Launch record · 6,943 launches

Orbital launches

Every launch that left at least one catalogued object in orbit, grouped by international designator. Counts of payloads, rocket bodies and debris are taken from the live catalogue, so "on orbit" changes as objects decay.

Launches per year by launch-site region

6,943 launches · 27,711 payloads since 1957

United States
Russia / Kazakhstan
China
Other / unknown site

Monthly cadence · last 36 months

205 launches in 2026

Date	COSPAR	Primary payload	Payloads	Objects	On orbit	Site	Owners
14 May 2026	2026-105	DUMMY MASS 4	1	2	1	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center	PRC
12 May 2026	2026-104	QIANFAN-127	18	19	19	Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center	PRC
12 May 2026	2026-103	USA 586

Launches are derived: SatelliteIndex groups catalogued objects by the launch part of their COSPAR international designator (e.g. 1998-067) and takes the earliest launch date and the launch site from SATCAT. Launches that placed nothing in the catalogue (failures below orbit, suborbital flights) do not appear. Region split uses the launch-site country. See the methodology.