Number of launches in 2021

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Feb-24, 11:26 AM

The 8th launch in February as well as the 15th launch this year is by China.

http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2021-02-24/det...x8633760.shtml

A Long March-4C rocket carrying China's Yaogan-31 remote sensing satellites blasts off into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province at 10:22 a.m. (Beijing Time), Feb. 24, 2021.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	7	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	2	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	5	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	15	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Feb-28, 12:57 PM

The 8th launch in February as well as the 15th launch this year is by India.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...onia-1-launch/

The Indian Space Research Organization has launched their first mission of 2021 with a flight of their Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to deliver Brazil’s Amazônia-1 satellite, along with 18 co-passengers, into Sun-synchronous orbit.

Liftoff from First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, India, occurred Sunday, 28 February at 10:24 IST at the launch site — which is 04:54 UTC, or Saturday, 27 February at 23:54 EST.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	7	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	2	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	4	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	15	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Feb-28, 01:01 PM

The 9th launch in February as well as the 16th launch this year is by Russia.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...s-arktika-m-1/

Russia launched the first in a new series of weather satellites to aid forecasting over its high-latitude regions. The Arktika-M No.1 satellite, aboard a Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat rocket, lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 12:55 local time (06:55 UTC) on Sunday bound for an elliptical Molniya orbit.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	7	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	3	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	4	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	16	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Mar-04, 11:36 AM

The 1st launch in March as well as the 17th launch this year is by USA. It was SpaceX's 6th launch this year.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...ayed-starlink/

SpaceX launched the Starlink v1.0 L17 mission with a new batch of Starlink satellites from historic LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center aboard a flight proven Falcon 9 booster Thursday morning. The previous launch attempt on Sunday, February 28 ended in a scrub at T-1 minute 24 seconds.

Falcon 9 launched at 03:24 EST (08:24 UTC) with the booster successfully landing on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	8	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	3	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	4	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	17	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Mar-11, 01:29 PM

The 2nd launch in March as well as the 18th launch this year is by USA. It was SpaceX's 7th launch this year.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...arlink-v1-l20/

As SpaceX continues its push towards a new record number of launches in a single year, the company has launched the Starlink v1.0 L20 mission — the 20th launch of operational Starlink satellites and the 21st Starlink launch overall.

The launch from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred as scheduled at 3:13 am EST (08:13 UTC) on March 11th following a scrubbed attempt on March 9th to allow time for additional checkouts.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	9	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	3	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	4	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	18	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Mar-12, 11:44 AM

The 3rd launch in March as well as the 19th launch this year is by China.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...light-mission/

China has successfully launched the second Chang Zheng 7A (CZ-7A) rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Hainan Island, thus recovering from the first failed launch that took place almost one year ago. Carrying the mysterious Shiyan 9/Xinjishu Yanzheng-6-02 satellite, liftoff took place at 17:51 UTC on 11 March from the LC-201 launch complex.

The Chang Zheng 7A represents a new step in replacing the older families of hypergolic fuelled launchers that have been the workhorse of the Chinese space program since its inception in the 1960s.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	9	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	3	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	5	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	19	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Mar-13, 12:56 PM

The 4th launch in March as well as the 20th launch this year is by China.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...-31-04-launch/

China continues to upgrade its oceanic surveillance systems with the launch of three new satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Group 04 of Yaogan Weixing-31 satellites launched at 02:20 UTC on 13 March from launch pad 94 of the LC-43 launch complex on a Chang Zheng 4C rocket.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	9	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	3	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	6	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	20	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Mar-14, 02:53 PM

The 5th launch in March as well as the 21st launch this year is by USA. It was SpaceX's 8th launch this year.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...ster-fly-nine/

SpaceX has launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites on the Starlink v.0 L21 mission from historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Liftoff took place on March 14 at 6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC) and was the 21st operational and the 22nd overall Starlink mission.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	10	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	3	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	6	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	21	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Mar-22, 12:48 PM

The 6th launch in March as well as the 22nd launch this year is by Russia.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...mercial-soyuz/

Russia’s federal space agency Roscosmos launched its first dedicated commercial launch through its GK Launch Services subsidiary, using a Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat vehicle to deliver a cluster of satellites to orbit, including South Korea’s CAS500-1.

