-astronaut-mission/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}
=Rocket innovation=
Blue Origin completed the maiden flight of its New Glenn rocket on 16 January 2025. The second stage successfully placed its payload into orbit, while the first stage failed to land on the recovery ship offshore.{{cite news |last1=Dunn |first1=Marcia |title=Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight |url=https://apnews.com/article/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-jeff-bezos-2466fb0e114a09d88a46f71a1e647d50 |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=Associated Press News |date=16 Jan 2025 |location=Cape Canaveral}}
SpaceX expects to perform an in-space propellant transfer demonstration using two docked Starships in 2025—a critical milestone that will allow SpaceX to refuel their Starship HLS vehicle for an uncrewed lunar landing demonstration in the following year.{{cite web |last=Berger |first=Eric |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/as-nasa-watches-starship-closely-heres-what-the-agency-wants-to-see-next/ |title=As NASA watches Starship closely, here's what the agency wants to see next |work=Ars Technica |date=11 June 2024 |access-date=5 December 2024}}
=Satellite technology=
ISRO successfully completed the docking of two SpaDeX satellites (SDX-01 & SDX-02) in the early hours of 16 January 2025.{{cite web |title=Isro's SpaDeX: India successfully conducts historic space-docking test |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j89k02py0o |website=www.bbc.com |date=16 January 2025 |access-date=17 January 2025}} Docking of two vehicles in space has previously only been achieved by the Soviet Union/Russia, United States, ESA, and China.
Kuiper Systems, Amazon's satellite internet subsidiary, plans to ramp up launches for its constellation of over 3,000 satellites. The launches will occur on Falcon 9, Ariane 6, Vulcan Centaur and New Glenn launch vehicles.{{Cite web |last=Rivera |first=Mikayla |date=2024-01-17 |title=Project Kuiper: Amazon's Satellite Internet Provider |url=https://www.satelliteinternet.com/providers/project-kuiper/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=SatelliteInternet.com |language=en-US}}
Orbital launches
{{Main|List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2025|List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025|List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2025|List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2025}}
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|+Numbers of orbital launches !Month !Total !Successes !Failures !Partial failures | |||
align=left|January
|22 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
align=left|February
|20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
align=left|March
|27 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
align=left|April
|26 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
align=left|May
|29 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
align=left|June
|6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
align=left|July
|TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
align=left|August
|TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
align=left|September
|TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
align=left|October
|TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
align=left|November
|TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
align=left|December
|TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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!Total !130 | 123 | 6 | 1 |
Deep-space rendezvous
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Date (UTC)
! Spacecraft ! Event ! Remarks |
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8 January
| Sixth gravity assist at Mercury | Success |
13 February
| Lunar orbit insertion |
14 February
| Lunar flyby | This flyby placed the lander into a low-energy ballistic transfer orbit for capture into lunar orbit in mid-May.{{cite web |title=ispace Completes Success 5 of Mission 2 Milestones |url=https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=7032 |website=ispace |access-date=15 February 2025 |date=15 February 2025}} |
18 February
| Fourth gravity assist at Venus | This flyby of Venus will increase the inclination of the spacecraft's orbit from about 7.7 to around 17 degrees.{{cite web | url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Solar_Orbiter_perihelia_and_flybys | title=Solar Orbiter perihelia and flybys }} |
1 March
| Gravity assist at Mars |Success |
2 March
| Lunar landing | Success |
3 March
| Lunar orbit insertion | |
6 March
| IM-2 Athena | Lunar landing | Partial success; Lander tipped over after touchdown. Landing site is on Mons Mouton, coordinates {{Lunar coords and quad cat|84.7906|S|29.1957|E}}) |
12 March
| Hera | Gravity assist at Mars | Success |
22 March
| 23rd perihelion | |
20 April
| Lucy | Flyby of asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson | Target altitude 922 km |
6 May
| Lunar orbit insertion |
10 May
|Earth entry and impact |The Molniya rocket failed to deliver the spacecraft to a Venus transfer orbit, stranding it in orbit for 53 years. The lander's successful entry was monitored by Roscosmos, with the vehicle impacting the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta. |