Soyuz – sporting a new blue and white livery – lifted off from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Monday, 22 March at 06:07 UTC, which was 12:07 local time and 02:07 EDT. This followed a scrub about 30 minutes before launch on Saturday’s attempt.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	10	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	4	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	6	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	22	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Mar-23, 12:27 PM

The 7th launch in March as well as the 23rd launch this year is by New Zealand.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...on-pathfinder/

The 19th flight of Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket, named They Go Up So Fast, lifted off on Monday, March 22 at 22:30 UTC. On board the mission were six customer satellites and an internal Photon pathfinder satellite named Pathstone, which will gain flight heritage ahead of future Photon missions to the moon and Venus.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	10	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	4	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	6	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	23	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Mar-24, 12:36 PM

The 8th launch in March as well as the 24th launch this year is by USA. It was SpaceX's 9th launch this year.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...k-l22-liftoff/

The Starlink constellation received another 60 satellites, as Falcon 9 B1060-6 launched on Falcon 9’s ninth flight of 2021 and fourth flight. Liftoff was on schedule at 4:28 am EDT (08:28 UTC), Wednesday, March 24, the 15th anniversary of SpaceX’s first-ever orbital launch attempt.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	11	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	4	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	6	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	24	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Mar-25, 01:59 PM

The 9th launch in March as well as the 25th launch this year is by Russia.

https://www.oneweb.world/media-cente...to-50-ambition

OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has confirmed the successful launch of all 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. This launch, its second under new ownership, brings its total in-orbit constellation to 146 satellites. These will form part of OneWeb’s 648 LEO satellite fleet that will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.

Lift-off occurred on 25 March at 02:47 GMT. OneWeb’s satellites separated from the rocket and were dispensed in nine batches over a period of 3 hours 51 minutes with signal acquisition on all 36 satellites confirmed.

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Apr-01, 06:59 AM

The 10th launch in March as well as the 26th launch this year is by China.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...ellite-launch/

China launched a new remote sensing satellite on March 30 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Launch of Gaofen-12 (02) took place at 22:45 UTC from the LC-43/94 launch complex using a Chang Zheng 4C (Y36) rocket.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	11	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	4	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	7	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	25	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Apr-07, 10:56 PM

Sorry folks, I missed out counting the Russian launch in the table. Fixing it here.

The 1st launch in April as well as the 27th launch this year is by USA. It was SpaceX's 10th launch this year.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...-starlink-l23/

SpaceX has launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites on the Starlink v1.0 L23 mission. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred on time on April 7 at 12:34 PM EDT (16:34 UTC).

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	12	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	5	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	7	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	27	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**Trebuchet** · 2021-Apr-08, 02:59 PM

Interesting that if you listed SpaceX separately, it would be ahead of every nation!

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Apr-11, 01:48 PM

The 2nd launch in April as well as the 28th launch this year is by China.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...long-march-4c/

China launched an experimental satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Friday morning using the Long March-4B – Chang Zheng-4B – (Y49) rocket. The launch took place at 23:01 UTC (Thursday) from Launch Complex LC9.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	12	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	5	0	0	0	0	___________________	14	0	2
China	8	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	28	1	0	0	0	___________________	112	5	4

**selvaarchi** · 2021-Apr-11, 02:03 PM

The 3rd launch in April as well as the 29th launch this year is by Russia.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021...aunch-docking/

The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft, carrying three new members for Expeditions 64 and 65, launched to the International Space Station at 07:42 UTC, which is 03:42 EDT or 12:42 local time at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Friday, April 9.

Link to summary of launches by country in 2020

NUMBER OF LAUNCHES IN 2021 BY COUNTRY__________________________________________________ _____SUMMARY OF LAUNCHES IN 2020 BY COUNTRY

Country	Launches	Failures	Partial Failures	BEO Launches	manned Launches	_________________	Total Launches	BEO Launches	Manned Launches
United States	12	0	0	0	0	___________________	35	2	2
Russia	6	0	0	0	1	___________________	14	0	2
China	8	1	0	0	0	___________________	39	2	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	8	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	4	1	0
India	1	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	___________________	7	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	1	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	___________________	2	0	0
TOTAL	29	1	0	0	1	___________________	112	5	4

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