5 June
| Hakuto-R Mission 2 | Lunar landing | Landing targeted for Mare Frigoris, landing failure |
19 June
| 24th perihelion | |
31 August
| JUICE | Gravity assist at Venus |
15 September
| 25th perihelion | |
12 December
| 26th perihelion | |
24 December
| Fifth gravity assist at Venus | This flyby of Venus will increase the inclination of the spacecraft's orbit further to 24 degrees, and will mark the start of the ‘high-latitude’ mission. |
Extravehicular activities (EVAs)
{{See also|List of spacewalks since 2025}}
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Start Date/Time
!Duration !End Time !Spacecraft !Crew !Remarks |
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16 January 13:01 | 6 hours | 19:01 | {{nowrap|Expedition 72}} | {{Unbulleted list | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Hague}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Sunita Williams}} }} |Hague and Williams ventured outside and replaced the Rate Gyro Assembly Gyroscope 2 on the S0 Truss, replaced the retro reflectors on IDA 3, installed shields on NICER to patch holes in the light shades, relocated the C2V2 cables out of the way so the astronauts and Canadarm 2 could access the worksite, tested a tool on the AMS jumpers, and photographed the AMS jumpers so they can be de-mated on a future spacewalk. As part of a get-ahead task, they inspected an ammonia vent line on Unity and inspected a foot restraint located near the Z1 Radio Antenna. This spacewalk was originally supposed to be performed by Andreas Mogensen and Loral O'Hara during Expedition 70, but it was delayed indefinitely due to a radiator leak on Nauka.{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Mark A. |date=2025-01-16 |title=Two Astronauts Start Spacewalk for Astrophysics Hardware Work |url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2025/01/16/two-astronauts-start-spacewalk-for-astrophysics-hardware-work/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=blogs.nasa.gov |language=en-US}} |
20 January 08:55 | 8 hours, 17 minutes | 17:12 | {{nowrap|Shenzhou 19}} | {{Unbulleted list | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Cai Xuzhe}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Song Lingdong}} }} | Tasks included installation of space debris protection devices and inspections of the exterior of the TSS.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Andrew |title=Chinese astronauts install debris shields on Tiangong space station during 8.5-hour spacewalk (video) |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/chinese-astronauts-install-debris-shields-on-tiangong-space-station-during-8-5-hour-spacewalk-video |website=Space |date=22 January 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025}} |
30 January 12:43 | 5 hours, 26 minutes | 18:09 | {{nowrap|Expedition 72}} | {{Unbulleted list | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Sunita Williams}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Barry Wilmore}} }} | Wilmore and Williams successfully removed a faulty radio communications unit, although the time needed for this meant that other tasks that were scheduled for the spacewalk weren't accomplished. Williams broke the record for the woman to have spent the most on EVA, with a total of 62 hours and 6 minutes. |
1 May 13:05 | 5 hours, 44 minutes | 18:49 | {{nowrap|Expedition 73}} | {{Unbulleted list | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Anne McClain}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Nichole Ayers}} }} | McClain and Ayers relocated a communications antenna, installed a mounting bracket for a future Roll Out Solar Array, installed a jumper cable to provide power from the P6 truss to the Russian Orbital Segment and removed bolts from a micrometeoroid cover.{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Mark A. |date=2025-05-01 |title=NASA Astronauts McClain and Ayers Reenter Station and Complete Spacewalk |url=https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/05/01/nasa-astronauts-mcclain-and-ayers-reenter-station-and-complete-spacewalk/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=NASA |language=en-US}} |
Space debris events
{{See also|List of space debris producing events}}
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Date/Time (UTC)
! {{nobr|Source object}} ! {{nobr|Event type}} ! Pieces tracked ! Remarks |
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9 February
| nowrap | {{#invoke:flag|icon|US}} New Glenn upper stage+Blue Ring | nowrap | Breakup | ~67 | Energetic fragmentation event; Cause Unknown; but may be related to upper stage passivization or insulation. |
Orbital launch statistics
= By country =
For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. For example, Electron rockets launched from the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand are counted under the United States because Electron is an American rocket. For a launch attempt to be considered orbital it must be trying to achieve a positive perigee. Launches from the Moon are not included in the statistics.
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| value5 = 1 | color5 = #ffffff | label5 = Japan:
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! Launches ! Successes ! Failures ! Partial | ||||
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| 34 || 33 || 1 || 0 | ||||
style="background:#318ce7;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{FRA}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | ||||
style="background:#ffcc00;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{GER}}
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 | ||||
style="background:#ff9933;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{IND}}
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 | ||||
style="background:#808000;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{ITA}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | ||||
style="background:#ffffff;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{JPN}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | ||||
style="background:#a52a2a;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{RUS}}
| 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 | ||||
style="background:#484785;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{USA}}
| 84{{efn|Includes Electron launches from Māhia}} || 80 || 3 || 1 | ||||
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= By rocket =
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== By family ==
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Family
! Country ! Launches ! Successes ! Failures ! Partial failures ! Remarks | ||||||
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align=left| Angara | align=left| {{RUS}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Ariane | align=left| {{FRA}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Atlas | align=left| {{USA}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Ceres | align=left| {{CHN}} | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Electron | align=left| {{USA}} | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Falcon | align=left| {{USA}} | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Firefly | align=left| {{USA}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|align=left| H-series | align=left| {{JPN}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| ILV | align=left| {{IND}} | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
align=left| Jielong | align=left| {{CHN}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Kinetica | align=left| {{CHN}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Kuaizhou | align=left| {{CHN}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March | align=left| {{CHN}} | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Minotaur | align=left| {{USA}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| New Glenn | align=left| {{USA}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | align=left| Maiden flight |
align=left| R-7 | align=left| {{RUS}} | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Spectrum | align=left| {{GER}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | align=left| Maiden flight |
align=left| Starship | align=left| {{USA}} | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
align=left| Vega | align=left| {{ITA}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Zhuque | align=left| {{CHN}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
== By type ==
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Rocket
! Country ! Family ! Launches ! Successes ! Failures ! Partial failures ! Remarks | |||||||
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align=left| Angara-1.2 | align=left| {{RUS}} | align=left| Angara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Ariane 6 | align=left| {{FRA}} | align=left| Ariane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Atlas V | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Atlas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Ceres-1 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Ceres | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Electron | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Electron | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Falcon 9 | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Falcon | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Firefly Alpha | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Firefly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
align=left| GSLV | align=left| {{IND}} | align=left| ILV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| H3 | align=left| {{JPN}} | align=left| H-series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Jielong 3 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Jielong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Kinetica 1 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Kinetica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Kuaizhou 1 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Kuaizhou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|align=left| Long March 2 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 3 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 4 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 5 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 6 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 7 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 8 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Minotaur IV | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Minotaur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| New Glenn | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| New Glenn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | align=left| Maiden flight |
align=left| PSLV | align=left| {{IND}} | align=left| ILV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|align=left| Soyuz-2 | align=left| {{RUS}} | align=left| R-7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Spectrum | align=left| {{GER}} | align=left| Spectrum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | align=left| Maiden flight |
align=left| Starship | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Starship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
align=left| Vega C | align=left| {{ITA}} | align=left| Vega | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Zhuque-2 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Zhuque | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
== By configuration ==
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Rocket
! Country ! Type ! Launches ! Successes ! Failures ! Partial failures ! Remarks | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=left| Angara-1.2 | align=left| {{RUS}} | align=left| Angara-1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Ariane 62 | align=left| {{FRA}} | align=left| Ariane 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Atlas V 551 | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Atlas V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Ceres-1 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Ceres-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Ceres-1S | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Ceres-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Electron | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Electron | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Falcon 9 Block 5 | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Falcon 9 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Firefly Alpha | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Firefly Alpha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
align=left| GSLV Mk II | align=left| {{IND}} | align=left| GSLV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| H3-22S | align=left| {{JPN}} | align=left| H3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Jielong 3 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Jielong 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Kinetica 1 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Kinetica 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Kuaizhou 1A | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Kuaizhou 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|align=left| Long March 2C | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 2D | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 2F/G | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 3B/E | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 3C/E | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 4B | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 5B / YZ-2 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 6 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 6A | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Long March 7A | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 8 | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Long March 8A | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Long March 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | align=left| Maiden flight |
|align=left| Minotaur IV | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Minotaur IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| New Glenn | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| New Glenn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | align=left| Maiden flight |
align=left| PSLV-XL | align=left| {{IND}} | align=left| PSLV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|align=left| Soyuz-2.1a | align=left| {{RUS}} | align=left| Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M | align=left| {{RUS}} | align=left| Soyuz-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Soyuz 2.1v / Volga | align=left| {{RUS}} | align=left| Soyuz-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | align=left| Final flight |
|align=left| Spectrum | align=left| {{GER}} | align=left| Spectrum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | align=left| Maiden flight |
align=left| Starship Block 2 | align=left| {{USA}} | align=left| Starship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | align=left| Maiden flight |
align=left| Vega C | align=left| {{ITA}} | align=left| Vega C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Zhuque-2E | align=left| {{CHN}} | align=left| Zhuque-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Site
! Country ! Launches ! Successes ! Failures ! Partial failures ! Remarks | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=left| Andøya | align=left| {{NOR}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | align=left| First orbital launch |
align=left| Baikonur | align=left| {{KAZ}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Cape Canaveral | align=left| {{USA}} | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Jiuquan | align=left| {{CHN}} | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
align=left| Kennedy | align=left| {{USA}} | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Kourou | align=left| {{FRA}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Māhia | align=left| {{NZL}} | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
|align=left| Plesetsk | align=left| {{RUS}} | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Satish Dhawan | align=left| {{IND}} | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
|align=left| Starbase | align=left| {{USA}} | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
align=left| Taiyuan | align=left| {{CHN}} | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Tanegashima | align=left| {{JPN}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Vandenberg | align=left| {{USA}} | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
|align=left| Wenchang | align=left| {{CHN}} | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Xichang | align=left| {{CHN}} | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Yellow Sea | align=left| {{CHN}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
colspan=2| Total || 130 || 123 || 6 || 1 || |
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Orbital regime
! Launches ! Achieved ! Not achieved ! Accidentally ! Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=left| Transatmospheric | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
align=left| Low Earth / Sun-synchronous | 105 | 101 | 4 | 0 | align=left| Including flights to ISS and Tiangong (CSS) |
align=left| Geosynchronous / Tundra / GTO | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Medium Earth / Molniya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| High Earth / Lunar transfer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
align=left| Heliocentric orbit / Planetary transfer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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!Total | 130 | 123 | 7 | 0 |
Suborbital launch statistics
= By country =
For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of suborbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. Flights intended to fly below {{cvt|80|km}} are omitted.
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{"value":50, "color":"#3b3c36", "label": "Yemen: 5 (27.78%)"},
{"value":20, "color":"#fe6f5e", "label": "Canada: 2 (11.11%)"},
{"value":10, "color":"#ff4500", "label": "North Korea: 1 (5.55%)"},
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colspan=2 | Country
! Launches ! Successes ! Failures ! Partial | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:#fe6f5e;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{CAN}}
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 | ||||
style="background:#ffc0cb;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{PRK}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | ||||
style="background:#484785;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{USA}}
| 14 || 14 || 0 || 0 | ||||
style="background:#3b3c36;" | || style="text-align:left;" | {{YEM}}
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 | ||||
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! colspan="2" | World | {{sum|2|1|10|5}} | {{sum|2|1|10|5}} | 0 | 0 |
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Maiden flights
Notes
SpaceX's Fram2 mission launched on March 31st, 2025 at 9:46 PM EDT.
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References
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External links
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